Henri Loundou, Director of cabinet, representing the Minister of Finance and Budget, Calixte Nganongo, opened, Tuesday 19 November 2019 in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, the 23^rd Experts Committee Meeting of Customs Directors General Conference of the World Customs Organization (WCO)- West and Central Africa (WCA). The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area is on the agenda.

Henri Loundou, director of cabinet, representing Calixte Nganongo, Minister of Finance and Budget, has officially launched the activities of three (3) single clearing windows (GUD) and supervised the inauguration of three (3) Postal Bank branches in Congo (BPC).  The ceremonies took place on Monday 29 in Cabosse and Souanké, in the Sangha division, and on Tuesday 30 July 2019 in Ewo, in the Cuvette-Ouest division. 

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes (DGDDI), Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, and the Acting Director General of the Congolese Shippers' Council (CCC), Séraphin Mouendzi, signed Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in Brazzaville, a Memorandum of Understanding on the Control and Tracking of international traffic in goods, just after the document has been reviewed and adopted by the experts from both Directorates. 

Forty-four Congolese customs officers took part in the first selection test for the inspector training. The tests were launched, on Friday, May, 3 2019, at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Regional Training Centre in Brazzaville, Congo, by Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxes. 

Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, Directorate General of Customs does not want to miss the boat. In the footsteps of his tutelage Ministry, the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation is determined to meet the objectives set by the Government to the Administration for which it is responsible to conduct the destiny. The Congolese Minister of Customs carried out, from Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 March 2019 a working mission in Pointe-Noire and Kouilou divisions. Considering the fruitful discussion with the divisional authorities, economic operators and executives under supervision, it appeared that the harvest has been very good, both the prospects and commitments made by some, and the others, are decisive and very encouraging. 

The Director General  of Customs and Indirect Taxation, Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, held a working session, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in Brazzaville, with the delegation of the National Office of the Trade Union of Congo (SCC), led by its president, Vincent Ngambi.

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation, Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, received, Tuesday 26 March 2019 in Brazzaville, the new Executive Bureau of the trade union section of the trade union Confederation of Congo- National Federation of financial workers (C.S.T.C-FE.NA.TREF), led by Elaut Bellot-Bellard, Secretary General of CSTC- FE.NA.TREF.

The Director of the Forecast and Statistics, Lucie Sakala, representing the Director General of Customs and Indirects taxes, Guénolé Mbongo Koumou, in partnership with the company Webb Fontaine-Congo, represented by its Managing Director, Marco Franchi, launched, Friday 8 February 2019 at Pointe-Noire, the functioning of the e-customs portal and the Prior Import Declaration (DPI), to facilitate the procedures of customs clearance.   

The World Customs Organization (WCO) celebrates each year, the International Customs Day. “Smart’’ borders for seamless Trade, Travel and Transport " is the theme chosen by the international community to celebrate this day, Saturday, January, 2019. 

The activities of three single points of goods clearance (GUD) and three branches of Congo postal bank (BPC) were officially launched, on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 January 2019, at Impfondo, Mokabi and Bétou, in the Likouala division, by Henri Loundou, cabinet director, representing Calixte Nganongo, Minister of Finance and Budget.