RE: Love the hype23 Feb 2025 20:16
Nike 19.23
No RRR hasn't mentioned $1bn but the law relating to Public Private Partnerships does
PPPs in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) involve collaboration between the government and private entities to address infrastructure and development needs, and the Office of the Presidency plays a significant role in shaping and overseeing these initiatives. The DRC’s vast natural resources and strategic priorities make PPPs a vital tool, particularly in sectors like energy, transportation, and mining, though their execution is often hampered by governance challenges.
The legal backbone for PPPs is Law No. 18-016 of 9 July 2018, which governs partnerships outside specific sectoral regulations. This law established two key bodies: one to coordinate and supervise PPPs, and another to regulate tenders and disputes, aiming to streamline processes and boost transparency. The Office of the Presidency influences this framework indirectly through its oversight of legislative dissemination via the Official Gazette of the DRC, a specialized service under its authority that publishes all legal and regulatory texts, including those related to PPPs. This ensures that partnership agreements and their terms are formally documented and accessible, though public consultation on drafts remains limited.
A prominent example of Presidential involvement is the Agency for the Management, Coordination, and Supervision of Cooperation Agreements (APCSC), created in March 2022 via a decree signed by the Prime Minister under President Félix Tshisekedi’s administration. Replacing the narrower Sino-Congolese Program office, the APCSC focuses on infrastructure and natural resource projects, acting as a liaison between public and private stakeholders. Its establishment reflects Tshisekedi’s push to broaden and better manage PPPs, aligning them with national development goals. The Presidency’s role here is strategic, setting the tone for how these partnerships are prioritized and monitored.
In practice, the Presidency has also shaped specific PPPs. For instance, in 2019, Tshisekedi created the Business Climate Cell (CCA) to improve the investment environment, which indirectly supports PPPs by fostering public-private dialogue. The CCA’s launch of the National Business Climate Barometer (BNCA) in February 2023, a social media tool to gauge business satisfaction, underscores this effort. Additionally, the Presidency oversees major mining contracts—often structured as PPPs—through a 2021 initiative to review agreements, signaling a hands-on approach to ensuring these partnerships deliver infrastructure in exchange for resource access.
Energy sector PPPs, enabled by Law No. 14/011 of 17 June 2014, also tie back to Presidential influence. The liberalization of electricity markets has spurred projects like the Inga dams, where private firms partner with the state under policies championed by Tshisekedi’s administration to address the DRC’s low electrificati
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