Spotlight | DRC
Katumbi's election campaign overshadowed by 'Zambian nationality'

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Bernard Arnault, Félix Tshisekedi, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Gabon Bernard Arnault abandons bid to buy Paris mansion

DRCTshisekedi renews relations with Moïse Katumbi

Algeria Dominique de Villepin's secret tête-à-tête with Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Ivory Coast Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Paris and Brussels

DRC
‘Prophet' Mukungubila eager to return from South African exile

The self-proclaimed "prophet of the eternal", Pastor Paul Joseph Mukungubila, is champing at the bit to return home to the DRC after a decade in exile in South Africa.

DRC
Opposition toys with idea of joint presidential candidate

Leading opposition figures are privately floating the possibility of uniting behind a single candidate in the 20 December election, but it remains only a very vague idea at this stage.