A CCRCC™ initiativeCanada · Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Documented leaders, delegations and institutional support

The Forum records public leaders, diplomats, executives, experts and entrepreneurs whose participation, representation, message or institutional relationship has been documented.

Public and institutional leadership

Profiles preserve each person’s function and historical context, including Julien Paluku Kahongya and Barnabé Muakadi Muamba alongside diplomatic, municipal, financial and business leaders.

Official messages and letters

Letters, protocol messages and recognition are classified by year and exact nature; participation is never transformed into endorsement.

A growing bilateral network

These records demonstrate the Forum’s convening capacity while protecting factual precision and institutional integrity.

Forum Congo–Canada · CCRCC™

People and institutional support

Two editions brought together or engaged public, diplomatic, economic, academic and diaspora figures around a shared ambition: to deepen dialogue and cooperation between Canada and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This page carefully distinguishes speaking engagements, institutional representation, associated profiles and official messages. Attendance or an invitation is never presented as support without documentary evidence.
2documented editions
2025founding edition
2026expanded reach
2027provisional next edition
Evidence-based credibility

An institutional record grounded in evidence

Roles are stated in the context of the relevant edition. Photographs, programs, reports and letters held by the CCRCC™ form the basis of this presentation.

Team, partners and institutional guests in the 2026 Congo–Canada Forum record

A platform for connection

The Forum connects public bodies, economic institutions, universities, businesses and diaspora networks around practical cooperation.

2025 edition

The founding edition and its contributing voices

The 2025 final report documents participation or representation from Canada, the DRC, the City of Gatineau, Global Affairs Canada, universities and diaspora networks.

Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, Mayor of Gatineau, associated with the 2025 Forum edition
Official speaking engagement · 2025

Maude Marquis-Bissonnette

Mayor of Gatineau · City of Gatineau

An institutional speaking engagement at Université du Québec en Outaouais
University and knowledge

Murielle Laberge

Rector · Université du Québec en Outaouais

Institutional and economic Canada–DRC dialogue at the Forum
Bilateral diplomacy

Joska Kabongo Ngoy

DRC Ambassador to Canada · 2025 edition

Entrepreneurship, culture and diaspora at the Forum
Economy and diaspora

Joseph Mbuyi Mukendi

Director General · FSPEEJ, DRC

Mark CarneyPrime Minister of Canada · official message, 2025
Steven MacKinnonParliament of Canada · official speaking engagement
Bienvenu-Olivier NtumbaMember of Parliament · official speaking engagement
Pegatha TaylorGlobal Affairs Canada · institutional representation
Isidore Kwandja NgemboFrancophonie · official speaking engagement
Yves Bunkulu ZolaFormer DRC minister · official speaking engagement
Fabien HébertAssemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario
Thierno Soulan DialloFédération des Associations Africaines du Canada
Dady DjambaCongolese community of Washington, DC
2026 edition

Associated and announced institutional profiles

The official materials for the 2026 edition identify ministers, diplomats, elected officials, agency leaders and experts. The form of participation or representation remains subject to the confirmations held in the archives.

Julien Paluku Kahongya, DRC Minister of Foreign Trade, 2026 Forum profile
Officially confirmed participation

Julien Paluku Kahongya

Minister of Foreign Trade · Government of the DRC

Joska Kabongo Ngoy, DRC Ambassador to Canada, 2026 Forum profile
Diplomacy

Joska Kabongo Ngoy

DRC Ambassador to Canada

Greg Fergus, Member of Parliament for Hull–Aylmer, 2026 Forum profile
Parliament of Canada

Greg Fergus

Member of Parliament for Hull–Aylmer

Pierre Cléroux, BDC Chief Economist, 2026 Forum profile
Economy

Pierre Cléroux

Vice President, Research and Chief Economist · BDC

Barnabé Muakadi Muamba, DRC tax administration, 2026 Forum profile
Public administration

Barnabé Muakadi Muamba

Direction générale des impôts · DRC

Didier Mazenga Mukanzu, DRC Minister of Tourism, 2026 Forum profile
Government of the DRC

Didier Mazenga Mukanzu

Minister of Tourism

Samuel Mbemba Tanda Kabuya, DRC Minister of Human Rights, 2026 Forum profile
Government of the DRC

Samuel Mbemba Tanda Kabuya

Minister of Human Rights

Godefroy Kizaba Amkampese, ANADEC Director General, 2026 Forum profile
Entrepreneurship

Godefroy Kizaba Amkampese

Director General · ANADEC

Joseph Mbuyi Mukendi, FSPEEJ Director General, 2026 Forum profile
Youth and employment

Joseph Mbuyi Mukendi

Director General · FSPEEJ

Laurent Munzemba Kompa, FOGEC Director General, 2026 Forum profile
Financing

Laurent Munzemba Kompa

Director General · FOGEC

Isidore Kwandja Ngembo, Francophonie, 2026 Forum profile
Francophonie

Isidore Kwandja Ngembo

Francophone cooperation and outreach

Dady Djamba, Congolese diaspora leadership in the United States, 2026 Forum profile
Diaspora

Dady Djamba

Diaspora leadership · United States

Official archives

Messages, letters and recognition

Documents are presented by year. Where a public link is not yet available, the original remains held in the CCRCC™ archives.

Message from the Prime Minister of Canada

The Right Honourable Mark Carney · Prime Minister of Canada · Ottawa · 2025

The message greets participants and highlights the Forum’s role in networking and building strong partnerships between Canada and the DRC.

Content based on the official 2025 letter identified in the French archive.

Confirmation from the Ministry of Foreign Trade

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Letter No. 132 · March 3, 2026

The document officially confirms the minister’s participation, accompanied by a delegation, in the Forum’s proceedings.

Document held in the CCRCC™ archives; publication in full requires a verified public link.

Further municipal, parliamentary, diplomatic or institutional letters will be added after their signature, date and public status have been verified.

Editorial governance

Credibility through precision

Historical roles

Each role is linked to the year of the edition and is not automatically presented as a current position.

Distinct statuses

Speaking engagement, representation, associated profile, official message and partnership are distinguished in the presentation.

Preserved sources

Programs, reports, photographs and letters provide the basis for checking the information presented.

A bilateral platform that deepens with each edition

Explore the resolutions, programs and archives documenting the Congo–Canada Forum’s development since 2025.

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