The Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken its investment opportunities directly to Israeli businesses, presenting projects in sectors that could improve daily life while supporting the country’s economic transformation.
The National Agency for Investment Promotion, known as ANAPI, participated in an investor roundtable in Tel Aviv organised with the Israel Export Institute.
The Congolese presentation highlighted opportunities in water technology, smart agriculture, agro-industry, clean energy, waste management and environmentally responsible mining.
The message was that, the DRC is not only seeking buyers for its raw materials. It wants technology, capital and technical partnerships capable of supporting production and delivering practical solutions inside the country.
The roundtable is an important investment-promotion step because it connected the Congolese delegation directly with businesses operating in sectors that match major national needs.
No new investment contract or financing package was announced at the event. The immediate achievement was putting Congolese opportunities before potential partners and creating a route for business discussions to continue.
What happened in Tel Aviv?
According to ANAPI, the agency used the roundtable to promote the DRC as an investment destination and present opportunities available to Israeli companies.
The meeting was organised with the Israel Export Institute, an institution that connects Israeli businesses with international markets and supports commercial partnerships.
Instead of limiting the visit to diplomatic meetings, the Congolese side brought development priorities into a private-sector setting where companies could examine areas for possible cooperation.
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Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has taken its investment opportunities directly to Israeli businesses, presenting projects in sectors that could improve daily life while supporting the country’s economic transformation.
The National Agency for Investment Promotion, known as ANAPI, participated in an investor roundtable in Tel Aviv organised with the Israel Export Institute.
The Congolese presentation highlighted opportunities in water technology, smart agriculture, agro-industry, clean energy, waste management and environmentally responsible mining.
The message was that, the DRC is not only seeking buyers for its raw materials. It wants technology, capital and technical partnerships capable of supporting production and delivering practical solutions inside the country.
The roundtable is an important investment-promotion step because it connected the Congolese delegation directly with businesses operating in sectors that match major national needs.
No new investment contract or financing package was announced at the event. The immediate achievement was putting Congolese opportunities before potential partners and creating a route for business discussions to continue.
What happened in Tel Aviv?
According to ANAPI, the agency used the roundtable to promote the DRC as an investment destination and present opportunities available to Israeli companies.
The meeting was organised with the Israel Export Institute, an institution that connects Israeli businesses with international markets and supports commercial partnerships.
Instead of limiting the visit to diplomatic meetings, the Congolese side brought development priorities into a private-sector setting where companies could examine areas for possible cooperation.
The sectors presented were:
water technology;
smart agriculture;
agro-industry;
clean energy;
waste management; and
environmentally responsible mining.
These sectors are important because they connect investment with needs that Congolese communities and businesses experience every day.
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Why this investment outreach so Important for DRC
Attracting investment requires more than announcing that the DRC has natural resources and a large population.
Potential investors need to see specific sectors, understand the problems that projects can solve and know which Congolese institutions can help them move from interest to implementation.
ANAPI’s participation gives the DRC a direct channel for presenting those opportunities and beginning conversations with companies that may have relevant technology, financing networks or technical experience.
This is also a sign of more active economic diplomacy.
The wider DRC–Israel visit included discussions on investment, innovation, agriculture, healthcare, education and emerging technologies. Africanews reported that both governments want a long-term partnership capable of supporting the well-being and prosperity of their citizens.
The ANAPI roundtable brought that broad diplomatic ambition closer to the business community.
Five practical opportunities presented by the DRC
1. Water technology
Water technology could produce some of the most immediate benefits for Congolese communities.
The DRC has enormous freshwater resources, but many households, schools, hospitals and businesses still lack reliable access to safe drinking water.
Investment could potentially support water capture, treatment, pumping, storage, distribution, leak detection and wastewater reuse.
The Israel Export Institute’s water sector promotes companies working on water management and related technologies. That makes the roundtable a useful setting for connecting Congolese needs with companies capable of proposing technical solutions.
The strongest projects would install systems inside the DRC, train Congolese technicians and ensure that equipment can be maintained locally.
2. Smart agriculture and agro-industry
Agriculture is one of the DRC’s largest opportunities for employment, food security and economic diversification.
Smart-farming technology can help producers manage irrigation, monitor soil and crops, reduce water loss and improve yields. Agro-industry can then turn harvests into packaged or processed products with greater value.
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The Israel Export Institute’s agtech programme connects businesses involved in agricultural technology and food-production solutions.
For the DRC, productive partnerships could support:
irrigation and water-efficient farming;
greenhouse and protected cultivation;
crop monitoring and farm data;
improved storage and cold chains;
food processing and packaging;
reduction of post-harvest losses; and
technical training for farmers and agricultural workers.
The goal would be to help Congolese farmers produce more, lose less after harvest and reach stronger markets.
No province, crop, farmer group or agro-industrial facility was selected during the reported roundtable. Those details would need to emerge through follow-up discussions.
3. Clean energy
Reliable energy is essential for households, hospitals, schools, mines, farms and factories.
Clean-energy investment could support solar systems, mini-grids, energy storage, productive rural electrification and power solutions for businesses operating far from the national grid.
This could be especially useful for agricultural processing, water pumping, cold storage and small industries that cannot function consistently without electricity.
The Israel Export Institute’s cleantech sector includes technologies connected to energy and environmental solutions.
For the DRC, the most valuable partnerships would combine equipment with installation, technical training, local maintenance and a realistic financing model.
4. Waste management and recycling
Rapidly growing Congolese cities generate large volumes of waste, much of which is not collected or processed through modern systems.
Investment in waste management could support collection, sorting, recycling, composting and the conversion of selected waste streams into useful materials or energy.
Better systems could improve public health, reduce pollution and create new economic activity around the circular economy.
Projects could also open opportunities for Congolese small and medium-sized businesses working in collection, plastics, organic waste, construction materials and recycling.
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The roundtable did not announce a waste-management concession or identify a participating city. It placed the sector before potential partners for further study.
5. Environmentally responsible mining
Mining remains central to the Congolese economy, but the country increasingly wants investment that creates more value, protects communities and reduces environmental harm.
Responsible-mining opportunities could include cleaner production systems, water treatment, environmental monitoring, mine-waste management, traceability and technologies that improve safety and efficiency.
The strongest partnerships would also support local processing, Congolese suppliers, skilled employment and technology transfer.
This is so important because the DRC’s minerals should contribute to industrialisation and national development, not only leave the country as unprocessed exports.
From diplomatic dialogue to economic engagement
The investor meeting followed high-level talks between DRC Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
The two countries signed memoranda concerning political consultations and cooperation between their diplomatic academies. They also discussed broader cooperation in trade, agriculture, innovation, healthcare, education and technology.
The ANAPI roundtable added a commercial dimension to that visit.
It gave Congolese representatives an opportunity to move from general statements about cooperation toward direct contact with businesses that could examine projects.
ANAPI’s role in attracting investment
ANAPI is responsible for promoting the DRC as an investment destination, informing potential investors and helping approved projects navigate national procedures.
Its presence at an international business roundtable allows the country to present opportunities rather than wait for investors to discover them independently.
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