Kinshasa, June 14th, 2026 (CPA) . – The General Finances Inspection (IGF) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday adopted a three-year strategic plan (2026–2028) aimed at protecting public revenues in the face of digitalization and corruption, at the closing of a capacity-building seminar for its active partners. « Public administration and control methods are lagging behind globalization, financial integration and artificial intelligence. The transformation of the IGF is imperative to protect revenues in a digitalized economy, » declared Christophe Bitasimwa, Inspector General of Finance and Head of Service. Mr. Bitasimwa emphasized that the objective of the workshop was to transform media professionals and civil society actors into active partners in safeguarding State finances. He called on the press to widely disseminate the three-year plan in order to encourage citizens to exercise budgetary vigilance, describing the knowledge shared as “positive seeds.”
Towards a structured and performance-based partnership
From now on, cooperation between the IGF and its civil society partners will be subject to strict monitoring. “Periodic monitoring and evaluation will be carried out to measure the performance of our partnership,” the IGF head stressed, insisting on the role of these relays in raising public awareness against anti-values.
For Christophe Bitasimwa, integrity in public governance remains a key lever for sustainable development and improved living conditions for Congolese citizens. Quoting writer Bernard Dadié on humanity’s constant search for distinction, he stressed that the only distinction expected from public managers is integrity and responsibility, not embezzlement. « Every dollar misappropriated is a dollar that does not finance hospitals and roads, » he reminded.
Modernize control or fall behind
The IGF stressed the urgent need to modernize traditional control methods, which no longer align with global technological developments. According to its head, globalization, digital financial systems and artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping financial circuits. The 2026–2028 strategic plan is therefore designed as a guiding framework to anticipate and address future challenges in financial governance in the DRC.
At the end of the seminar, civil society and media participants said they had been equipped to promote transparency and accountability. For the IGF, an informed citizen remains the strongest economic safeguard against the misappropriation of public funds.