Exetat: IGA Nicolas Nyange Bizy on a mission to monitor the effectiveness of the decentralization of correction centers in Lubumbashi

Nicolas Nyange Bizy, Deputy Inspector General of National Education and New Citizenship in charge of certification assessments, has been in Lubumbashi—the capital of Haut-Katanga Province—since Sunday, March 8, 2026. The purpose of this visit is to assess the effectiveness of decentralization and to ensure the security of the state exam grading process.

“I am in Lubumbashi to check on the project’s progress. Starting this year, the center is scheduled to receive exam papers from the eight educational provinces of Greater Katanga. I must ensure that all requirements are met and that nothing is missing so that the center lives up to its name,” the IGA stated shortly thereafter, adding that “the Lubumbashi Center will cover the entire Greater Katanga region.”

This monitoring mission follows a government initiative led by the Minister of State for National Education, Raïssa Malu, namely “to ensure the transparency, security, and reliability of the grading process,” reports Joseph Mwinkeu Tshiend, Director of the Upper Katanga 1 Educational Province (Proved).

IGA Nicolas Nyange had come directly from Mbujimayi, in the province of Kasaï-Oriental, as part of the same mission.

The decentralization of state exam grading centers is a reform implemented since 2025, with Haut-Katanga 1 and Kasaï-Oriental 1 serving as pilot educational provinces. It is part of an effort to modernize the Congolese education system by introducing information and communication technologies (ICT), which are at the heart of the five-year plan adopted by the Ministry of National Education.

Bruno Nsaka