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Congo & DRC Heads of State Meet in Brazzaville

The Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, separated only by the Congo River, have some of the world's closest capital cities (Brazzaville and Kinshasa).
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Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, and Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, met on December 21.
Key topics of their discussions:
The situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the progress of the Luanda process, a peace initiative launched in 2022 with the support of the African Union aimed at accelerating efforts to stabilize the region;
Taking natural resources into account in calculating the GDP of African countries;
According to Denis Sassou-Nguesso, this will give more capacity to the countries to borrow and bring other financial institutions to contribute significantly to the development of African countries.
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Joint projects between the DRC and Congo, including notable progress in the feasibility study for the construction of a bridge over the Congo River;
This is a very important project, both for relations between the two countries and for regional and African integration, said Félix Tshisekedi.