The Business Year - 21 Jul 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025
Hélène Duffar Champredon, Director General & Bertrand Bisengimana, President, FrancoCongolaise Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFC) • Interview
Firmin Lotambo Nkake, Deputy Managing Director, Advisory and Coordination Unit for Public-Private Partnerships (UC-PPP) • Interview
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Prime Minister, Democratic Republic of the Congo • Interview
Mike Tambwe, General Director, National Agency for Export Promotion (ANAPEX) • Interview
Congolese leaders, African leaders, corporate leaders • Focus: BGFIBank DRC
Rachel Pungu Luamba, General Director, National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI) • Interview
Jean-Jacques Mukula, General Manager, Congo Auditing and Advisory (CAA) • Interview
Local champions, international standards • Focus: Congo Auditing and Advisory
Pioneering development in the heart of Africa • Communiqué: BITEC Consulting
Denis Lecouturier, Director General, Conseil Congolais de la Batterie (CCB) • Interview
Arinze Osuachala, Country Managing Director, Access Bank • Interview
Eric Kalala, CEO, Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) • Interview
Olajide Ayeronwi, Managing Director & CEO, FirstBank DRC • Interview
ENERGY & MINING
David Tshilumba Mutombo, General Director, Regideso • Interview
Yann Le Roux, Managing Director, SEGUCE RDC • Interview
A sure bet • Focus: Inclusion and digitalization
Jean-Luc Nzoubou, CEO, Advans Congo • Interview
Charging up the green transition • Focus: Green potential
Hassan Yahfoufi, CEO, HY Group • Interview
A financial awakening • Chapter summary
Sophie Kafuti, General Manager, Visa DRC • Interview
Francesco De Musso, Managing Director, BGFIBank • Interview
Henry Wazne, General Director, Sofibanque • Interview
Celestin Mukeba, Former CEO, EquityBCDC • Interview
The Business Year Analytics: Business confidence survey
Mustafa Rawji, CEO, Rawbank • Interview
Harish Jagtani, Chairman, HJ Group • Interview
Paul Makela, Founder & CEO, BITEC Consulting • Interview
Issa Vally, CEO, Parilis Africa • Interview
The beating heart of Africa • Chapter summary
Alassane Sorgo, Managing Director, Ecobank DRC • Interview
Rahim Dhrolia, President, Vinmart Group • Interview
The spice of life • Focus: Diversification
Turning point • Chapter summary
ECONOMY
Diversified economy • Infographic
FINANCE
Voices from the sector
Voices from the sector
Consultancies • Forum
From the editor’s desk
Green energy • B2B
Insurance • Forum
Executive summary
Payments • B2B
Energy • Forum
Legal • Forum
Timeline
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE
Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Industry and Development and of Small and Medium Enterprises • Interview
Antonio Capone, Chargé, European Cooperation and EU Global Gateway at EU Embassy to the DRC • Interview
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
Augustin Kibassa Maliba, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Affairs • Interview
Adil Rajwani, Managing Director, African Crowns and Packaging (ACP) • Interview
Auguy Bolanda, General Director, Agency for the Special Economic Zones (AZES) • Interview
INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE
Jean-Christophe Borie, Director General, Global Broadband Solution • Interview
Mohamed Bouhelal, Managing Director, Open Access Data Centres Texaf (OADC Texaf) • Interview
Khalil Al Americani, CEO, Vodacom & Chairman of the Board, Voda-Cash • Interview
Rodolphe Kembukuswa, General Manager, Africa Global Logistics (AGL) • Interview
Mireille Kabamba Mwika, Managing Director, Canal Plus • Interview
IT & TELECOMS
Living large • Focus: Real estate boom
Gérald Croonenberghs, Managing Director, Silikin Village • Interview
Serge Mumbu Tshimanga, General Manager, Target • Interview
Eric Waku, CEO, Liquid Intelligent Technologies • Interview
Ground to cover • Focus: Supply lines
Moktar Tabouri, Director General, CanalBox • Interview
Noël Mabuma, Country Manager, CFAO Motors • Interview
Romain Deniel, Director General, ARISE IIP • Interview
Cheick Mbacke Ndoye, Managing Director, DHL • Interview
Lolo Massaka, General Director, AMWIBA • Interview
Jacky Kazadi N’duba, Director General, SADA Motors • Interview
Phelly Balayi, Director General, New AGB • Interview
Eric Bemba, Country Manager, Yango DRC • Interview
Milad Khairallah, CEO, Africell DRC • Interview
New age • Focus: Bridging the digital divide
Booming business • Chapter summary
Jacuqes Musafiri, DG, E-Com SAS • Interview
Kalaa Mpinga, CEO, Palanka Ventures • Interview
Yannick Sukakumu, General Manager, Raxio • Interview
Mehdi Dellech, Marketing Director, Safricode • Interview
Connect the dots • Chapter summary
Vast & unspoiled • Chapter summary
Edwine Endundo, Director General, Vlisco • Interview
Nadir T. Jaffer, CEO, Orbit Enterprises SARL • Interview
The long road • Chapter summary
The digital divide • Infographic
Food & industry • Forum
Voices from the sector
The Fleuve Congo Hotel’s Bold Strategy for Redefining Luxury Hospitality in Africa • Communiqué: Fleuve Congo Hotel
Martin Tshibamba Kayembe, General Manager, Vatel Hotel & Tourism Business School • Interview
Berthe Shastri Kel’he, Executive President, BJSaccess SARLU RDC • Interview
