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Public Sector Digital Governance Project — Central African Republic

Central African Republic · Nationwide · Public administration and digital transformation

Overview

The Public Sector Digital Governance Project aims to improve the efficiency and transparency of public-resource management in the Central African Republic and establish the foundations of reliable, inclusive digital government. It combines public-finance reform, modernisation of administrative systems, digital public services and institutional digital infrastructure.

Initially approved in May 2022 with a US$35 million International Development Association grant, the project received US$6.4 million in additional financing in May 2025, including a new mining-sector governance component. Total approved financing is therefore US$41.4 million.

Documented results include customs-system modernisation, removal of more than 2,000 ghost workers from the civil-service database, mobile-money salary payments to 1,702 civil servants in unbanked areas, deployment of an integrated financial-management system, adoption of cybersecurity and data-protection instruments and stronger government digital capacity.

Key project information

Official name
Public Sector Digital Governance Project
Status
Under implementation
Current phase
Implementation
Country
Central African Republic
Sector
Public administration and digital transformation
Sub-sectors
Public financial management · digital public services · digital infrastructure · data governance · cybersecurity
Project structure
Investment Project Financing
World Bank project ID
P174620
RicherFin project ID
04a3216d-bce5-45d4-a194-9c9032443be7
Total approved cost
US$41.4 million
Approved financing
US$41.4 million
Initial approval
05 May 2022
Additional financing approved
21 May 2025

Financing

The project is financed through concessional International Development Association grants. Initial financing approved in May 2022 was US$35 million. Additional financing of US$6.4 million was approved in May 2025 to expand the scope, including mining-sector governance.

The approved financing fully covers the stated US$41.4 million project cost. The nominal approved amounts are used to preserve comparability despite possible SDR-related variations in revised grant values.

Total project cost
US$41.4 million
Approved financing
US$41.4 million
Concessional financing
US$41.4 million
Instrument
International Development Association grants
Initial financing
US$35.0 million