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DRC, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

At least three French former officers now working in the private sector are providing logistical support to the Congolese army in the east - a source of embarrassment at the highest levels of the French state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.03.2023

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

A United Nations Security Council delegation should arrive in Kinshasa on 9 March to enquire about the political and security situation in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.03.2023

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

A small group of senior security officials are providing the Rwandan president with assessments of the threat just across the border in eastern DRC, where a major crisis sparked by the resurgence of the M23 rebels shows no sign of abating.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.03.2023

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

While clashes continue around the city of Goma, the M23 is implementing its strategy of expansion from a position of strength. The rebel movement is in control of parts of North Kivu province and and aims to consolidate its proto-state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 01.03.2023

M23 fighters at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 6 January 2023.

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

At the recent session of the AU Peace and Security Council, the DRC president adopted an aggressive stance as he urged his peers to unreservedly condemn Rwanda's interference in the east of his country and its support for the M23 rebel group, but his tone and language were not universally welcomed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.02.2023

The DRC president Félix Tshisekedi leaving the AU Peace and Security Council session held in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2023.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

The Congolese army is struggling to contain the M23 rebel group. In seeking to reverse the balance of power, Kinshasa has bought military drones from China and hired private Romanian soldiers operating under the command of a French Foreign Legion veteran.

Subscribers only Defence 21.02.2023

CASC Rainbow CH-4, an unmanned aerial vehicle in Zhuhai, China, 8 November 2022.

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

Bridgeway Foundation is a member of the camp of those fighting the armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The US foundation claims to have helped several fighters defect from the group, and that it is running a private intelligence, lobbying and public relations operation.

Subscribers only Defence 15.02.2023

DRC, France
Macron dispatches his advance guard to Kinshasa

In advance of his scheduled March visit, Emmanuel Macron this week dispatched his top adviser on Africa, Franck Paris, to Kinshasa to prepare for this politically sensitive trip.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.02.2023

DRC
IMF prepares fourth review of credit programme with Kinshasa

The IMF is due to send a team to Kinshasa in the next few days to plan the continuation of its Extended Credit Facility arrangement with the DR Congo.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 07.02.2023

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
Turkey's cash-strapped Katmerciler struggles to deliver on armoured vehicle order

The Congolese government is still waiting on a delivery of armoured vehicles from Turkish group Katmerciler to ease pressure on the army, which is in need of equipment in its fight against the M23 rebels in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 17.01.2023

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

Washington and Kinshasa believe a vast network operating under the cover of an American association is financing the Banyamulenge community militias. According to FBI and Congolese intelligence evidence, hundreds of thousands of dollars may have been used to finance the war effort in South Kivu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.01.2023

Washington and Kinshasa suspect a vast network, operating under the cover of an American humanitarian association, of financing the Banyamulenge community militias.

DRC, Rwanda
Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

The flagship Turkish defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries is leading a spirited commercial offensive in Central Africa against the backdrop of high tension between DRC and Rwanda.

Subscribers only Defence 09.01.2023

Spotlight | DRC
Foreign private military contractors flood into North Kivu

Africa Intelligence lifts the veil on the private security companies currently operating in the eastern DRC city of Goma. There are dozens of former Soviet soldiers present, as well as a French businessman and a Romanian veteran of the French Foreign Legion.

Subscribers only Defence 06.01.2023

Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard walk on the tarmac of the airport in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 12th November 2022.

DRC, Rwanda
DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

A dozen Rwandan nationals are being held in incommunicado detention by the Congolese security services. At least five are suspected by Kinshasa of being spies in the service of Paul Kagame - an allegation that Kigali denies.

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2022

DRC, Rwanda
DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

The recent report by the UN group of experts looks into allegations that the Congolese army is collaborating with the Mai-Mai and the FDLR in its battle against the M23, which has made considerable territorial gains of late.

Subscribers only Defence 22.12.2022

DRC
United Nations perplexed by Nairobi III process

"Unrealistic expectations", "serious logistical shortcomings" and numerous crises... A United Nations report has concluded that peace talks in Nairobi between the DR Congo government and rebel groups active in eastern DRC were unproductive and close to collapse.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2022

DRC, Uganda
Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

A UN panel of experts and Congolese intelligence services suspect Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's army of having "facilitated" M23 movements on its territory. The UN panel is expected to shortly issue a related report.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.12.2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 24 November 2022.

DRC, France
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

French Secretary of State for Development, the French-speaking diaspora and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, will travel to Kinshasa mid-December to prepare for Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.12.2022

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

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

FARDC

DRC, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, France
Macron dispatches his advance guard to Kinshasa

DRC
IMF prepares fourth review of credit programme with Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC
Turkey's cash-strapped Katmerciler struggles to deliver on armoured vehicle order

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

DRC, Rwanda
Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

Spotlight | DRC
Foreign private military contractors flood into North Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

DRC, Rwanda
DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

DRC
United Nations perplexed by Nairobi III process

DRC, Uganda
Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

DRC, France
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

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DRC, Rwanda Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Spotlight | DRC M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, France Macron dispatches his advance guard to Kinshasa

DRC IMF prepares fourth review of credit programme with Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC Turkey's cash-strapped Katmerciler struggles to deliver on armoured vehicle order

In Focus | DRC From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

DRC, Rwanda Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

Spotlight | DRC Foreign private military contractors flood into North Kivu

DRC, Rwanda DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

DRC, Rwanda DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

DRC United Nations perplexed by Nairobi III process

DRC, Uganda Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

DRC, France Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

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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, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, France
Macron dispatches his advance guard to Kinshasa

DRC
IMF prepares fourth review of credit programme with Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi weighs his military options against M23

DRC
Turkey's cash-strapped Katmerciler struggles to deliver on armoured vehicle order

In Focus | DRC
From Texas to South Kivu's highlands, Mahoro Peace Association's complex channels finance militia

DRC, Rwanda
Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

Spotlight | DRC
Foreign private military contractors flood into North Kivu

DRC, Rwanda
DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

DRC, Rwanda
DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

DRC
United Nations perplexed by Nairobi III process

DRC, Uganda
Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

DRC, France
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse