Joseph Kabila

DRC
The discreet ex-Kabila unit advising Tshisekedi on national dialogue

The president is relying on a team made up of several former senior figures from his predecessor's party to draw up a roadmap to address political tensions and the security crisis.

DRC
Tshisekedi signs new lobbying deal with UK consultancy CT Group

The latest agreement, signed on 6 May and open-ended in duration, underscores Kinshasa’s renewed effort to enlist the Crosby-Textor consultancy to rally British political support for the formal recognition of atrocities committed during the First and Second Congo Wars.

DRC
Kabila associate fights US fund FG Hemisphere over Maryland property freeze

Francis Selemani Mtwale is fighting to retain several luxury properties acquired between 2015 and 2018 in the US state of Maryland.

DRC
IGF financial watchdog's new strategy comes aground

The head of the Inspection Générale des Finances has withdrawn his agents from state-owned companies and public institutions, opting instead for a "systemic" approach to monitoring government financial flows. This approach is hitting up against significant technical hurdles.

DRC
Kin of ex-National Assembly speaker reports enforced disappearance to UN

Aubin Minaku, a close associate of former head of state Joseph Kabila, has been held incommunicado for nearly three months. One of his lawyers has brought a case before the UN in order to put pressure on Kinshasa.

Congo
Fragmented campaign set-up for presidential elections

Weakened by internal divisions and palace infighting, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso's campaign is being prepared without, for the time being, calling on major international communications agencies.

DRC
Ex-president Joseph Kabila keeps his visit to Goma shrouded in mystery

After travelling to the provincial capital of North Kivu in late May, Félix Tshisekedi's predecessor could return to the city.

Angola, DRC
Luanda's consul general in Lubumbashi close to intelligence services

The importance of the relationship between Angola and the DRC has led President Lourenço to appoint a powerful consul general in the heart of the Haut-Katanga mining region.

DRC
Demand for death penalty for Joseph Kabila raises tensions in SADC countries

The request for the death penalty against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has worried several countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which fear a precedent within the regional organisation.

DRC
SADC admonishes Tshisekedi for payment delays

A major absentee at the 45th Southern African Development Community summit, the president was running the risk of not being allowed to speak, due to not paying full dues for the SAMIDRC joint force.

DRC
Bifort, ex-private adviser to Tshisekedi, at heart of new tussle in presidential palace

Summoned by the National Cyber Defence Council at the end of July, Fortunat Biselele received a permanent ban on his access to the presidency, before this was reversed by President Félix Tshisekedi himself.

DRC
Moïse Katumbi's party faces difficult question of whether to unite opposition

Senior members of Ensemble pour la République recently met in Brussels. The aim was to define a strategy to take them up to the 2028 elections and debate the opportunity to associate themselves with Joseph Kabila as part of a grand opposition gathering.

DRC, Ivory Coast
On trial for "treason" in Kinshasa, Joseph Kabila resurfaces in Abidjan for a wedding

The former Congolese president has been staying in the Ivorian economic capital for a few days, where he has attended a family wedding.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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

DRCNeutralising Kabila's networks in South Africa

CameroonTwo of Paul Biya's collaborators bicker it out over protocol

CongoPublishing house Ipanema organises gala for Denis Sassou-Nguesso

DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

Félix Tshisekedi's presidency has just redrawn the boundaries of oil deposit zones in the forest area around the Congo river. The goal is to put a halt to encroachment on protected areas and put these deposits on the market.