Invited by the Biden administration, the Congolese Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku Kahongya and his colleague of Finance, Nicolas Kazadi were received this Friday in Washington DC at the State Department, by the American Under Secretary of State in charge of Economy, Energy and Environment, José W. Ferndandez.
The evaluation of the collaboration agreement signed in Washington last December between the Congolese, Zambian and American governments on the development of a regional value chain in the battery and electric vehicle industry, and now with the launch of the pre-feasibility study for the installation of the first manufacturing plant for precursors of electric batteries in the province of Haut-Katanga was the focus of this strategic meeting. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
It was an opportunity for the Biden administration to reaffirm its firm determination to really accompany the materialization of this great project that will change the economies of African countries.
"The Democratic Republic of Congo is the best destination in the world for the battery and electric vehicle industry thanks to its strategic minerals," said Julien Paluku Kahongya, welcoming the firm commitment of the United States of America.
Note that this meeting comes after that of Cape Town in South Africa at the forum "Indaba Mining" between the Minister of Industry, Finance and the U.S. Undersecretary of State in charge of the Economy, Energy and Environment.