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Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization defence-industrial conglomerate is supplying the Congolese army with light weapons and ammunition to meet its urgent needs.

Subscribers only Defence 03.09.2024

Kinshasa takes action to settle embassy land disputes

The Congolese authorities are trying to iron out third party claims to properties housing foreign embassies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.09.2024

Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

There are differing versions of a June attack by the army and gamekeepers in Lwenye, a town in Haut-Katanga, during which one person was killed and 16 went missing. The provincial government insists that it was a confrontation with militiamen, while an investigation report refers to "a massacre".

Subscribers only Defence 29.08.2024

Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

The Congolese military is looking to India for aircraft, with a delegation visiting New Delhi earlier this month.

Subscribers only Defence 29.08.2024

Turkey's Milvest faces first setback in Kinshasa

DRC's Sport Minister, Didier Budimbu, has halted the construction of a five-star hotel, whose location encroaches on the grounds of the Stade des Martyrs.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.08.2024

Kinshasa turns to private banks to repay oil companies

Banks are reactivating a financial package tested in 2023 and which helped avoid a fuel crisis so the Congolese government can repay $385m in subsidy arrears to oil operators.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 02.08.2024

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The story behind the attempt to unsettle Inspectorate General of Finances boss Jules Alingete

At odds with key figures from Félix Tshisekedi's first term, the head of the IGF has for several weeks been the target of a smear campaign designed to substantiate allegations of his having acted in league with the interests of the Rawji Group.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 31.07.2024

The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

President Félix Tshisekedi was initially enthusiastic about new solar-powered water pumps and street lighting, but the contracts have given rise to violent score settling in the presidential entourage amid accusations of overcharging.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 26.07.2024

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BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

The Bank of Central African States has for months been negotiating with mining and oil companies to repatriate part of their revenues from the region. Three days of talks in Paris in July stalled on two sensitive points: interest rates and the question of immunity.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 23.07.2024

Bank of Central African States emblem in Libreville, Gabon, in 2019.

Newcomer Naweza Airways sparks intrigue

Naweza Airways, a newcomer to the DR Congo's skies, took delivery of a Cessna C550 Citation Bravo business jet last month. The price of the plane, as well as the speed with which it was processed by DRC authorities, is fuelling speculation about the firm.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2024

AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

The African Development Bank is seeking to take advantage of Australian miner Fortescue's failed bid to lead the Grand Inga development by advocating for a reduced-scale project. A delegation from the pan-African institution is expected shortly in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 18.07.2024

Gécamines hit with monthly bills of $150,000 for financial consultancy

A judicial investigation has been launched into a contract signed last year between the Inspectorate General of Finances and the state-owned mining company.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 17.07.2024

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2024

Afrinance in dispute with insurance regulator

The financial services company signed an agreement with the regulatory agency to help develop the DRC's insurance sector, but it is now in a dispute over unpaid invoices.

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2024

Unions at ex-Banro mining sites turn against Luc Gérard Nyafé

Union reps no longer believe the promises of their Belgian-Congolese buyer.

Subscribers only Mining 11.07.2024

Kinshasa woos US private sector as it plans to enlarge capital city

DRC ministers are hoping to organise a round table in Washington.

Subscribers only Business 10.07.2024

Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

Balkan defence suppliers are making a killing supplying second-hand tanks, light weapons and ammunition to the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Subscribers only Defence 09.07.2024

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

Among the candidates that member states have put forward for the post of European Union special representative for the Great Lakes region is Swedish diplomat Johan Borgstam.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2024

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

European officials failed to reach the necessary consensus to release fresh funds to the Rwandan army for its intervention in Cabo Delgado. In parallel, Brussels is inching towards introducing new sanctions against Kigali for its support of the M23.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.07.2024

A Rwandan soldier in Palma, in the province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, on 18 December 2023.

National electrification agency hopes for funding boost from new Suminwa government

Created in July 2020 by Félix Tshisekedi to tackle the country's low level of electricity supply, ANSER struggled during the president's first term to find the money it needed to achieve its goals.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 04.07.2024

Gécamines tries to block Chemaf sale to Chinese firm

State-owned Gécamines is fighting the sale of the mining company Chemaf to the Chinese company Norin Mining and could go so far as to withdraw the licences it has granted to this subsidiary of the Shalina Resources group.

Subscribers only Mining 03.07.2024

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

After Kigali's anger at the Belgian diplomat put forward, France is about to propose an alternative candidate to represent the EU in the Great Lakes region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.07.2024

Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

The Congolese authorities have ordered 80 Streit light armoured vehicles that are manufactured in Uganda by the Ugandan army's commercial arm.

Subscribers only Defence 01.07.2024

Gécamines and ERG seek to bury the hatchet

DRC's state-owned Gécamines is prepared to negotiate a solution with Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources Group that would end arbitration proceedings underway in Paris and Geneva.

Subscribers only Mining 28.06.2024

SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

The Southern African Development Community has deployed extra troops to its regional force in eastern DR Congo in anticipation of fresh fighting against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 26.06.2024

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DRC

Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

Kinshasa takes action to settle embassy land disputes

Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

Turkey's Milvest faces first setback in Kinshasa

Kinshasa turns to private banks to repay oil companies

Spotlight
The story behind the attempt to unsettle Inspectorate General of Finances boss Jules Alingete

The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

Spotlight
BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Newcomer Naweza Airways sparks intrigue

AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

Gécamines hit with monthly bills of $150,000 for financial consultancy

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Afrinance in dispute with insurance regulator

Unions at ex-Banro mining sites turn against Luc Gérard Nyafé

Kinshasa woos US private sector as it plans to enlarge capital city

Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

National electrification agency hopes for funding boost from new Suminwa government

Gécamines tries to block Chemaf sale to Chinese firm

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

Gécamines and ERG seek to bury the hatchet

SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

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Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

Kinshasa takes action to settle embassy land disputes

Kilwa killing preceded by unreported army attack on village of Lwenye

Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

Turkey's Milvest faces first setback in Kinshasa

Kinshasa turns to private banks to repay oil companies

Spotlight The story behind the attempt to unsettle Inspectorate General of Finances boss Jules Alingete

The drilling contracts scandal that's causing embarrassment all the way to the presidency

Spotlight BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight

Newcomer Naweza Airways sparks intrigue

AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

Gécamines hit with monthly bills of $150,000 for financial consultancy

BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Afrinance in dispute with insurance regulator

Unions at ex-Banro mining sites turn against Luc Gérard Nyafé

Kinshasa woos US private sector as it plans to enlarge capital city

Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

Who is Stockholm's candidate for EU Great Lakes representative post?

EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

National electrification agency hopes for funding boost from new Suminwa government

Gécamines tries to block Chemaf sale to Chinese firm

Paris lines up alternative candidate for post of EU representative for Great Lakes

Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

Gécamines and ERG seek to bury the hatchet

SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

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The story behind the attempt to unsettle Inspectorate General of Finances boss Jules Alingete

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BEAC and extractive companies fund repatriation talks enter final straight