DRC
Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

François Beya Kasongo, special adviser to Félix Tshisekedi on matters of security.
François Beya Kasongo, special adviser to Félix Tshisekedi on matters of security. © @Presidence_RDC/Twitter
Regional capitals are closely following the case of presidential security adviser Francois Beya, who has strong connections in Brazzaville, Bangui and Luanda and is also well-known in Western security circles, especially in the US, France and Israel. He remains in the custody of the DRC's main security and intelligence agency, the ANR. [...]
Published on 10.02.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes
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