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KINSHASA WILL NOW HOME THE AUDA-NEPAD COUNTRY OFFICE

Strengthening cooperation between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the African Union Development Agency - New Partnership for Africa's Development-AUDA-NEPAD, to mobilize innovative financing for the benefit of integrative projects including the Grand Inga, the Lobito corridor, as an integrated program, the Kinshasa-Brazzaville road-rail bridge and the battery and electric vehicle industry as well as the development of Infrastructure to facilitate trade, The President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi supervised this Thursday, August 6, 2026 at the African Union City, the major signing ceremony of the agreement between the Government of the DRC and this development agency of the African Union, relating to the establishment of the AUDA-NEPAD Country Office in Kinshasa
The Minister of Foreign Trade, Personal Representative of the President of the Republic on the AUDA-NEPAD Steering Committee and the AUDA-NEPAD Executive Secretary, Nardos Bekele-Thomas affixed their signatures to this agreement, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, some members of the Government and representatives of financial institutions.

In front of the press, Julien Paluku Kahongya, Personal Representative of the Head of AUDA-NEPAD, said that the opening of the office of the AUDA-NEPAD Country Office in Kinshasa, now formalizes the strategic partnership between the DRC and this African development agency, because it will serve as an interface and technical gateway to identify and mobilize innovative financing in favor of integrative projects.

For the Executive Secretary of AUDA-NEPAD, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the opening of the Country Office in the DRC demonstrates the firm commitment of President Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo and his Government to accelerate the realization of Agenda 2063 of the African Union

Note that AUDA-NEPAD's mission is to coordinate and channel Continental initiatives at the national level.