Browsing: President Tshisekedi

• For a country so crucial to the global energy transition, the world awaits DR Congo’s political transition.
• Congo’s political transition will be a massive factor in the significance of its massive natural resources in global energy transition needs.
• President Felix Tshisekedi, seeking a fresh mandate from the people, refers to Congo as the ‘solution country’ for the global climate crisis.

The Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls today to elect a president whose role will be vital in the global fight against climate change over the next five years. The Central African nation’s minerals, forests, and rivers are crucial to the future of green transition globally. Congo’s political transition will be a massive factor in the significance of these resources in global energy needs.

President Felix Tshisekedi, seeking a fresh mandate from the people, refers to Congo as the ‘solution country’ for the global climate crisis. However, he …

• The 2023 DRC presidential election is slated for 20 December in what many view as the most consequential election in its recent history.
• There have been reports of various logistical complications threatening to undermine the electoral process.
• Recent developments in Nairobi have seen the emergence of a new group backed by M23 Rebels committed to the liberation of the DRC, signifying a potential shift in the regional dynamics and hinting at the high stakes involved.

On December 20, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will carry out what many view as the most consequential election in the country’s recent history. With President Félix Tshisekedi seeking a second term, nearly 40 million voters will decide whether to stay the course or set a new direction for a nation endowed with vast natural resources but plagued by longstanding challenges.

The DRC, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa, holds nearly 70 per cent …

• DRC President Tshisekedi pledges peaceful elections on 20 December 2023.
• DRC is enjoying five years of steady economic development under President Felix Tshisekedi 
• The country is well underway to becoming Africa’s top investment destination.

Since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi came into power in 2018, he has spearheaded the revamping of the mineral-rich country’s economy.

The numbers tell it all. The DRC GDP in 2018 was $47.57 billion before rising to $51.78 billion in 2019. As of last year, it clocked an impressive $58.07 billion. Had it not been for the economic rout brought by Covid-19, the DRC’s GDP would have been considerably higher.

Today, the DRC is well on its way to attaining its rightful status as a key investment destination in Africa. How did DRC President Tshisekedi manage to drive this economic revolution?

DRC role in regional integration

In a move that has culminated …