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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE DRC IN THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FINANCING INVESTMENT AND TRADE IN AFRICA-FITA 2026 IN TUNIS

Focused on the structuring and development of sovereign, integrated and sustainable African value chains to transform the economic potential of the continent, the 9th International Conference Financing Investment and Trad in Africa - FITA 2026, brought together from April 28 to 29 in Tunis, Tunisia, more than 3,000 participants from more than 65 countries including political decision-makers, investors, financial institutions and business leaders

Determined to position itself as a regional hub and a competitive industrial platform on an African and global scale, the Democratic Republic of Congo took an active part in this conference which focused on regional integration, the harmonization of regulatory frameworks, the facilitation of intra-African trade and the internationalization of Small and Medium Enterprises-SMEs.

Dispatched by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, the Secretary General of Foreign Trade, Eugène Manga Manga sold the business opportunities offered by the Democratic Republic of Congo in several sectors including agriculture, infrastructure, energy, trade, industry and tourism, while calling on African countries, investors and bankers to join the DRC in the major project around the battery and electric vehicle industry that it is in. developing in the Musompo Special Economic Zone based in Lualaba, because this project will change the economies of African countries, he insisted

During this conference, the Director General of the National Agency for the Promotion of Investments-
ANAPI, Rachel Pungu Luamba reassured investors of the consolidation of the improvement of the business climate in the DRC.

Organized by Tunisia-Africa Business Council, FITA-2026 enabled the signing of several economic agreements to strengthen the ties of Tunisia and the rest of Africa.