N’Djamena — Chad’s Independent Anti-Corruption Authority (AILC) has issued a public clarification following remarks by the finance minister that questioned the scale of financial adjustments announced by the agency.
In a statement released this week, the AILC said figures cited during International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9 — amounting to 910 billion CFA francs — covered audits carried out between 2021 and 2025. It stressed that the amount did not relate to a single fiscal year.
The authority said the adjustments resulted from detailed reviews of official accounting, financial and tax records submitted by audited entities. These reviews, it added, followed procedures set out in existing laws and allowed for responses from those concerned.
According to the AILC, the figures came from 37 audit missions conducted across a limited section of the public administration. Most of the adjustments involved what it described as illegal tax exemptions, unjustified tax relief, and irregular deductions linked to public procurement contracts. The authority also cited unexecuted contracts, cases of misappropriation, and public revenues collected but not transferred to the state treasury.
The AILC said it had so far recovered 22 billion CFA francs. It said the funds came from tax and customs authorities, electronic payment systems, and several public institutions, including ministries, the central city council, the treasury, and state-owned bodies. It added that documentation was available to support all recoveries.
The authority also reported compensation claims worth about 98.6 billion CFA francs, acknowledged by the entities concerned. Nearly half of that amount involved commercial banks, following intervention by the finance ministry to facilitate compensation arrangements.
The AILC said its role was to protect the public interest and promote transparent management of state resources. It added that it remained open to dialogue with government institutions and would continue its anti-corruption work.
(With MRTV French)
