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11/11/2025

Ministry of External Trade

MEETING OF THE SUPERVISION COMMITTEE FOR THE REFORM OF THE COMPLETE SINGLE WINDOW FOR FOREIGN TRADE-GUCE IN THE DRC CHAIRED THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 BY THE MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Acceleration of the total dematerialization of import, export and transit operations of goods in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 67 out of 7...

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10/11/2025

Ministry of External Trade

LAUNCH OF THE PROJECT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRADE INFORMATION PORTAL-PIC AND THE CAPACITY STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION-WTO

Kick-off this Monday, November 10, 2025 in Kinshasa of the project launch workshop on the implementation of the Commercial Information Portal-PIC a...

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29/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

INAUGURATION THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2025 IN KINSHASA OF THE DRC-EGYPT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA

inauguration this Tuesday, October 28, 2025 in Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of Congo-Egypt Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which has the m...

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28/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

ALERT ON THE FRAUDULENT ENTRY OF CEMENT, INCLUDING DANGOTE CEMENT IN MALUKU: MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA INVITES IN A LETTER SIGNED THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025, THE PUBLIC MINISTRY AT THE KINSHASA-GOMBE HIGH COURT TO TAKE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS FILE AND TO OPEN A JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION

Alerted with supporting evidence on the fraudulent introduction of cements including Dangote Cement at Linda ports and the transporter Bouming alia...

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22/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

PARTICIPATION OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA IN THE MEETING OF AFRICA'S TRADE MINISTERS AND STRATEGIC MEETING WITH THE REINFORCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK-CIR AND THE MOROCCAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025 IN GENEVA ON THE MARGIN OF THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UNCCD

The Democratic Republic of Congo, through its Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, took an active part this Tuesday, October 21, 2025...

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22/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

PARTICIPATION OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA IN THE MEETING OF AFRICA'S TRADE MINISTERS AND STRATEGIC MEETING WITH THE REINFORCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK-CIR AND THE MOROCCAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025 IN GENEVA ON THE MARGIN OF THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UNCCD

The Democratic Republic of Congo, through its Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, took an active part this Tuesday, October 21, 2025...

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22/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

OPENING OF THE 16TH UNITED NATIONS CONFENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025 IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: THE DRC, THROUGH ITS MINISTER OF FOREIGN TRADE, CALLED FOR SUPPORT TO DEFINE ITS TRADE POLICY WITH CLEAR TOOLS

At the opening this Monday, October 20, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland of the 16th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development- UNCCD under th...

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22/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

CLOSING OF THE UGANDA-DRC BUSINESS CONNECTIONS FORUM THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025 IN BUTEMBO ON A FIRM COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LINKS BETWEEN THESE TWO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda are now committed to consolidating the promotion of cross-border trade with the imminent launch of the ...

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14/10/2025

Ministry of External Trade

OPENING OF THE 1ST EDITION OF THE DRC-USA ECONOMIC AND INVESTMENT FORUM THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025 IN WASHINGTON:

The DRC is a Republic of business, a Republic of opportunities and a Republic where billions of American dollars reside, dear American investors co...

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