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Tshisekedi presidency readjusts its strategy towards M23 at Doha talks

Fearing that the ongoing negotiations in Doha could lead to an impasse, the Congolese authorities are seeking to shift the responsibility for any failure onto M23.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 12.09.2025

Guterres representative under internal investigation

Abdou Abarry at a UNOCA press conference in Libreville, Gabon, 28 March 2025. © Samperode Mba Allogho / Unoca

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.09.2025

Choice of bidders to build Ruzizi III dam postponed once again

The Ruzizi River hydroelectric power plant project on the border between the DRC and Rwanda is facing delays. It is part of the US peace process in the region and could benefit from new funding.

Free access Energy 10.09.2025

ERG issue hangs over Félix Tshisekedi's visit to Kazakhstan

The Congolese head of state's trip to Astana will be marked by the signing of a settlement agreement intended to put an end to the long-running dispute with mining operator Eurasian Resources Group, in which the Kazakh state is a shareholder.

Subscribers only Mining 09.09.2025

Bujumbura Airport, Burundi. © Ton Koene/Alamy

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

Under pressure from the rebellion, Kinshasa and Gitega have turned Bujumbura airport into a low-key hub for transporting weapons and reinforcements to the eastern Congolese front.

Subscribers only Defence 05.09.2025

Former African Union Commission chairman Moussa Faki in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025. © Amanuel Sileshi / AFP

Moussa Faki up for possible position at Enko Capital

The former chair of the AU Commission has been in talks for several weeks with the investment fund run by brothers Cyrille and Alain Nkontchou.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Chaos reigns in licence plate tender process

A contract for the procurement of licence plates, which is expected to be won by the Belgian company Castillo Valere, is the subject of heated disputes, and has even landed before the State Council.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2025

SADC admonishes Tshisekedi for payment delays

A major absentee at the 45th Southern African Development Community summit, the president was running the risk of not being allowed to speak, due to not paying full dues for the SAMIDRC joint force.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2025

Closed-door negotiations in Washington over mining deal

While negotiations in Doha between the government and the M23 rebels are slowing, Donald Trump's administration is maintaining its course for the conclusion of its partnership with Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Mining 28.08.2025

Qatar's low-key adviser in negotiations between Kinshasa and M23

Involved in the DRC peace process, Qatar is drawing on the services of the Dialogue Advisory Group. While this independent organisation has a good track record in other conflicts, the situation in the DRC remains particularly difficult to resolve.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2025

Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

On the fringes of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), several consultations to discuss the war in the east were held between the continent's heads of state, who are concerned about the resumption in fighting.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2025

Bifort, ex-private adviser to Tshisekedi, at heart of new tussle in presidential palace

Summoned by the National Cyber Defence Council at the end of July, Fortunat Biselele received a permanent ban on his access to the presidency, before this was reversed by President Félix Tshisekedi himself.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 26.08.2025

Congolese army inquiry into those responsible for the M23 'debacle'

Twenty or so generals are set to be questioned as part of an inquiry led by the Congolese Army's General Inspectorate to establish responsibility for the military rout at the hands of the rebels.

Subscribers only Defence 22.08.2025

Moïse Katumbi's party faces difficult question of whether to unite opposition

Senior members of Ensemble pour la République recently met in Brussels. The aim was to define a strategy to take them up to the 2028 elections and debate the opportunity to associate themselves with Joseph Kabila as part of a grand opposition gathering.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2025

Thousands of new recruits undergoing M23 training

In spite of the peace agreement signed at the end of June between Kinshasa and Kigali, M23 forces seem far from wanting to retreat from the areas occupied earlier this year. In addition to setting up parallel administrations, the movement has also recruited in large numbers to consolidate its forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.08.2025

An AFC/M23 meeting in Goma, DRC, on 24 July 2025.

The delicate plan to digitise historical Congolese geological archives

American firm KoBold Metals' desire to scan the Congolese geological archives is causing a certain amount of embarrassment in Belgium, which holds a large collection inherited from the colonial era. A project for the digitisation of said archives for research purposes backed by EU funding is already underway.

