DRC
European Union set to appoint new special representative for the Great Lakes

DRC, Rwanda
Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

Among the candidates that member states have put forward for the post of European Union special representative for the Great Lakes region is Swedish diplomat Johan Borgstam.

DRC, Rwanda
Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

After Kigali's anger at the Belgian diplomat put forward, France is about to propose an alternative candidate to represent the EU in the Great Lakes region.

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

The Africa Working Party met on 28 May to discuss the appointment of the EU Great Lakes representative.

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

The Rwandan president's interference in the appointment of the future EU special representative for the Great Lakes area is creating unprecedented tensions in Brussels.

Palace Intrigues
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Ousmane Sonko, Félix Tshisekedi, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani

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

SenegalInvestiture tightly choreographed by Sonko and Diomaye Faye

DRCRumours swirl over finance chief's ambitions

DRCTamim bin Hamad al-Thani agrees to open embassy in Kinshasa

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

The Congolese president's trip to Tokyo was to have focused on strategic minerals, meetings with private sector players, and security talks with Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.

East Africa
Berlin to appoint special envoy for Horn

Several foreign powers have sent special envoys to the Horn of Africa. Germany is about to join them.