By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
DR Congo's 2026 supplementary budget cut investment appropriations by 34.1%, or nearly $2.4 billion, according to MP Gratien Iracan de Saint-Nicolas. He says the decline is weakening social infrastructure in particular, while the 2027 draft budget reaches 56.930 trillion Congolese francs, reports Actualite.cd.
DR Congo’s Court of Auditors estimates that 1,381.4 billion Congolese francs in previous cash balances were wrongly included in 2025 budget revenue. This brings the actual achievement of revenue targets to 45.7%, compared with the reported 79.8%, according to its budget execution report.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Desk Eco ·
Ghana could be losing $6.56 billion in mining revenue each year, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The institute estimates this shortfall is equivalent to the additional revenue obtained in 2025 if Ghana had matched Botswana's performance, and calls on the government to act in the 2027 budget.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Chad’s Lac province approved its 2027-2031 five-year development plan in Bol on 6 November 2026, with a budget of 45 billion CFA francs. The programme targets social infrastructure, agriculture, digital governance and the energy transition, according to Tchadinfos, with UNDP support.
🇹🇩 Chad · Source: Tchadinfos ·
Ghana’s Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that the state lost $6.56 billion in potential mining revenue in 2025 and recommends direct stakes in mining operations. Its director Said Boakye wants the measure included in the 2027 budget, according to 3News.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: 3News ·
Ebola kills nurse in Beni, North KivuJustin Kataliko, a nurse at Les Bernadins clinic in Beni, died on 5 November 2026 from Ebola. The death comes a week after two young Congolese doctors died and adds to several deaths among healthcare workers in eastern DR Congo, Actualite.cd reports.
Oligui Nguema visits Gabon pavilion in ShanghaiGabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema visited the Gabon pavilion at the China International Import Expo 2026 in Shanghai. Covering 132 sq m, the pavilion marks Gabon’s first participation in the Chinese trade exhibition, according to Gabonews.The week in Africa
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