DRC–Israel: Félix Tshisekedi Seeks to Accelerate Partnerships in Strategic Sectors
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, continued his efforts on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in Jerusalem to strengthen relations between Kinshasa and the State of Israel.
At the heart of his discussions with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog was the pursuit of concrete partnerships in several strategic sectors for the development of the DRC.
With Benjamin Netanyahu, the Congolese Head of State discussed security and defense issues, as well as agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and high technology.
These areas are considered priorities given the DRC’s needs and Israel’s expertise and innovation capabilities.
At the opening of their meeting, the Israeli Prime Minister highlighted the quality of relations between the two countries and expressed his willingness to deepen them.
“It is a great friendship that we wish to deepen even further,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.
The two leaders then held a one-on-one working session before a meeting extended to the Congolese and Israeli delegations.
These discussions provided an opportunity to reaffirm the ambition of consolidating a strategic partnership between Kinshasa and Jerusalem, particularly through projects capable of generating tangible economic benefits.
Agriculture, Energy and Technology at the Heart of the Priorities
Félix Tshisekedi also met with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog.
The meeting provided an opportunity to continue discussions initiated in November 2025, during the Israeli president’s visit to Kinshasa.
The two Heads of State identified several areas of cooperation, including agriculture and food security, access to water, health, technology and innovation, security, training, and investment.
For the DRC, the challenge is notably to make greater use of Israeli expertise in sectors capable of supporting the transformation of the national economy.
Agriculture, water, energy, and technology therefore appear to be areas capable of attracting new investment and promoting skills transfer.
President Tshisekedi called for priority to be given to the effective implementation of commitments made between the two countries.
“Our ambition is to build with Israel a modern, pragmatic and mutually beneficial partnership,” he said, stressing the need to measure this cooperation through concrete results.
In Jerusalem, Kinshasa is therefore seeking to give a new dimension to its cooperation with Israel by gradually moving from agreements to projects, with the objective of transforming partnership opportunities into concrete achievements for the benefit of both economies.
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