Jean-Pierre Bemba

DRC
Kinshasa struggles to take control of vehicle registration IT system

The Congolese company Valornet is still refusing to hand over the vehicle ID platform it developed unless the government gives compensation. After a failed mediation attempt by Deputy Prime Minister for Transport Jean-Pierre Bemba, the company is preparing its legal counterattack in Belgium.

DRC
Report lays bare Congo Airways' mismanagement

President Félix Tshisekedi, who announced a new recovery plan for Congo Airways is relying on the findings of an investigative audit into the management of the national carrier. The report highlights "imprudent" financial commitments, as well as a series of breaches of the regulatory framework.

DRC
United Cominière demands millions of dollars from Rahim Dhrolia's company MMR

The CEO of United Cominière accuses his partner Mining Mineral Resources of favouring, to his detriment, parallel circuits for transporting minerals.

DRC
Kinshasa promises to audit exceptional security spending

In view of a $2.87bn deal signed with the IMF, the Congolese government has pledged to audit the massive sums poured into the war effort in the east of the country.

Inner Circle | 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.

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization defence-industrial conglomerate is supplying the Congolese army with light weapons and ammunition to meet its urgent needs.

DRC
Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

The Congolese authorities have ordered 80 Streit light armoured vehicles that are manufactured in Uganda by the Ugandan army's commercial arm.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Bernard Arnault, Félix Tshisekedi, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Gabon Bernard Arnault abandons bid to buy Paris mansion

DRCTshisekedi renews relations with Moïse Katumbi

Algeria Dominique de Villepin's secret tête-à-tête with Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Ivory Coast Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Paris and Brussels

DRC
President Tshisekedi expected in Ituri Province

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi plans to visit Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, on 15 May, security conditions permitting.

DRC
DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Katmerciler has finalised a contract worth tens of millions of dollars with Kinshasa that had been stalled since 2020.

Comoros islands
Assoumani postpones visits to Sahel juntas

Azali Assoumani's twice-postponed trip to the Sahel is now expected to take place in the next few months, but he will visit as Comorian president and no longer in an AU capacity.

Palace Intrigues
Azali Assoumani, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Abdourahamane Tchiani, Bobi Wine

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

ComorosOutgoing AU chair Assoumani aims for Sahel tour

DRCElectoral commission boss berated by Bemba

NigerBattle for ambassador's Paris residence

UgandaBobi Wine prepares his political comeback in music