It is our great pleasure to inform you that upon his return to KINSHASA from a very successful official trip to Brussels and Paris, His Excellency, Mr. KISIMBA NGOY, Minister of Justice of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has officially indicated to the Congolese press his willingness to see the DRC join the OHADA common system of business laws as soon as February 2006. The article stating the Minister's commitment is posted on your www.ohada.com website.

This is great news for all of us; indeed, the fact that the DRC is now moving ahead fast to join OHADA is an historic step forward for the OHADA business law unification process and the resulting enhanced economic rule of law and investors' confidence in the DRC and in Africa.