At a trade dinner this week hosted by Equity Bank and attended by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, CEO James Mwangi announced that 26 Kenyan companies had committed to making investments in DRC worth over Ksh184 Billion ($1.6 Billion).  The firms were part of Kenya's delegation in an Equity-led trade mission to DRC last year.

Mwangi says the amount will be used to provide medical professionals with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Dr Mwangi's ambition to expand into 15 other African economies recognised

Equity Bank, which already has a footprint in the Democratic Republic of Congo, wants to expand its wings further.