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Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

The EU's member states are struggling to come up with a common diplomatic strategy to put pressure on Paul Kagame's Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Representatives of the DRC's Catholic and Protestant churches, who are hoping to establish a national dialogue to resolve the crisis in the east of the country, will travel to Belgium to have discussions with opposing political leaders.

Subscribers only Politics 12.02.2025

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Luanda, Angola, 6 July 2022. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/MaxPPP

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

France, aided by Qatar, sought to bring the Rwandan president and his DR Congo counterpart together for a meeting in Paris on 9 February to try to resolve the crisis in eastern DRC. But the encounter was cancelled after Tshisekedi changed his mind.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

Gims in Milano, Italy, on May 10 2016. © Mairo Cinquetti/Alamy Banque D'Images

Inner circles
From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

The Congolese president is looking to develop alternative diplomatic channels, relying on a handful of trusted allies. While Rwanda has taken the lead in this area, the Congolese authorities are determined to make an impact and help change perceptions of the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2025

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Rubavu, Rwanda, 25 June 2021. © Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

Several candidates up for election to the CAF have had their applications rejected. Two of them have already taken their case to Switzerland's Court of Arbitration.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2025

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

The Congolese president is struggling to mobilise his dwindling support base, which no longer seems to believe in his ability to regain control after Rwandan-backed rebels captured Goma. He has turned to Angola and is banking on SADC as the last regional bloc capable of putting pressure on Kigali.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2025

DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, 21 December 2018.

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Breaking news published on 29/01/25 at 15:50 GMT - The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2025

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi (left) with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (right), in Luanda, February 2019.

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Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Following the seizure of the city by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi is trying to urgently plug a number of holes in his security system. Efforts are meanwhile being stepped up, from Nairobi to Paris, to try to clinch a ceasefire.

Subscribers only Defence 29.01.2025

Members of the M23 armed group walk through a street in Goma, DR Congo, 27 January 2025.

The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Last year, the head of state ordered the arrest of a Congolese businessman who was involved in a dispute with a Chinese gold miner, only for the former to be released under pressure from the presidential family.

Subscribers only Politics 28.01.2025

Joseph Kabila's putative plans for Western tour stoke political unease

Back in the spotlight following his dramatic rapprochement with Moïse Katumbi, the former Congolese president is said to be lining up a visit to Europe and the US. However, no details or timetable are yet in place.

Subscribers only Politics 23.01.2025

Former DRC president Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa on 30 December 2018.

World Bank works on new budget support packages

The international financial institution is working on budget support for 2025 and 2026. One of its objectives is to implement a regulatory reform to make it easier for private investors to set up in special economic zones.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 22.01.2025

Serge Tshibangu, President Tshisekedi's sole representative at Trump's inauguration

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi will be represented at Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony by Serge Tshibangu, the head of state's former high representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2025

Moïse Katumbi off to Washington for Trump's inauguration

Congolese opposition leader Katumbi will be attending Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony on 20 January, having been working for several weeks to strengthen his relations with the incoming US Republican administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.01.2025

Opposition leader Moise Katumbi in Goma, eastern DRC, November 2023.

Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

The Congolese government has hired the services of the Von Batten-Montague-York law firm to get closer to the US Congress, which is now dominated by the Republican Party.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 17.01.2025

Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

The Chinese-Congolese joint venture took advantage of its total tax exemption status to devote certain resources to financing infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Mining 16.01.2025

Kinshasa prepares for arrival of new Trump administration

Last December, a small Congolese delegation visited Washington, where it held a series of meetings with US officials close to the incoming president.

Free access Finance 08.01.2025

From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

On his return from Doha, Qatar, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi will attend the inauguration of Ghana's new head of state, John Dramani Mahama, on 7 January, followed by that of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, on 10 January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

French court finds in favour of Traweco in dispute with Kinshasa

The ruling opens the way to enforcing a judgement originally handed down by a Kinshasa court in 2009 ordering the DRC authorities to pay the Congolese-registered company $3.5m.

Subscribers only Business 24.12.2024

World Bank prepares to return to Inga III mega dam project

Eight years after having withdrawn from the hydroelectric project, the Bretton Woods institution is now hoping to lead it, and is considering making an investment of $250m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.12.2024

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The intriguing recipients of Congo's debt repayments

Some 2,900 transactions worth a tidy $1.2bn: Africa Intelligence has been able to consult an internal Central Bank of Congo document which reveals the beneficiaries of country's debt repayments.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 20.12.2024

A branch of the Central Bank of Congo, in Lubumbashi (DRC), in May 2016.

CEMAC leaders still hopeful operators will reach rehabilitation fund deal

The presidents of the sub-region have given oil and mining operators until April to find common ground with the bloc's central bank on the repatriation of their rehabilitation funds. Until then, negotiation talks will be held on a monthly basis.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2024

DRC Congo banks consolidate oil company debt repayment mechanism

The financial package this time involves $282m from the massive subsidy lines for petroleum products designed to keep pump prices in check.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 18.12.2024

Moïse Katumbi's football club claiming €11m from the government

TP Mazembe, the Lubumbashi club, are supposed to have all their travel costs covered by the Ministry of Finance. But since the 2021-2022 season, none of their travel has been reimbursed.

Subscribers only Politics 17.12.2024

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DRC

Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Inner circles
From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Spotlight
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Joseph Kabila's putative plans for Western tour stoke political unease

World Bank works on new budget support packages

Serge Tshibangu, President Tshisekedi's sole representative at Trump's inauguration

Moïse Katumbi off to Washington for Trump's inauguration

Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

Kinshasa prepares for arrival of new Trump administration

From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

French court finds in favour of Traweco in dispute with Kinshasa

World Bank prepares to return to Inga III mega dam project

Spotlight
The intriguing recipients of Congo's debt repayments

CEMAC leaders still hopeful operators will reach rehabilitation fund deal

DRC Congo banks consolidate oil company debt repayment mechanism

Moïse Katumbi's football club claiming €11m from the government

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DRC

Europeans not in union on how to respond to the M23 and Rwanda situation

Church leaders on a mission to Brussels to open talks with opposition

Kagame-Tshisekedi meeting in Paris called off at last minute

Inner circles From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Spotlight Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

The mysterious mining dispute troubling the Tshisekedis

Joseph Kabila's putative plans for Western tour stoke political unease

World Bank works on new budget support packages

Serge Tshibangu, President Tshisekedi's sole representative at Trump's inauguration

Moïse Katumbi off to Washington for Trump's inauguration

Mines Minister Kizito Kapinga seeks closer ties with Republicans in US Congress

Sicomines wins $60m rebate claim

Kinshasa prepares for arrival of new Trump administration

From Accra to Caracas, Félix Tshisekedi's tight diplomatic schedule

French court finds in favour of Traweco in dispute with Kinshasa

World Bank prepares to return to Inga III mega dam project

Spotlight The intriguing recipients of Congo's debt repayments

CEMAC leaders still hopeful operators will reach rehabilitation fund deal

DRC Congo banks consolidate oil company debt repayment mechanism

Moïse Katumbi's football club claiming €11m from the government

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Inner circles
From music to sport, Tshisekedi's soft power plans to take on Kigali

Spotlight
Rebel capture of Goma puts Tshisekedi's back against the wall

Spotlight
The intriguing recipients of Congo's debt repayments