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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
Corneille Nangaa's brother takes refuge in Dubai

The Congolese senator for Haut-Uélé, Christophe Baseane Nangaa, has had to flee to Dubai. He claims to have been threatened because of his family ties with Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River Alliance.

Spotlight | DRC
Intel agency probes authenticity of data on Dan Gertler's former oil block

The DRC's national intelligence agency is investigating whether information relating to assets I and II in the Albertine Graben area, once owned by the Israeli billionaire, have been manipulated.

DRC
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.

DRC
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".

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

The Congolese president has accepted Emmanuel Macron's invitation to Paris next month.

DRC
Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's adviser on security issues is meeting with the head of the country's national intelligence agency in Paris. The two will then hold talks with French officials and intelligence chiefs with December's elections looming and against the backdrop of the war with the M23.

Nigeria
Nigerian intelligence asks Washington for more drones

The securocrats in Abuja would like to use US security gear to equip their intelligence agencies and police to secure the country's porous north-eastern borders against various terrorist groups, including Boko Haram.

DRC
Disgraced DRC presidential adviser Fortunat Biselele makes a comeback

Fortunat Biselele, a former adviser to DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi, fell from grace after being accused of colluding with Rwanda and spending nearly six months in prison. He has since been acquitted and is gradually returning to the presidential fold.

DRC
Ecobank caught up in battle between Pascal Beveraggi and Moise Katumbi

Two senior Ecobank DRC executives have been arrested in connection with the dispute between Octavia, a company owned by French businessman Pascal Beveraggi, and Astalia Investment, controlled by Moise Katumbi.