A working session was held today at the General Secretariat for Research, in which the following took part:

• The Secretary General for Research, Prof. Dr. Antoine TSHIMPI.
• A delegation from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) represented by Mr. Yves NASSOURI and Mr. Balford WETSHI.
• Researchers from the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN): Prof. BIEY MAKALI and Mr. Bertin MBUYA (finalist in Environment and head of the research project “Bambouseraie de Kinshasa”)

The discussions focused on three projects, two of which have a high environmental impact, relating to the organization of the Francophone Games scheduled for July in Kinshasa:

• Bamboo planting at the Francophone Games venues: “CONGOLESE FRANCOPHONY BAMBOUSERAIE”.
• Project for the collection, recycling and transformation of plastics to be used during the Francophone Games: "CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DURING THE FRANCOPHONE GAMES THROUGH THE SANITATION AND RECYCLING OF PLASTICS." On this occasion, a visit to the UNIKIN bamboo grove was made at the end of the work.
• Visit of Lilian THURAM to the UNIKIN site at the end of March 2023: A schedule has been put in place to welcome the former footballer and 1998 world champion, Lilian THURAM, whose attachment to sporting and human values is well known.

Done in Kinshasa, February 23, 2023

Prof. Dr. Antoine TSHIMPI