Subscribers only Mining 20.08.2025

Belgian mining company Union Minière du Haut Katanga extracted copper during colonisation, from 1908 to 1960.

Kinshasa and Kigali lay groundwork for mechanisms to monitor peace agreement

(Article published on 07/08/25 at 10am GMT) Two Congolese and Rwandan officials have been appointed to chair the joint committee overseeing the peace agreement, which was signed last June in Washington by the foreign ministers of both countries.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.08.2025

Donald Trump with Rwandan and Congolese Foreign Ministers Olivier Nduhungirehe (far left) and Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (far right) at the White House, Washington DC, USA, 27 June 2025.

Donald Trump keen to replicate the mini-summit formula

The US president, who is preparing to host the signing ceremony for the peace agreement between Kinshasa and Kigali in Washington, is seeking to involve the Togolese and Angolan heads of state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.07.2025

On trial for "treason" in Kinshasa, Joseph Kabila resurfaces in Abidjan for a wedding

The former Congolese president has been staying in the Ivorian economic capital for a few days, where he has attended a family wedding.

Subscribers only Politics 29.07.2025

Tshisekedi administration makes overtures on mission to London

As Kinshasa finalises its bilateral agreement with Washington, a Congolese delegation has travelled to London to meet with diplomats and investors.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.07.2025

Kinshasa about to finalise "deal" with Washington

Several Congolese officials will soon make their way across the Atlantic to continue negotiations on a bilateral agreement. Its signature is slated for the same time as that of the peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda at a ceremony at the White House in late August or early September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.07.2025

Burundi prepares to head ECCAS commission

At the end of August, a new commission chaired by Burundi will take office within the Economic Community of Central African States, as the sub-regional institution struggles to gain momentum.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.07.2025

Paris postpones humanitarian conference on eastern DRC

While Qatar's mediation efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between M23 rebels and Kinshasa, France has postponed its planned humanitarian conference on the crisis in DRC's eastern provinces until September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.07.2025

Last chance saloon for AU commissioner posts

The sub-region is at last set to put forward the joint candidates to take up its two vacant commissioner positions at the African Union. The names submitted up until now have all been thrown out by the Panel of Eminent Africans committee.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2025

Tshisekedi seeks to strengthen Entreprise Générale du Cobalt's monopoly

The Congolese president, eager to clean up the small-scale cobalt sector, brought together the key stakeholders in mid-June. The goal was to speed up the growth of the Gécamines subsidiary, which is responsible for structuring a market still largely informal.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders, Business 01.07.2025

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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

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Congolese army inquiry into those responsible for the M23 'debacle'

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Thousands of new recruits undergoing M23 training

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Kinshasa and Kigali lay groundwork for mechanisms to monitor peace agreement

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DRC

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

SADC admonishes Tshisekedi for payment delays

Closed-door negotiations in Washington over mining deal

Qatar's low-key adviser in negotiations between Kinshasa and M23

Eastern DRC crisis lands in talks at TICAD in Yokohama

Bifort, ex-private adviser to Tshisekedi, at heart of new tussle in presidential palace

Congolese army inquiry into those responsible for the M23 'debacle'

Moïse Katumbi's party faces difficult question of whether to unite opposition

Thousands of new recruits undergoing M23 training

The delicate plan to digitise historical Congolese geological archives

Kinshasa and Kigali lay groundwork for mechanisms to monitor peace agreement

Donald Trump keen to replicate the mini-summit formula

On trial for "treason" in Kinshasa, Joseph Kabila resurfaces in Abidjan for a wedding

Tshisekedi administration makes overtures on mission to London

Kinshasa about to finalise "deal" with Washington

Burundi prepares to head ECCAS commission

Paris postpones humanitarian conference on eastern DRC

Last chance saloon for AU commissioner posts

Tshisekedi seeks to strengthen Entreprise Générale du Cobalt's monopoly

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