The restoration and modernization of Kalemie Port on the west bank of Lake Tanganyika in the northern Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be undertaken by China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd. (CGGC), a company headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province. China Construction and Engineering Corporation.

On April 1, 2021, the Chinese company signed a US$127 million contract with the government of Central African countries to implement the project. The contract is represented by the Minister of Industry Julien Paluku (Julien Paluku) and the Managing Director of the Industry Promotion Fund (FPI) Patrice Kitebi (Patrice Kitebi). The Industrial Promotion Fund is a public administration and financial institution designed to help the industrial sector develop itself in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Increase by 15,000 tons from 1,500 tons

The managing director of the Industrial Promotion Fund stated that the goal of the restoration and modernization of the Kalemie Port is to "increase the export capacity from the current 1,500 tons per year to 15,000 tons in the same period." He said, "It will be achieved by promoting the berthing of barges and large-tonnage ships. achieve,"

The contract also includes the repair of military ancillary facilities in the port and the construction of an administrative building for the provincial leaders of the Liberal Party. Once refurbished, Kalemie Port will promote economic exchanges between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and East Africa, connecting the Democratic Republic of Congo with the ports of Bujumbura (Burundi), Mpulungu (Zambia) and Kigoma (Tanzania) . The Ministry of Industry stated that it will also play an important role in opening up neighboring provinces such as Maniema, Grand Kasai, North and South Kivu, Upper Lomami, Luyalaba and Upper Katanga, and will help Katanga. And the viability of the Kasai Special Economic Zone. Editor/Huang Lijun