Kinshasa, November 8th, 2026 (CPA).– Two hundred and ten million Congolese francs (CDF 210,000,000) have been released to complete salary payment operations for staff and senior officials of the urban public administration of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a statement consulted by CPA on Sunday. “The office of the Inter-union Committee of the Kinshasa Public Administration informs all senior officials and civil servants (urban divisions, revenue authorities and political offices) that payment of the outstanding balance of CDF 210,000,000, intended to complete salary payment operations for December 2025, as well as February, March and April 2026, for staff and senior officials of the various departments who have not yet been paid, will begin this Monday, November 9th, 2026, at the Wangata and 1st Street Limete TP payment sites,” according to the statement issued by the trade union body. In this regard, the source urged all those concerned to report to their usual payment sites to receive their salaries. “However, regarding the payment of two months’ salaries, as promised by the Provincial Executive during the joint consultation meeting held on October 25th, chaired by Kinshasa Deputy Governor Eddy Iyeli, with the delegation of the Inter-union Committee, the Provincial Government had undertaken to launch payment operations from 6 November of the same year, in order to provide at least some relief to the entire urban workforce,” the statement recalled.
Furthermore, the Inter-union Committee’s statement specified that, following an extraordinary meeting held over the weekend at the Provincial Ministry of Finance between the Provincial Government and the Inter-union Committee of the Kinshasa Public Administration, under the leadership of Provincial Minister in charge of Finance Magloire Kabemba, Chairman of the Salary Payment Monitoring Committee, the minister informed trade union representatives that technical operations essential to ensuring the reliability of payroll data were still under way. It also cited delays in the transmission of payment statements (printing of payroll lists) by the Provincial Ministry of Budget for their approval and authorization of payment by the Ministry in charge of Finance.
The documents were reportedly submitted two weeks behind the payment schedule, the statement indicated. In the same vein, the Provincial Government, through the Provincial Minister in charge of Finance, assured the trade union representatives that these procedures were nearing completion and that all necessary arrangements had been made to finalize the process as soon as possible, with a view to effectively launching payment operations for three months’ salaries across all city departments within the next ten days, namely between November 17th and 20th, 2026. “Pending a favorable outcome on the scheduled date, the trade union side finally calls on senior officials and employees of the City of Kinshasa to demonstrate understanding and patience, and to rely exclusively on official communications issued by the Inter-union Committee of the Kinshasa Public Administration and the Provincial Governor’s Office. It also reiterates that, until further notice, the strike has never been suspended, and only minimum services remain in operation to ensure the continuity of public services, until all outstanding salaries are fully paid as agreed. We further reaffirm our position that, should salary payments not begin on the indicated date, large-scale actions with retroactive effects will be launched to ensure that the demands of Kinshasa workers are met,” the statement concluded. CPA/