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Rwanda
How Kigali and Brussels rekindled their diplomatic relations

After months of strained relations, Rwanda and Belgium have agreed to reopen their embassies without waiting for their disagreements over eastern DRC to be resolved. The breakthrough was reached quietly and with considerable diplomatic caution.

DRC
Questions raised over possible embezzlement of army reservists' bonuses

Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita has asked for bank accounts used to pay bonuses for the defence reserve force to be frozen, as he disputes the list of beneficiaries.

DRC, Rwanda
African Union mediators plan a regional tour with stops in Kinshasa, Kigali and Goma

The group of five former heads of state, which forms part of the African Union’s mediation effort regarding the security crisis in eastern DRC, is due to visit Kinshasa, Kigali and Goma by mid-October.

Palace Intrigues
Romuald Wadagni, Alassane Ouattara, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Daoussa Déby

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

BeninRomuald Wadagni misses Ivory Coast independence celebrations

CongoDenis Sassou-Nguesso's security chiefs alarmed by Fabien Singaye's presence in Kinshasa

ChadDaoussa Idriss Déby makes discreet Paris visit

DRC
Washington Accords weigh fact-finding mission to South Kivu

The Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism, which has so far been deployed as part of the Doha process, could be sent to the highly volatile Minembwe area. The aim is to ensure that DRC and Rwanda honour the commitments made at the peace agreement signed in December 2025.

DRC
AFC-M23 challenges UN sanctions

The rebel movement, which controls a large part of the DRC, wrote to the UN sanctions committee at the end of July to complain about measures targeting several of its leaders. These include the movement's head, Corneille Nangaa.

Africa
ExxonMobil hires former senior Trump administration official

The former diplomat, who has also held various posts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, has recently joined the US major’s international government affairs team.

DRC
Kinshasa investigates Kigali's use of Turkish TB2 drones

The Democratic Republic of Congo has carried out technical analyses and, in a confidential note, points to the intensive use of Turkish attack aircraft by the Rwanda Defence Force.

DRC
Kinshasa's curious $205m debt to Abu Dhabi

Félix Tshisekedi's government owes over $200m to the United Arab Emirates, with which it has developed close ties. The government has chosen not to include this debt in its public accounts, and it may be linked to the purchase of military equipment.