On Tuesday 8 July 2008, the DRC signed a five year road rehabilitation accord worth US$110 million with the World Bank and Great Britain, for the rehabilitation and upgrading of 1,800 kilometres of high priority roads in the DRC.
Author: Godfrey Kisela, International Affairs
Wed Jul 9 01:09:51 2008
The statement from Britain through her ambassador to the DR Congo that"We
wish to work closely with the Chinese in road networks in DR Congo...." is
a major blow to some politicians in the divided belgian government. They
have been working hard to persuade other EU members and international
financial institutions to put pressure on the DRC government to reconsider
their partnership with China.
The Congo diplomatic offensive has finally paid off and everyone is now
coming to term with the fact that the leaders of the vast central Africa
nation are free to do business with any country in the world without
consulting the West.
The statement from Britain through her ambassador to the DR Congo that"We wish to work closely with the Chinese in road networks in DR Congo...." is a major blow to some politicians in the divided belgian government. They have been working hard to persuade other EU members and international financial institutions to put pressure on the DRC government to reconsider their partnership with China. The Congo diplomatic offensive has finally paid off and everyone is now coming to term with the fact that the leaders of the vast central Africa nation are free to do business with any country in the world without consulting the West.