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One of the first patients to be vaccinated against the coronavirus at the Institut Pasteur in Bangui, on May 20, 2021.
While health workers threaten to go on strike for lack of payment of their Covid premium, a document from the Ministry of Finance reveals the signing of an important contract with the Central African consul in Liège.
It all starts in mid-December. The Central African Ministry of Finance publishes the list of contracts signed in 2021 by the authorities in Bangui as part of the fight against the pandemic. This under the pressure of international partners who call for more transparency in the management of aid.
The total amount of signed contracts made public amounts to CFAF 2.8 billion, or approximately € 4.3 million. To the astonishment of several observers: it is Dimitri Mozer and his company Facility +, of which he has been the managing director since 1998, who signs the largest contract … of 2 million euros for the supply of Covid tests. And this thanks to a direct agreement, unlike other companies through a restricted call for tenders.
Dimitri Mozer, of Belgian nationality, is also the honorary consul of the Central African Republic in Liège. Close to President Touadéra, he accompanies him on many of his trips. Asked, the Ministry of Finance has not yet followed up.