Tshisekedi moves to secure trade with EAC

Trucks carrying goods enter DRC from Rwanda at Cyanika border. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG

The Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged as a crucial export destination for the East African Community, accounting for around six per cent of EAC total exports from the region.

President Felix Tshisekedi, who announced that his country’s economic recovery is paramount in his first term, has already visited Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda within the first three months of his presidency, as he moves to secure trade ties.