*Great article, thanks for sharing, the future looks bright for...

*Great article, thanks for sharing, the future looks bright for the DRC / AVZ atm, as

New faces, new political landscape

At 44, the former Director General of Gécamines, the state mining company, says he is ready to take up a number of challenges with his government, which has just passed the symbolic 100-day mark.

“Something is happening in the Democratic Republic; change is in the air”, said Sama Lukonde.

“Every time we reach a turning point, there is change. This enables the whole population to set new goals, to allow themselves to dream again”.

The major projects envisaged by the Prime Minister’s office include an emphasis on strengthening the country’s security, but also its education and health, and above all encouraging local and foreign entrepreneurs and investors to contribute to this

“New chapter in Congolese history”

“The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a big country in the centre of Africa, with not only a large internal market (...) but also nine neighbouring countries.

So it is really a link between Southern, North Africa and West Africa”.

For the country of more than 89 million people, the stakes are high.

“Today, it’s true that our economy depends largely on the mining sector”, said Sama Lukonde.

“But we would like to see other sectors of the economy open up”.















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