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Ce site est conçu dans le but de mettre à votre disposition un espace informationnel officiel sur la République Démocratique du Congo, ses dirigeants, ses projets et son peuple.
Avec nos partenaires britanniques, le gouvernement de la R.D. Congo s’efforce de promouvoir la démocratie et la stabilité régionale en Afrique.
Tous les efforts seront mis à contribution pour améliorer les échanges entre nos deux pays en vue de faire prospérer nos relations bilatérales qui datent de plusieurs décennies.
Nous espérons qu’avec le concours de tous, l’amitié entre le Royaume Uni et la R. D. Congo sera plus forte.
Statement by HE Barnabe Kikaya bin Karubi, DRC Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK
"The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decision to suspend its loan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a deeply upsetting development.
We have worked closely with the IMF for many years to cancel our debt, which was mainly racked up by the corrupt Mobutu regime. In doing so, our Government has established a strong working relationship with the IMF. Together, we designed a government economic program that would comply with all the conditions required to qualify for the cancellation of that debt under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries program. When that was achieved we embarked on an economic program that would allow the country to move forward after years of decay and civil wars.
Much economic progress has been realised despite difficult circumstances:
- between 2009 and 2012 the overall annual growth of our economy went from 2.8% to 7.2%.
- The inflation rate was brought down from 46% to 3%.
- The Congolese Franc is stable.
- Direct private investments are on the rise.
- Public revenue as well as the national wealth has doubled.
- The government has introduced a VAT that has helped the tax system for companies.
- The DRC has joined the OHADA, the African Organisation for the harmonisation of Business Laws that gives security to foreign investments.
- Special zones of activities with tax relief have been created in order to boost job creation.
- The government launched a system whereby salaries are paid through the banking system to fight corruption and to feed the banks with fresh cash every month.
- For the first time in decades, mineral production has reached the historical levels of 1980.
Statement by HE Barnabé KIKAYA-BIN-KARUBI, following a Meeting to discuss ongoing conflict in the Eastern DRC
LONDON- Statement by His Excellency Barnabé KIKAYA-BIN-KARUBI, the Democratic Republic of Congo Ambassador to the United Kingdom, following a Meeting to discuss ongoing conflict in the Eastern DRC between Foreign Affairs Ministers William HAGUE and Raymond TSHIBANDA at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the 5th of September 2012.
Also present at the meeting were Neil WIGAN (UK Ambassador to the DRC), Mrs Heather WINDLE, FCO officer in charge of the DR Congo, HE Barnabe KIKAYA-BIN-KARUBI (DRC Ambassador to the UK), Ambassador Henri MANGAYA (Chief of Staff to the DRC Foreign Minister) and Mr Leon ENGULU (Adviser to the DRC Foreign Minister).
La Grande-Bretagne promet 275 millions USD à la RDC pour financer le secteur médical
 Hôpital d'Ubundu après réhabilitation par l'IRC, 27/01/2011. |
Le ministre des Affaires Étrangères de la Grande-Bretagne, William Hague, a annoncé, mercredi 27 mars, l’aide de 211 millions d’euros (environ 275 millions de dollars américains) de son gouvernement à la RDC. Cette somme va permettre de financer un programme d’aide médicale qui s’appliquera à environ 10% de la population congolaise.
Ce programme s’étend sur une durée de cinq ans. Il permettra de reconstruire des cliniques, de former des personnels sanitaires, d’améliorer l’alimentation en eau et de fournir du matériel médical ainsi que des médicaments, a expliqué William Hague.
selon lui, l’aide financière de la Grande Bretagne servira aussi à vacciner soixante-quatre mille bébés contre la rougeole et de distribuer des moustiquaires imprégnées pour lutter contre le paludisme chez les enfants.
Par cette enveloppe, la Grande-Bretagne entend également construire des cliniques et de former des personnels sanitaires, améliorer l’alimentation en eau et de fournir du matériel médical ainsi que des médicaments, a-t-il ajouté.