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[00:00:00] in France, the stated objective is to transform economic
[00:00:03] advisors into real negotiators facing
[00:00:06] investors. They will act as leading relays for the
[00:00:10] the commitment of the private sector alongside PPI, a vision of the agency led by its general director Anique
[00:00:14] Patricia Mongo, who announced it during
[00:00:16] infrastructure and the improvement this preliminary exchange with the Congolese ambassador to
[00:00:20] cultural traditions of France, Rodolphe Adada, which allowed for the framing
[00:00:23] Minister of Agriculture and of political and technical alignment between the agency
[00:00:26] and the diplomatic representation. During several hours of
[00:00:29] work, diplomats were informed about the current
[00:00:32] realities of the business climate, the main axes of development
[00:00:36] policy and sectoral opportunities, and the role
[00:00:39] and mission of the agency. Economic advisors now have precise
[00:00:44] directors of agriculture, inaugurated this Saturday by the Head of language elements to
[00:00:46] livestock, and fisheries of answer investors' questions to approach French employers,
[00:00:48] chambers of commerce, and the
[00:00:52] dynamic Congolese diaspora, happy
[00:00:55] to undertake in Congo. We have a positive outlook and at
[00:00:58] the request of Mr. Lombard, Ambassador Rodolphe Adada, we had a
[00:01:02] working session with the general director of the Investment Promotion
[00:01:06] Agency.
[00:01:09] Congo on the occasion of the opening It was interesting because she provided us with the language
[00:01:12] first the will of the head of of modernity, dignity, the Malian Minister of elements
[00:01:17] received this morning by the Minister and healthcare that will allow us, particularly at the embassy, to promote the economic potential of our country. So we are more than satisfied to
[00:01:21] have had this working session with the general
[00:01:25] director of API. We believe these elements can serve our embassy,
[00:01:29] at the level of the especially the economic advisor, to promote the
[00:01:31] economic potential of our country to chambers of commerce, to
[00:01:35] investors who want to invest in the country and to connect them
[00:01:39] was that of the Ministry of with API. After the Parisian stage, this
[00:01:42] itinerant training program will continue
[00:01:46] in other strategic capitals, particularly
[00:01:49] in Europe, Asia,
[00:01:52] Ettou Alali, president of America, and Africa.
[00:01:54] In Congo, the tractor assembly
[00:01:57] Arlette Sudonono, Minister of plant installed in the Malouku industrial zone will be
[00:02:00] inaugurated on August 11th by the Head of State Denis
[00:02:03] Asungeso. This plant has a
[00:02:17] central pillar of the economic diversification strategy
[00:02:20] driven by the President of the Republic, Denis
[00:02:23] Sasungeso. Faced with the country's
[00:02:27] remains a major player in dependence on oil, the Head of State has made agriculture
[00:02:29] one of the absolute priorities of his development
[00:02:33] program. This political ambition is based on
[00:02:36] mechanization to reduce the arduousness of
[00:02:39] working the land, settle rural populations, and make
[00:02:43] less a Ministry in charge of agricultural professions attractive for
[00:02:46] youth. Eco Kamaco, a mixed
[00:02:48] Sino-Congolese public limited company,
[00:02:51] specialized in the assembly and manufacture of tractors
[00:02:54] and agricultural equipment, perfectly
[00:02:57] embodies
[00:03:02] of Congo will honor Republic, Head of State, the church, the day of... the initiative of the Head of State,
[00:03:03] youth Denis Sasungesso, who places mechanization at the heart of his agricultural
[00:03:08] atmosphere on this second day jointly by the Minister of Health and policy. The factory is located in the Malouku industrial and
[00:03:11] commercial park within the special economic zone,
[00:03:15] a factory designed to
[00:03:17] we thought that within the framework assemble 10 tractors per
[00:03:19] of agroforestry, within the framework day, intended for the Congolese market, but also for
[00:03:22] export to Central Africa. Engineer
[00:03:25] Liu Zio Jung explains the process
[00:03:28] of the chain.
