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08/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INDUSTRY: DESCENT OF MINISTERS JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA AND JUSTIN KALUMBA MWANA AT THE KASUMBALESA BORDER POST IN UPPER KATANGA, ON THE BORDER WITH ZAMBIA: TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF STATE AUTHORITY WITH ZERO FACE TOLERANCE TO IRREGULAR PRACTICES

Continuing their official mission in the province of Haut-Katanga, the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya and his colleague from ind...

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07/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INDUSTRY: GROUND-LAYING CEREMONY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PRODUCTION PLANTS OF INDUSTRIAL LUBRICANTS AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLES, OF THE COMPANY MINING ENGINEERING SERVICES -MES, CO-CHAIRED MONDAY, JULY 6 2026 IN LUBUMBASHI BY THE ACTING MINISTER OF INDUSTRY, JUSTIN KALUMBA MWANA NGONGO AND HIS FOREIGN TRADE COLLEAGUE, JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA

In Lubumbashi in Haut-Katanga where they have been staying since July 5, as part of the strengthening of the promotion and protection of local indu...

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07/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INDUSTRY: INAUGURATION THIS MONDAY, JULY 6 IN LUBUMBASHI OF 3 INDUSTRIAL UNITS FOR PRODUCTION OF SQUARE TUBES, ARMORED ELECTRIC CABLES AND ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS

Promotion and protection of local industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the fight against imports of manufactured products, triple cere...

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06/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Strengthening the support of the Congolese Government in the promotion of industrial units and the safeguarding of local industry in the province o...

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06/07/2026

Ministry of External Trade

THE BILL AUTHORIZING THE RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP-APEG SIGNED WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THAT AUTHORIZING THE RATIFICATION OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON COCOA-AIC VOTED THIS FRIDAY JULY 3, 2026 BY THE SENATE

Consolidation of the integration of the Democratic Republic of Congo into multilateral trade, the Senate voted this Friday, July 3, 2026, the bill ...

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29/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; OPENING IN KINSHASA OF THE WORKSHOP FOR VALIDATION OF DELIVERABLES OF OPERATIONAL PROCESSES FOR IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND BORDER PROCEDURES IN THE DRC

Simplification and digitalization of cross-border trade procedures in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ministry of Foreign Trade launched this...

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26/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; TECHNICAL MEETING WITH ADB AND ACGT ON MOBILIZATION OF RESOURCES TO FINANCE PRIORITY PROJECTS IN DRC

The Congolese Government and the African Development Bank-AfDB are now committed to strengthening a new partnership based on permanent dialogue to ...

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25/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; 6TH SESSION OF THE INTERMINISTERIAL STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AND INTEGRATION PROJECT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION [PIC-PFCIGL]

Modernization of infrastructure to facilitate trade between the Democratic Republic of Congo in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu with nei...

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24/06/2026

Ministry of External Trade

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; FUNERAL: THE LAST TRIBUTES OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA TO JOSÉ LOMATA, COORDINATOR OF THE NATIONAL MERCURIAL COMMISSION- CNM

The last tributes were paid this Tuesday, June 23, 2026 in Kinshasa to José LOMATA, Coordinator of the Commission Nationale des Mercuriales-CNM, a ...

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