The arrest on April 8 of Vital Kamerhe, Félix Tshisekedi's all-powerful chief of staff who is suspected of having sought to further his personal political ambitions (Africa Intelligence, 24/04/20), has created a vacuum in the president's entourage. It has thrown into disarray the delicate interlocking structure of contradictory interests around the Congolese president. A trio of entrepreneurs, which has been advising the Congolese presidency over the last two years and has over the last 12 months