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Sama Lukonde in Tunis for the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development
The Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, will, for 2 days, represent the Democratic Republic of Congo at the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8).
These meetings are scheduled from Saturday August 27 to Sunday August 28, 2022.
It was on the sidelines of this conference that the head of the national executive at the head of a large delegation arrived on Thursday, August 25, in the city of Tunis, capital of Tunisia.
TICAD 8 will tackle several themes including agriculture, regional integration and post-covid trade, climate change, human security, digital transformation, green energy, etc.
For the Primature, these meetings will be an opportunity for the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, and some members of his government to "make the voice of the DR Congo heard and attract Japanese investors to the country".
This international meeting for development, indicates the same source, will make it possible to attract and further accelerate investments, but also to address the issue of Japanese funding for the development of the DRC in the social sector.
Infrastructure: the rehabilitation works of the Kisangani-Beni-Port of Mombasa road axis will cost 3 billion US dollars
3 billion USD is the estimated cost for the rehabilitation of the Kisangani-Beni-Port of Mombasa road axis, 850 km long, as well as for the construction of ports and other related works for a period of 3 to 5 years.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works and China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) signed this rehabilitation contract on Friday, August 26.
In his speech, the Congolese Minister of Infrastructure, Alexis Gisaro, invited the contracting company to respect the deadline for the realization of this project and to respect the quality of the works.
For his part, the project manager of the CCCC company, Vincent Tshiongo, declared that it is a sub-regional and integrative project which is part of the new position of the DRC within the Community from East Africa.
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