Alliance du Fleuve Congo

Rwanda
French diplomat to head EU delegation in Kigali

Frenchman Jérémie Blin's EU mission will be to ease tensions between Brussels and Kigali, which have been strained by Rwanda’s support for the AFC-M23 in the DRC.

DRC
Kin of ex-National Assembly speaker reports enforced disappearance to UN

Aubin Minaku, a close associate of former head of state Joseph Kabila, has been held incommunicado for nearly three months. One of his lawyers has brought a case before the UN in order to put pressure on Kinshasa.

DRC
Kinshasa dodges $54.5m penalty in US ruling

The DRC, which was ordered in absentia last June to pay millions of dollars to Material Aviation Technologie Navigation, recently obtained the annulment of the judgment on procedural grounds. Yet the case could soon be reopened.

Burundi, DRC, Rwanda
EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib's Great Lakes tour to stop off in Goma

A European Union delegation led by Hadja Lahbib has just begun a tour of the Great Lakes region to assess the humanitarian situation.

DRC, Rwanda
Washington to take new steps against Paul Kagame's regime

Donald Trump's administration is working on a fresh set of sanctions for Rwanda, expected to target senior security officials. The US is demanding the withdrawal of M23 rebels from areas conquered since the signing of the peace agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali in December.

DRC
Ex-president Joseph Kabila keeps his visit to Goma shrouded in mystery

After travelling to the provincial capital of North Kivu in late May, Félix Tshisekedi's predecessor could return to the city.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, DRC, Rwanda

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory Coast, MaliSidiki Diabaté, Ouattara's celebrity supporter

MoroccoGhali Fikri, new blood reforming education

DRC, RwandaAli Al Sulaiti, Doha's all-purpose man on the M23 issue

DRC, Rwanda
Talks in Doha, airstrikes in east DRC: M23 and Kinshasa brace for battle

Kinshasa and the rebel movement may be discussing peace in Qatar, but at ground level in eastern DRC both are beefing up their respective military presence.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Félix Tshisekedi, Catherine Samba-Panza

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

NigeriaJean-Noël Barrot invites Nigerian billionaires to next Africa-France summit

DRCFélix Tshisekedi gets a phone call from Bifort

Central African RepublicEx-president Catherine Samba-Panza's team without visas for France?

DRC, Rwanda
Paris postpones humanitarian conference on eastern DRC

While Qatar's mediation efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between M23 rebels and Kinshasa, France has postponed its planned humanitarian conference on the crisis in DRC's eastern provinces until September.

DRC
Joseph Kabila's curious excursion to Kampala

At Yoweri Museveni's invitation, Kabila made a discreet stopover in Kampala in mid-March. The trip coincided with a visit there by Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance. For several weeks, Kinshasa has been concerned about the links between these two men.