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Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is due to visit Kinshasa in February to discuss the details of MONUSCO's withdrawal from Ituri and North Kivu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.02.2024

DRC
EU cancels its DRC election observation mission

Breaking news published on 28/11/23 at 2.00 pm GMT - Following several days of deadlock with Kinshasa, the European Union has decided to withdraw its team of 42 electoral experts, sent to the country ahead of the presidential election on 20 December.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.11.2023

Josep Borrell, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs.

DRC
Kinshasa keeps new EU ambassador waiting for his accreditation

Brussels has yet to receive accreditation from the Congolese authorities for its new ambassador - a reflection of fresh tensions between the EU and the DRC in the run-up to the presidential election.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.10.2023

In Focus | Africa
Israel's 'Shin Bet' diplomacy in West Africa

Drawing on his experience at the Israeli domestic intelligence agency, the new DG of the Foreign Ministry, Ronen Levi, has left his mark on the country's African diplomacy in under a year. His strategy focuses on countries in the Sahel, where he sees opportunity in the region's recent regime changes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.10.2023

Ronen Levi, Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Since the summer, Félix Tshisekedi's inner circle has been discreetly trying to resume talks with his predecessor's entourage. To this end, both camps have sought the support of the Togolese head of state Faure Gnassingbé.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.09.2023

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

Free access Politics, Diplomacy 25.07.2023

DRC
Congolese government arrives en masse in China for talks

Several of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's ministers arrived in Beijing before his state visit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.05.2023

DRC
Disillusioned with EAC Regional Force, Kinshasa turns to SADC

Unhappy with the results of the regional force deployed by the East African Community, Kinshasa has once again turned to the Southern African Development Community for help trying to regain control of its eastern territory.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.05.2023

DRC
Kinshasa has EAC regional force commander ousted

Breaking news published on 28/04/23 at 10:30 - DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi was unhappy with Maj. Gen. Jeff Nyagah's refusal to have the East African Community Regional Force he commands confront the M23 rebels directly.

Subscribers only Politics 28.04.2023

Central Africa
Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

Following the expiry of the original agreement governing the deployment of the East African Community force in eastern DRC, the Congolese government, unhappy with its performance so far, is hoping to remove the ambiguities of its mandate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Soldiers of the East African Community (EAC) regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC, Russia
DRC's Moscow ambassador moves up in the world

The DRC's new ambassador to Russia, Ivan Vangu Ngimbi, who has been living in a hotel since his arrival last June in Moscow, is about to move his country's diplomatic representation from a decrepit suburban building to a more fitting location in the heart of the city.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.02.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

In the conflict with the M23 rebels, the DRC president has to take into account his army's serious weaknesses and as well as the hostility of some in his entourage to Paul Kagame's regime. Although he has left the door open to mediation, he is still quietly planning large-scale military operations.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 27.01.2023

DRC army tanks on the border with Rwanda.

DRC
Doha's new diplomatic effort to bring Kagame and Tshisekedi together in Qatar

Breaking news published on 20/01/22 at 18:25 - A meeting was set to take place in Doha on 23 January between the Congolese and Rwandan presidents, Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame but was called off after the Congolese president pulled out.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2023

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC's President Félix Tshisekedi.

DRC
Sada Motors ordered to respect its state contract

The finance inspectorate has given Sada Motors until the end of February to fulfil its contractual obligations to deliver 167 vehicles, mainly luxury models, to some thirty #DRC diplomatic representations around the world.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 05.01.2023

DRC
$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

DR Congo's foreign affairs minister Christophe Lutundula signed a contract in December 2021 for the delivery of 167 vehicles to embassies around the world. The deal was awarded to Sada Motors, a company in which the finance minister's brother Nicola Kazadi is a minority shareholder.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 12.12.2022

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

The Rwandan president Paul Kagame has opened up to a number of his counterparts about his country's ties with the M23. But Western capitals, not least France, remain circumspect, and Kigali currently has the upper hand diplomatically over an increasingly isolated Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.12.2022

On the left the president of the DRC Félix Tshisekedi, on the right the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Christophe Lutundula Apala

DRC
Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

DRC
EU cancels its DRC election observation mission

DRC
Kinshasa keeps new EU ambassador waiting for his accreditation

In Focus | Africa
Israel's 'Shin Bet' diplomacy in West Africa

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

DRC
Congolese government arrives en masse in China for talks

DRC
Disillusioned with EAC Regional Force, Kinshasa turns to SADC

DRC
Kinshasa has EAC regional force commander ousted

Central Africa
Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

DRC, Russia
DRC's Moscow ambassador moves up in the world

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC
Doha's new diplomatic effort to bring Kagame and Tshisekedi together in Qatar

DRC
Sada Motors ordered to respect its state contract

DRC
$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles | DRC
DRC presidential advisers split on how to handle Rwanda

DRC, Rwanda
Rwanda standoff divides Tshisekedi's inner circle

Central Africa, DRC
EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

DRC
Semlex angles for biometric passport contract

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Christophe Lutundula Apala

DRC Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

DRC EU cancels its DRC election observation mission

DRC Kinshasa keeps new EU ambassador waiting for his accreditation

In Focus | Africa Israel's 'Shin Bet' diplomacy in West Africa

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Palace Intrigues Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

DRC Congolese government arrives en masse in China for talks

DRC Disillusioned with EAC Regional Force, Kinshasa turns to SADC

DRC Kinshasa has EAC regional force commander ousted

Central Africa Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

DRC, Russia DRC's Moscow ambassador moves up in the world

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC Doha's new diplomatic effort to bring Kagame and Tshisekedi together in Qatar

DRC Sada Motors ordered to respect its state contract

DRC $15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

Spotlight | DRC Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles | DRC DRC presidential advisers split on how to handle Rwanda

DRC, Rwanda Rwanda standoff divides Tshisekedi's inner circle

Central Africa, DRC EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

DRC Semlex angles for biometric passport contract

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

DRC
Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

DRC
EU cancels its DRC election observation mission

DRC
Kinshasa keeps new EU ambassador waiting for his accreditation

In Focus | Africa
Israel's 'Shin Bet' diplomacy in West Africa

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

DRC
Congolese government arrives en masse in China for talks

DRC
Disillusioned with EAC Regional Force, Kinshasa turns to SADC

DRC
Kinshasa has EAC regional force commander ousted

Central Africa
Kinshasa looks to review terms of engagement of EAC regional force

DRC, Russia
DRC's Moscow ambassador moves up in the world

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC
Doha's new diplomatic effort to bring Kagame and Tshisekedi together in Qatar

DRC
Sada Motors ordered to respect its state contract

DRC
$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles | DRC
DRC presidential advisers split on how to handle Rwanda

DRC, Rwanda
Rwanda standoff divides Tshisekedi's inner circle

Central Africa, DRC
EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

DRC
Semlex angles for biometric passport contract