KINSHASA, DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo will not receive a US$100 million support from the World Bank because of shortcomings and alleged cases of fraud and corruption in the government systems the lender has said.
The Washington D.C.- based lender
was set to make the initial payment on its four-year US$800 million programs in
December, to expand access to schooling throughout the country.
It decided to postpone the
disbursement after an investigation by Congo’s Inspector General of Finances
“revealed a number of shortcomings and alleged cases of fraud and corruption in
connection with the use of public funds in the sector, as well as weaknesses in
internal controls,” the World Bank said on early this week.
The president’s reforms to the
education system will continue even with the delay in funds and the country’s
new government will need to maximize its revenues to help finance it, his
spokesman Kasongo Mwema Yamba Yamba said in a text message Tuesday.
Tshisekedi is in the process of
identifying a new majority in parliament, which will result in a cabinet
overhaul. - Africa
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