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Denis Christel, a very special envoy for Felix Tshisekedi

Denis Sassou Nguesso is counting on his son to nurture relations with his counterpart in Congo-K.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2019

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London takes Felix Tshisekedi to task

Congo-K's international partners remain divided over the recent election of Felix Tshisekedi. While the US assistant secretary of state for [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2019

Monuments sow discord from Kinshasa to Ouagadougou

In recent days, there has been a growing polemic on [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.2019

Adrien Labroche keen to leave final legacy at Perenco DRC

Before leaving the country later this year, the director of the Congolese branch would like to start up a gas project alongside the company's well-connected VP.

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Troubling times for Prince de Merode's firm Virunga SARL

Felix Tshisekedi's arrival to power has not helped warm Virunga national park director Emmanuel de Merode's glacial relations with the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Boss and Frontier continue to throw up hurdles at ERG

While Eurasian Resources Group's Congolese copper and cobalt mine Boss Mining made it to the headlines when it was said [...]

Subscribers only 05.03.2019

MMCS fights for its right to AVZ's Manono lithium in Paris

As Africa Mining Intelligence understands, an arbitration process between MMCS Strategic 1 and Congolese state-owned firm Cominiere started at the [...]

Subscribers only 05.03.2019

MMG sounds out future with Kinsevere

As it nears the end of its resource of copper oxides at the Congolese mine, the Australian miner is exploring its options to continue working in the Katanga region.

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

New York court dashes Banro shareholders' hopes of compensation on losses

On February 21, American magistrate Katherine Polk Failla handed down [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

NGO Global Communities wants to seat its support in gold traceability

Global Communities, an American NGO dedicated to improving the living [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

Free-for-all for top Gecamines positions

In anticipation that new President Felix Tshisekedi may decide to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

Ex-Gecamines boss Nzenga Kongolo starts out in consulting

Before bowing out from Congolese state-owned firm Gecamines, Nzenga Kongolo [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

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Felix Tshisekedi's dubious presidential credentials

Sworn in on 24 January, Joseph Kabila's successor is not notable for his expertise or his transparency, as is clear from the documents he submitted in order to run for president.

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2019

MONUSCO: first flashpoint between Tshisekedi and Kabila

Sworn in on 24 January Felix Tshisekedi's stance on the United Nations mission is diametrically opposed to that of his [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2019

Dig Oil drags Tshisekedi into his first oil crisis

The South African junior is determined that the ruling of the arbitration it has won against Kinshasa will be upheld at Congo-K's end.

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Inga: Lourenco counting on Tshisekedi to light up Cabinda

Angolan President Joao Lourenco used the new Congolese head of state Felix Tshisekedi's first official visit to the country as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Uhuru Kenyatta mines a rich vein with Felix Tshisekedi

The Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will travel to Congo-K in late March for further talks with his Congolese counterpart, Felix [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2019

Cauldron Energy's new African targets

With Australian businessman Tony Sage - former business partner to mining magnate Frank Timis (AEI 827) - no longer a [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.2019

Deziwa copper on target for start-up by the summer

The cobalt and copper mine Deziwa, split between China's CNMC and Congolese state-owned firm Gecamines, should be commissioned in July.