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Congo central bank denies publishing figures on Tshisekedi’s travels

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Congo central bank denies publishing figures on Tshisekedi’s travels

The Central Bank of Congo says it neither produced nor published an official report on the $100 million attributed to President Félix Tshisekedi’s travels. It has asked Africa Intelligence and those who shared the figures to clarify their origin and correct any attribution to the BCC, according to the statement reported by Lepotentiel.

The Central Bank of Congo (BCC) says it neither produced nor published an official report containing figures on the budget for President Félix Tshisekedi’s travels, Lepotentiel reports, citing a statement from the institution.

The BCC has called on Africa Intelligence, as well as the media and people who shared the data, to clarify its source and correct any publication attributing it to the bank. It says that publishing figures linked to a public institution makes their authors, and those who repeat them without checking their origin, responsible, according to the statement.

The central bank says the clarification is intended to distinguish data published in the media from information it produces or officially validates.

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