After Lomé in Togo, where he met on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, his counterpart Faure Gnassingbe, the Congolese president, Félix Tshisekedi has been in Nouakchott, Mauritania, since the same day.

The Presidency of the Republic, which provides this information, specifies: “After Lomé (Togo), President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo traveled on the same Wednesday to Nouakchott, Mauritania, for a 48-hour working visit. The Head of State was welcomed in the Mauritanian capital by his counterpart Cheikh Ghazouani who is also the current President of the African Union.”

Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Cheikh Ghazouani plan to have discussions in private on Wednesday evening in a meeting extended to delegations from both countries, followed by an official dinner, adds the same source.

Regarding the visit of the Congolese president to the Togolese capital, account X of the Presidency of the Republic notes: “The strengthening of ties between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Togo motivated President Tshisekedi's visit to the Togolese capital on Wednesday before moving on to Nouakchott.”

In Lomé, Togo, it specifies, Head of State Félix Tshisekedi had a nearly one-hour private meeting with his counterpart Faure Gnassingbe. The two leaders discussed issues related to the cooperation between their countries. Presidents Tshisekedi and Gnassingbe (...) talked about the need to continue and strengthen the historical fraternal bonds that unite their peoples.”

Boni Tsala Thamba