Jean-Louis Mbaka, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Kadea Academy • Interview
Local help • Focus: Countering the out-bound healthcare tourism culture
Rahim Tajdin, Founder & CEO, Centre Médical Diamant (CMD) • Interview
Claude Yu, Director General, Groupe Guang Ping International (GGPI) • Interview
Farhaad Baboorally, General Manager, Fleuve Congo Hotel • Interview
HEALTH & EDUCATION
Khalid Silbouhali, General Manager, Novotel Kinshasa La Gombe • Interview
Ben Marsh, Director, The American School of Kinshasa • Interview
Hervé Samuel, General Director, Santé Medic • Interview
Fatima Durenne Vazir, Director, Jeffery Travel • Interview
MICE TOURISM
Diagnosing success • Chapter summary
Marc Frère, General Manager, Hilton Kinshasa • Interview
Christian Hapi, Co-Founding Partner, Inovie Africa • Interview
Comfortable in the jungle • Focus: MICE
MICE tourism • Chapter summary
Public works • B2B
Luxury real estate • B2B
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BUILDING for the future
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An aerial view of Kinshasa
TURNING POINT
INVESTING in the Future
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WORKING together
DIVERSIFIED and dynamic
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THE SPICE of life
DIVERSIFIED economy
MINING AND consultancy
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Consultancies
RISK management
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BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY
Legal
DEVELOPING a nation
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PROMOTING investment
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Fatshi City represents an investment of USD8.9 billion 40%
PIONEERING development in the heart of Africa
PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES-AFRICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A FINANCIAL AWAKENING
FINANCING opportunities
AFRICA’S financial gateway
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BRIDGING the gap
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INCLUSIVE banking
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FORMER CEO, EQUITYBCDC
A SURE bet
PAYMENTS
MICRO FINANCE, macro vision
Insurance
LOCAL CHAMPIONS, international standards
THE BEATING HEART OF AFRICA
GREEN energy
Energy
Denis Lecouturier DIRECTOR GENERAL, CONSEIL CONGOLAIS DE LA BATTERIE (CCB)
GENERAL DIRECTOR, REGIDESO
CHARGING UP the green transition
A copper smelter in Lubumbashi, south DRC
VAST & UNSPOILED
ECONOMIC formalization
DRIVING growth
GENERAL DIRECTOR, AGENCY FOR THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (AZES)
CEO, ORBIT ENTERPRISES SARL
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AFRICAN CROWNS AND PACKAGING (ACP)
NEW areas of growth
OFFSET, NUMERIQUE & DIGITAL
Edwine Endundo DIRECTOR GENERAL, VLISCO
HARVESTING the future
Food & industry
CONNECT THE DOTS
LAYING the groundwork
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DIRECT links
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KEY differentiators
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Moktar Tabouri DIRECTOR GENERAL, CANALBOX
Mireille Kabamba Mwika MANAGING DIRECTOR, CANAL PLUS
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NEW age
THE DIGITAL divide
Eric Waku CEO, LIQUID INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
Jean-Christophe Borie DIRECTOR GENERAL, GLOBAL BROADBAND SOLUTION
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BEST connections
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BETTER way forward
TRUE wealth
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Jacuqes Musafiri DG, E-COM SAS
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VALUABLE data
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Yannick Sukakumu GENERAL MANAGER, RAXIO
Gérald Croonenberghs MANAGING DIRECTOR, SILIKIN VILLAGE
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The Glory Ekofo BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, MYRIAD CONNECT DRC
Bonny Maya CEO & FOUNDER, FENX
Landry Djimpe COUNTRY MANAGER, INNOGENCE CONSULTING
THE LONG ROAD
SUPPORTIVE strategies
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GOING the extra mile
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GROUND to cover
KEY links
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BOOMING BUSINESS
PILLAR of strength
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LIVING large
AREAS of expertise
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PUBLIC works
LUXURY real estate
The New Horizons University in Lubumbashi, DRC
DIAGNOSING SUCCESS
FOUNDER & CEO, CENTRE MÉDICAL DIAMANT (CMD)
LOCAL help
DIGITAL empowerment
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While DRC is yet to gain popularity amongst globetrotters, it is developing a meaningful MICE tourism sector
MICE TOURISM
SETTING the standard
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LOCATION of choice
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The Fleuve Congo Hotel’s Bold Strategy for Redefining Luxury Hospitality in Africa
URBAN haven
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NEW beginnings
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COMFORTABLE in the jungle
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