The visit of the Secretary General of Udps/Tshisekedi, Augustin Kabuya, to Europe in May 2023 was very fruitful in terms of political exchanges. Accompanied by a delegation made up of Me Elvis Mayo Bieme and Dr Jonas Kalambayi, respectively chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, Amisi Makutano, member of the presidium of the Youth League and Chairman of the board of directors of Ogefrem, and Me Patrick Yala Lemba, Kongo-central provincial Minister of Hydrocarbons, the SG had an intense political activity.
Upon his arrival at Zaventem airport, Augustin Kabuya was warmly welcomed by militants and executives of his party as well as those of other UDPS allies, led by the Federal President of Belgium and the National Secretary in charge of external relations, Ange Pabolangi. During his trip, the SG met with several delegations from the Federations of Great Britain and Belgium, those from the section of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a dozen young people from the “Autre vision du Congo” party. The exchanges focused on different topics, including the situation in the federations, unity, discipline, sincerity, non-exposure of party problems in social networks, etc.
Moreover, in Paris, the SG spoke with the members of the federation of France to discuss the questions of current state of the activities of the federation, the preparations for the presidential election, the financial and material means for the federation. At the end of the afternoon, the SG visited Alexandre Ngyekama, Federal President hospitalized at the Gonesse Hospital Center in the Ile de France region, with a message of comfort and support.
Back in Brussels, SG Augustin Kabuya received, in audience, several individuals and especially members of the federations of the Netherlands and Germany who had made this trip to the European capital to meet the day-to-day manager of the ruling party. . Then, the SG welcomed Ms. Benedicta Lasi, Secretary General of the Socialist International, who came to discuss the organization’s prospects, as well as Mr. Philippe Close, 1st Vice-President of the Belgian Socialist Party and Mayor of Brussels.
In short, the visit of SG Augustin Kabuya to Europe in May 2023 made it possible to strengthen the links between the Udps and its European allies and to discuss important political questions.