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Glencore forks out $180m to Kinshasa over corruption allegations

Several senior Glencore executives were involved in preparing the trader's agreement to compensate RDC $180m for its responsibility in past corruption, as announced on 5 December.

Subscribers only Mining 16.12.2022

TotalEnergies and ENI dash Lake Albert hopes with their apathy

The Congolese part of the lake might never be explored because the few oil sector players with the means to do so seem singularly unenthused. Mindful of security concerns, they failed to respond to a tender put out in July.

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.2022

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on 24 November 2022. © Luong Thai Linh/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.12.2022

Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

A company belonging to the chief of staff of the president's security adviser played a key behind-the-scenes role in selling a state mining firm's stake in a joint venture to a Chinese firm. The financial watchdog has lambasted the transaction.

Free access Mining, Politics 13.12.2022

$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

DR Congo's foreign affairs minister Christophe Lutundula signed a contract in December 2021 for the delivery of 167 vehicles to embassies around the world. The deal was awarded to Sada Motors, a company in which the finance minister's brother Nicola Kazadi is a minority shareholder.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 12.12.2022

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

The highly secretive Swiss certification and document athentication company, which has a strong presence in the bank note security market, has won a contract to protect the authenticity of Central Africa's new CFA franc bank notes, which are due to start being issued in mid-December.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 12.12.2022

Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

A deposit deemed exhausted, a company dissolved in Wyoming, and commitments never fulfilled: the DRC's finance inspectorate is taking a close look at the US rapper Akon's adventures in the mines of Haut-Katanga province.

Subscribers only Mining 08.12.2022

Port of Banana: Kinshasa finalises expropriation phase

The operation to expropriate land at the site of DP World's upcoming Banana port is due to be completed on 11 December. Among those resisting is Zoé Kabila, former president Joseph Kabila's brother.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.12.2022

Tshisekedi's reshuffles his presidential staff, one step at a time

For months, the Congolese president has been promising to shake up and slim down his team of top aides. The new line-up is finally taking shape, with the position of special adviser likely to be culled.

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2022

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi in Bujumbura (Burundi) on 21 May 2022.

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

French Secretary of State for Development, the French-speaking diaspora and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, will travel to Kinshasa mid-December to prepare for Emmanuel Macron's upcoming visit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.12.2022

Spotlight
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

The Rwandan president Paul Kagame has opened up to a number of his counterparts about his country's ties with the M23. But Western capitals, not least France, remain circumspect, and Kigali currently has the upper hand diplomatically over an increasingly isolated Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.12.2022

On the left the president of the DRC Félix Tshisekedi, on the right the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame

Inner circles
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

The close political and financial scrutiny of the DRC's state-owned mining firm is hobbling its efforts to develop Katanga's natural resources, and its new management team has been unable to carry out the necessary restructuring.

Subscribers only Mining 02.12.2022

Gécamines headquarters in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on the 16th January 2021.

Tshisekedi's intriguing new aircraft brokers

A new company has been set up whose ostensible purpose is to acquire aircraft for the Congolese leader's second presidential bid in December 2023. Pulling the strings of this discreet enterprise is a 'friend' who previously navigated the murky business waters of Gaddafi's Libya.

Subscribers only Politics 01.12.2022

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

This year's summit of French-speaking countries held in Tunisia earlier this month was a slightly tense affair and served to highlight the divide between the North and South on a number of economic and diplomatic issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.12.2022

Secret trade-off deal with oil block assessor

A Nigerian businessman, whose company pre-financed the assessments of the DRC oil blocks put up for sale in July, is asking the hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu to organise a restricted tender call to award two blocks of his choice.

Subscribers only Energy 01.12.2022

Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

The Swiss trading giant and its Belgian rail partner, which now hold the concession for operation of the line, are discussing with mining and logistics groups, as well as shipping companies.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity traders, Central Africa 29.11.2022

Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

The Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) are looking to simplify the decision-making process in conducting the military response to various rebel groups, particularly the M23.