[00:04:30] national in order to increase
[00:04:32] Minister of Sports, Youth and productivity and reduce food imports,
[00:04:36] agricultural machinery engineer Elima Somba calls on
[00:04:40] this Thursday, the department agricultural operators, it's really, given the price,
[00:04:43] it's a tractor that won't be too expensive, it will practically be within the reach
[00:04:47] of Congolese people who want to do agricultural mechanization. We have three
[00:04:50] qualities of tractors here, the first quality at 75
[00:04:53] horsepower, then 100
[00:04:57] eye of the Minister of horsepower and 120 horsepower, and so with these powers, you are capable
[00:05:01] of mechanizing agricultural work correctly, whether it's, well, it all depends on the
[00:05:04] pedology. When you're in the plateau, it's sand, so any tractor
[00:05:08] can work in the plateau, but at the level of Buanza, the Niari, it's from 100
[00:05:12] horsepower and 120 horsepower, and these tractors are also available at Ikokamako
[00:05:16] here. This assembly plant was officially
[00:05:19] received by the government in April 2023
[00:05:22] and the company was formally approved
[00:05:25] under the special economic zone
[00:05:28] regime in May 2026 for a renewable
[00:05:32] period of 15 years. It is a
[00:05:34] public-private partnership.
[00:05:38] In the department of Kenia Lima, a brand new infrastructure
[00:05:41] is also about to be completed: a new reference hospital
[00:05:44] built in Olombo, named Ibara Mbembe.
[00:05:48] This hospital is the result of a partnership between the government and
[00:05:52] the oil company Perenco. It will be
[00:06:09] architecture and designed to meet modern
[00:06:13] hospital standards, the Olombo reference hospital, named
[00:06:16] Ibarambembe in homage to one of the dignitaries of this
[00:06:19] district, now stands as a new health hub
[00:06:23] in the Keni department in Lima. Ibarambi,
[00:06:27] it must be said, was a patriarch who lived in
[00:06:30] Gagna, he was a chief of canton
[00:06:34] and tribe, already at that time, and so
[00:06:38] he was born in 1895,
[00:06:41] he died in 1.
[00:07:13] And people, well, we thought that behind the house for someone
[00:07:16] of his stature, we couldn't do it, they
[00:07:19] buried him in front of his house, and then
[00:07:23] the tree that was behind the house, where he had asked to be buried under that
[00:07:27] tree, we don't understand how it happened, and
[00:07:30] on his grave, a tree, almost the same
[00:07:34] tree, came out of his grave and
[00:07:37] broke everything we had done like tiles and all
[00:07:41] that, so if you...
[00:07:45] Yet, just a few years ago, this site
[00:07:48] housed only an integrated health center providing
[00:07:51] primary healthcare. Faced with the growing health
[00:07:54] needs of the population and the government's
[00:07:57] desire to strengthen the hospital's technical platform in the
[00:08:00] interior of the country, an ambitious transformation
[00:08:04] operation was launched. The works, which began in 2024, were
[00:08:08] completed in January 2026. The facility
[00:08:11] thus changed its status thanks to Decree No. 29
[00:08:15] of January 16, 2026, signed
[00:08:19] Population and the Minister of Interior and
[00:08:23] Decentralization, concerning the transformation of the Lombo
[00:08:26] integrated health center into the Ibarambe
[00:08:30] reference hospital in Olombo. For the hospital to bear his
[00:08:33] name, it was quite a battle. Some wanted
[00:08:37] the PCR to be installed in Gagna, others in Olongo,
[00:08:41] and finally, giving the hospital its name
[00:08:45] posed a big problem, but I believe it was the President of the Republic who decided, who
[00:08:49] thought that Ibarambembe was the most
[00:08:51] distant, the most influential in the area, that's
[00:08:55] why today the name of this hospital is Ibarambi.
