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Kinshasa negotiating out-of-court settlement with Samcrete

The Congolese authorities have begun discussions with the Egyptian construction company to avoid potentially costly arbitration proceedings.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2024

After numerous delays, US company Symbion Power is eager to finalise Lake Kivu gas project

Almost two years after winning the tender for the Makelele block, the American company Symbion Power resumed negotiations with Kinshasa in July. The Congolese PM Judith Suminwa Tuluka insists that her government is eager for the project to go ahead.

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2024

DRC portfolio minister, Jean-Lucien Bussa Tongba, during the third Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum in Istanbul on 21 October 2021. © Isa Terli/Anadolu via AFP

Government on mission to improve state company governance

Portfolio minister Jean-Lucien Bussa Tongba is cracking down on the tensions between the chief executives and board chairs of state companies, which are affecting their results. On his list is a clarification of their responsibilities and a first assessment of their compliance in November.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 18.10.2024

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi on 30 April 2024 in Paris. © Christophe Ena/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

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Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

The Congolese leader's younger brother Christian Tshisekedi heads a company that has been in talks with the Luxembourg-based mining firm ERG to secure a concession in the rich mining province of Lualaba.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 17.10.2024

World Bank considers extra $500m for RN2 motorway

The Bretton Woods institution is considering a further funding package of $500m for the renovation of Route Nationale 2 in the centre and east of the DRC.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.10.2024

Inner circles
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

The president's new chief of staff may lack political clout, but he has a strong business background and enjoys support from powerful government figures. During Tshisekedi's first term, the leadership of his private office was deemed erratic, and he is keen to buck that trend.

Subscribers only Politics 11.10.2024

Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

The committee that oversaw discussions to ‘rebalance' the Sicomines contract has asked the Chinese-Congolese joint venture to pay around $28m to its members.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Politics 11.10.2024

A copper and cobalt mine run by Sicomines in Kolwezi, DRC, in May 2015.

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Ailing Gécamines ordered to open its books

Judith Suminwa Tuluka's government is putting pressure on the state-owned mining company, whose profits have decreased. Its management is being closely scrutinised by the portfolio minister, who recently warned of 'serious misconduct' on the part of its financial director.

Free access Mining, Politics 09.10.2024

The Gécamines head-quarter in Lubumbashi, DRC, on 16 January 2021.

Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

The Congolese army has launched an operation, due to last at least six months, to neutralise the leaders of the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda armed group, which is at the forefront of the fight against M23 rebels in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Defence 04.10.2024

Mercuria restructures metals trading division with sights set on African copper

After defecting from Trafigura to Swiss trader Mercuria in June, Kostas Bintas was at the London Metal Exchange week.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 04.10.2024

Gécamines racks up hefty mission expenses bills

The DR Congo state-owned mining company has since April 2023 been using the services of a travel agency called Malabar Business Travel, which has billed it for several million dollars.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 02.10.2024

Macron aims to get Luanda peace process back on track

On the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, which opens on 4 October, the French head of state will hold separate meetings with presidents Paul Kagame and Félix Tshisekedi. The Angola-backed agreement between Kigali and Kinshasa will be at the heart of these talks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2024

French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 22 September 2024.

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Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

The DR Congo government has launched fresh military operations in North Kivu after a potential deal to ease tensions in the province fell through. They are no longer aimed solely at the M23 rebel group, but also at the Rwandan FDLR, one of Kinshasa's main allied forces in the conflict.

Subscribers only Defence 26.09.2024

Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) soldiers at a base in Lushebere, 50 kilometres north-east of Goma, on 26 November 2008.

Senior DRC military prepare to meet French defence providers in Paris

The delegation will be led by deputy prime minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita.

Subscribers only Defence 26.09.2024

Gécamines subsidiary EGC refocuses Trafigura alliance

Gécamines' colbalt arm, Entreprise Générale de Cobalt, led since May by Eric Kalala, is unravelling the partnership it has held since its creation in 2019 with Swiss trading giant Trafigura.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 25.09.2024

Kico tries to kick out mine-adjacent landowners in Kipushi

Pending the relaunch of its mine in Haut-Katanga, Kipushi Corp still has to build a new exit road for its zinc production. But the planned route encroaches on a number of plots of land, whose residents the company wants to evict.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 25.09.2024

Inner circles
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

The military intelligence chief has put together a team of senior officials to hold talks with Rwanda mediated by Angola. Despite limited resources, he has demonstrated an ability to negotiate firmly.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.09.2024

FARDC soldiers close to the front line in North Kivu on 14 May 2024.

