Congolese President Kabila in Tanzania for trade talks

Tanzania is seeking to use its historic relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance the economic partnership, following DRC President Joseph Kabila’s state visit, which was marked by the signing of a series of trade pacts between the two countries as trade volumes reached Tsh393.6 billion ($177 million) last year.

President Kabila’s three-day visit concluded with the assurance that eastern DRC, 50 per cent of whose transit cargo goes through the Dar es Salaam port, would continue using the port even with the introduction of VAT on transit goods.