[00:08:58] This evolution marks a major step
[00:09:02] in strengthening healthcare provision and will now
[00:09:05] ensure more comprehensive patient care, while
[00:09:09] reducing evacuations to major hospital centers. The new
[00:09:13] hospital is organized around several specialized
[00:09:16] buildings. It includes a gynecology and
[00:09:19] maternity ward, a medical pavilion, a fully
[00:09:23] equipped operating block, a building dedicated to medical
[00:09:27] imaging and specialized consultations, a hospital
[00:09:30] kitchen, as well as an administrative block,
[00:09:34] grouping management offices and meeting
[00:09:36] rooms. In addition to this infrastructure, there is
[00:09:40] a pavilion dedicated to postnatal
[00:09:42] care, awareness sessions for mothers, infant
[00:09:46] consultations, and vaccination activities,
[00:09:49] illustrating the importance given to maternal
[00:09:53] and child health. The establishment has a capacity
[00:09:56] of approximately 60 beds, thus offering the
[00:09:59] population optimal conditions for hospitalization and
[00:10:03] care. The technical equipment also reflects the
[00:10:06] desire to ensure maximum autonomy of the facility.
[00:10:10] The carefully landscaped green spaces
[00:10:13] contribute to creating a welcoming environment conducive to the
[00:10:17] recovery of patients. Beyond its architectural
[00:10:20] dimension, this hospital constitutes a strategic
[00:10:23] investment in public health. The construction of
[00:10:27] this infrastructure was financed by the
[00:10:31] oil company Perenco, illustrating
[00:10:35] the Congolese state in the development of health
[00:10:41] of access to care for the population. 24
[00:10:43] hours before its official inauguration by the head of state,
[00:10:47] the site is buzzing with activity. Technical
[00:10:50] teams are working tirelessly, installing marquees,
[00:10:53] setting up VIP stands, and arranging spaces
[00:10:57] reserved for officials and distinguished guests. Across the entire
[00:11:01] hospital perimeter, cleaning and finishing operations
[00:11:04] continue with rigor. The alleys are meticulously
[00:11:08] cleaned, the buildings polished, the green
[00:11:10] spaces maintained, and the final adjustments
[00:11:14] made to the infrastructure to perfect the overall
[00:11:18] aesthetic of the site. In an atmosphere that
[00:11:21] is both studious and festive, every detail is
[00:11:24] meticulously controlled to ensure
[00:11:27] flawless organization. Everything
[00:11:30] now seems ready for a solemn opening
[00:11:33] placed under the sign
[00:11:39] excellence.
[00:11:40] Thank
[00:11:52] the launch of the 2nd Grand Fair. The 2nd edition
[00:11:56] of the Grand Agricultural Fair of Congo in Bambou
[00:11:59] Mingali in the department of Duelefini, among the stands
[00:12:04] Environment, Sustainable Development, and the Congo Basin.
[00:12:07] The head of this ministerial department, Arlett
[00:12:11] Sudononono, took this opportunity
[00:12:22] Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo Basin,
[00:12:26] welcoming the initiative of her colleague,
[00:12:29] Livestock, for the organization of the
[00:12:32] GFAC, the Grand Agricultural Fair of Congo, did
[00:12:36] not hold back in making the connection between her ministry in
[00:12:39] charge of the environment, sustainable development, and the Congo
[00:12:43] Basin. How, through industrialized agriculture,
[00:12:46] where it is necessary to go within the framework of environmental
[00:12:50] and social impact studies that provide orientations
[00:12:53] and recommendations to farmers for choosing
[00:12:57] seeds, all these natural bridges, so that today,
[00:13:00] we cannot talk about agriculture
[00:13:04] without a Ministry of Environment, and even
[00:13:08] sustainable development, the guardian of the environment,
[00:13:11] sustainable development, and the Congo Basin, in the
[00:13:14] government of the Republic of Congo, several
[00:13:18] targets are expected in order to implement the
[00:13:21] vision of the President of the
[00:13:25] on climate issues, at the center of the Head of State's
[00:13:29] societal project, it must be remembered, it is
[00:13:32] agriculture in the broad sense, it is the household
[00:13:35] basket, it has a direct impact on the cycle of
[00:13:39] seasons, for example, fertilizers that pollute the soil,
[00:13:42] you see, so we have, through the documents
[00:13:45] that we present to the government, one of
[00:13:49] the most transversal documents that exists,
[00:13:53] which allows to establish sustainable agriculture
[00:13:56] today, it is the nationally determined contribution.
