M23

Zimbabwe
South African businessman Mlonzi busy selling Russian and Chinese arms in Harare

Businessman Mcebisi Mlonzi, head of arms brokerage TFM Defence, is about to enter into a contract with the Zimbabwean army that will include a large number of small arms from Russia and China.

DRC
Tshisekedi's presidency organises its first DRC-US economic forum

Kinshasa is seeking to attract American investors in the strategic sectors of mining, energy, infrastructure and agriculture.

DRC
Tshisekedi presidency readjusts its strategy towards M23 at Doha talks

Fearing that the ongoing negotiations in Doha could lead to an impasse, the Congolese authorities are seeking to shift the responsibility for any failure onto M23.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, William Ruto

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CongoSassou family celebrates weddings, settles scores

DRCTshisekedi cancels on EU special representative for Great Lakes

KenyaRuto has little taste for son's flamboyant bus business

DRC
Closed-door negotiations in Washington over mining deal

While negotiations in Doha between the government and the M23 rebels are slowing, Donald Trump's administration is maintaining its course for the conclusion of its partnership with Kinshasa.

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
Qatar's low-key adviser in negotiations between Kinshasa and M23

Involved in the DRC peace process, Qatar is drawing on the services of the Dialogue Advisory Group. While this independent organisation has a good track record in other conflicts, the situation in the DRC remains particularly difficult to resolve.

DRC, Rwanda
Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

On the fringes of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), several consultations to discuss the war in the east were held between the continent's heads of state, who are concerned about the resumption in fighting.

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
Congolese army inquiry into those responsible for the M23 'debacle'

Twenty or so generals are set to be questioned as part of an inquiry led by the Congolese Army's General Inspectorate to establish responsibility for the military rout at the hands of the rebels.

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.