SIGNATURE OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO THIS MONDAY FEBRUARY 2026 IN ABU DHABI
It was in front of His Highness Sheikh Muhammed Ben Zayed Al Nahyan and President Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo that the economic partnership agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Democratic Republic of Congo was signed this Monday, February 2, 2026 in Abu Dhabi by the Ministers of Foreign Trade of these two countries, notably Doctor Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and Julien Paluku Kahongya, the result of the ratification of the agreement on the facilitation of World Trade Organization-WTO trade by the DRC last July.
This historic agreement which is part of the trilogy outlined by the President of the Republic, namely the diversification of the economy, the diversification of markets and the diversification of partners
comes to formalize the framework for trade between the United Arab Emirates and the Democratic Republic of Congo by focusing on trade in goods and services, electronic commerce and rules of origin of products but also the promotion of investments declared the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya in an interview given to the national and international press just after this signing ceremony.
On this occasion, he called on economic operators to seize this opportunity, a list of 6 thousand products made in DRC is taken into account in this economic partnership agreement which augurs the increase in the volume of trade between these two countries estimated today at 4 billion US dollars with a projection of 10 billion US dollars by 2030 added Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya.
Also a partnership on the construction of a port in Matadi in Kongo Central was signed by the Director General of ONATRA in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport, Communication Routes and Opening Up, Jean-Pierre Bemba and the Minister of Portfolio, Julie Shiku, but also the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Noëlla Ayeganato signed on the cooperation of the diplomatic academy
The Minister of Mines, Louise Watum Kabamba, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Minister of Mines of the United Arab Emirates so that Congolese minerals are purchased directly in the DRC by the United Arab Emirates, the final destination of the minerals plundered by Rwanda.
