DRC
Tshisekedi presses Harare again to extradite John Numbi

Nigeria
Interior Ministry creates paramilitary forest guard

To regain control of the security situation in national parks and Nigerian forest reserves, the ministry of the environment has succeeded in obtaining approval for the creation of a new armed force.

DRC
Despite the ongoing M23 war, Tshisekedi ousts key Katanga figure

The Congolese president's main link to the Greater Katanga region, Ambassador-at-Large Dany Banza, has just been removed from the cabinet. This follows several months of tense relations between the two men.

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Patrice Talon

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRC Kabila closely watched by Tshisekedi's men

Equatorial Guinea President Obiang's aide absent from Asian tour

Benin Talon faces off with head of protocol

Morocco French ministers pull out of Paris Peace Forum in Benguerir

DRC
General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

While still an officer in the Congolese army, General John Numbi provided security via his firm Miketo SARL to several mines.