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DRC
Brokers vie to supply transport aircraft to Congolese army

The army high command is keen to expand its cargo plane fleet so that it can combat the M23 rebels more effectively in eastern DRC. Military equipment brokers are queuing up to do business with Kinshasa, among them the British firm Fortfield International headed by Issah Huseini. [...]

Published on 13/07/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

The DRC is in negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine to equip its growing army as it steps up its fight against rebel groups in the East. With tensions high over the Ukraine conflict, and Kyiv showing a keen interest in the Congolese army's Soviet arsenal, Kinshasa is having to tread carefully between the two warring nations under the West's watchful eye.

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DRC
Serbia's Yugoimport turns on charm offensive with Congolese securocrats

A delegation from the Serbian arms company Yugoimport visited Kinshasa in July. Taking advantage of the difficulties faced by its competitors and the favourable security situation, it made a series of proposals to modernise the army.

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DRC
Beni Tal Security trains and equips Tshisekedi's Republican Guard

The private Israeli security company is training a battalion of the Republican Guard in Kitona. Already well established in the DRC, it is also supplying Israeli light weapons and drones to give the unit greater firepower.

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Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard walk on the tarmac of the airport in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 12 November 2022.

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Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

The new defence minister will have his work cut out strengthening the Congolese army, not least because some of his ministry's prerogatives have been allocated to the president's closest allies. To consolidate his influence, Jean-Pierre Bemba will have to play hardball within the government.

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The Congolese defence minister Jean-Pierre Bemba in Kinshasa in June 2019.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
Brokers vie to supply transport aircraft to Congolese army

In Focus | DRC
Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

DRC
Serbia's Yugoimport turns on charm offensive with Congolese securocrats

DRC
Beni Tal Security trains and equips Tshisekedi's Republican Guard

Inner circles | DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

DRC
Israelis provide covert training for Tshisekedi's Republican Guard

DRC
Kinshasa procures four new attack helicopters

DRC
Kinshasa procures military transport plane from Belarusian firm