DR Congo seeks to make financial crime fight permanent
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Potentiel
Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka is calling on her government to permanently embed the fight against corruption, misappropriation of public funds, money laundering and illicit financial flows in state action. The move follows DR Congo's removal from the FATF grey list, according to Le Potentiel.
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, has asked her government to make the fight against financial crime a permanent national policy after the country was removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. She made the call during the 102nd meeting of the Council of Ministers, held on Friday 6 November at the Cité de l'Union africaine in Kinshasa, according to Le Potentiel.
Judith Suminwa called for the reforms undertaken against money laundering and financial offences to be preserved, while praising the efforts of national institutions to improve financial governance. The head of government thus intends to maintain the progress achieved after DR Congo's official removal from the FATF grey list, announced on 30 October, according to Le Potentiel.
The new direction comes after DR Congo's removal from the FATF grey list, announced on 30 October 2026. It also follows Félix Tshisekedi's expressed desire on 7 November to attract investment after the FATF exit.
