• DR Congo approves $7 million Kinshasa poultry project with Egg's For Congo
• Ten-year PPP aims to manage parent farms and industrial hatcheries
• Project supports efforts to reduce poultry imports and boost supply

DR Congo's Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock approved an agreement with poultry company Egg's For Congo in February 2026 for the management and operation of a major poultry project in Kinshasa. According to a notice published by the ARMP, the project is valued at $7 million and will run for 10 years under a régie intéressée contract, a form of public service management arrangement.

Public documents link the agreement to a public-private partnership (PPP) project listed in the 2026–2028 Public Investment Program, titled "PPP Project for the Establishment of Parent Farms and Industrial Hatcheries in Kinshasa." A PPP refers to a collaboration in which a government partners with a private company to finance, build or operate a public project or service.

In that document, the private partner is also Egg's For Congo, the planned duration is 10 years, and the cost was still estimated at $11 million as of July 17, 2025, with a favorable opinion issued subject to the incorporation of observations and recommendations.

Documents reviewed indicate that both references concern the same project. However, the public documents do not explain with certainty why the total cost dropped from $11 million to $7 million between July 2025 and February 2026.

The contract is structured as a régie intéressée, a modality provided for under Congolese public procurement law. Under this type of contract, the government retains ownership and overall responsibility for the service but entrusts its management to an operator, which receives a fixed fee along with a share linked to the service's operating results.

Egg's For Congo describes itself, on its website, as a company active in the poultry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to information on that platform, the project was launched in 2014 by Jean-Pierre Mwipata, Didier Molisho and Hanno Kiezebrink, with the goal of promoting the development of the poultry sector in the country. The company says it is involved in the sale of SASSO chicks, the production and importation of poultry feed, the importation and distribution of veterinary medicines and poultry equipment, as well as technical and management training for farming operations. The company had not responded to requests for comment at the time of publication.

Drive to Revive the Poultry Sector

The deal comes against the backdrop of a broader effort to revive the poultry sector. On Oct. 18, 2024, the Council of Ministers approved a pilot program to restart poultry production in the DRC. The program is set to span eight production hubs across the country to structure poultry supply chains and create synergies between modern and smallholder poultry farming, with the stated aim of strengthening food security and sovereignty.

Separately, the DRC opened discussions with Chinese partners in March 2025 on a project to produce 5 million chicks per year. The plan would involve the annual importation of 50,000 parent breeding pairs, alongside technology transfers and training support for farmers. Those talks remain at the cooperation discussion stage and do not represent a program already under implementation.

The authorities' interest in poultry is driven by the country's persistent dependence on imports. According to data from the Central Bank of Congo, the national poultry flock was estimated at more than 18.9 million head in 2023, but domestic production remains insufficient to meet internal demand. According to Trade Map, imports of poultry meat rose from 122,964 tonnes in 2019 to more than 142,300 tonnes in 2023, while the associated import bill grew from $66.4 million to nearly $91 million over the same period.

In this context, the project validated with Egg's For Congo can be seen as one element of a broader strategy to strengthen the local supply of chicks and poultry inputs. At this stage, however, public documents do not provide a full operational timeline for the PPP, a detailed investment breakdown, or the specific observations made by the UC-PPP before issuing its favorable opinion.

Timothée Manoke, with Bankable