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Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

For a time the partner of the ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh in a rosewood venture, the Swiss-Romanian trader Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu, whose business activities in both Gambia and Romania have attracted judicial scrutiny, has met with CAR president Faustin-Archange Touadéra several times of late.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 24.02.2022

Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

The International Court of Justice ruling that Uganda must pay hefty war damages to the DRC comes as relations between the two countries are on the mend. Kampala is on a charm offensive towards its neighbour in the hope of an amicable settlement.

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2022

After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

Eurasian Resources Group remains a leader in the production of copper and cobalt in the DRC. But another company from Kazakhstan, interested in battery metals and linked to the financial tycoon Kenges Rakishev, was recently registered in Lubumbashi.

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2022

The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

A Lebanese businessman who came to DRC claiming to work on agricultural and livestock projects was quietly arrested in January by the Congolese intelligence service and has been in its hands ever since. Africa Intelligence reveals the circumstances leading up to his arrest.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 22.02.2022

Efora Energy wants out of block 3, just Dig Oil remains

Efora Energy no longer considers block 3 it co-owns with Dig Oil in the DR Congo a strategic asset and wants to withdraw from it, according to our sources. The block was owned by TotalEnergies until 2019.

Subscribers only Energy 22.02.2022

ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Congolese civil society is embarking on an assessment of the extent to which mining companies are respecting the principles of sustainable development and supporting local communities.

Subscribers only Mining 18.02.2022

Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

Since the arrest of his security adviser François Beya on 5 February, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi has been keeping a tight lid on the matter, fuelling furious rumours. Africa Intelligence reveals why the head of state had his master spy arrested and how it happened.

Subscribers only Politics 18.02.2022

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi (right) and his security adviser François Beya.

Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

Breaking news, published on 20/02/22, at 19h45 - To put an end to the legal action Kinshasa has been planning to launch against him over the past months, mining magnate Dan Gertler has struck a compromise financial deal covering all claims against him.

Subscribers only Business 18.02.2022

Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to pay an official visit to Kinshasa from 20 to 22 February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2022

PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

Ever since Félix Tshisekedi came to power, PR and lobbying firms have been flocking to Kinshasa in the hope of landing a contract with the Congolese authorities. The DRC is one of the few heavyweights on the continent that is not handled by a public relations company.

Subscribers only Business 16.02.2022

Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi.

Kinshasa wins key changes in DP World contract for Port of Banana

After nearly three years of negotiations, Félix Tshisekedi's team has succeeded in winning substantial modifications in the concession agreement signed with the Emirati group by the Kabila regime in 2018 for the Banana deep-water port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 15.02.2022

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi inaugurated the launch of the Banana deepwater port on 31 January 2022, in the presence of DP World representatives.

Chinese miners hire Frontier Services Group for security training in troubled Kivus

The Chinese Enterprises Association in DR Congo hired Frontier Services Group (FSG) for security training in the wake of attacks on Chinese mining firms in North and South Kivu and Ituri provinces.

Subscribers only Mining 15.02.2022

Major players and unknown firms vie to build Kasumbalesa dry port

Nine companies were last November permitted to take part in a restricted call for tenders to build the dry port in Kasumbalesa. They include Malta Forrest, MW Afritec and the Société Zhengwei Technique Congo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 14.02.2022

The Kasumbalesa dry port project (DRC) was launched in 2018.

Pressure mounts on Tshisekedi not to challenge $619m Dig Oil ruling in court

Fellow Kasai natives in the president's entourage want him to negotiate directly with the South African oil company.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.2022

Tshisekedi's hopes for united front on Fortescue mega-dam project

To silence the criticism that has plagued the development of hydroelectric mega-dams on the Congo River, Félix Tshisekedi's chief of staff is trying to unite the teams involved and garner their support for Australian mining giant Fortescue's project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.02.2022

Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

Regional capitals are closely following the case of presidential security adviser Francois Beya, who has strong connections in Brazzaville, Bangui and Luanda and is also well-known in Western security circles, especially in the US, France and Israel.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2022

François Beya Kasongo, special adviser to Félix Tshisekedi on matters of security.

Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

DRC's army, a public prosecutor, and a provincial mining ministry all want to investigate a Chinese firm whose trucks laden with copper and cobalt ore were this week accused of trying to leave the country irregularly.

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2022

On 7 February 2022, some 20 trucks belonging to a Chinese company transporting copper and cobalt were intercepted by the military in Haut-Katanga, DRC.

DP World, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Ports set to lock horns over Matadi site

The contract signed in December last year by Kinshasa and DP World goes beyond building a deepwater port at Banana. Its provisions also cover the river port of Matadi, at the risk of irking the players - Abu Dhabi Ports, Qatar and Bolloré - in the running for the deal to modernise the site.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.02.2022

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DRC

Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

Efora Energy wants out of block 3, just Dig Oil remains

ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

Kinshasa wins key changes in DP World contract for Port of Banana

Chinese miners hire Frontier Services Group for security training in troubled Kivus

Major players and unknown firms vie to build Kasumbalesa dry port

Pressure mounts on Tshisekedi not to challenge $619m Dig Oil ruling in court

Tshisekedi's hopes for united front on Fortescue mega-dam project

Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

DP World, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Ports set to lock horns over Matadi site

Rio homicide of Congolese refugee strains business diplomacy in Kinshasa

France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

LREM MP Amélia Lakrafi cosies up to her constituents from Libreville to Kinshasa

Logistics giants vie for Matadi river port

Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

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DRC

Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

Efora Energy wants out of block 3, just Dig Oil remains

ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

Gertler clinches deal to shelter from Tshisekedi's legal action

Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

Kinshasa wins key changes in DP World contract for Port of Banana

Chinese miners hire Frontier Services Group for security training in troubled Kivus

Major players and unknown firms vie to build Kasumbalesa dry port

Pressure mounts on Tshisekedi not to challenge $619m Dig Oil ruling in court

Tshisekedi's hopes for united front on Fortescue mega-dam project

Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

DP World, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Ports set to lock horns over Matadi site

Rio homicide of Congolese refugee strains business diplomacy in Kinshasa

France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Martin Fayulu appoints own lobbyist in Washington for 2023 presidential election

LREM MP Amélia Lakrafi cosies up to her constituents from Libreville to Kinshasa

Logistics giants vie for Matadi river port

Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

The IFC comes to the rescue of the Maluku Special Economic Zone

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