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DR Congo seeks Russian investment and support for peace in the east
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss cooperation between their countries.
Tshisekedi said the DR Congo wants to diversify its economy and attract Russian investment.
He identified energy, processing natural resources, agriculture and digital technology as priority areas.
But he said economic projects need peace in eastern DR Congo, where fighting continues.
He asked Russia to help bring peace, saying efforts in Washington and Doha had not produced tangible results.
Tshisekedi also hopes Russia will support extending the UN peacekeeping mission, whose mandate expires at the end of the year.
Putin said trade ties were growing and pointed to a new joint commission and 100 Russian study places for Congolese students.
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi asked Russia to support peace efforts in the country’s east during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tshisekedi said the DRC wants Russian investment and partnership to help diversify its economy.
He identified energy, natural resource processing, agriculture and digital technologies as priority areas for cooperation.
He said fighting continues in eastern DRC and that peace is needed to carry out economic projects.
Putin said trade and economic ties are strengthening and cited 100 Russian scholarship places for Congolese citizens.
- Who
- DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- What
- They discussed bilateral cooperation; Tshisekedi sought Russian investment and support for peace in eastern DRC.
- When
- October 30, 2026.
- Where
- The Kremlin, Moscow.
- Why
- The DRC wants to diversify its economy, and Tshisekedi said peace is needed to implement economic projects.
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Putin said the year marked 65 years since Russia and the DRC established diplomatic relations.
Putin met Tshisekedi at the Kremlin to discuss bilateral cooperation and international issues.
- Meeting date
- October 30, 2026
- Meeting location
- Kremlin, Moscow
- DRC president
- Felix Tshisekedi
- Russian president
- Vladimir Putin
- Scholarship places
- 100 for citizens of the DRC
- Priority cooperation areas
- Energy, natural resource processing, agriculture and digital technologies
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What people are saying
There is a war going on in the eastern DRC, and we would like Russia to help us achieve peace there.
To implement economic projects, we need peace.
We remember and highly value the name of your country's first prime minister, a true fighter for the freedom and independence of African peoples, Patrice Lumumba.