[00:14:00] Beyond the questions concerning her ministry,
[00:14:03] Arlette Sudonono makes an appeal. All those who make a
[00:14:07] living from the land today need it so that this is
[00:14:10] truly taken into account in the specifications, so that we don't
[00:14:13] find ourselves again, as the Minister of Agriculture himself said
[00:14:17] once, with partners who
[00:14:20] arrive with goods that even before
[00:14:24] opening had molded and then are a bit
[00:14:28] abandoned to themselves, who do not know, who do not have a commercial
[00:14:31] approach, but it is already very good that they understood that we
[00:14:35] have this great agricultural exhibition and we will continue to support
[00:14:38] and accompany them daily. The second edition of the GFAC
[00:14:42] 2026 thus launched, Arlette Sudonono,
[00:14:45] Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and the Congo
[00:14:49] Basin, gathered around the same table several
[00:14:52] actors, partners of her ministry,
[00:14:55] including the resident representative of UNDP in
[00:14:58] Congo. And since we're talking about the Grand
[00:15:02] Agricultural Fair of Congo,
[00:15:05] of Likouala was honored as part of a special day
[00:15:09] dedicated to its agricultural potential, local
[00:15:12] products, local know-how, cultural traditions, and
[00:15:16] investment opportunities were presented at the Grand Agricultural
[00:15:19] Fair under the watchful
[00:15:22] Agriculture and Livestock,
[00:15:31] department of Lalikuala is honored this Thursday, August 6th, at the
[00:15:34] 2nd edition of the Grand Agricultural Fair of...
[00:15:38] an opportunity for this department to highlight the diversity of products
[00:15:42] from its various districts, including
[00:15:44] bananas, cassava, foufou, palm oil,
[00:15:48] cocoa, yams, and many other agricultural products,
[00:15:52] a day marked by a festive atmosphere, punctuated by the dances and
[00:15:57] Alikula, in the presence of the
[00:16:00] Livestock, Paul Valentin Gobo. We brought many
[00:16:04] products from our region, such as corn. that you see
[00:16:08] out there, a lot of palm oil, we see
[00:16:11] seniles, we also brought bananas from our region, there's
[00:16:15] honey, especially, there's smoked fish. This day
[00:16:18] also allowed the departmental
[00:16:23] Aliquala to present the investment opportunities offered by the
[00:16:27] department in the agricultural sector. Our
[00:16:30] department really offers opportunities because we have
[00:16:34] first the Feubangui,
[00:16:37] we have the Motaba, we have the Likouala with its herbs,
[00:16:41] lakes and rivers. You realize, the head of state came yesterday
[00:16:45] to inaugurate it. The head of state who moves, you have to see
[00:16:50] state, but when the chief moves, we, the children, also have
[00:16:53] to move, so they come in droves, we will settle
[00:16:56] everything, even if today, for example, there is a scarcity of
[00:16:59] fish, that's why I talked about off-ground fish
[00:17:02] farming, so we want investors
[00:17:06] Likouala department. It is a department
[00:17:10] among the largest in the country and which has an enormous
[00:17:13] position with its subsoil, with its balanced
[00:17:16] climate, and with the floodplains that
[00:17:20] can be used for cultivation. At this
[00:17:23] short time, we loved what is
[00:17:26] happening here, bringing many products, it's because in
[00:17:30] our department the soil is so rich and we push
[00:17:33] a lot. Shortly before this presentation dedicated to the Likouala, the Minister
[00:17:37] Paul Valentin Gobó explained the rationale for this integrated
[00:17:41] scientific dimension at the Grand Agricultural Fair of Congo, the heart
[00:17:45] of this building is this room, or this site, we could
[00:17:48] say, it is also this room, it is
[00:17:52] here that we discuss subjects concerning our sector.
