N’Djili International Airport in Kinshasa is undergoing a redevelopment triggered by private Congolese investor InfraRose. It involves a new terminal and airside infrastructure balancing operational efficiency, cultural identity and future-ready design. When completed, the redeveloped airport will serve as a modern gateway for the DRC and Central Africa, embedded in a sustainability framework tailored to the airport’s long-term environmental, economic and social goals – aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the DRC’s national priorities. In this panel, the airport investor, architect and airport consultant will address the opportunities and challenges of this unique undertaking.

• A unique development model for African airports supported by local private enterprise
• How to embed the airport development in a sustainability framework tailored to long-term environmental, economic and social goals
• How to create airports that are efficient and modular, and also perform their role as prestigious gateways to the country