Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's ministers and advisers receive letters on a daily basis from courtiers, lobbyists and business leaders. Indian Gagan Gupta, head of Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP), which specialises in infrastructure and is keen to develop special economic zones in the DRC, was one such recent correspondent. But so is the discreet firm Axelcium, which since November 2021, has sent numerous letters to Congolese officials signed by its founder and director,
In Focus | Central Africa, West Africa
From Bolloré to Arise, Axelcium is the low-profile privateer central to African mega-deals
With offices in both Paris and the Emirates, Axelcium has become a key intermediary in public-private partnerships in Africa, touting its services on major infrastructure deals. Africa Intelligence details this discreet but influential firm's history.
