IMF, Congo Meet as President Tshisekedi Seeks Reconciliation
- Tshisekedi has pledged to fight graft in mineral-rich nation
- Activists call for audit of state mining company Gecamines
Felix Tshisekedi
Photographer: Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images
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The International Monetary Fund arrived for its first talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2015 as President Felix Tshisekedi seeks to repair relations with the Washington-based institution and fulfill a pledge to fight corruption.
Tshisekedi, who replaced Joseph Kabila after elections in December, last month told delegates while on a visit to Washington that he’d come “to untangle the dictatorial system which was in place.” He told another meeting that Congo’s endemic corruption had “discouraged serious investors.”