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Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

President Kais Saied is at loggerheads with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi over possibly again postponing the 50th anniversary summit of the French-speaking nations club. Tunisia is far from ready to host the event even if it does decide to hold it as planned in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2021

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Technical hitches and revenue-sharing concerns have set back construction on the Congolese side of a cross-border mining road. The delay is particularly unwelcome in Zambia, where a presidential election is just weeks away.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.06.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Congolese intelligence services had good reason to be suspicious about Alexander Zingman's relationship with the ex-president.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2021

Alexander Zingman, seated next to Joseph Kabila.

Djibouti, DRC
Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Australian mining magnate Fortescue, which is scouring the continent for renewable energy projects, has its sights set on a large-scale hydrogen project in Djibouti.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 21.06.2021

Inner circles | DRC
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

The deeply devout president has a handful of Pentecostal pastors among his team of advisors, who are not shy about wading into the political, diplomatic and economic arenas.

Subscribers only Politics 18.06.2021

Spotlight | Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia
Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

In his race to stop Ethiopia from filling its huge Renaissance dam, the Egyptian president is rallying the Nile Basin countries to his cause one by one.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2021

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was received on 27 May 2021 in Djibouti by his counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh.

DRC
Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle, keen to renegotiate contracts signed with Beijing under ex-president Joseph Kabila, has consulted numerous law firms and advisory banks in what looks set to be a Herculean task.

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2021

DRC
Modeste Bahati, architect of the resumption of gold mining in Luhihi?

It seems the Senate president Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, who is also a leading player in the South Kivu business world, may have played a key role in the decision of the province's governor to authorise the resumption of gold mining in Luhihi.

Subscribers only Mining 11.06.2021

DRC
Congo nationality debate raises fresh questions about Moïse Katumbi's 'Italian' origins

A proposal from former presidential candidate Noël Tshiani to allow only candidates with a Congolese father and mother to run for president has caused a public outcry in the DRC. It has also brought an angry reaction from the new party of former Katangan goveror Moïse Katumbi, who is thought to be part-Italian.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2021

DRC
AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender

The African Development Bank is in talks with DRC authorities over its support for one of the vast Grand Inga project hydro-electric dams and is keen to see companies compete to develop it. At stake is some $55m in financing and the bank's seal of approval.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 02.06.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

The DRC's president is actively demonstrating his support of digitalising the nation's administration to reduce fraud and waste. He also hopes to appease his financial partners.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.06.2021

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

The president's office has appointed new officials to oversee the thorny issue of arbitration with the South African junior.

Subscribers only Energy 01.06.2021

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

Star attorney Pascal Agboyibor was abruptly fired by US law firm Orrick in 2019 amid allegations of rape and sexual harassment which are still being investigated by the Paris bar association. The Togolose lawyer, who denies the accusations, has quickly bounced back in DRC, where his own new firm has won lucrative government contracts.

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2021

Attorney Pascal Agboyibor founded Asafo & Co shortly after being ousted from the US firm Orrick in 2019.

DRC
China's Newtech Armor wins equipment contract with DRC army

Earlier this month, the Congolese army bought 5,000 bulletproof vests from Chinese supplier Newtech Armor.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 31.05.2021

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

With two years left of his presidential term, Félix Tshisekedi wants to define the shape of the DRC's economic policy through to 2030 and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has drafted report to help with the task.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2021

DRC, France
Global Technologies chief holds quiet meeting with Tshisekedi in Paris

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi met with Global Technologies CEO Jean-Paul Steinitz.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2021

CEO Global Technologies Jean-Paul Steinitz.

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.05.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed left his 18 May meeting in Paris with confirmation from three heads of state they would attend the summit of the francophone organisation OIF in Djerba in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Central Africa, Congo
Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

ECCAS President Denis Sassou Nguesso is timidly trying to play a part in managing Chad's transition. But the international community would clearly prefer the African Union to oversee the next stage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Congolese head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May 2021.

DRC
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

After spending months tackling a political crisis at home and forming a new government, the head of state is now working on rebuilding his international ties. But with the presidential fleet grounded, Félix Tshisekedi has to rely on charter firms to get him around the world.

Subscribers only Politics 21.05.2021

President Félix Tshisekedi visited Paris on 17 May 2021.

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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

Felix Tshisekedi

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Djibouti, DRC
Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Inner circles | DRC
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

Spotlight | Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia
Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

DRC
Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

DRC
Modeste Bahati, architect of the resumption of gold mining in Luhihi?

DRC
Congo nationality debate raises fresh questions about Moïse Katumbi's 'Italian' origins

DRC
AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

DRC
China's Newtech Armor wins equipment contract with DRC army

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC, France
Global Technologies chief holds quiet meeting with Tshisekedi in Paris

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa, Congo
Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

DRC
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

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DRC Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

DRC Modeste Bahati, architect of the resumption of gold mining in Luhihi?

DRC Congo nationality debate raises fresh questions about Moïse Katumbi's 'Italian' origins

DRC AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender

DRC Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

In Focus | DRC How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

DRC China's Newtech Armor wins equipment contract with DRC army

DRC Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC, France Global Technologies chief holds quiet meeting with Tshisekedi in Paris

DRC, France DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Tunisia Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa, Congo Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

DRC How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own

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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

Tunisia
Tribulations of Francophonie summit drag on

DRC, Zambia
Tshisekedi furious about Zambia-DRC road delay

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Djibouti, DRC
Fortescue hopes to score double on hydrogen

Inner circles | DRC
The temporal power of Tshisekedi's pastors

Spotlight | Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia
Sisi tries containment tactics against Abiy's Renaissance dam

DRC
Kinshasa seeks advisors on revising 'infrastructure for minerals' and other China deals

DRC
Modeste Bahati, architect of the resumption of gold mining in Luhihi?

DRC
Congo nationality debate raises fresh questions about Moïse Katumbi's 'Italian' origins

DRC
AfDB wants Inga III mega-dam project put out to tender

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

In Focus | DRC
How Orrick's former star Africa lawyer dodged sexual abuse allegations and rebuilt his practice

DRC
China's Newtech Armor wins equipment contract with DRC army

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

DRC, France
Global Technologies chief holds quiet meeting with Tshisekedi in Paris

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Tunisia
Sall, Ouattara, and Tshisekedi confirm OIF summit attendance

Central Africa, Congo
Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

DRC
How Tshisekedi jets around with no official planes of his own