Obtain technical capacity building in different sectors; formalize non-refundable donations via Japanese companies such as Toyota and Mitsubishi; and ensure the eligibility of the DRC (which was excluded for insolvency) to concessional loans and unlimited financing at interest rates of 0.1%. These are the three priorities of Félix Antoine Tshisekedi for his trip from Japan, which is part of his active diplomacy at the service of development.

According to the presidential press, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi will have to sign agreements for the realization of several major projects in the Congo.

And this, after his country was able to obtain certain guarantees from the Japanese Government including the rehabilitation of the Port of Matadi, the clinic in Kinshasa but especially the G24 turbine of the Inga 2 power station that would stabilize the supply of electricity in the city of Kinshasa and in Katanga provinces.

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The Congolese head of state arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in the morning for Yokohama, a Japanese city south of Tokyo, which was one of the first ports in the country to open up to foreign trade. in 1859, where the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for the Development of Africa (TICAD) is held.

It is for the very first time that a president of the DRC participates in these meetings. The program plans to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese ministers from different sectors, and big business bosses from Japan.

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi is accompanied by a Congolese delegation who will participate in various plenary sessions, including the Directors General of the National Electricity Company (SNEL), the National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI) and that of the National Institute of Professional Preparation (INPP) which already has a donation of more than US $ 30 million from Japan.

Première fois qu'un Président de la #RDC participe à la #TICAD
La conférence internationale sur le développement de l'Afrique de Tokyo vise à créer des partenariats solides avec les pays africains pour ainsi développer les échanges dans différents secteurs pic.twitter.com/qSolCigm6e

— Tina Salama (@TinaSalama2) August 27, 2019

TICAD aims to create and promote strong partnerships with African countries to develop trade in different sectors. More or less 500 participants are expected at this conference including heads of state and governments, international organizations, public and private sector companies.

Through these foundations, more than a quarter of a century old, Japan stands out by showing its determination to support its quality investments for the development of African human resources and to limit the burden in terms of indebtedness. .

A vision that meets the diplomatic vision of Felix Antoine Tshisekedi. It focuses first on a foreign policy based on strategic partnership for the benefit of the Congolese people. Next, on the maintenance of close relations of cooperation with the international community in strict respect of Congolese sovereignty. And finally, on the revitalization of the DRC’s presence in multilateral organizations.

Eric TSHIKUMA