Congolese diplomatic conference to be held in Kinshasa in December
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
The Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the 13th Diplomatic Conference will take place in Kinshasa from 7 to 11 December 2026. The meeting is to review the DRC’s diplomacy and consider its international ambitions, according to a ministerial statement released on 3 November.
The Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold the 13th Diplomatic Conference in Kinshasa from 7 to 11 December 2026 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, according to a statement released on 3 November.
The ministry has chosen the theme “From essential to indispensable”. The meeting is intended to review Congolese diplomacy and examine its ambitions on the international stage, according to the statement.
The conference will bring together the heads of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s diplomatic and consular missions, as is customary. It will take place nine days before the MONUSCO mandate expires on 20 December. The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC. The ministry recently placed the protection of civilians at the heart of negotiations on the mandate.
The conference is part of the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ announced resumption of control over diplomatic coordination, announced on 25 October. It also follows the signing of three agreements between the DRC and Russia in Moscow on 30 October, including one providing for the creation of an intergovernmental commission.
