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Félix Tshisekedi runs up bill of over $100m in travel expenses

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Mahamat Idriss Déby

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

DRCFélix Tshisekedi's very generous salary

GabonOligui Nguema seeks to defuse tensions with Sassou-Nguesso

ChadIdriss Déby and Céline Dion cross paths at Parisian palace hotel

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Congolese army inquiry into those responsible for the M23 'debacle'

Twenty or so generals are set to be questioned as part of an inquiry led by the Congolese Army's General Inspectorate to establish responsibility for the military rout at the hands of the rebels.

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Tshisekedi's intriguing new aircraft brokers

A new company has been set up whose ostensible purpose is to acquire aircraft for the Congolese leader's second presidential bid in December 2023. Pulling the strings of this discreet enterprise is a 'friend' who previously navigated the murky business waters of Gaddafi's Libya.