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Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

The Congolese army recently placed an order for Russian military helicopters, much to the dismay of European powers and Washington. [...]

Published on 27.10.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Alexander De Croo
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Gilbert Kabanda Kurhenga
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Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

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Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

The DRC is in negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine to equip its growing army as it steps up its fight against rebel groups in the East. With tensions high over the Ukraine conflict, and Kyiv showing a keen interest in the Congolese army's Soviet arsenal, Kinshasa is having to tread carefully between the two warring nations under the West's watchful eye.

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How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

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Ex-Bell Pottinger staff lend helping hand to Kinshasa

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UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

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Spotlight | DRC
MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

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France, UK and US seek to block Russian ambitions in DRC

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

In Focus | DRC
Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

DRC
Tshisekedi due in Kyiv before attending Russia-Africa summit

DRC
Kinshasa eyes Chinese fighter jets after buying Beijing's drones

Spotlight | DRC
Foreign private military contractors flood into North Kivu

DRC
How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

DRC
Ex-Bell Pottinger staff lend helping hand to Kinshasa

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

Spotlight | DRC
UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

Spotlight | DRC
MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

DRC
France, UK and US seek to block Russian ambitions in DRC