Mbuyamu Ilankir "Freddy" Matungulu (born January 4,1955 Belgian Congo is a Congolese economist. He was Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2003.
Gombe,also known as La Gombe,or Downtown Kinshasa,is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa,in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Encompassing a vast area of approximately 29.33 square kilometers,it is home to an approximate population of 49,024 residents (2014).
The CongoleseRepublican Guard of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,formerly known as the Special Presidential Security Group,is a praetorian guard unit maintained by and tasked to protect the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi. Congolese military officials state that the Republican Guard (GR) is an independent branch and not the responsibility of FARDC,but the Head of State. Apart from Article 140 of the Law on the Army and Defence,no legal stipulation on the DRC's Armed Forces makes provision for the GR as a distinct unit within the national army. In February 2005,President Joseph Kabila passed a decree which appointed the GR's commanding officer and 'repealed any previous provisions contrary' to that decree. The GR is more than 10,000 strong,and formerly consisted of three brigades,the 10th,at Kinshasa,the 15th,and the 16th,at Lubumbashi. It has better working conditions and is paid regularly,but still commits numerous crimes near their bases,including against United Nations officials.
Matata Ponyo Mapon is a Congolese political figure who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 18 April 2012 to 17 November 2016. Previously he served as Minister of Finance from 21 February 2010 to 12 April 2012;as Prime Minister,he retained responsibility for the finance portfolio. He currently serves as Senator for Maniema.
General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 30 December 2018,to determine a successor to President Joseph Kabila,as well as for the 500 seats of the National Assembly and the 715 elected seats of the 26 provincial assemblies. Félix Tshisekedi (UDPS) won with 38.6% of the vote,defeating another opposition candidate,Martin Fayulu,and Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary,backed by the ruling party PPRD. Fayulu alleged that the vote was rigged against him in a deal made by Tshisekedi and outgoing President Kabila,challenging the result in the DRC's Constitutional Court. Different election observers,including those from the country's Roman Catholic Church,also cast doubt on the official result. Nonetheless on 20 January the Court rejected his appeal and declared Tshisekedi as the winner. Parties supporting President Kabila won the majority of seats in the National Assembly. Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the 5th President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 January 2019,making it the first peaceful transition of power in the country since it became independent from Belgium in 1960.
Noël Kabamba Tshiani Muadiamvita is a Congolese economist and politician. He was a presidential candidate in the 2018 and 2023 general elections. In 2021 and 2023,Tshiani proposed a law to restrict various government positions to only individuals who were born to Congolese parents.
Samy Badibanga Ntita is a Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from November 2016 to May 2017. He was also on the ballot for the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election as a presidential candidate.
General Célestin Mbala Munsense is a Congolese military officer who is the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). He is considered a loyalist of President Joseph Kabila and held a number of high ranking posts in the presidential and military administration prior to his appointment,replacing Army General Didier Etumba as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. Before that,he was a long time Chief of Staff to the President's office,since at least 2010,as a brigadier general. In September 2014,during Kabila's restructuring of the army,Mbala was a major general and was appointed as Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration and Logistics.
Nicolas Kazadi is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 7 March 2019 and Minister of Finance since 12 April 2021.
Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is a Congolese politician who was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019,formally establishing his government in August 2019. He has had a long political career going back to the 1970s,having held a number of ministerial cabinet posts,and was previously a professor at the University of Kinshasa since 1979. Ilunga has also been the secretary general of Congo's national railway company. He has a reputation as an experienced public servant and technocrat,as well as an ally of former President Joseph Kabila.
Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga is a Congolese engineer,a professor of electrical engineering technology,an entrepreneur,a philanthropist,and a government official leading electrification initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Her accomplishments as a professor at the University of Toledo are detailed at www.DrMubenga.com. Research interests include renewable energy,solar power,electric vehicles,and battery management. Entrepreneurial credits include founding the SMIN Power Group LLC. The company specializes in the design and installation of renewable energy devices,with a primary mission to provide electrification for communities,schools and hospitals in her native country. As a Philanthropist,Mubenga has become a thought leader and socio-economic influencer in the (DRC) culminating in the founding of the STEM DRC Initiative in 2018 where she serves as president. With offices in Toledo Ohio and Kinshasa DRC,the STEM DRC Initiative is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which promotes STEM education and provides college scholarships for over 100 Congolese students studying in STEM fields. The organization supports interest in STEM fields as a means to stimulate social and economic development in the DRC. As a government official,Mubenga served as a Director on the Board of Directors of SociétéNationale d'Électricité(SNEL) since 2017 until her appointment as the Director General of the Electricity Regulatory Agency in the DRC by President Felix Tshisekedi in 2020. In this capacity she leads regulatory initiatives to promote electrification as a means to spurring social and economic development in one of the poorest nations in the world.
Guy Loando Mboyo is a lawyer,Congolese politician and a member of the Senate of Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 who was appointed Minister of State in charge of Regional Planning since April 2021. He is the founder of the Widal Foundation in September 2018.
Jacqueline Penge Sanganyoi is a Congolese politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Eric Kalala Nsantu is a Congolese transportation and logistics executive who has been the Chief Executive Officer of BolloréTransport &Logistics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2019. In May 2023,Kalala was appointed by the Congolese president as head of Entreprise Générale de Cobalt (EGC),a subsidiary of Gecamines,and the world’s largest producer of cobalt.
Dominique Sakombi Inongo was a Congolese politician and diplomat.
Marie-Hélène Mathey Boo Lowumba was named ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to the United States on January 11,2022,by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi. She is preceded by Ambassador François Nkuna Balumuene. Prior to her appointment,she served as Ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Gabon,Minister of Industry,Commerce,and Weights &Measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo,and Director of External Relations and Governance of the World Health Organization (WHO) among other positions. As a descendant of Koko Mwato I,Marie-Hélène Mathey Boo is the 12th Chief of Bokoli in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Mai-Ndombe Province.
Tharcisse Kasongo Mwema Yamba-Yamba was a Congolese journalist and politician.
The Citéde l'Union Africaine or Citéde l'OUA is a governmental complex situated in the Ngaliema commune of Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is strategically located near Mont Ngaliema and serves as a venue for diplomatic and governmental functions.
The Kinshasa Financial Center is a financial hub strategically located in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa,in the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Covering a total area of 41,000 square meters,it is the largest financial center in the DRC. The center houses key institutions such as the Ministries of Finance and Budget,the General Directorates,the General Inspectorate of Finance,the General Secretariat of Finance,and the Development Bank. It is administered by the state-owned Investment Fund commercial entity,which supervises real estate assets like the financial and convention centers.
Louise Munga Mesozi is a Congolese politician. She was Minister of Posts,Telephones and Telecommunications in the Muzito government from October 2008 to 2012,then Minister of the Portfolio from 2012 to 2015 in the Matata government.
