The Consul General
His Excellency Mr Pacifique Hippolyte Luabeya
Consul General of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Antwerp, appointed by presidential ordinance of 14 July 2023
Doctor of public international law from the University of Lille and specialist in diplomatic and consular law and practice, our mission is built around Service, Accessibility and Promptness for every Congolese national.
Background
An academic and diplomatic career
University professor and doctor of public international law, the Consul General was appointed in Antwerp following the reopening of the Consulate General.
APPOINTMENT
Appointment and mandate
- Exequatur granted by the Belgian authorities on 16 June 2023
- Appointed Consul General of the DRC in Antwerp by presidential ordinance of 14 July 2023
TEACHING
University teaching
- Professor at the Catholic University of Congo and the University of Kinshasa
- Adjunct lecturer in public law at the University of Lille
EDUCATION
Academic background
- Doctorate in public international law, University of Lille (2023)
- Master’s in international development, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul (2015)
- Master’s in international humanitarian law and human rights, CRIDHAC, University of Kinshasa (2013)
- Licence (5-year degree) in public international law and international relations, University of Kinshasa (2011)
EXPERTISE
Areas of specialisation
- Public international law
- Human rights
- Diplomatic and consular law and practice
- Constitutional law (constitutional justice)
- EU external relations law (EU-OACPS relations)
- International development and cooperation between Southeast Asia and Africa
- Economic and mining diplomacy
- Preventive diplomacy (consultant at Thinking Africa, project « Peace, democracy, human rights and security » with the International Organisation of La Francophonie)
Publications
Thesis and publications
Doctoral thesis:
« La contribution de l’Union européenne à l’instauration d’un État de droit en République démocratique du Congo » (The European Union’s contribution to establishing the rule of law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The thesis analyses the EU’s actions in the DRC, identifies their limits and proposes solutions suited to the country’s legal and political context.
View the publications (2015 to 2024)
2024
- « Police des manifestations sportives, culturelles et religieuses », in Guerard Stéphane et Delacroix Guillaume (dir.), Les commissaires de justice au service du droit public, Paris, Dalloz, 2024, fiche 18.
- « Érection d’une zone de préemption par une commune », in Guerard Stéphane et Delacroix Guillaume (dir.), Les commissaires de justice au service du droit public, Paris, Dalloz, 2024, fiche 24.
- « Contraventions de grande voirie », in Guerard Stéphane et Delacroix Guillaume (dir.), Les commissaires de justice au service du droit public, Paris, Dalloz, 2024, fiche 114.
- « Délimitation du domaine public maritime », in Guerard Stéphane et Delacroix Guillaume (dir.), Les commissaires de justice au service du droit public, Paris, Dalloz, 2024, fiche 117.
2019
« Le droit économique congolais : entre hybridation et tradition », in Mingashang Ivon et Segihobe B. Jean-Paul (dir.), Du droit à l’économie et de l’économie au droit, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 2019, pp. 117-142.
2017
« L’action du juge constitutionnel congolais sous le prisme des ordres juridiques international et européen : vers un ius constitutionale commune universalis ? », Politéia, n° 32, automne 2017, pp. 339-469.
2016
Avec Tshinanga Ngelu Pierre, Intangibilité des frontières : une preuve de la maturité africaine, Paris, Éditions Connaissances et savoirs, 114 p.
2015
- « Paix, démocratie et droits de l’homme : un triptyque salvateur pour la République démocratique du Congo », Thinking Africa, NDP n° 31, septembre 2015.
- « La diplomatie coréenne en Afrique : entre l’agressivité chinoise et la force tranquille japonaise », Thinking Africa, NDR n° 19, juin 2015.
- « État développementaliste capitaliste au XXIe siècle et respect des droits humains », Thinking Africa, NDR n° 17, mai 2015.
- « La coopération au développement coréano-congolaise à l’aune des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement », Thinking Africa, NDR n° 16, avril 2015.
Our missions
SAC: Service, Accessibility and Promptness
Administrative and consular
- Issuing civil status and consular documents
- Consular protection
- Information sessions to help integration in Flanders and to combat illegal residence
- Certain services are free for students (attestations and marriage fees), except the ordinary passport.
PAP: Promotion, Support and Advocacy
Economic and commercial
- Promoting investment opportunities in the DRC: information, tax advantages, conferences and forums
- Support for Congolese businesses in Belgium and for investors heading to the DRC (administrative, tax and legal procedures, visas)
- Mediation between Congolese institutions and investors, and advocacy for the improvement of the business climate.
Research
Scientific and cultural
- Cooperation between higher education institutions: research, student mobility, exchanges and scholarships
- Support for Congolese students in the consular district, from their arrival to their return home.
- Promoting Congolese culture
Diaspora
Serving the Congolese diaspora
- Networking the diaspora and building links with Belgian economic and political actors
- Support for entrepreneurship and diversification of activities
- Support for the most promising projects through to their completion in the DRC
- Four levers: training, remittances geared towards entrepreneurship, trade and investment, and the transfer of skills on return
Address
Justitiestraat 6B
2018 Antwerpen
Belgium
Consular district
Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, East Flanders, West Flanders, Limburg
Document drop-off
9 am to 12 pm
Document collection
3 pm to 4 pm