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DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Katmerciler has finalised a contract worth tens of millions of dollars with Kinshasa that had been stalled since 2020.

Subscribers only Defence 06.05.2024

French ex-PM Manuel Valls appointed president of new Kinshasa think tank

French former prime minister Manuel Valls © Anna Margueritat/Hans Lucas via AFP

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.05.2024

Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

The president's senior representative has been preparing his imminent visit to the French capital.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.04.2024

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Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Corneille Nangaa during a press conference at the HQ of the independent electoral commission CENI in Kinshasa on 20 December 2018. © Luis Tato/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 25.04.2024

Tshisekedi's Paris trip: what's on the agenda for the business France-DRC forum?

The Congolese president's trip to Paris will be marked by the first Business France-DRC Forum on 30 April. The event will focus on three sectors: strategic minerals, energy and infrastructure.

Subscribers only Business Running story - Grand Inga 24.04.2024

Zijin Mining pays $70m to mysterious Congolese NGO

A subsidiary of Chinese miner Zijin has, via its joint venture with Congolese state-owned Cominière, paid a substantial sum to an NGO whose president also sits on the board of the state-owned company.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2024

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Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

An investigation has shed some light on the millions of dollars paid by the state to private military companies and arms brokers.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.04.2024

Soldiers near Beni in north-eastern DRC in December 2021.

Congo Airways denies plans to sell planes

Following an Africa Intelligence article on Congo Airways' plans to sell two grounded aircraft, the airline issued a statement on 4 April denying this. But this runs counter to an email circulating among the management of the DR Congo national carrier.

Subscribers only Business 16.04.2024

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French international broadcaster TV5 Monde on controversial quest for African financing

TV5 Monde boss Yves Bigot has been touring French-speaking Africa in a bid to get seven countries to take a stake in the French-language international broadcaster. The initiative, backed by France's foreign ministry, has sparked concern among staff who fear its editorial independence will suffer.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 15.04.2024

TV5 Monde CEO Yves Bigot on 1 December 2021.

EU bids to give substance to critical minerals partnership with DR Congo

European Union officials are completing a visit to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa that began in early April to discuss the follow-up to the strategic partnership on critical minerals signed in October with the Congolese presidency of Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 15.04.2024

Inner circles
SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23

After almost four months in charge of a regional intervention force deployed to restore peace to eastern DRC, the South African is frustrated by a shortage of men and resources. And a chronically strained relationship with MONUSCO isn't helping.

Subscribers only Defence 12.04.2024

Washington divided over Dan Gertler audit

US diplomat Amos Hochstein, the White House's special coordinator for energy security, is opposed to an exhaustive audit of Dan Gertler's assets. Several other officials want such a review to take place before sanctions imposed on the Israeli billionaire since 2017 are lifted.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2024

'Philadelphie' Pentecostal church wields powerful influence over Tshisekedi regime

The influence of Pastor Roland Dallo, of whose Pentecostal church Félix Tshisekedi is a follower, is growing at the start of the president's second term in office. Some followers might get key political and security jobs.

Subscribers only Politics 09.04.2024

Turkey's Atesci teams up with Afridex to manufacture munitions

The Turkish arms firm is investing tens of millions of euros in a Congolese joint venture to make munitions of various calibres locally. Production should get underway in July.

Free access Defence 04.04.2024

Tshisekedi's Paris visit takes shape

The DRC president's three-day visit to France is set to include an honours ceremony at Les Invalides, as well as football, fashion and talks with Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.04.2024

Cash-strapped Congo Airways mulls selling off pair of planes

With its finances in dire straits, the Democratic Republic of Congo's ailing national airline is considering selling two of its aircraft currently grounded due to major technical issues.

Subscribers only Business 03.04.2024

Egypt's Samcrete scores win in road project dispute with Kinshasa

The DRC's public procurement regulatory authority has found the public works ministry to be at fault in its dispute with the Egyptian construction firm, which is now considering arbitration.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 29.03.2024

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 28.03.2024

Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

The Congolese president has accepted Emmanuel Macron's invitation to Paris next month.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.03.2024

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

Belgian diplomat Bernard Quintin is one of those in the running.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.03.2024

Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

An advance team of DRC officials might head to Rabat in the next few days to prepare a possible visit by President Félix Tshisekedi, in the wake of his February phone call with King Mohammed VI.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.03.2024

Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

The regional organisation is working on its strategy for managing conflicts linked to mining resources.

Subscribers only Diplomacy, Central Africa 25.03.2024

Buenassa builds ties in US to raise funds for cobalt refinery

The Congolese company headed by Eddy Kioni and its partner in the project, Delphos investment fund, have met with several US institutions to raise financing for the $350m copper-cobalt smelter planned in the country's Lualaba province.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 25.03.2024

$120m in World Bank funds used to finance elections

A Court of Auditors report has revealed that Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi used funds from the international financial institution, set aside for economic management reforms, to finance the December 2023 elections.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 22.03.2024

DRC mining execs expected in Tokyo in early April

DR Congo Mines Minister Antoinette N'Samba Kalambayi will bring a large delegation of her country's mining bosses and senior officials with her to Tokyo from 1 to 7 April.

Subscribers only Mining 22.03.2024

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DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

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Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

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Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Tshisekedi's Paris trip: what's on the agenda for the business France-DRC forum?

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Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

Congo Airways denies plans to sell planes

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French international broadcaster TV5 Monde on controversial quest for African financing

EU bids to give substance to critical minerals partnership with DR Congo

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Tshisekedi's Paris visit takes shape

Cash-strapped Congo Airways mulls selling off pair of planes

Egypt's Samcrete scores win in road project dispute with Kinshasa

Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

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Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

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DRC mining execs expected in Tokyo in early April

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DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

French ex-PM Manuel Valls appointed president of new Kinshasa think tank

Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

Spotlight Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Tshisekedi's Paris trip: what's on the agenda for the business France-DRC forum?

Zijin Mining pays $70m to mysterious Congolese NGO

Spotlight Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

Congo Airways denies plans to sell planes

Spotlight French international broadcaster TV5 Monde on controversial quest for African financing

EU bids to give substance to critical minerals partnership with DR Congo

Inner circles SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23

Washington divided over Dan Gertler audit

'Philadelphie' Pentecostal church wields powerful influence over Tshisekedi regime

Turkey's Atesci teams up with Afridex to manufacture munitions

Tshisekedi's Paris visit takes shape

Cash-strapped Congo Airways mulls selling off pair of planes

Egypt's Samcrete scores win in road project dispute with Kinshasa

Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

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

Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

Buenassa builds ties in US to raise funds for cobalt refinery

$120m in World Bank funds used to finance elections

DRC mining execs expected in Tokyo in early April

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Africa
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"

Spotlight
Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Spotlight
Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

Spotlight
French international broadcaster TV5 Monde on controversial quest for African financing

Inner circles
SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23