Kinshasa, April 30th, 2025 (CPA).- A fraudulent recovery of funds from public sector companies on the false pretext of building schools in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been denounced by the Ministry of Finance in a press release received by the CPA on Tuesday.
‘The office of the Minister in charge of the Portfolio informs both national and international opinion that an individual, not otherwise identified, is attempting to defraud public officials on the false pretext of building schools with contributions from public enterprises’, it read.
According to the press release, the Minister’s office has made it clear that such practices are unacceptable and that no one has been mandated to recover any funds from anyone. The Portfolio Minister’s office is also asking anyone who has been or who may be contacted for this purpose to inform the authorities and quickly contact the nearest security services.