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The Ministry of Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo has recently published an in-depth analysis of the project launched in 2020 to modernise the teaching of accounting in technical schools. This document highlights the scope and effectiveness of a visionary initiative, which we are pleased to share:
Project details – Ministry of Education of the DRC (in French) - 1.3 MB
Accounting software aligned with OHADA standards
Banana Accounting was the technical tool selected to carry out this transformation, thanks to its flexibility and its ability to adapt to the OHADA accounting system. The main credit goes to the organisational and methodological capacity of the Ministry, which succeeded in advancing the project efficiently, despite structural and logistical challenges, confirming a fundamental truth: Africa has within it all the capabilities to build its own future.
We are proud to have contributed to a project aimed at improving the training of accounting technicians, which demonstrates how technology, when well integrated, can make a real difference. Specifically, we contributed to:
- Providing the software free of charge to all commercial-track schools.
- Creating OHADA-compliant chart of accounts.
- Developing customised software extensions to meet educational needs.
- Producing accessible and scalable digital training modules.
An ambitious project, carried out with method and vision
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has 22 million students and more than 500,000 teachers. The project, implemented on a national scale, has already achieved significant concrete results:
- Over 11,000 commercial-track teachers have already been trained and upskilled in digital and accounting practices.
- In 2024 alone, more than 70,000 students were trained, and for the first time, digital final exams were conducted.
- It is estimated that between 2020 (start of the project) and the end of 2025, approximately 700,000 students will have been trained.
- Banana software is now the official tool for teaching and assessment.
- Students become accustomed to using a digital accounting system and are therefore prepared to work with other accounting software as well.
The reception in schools has been enthusiastic: many teachers have created support groups and multimedia teaching materials to assist their colleagues.
Training to manage complexity
Students learning accounting with Banana not only acquire essential digital skills, but are also capable of operating in complex contexts: multi-currency environments, high inflation—conditions often present in many African realities. This is also true in business contexts that use other software, because the digital training received is cross-cutting and solid in the principles of double-entry accounting.
Confirmed results and a look to the future
In June 2025, the exams were held for the second time. The results—regarding the preparedness and acceptance by students and teachers—were very positive, as clearly shown in this video:
- ▶ Final Exams 2025 Video Report – Lubumbashi – DR Congo - (2'27'' – in French)
In many schools, especially in rural areas, there is still a lack of well-equipped computer classrooms. The challenge for the future is to ensure that all students have equal access to quality training, no matter where they are located.
For this reason, Banana Accounting is working on improving both its mobile versions and its WebApp, with the goal not only to offer a modern tool to its users, but also to support a scenario where — thanks to technological progress and falling prices — every commercial-track student in the DRC can practice on their own device, following the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) approach.