MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE; CLOSING OF THE HARMONIZATION WORKSHOP OF THE AGENDA-PROGRAMS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN THE DRC
Projects executed in the cross-border trade sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo must now reflect the on-the-ground priorities of the communities, with good coordination, harmonization and complementarity; objective, to materialize the vision of the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, that of making the Congolese borders, real spaces of exchange, economic integration and improvement of the living conditions of the populations.
This constitutes the flagship resolution which sanctioned the 3rd edition of the workshop for the harmonization of agendas and programs of stakeholders in international trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Closing this work, this Thursday, September 3, 2026 in Kinshasa, the Secretary General for Foreign Trade, Eugène Manga Manga, on behalf of Minister Julien Paluku Kahongya, insisted on the total involvement of all stakeholders in the effective implementation of resolutions and recommendations, in accordance with the adopted roadmap.
The Association of Small Cross-Border Traders, through its President, Michel Djamba Longomo, welcomed the determination of the Suminwa Government, for having improved the governance of cross-border trade.
Note that the provincial Ministers of Commerce, the heads of the provincial divisions of Foreign Trade, representatives of employers' organizations, civil society, technical and financial partners took active part in this workshop.
