A forum organized on Tuesday in Paris by the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN) under the theme “Time for a new deal with Africa”, focused on the importance of partnership between Africa and the European Union.
Indeed, Africa is the EU’s major supplier of raw materials and rare metals, which are essential and much in demand for the energy transition.
In this context, the Director General of the National Investment Agency of the DRC, Anthony Nkinzo Kamole, said that global development cannot be achieved without Africa’s involvement.
He added that the DRC is key to Africa as it has the necessary raw materials such as potash, coltan, and phosphate.
To participate in the development of the continent, the DRC has relied on the revival of the industrial sector through its master plan of industrialization by mobilizing a budget of 58 billion dollars and relying on 3 driving axes: Agro-food, Energy, and Infrastructure.
In the case of Senegal, the CEO of the Senegalese Agency for the Promotion of Investment and Major Works, Abdoulaye Baldé, estimates that the government is trying to create a good business climate for companies, based on a process of reform of the business environment.
In this perspective, Senegal, under the aegis of President Macky Sall, intends to organize an international forum on investments called Invest in Senegal next July.
During this forum, the African delegations agreed that Africa should be open to partnerships, provided that they take advantage of them.