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DRC
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang keeps close eye on eastern DRC

Appointed as China's top diplomat at the end of last year, Qin Gang can rely on a small team who are very familiar with Africa's Great Lakes region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2023

DRC
Kinshasa procures military transport plane from Belarusian firm

The DRC has acquired a Soviet-made Ilyushin IL-76 military transport plane. It is still unclear what it will be used for, but the army is seriously lacking aircraft of this type.

Subscribers only Defence 30.03.2023

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

During his tour of the Great Lakes countries, Qatari diplomat Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi faced reticence from several regions' leaders, who are wary of Qatar's mediation in the eastern DR Congo conflict.

Free access Diplomacy 28.03.2023

Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi (R) on the sidelines of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, in Glasgow the 1st of November 2021.

African Union
Azali Assoumani visits NYC and Addis Ababa on first tour as AU president

Comoros and African Union (AU) President Azali Assoumani will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) today at a meeting on terrorism before travelling to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.03.2023

DRC
Kinshasa hones Sicomines strategy ahead of talks with Chinese partner

President Felix Tshisekedi has asked his ministers and advisers to set out the key requests the government will take to the Chinese part of Sicomines. The two sides need to meet to negotiate a 'review' of its mining convention.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 27.03.2023

Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

Angola has benefited enormously from oil blocks located partly in a maritime zone to which Kinshasa could lay claim, according to a confidential report financed by the World Bank and submitted to President Félix Tshisekedi's office.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.2023

President of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, with President of Angola, Joao Lourenco, the 5th of February 2019.

DRC
Sarkozy due in Kinshasa to kick-start dialogue with Kagame

The Congolese leader Félix Tshisekedi has invited France's ex-president to Kinshasa in the hope that Sarkozy's good relations with Paul Kagame can be exploited to initiate a mediation over the M23 crisis in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.03.2023

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

DRC
Kinshasa eyes Chinese fighter jets after buying Beijing's drones

A high-level delegation from the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corp (CATIC) travelled last week to Kinshasa, accompanied by officers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA), to try to sell its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to DR Congo.

Subscribers only Defence 14.03.2023

In Focus | DRC, Rwanda
As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

Faced with Kinshasa's accusations of support for the M23 by Kigali, Rwandan intelligence has been documenting collusion between the Congolese army and the FDLR rebel militias for several months. In this battle of narratives, each side is sharing their classified information with Western capitals.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 13.03.2023

Intelligence reports are also used as weapons of war in the M23 crisis between Rwanda and the DRC.

DRC, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

At least three French former officers now working in the private sector are providing logistical support to the Congolese army in the east - a source of embarrassment at the highest levels of the French state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.03.2023

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

A United Nations Security Council delegation should arrive in Kinshasa on 9 March to enquire about the political and security situation in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.03.2023

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

A small group of senior security officials are providing the Rwandan president with assessments of the threat just across the border in eastern DRC, where a major crisis sparked by the resurgence of the M23 rebels shows no sign of abating.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.03.2023

Angola, DRC
Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Qatar and Angola have been consolidating their bilateral ties as they look for ways of supporting various sub-regional initiatives to mediate between the M23 rebel group and the DRC government.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.03.2023

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

While clashes continue around the city of Goma, the M23 is implementing its strategy of expansion from a position of strength. The rebel movement is in control of parts of North Kivu province and and aims to consolidate its proto-state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 01.03.2023

M23 fighters at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 6 January 2023.

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

At the recent session of the AU Peace and Security Council, the DRC president adopted an aggressive stance as he urged his peers to unreservedly condemn Rwanda's interference in the east of his country and its support for the M23 rebel group, but his tone and language were not universally welcomed.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.02.2023

The DRC president Félix Tshisekedi leaving the AU Peace and Security Council session held in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2023.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

The Congolese army is struggling to contain the M23 rebel group. In seeking to reverse the balance of power, Kinshasa has bought military drones from China and hired private Romanian soldiers operating under the command of a French Foreign Legion veteran.

Subscribers only Defence 21.02.2023

CASC Rainbow CH-4, an unmanned aerial vehicle in Zhuhai, China, 8 November 2022.

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

Bridgeway Foundation is a member of the camp of those fighting the armed group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The US foundation claims to have helped several fighters defect from the group, and that it is running a private intelligence, lobbying and public relations operation.

Subscribers only Defence 15.02.2023

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria launches airlift to supply its peacekeepers in DRC

The South African army is operating a cargo plane chartered by Sapsan Airline that leaves Pretoria on an almost daily basis to supply its peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. In a context of high tension between Kinshasa and M23 rebels, the South African military wants to be prepared for any eventuality.

Subscribers only Defence 15.02.2023

DRC
M23 rebels force massive rise in DRC military spending

The resurgence of M23 rebels is costing the DR Congo army a fortune in military expenditure. But despite the massive increase in funding - from $459m in 2021, to $700m in 2022 - the Congolese army is failing to subdue the insurgents.

Subscribers only Defence, Finance 14.02.2023

Africa, Comoros islands
Allies eye opportunity as Assoumani takes African Union helm

Comoros President Azali Assoumani, who is about to take the helm of the pan-African institution, risks coming under pressure from states that have traditionally been a friend to his archipelago nation. Rwanda, Morocco, DR Congo and France will all be jockeying for advantage from his chairmanship of the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.02.2023

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

M23

DRC
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang keeps close eye on eastern DRC

DRC
Kinshasa procures military transport plane from Belarusian firm

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

African Union
Azali Assoumani visits NYC and Addis Ababa on first tour as AU president

DRC
Kinshasa hones Sicomines strategy ahead of talks with Chinese partner

Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

DRC
Sarkozy due in Kinshasa to kick-start dialogue with Kagame

DRC
Kinshasa eyes Chinese fighter jets after buying Beijing's drones

In Focus | DRC, Rwanda
As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

DRC, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Angola, DRC
Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria launches airlift to supply its peacekeepers in DRC

DRC
M23 rebels force massive rise in DRC military spending

Africa, Comoros islands
Allies eye opportunity as Assoumani takes African Union helm

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DRC Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang keeps close eye on eastern DRC

DRC Kinshasa procures military transport plane from Belarusian firm

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

African Union Azali Assoumani visits NYC and Addis Ababa on first tour as AU president

DRC Kinshasa hones Sicomines strategy ahead of talks with Chinese partner

Spotlight | Angola, DRC Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

DRC Sarkozy due in Kinshasa to kick-start dialogue with Kagame

DRC Kinshasa eyes Chinese fighter jets after buying Beijing's drones

In Focus | DRC, Rwanda As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

DRC, Rwanda Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Angola, DRC Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Spotlight | DRC M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, South Africa Pretoria launches airlift to supply its peacekeepers in DRC

DRC M23 rebels force massive rise in DRC military spending

Africa, Comoros islands Allies eye opportunity as Assoumani takes African Union helm

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

DRC
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang keeps close eye on eastern DRC

DRC
Kinshasa procures military transport plane from Belarusian firm

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions

African Union
Azali Assoumani visits NYC and Addis Ababa on first tour as AU president

DRC
Kinshasa hones Sicomines strategy ahead of talks with Chinese partner

Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Kinshasa still soft-pedalling on contentious oil blocks run by Angola despite $78bn loss

DRC
Sarkozy due in Kinshasa to kick-start dialogue with Kagame

DRC
Kinshasa eyes Chinese fighter jets after buying Beijing's drones

In Focus | DRC, Rwanda
As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

DRC, Rwanda
Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

DRC
Security Council sends mission to Kinshasa

Inner circles | Rwanda
Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Angola, DRC
Luanda and Doha support M23 mediation efforts as Kinshasa loses faith

Spotlight | DRC
M23 manoeuvres to destabilise Kinshasa

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa calls on armed Chinese drones and Foreign Legion vet to take on M23 rebels

DRC
Bridgeway Foundation takes fight to ADF with backing from Washington and Kampala

DRC, South Africa
Pretoria launches airlift to supply its peacekeepers in DRC

DRC
M23 rebels force massive rise in DRC military spending

Africa, Comoros islands
Allies eye opportunity as Assoumani takes African Union helm