EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN DRC

COUNTRIES OF ACCREDITATION

GABON

GABON.

GABON is accredited to the Kinshasa station. The main economic activities are in the petroleum and Forestry/wood industries. Gabon has over 80% forest cover of the entire country and is home to over four hundred species of trees and has some of the high quality woodsintheworld. It has one of the most efficient and successful Export Process zones in Africa. Currently the economic activities in this area are dominated by the foreign entrepreneurs due to the logistical advantages they enjoy. Kenya can invest in the wood industry as imports to help revamp the Kenyan stock which is dwindling and to support the Government's ban on logging.

CAR

CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC.

CENTRAL AFRICA REPUBLIC ; CAR is a landlocked Anglophone country in Central Africa. It has tropical equatorial climate conducive for agriculture. It low infrastructure network beyond the capital Bangui and hence limited State presence in the rural areas.The country's economic potential is the extractive industry in mining, agriculture, oil, timber and other natural resources. The national revenue is mainly determined by the volatility of commodity prices in the global market, making it vulnerable to variations. The relations between the two countries is currently cordial but before 2019 the engagement between two countries was almost non-existent this possibly stems out from language and cultural difference. however, the recent visit by the ambassador to Bangui and the subsequent visit by the current president Mr. Faustin- Archange Touadera to Nairobi for the African Caribbean Pacific conference has greatly improve the bilateral relations between the two countries. Both countries do not have resident ambassadors. the Kenya Embassy in Kinshasa is accredited to Central African Republic (car) while the CAR Embassy in Kampala covers Kenya.

CONGO BRAZAVILLE

REPUBLIC OF CONGO BRAZZAVILLE

The offcial name of the country is the Republic of the Congo, is often called Congo (Brazzaville). It is one of the countries accredited to Kenya Embassy in Kinshasa.the economy of the Republic of Congo a mixture of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based largely on petroleum, support services, and a government characterized by budget problems and overstaffng. Oil accounts for almost 70% of GDP, 85% of government revenue, and 90% of exports. Congo also has large agricultural potential and the palm oil sector is being developed. Kenyan investors and professionals to be encouraged to cooperate on several key service sectors that include high-end consumer products, Forestry, mining services, agriculture, Fisheries, environment management, hospitality, health and education and ports management. Trade flows are minimal both due the population size/purchasing power and socio-cultural orientation to French-speaking countries.