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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 Simplified Commercial Regime-RECOS which grants several facilities to small cross-border traders and populations living along the borders, to removing non-tariff barriers, to strengthening the construction of infrastructure to facilitate cross-border trade, to effectively combating
against cross-border crime, fraud and smuggling
, to study the possibility of opening an airline between the cities close to these two neighboring countries,
but also to set up a joint working group to monitor the implementation of these commitments with the organization of alternating annual meetings.
Outcomes of the Uganda-DRC business connection Furum held for 2 days in the town of Butembo in the province of North Kivu under the theme "strengthening commercial links for socio-economic transformation" and in which the CEOs of 80 Ugandan companies, economic operators from North Kivu and Ituri, scientists, civil society actors and officials from these two countries took part.

On behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, the Military Governor of North Kivu, Major General Evariste Kakule Somo welcomed the firm commitment of the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to strengthen the promotion of a win-win strategic partnership between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda while reassuring investors Ugandan that the DRC further consolidates the improvement of the business climate through the investment code and the Special Economic Zones regime which grants several facilities.

For his part, the Ugandan Minister of Industry, Trade and Cooperation, Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, through Ambassador Frid Kaliisa accredited to the DRC, declared that Ugandan companies are now ready to come and do business in the DRC in several sectors.

Accompanied by the Military Governor of North Kivu, Major General Evariste Kakule Somo, Ugandan business leaders visited this Sunday October 19, 2025 the Musienene Special Economic Zone based in the Lubero territory which is currently under construction.