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Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

The head of the General Inspectorate of Finances is privately seething about the behaviour of some UDPS bigwigs.

Subscribers only Politics 01.09.2021

Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

Felix Tshisekedi and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © Twitter/@Présidence de la République démocratique du Congo

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - Sisi's African offensive 31.08.2021

Gécamines subsidiary STL calls upon John Numbi's services once again

According to information gathered by Africa Intelligence, this summer, staff from private security company Miketo Sarl, have once again appeared around the site managed by Gécamines subsidiary STL located near the capital of Haut-Katanga province.

Subscribers only Mining 31.08.2021

In Focus
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Belgian businessman Alain Goetz. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2021

Inner circles
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021. © DRC Presidency/Twitter

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

The new Ethiopian ambassador to DRC Woinshet Tadesse is well acquainted with the workings of the pan-African institution, having previously served as Addis' permanent representative to the African Union (AU).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

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The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

For several weeks, Félix Tshisekedi, his advisers and the country's senior military leadership have been at odds over the actual amount of soldiers in DRC's national army (FARDC), which is regularly inflated by the addition of soldiers who have actually died or are about to retire.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

DRC's national army (FARDC) troops in Beni, North Kivu province, DRC, in May 2019.

As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

The former Katanga governor and mining magnate is being less and less evasive about his possible presidential aspirations for 2023 and is looking for allies in the DRC's main partner nations, who for the moment all support Félix Tshisekedi's administration.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

Katanga's former governor Moïse Katumbi.

North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

The procedure for exporting minerals from North and South Kivu is an administrative headache, a situation that the DRC employers' federation believes leads to smuggling of gold and the 3Ts to its neighbours. The organisation is calling for the creation of a single exports processing station.

Subscribers only Mining 25.08.2021

Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Two senior members of the Congolese judiciary have come under direct attack from President Tshisekedi over their roles in the investigation into suspected embezzlement by former prime minister Augustin Matata Ponyo.

Subscribers only Business 25.08.2021

Matata Ponyo, former prime minister of DRC.

Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

One year after his appointment, the Congolese president's military adviser Franck Ntumba is widely contested by the general staff and may even step down to run for governor of one of the DRC's provinces.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.08.2021

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DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Rwanda and Uganda are engaged in a tug of war over who will host the main transit route for gold mined in the DRC before it is shipped out of Africa. Both countries want the lucrative business for themselves and are hoping to force Kinshasa to choose between them, with Kigali in the lead.

Subscribers only Mining 23.08.2021

Rwanda's president Paul Kagame with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni.

Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

A great lover of foreign travel, the Congolese head of state is resuming his diplomatic activities with the aim of attracting investors to the DRC. He is expected to arrive in Europe before the end of next week.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

In winning a new round for its contract to provide security to the UN mission MINUSCA, Croisement SA, a subsidiary of Burkinabe businessman Arouna Nikiema's holding company BBS, has secured its presence in Central African Republic on top of an active network in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.08.2021

Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

The government has obtained the backing of the two Congolese banks for three infrastructure projects it plans to realise in the central part of the country. The work will be carried out by Egyptian construction company Hassan Allam.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.08.2021

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Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Equatorial Guinea has become a matter of concern for the CEMAC, whose heads of state are gathering for an IMF summit in Yaoundé today.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.08.2021

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

The offshoot of King Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada is handing over all of its car dealerships in the DRC, Gabon and soon Congo to Sada Motors, a newcomer controlled by a Congolese MP with ties to Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Business 17.08.2021

The Congolese deputy and businessman Alexis Ndinga.

China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Three years after Chinese state-owned firm Three Gorges signed a contract with Joseph Kabila's government, the company has been told it will no longer be given exclusive rights to develop the Inga III dam.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.08.2021

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Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

The Congolese president has entrusted his hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu with the highly sensitive mission of elucidating the circumstances in which Dan Gertler's firm Nessergy obtained a permit to explore for oil in waters shared by the DRC and Angola back in 2006.

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.2021

Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Albert Yuma's statement on freelance miners during his visit to South Kivu at the beginning of July did not go down well with allies of Modeste Bahati.

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2021

Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

The former British prime minister, whose Tony Blair Institute has been helping the DRC to develop its economic strategy, has warned President Tshisekedi against allowing the Australian giant Fortescue to be in sole charge of the development of the Grand Inga mega-dams.

Subscribers only Business 26.07.2021

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

As Glencore prepares to reopen the Mutanda copper and cobalt mine, there are major tensions at its neighbouring Shabara mine, where NGOs are defending local diggers who are up against competition from informal Lebanese and Chinese operators.

Subscribers only Mining 23.07.2021

Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

Targeted by the US State Department over his controversial role in the 2018 electoral process in the DRC, the head of the country's electoral commission has initiated legal action in the States to secure the lifting of sanctions against him.

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2021

Corneille Nangaa, head of the Commission électorale nationale indépendante.

Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

A Congolese delegation headed by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will be visiting Cairo from 27 to 30 July to discuss the Kitoko new town project in which the Egyptian businessman Hesham Sheta is very involved.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2021

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White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

Though Moïse Katumbi's American lobbyists in Washington have been actively seeking to undermine relations between the Biden and Tshisekedi administrations, the US and its hyper-active ambassador in Kinshasa, Mike Hammer, remain staunchly behind the Congolese leader.

Free access Diplomacy 22.07.2021

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DRC

Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

Gécamines subsidiary STL calls upon John Numbi's services once again

In Focus
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

Spotlight
The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Spotlight
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

Spotlight
Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Spotlight
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

Spotlight
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

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DRC

Presidential party bigwigs try to thwart Tshisekedi's anti-graft body

Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

Gécamines subsidiary STL calls upon John Numbi's services once again

In Focus Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

Spotlight The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

North and South Kivu inspired by Katanga's model for gold and 3T exports

Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Spotlight DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

Burkina Faso subcontractor Arouna Nikiema is Minusca favourite

Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

Spotlight Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Spotlight Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

Much ado over Glencore-owned Shabara mine

Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

Spotlight White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists

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In Focus
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

Spotlight
The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

Spotlight
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Spotlight
Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Spotlight
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

Spotlight
White House remains pro-Tshisekedi despite best efforts of Katumbi's lobbyists