PM Suminwa presented the 2027 draft budget (about USD 24.8bn) to the National Assembly on 29 Oct 2026, prioritising security, jobs and infrastructure amid conflict in the east.
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Government · leader
President Felix Tshisekedi (head of state) / Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka (head of government)
Key national agenda
- Government action programme 2024-2028: jobs and purchasing power, defence and security, land planning and infrastructure, basic social services, governance and public finance, environment
- Responding to the eastern conflict and building peace (ICGLR and regional diplomacy)
- Raising domestic revenue and improving public finance management
- Opening the economy through eastern corridors such as Dar es Salaam
- Expanding roads, power and drinking water
Government programmes
2027 national budget (draft)About USD 24.8bn (allocated)
Balanced at CDF 56.39tn (about USD 24.8bn). General budget CDF 51.242tn: 82% domestic revenue, 18% external (about USD 4.1bn); investment spending CDF 13.722tn (27%, +30% y/y)
2027 defence and security allocationCDF 14.091tn (allocated)
CDF 14.091tn allocated to defence and security (single source)
National Dialogue budgetCDF 142bn (about USD 62.8m, allocated)
CDF 142bn (about USD 62.8m) for a National Dialogue of up to three months (single source)
RN2 Penemwanga-Bukavu 344 km road design studyNot disclosed
World Bank Transport and Connectivity Support Project (PACT): design option, detailed studies and bidding documents; start Oct 2026, 16 months
Ngandajika agro-industrial park access road pavingNot disclosed
Works tender for access roads to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park and Nkuadi agricultural centre (reference marked BAD, closing 4 Dec 2026)
Debut Eurobond planUSD 750m (planned ceiling)
Planned USD 750m debut Eurobond in April 2026 to fund infrastructure (issuance not confirmed in this review)
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The 2027 budget makes domestic revenue and public finance management a core pillar.
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Tenders
- Job/skills framework and skills assessment for the PT-ICT Secretariat · Infrastructure Cell (CI), Ministry of Infrastructure - PACT · Deadline 2026-11-19
- Baseline study and action plan on women's and girls' empowerment (Mbuji-Mayi-Kabinda-Mbanga and Kanyabayonga-Butembo sections) · Infrastructure Cell (CI) - PACT · Deadline 2026-11-19
- International consultant to coordinate E&S activities for PACT 1, 2 and 3 · Infrastructure Cell (CI) - PDTC · Deadline 2026-11-20
- Development and paving of access roads to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park and Nkuadi agricultural centre · Infrastructure Cell (CI) · Deadline 2026-12-04
- Local purchase of infection prevention and control (IPC) kits · WHO DRC office · Deadline 2026-11-09
Korean support schemes
- KOICA grant aid · KOICA — Cumulative KOICA support to the DRC of about USD 121.25m as of 2023, fifth in Africa (single source); much of it channelled through international organisations.
- EDCF concessional loans · Export-Import Bank of Korea — Infrastructure loan programme for developing countries; no DRC-specific EDCF project was confirmed in this review.
Official notices
Prime Minister's Office of the DRC (Primature)
- 2026-11-04 PM Suminwa backs the Dar es Salaam corridor to open up the economy
- 2026-11-04 Measures to protect conflict-affected women and children presented at the ICGLR forum
- 2026-11-03 PM urges ICGLR parliamentarians to put peace into practice
- 2026-10-29 2027 draft budget presented to the National Assembly
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
High 2026-11-07
Flooding (GDACS, 3 Nov) (single source)
Fighting continues in South and North Kivu between the army and M23 (rebranded 'FRN' on 10/12, joined by ex-president Kabila)
Ebola (Bundibugyo): 10,741 confirmed cases (as of 5 Nov, ECDC) (single source), 5,126 deaths (as of 1 Nov), eight provinces, WHO public health emergency · WHO announced trials of two more candidate vaccines (4 Nov)
Earth & space
Credit rating · FX
S&P B- (positive, 2026-01-23) / Moody's B3 (stable) / Fitch not confirmed · K-SURE Not confirmed · CDF -2.0%
Sanctions
UN, US OFAC, EU, UK
DRC-related sanctions are targeted: an arms embargo on non-government armed groups plus asset freezes and travel bans on designated persons, not a country-wide trade ban.
