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Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Over a working lunch at the Elysée Palace on April 26, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi discussed the possibility of a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2021

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China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Influential Chinese businessman Simon Cong, who is close to the Kabila clan and has interests throughout the Congolese economy, is due to start operations soon on a copper mining venture in Haut-Katanga.

Subscribers only Mining 23.04.2021

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Concerns over the unequal distribution of the cost of checking the origins of "3T" minerals between upstream operators in the African Great Lakes region and downstream operators outside the region have become increasingly acute as a result of Covid-19 and the increase in world tin prices.

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2021

Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

Kampala is reluctant to hand Kinshasa the reins of the Regional Oversignt Mechanism set up to help them fight the many armed groups active in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.04.2021

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Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Head of Mossad Yossi Cohen. © Heidi Levine/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.04.2021

Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one of his most significant achievements as president, the 2018 mining code, in order to pinpoint its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

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Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

Just hours before the police planned to arrest him, Kabila's former chief spy vanished into thin air, leaving both sides of the political divide in a state of nervous tension.

Subscribers only Politics 16.04.2021

Kalev Mutond, former Administrator General of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) of the DRC.

New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

The Congolese president will likely reassert his control over the handling of the mega-dam, leaving little room for his new ministers to have much political sway.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.04.2021

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

The Chinese mining conglomerate plans to revise its internal controls after forgetting, for months, to inform to its board and the Hong Kong stock exchange about two copper contracts with a firm active in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 15.04.2021

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New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

Dig Oil's founder managed to infiltrate the Congolese head of state's entourage and steer its negotiations with his company.

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.2021

New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

One of the tasks of the new Congolese government is to seal a deal with the state-owned French firm over the installation of a multi-document platform that can print the country's biometric passports and identity cards and may later produce biometric driving licences.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2021

Kinshasa seeks an extra 30 MW in the West

Experts from ANSER, the brand new national electrification and rural energy services agency, are this year due to visit the western provinces of Kwango, Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe, as well as the outskirts of Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.04.2021

Macron addresses France's unofficial involvement in DRC

In a long interview with journalists Antoine Glaser and Pascal Airault for their recent book on Macron's Africa policy, the French president spoke for the first time about France's role in convincing Joseph Kabila to give up power.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.04.2021

Le président français Emmanuel Macron et son homologue congolais Félix Tshisekedi en 2019.

Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

What Zimbabwe's honorary consul in Minsk has been up to in Harare, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv is of great interest to security services in DRC and further afield.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2021

Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

Breaking news published on 09/03/21, 1:40 p.m - Nearly two months after the appointment of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge, Tshisekedi is on the verge of announcing his future government. Ministries have been shared out between the parties of the Union Sacrée, according to their political weight and influence.

Subscribers only Politics 09.04.2021

Dig Oil takes advantage of Kinshasa's silence in US court

Dig Oil has asked a US court for a ruling in default to confirm the International Chamber of Commerce's (ICC) 2018 order for the DR Congo to pay the firm more than $600m for withdrawing an oil block from it and delaying production contracts on others.

Subscribers only Energy 09.04.2021

Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

The deputy managing director of Tenke Fungurume Mining, former minister and ex-chair of the DRC's chamber of mines is ploughing ahead with plans to farm the land he owns in Haut-Katanga.

Free access Mining, Business 05.04.2021

How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Africa Intelligence has pieced together the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the businessman Alexander Zingman, who is reputed to have close ties with the government in Minsk.

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2021

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Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

The Emirati firm DP World wants an exclusive zone around the port they plan to build in Banana. Such a zone would prevent Australia's Fortescue from moving forward with their project. The Congolese authorities have asked the two companies to come to an agreement so that both projects can progress.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.04.2021

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DRC

Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Spotlight
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

In Focus
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Spotlight
Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Spotlight
New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

Kinshasa seeks an extra 30 MW in the West

Macron addresses France's unofficial involvement in DRC

Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

Dig Oil takes advantage of Kinshasa's silence in US court

Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Spotlight
Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Glencore's Katanga Mining to pay investors $1m

Turkey's Calik takes solar step into Kinshasa

Investors unfazed by Banro's Namoya gold mine troubles

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Tshisekedi's advisors at loggerheads over secret Dig Oil deal as arbitration looms

Kinshasa resurrects Bukavu-Goma highway project to combat unrest in east

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Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Spotlight China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Producers and foreign buyers clash over mineral traceability costs

Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

In Focus Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Spotlight Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

CNMC reviews compliance rules after $16.6m copper contract "oversight"

Spotlight New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

Kinshasa seeks an extra 30 MW in the West

Macron addresses France's unofficial involvement in DRC

Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

Dig Oil takes advantage of Kinshasa's silence in US court

Ex-chamber of mines boss Simon Tuma-Waku to grow agricultural business

How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Spotlight Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Glencore's Katanga Mining to pay investors $1m

Turkey's Calik takes solar step into Kinshasa

Investors unfazed by Banro's Namoya gold mine troubles

Spotlight Tshisekedi's advisors at loggerheads over secret Dig Oil deal as arbitration looms

Kinshasa resurrects Bukavu-Goma highway project to combat unrest in east

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Spotlight
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

In Focus
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

Spotlight
Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

Spotlight
New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

Spotlight
Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

Spotlight
Tshisekedi's advisors at loggerheads over secret Dig Oil deal as arbitration looms