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Talks in Doha, airstrikes in east DRC: M23 and Kinshasa brace for battle

Kinshasa and the rebel movement may be discussing peace in Qatar, but at ground level in eastern DRC both are beefing up their respective military presence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.10.2025

Kinshasa wins opening skirmishes in battle to regulate cobalt

An artisanal cobalt and copper mining site in May 2025 in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo. © Michel Lunanga/Getty Images/AFP

Subscribers only Mining 24.10.2025

Washington proposes 13 November for signing of peace deal

After initially proposing 23 October as the date for the signing of a Washington-brokered peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda, the Donald Trump administration is now aiming for 13 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.10.2025

Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Paris has invited no fewer than seven African leaders to its humanitarian conference on the crisis in eastern DRC. Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame are both expected in the French capital.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2025

Ndayishimiye's regime has its back to the wall in the face of M23

Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye at Ingoma Stadium in Gitega Province, on 9 May 2025. © Evrard Ngendakumana/Reuters

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 17.10.2025

American Chamber of Commerce serves as matchmaker in mining sector

Amcham Africa's management is set to take advantage of the yearly IMF and World Bank gatherings to introduce African ministers to US investors, very much in line with the Trump administration's probusiness policy.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2025

Washington on the tracks of presumed Hezbollah financiers

At the request of Donald Trump's administration, Félix Tshisekedi's government is looking to find out which Congolese banks hold accounts affiliated to Lebanese businessman Saleh Ali Assi. Suspected of financing the Shiite movement, he has been on the US government sanctions list since 2019.

Free access Politics 13.10.2025

António Guterres looks for his new regional representative

UNOCA remains in turmoil and its head is the subject of an internal investigation for alleged sexual exploitation. At the United Nations headquarters in New York, the teams of Secretary-General António Guterres are seeking a solution and a replacement to lead the bureau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.10.2025

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, 23 September 2025.

Cuts force MONUSCO to withdraw some of its peacekeepers

Already much-weakened, the UN stabilisation mission has been directly affected by budgetary cuts introduced by Washington, forcing it to make painful tradeoffs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.10.2025

The two consortiums in the running for Ruzizi III dam

Construction of the dam, strategic for Washington in the framework of the DRC peace process, is set to start in 2026.

Subscribers only Energy 09.10.2025

In Focus
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

In the ex-Katanga region, illegal copper and cobalt mining has reached a near-industrial level, with revenues estimated at around $2bn per year. Eurasian Resources Group is bearing the brunt of this situation, which is starting to expose the Congolese president.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 06.10.2025

Photomontage - Illustration: Julien Pacaud

M23 military leader sanctions officers responsible for looting and embezzlement

General Sultani Makenga has been punishing his senior men involved in offences committed in areas under the movement's control. High-ranking officers and even his own brother have already been thrown into prison for short sentences.

Subscribers only Defence 01.10.2025

Serge Tshibangu at work to promote American investments

The former high representative of the Congolese head of state has organised an event in mid-October in Washington to present the different sectors of the Congolese economy to American businessmen.

Subscribers only Business 30.09.2025

Félix Tshisekedi holds low-key meeting with Erik Prince

During his stay in New York, the Congolese president met with the head of Frontier Services Group to discuss the possible extension of his contract. Alongside the peace processes, Kinshasa is seeking to strengthen its private military apparatus, which lacks coordination.

Subscribers only Defence, Mining 25.09.2025

The billionaire and boss of Frontier Services Group, Erik Prince, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 5 April 2025.

EY's French-speaking partners gear up for next chapter

The accounting firm's French-speaking offices are to create an independent network to take over from the British giant when it leaves sub-Saharan Africa, scheduled for April 2026. The future entity will be supported at a technical level by the consultancy and audit firm during this transition.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2025

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

DRC

Talks in Doha, airstrikes in east DRC: M23 and Kinshasa brace for battle

Kinshasa wins opening skirmishes in battle to regulate cobalt

Washington proposes 13 November for signing of peace deal

Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Ndayishimiye's regime has its back to the wall in the face of M23

American Chamber of Commerce serves as matchmaker in mining sector

Washington on the tracks of presumed Hezbollah financiers

António Guterres looks for his new regional representative

Cuts force MONUSCO to withdraw some of its peacekeepers

The two consortiums in the running for Ruzizi III dam

In Focus
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

M23 military leader sanctions officers responsible for looting and embezzlement

Serge Tshibangu at work to promote American investments

Félix Tshisekedi holds low-key meeting with Erik Prince

EY's French-speaking partners gear up for next chapter

The Lebanese arms broker embarrassing Tshisekedi

Demand for death penalty for Joseph Kabila raises tensions in SADC countries

Tshisekedi's presidency organises its first DRC-US economic forum

Tshisekedi presidency readjusts its strategy towards M23 at Doha talks

Guterres representative under internal investigation

Choice of bidders to build Ruzizi III dam postponed once again

ERG issue hangs over Félix Tshisekedi's visit to Kazakhstan

The mysterious stream of military cargo planes flying in and out of Bujumbura

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

Chaos reigns in licence plate tender process

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DRC

Talks in Doha, airstrikes in east DRC: M23 and Kinshasa brace for battle

Kinshasa wins opening skirmishes in battle to regulate cobalt

Washington proposes 13 November for signing of peace deal

Emmanuel Macron seeks crisis resolution role with Great Lakes conference

Ndayishimiye's regime has its back to the wall in the face of M23

American Chamber of Commerce serves as matchmaker in mining sector

Washington on the tracks of presumed Hezbollah financiers

António Guterres looks for his new regional representative

Cuts force MONUSCO to withdraw some of its peacekeepers

The two consortiums in the running for Ruzizi III dam

In Focus The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

M23 military leader sanctions officers responsible for looting and embezzlement

Serge Tshibangu at work to promote American investments

Félix Tshisekedi holds low-key meeting with Erik Prince

EY's French-speaking partners gear up for next chapter

The Lebanese arms broker embarrassing Tshisekedi

Demand for death penalty for Joseph Kabila raises tensions in SADC countries

Tshisekedi's presidency organises its first DRC-US economic forum

Tshisekedi presidency readjusts its strategy towards M23 at Doha talks

Guterres representative under internal investigation

Choice of bidders to build Ruzizi III dam postponed once again

ERG issue hangs over Félix Tshisekedi's visit to Kazakhstan

The mysterious stream of military cargo planes flying in and out of Bujumbura

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

Chaos reigns in licence plate tender process

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

In Focus
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"