News & Events

31/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

OPENING OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CONGOLESE CONTROL OFFICE-OCC, ETIENNE TSHIMANGA MUTOMBO FOR SERIOUS MANAGEMENT MISCONDUCT, INSUBORDINATION AND ENDANGERING THE OFFICE:

PRESERVATIVE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA During the 20-day period granted to the Director General o...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

TECHNICAL MEETING ON THE UPDATING OF THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE DRC AND ALGERIA IN 1975

Increase in the volume of trade between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Algeria; The establishment of a team of experts to update the bilatera...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

URGENT: Disciplinary action is opened against the CEO

The CEO of the OCC, Etienne Tshimanga Mutombo accused by the Minister of Foreign Trade of installing a parallel computer system to control imports ...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

“A market to be built”: visualize what India represents in France’s trade abroad

The agreement concluded between India and the European Union will reduce customs duties on industrial and agricultural goods. Certain French sector...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

Togo-India: bilateral trade was valued at $3.48 billion in 2025

(Togo First) - Economic relations between Togo and India represent a total volume of $3.48 billion in 2025, in terms of trade, according to data co...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

Africa: The AU and the United States create a strategic framework

The United States and the African Union announced the creation of a Strategic Investment Task Force, in a joint statement issued on January 28, 202...

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30/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

OCC: 20 days granted to Tshimanga to explain his opaque management

Julien Paluku calls Étienne Tshimanga to account. The Minister of Foreign Trade criticizes the Director General of the Congolese Control Office for...

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29/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

FORUM ON CONGO READY FOR INVESTMENT ORGANIZED IN KINSHASA BY THE STARTUP CONGO RIVER CAPITAL

THE THEME “THE FUTURE OF DRC-USA TRADE” DEVELOPED BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA. Developing the theme "the future of trade Democratic Repub...

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28/01/2026

Ministry of External Trade

CLOSING OF THE VALIDATION WORKSHOP OF THE DRAFT DRAFT LAW ON THE GENERAL REGIME FOR FOREIGN TRADE OF THE DRC BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which ratified the World Trade Organization-WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement last July, is further consolidating ...

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