Félix Tshisekedi has made numerous public international trips to several countries as the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since taking office on 25 January 2019.
Summary The number of visits per country where Félix Tshisekedi traveled include: One visit: Belgium, Gabon, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. Two visits: China, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom. Three visits: Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Switzerland, and Uganda. Five visits: Angola and France. Nine visits: United States.
2010s
2019
#CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails1Luanda5 February 2019Met with President João Lourenço on his first official trip abroad as President.2Nairobi6 February 2019Met with President Uhuru Kenyatta.3Brazzaville7 February 2019Met with President Denis Sassou Nguesso.4Addis Ababa10–11 February 2019Attended the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.5Windhoek5–6 March 2019Official visit. Met with President Hage Geingob and former President Sam Nujoma.6Washington, D.C.3–6 April 2019Official visit. Met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.7Sochi23–24 October 2019Attended the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit.8Entebbe9–10 November 2019State visit. Attended the Uganda–DRC Joint Business Forum, which was aimed at enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries. He was accompanied by a delegation of more than 100 officials, including seven ministers.9Berlin14 November 2019Working visit at the invitation of the German government. Met with Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble and addressed members of the German–African parliamentary friendship group at the Bundestag.
2020s 2020 #CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails10London19–21 January 2020Visit to take part in the UK–Africa Investment Summit, his first visit to the United Kingdom as president.11Davos21–23 January 2020Attended the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Met with Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes on 22 January.12Washington, D.C.1–3 March 2020Official visit. Addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on 1 March, where he announced plans to appoint an ambassador to Israel, and met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on 3 March.
2021
#CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails13Cairo1–3 February 2021Official visit, his first to Egypt as president. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and attended the launch of four industrial projects financed by Afreximbank, with a combined value of US$400 million.14Addis Ababa5–7 February 2021Attended the 34th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, where he succeeded Cyril Ramaphosa as Chairperson of the African Union for 2021.15Doha28–30 March 2021Working visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Here, the two countries signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding covering economic, trade and technical cooperation, as well as aviation and maritime cooperation, and the protection of expected investments.16Brazzaville15–16 April 2021Attended the inauguration of President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 16 April.17Paris17–18 May 2021Attended the Summit on the Financing of African Economies hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, in his capacity as Chairperson of the African Union. Also met with Tunisian President Kais Saied on 17 May.18Rubavu25 June 2021Working visit. Met with President Paul Kagame at the La Corniche border post and toured Rubavu to assess damage from earthquakes that followed the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Kagame reciprocated with a visit to Goma the following day.19Jerusalem26–28 October 2021Met with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.20Rome30–31 October 2021Attended the 2021 G20 Rome summit.
2022
#CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails21Lusaka29 April 2022Official visit. Met with President Hakainde Hichilema and was scheduled to preside with him over the signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement between the two countries, following the launch of a joint Zambia–DRC Battery Precursor Initiative.22Luanda5–6 July 2022Attended a tripartite summit with President João Lourenço and Rwandan President Paul Kagame aimed at easing tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. The summit was convened by Lourenço in his capacity as chair of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, with a mandate from the African Union to mediate.23New York City20 September 2022Attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.24Jeddah15–16 October 2022State visit.25Bali14–16 November 2022Attended the 2022 G20 Bali summit. Held bilateral meetings with President Joko Widodo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.26London22–23 November 2022State visit.27Washington, D.C.13–15 December 2022Attended the United States–Africa Leaders Summit.
2023
#CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails28Addis Ababa17–19 February 2023Attended the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.29Beijing24–29 May 2023State visit. Met with President Xi Jinping.30Geneva15 June 2023Attended the World of Work Summit during the 111th Session of the International Labour Conference.31Paris22–23 June 2023Attended the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact.32Cairo21 October 2023Attended the Cairo Summit for Peace and met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.33Doha14–15 November 2023Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.34Dubai2 December 2023Working visit during COP28.
2024 #CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails35Berlin28 April 2024Working visit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.36Paris29 April – 1 May 2024Official visit. Met with French President Emmanuel Macron.37Beijing2–4 September 2024State visit. Met with President Xi Jinping.38New York City22 September 2024Attended the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.39Budapest29 September – 1 October 2024State visit. Met with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.40Entebbe30 October 2024Working visit. Met with President Yoweri Museveni.
2025
#CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails41Astana9–10 September 2025State visit. Met with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.42Pretoria18 September 2025Working visit. Met with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Mahlamba Ndlopfu presidential residence.43New York City21–26 September 2025Attended the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the events marking the UN's 80th anniversary. He was named a vice-president of the session and was scheduled to address the Assembly on 23 September.44Brussels9 October 2025Official visit. Met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Berlaymont building.45Washington, D.C.4 December 2025Travelled with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in order to ratify the DRC–Rwanda peace agreement and the Regional Economic Integration Framework.
2026 #CountryAreas visitedDatesDetails46Luanda5 January 2026Working visit. Met with President João Lourenço and discussed peace talks concerning the M23 conflict.47Luanda8 January 2026Working visit. Held discussions with President João Lourenço that focused on framing a potential intra-Congolese political dialogue, defining key players for regional mediation, and supporting peace frameworks under the Washington and Doha processes.48Lomé12 January 2026Working visit. Met with President Faure Gnassingbé.49Davos18–23 January 2026Attended the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).50Paris23 January 2026Working visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron following his trip to the World Economic Forum.51Abu Dhabi2 February 2026Working visit. Met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and signed a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) at the Qasr Al Watan presidential palace.52Washington, D.C.4–5 February 2026Working visit. Met with President Donald Trump.53Luanda9 February 2026Working visit. Held discussions with other African leaders as part of broader diplomatic talks.54Paris25 February 2026Working visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the escalating security crisis and conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the M23 rebel group, alongside regional mediation efforts.55Doha1–2 April 2026Working visit. Met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in a gesture of solidarity amid regional tensions in the Middle East. The two leaders discussed the conflict in eastern DR Congo and the Doha process, as well as Qatari investment in the DRC.56Kampala11–12 May 2026Official visit. Attended the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni on 12 May. Both countries were expected to sign six memoranda of understanding on trade, infrastructure and security following the ninth session of the Joint Permanent Commission.57Nairobi12 May 2026Attended the closing of the Africa–France Summit, travelling from Uganda.58Budapest28 May–2 June 2026Attended the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final at the Puskás Aréna as part of a high-level presidential delegation.59Cairo10 June 2026Bilateral visit. Met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and regional security.60Houston16 June 2026Attended the DR Congo national team's opening group match against Portugal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was the country's first World Cup appearance in 52 years.61Brazzaville3 July 2026Working visit. Met with President Denis Sassou Nguesso.62Libreville15–17 August 2026Guest of honour of President Brice Oligui Nguema at the celebrations of the 66th anniversary of Gabon's independence. Attended the 17 August commemoration at the Esplanade de la Concorde alongside the leaders of The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, and took part in the inauguration of the Concorde monument.63Dar es Salaam17–18 August 2026Working visit that was aimed at bolstering trade and investment ties.64Jerusalem1 September 2026Working visit. Met with President Isaac Herzog, who welcomed him in Jerusalem and said the visit reciprocated Tshisekedi's hosting of Herzog in Kinshasa. Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner accompanied him, and held talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on security and economic cooperation and on implementation of the DRC–Rwanda peace agreement.
See also Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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