THE ROAD TO INVESTMENT, PEACE, AND SECURITY IN THE DRC - On the margins of the 2024 IMF/WB Fall Meetings, the Africa Center, in partnership with Rawbank, is convening leading officials, finance and development ministers, business executives, and institutional investors to highlight opportunities for investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and assess the way forward for strengthened governance and economic growth throughout the country.

Strategically located at the center of the African continent, the DRC is the second largest country in Africa with a population around 100 million and is set to increase at a staggering rate of 3.19%, making it one of the fastest growing populations in the world. As the DRC continues to grow as a major player, it will need support in ensuring democracy and human rights, combatting the ongoing climate crisis, securing supply chains of critical minerals necessary for the energy transition; and unlocking regional trade and investment as demonstrated through projects such as the Lobito Corridor.

Join us as the Africa Center brings together leading voices on finance and governance to stress the DRC’s strategic importance to the continent, its improvements on macroeconomic indicators, and steps taken towards reforms.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/25/2024