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DRC
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

DRC, Rwanda
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.

Burkina Faso
Junta increases pressure on ex-president Compaoré's clan

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is increasing his attacks on the close associates of François Compaoré, the younger brother of the former president. This is beginning to affect the economic empire built by his stepmother, Alizéta Ouédraogo.

Subscribers only Business 31.01.2025

DRC
The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Last year, the head of state ordered the arrest of a Congolese businessman who was involved in a dispute with a Chinese gold miner, only for the former to be released under pressure from the presidential family.

Subscribers only Politics 28.01.2025

Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Africa Intelligence has details of the behind-the-scenes talks that led to an unprecedented agreement between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso for the exchange of prisoners in late November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.12.2024

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara (right) welcomes Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé to Abidjan, 28 January 2019.

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

The DRC's national intelligence agency is investigating whether information relating to assets I and II in the Albertine Graben area, once owned by the Israeli billionaire, have been manipulated.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2024

Central African Republic, Sudan
Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

The Central African Republic president is distancing himself from Sudan's paramilitary RSF leader Hemeti and forging ties with his enemy in the country's civil war, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. In exchange, Bangui wants CAR rebel leaders in Sudan arrested.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2024

Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Moscow, Russia, 16 February 2024.

Inner circles | DRC
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

The president's new chief of staff may lack political clout, but he has a strong business background and enjoys support from powerful government figures. During Tshisekedi's first term, the leadership of his private office was deemed erratic, and he is keen to buck that trend.

Subscribers only Politics 11.10.2024

DRC
Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

The committee that oversaw discussions to ‘rebalance' the Sicomines contract has asked the Chinese-Congolese joint venture to pay around $28m to its members.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Politics 11.10.2024

A copper and cobalt mine run by Sicomines in Kolwezi, DRC, in May 2015.

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé tightens grip on power with selective security sector reshuffle

Employing his knack for surprise promotions and sidelining senior officers, the Togolese president is focused on ensuring stability in an army tasked with countering jihadist threats on the northern border. Meanwhile, internal security remains under the steady hand of regime loyalists.

Subscribers only Defence 04.10.2024

Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé in Abidjan in July 2021.

Inner circles | DRC
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

The military intelligence chief has put together a team of senior officials to hold talks with Rwanda mediated by Angola. Despite limited resources, he has demonstrated an ability to negotiate firmly.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.09.2024

FARDC soldiers close to the front line in North Kivu on 14 May 2024.

DRC
Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

The company Congo Immobilier (Conimmo) has received $19m from the Treasury since 2019 for badly needed renovation works on the prison in Kinshasa, but very little work has been carried out since then.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.09.2024

DRC
Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

There are differing versions of a June attack by the army and gamekeepers in Lwenye, a town in Haut-Katanga, during which one person was killed and 16 went missing. The provincial government insists that it was a confrontation with militiamen, while an investigation report refers to "a massacre".

Subscribers only Defence 29.08.2024

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

The Burkinabe junta suspects Washington and Paris of blocking the delivery of an Embraer Super Tucano attack plane, and this is overshadowing negotiations for the release of four DGSE agents detained in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.03.2024

Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso's transitional government.

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

On his visit to Equatorial Guinea and then Kenya, the Belarusian leader was accompanied by certain figures without an obvious connection to the stated goal of his trip, namely agriculture and healthcare.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Engen sails into sea of troubles in DRC

The South African oil company is facing a bid by the Congolese state and relatives of the president to take control of its subsidiary. The managing director of Engen DRC has been dismissed and its shareholders are at daggers drawn.

Subscribers only Energy 14.12.2023

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

The president's office has been working in recent years to build an army loyal to the government, capable both of opposing the M23 rebels and of snuffing out any threat of sedition.

Subscribers only Defence 01.12.2023

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, on 20 February 2022.

DRC
Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's adviser on security issues is meeting with the head of the country's national intelligence agency in Paris. The two will then hold talks with French officials and intelligence chiefs with December's elections looming and against the backdrop of the war with the M23.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.11.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

The DRC government had hoped the security situation in the war-torn eastern province would improve sufficiently for voting to go ahead in next month's elections. But clashes with M23 rebels and logistical challenges could deprive the Masisi and Rutshuru areas of the vote.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2023

The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission of the DRC, Denis Kadima.

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

The mass mobilisation of Israeli reservists after the Hamas attack led to the recall of dozens of instructors employed by private military contractors in DR Congo.

Subscribers only Defence 15.11.2023

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv on 25 October 2023.

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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DRC
Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

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

Burkina Faso
Junta increases pressure on ex-president Compaoré's clan

DRC
The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic, Sudan
Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

Inner circles | DRC
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

DRC
Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé tightens grip on power with selective security sector reshuffle

Inner circles | DRC
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

DRC
Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

DRC
Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

Spotlight | DRC
Engen sails into sea of troubles in DRC

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

DRC
Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

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DRC Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

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

Burkina Faso Junta increases pressure on ex-president Compaoré's clan

DRC The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

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Spotlight | DRC Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic, Sudan Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

Inner circles | DRC Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

DRC Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

Inner circles | Togo Gnassingbé tightens grip on power with selective security sector reshuffle

Inner circles | DRC Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

DRC Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

DRC Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

Spotlight | Burkina Faso Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

Spotlight | DRC Engen sails into sea of troubles in DRC

Inner circles | DRC Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

DRC Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Spotlight | DRC Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

Spotlight | DRC Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

DRC
Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

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

Burkina Faso
Junta increases pressure on ex-president Compaoré's clan

DRC
The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
The secrets behind the Abidjan-Ouagadougou prisoner exchange

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

Central African Republic, Sudan
Touadéra switches allegiance in Sudan civil war

Inner circles | DRC
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

DRC
Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé tightens grip on power with selective security sector reshuffle

Inner circles | DRC
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

DRC
Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

DRC
Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Brazilian plane order complicates negotiations to release French intelligence agents

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

Spotlight | DRC
Engen sails into sea of troubles in DRC

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

DRC
Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

Spotlight | DRC
Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack