Tshisekedi calls out to regional leaders to revive dams project

Inga 1 (rear) and Inga 2 (front) power plants on the Congo river. The Democratic Republic of Congo wants to revive the project. FILE PHOTO | AFP

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is planning to hold a conference in Kinshasa next month, in what officials said would be the first step to seek regional political support for Africa’s biggest proposed water project.

The DRC leader, with the support of the African Union, has invited leaders from Angola, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya to discuss the feasibility of the Grand Inga Dam project on the Congo River.