Joseph Kabila

DRC
Ex-president Joseph Kabila keeps his visit to Goma shrouded in mystery

After travelling to the provincial capital of North Kivu in late May, Félix Tshisekedi's predecessor could return to the city.

Angola, DRC
Luanda's consul general in Lubumbashi close to intelligence services

The importance of the relationship between Angola and the DRC has led President Lourenço to appoint a powerful consul general in the heart of the Haut-Katanga mining region.

DRC
Demand for death penalty for Joseph Kabila raises tensions in SADC countries

The request for the death penalty against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has worried several countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which fear a precedent within the regional organisation.

DRC
SADC admonishes Tshisekedi for payment delays

A major absentee at the 45th Southern African Development Community summit, the president was running the risk of not being allowed to speak, due to not paying full dues for the SAMIDRC joint force.

DRC
Bifort, ex-private adviser to Tshisekedi, at heart of new tussle in presidential palace

Summoned by the National Cyber Defence Council at the end of July, Fortunat Biselele received a permanent ban on his access to the presidency, before this was reversed by President Félix Tshisekedi himself.

DRC
Moïse Katumbi's party faces difficult question of whether to unite opposition

Senior members of Ensemble pour la République recently met in Brussels. The aim was to define a strategy to take them up to the 2028 elections and debate the opportunity to associate themselves with Joseph Kabila as part of a grand opposition gathering.

DRC, Ivory Coast
On trial for "treason" in Kinshasa, Joseph Kabila resurfaces in Abidjan for a wedding

The former Congolese president has been staying in the Ivorian economic capital for a few days, where he has attended a family wedding.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRCNeutralising Kabila's networks in South Africa

CameroonTwo of Paul Biya's collaborators bicker it out over protocol

CongoPublishing house Ipanema organises gala for Denis Sassou-Nguesso

DRC
Kinshasa modifies Cuvette Centrale oil block perimeters

Félix Tshisekedi's presidency has just redrawn the boundaries of oil deposit zones in the forest area around the Congo river. The goal is to put a halt to encroachment on protected areas and put these deposits on the market.

DRC
Togo's Faure Gnassingbé faces the thorny issue of mediation in eastern DR Congo

Urged by Luanda to regain control of the DRC conflict on the African Union's behalf, the Togolese president took stock of the situation in Kinshasa and Kigali.

DRC
The discreet activism of Nande leaders in Kampala

The M23's territorial expansion in North Kivu is causing a stir among the Nande community, who are looking to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's government for support.

DRC
Dan Gertler's lawyer arrested by the National Cyber Defence Council

The National Cyber Defence Council, attached to Félix Tshisekedi's presidency and led by Jean-Claude Bukasa, has arrested lawyer Médard Palankoy Lakwas, longterm adviser of Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.

DRC
Joseph Kabila's curious excursion to Kampala

At Yoweri Museveni's invitation, Kabila made a discreet stopover in Kampala in mid-March. The trip coincided with a visit there by Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance. For several weeks, Kinshasa has been concerned about the links between these two men.