Kinshasa, 13 February (presidential press)
A few days after his investiture to the presidency of the African Union, Head of State Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was in front of ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the Democratic Republic of Congo during a gala evening at the Palais de la Nation.
The objective of this meeting organized by the Panel accompanying him to the presidency of the African Union was to restitute the work of the 34th summit of the African Union.
Held in a particular context marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, this summit was essentially virtual. The high point was the handing over of the flag and hammer of the African Union Command in the Nelson Mandela conference room.
Speaking first, the Coordinator of the panel, Prof NTUMBA LWABA said that the inauguration of Head of State Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo to the African Union marked the great return of the DRC on the African scene.
« Africa has long waited for the DRC, » said Prof. Ntumba Luaba before concluding « Congo is back ».
On behalf of all diplomats, the ambassador of Congo Brazzaville in Kinshasa expressed the satisfaction of the international community to see President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo enjoy the confidence of African heads of state.
He expressed the willingness of countries friends of the DRC to accompany him bilaterally and during his presidency of the African Union.
« We remain open to any kind of interaction, » concluded the Dean of Diplomats.
In turn, the Head of State expressed his vision on the African Union at the service of African peoples and the nine pillars that underpin it.
After having made the interest of the Congolese people the supreme law, President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo also wants to make the African Union a centre of interest of its peoples.