Vital Kamerhe

DRC
Kamerhe's bid to see Boji exit DRC government falls short in reshuffle

DRC: The reshuffle of Sama Lukonde Kyenge's government was announced overnight on 24 March.

DRC
Oil and mining poised for shake up after major cull in president's office

In a bid to slim down his teams, Félix Tshisekedi has cut the number of colleges advising him while finding new positions for the top aides who have been dismissed such as Marcellin Bilomba or Michel Eboma Ablavi, who are likely to retain their political influence.

Algeria, France
After a slow start, Medef turns to Tebboune-era employers' organisation CREA

On the sidelines of the Franco-Algerian high-level intergovernmental committee held in Algiers on 9 and 10 October, Medef vice-president Fabrice Le Saché had a long discussion with Kamel Moula, president of the Algerian Economic Renewal Council, CREA.

Palace Intrigues
Vital Kamerhe, OIF summit, Denis Sassou Nguesso, François Gouyette

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

DRC President Tshisekedi's promise to Vital Kamerhe

Africa French-speaking nations summit brought forward due to World Cup clash

Congo Sassou's luxury Airbus A340

France-Algeria French ambassador in Algiers, François Gouyette, still struggles to find his feet

DRC, Rwanda
Rwanda standoff divides Tshisekedi's inner circle

The DRC president's confrontational stance towards Rwanda in his address to the UN General Assembly was in line with that of several of his government colleagues. Other advisers are trying to soften his tone in the hope of conciliation.

DRC
The strange handling by Minister Olivier Mwenze of the Nzilo II dam tender

With a tender call reissued in secret and the arrest of a senior civil servant opposed to a decision taken by the hydraulic resources and electricity minister, the Nzilo II hydroelectric power station project is causing disorder in Kinshasa.

DRC
Tshisekedi strives for unity among his advisors over Grand Inga

Félix Tshisekedi wants key players in the Grand Inga project to work in sync, while his special infrastructure advisor rushes ahead with Australian firm Fortescue to develop the mega-dams.

Madagascar
Jailed ex-minister and Ravatomanga accuser Rolly Mercia appeals to UN

Even though his appeal against his recent prison sentence is still underway in Madagascar, ex-communications minister Rolly Mercia, who cooperated with a French investigation into the activities of business magnate and presidential adviser Maminiaina Ravatomanga, has asked the United Nations Human Rights Committee to take up his case.

DRC
Businessman Roger Abotome's winning political formula

Recently hit by revelations about his business ties with the ex-head of the electoral commission, the businessman Roger Abotome Bekabysia has turned his association with ex-president Joseph Kabila's political movement into a veritable business model.

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Gécamines secretary-general Déogratias Ngele Masudi is close to Albert Yuma, the chairman of the Congolese state firm and a friend of the former head of state. But he has been ousted.

DRC
Samih Jammal draws in PR and legal big guns for 100 days trial

Sentenced to 20 years prison for money laundering, corruption and embezzlement of public funds under the president's 100-day programme, Lebanese businessman Samih Jammal is working the media to pressure Kinshasa.