Subscribers only Defence 29.11.2022

Gulf Catering wins $63m MONUSCO contract

UAE-based Gulf Catering Co. (GCC Services) is about to begin servicing the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo for $63m.

Subscribers only Defence 28.11.2022

Ivanhoe loses arbitration against Tshisekedi's ex-adviser Tshimanga

The Canadian mining giant had initiated arbitration against Vidiye Tshimanga's firm Cobamin over the aborted sale of prospecting licences for south-eastern DRC, but billionaire Robert Friedland's company lost its case in September.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 24.11.2022

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

Georges Gougouey, a discreet adviser to Central African head of state Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was one of the main figures working behind the scenes on 21 November to set up the headquarters of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in Bangui.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.11.2022

The Congolese private sector's race to make up for the mining industry's electricity deficit

They call themselves the "Musketeers". Well-known in the Congolese business community, this small group of businessmen is launching a wide range of projects in the electricity sector.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 22.11.2022

M23 clashes complicate voter enrolment process

Voter registration for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for the end of 2023 is complicated, particularly in the east, due to the security crisis linked to clashes between the M23 rebels and the army.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2022

How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

From October 2020 until late 2021, the Tshisekedi administration hosted a delegation of senior members of the M23 rebel group in Kinshasa. Tasked with negotiating the terms of their surrender, the ex-deputy prime minister Gilbert Kankonde Malamba requested a fund of $1.

Free access Politics 17.11.2022

Ex-Bell Pottinger staff lend helping hand to Kinshasa

Increasingly concerned about the advance of the M23 rebels in the east of the country, DR Congo president Felix Tshisekedi has been scouring for help abroad to push his case.

Subscribers only Business 17.11.2022

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

The Somali NGO Elman Peace and Human Rights Center is continuing to expand beyond its borders. Backed by the United Nations Development Programme, it is setting up a coordination hub for a network of civil society organisations named "Peace by Africa".

Subscribers only Business 17.11.2022

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DRC

Glencore forks out $180m to Kinshasa over corruption allegations

TotalEnergies and ENI dash Lake Albert hopes with their apathy

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

Port of Banana: Kinshasa finalises expropriation phase

Tshisekedi's reshuffles his presidential staff, one step at a time

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

Spotlight
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Tshisekedi's intriguing new aircraft brokers

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

Secret trade-off deal with oil block assessor

Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

Gulf Catering wins $63m MONUSCO contract

Ivanhoe loses arbitration against Tshisekedi's ex-adviser Tshimanga

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

The Congolese private sector's race to make up for the mining industry's electricity deficit

M23 clashes complicate voter enrolment process

How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

Ex-Bell Pottinger staff lend helping hand to Kinshasa

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

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DRC

Glencore forks out $180m to Kinshasa over corruption allegations

TotalEnergies and ENI dash Lake Albert hopes with their apathy

Report by UN experts reveals Kampala's role in M23's advances

Senior presidency official facilitated controversial Cominière share sale

$15m luxury cars contract for DRC's embassies awarded to finance minister Kazadi's brother

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Probe into Sodimico deal with US rapper Akon's firm

Port of Banana: Kinshasa finalises expropriation phase

Tshisekedi's reshuffles his presidential staff, one step at a time

Chrysoula Zacharopoulou to pave way for Macron's trip to Kinshasa

Spotlight Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference

Tshisekedi's intriguing new aircraft brokers

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

Secret trade-off deal with oil block assessor

Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

Congolese army seeks to coordinate operations in eastern DRC

Gulf Catering wins $63m MONUSCO contract

Ivanhoe loses arbitration against Tshisekedi's ex-adviser Tshimanga

Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

The Congolese private sector's race to make up for the mining industry's electricity deficit

M23 clashes complicate voter enrolment process

How Tshisekedi once tried to negotiate M23 surrender with a million dollars

Ex-Bell Pottinger staff lend helping hand to Kinshasa

Somali NGO Elman expands in Central Africa

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Spotlight
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Inner circles
Gécamines boss Kaputo Kalubi stymied by political interference