Judith Suminwa presents 2027 budget proposal of 56.93 trillion Congolese francs to National Assembly

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa presented and defended the 2027 budget proposal before the National Assembly on October 29, 2026. Balanced at 56.93 trillion Congolese francs, or about $24.8 billion, it is nearly 12% higher than the revised 2026 budget. The second pillar of the government’s action programme allocates 14.091 trillion francs to areas including defense, domestic security, community stabilization, justice and diplomacy. Suminwa reaffirmed the government’s determination to defend the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.