Suminwa seeks to continue financial reforms in DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mediacongo
Prime Minister Judith Suminwa calls for financial governance reforms to continue after DR Congo's removal from the FATF grey list, announced on 30 October 2026. She asks the ministries concerned to implement control measures and strengthen their cooperation, according to Mediacongo.
Tanzania has made 45 hectares available to the Democratic Republic of Congo at Kwala to host a Congolese dry port, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka announced at the 102nd meeting of the Council of Ministers. The infrastructure is intended to receive, store, process and clear goods, particularly from the mining sector.
Another site was granted to DR Congo in Dodoma, Tanzania's administrative capital, for the construction of the future Congolese embassy, according to Judith Suminwa Tuluka.
The situation of former employees of the National Transport Office (ONATRA), a Congolese state-owned transport company, was also examined at the Council of Ministers. The prime minister announced the release of a $35 million allocation for the pension rights of ONATRA retirees.
The meeting came after DR Congo's removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, announced on 30 October following 23 reforms, and the government's call on 8 November to make the fight against financial crime sustainable. DR Congo leaves FATF grey list after 23 reforms and DR Congo seeks to sustain the fight against financial crime outline the previous stages of the process.
