THE PARTICIPATION OF MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU IN THE DRC-ZAMBIA-ANGOLA TRIPARTITE MEETING IN LUANDA FROM FEBRUARY 5 TO 6 ON THE ACCELERATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOBITO CORRIDOR PROJECT AND THE EVALUATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AND INTEGRATION PROJECT GREAT LAKES REGION -PFCIGL, AT THE CENTER OF A STRATEGIC MEETING THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026 IN KINSHASA WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE WORLD BANK
The participation of the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya in the tripartite meeting Democratic Republic of Congo-Zambia - Angola which will take place from February 5 to 6 in Luanda on
the acceleration of the implementation of the Lobito corridor project, a regional platform to facilitate trade by integrating infrastructure, energy and agriculture, a meeting which will be attended by the number 2 of the World Bank and the 5 vice-presidents of this Breton wood institution as well as the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport, Roads of Communication and Opening up, Jean-Pierre Bemba and the Minister of Finance, Doudou Fwamba; this point was at the center of a strategic meeting this Monday, January 26, 2026 in Kinshasa between the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya and a delegation from the World Bank led by Albert Zeufack, Director of operations of the World Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Also the implementation of the Inga and Center East-Mbuji-Mayi-Bukavu corridors known as peace and the evaluation of the activities of the Trade Facilitation and Integration Project in the Great Lakes Region-PFCIGL in the province of South Kivu as well as the rebirth of the Community of the Great Lakes Countries-CEPGL created in 1976 with the objective of ensuring the security of the Member States and their populations, promoting the activities of common interest and intensify commercial exchanges and the free movement of people and goods; a regional organization which will contribute to the implementation of the peace agreement signed in Washington in the United States of America by the DRC and Rwanda, with the support of the World Bank.
On this occasion, this Breton Wood institution reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the DRC in the construction of infrastructure to facilitate cross-border trade including one-stop border posts, ports and border markets like that of Kasindi-Lubiriha in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, taking into account the evolution of the peace process in this region victim of armed conflicts with Rwandan aggression.
On behalf of the Congolese Government, the Minister of Foreign Trade requested that this project be heard at other border posts in the South-East and West of the country, citing for example Kasumbalesa and Lufu.
