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Companies up in arms over pause in cobalt exports

In a memo to the authorities, the Congo's business federation has called into question the legality of the four-month suspension of cobalt exports.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 18.03.2025

Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

The Congolese senator for Haut-Uélé, Christophe Baseane Nangaa, has had to flee to Dubai. He claims to have been threatened because of his family ties with Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River Alliance.

Subscribers only Politics 17.03.2025

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Central African nations are jockeying for the African Union's trade and education commissioner posts, which are the region's by right. Burundi, DR Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic have all fielded candidates, alongside Equatorial Guinea, Chad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2025

Kinshasa hopes US congressman visit will make up for missed Washington meeting

Despite a missed meeting that was due to take place in early March in Washington, the DR Congo is hoping to convince the United States to support it in its battle with M23 rebels. It will make its case during a special visit from a US congressman later this month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2025

Despite the ongoing M23 war, Tshisekedi ousts key Katanga figure

The Congolese president's main link to the Greater Katanga region, Ambassador-at-Large Dany Banza, has just been removed from the cabinet. This follows several months of tense relations between the two men.

Subscribers only Politics 12.03.2025

The advance of M23 frustrates DRC Gold Trading's plans

State-owned DRC Gold Trading, which aims to combat gold smuggling in the east of the country, has been hit hard by the expansion of the area controlled by M23 rebels.

Subscribers only Mining 11.03.2025

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Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has been pulling out all the stops to buy time since Rwandan-backed rebels captured swathes of territory in eastern DRC. He hopes that offering mining projects will win him support from the US and the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Defence 05.03.2025

M23 rebels at the Goma-Gisenyi Grande Barrier border crossing, 1 March 2025.

Vital Kamerhe embarks on low-key tour from Johannesburg to Tel-Aviv

Challenged by President Félix Tshisekedi's entourage, who suspect him of harbouring a hidden agenda, the President of the Congolese National Assembly has embarked on a diplomatic tour to try to influence the course of the war against the M23 rebels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2025

Doha speeds up opening of embassy in Kinshasa

A diplomatic scouting team is due to leave Qatar to set up representation in the Congolese capital. The Emirate is still trying to play the role of mediator in the M23 crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.03.2025

EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

The East African Community chiefs of staff met on 21 February in Nairobi to outline a plan to end the crisis in eastern DRC. They are considering the deployment of a new force and even a 'special status' for the cities of Goma and Bukavu.

Subscribers only Defence 24.02.2025

Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Extraordinary Joint Regional Summit between SADC and the EAC heads of state in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 8 February 2025.

War in the East makes DR Congo banks fret about local branches

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has received representatives of the Congolese banking sector, who are worried their branches in conflict-hit eastern DRC might be looted and want them reopened as soon as possible.

Subscribers only Finance 24.02.2025

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M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

The rout of the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces by M23 rebels could have major repercussions in Ituri province, which borders Uganda. All the more so as Kampala is seeking to secure what it sees as its zone of influence inside the DRC.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

The city of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, DR Congo, December 2021.

Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

The former Kenyan president, a mediator for the conflict in DR Congo, was removed at the last moment from the list of participants at an AU Peace and Security Council meeting. Tensions with his successor, William Ruto, are complicating a sluggish DR Congo mediation process.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.02.2025

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta in Berlin on 18 February 2025.

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

Plans to hold the Rassemblement des Entrepreneurs Francophones, a forum for business owners from French-speaking African nations, in June in Brazzaville have been upset by a rival event by the Economic Community of Central African States’ (CEEAC) business council.

Subscribers only Business 20.02.2025

Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

In a bid to enhance the value of its oil assets and reduce pump prices for consumers, DR Congo has turned to Swiss trading giant Trafigura for help.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

The EU's member states are struggling to come up with a common diplomatic strategy to put pressure on Paul Kagame's Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Representatives of the DRC's Catholic and Protestant churches, who are hoping to establish a national dialogue to resolve the crisis in the east of the country, will travel to Belgium to have discussions with opposing political leaders.

Subscribers only Politics 12.02.2025

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

France, aided by Qatar, sought to bring the Rwandan president and his DR Congo counterpart together for a meeting in Paris on 9 February to try to resolve the crisis in eastern DRC. But the encounter was cancelled after Tshisekedi changed his mind.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Luanda, Angola, 6 July 2022.

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From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

The Congolese president is looking to develop alternative diplomatic channels, relying on a handful of trusted allies. While Rwanda has taken the lead in this area, the Congolese authorities are determined to make an impact and help change perceptions of the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Faced with diplomatic paralysis, a joint EAC and SADC summit is being held in Tanzania this week. Since the M23 took control of Goma, French diplomats have been trying to set up a group of mediators to resolve the emergency in DR Congo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Rubavu, Rwanda, 25 June 2021.

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

Several candidates up for election to the CAF have had their applications rejected. Two of them have already taken their case to Switzerland's Court of Arbitration.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2025

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

The Congolese president is struggling to mobilise his dwindling support base, which no longer seems to believe in his ability to regain control after Rwandan-backed rebels captured Goma. He has turned to Angola and is banking on SADC as the last regional bloc capable of putting pressure on Kigali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2025

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, 21 December 2018.

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2025

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi (left) with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (right), in Luanda, February 2019.

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Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Following the seizure of the city by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is trying to urgently plug a number of holes in his security system. Efforts are meanwhile being stepped up, from Nairobi to Paris, to try to clinch a ceasefire.

Subscribers only Defence 29.01.2025

Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street in Goma, DR Congo, 27 January 2025.

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Companies up in arms over pause in cobalt exports

Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Kinshasa hopes US congressman visit will make up for missed Washington meeting

Despite the ongoing M23 war, Tshisekedi ousts key Katanga figure

The advance of M23 frustrates DRC Gold Trading's plans

Spotlight
Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

Vital Kamerhe embarks on low-key tour from Johannesburg to Tel-Aviv

Doha speeds up opening of embassy in Kinshasa

EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

War in the East makes DR Congo banks fret about local branches

Spotlight
M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Inner Circle
From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

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Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

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Companies up in arms over pause in cobalt exports

Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Kinshasa hopes US congressman visit will make up for missed Washington meeting

Despite the ongoing M23 war, Tshisekedi ousts key Katanga figure

The advance of M23 frustrates DRC Gold Trading's plans

Spotlight Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

Vital Kamerhe embarks on low-key tour from Johannesburg to Tel-Aviv

Doha speeds up opening of embassy in Kinshasa

EAC military heads recommend plan for ending M23 crisis

War in the East makes DR Congo banks fret about local branches

Spotlight M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

Kinshasa turns to Trafigura for help with strategy to reboot oil sector

Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Inner Circle From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Spotlight Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

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Tshisekedi dangles mineral resources in exchange for help against M23

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M23 offensive creates delicate security dilemma in Ituri province

Inner Circle
From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

Spotlight
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall