Fourth Quarter 2013 Excerpt. This book contains excerpts from the larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations. Both books serve as practical, succinct, easy-to-use reference tools for lawyers, business people and academics to use in navigating the myriad laws and business issues impacting franchise arrangements in the region. This book provides an overview of the franchise industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and addresses the typical legal issues confronted when expanding a franchise system in Democratic Republic of the Congo, including regulatory requirements; currency exchange issues; tax matters; and dispute resolution. The larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations, covers those laws governing franchising in fifteen other African countries - Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.