DRC
$120m in World Bank funds used to finance elections

DRC
Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

The finance minister has been summoned by the Congolese president to a meeting with his main accuser, the head of the Inspectorate General of Finances, as part of a judicial investigation into alleged embezzlement.

Africa
World Bank's Banga due to meet Macron to talk Africa

World Bank President Ajay Banga is heading to the Elyséé Palace in Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron today, 30 April, to discuss his institution's strategy for Africa.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Patrick Pouyanné, Paul Kagame, Mohammed VI

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

DRCTshisekedi's Caribbean stay

CARGrey clouds hang over Touadéra's birthday weekend

RwandaTotalEnergies boss Pouyanné to attend Kigali CEO forum

MoroccoMohammed VI invites clerics to palace

Tunisia
Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Ferid Belhaj recently left his position as VP for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. He travelled to Ramallah just days after leaving Washington.

DRC
State auditors pore over Congo Airways accounts

The financial authorities are currently going through the national airline's finances with a fine-tooth comb and claim to have detected a certain number of alleged irregularities.

DRC
World Bank puts pressure on Kinshasa

Three projects funded by the World Bank to the tune of a billion dollars face possible interruption. The international institution is unhappy with DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi's decision to dissolve the country's social fund and replace it with a new entity.