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UK Commits $35 Million to Launch DR Congo’s New Container Port Project

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Kingsley Kobo

Kingsley Kobo is an expert on Francophone West and Central Africa, with over 15 years' experience covering business, finance, politics, tech, and more across both regions.
  • British International Investment is investing $35 million in DRC deep-water port 
  • Aim to establish the DRC as a major commercial hub, creating 85,000 jobs

Kinshasa, DR Congo – The United Kingdom, through its development finance and impact investment institution, British International Investment (BII), has pledged up to $35 million for the first phase of a new container port in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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