[00:17:55] This time, he estimated that we should have
[00:17:59] days, we should also have training on agricultural entrepreneurship,
[00:18:03] but before that, there will
[00:18:06] be questions. Economically, we ask ourselves how to reconcile all these
[00:18:10] macroeconomic questions of the sector that we address every morning,
[00:18:13] informing
[00:18:15] the choices that the participants, the young people, the candidates
[00:18:19] for the agricultural entrepreneurship academy
[00:18:22] will address. In the morning, we ask
[00:18:25] these questions, we debate, we exchange, we are free,
[00:18:28] and these ideas can also feed the choices of our
[00:18:32] future entrepreneurs. Tomorrow, August
[00:18:35] 7, the Grand Agricultural Fair
[00:18:39] the Sanga department.
[00:18:42] Let's talk now about the particular
[00:18:46] of the GFAC, from the Congo Terroir pavilion, which showcases
[00:18:50] agricultural products from the 15 departments. Between
[00:18:54] lively stands and brisk transactions, the pavilion
[00:18:57] is never empty, as shown by Herman Babiessa and Primices
[00:19:01] Ngakana in this
[00:19:02] report.
[00:19:08] Here at the Congo Terroir pavilion, the agriculture festival is
[00:19:12] beautiful, the agricultural potential is showcased, we find quality
[00:19:16] products that are being sold at affordable
[00:19:18] prices. These products from Lapua in the Ngabé
[00:19:22] district, in the Duel and Fini department, are sold from
[00:19:26] 250 CFA francs, a policy much appreciated by these
[00:19:29] agricultural actors. Before, we used to
[00:19:32] work by hand, but nowadays we are working
[00:19:36] hundreds of hectares. Minister Ngobo comes with the initiative
[00:19:40] of ZAP, if you have 200, 300 hectares,
[00:19:43] do it for free, you will still make it expensive, that's why
[00:19:47] we sell everything cheaper thanks to the ZAP initiative,
[00:19:51] a large 250 here in
[00:19:54] Brazzaville we sell it for 50,000 francs, but
[00:19:57] here at the fair we sell it for 250, everything is
[00:20:00] cheaper. These bags of foufou presented in all the stands of
[00:20:03] the terroir are sold at prices that vary between 10 and 2000
[00:20:08] CFA francs. This is the foufou from Ngo, the good foufou,
[00:20:11] of better quality, it is white and it is really
[00:20:14] appetizing. So the small bag here is
[00:20:17] 13,000, this is the big bag here is
[00:20:21] 15,000. We also have white corn where the bag
[00:20:25] is 25,000, we have yellow corn also the
[00:20:29] bag at 15,000. Here are the foufous that come from
[00:20:32] Boemba, the long bag there is 15,000.
[00:20:36] 11. After making her purchases, Mrs.
[00:20:39] Aurélie Kokombi, a businesswoman, rejoices, "I came
[00:20:43] to buy to sell, to resell it. I
[00:20:46] bought plantains, sweet bananas."
[00:21:01] but here it's piles of bananas produced in the Congo Ubongi department and
[00:21:04] significant quantities of Niam from Bounji
[00:21:07] are also sold at affordable
[00:21:10] prices. Bananas have a short shelf
[00:21:13] life, so customers need to come and buy quickly
[00:21:17] so that the bananas don't rot. We had
[00:21:21] launched a WhatsApp message on the first day so that the
[00:21:24] restaurants in the Congo department would come and buy cassava,
[00:21:28] foufou, bananas, including fish. Buying
[00:21:32] these products from far away is encouraging these farmers to
[00:21:35] produce more to ensure food self-sufficiency in
[00:21:39] Congo. Note that thanks to the mobility of buses, purchases at the
[00:21:43] GFAC are made until the evening.
[00:21:46] So, you are all invited to go and stock up at the
[00:21:50] GFAC. Forest cooperation between Congo and
[00:21:54] Mali is about to take a new turn. Visiting
[00:21:59] of the 2nd edition of the GFAC,
[00:22:02] Agriculture and Forests Ibrahimma Samake was
[00:22:07] of Forest Economy Rosalie Matondo. The objective of this
[00:22:11] meeting: to support Mali, a country with
[00:22:14] an arid tropical climate, in the sustainable preservation
[00:22:17] of its forest ecosystems within the framework of the United
[00:22:30] minister requested a meeting with his Congolese counterpart. On the
[00:22:33] table for discussion was the political will to establish a framework
[00:22:37] of cooperation between Congo and Mali.
