The Belgian Federal Development Aid Minister Meryame Kitir (Flemish socialist) signed an agreement between Belgium and DRC to the tune of 16 million euro on Thursday that should provide more and better jobs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ms Kitir is one of several ministers from Belgium, including the Federal Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Flemish liberal) that are accompanying King Filip and Queen Mathilde on their first state visit to Congo.
She signed the cooperation agreement with Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula.
With Belgian support, Congo intends to develop a better system of labour protection, by strengthening dialogue between employees and employers. Through measures such as better training and the creation of a real job placement service, the plan should also ensure the creation of 12,000 high-quality jobs in the country.
The Belgian initiative will later be expanded to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda.