Kinshasa, April 28th, 2026 (CPA).– A roadmap for the simplification of cross-border trade between Kinshasa and Luanda has been established following a visit on Monday by the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Economy at the border posts in Kongo Central, as part of the resolutions arising from the third Economic Forum, according to a statement consulted on Tuesday by CPA. “As part of the implementation of the resolutions from the third Economic Forum between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the National Economy, Daniel Mukoko Samba, has made a working visit on Monday April 27th, 2026, to several border posts in Kongo Central province.
Following this visit, a roadmap agreed with the Angolan government has been put in place to give concrete form to the joint commitments made, particularly regarding the simplification of cross-border trade,” it is read in the statement from the Ministry in charge of National Economy. According to the document, this mission has led Mr Mukoko, in particular, to the Noki border post, located in the Ango-Ango district of Matadi, a port operated by the Congolese Port and Fisheries Company (SOCOPPE), before concluding this series of visits at the Lufu border post, in the territory of Songololo. Furthermore, the Deputy Prime Minister Mukoko Samba has indicated that, as part of this roadmap, a commission to harmonise customs procedures and payment systems must be established, with a view to facilitate the financial transactions between economic operators in the two countries, whilst combating smuggling and informal practices.