Spotlight | DRC
MbZ and Tshisekedi finalise arms and mines deals

DRC
US billionaire Erik Prince's firm hiring former French soldiers for security contract

A mysterious recruiter is touring the networks of former French servicemen, particularly from the elite French Foreign Legion, to offer them a project in the DRC.

DRC
Gécamines worried by lacklustre performance of STL germanium plant

Production has fallen well short of targets.

DRC
Kinshasa out to save Primera Gold

In financial difficulty since the departure of its Emirati partner, the state-owned artisanal gold producer is to receive a capital injection of $25m from the Mining Fund for Future Generations.

South Africa
French businessman Éric Léandri provides cyberservices to Jacob Zuma

The former Qwant boss sent a cyber-team to Johannesburg to try to boost the former South African president's election campaign. The Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneur is particularly active in Africa.

DRC
Congolese employers complain of tax ‘harassment'

Company bosses in DR Congo are unanimous in their assertion that they were subjected to a record number of tax inspections by the various financial authorities in 2023. They have long denounced what they see as "harassment".

Palace Intrigues
MbZ, Félix Tshisekedi, Alassane Ouattara, Qin Gang, Gims

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

DRC MbZ to visit Kinshasa on 15 August

Ivory Coast Ouattara's Houphouët-Boigny Museum plans

Kenya Short of time, Chinese diplomacy head arranges meet with Ruto in Johannesburg

Morocco Singer Gims jets around in VIP Falcon

DRC
Ivanhoe awaits result of arbitration appeal against the company of ex-adviser Tshimanga

Ivanhoe Mines' claims were rejected by a Paris arbitration tribunal last September. The Canadian firm is now hoping for a better result in its appeal against the Congolese company Congo Bantu Mining (Cobamin).

DRC
Old coltan dispute stirs up trouble for Traxys

The multinational commodities trader is embroiled in a legal fight with one of its former ore suppliers in the DRC over a delivery that was allegedly never made. The case has prompted the authorities to take a closer look at Traxys's activities in the country.

DRC
Pretoria keeps MONUSCO at arm's length

La mission des Nations unies (ONU) en RDC (Monusco) ne pourra pas compter sur l'Afrique du Sud pour la livraison d'équipement militaire, en particulier d'hélicoptères.