Kinshasa, July 14th, 2025 (CPA).– A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Tourism and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to mark a commitment to peace through the 1st World Music and Tourism Festival, scheduled for July 16th -18th in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, the CPA learned Monday from an official source. « This signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between my ministry and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a wonderful opportunity to mark a surge of solidarity and commitment to peace through this first World Music and Tourism Festival, » declared Didier M’pambia Musanga, Minister in charge of Tourism.
UNICEF Representatives
Didier M’Pambia indicated that the role of tourism is as a vector for peace, stating that: « While we were organizing this festival, there are children who are suffering the horrors of this war, causing millions of displacements (…) Through this partnership, we want to express our thoughts and thoughts with our brothers and sisters in the east, while affirming that under the mandate of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the country remains resolutely a force for peace, here and throughout the sub-region. » John AGBOR, UNICEF Representative in the DRC, stated that this Memorandum of Understanding This agreement will allow the ministry to donate 20% of the proceeds from the first Festival to UNICEF for a humanitarian response in eastern DRC. « We hope this funding will strengthen our efforts to protect the most vulnerable, » he said. Three sites have been chosen to host this major event, including the Cultural and Artistic Center for Central African Countries, the Esplanade of the People’s Palace, and the Limete Interchange.
Minister Didier M’pambia and UNICEF representatives
Furthermore, delegations from several countries are already arriving in Kinshasa, with more expected in the next 24 hours, including 12 tourism ministers who are coming to participate in this festival. Under the theme « The Rumba Route, » this first edition aims to be a space for exchanges, discoveries, and encounters, while highlighting Congolese rumba as a cultural bridge between Africa, the Americas, and the rest of the world. This cultural and tourist event aims to promote Congolese culture and position the DRC as a major tourist destination.