DRC, Rwanda
Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

DRC, Rwanda
Tensions mount over Trump's roadmap to end war in the east

The US president is aiming for the swift signing of agreements with Kinshasa and Kigali to bring peace in the DRC. But behind the scenes, negotiations are stalling on several points.

DRC
War in the east: the main mediators meet in Doha

Representatives of the US, France and Togo are headed to Qatar, where discussions are underway on a pre-peace agreement. In a declaration of principles signed on 25 April in Washington, Kinshasa and Kigali gave themselves a week to chalk out a deal that could put an end to the conflict.

DRC
Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Urged by Luanda to regain control of the DRC conflict on the African Union's behalf, the Togolese president took stock of the situation in Kinshasa and Kigali.

Rwanda
Kigali changes its UN representative in midst of eastern DRC crisis

Under international pressure, Rwanda is replacing its current permanent representative, Ernest Rwamucyo.

Rwanda
Businessman loses case against Rwandan state over decades-old military sales

A 30-year legal saga has ended after the East African Court of Justice rejected an appeal by François-Xavier Mironko against the Rwandan state over alleged unpaid bills for military gear he supplied.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

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

DRCThe discreet return of Tshisekedi's former private adviser

Equatorial GuineaObiang visits son in Cairo hospital

GabonEx-Bozizé minister writes to Oligui Nguema

DRC
Vital Kamerhe embarks on low-key tour from Johannesburg to Tel-Aviv

Challenged by President Félix Tshisekedi's entourage, who suspect him of harbouring a hidden agenda, the President of the Congolese National Assembly has embarked on a diplomatic tour to try to influence the course of the war against the M23 rebels.

DRC
Doha speeds up opening of embassy in Kinshasa

A diplomatic scouting team is due to leave Qatar to set up representation in the Congolese capital. The Emirate is still trying to play the role of mediator in the M23 crisis.

DRC
War in the East makes DR Congo banks fret about local branches

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has received representatives of the Congolese banking sector, who are worried their branches in conflict-hit eastern DRC might be looted and want them reopened as soon as possible.

DRC
Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

The EU's member states are struggling to come up with a common diplomatic strategy to put pressure on Paul Kagame's Rwanda.

Rwanda
Qatari firm UCC to captain two co-winners of Rwanda airport project

Qatar Airways has clarified the roles of the various players involved in the construction of Bugesera International Airport. Urbacon Trading and Contracting will take the helm throughout the project, giving orders to Portugal's Mota Engil and Greece's Consolidated Contractors.