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Incendiary Banque Centrale du Congo audit gathers dust

Three years on from an audit report on the bank, the investigation into alleged embezzlement within the institution has stalled. Africa Intelligence has been able to access the document that gave rise to the affair.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 19.09.2024

Belgian embassy struggling to sell its former premises in Kinshasa

Nearly six years after relocating its embassy to a new building, Belgium is still looking for a buyer for its old premises, but offers are few and far between.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.09.2024

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The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has for months been using the services of a discreet Israeli firm for his close protection. The company is also helping train soldiers from the DRC's elite Garde Républicaine.

Subscribers only Defence 16.09.2024

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi on 28 February 2024, in Brussels.

Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

The company Congo Immobilier (Conimmo) has received $19m from the Treasury since 2019 for badly needed renovation works on the prison in Kinshasa, but very little work has been carried out since then.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 16.09.2024

Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

The Congolese army wants to protect its unmanned aircraft from the MANPADS of the M23 and their Rwandan army auxiliaries before deploying them in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 11.09.2024

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War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

Angola's mediation has achieved significant progress in talks between eastern DRC's belligerent parties, even if its implementation on the ground remains elusive. After receiving Congolese and Rwandan heads of intelligence and military security - as well as an M23 delegation - Luanda is now set to host the two countries' foreign ministers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.09.2024

Paul Kagame, João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi meet in Luanda on 6 July 2022.

Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

The former insurgents now fighting under the Wazalendo or VDP banner against the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo are increasingly frustrated with the military authorities.

Subscribers only Defence 09.09.2024

Kagame prepares for EECAS chairmanship

The Economic Community of Central African States will return to business with an ordinary meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 18 September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.09.2024

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Kinshasa negotiating out-of-court settlement with Samcrete

After numerous delays, US company Symbion Power is eager to finalise Lake Kivu gas project

Government on mission to improve state company governance

Spotlight
Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

World Bank considers extra $500m for RN2 motorway

Inner circles
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

Spotlight
Ailing Gécamines ordered to open its books

Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

Mercuria restructures metals trading division with sights set on African copper

Gécamines racks up hefty mission expenses bills

Macron aims to get Luanda peace process back on track

Spotlight
Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

Senior DRC military prepare to meet French defence providers in Paris

Gécamines subsidiary EGC refocuses Trafigura alliance

Kico tries to kick out mine-adjacent landowners in Kipushi

Inner circles
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

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Incendiary Banque Centrale du Congo audit gathers dust

Belgian embassy struggling to sell its former premises in Kinshasa

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The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

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Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

Kagame prepares for EECAS chairmanship

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Kinshasa negotiating out-of-court settlement with Samcrete

After numerous delays, US company Symbion Power is eager to finalise Lake Kivu gas project

Government on mission to improve state company governance

Spotlight Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

World Bank considers extra $500m for RN2 motorway

Inner circles Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

Behind the mysterious million-dollar fees for revising 'contract of the century'

Spotlight Ailing Gécamines ordered to open its books

Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

Mercuria restructures metals trading division with sights set on African copper

Gécamines racks up hefty mission expenses bills

Macron aims to get Luanda peace process back on track

Spotlight Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

Senior DRC military prepare to meet French defence providers in Paris

Gécamines subsidiary EGC refocuses Trafigura alliance

Kico tries to kick out mine-adjacent landowners in Kipushi

Inner circles Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

Spotlight Incendiary Banque Centrale du Congo audit gathers dust

Belgian embassy struggling to sell its former premises in Kinshasa

Spotlight The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

Conimmo contract irregularities lurk behind deadly Makala prison break

Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

Spotlight War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

Kagame prepares for EECAS chairmanship

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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
Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

Inner circles
Anthony Nkinzo, the discreet but powerful technocrat heading Tshisekedi's private office

Spotlight
Ailing Gécamines ordered to open its books

Spotlight
Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

Inner circles
Major General Christian Ndaywel, the spymaster assisting the war effort in Kivu

Spotlight
Incendiary Banque Centrale du Congo audit gathers dust

Spotlight
The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

Spotlight
War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks