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Sama Lukonde Kyenge

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

The DRC presidency has come out in force at the climate summit in Glasgow and is looking to give substance to its carbon reduction projects. Its main asset, the construction of the Grand Inga, will be the subject of a behind-the-scenes meeting with the African Union.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 03.11.2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

The Congolese Ministry of Defence budget is expected to increase by 22% next year. However, it may not be enough to finance the military operations in the two eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri, where a state of siege was declared last May.

Subscribers only Politics 29.10.2021

DRC
Maluku special economic zone still under study after 13 years

Further studies need to be carried out before work can begin on the Maluku Special Economic Zone which has been in the pipeline since 2008. Work had been due to start in the second half of 2021.

Subscribers only Business 15.10.2021

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge is furious that his government has no representation on the commission set up by the president's office to reassess the reserves of Tenke Fungurume Mining's copper mine.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2021

DRC, United States
Military cooperation still minimal despite rapprochement between Kinshasa and Washington

Washington showed its support for the DRC by sending a team of US special forces to the country's national parks, where rebel groups frequently wreak havoc. But effective security cooperation has been slow to materialise.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 16.09.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, who is not on good terms with the US authorities and has lost his protectors in Tel Aviv, remains a player in DRC whom the Tshisekedi administration is reluctant to push out.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Two senior members of the Congolese judiciary have come under direct attack from President Tshisekedi over their roles in the investigation into suspected embezzlement by former prime minister Augustin Matata Ponyo.

Subscribers only Business 25.08.2021

Matata Ponyo, former prime minister of DRC.

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

Months of campaigning, mostly led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi himself, have been rewarded by a top SADC posting for his candidate, marking the beginnings of Gaborone's increased influence in the regional organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

The new SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi was sworn in on 18 August 2021.

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

The Congolese president has entrusted his hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu with the highly sensitive mission of elucidating the circumstances in which Dan Gertler's firm Nessergy obtained a permit to explore for oil in waters shared by the DRC and Angola back in 2006.

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.2021

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

A Congolese delegation headed by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will be visiting Cairo from 27 to 30 July to discuss the Kitoko new town project in which the Egyptian businessman Hesham Sheta is very involved.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2021

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

Now that a DRC court has affirmed the Belgian mining engineer's rights over three exploration permits contested by a Dan Gertler-linked company, he has teamed up with mining veteran Trudon Katende Muya to see what's in the ground there.

Subscribers only Mining 16.07.2021

DRC
Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

Frenchman Pascal Beveraggi is giving one last chance to the DRC to react before beginning arbitration proceedings over his case against Congolese politician Moïse Katumbi. He is looking for support among France's political class and media.

Subscribers only Mining 28.06.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

Congolese intelligence services had good reason to be suspicious about Alexander Zingman's relationship with the ex-president.

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2021

Alexander Zingman, seated next to Joseph Kabila.

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

The president's office has appointed new officials to oversee the thorny issue of arbitration with the South African junior.

Subscribers only Energy 01.06.2021

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

With two years left of his presidential term, Félix Tshisekedi wants to define the shape of the DRC's economic policy through to 2030 and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has drafted report to help with the task.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2021

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

The DRC's new prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will have trouble placing his supporters in government and standing up to the president.

Subscribers only Politics 14.05.2021

DRC
Dig Oil's compensation hopes rise with ministerial appointment of deal's signatories

The South African junior is eagerly awaiting validation of a financial agreement negotiated under the former government last year. Two of its signatories have in the meantime become ministers.

Subscribers only Energy 10.05.2021

DRC
Electoral commission is squatting in its own Kinshasa HQ

The national electoral commission, already facing a sea of troubles, also has to deal with a legal dispute over its headquarters in the Congolese capital.

Subscribers only Business 30.04.2021

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one of his most significant achievements as president, the 2018 mining code, in order to pinpoint its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

The Congolese president will likely reassert his control over the handling of the mega-dam, leaving little room for his new ministers to have much political sway.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.04.2021

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
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Sama Lukonde Kyenge

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

DRC
Maluku special economic zone still under study after 13 years

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC, United States
Military cooperation still minimal despite rapprochement between Kinshasa and Washington

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

DRC
Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

DRC
Dig Oil's compensation hopes rise with ministerial appointment of deal's signatories

DRC
Electoral commission is squatting in its own Kinshasa HQ

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

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DRC Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

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Sama Lukonde Kyenge

DRC COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

DRC Maluku special economic zone still under study after 13 years

DRC Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC, United States Military cooperation still minimal despite rapprochement between Kinshasa and Washington

Spotlight | DRC Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Botswana, SADC Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC, Egypt Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

DRC After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

DRC Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

Spotlight | DRC Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

DRC New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

DRC Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

Inner circles | DRC Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

DRC Dig Oil's compensation hopes rise with ministerial appointment of deal's signatories

DRC Electoral commission is squatting in its own Kinshasa HQ

DRC Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC
Defence budget falls short of state of siege requirements in east

DRC
Maluku special economic zone still under study after 13 years

DRC
Tensions at the top over Tenke Fungurume mine

DRC, United States
Military cooperation still minimal despite rapprochement between Kinshasa and Washington

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

DRC
After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links with former MIBA boss

DRC
Beveraggi vs Katumbi: one final summons before Beverragi takes the DRC before the CCI

Spotlight | DRC
Why did Belarusian businessman Zingman accompany Kabila to Abu Dhabi?

DRC
New justice minister takes on responsibility for Dig Oil arbitration case

DRC
Blair Institute delivers economic policy plan for Tshisekedi's new government

Inner circles | DRC
Hard road ahead for new PM to step out of president's grip

DRC
Dig Oil's compensation hopes rise with ministerial appointment of deal's signatories

DRC
Electoral commission is squatting in its own Kinshasa HQ

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga