A public-private partnership (PPP) project led by US company Securiport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is listed among the PPP projects validated by the PPP Management Coordination and Advisory Unit (UC-PPP) between March 2024 and July 2025.

According to the document, the UC-PPP issued a conditional favorable opinion on July 10, 2025, subject to observations and recommendations being addressed. The project is valued at $292 million over a 20-year period. The table does not specify the content of the UC-PPP’s observations or the project’s exact implementation terms.

In PPPs, “total cost” can refer to the overall value of the project over the full period, rather than only the upfront investment. The table includes a separate “investment cost” column, which typically covers capital expenditures (CAPEX) such as equipment, systems, installation, and infrastructure. For Securiport, that column is left blank.

Overall, the document confirms an aggregate project value of $292 million over 20 years, but it does not specify the amount of initial investment to be mobilised by the company. Nor does it provide a breakdown between investment, operations and maintenance costs. It also gives no indication of the implementation timeline or key financial terms, such as the remuneration mechanism, royalty level, risk-sharing arrangements, or the exact scope of services.

So far, public information on the partnership has mainly come from excerpts of the contract posted online in early November 2025. These excerpts provide for a $30 security fee to compensate the private partner, to be charged to each air passenger on arrival and departure at all international airports in the country. In the absence of passenger traffic data, it is difficult to estimate the revenues the concession could generate over 20 years.

Timothée Manoke