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$120m in World Bank funds used to finance elections

Published on 22.03.2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

A Court of Auditors report has revealed that Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi used funds from the international financial institution, set aside for economic management reforms, to finance the December 2023 elections.

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