The Federal Government is supporting the consolidation of the democratic process and is committed to lasting political and economic reforms in order to prevent further destabilisation in the country and the region. A current priority is improving the security and humanitarian situation, especially in eastern Congo.

The then Foreign Minister Heiko Maas paid a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2019. In the same year, President Félix Tshisekedi went on his first trip to Germany, where he met Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and then Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. In April 2024, he travelled to Berlin for talks with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He attended the Munich Security Conference in February 2025. In November 2023, then Prime Minister Sama Lukonde visited Berlin for the G20 Compact with Africa Conference.

Bilateral development cooperation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo currently comprises an ongoing portfolio totalling around 500 million euro. The most recent intergovernmental consultations took place in February 2023, at which the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development pledged 90 million euro for the partner country. The next intergovernmental consultations are scheduled to take place in the last quarter of 2025. A comprehensive humanitarian assistance portfolio is also in place (54.7 million euro in 2024).

German development cooperation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo focuses on the following priorities: engagement for peace and stability, particularly in the eastern conflict provinces; transparent and responsible raw materials extraction, also as a contribution to global energy transition; access to drinking water and sustainable energy for the population; sustainable protection of the rainforest and thus the preservation of its unique biodiversity; and contributing to the fight against climate change.

In the area of humanitarian assistance, Germany is helping, among other things, to provide food aid and to promote specific protection projects for girls and women to tackle sexual and gender-based violence. It is also working to strengthen health services and clinics as well as to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services for people in need.

There is a low level of economic relations between Germany and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Goethe-Institut has maintained a liaison office in Kinshasa since 2015. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Hanns Seidel Foundation likewise have offices in Kinshasa.