[00:22:40] The problem of climate change is real, you know, when you look
[00:22:44] at forests, natural resources, they
[00:22:47] are exhaustible. And the pressure from...
[00:22:51] is enormous. Today there is what we call an ecological debt,
[00:22:54] meaning the pressure today is stronger than
[00:22:57] nature can give. So without that, tomorrow
[00:23:01] there will be problems of climate change, problems like
[00:23:05] diseases. Without the forest, without the
[00:23:09] trees that are threatening us, we must join
[00:23:12] hands to try to support the forest, to try to
[00:23:16] restore, to try to prevent what we call the extinction
[00:23:20] of certain species. Perhaps Congo is not affected by that,
[00:23:24] Mali today, when we look at the fauna and flora, practically
[00:23:28] the flora, many tree species no longer exist,
[00:23:31] they are gone. We have come to see what Congo, Madam, with its
[00:23:34] department and its technicians, if it manages to
[00:23:38] put in place at least a model of convention, a memorandum
[00:23:41] of understanding, how our country can benefit from Congo.
[00:23:44] For the Congolese government, which in partnership with Pinude had just
[00:23:48] launched the national program for the development of non-timber forest products
[00:23:52] for the benefit of 2300 members of local communities
[00:23:55] and indigenous peoples, this framework of cooperation is very
[00:23:58] beneficial. Mali also has extensive experience in
[00:24:02] livestock, in fruit production, and
[00:24:09] of valuing non-timber forest products with our center,
[00:24:13] within the framework of training, and I am happy to know that he is also
[00:24:16] a colleague who is a researcher within the framework of...
[00:24:20] with our universities, training centers, we can
[00:24:24] indeed develop a win-win partnership
[00:24:27] agreement, as we wish, so that we can exchange
[00:24:30] our experiences and why not go further, exchange
[00:24:34] plant material and knowledge. The two
[00:24:37] countries, each with its expertise, will soon
[00:24:40] establish this framework of cooperation to thus translate
[00:24:43] into action the will to
[00:24:46] achieve. policy of their respective
[00:24:50] heads of state.
[00:24:53] A model that attracts beyond Congolese borders, the
[00:24:57] Minister in charge of Youth of the Democratic
[00:25:00] Republic of Congo, Grace Coutinho, expressed her
[00:25:04] satisfaction with the system for integrating
[00:25:08] out-of-school youth established in Obéville in the Bowenza
[00:25:12] department, a system that she deems worthy of being
[00:25:15] replicated for African youth, a statement made
[00:25:19] after leaving the office of the
[00:25:31] the Republic of Congo, the Minister in charge of Youth of the
[00:25:35] Democratic Republic of Congo, Grace Coutinho, could not
[00:25:38] start her series of visits to the various
[00:25:41] public administrations without meeting her counterpart, the Minister of Youth of
[00:25:45] Congo, Hugo Gulondeli. Sharing the two
[00:25:49] closest capitals in the world with almost the
[00:25:52] same social realities, the two personalities discussed
[00:25:56] several bilateral issues in favor of
[00:25:59] young people. It was truly a pleasure to have been received by Minister Goland.
