As part of its high-level mission to Kinshasa, Carousel Finance held a strategic working session with His Excellency Jean-Pierre Bemba Ngombo, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of the Democratic Republic of Congo, alongside representatives of KBR Inc., one of the world’s leading engineering and infrastructure groups.
The meeting focused on the development of a major sovereign infrastructure corridor designed to strengthen the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national connectivity, support industrial growth, and improve the integration of strategic logistics routes across the country.
During the discussions, particular attention was given to the structuring of the Banana Corridor, a strategic axis with the potential to connect port, road, rail, energy and industrial infrastructure into a coherent national development framework. This corridor is considered a key lever to support the country’s long-term economic transformation and to enhance the DRC’s role as a major logistics and industrial platform in Central Africa.
KBR presented its capacity to support complex infrastructure programs through engineering, project management and technical coordination. The discussions confirmed the relevance of mobilizing international expertise to accelerate the preparation of bankable infrastructure projects, while ensuring alignment with the strategic priorities of the Congolese State.
H.E. Jean-Pierre Bemba expressed his interest in advancing this work and in supporting the mobilization of the necessary institutional and technical resources to move the corridor initiative forward. The meeting also opened perspectives for deeper cooperation between Congolese authorities, Carousel Finance and KBR, with the objective of positioning the Sovereign Corridor within a broader framework of strategic partnerships.
This working session forms part of Carousel Finance’s wider commitment to supporting the Democratic Republic of Congo in the structuring of large-scale infrastructure programs. By connecting public institutions, international engineering groups and financial partners, Carousel Finance continues to contribute to the emergence of operational pathways capable of transforming strategic national priorities into concrete development projects.
The discussions held in Kinshasa mark an important step in the consolidation of a sovereign infrastructure vision for the DRC, combining transport connectivity, industrial development, logistics integration and long-term investment structuring.
