A technical meeting was held on Feb. 24, 2026, in Kinshasa between the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Société d’Exploitation du Guichet Unique Intégral (SEGUCE-RDC), and the Senegalese company Gaindé 2000. According to a ministry statement, discussions focused on supporting the rollout of digitalized import, export and transit procedures launched on Dec. 29, 2025.

The reform is based on interconnecting the Single Window for Foreign Trade system (S-One) with the Sydonia customs system. It makes electronic transmission of supporting documents between SEGUCE and Customs mandatory. Required commercial documents for import and export operations are centralized within the Single Window system and automatically transferred to Customs for declaration processing. Authorities say the measure will reduce delays, strengthen traceability, curb documentary fraud and boost public revenue collection.

The ministry said the Feb. 24 meeting focused on establishing experience-sharing arrangements between SEGUCE-RDC and Gaindé 2000. The Senegalese firm developed the ORBUS system, a digital single window used notably at the port of Dakar.

According to information available on the ORBUS platform, the system and its Orbus Infinity version offer expanded functionalities by interconnecting stakeholders across the logistics and port chain, including freight forwarders, shipping companies, terminal operators, carriers and customs authorities. The platform also integrates value-added services that go beyond document transmission.

These include electronic signature functionality designed to ensure the authenticity and validation of documents issued for import and export procedures. The ministry said this solution is of particular interest to the Congolese authorities and was central to the Feb. 24 technical meeting in Kinshasa.

Gaindé 2000 has also been implemented in several African countries, including Burkina Faso, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Conakry and Guinea-Bissau, according to the ministry.

Timothée Manoke