[00:26:03] Uh, we discussed the ties we have between our two
[00:26:06] countries, seeing how we can strengthen our
[00:26:09] relations in order to bring concrete results
[00:26:13] for our two youths, and we hope that in the coming days
[00:26:16] some of the projects that we have in common will come to
[00:26:20] fruition. We are discussing the youth advantage card that we have
[00:26:24] already launched in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which should be put in
[00:26:27] place by October or November, but also to ensure
[00:26:31] that here. Uh, in Congo Brazzaville, that this advantage
[00:26:35] card is also there, so that young people from Brazzaville
[00:26:38] can feel at home when they come to the Democratic
[00:26:41] Republic of Congo, and that young people from Kinshasa can feel at home
[00:26:45] and also benefit from the advantages when they come here. The
[00:26:49] socio-professional integration project for young people developed in Obéville in
[00:26:52] Bowenza is already attracting admiration
[00:26:55] from outside Congolese borders. The reintegration centers
[00:26:59] that we are also launching in the DRC have already started. Here
[00:27:02] also in Brazzaville, so it was truly a good exchange,
[00:27:06] but above all the objective is to strengthen our relations, as our two
[00:27:10] presidents do so well, with the hope of seeing each other
[00:27:13] very soon, the two personalities agreed to continue their
[00:27:16] discussion under the blessing of the two heads of state, Félix Antoine
[00:27:20] Tisekedi Tulumbo and Denis Sasu
[00:27:22] Ngesu.
[00:27:26] It has been 75 years since the Kimbanguist Youth Union
[00:27:30] was founded. To commemorate this historic
[00:27:33] date, a service was organized at the Kimbanguist
[00:27:36] temple of Plateau des 15 Ans, a moment of reflection that
[00:27:40] allowed the faithful of this religious denomination to remember
[00:27:43] the missions of this platform, called to defend the interests of the
[00:27:47] religion and to carry its message around the world. The
[00:27:50] ceremony was held in the presence of Armel
[00:27:54] the Papa
[00:28:03] the temple of the Kimbanguist parish of Plateau des 15 Ans, marks
[00:28:07] the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Kimbanguist
[00:28:10] Youth Union. This celebration highlights
[00:28:14] the spiritual fervor and commitment of youth
[00:28:18] within the church since its creation in
[00:28:21] 1951. 75 years after its
[00:28:24] foundation, the Kimbanguist Youth Union
[00:28:29] evangelization and social actions of the church. The
[00:28:33] youth, stand up,
[00:28:35] work, the land belongs to you, Youth
[00:28:38] Day is the day when we talk about
[00:28:42] vision, discipline, and when we
[00:28:45] put all that into practice, prayer is the strength
[00:28:48] of youth, working the land is now a youthful
[00:28:52] mission, the faithful of this religious denomination
[00:28:55] expressed their joy and their attachment to the values of
[00:29:00] four represents a foundation for
[00:29:06] to accompany the work of Papa Simon
[00:29:09] the contribution of youth is to be able to
[00:29:13] mobilize and also go and work in this
[00:29:16] field in Mandombé. It turns out that
[00:29:20] uh, to start planting, you would first have
[00:29:23] to prepare the soil, so that will require labor, and the labor will be
[00:29:27] youth. Another highlight of this service was the official presentation
[00:29:30] to the church of a agricultural tractor intended for
[00:29:34] the work of the Mandombé agro-pastoral center in the
[00:29:37] Pool department. This gift from
[00:29:40] Koriki aims to strengthen the center's production capacities,
[00:29:44] while encouraging Kimbanguist youth to invest
[00:29:48] more in agricultural activities. The spiritual leader
[00:29:51] noted that the rice we cultivate is beautiful and
[00:29:55] consumed by Congolese, but it is organic rice without
[00:29:59] chemical fertilizers, without chemical input, so.
[00:30:02] He said, why not do that in the Pool
[00:30:06] so that we strengthen
[00:30:10] okay, the production to
[00:30:13] reduce imports also. The Papa
[00:30:16] Simon Kimbangu Foundation, through its president, presented a check
[00:30:20] for 2 million CFA francs to start the work of the Mandombé
[00:30:24] agro-pastoral center. On the same occasion, a parade was
[00:30:27] organized by the faithful to celebrate
[00:30:30] with enthusiasm the day of August 4th, dedicated to Kimbanguist
[00:30:34] youth by the first spiritual leader and
[00:30:37] legal representative Josephinda,
[00:30:41] the fraternal visits to
[00:30:47] accounting firms and expertise launched yesterday continued
[00:30:50] today. The teams from the Order of Chartered
[00:30:53] Accountants of Congo visited several firms in the
[00:30:57] capital with the aim of