DRC Revised Budget Retains FC1 Billion for Kisenso–Kimbanseke Railway

The Ministry of Budget published the DRC's revised 2026 budget documents on 2 October 2026, relating to Finance Amendment Law No. 26/032 of 7 August 2026. They retain FC1 billion for construction of the Kisenso–Kimbanseke railway, an allocation unchanged from the enacted 2026 budget, recorded under the Organisation pour l'Équipement de Banana Kinshasa within investment financed from domestic resources.

The revised revenue budget retains an annual forecast of FC1,345,942,315 for railway vehicle supervision fees and projected dividend receipts of FC588 million from ONATRA and FC236.1 million from the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC). The expenditure schedules identify the Kinshasa–Brazzaville road–rail bridge access roads with African Development Bank loan financing and Kalundu port modernisation with World Bank financing.

DRC Revised Budget Retains FC1 Billion for Kisenso–Kimbanseke Railway

  • The Democratic Republic of Congo’s revised 2026 budget retains FC1 billion for construction of the Kisenso–Kimbanseke railway.
  • The revised budget documents were published on 2 October 2026.
  • The railway provision is recorded under the Organisation pour l’Équipement de Banana Kinshasa, within investment financed from domestic resources.
  • Kinshasa–Brazzaville road–rail bridge access roads receive FC15,098,068,746.
  • Kalundu port modernisation, recorded under the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo, receives FC23,917,405,034.
  • The provisions fall under Finance Amendment Law No. 26/032 of 7 August 2026.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s revised 2026 budget retains FC1 billion for construction of the Kisenso–Kimbanseke railway, while reducing allocations for the access roads to the Kinshasa–Brazzaville road–rail bridge and modernisation of Kalundu port.

The Ministry of Budget published the revised revenue and expenditure documents on 2 October 2026. They relate to Finance Amendment Law No. 26/032 of 7 August 2026.

The Kisenso–Kimbanseke railway provision is recorded under the Organisation pour l’Équipement de Banana Kinshasa, within investment financed from domestic resources. Its FC1 billion allocation is unchanged from the enacted 2026 budget.

The provision for access roads to the Kinshasa–Brazzaville road–rail bridge falls from FC42,109,307,453 in the enacted budget to FC15,098,068,746 in the revised budget. The expenditure schedule identifies the project under African Development Bank loan financing.

Kalundu port modernisation, recorded under the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC), receives FC23,917,405,034, compared with FC66,706,900,000 in the enacted budget. The schedule identifies the provision under World Bank financing.

The revised revenue budget also retains an annual forecast of FC1,345,942,315 for railway vehicle supervision fees. It records collections of FC158,341,978 by the end of June 2026.

Projected dividend receipts remain FC588 million from ONATRA and FC236.1 million from SNCC. The revenue schedule records receipts of FC285 million and FC59.025 million respectively by the end of June.

The project figures are 2026 budget allocations. The revenue figures distinguish annual forecasts from collections reported for the first half of the year.

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