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DRC
Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

The Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) are looking to simplify the decision-making process in conducting the military response to various rebel groups, particularly the M23.

Subscribers only Defence 29.11.2022

DRC
How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

From October 2020 until late 2021, the Tshisekedi administration hosted a delegation of senior members of the M23 rebel group in Kinshasa. Tasked with negotiating the terms of their surrender, the ex-deputy prime minister Gilbert Kankonde Malamba requested a fund of $1.

Free access Politics 17.11.2022

DRC
Claude Ibalanky's dealings with M23 embarrass Tshisekedi administration

The head of the National Mechanism for Monitoring the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement, Claude Ibalanky, has been criticised for his handling of the situation with the M23. Africa Intelligence has been given access to the minutes of a meeting where he met the rebel group's leaders.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 15.11.2022

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

Felix Tshisekedi has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel movement that is advancing in eastern DRC. But many of those around him are more ambivalent about how to deal with Kigali.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 11.11.2022

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi at the United Nations General Assembly on 20 September 2022.

In Focus | DRC
Former warlord Roger Lumbala's dangerous liaisons with Tshisekedi clan

A former warlord and government minister, Roger Lumbala is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity committed in the early 2000s and is being held in France pending trial. Africa Intelligence delves into the investigation, in which President Félix Tshisekedi and some of his advisers and military officials make an appearance.

Subscribers only Politics 07.11.2022

Roger Lumbala in 2013, then a member of M23.

DRC, Rwanda
Regional diplomatic efforts focus on former M23 leader

A delegation led by a senior Tanzanian officer recently met in Rwanda with Jean-Marie Runiga, the leader of a dissident branch of the M23, on behalf of International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2022

DRC
Tshisekedi's futile attempts to resume contact with Kabila

President Félix Tshisekedi has tried to call his predecessor Joseph Kabila several times to arrange a meeting. Unwilling to do so, the former leader continues to be consulted by his political family and international diplomats.

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2022

Current President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila.

DRC
MONUSCO still hunting for helicopters and heavy artillery

The UN force in the DRC needs more and better firepower to counter M23 rebels. After having turned unsuccessfully to South Africa, MONUSCO is now trying its luck with Jordan and Egypt.

Subscribers only Defence 28.10.2022

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

The Congolese army recently placed an order for Russian military helicopters, much to the dismay of European powers and Washington.

Subscribers only Defence 27.10.2022

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

The French military training specialist Themiis has been selected to take part in the EU's Union for Peace and Security Plan, a programme set up to reform DR Congo's armed forces, the FARDC.

Subscribers only Defence 18.10.2022

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

Brussels has been working for several months on a support plan for the army in DR Congo. A €20m package allocated via the European Peace Facility is in the pipeline to supply the Congolese military with non-lethal equipment.

Subscribers only Defence 10.10.2022

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

Washington may be playing it cool in DRC, but Russia is increasingly keen to position itself as a key trading partner.

Free access Business, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

DRC
Congolese lieutenant-general Philémon Yav accused of colluding with Kigali

Rumours are swirling within the Congolese army over the reasons behind Lieutenant-General Philemon Yav's arrest on Tuesday, 20 September. According to several sources within the general staff, it comes in the wake of an investigation conducted to detect possible collusion with Kigali.

Subscribers only Defence 21.09.2022

DRC, Israel
Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

The head of Israeli intelligence David Barnea is trying to lay new foundations for a security intelligence partnership with DR Congo, in an attempt to break away from past scandals in which his predecessor and Israeli businessmen were involved regarding the African state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.09.2022

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

The European Union has selected the French and Belgian cooperation agencies Expertise France and Enabel to continue the training of Congolese army executives through a new programme called Union for Peace and Security.

Subscribers only Defence 30.08.2022

Spotlight | DRC
UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

In two confidential reports, the UN Electoral Needs Assessment Mission (ENAM) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have drawn up an overview of the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and attempted to forecast possible outcomes at the time of the late 2023 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2022

A polling station in Kinshasa for the presidential election held in December 2018.

Central Africa
Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

The Joint Expanded Verification Mechanism, a little-known military cooperation body headed by an Angolan general, was supposed to investigate security incidents in the eastern DRC on behalf of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.08.2022

Spotlight | DRC
MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

Caught off guard by the M23 rebels' firepower, the UN force in the DRC is seeking to equip itself accordingly. It is asking contributing countries for heavy artillery and attack helicopters.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 28.07.2022

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame dispatches his spy masters to Kinshasa

Breaking news published on 15/07/22, 18:45 - According to Africa Intelligence, a delegation of senior Rwandan intelligence officials travelled to Kinshasa on 12 July for a secret meeting with the Congolese services.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.07.2022

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

While the head of Congolese diplomacy travelled to Arusha to finalise membership of the East African Community, the regional organisation's military leaders are preparing to send troops. The Congolese army chief of staff signed a confidential document with his counterparts detailing it.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.07.2022

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
Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

DRC
How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

DRC
Claude Ibalanky's dealings with M23 embarrass Tshisekedi administration

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

In Focus | DRC
Former warlord Roger Lumbala's dangerous liaisons with Tshisekedi clan

DRC, Rwanda
Regional diplomatic efforts focus on former M23 leader

DRC
Tshisekedi's futile attempts to resume contact with Kabila

DRC
MONUSCO still hunting for helicopters and heavy artillery

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

DRC
Congolese lieutenant-general Philémon Yav accused of colluding with Kigali

DRC, Israel
Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Spotlight | DRC
UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

Central Africa
Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

Spotlight | DRC
MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame dispatches his spy masters to Kinshasa

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

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DRC Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

DRC How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

DRC Claude Ibalanky's dealings with M23 embarrass Tshisekedi administration

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

In Focus | DRC Former warlord Roger Lumbala's dangerous liaisons with Tshisekedi clan

DRC, Rwanda Regional diplomatic efforts focus on former M23 leader

DRC Tshisekedi's futile attempts to resume contact with Kabila

DRC MONUSCO still hunting for helicopters and heavy artillery

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

DRC French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC EU works on plan to support Congolese army

DRC Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

DRC Congolese lieutenant-general Philémon Yav accused of colluding with Kigali

DRC, Israel Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

DRC Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Spotlight | DRC UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

Central Africa Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

Spotlight | DRC MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

DRC, Rwanda Kagame dispatches his spy masters 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
Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

DRC
How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

DRC
Claude Ibalanky's dealings with M23 embarrass Tshisekedi administration

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

In Focus | DRC
Former warlord Roger Lumbala's dangerous liaisons with Tshisekedi clan

DRC, Rwanda
Regional diplomatic efforts focus on former M23 leader

DRC
Tshisekedi's futile attempts to resume contact with Kabila

DRC
MONUSCO still hunting for helicopters and heavy artillery

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa strikes military procurement deal with Moscow

DRC
French private operator Themiis entrusted with DRC army's reform

DRC
EU works on plan to support Congolese army

DRC
Moscou and Kinshasa lay foundations for economic diplomacy

DRC
Congolese lieutenant-general Philémon Yav accused of colluding with Kigali

DRC, Israel
Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

DRC
Brussels ready to disburse €30m+ on army reform

Spotlight | DRC
UN analysts predict gloomy scenarios for 2023's elections

Central Africa
Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

Spotlight | DRC
MONUSCO seeks to boost military arsenal to contend with M23

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame dispatches his spy masters to Kinshasa

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC