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Olivier Liffran

Africa Intelligence journalist Olivier Liffran reports on countries in Central and Southern Africa. He is also an infrastructure specialist and head of the "In focus" section.

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.

Subscribers only Energy 15.11.2024

Spotlight | DRC
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

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi on 30 April 2024 in Paris.

DRC
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

Spotlight | DRC
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.

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

Subscribers only Defence 17.05.2024

Spotlight | DRC
Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

An investigation has shed some light on the millions of dollars paid by the state to private military companies and arms brokers.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.04.2024

Soldiers near Beni in north-eastern DRC in December 2021.

In Focus | DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Africa Intelligence has seen a series of confidential documents revealing a dispute between Dan Gertler and his former Congolese lawyer. This complex file reveals the financial arrangements put in place by the Israeli billionaire to deal with US sanctions.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 20.03.2024

Dan Gertler addresses the Congolese people on 16 November 2020.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

At Washington's request, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reluctantly agreed to consider dialogue with Rwanda, but only if the latter ceases its military presence on Congolese soil. Kinshasa is at the same time maintaining its war rhetoric and trying to reboot its military campaign against M23 rebels.

Subscribers only Defence 06.02.2024

DR Congo president, Félix Tshisekedi, and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

The names of several members of President Félix Tshisekedi's family keep quietly cropping up in connection with artisanal mining in Lualaba. Some of the sites invaded by artisanal miners last year are owned by Kazakhstan's Eurasian Resources Group.

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2024

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud Pictures: F. Scoppa/P. Meinhardt/AFP; J. Graylock/M. Kaplan/E. Zani/Alamy

Spotlight | DRC
IGF opposes Gécamines over mega-bonuses worth €40m

Gécamines' board of directors voted to pay a 5% bonus to the members of the committee that negotiated a $1.6bn deal with China's Tenke Fungurume Mining.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 15.01.2024

Gécamines' headquarters in Lubumbashi, DRC, on 16 January, 2021.

Spotlight | DRC
Katumbi's election campaign overshadowed by 'Zambian nationality'

With just two weeks to go until the presidential election, opposition candidate Moïse Katumbi continues to be scrutinised over his nationality, with his rivals accusing him of having Zambian citizenship.

Subscribers only Politics 07.12.2023

Moise Katumbi at an election rally in Goma on 23 November 2023.

Spotlight | DRC
Samcrete gears up for multi-million dollar arbitration against Kinshasa

The Egyptian civil engineering company is beginning to put a figure on the millions of dollars it will be claiming from the DRC over its contract to build a road between Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.12.2023

DRC president Félix Tshisekedi and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Spotlight | DRC
FARDC and its foreign and domestic allies fail to coalesce in battle against M23

Despite the support of nearly 1,000 foreign instructors, the mobilisation of armed groups and the imminent deployment of Chinese drones, Kinshasa has so far proved incapable of coordinating operations against the M23 rebels in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Defence 24.11.2023

Goma, capital of North Kivu province, DRC, on 21 October 2023.

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

The DRC government had hoped the security situation in the war-torn eastern province would improve sufficiently for voting to go ahead in next month's elections. But clashes with M23 rebels and logistical challenges could deprive the Masisi and Rutshuru areas of the vote.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2023

The president of the Independent National Electoral Commission of the DRC, Denis Kadima.

DRC
DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

Jean-Louis Esambo, who just took over as head of DR Congo's Conseil National de Sécurité, is seeking to rekindle relations with French intelligence and diplomatic services.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2023

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Several senior figures in the DRC administration are against proposed arrangements for reimbursing $438m that was used to subsidise petrol prices in 2022. But failure to find a rapid solution could result in fuel shortages and unwanted political consequences.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy, Politics 09.11.2023

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

With its three aircraft grounded, Congo Airways is looking for others so as to resume operations quickly, in line with President Felix Tshisekedi's express wishes. To do this, the company has been doing the rounds of a variety of different intermediaries and suppliers.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 25.10.2023

A Congo Airways passenger jet at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Olivier Liffran

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

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

DRC
Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | DRC
Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

In Focus | DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Spotlight | DRC
IGF opposes Gécamines over mega-bonuses worth €40m

Spotlight | DRC
Katumbi's election campaign overshadowed by 'Zambian nationality'

Spotlight | DRC
Samcrete gears up for multi-million dollar arbitration against Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
FARDC and its foreign and domestic allies fail to coalesce in battle against M23

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

DRC
DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

DRC
Gecamines executives suspected of embezzling $10m

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

In Focus | DRC
NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

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Senegal Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

African Union: the battle of the giants

Transition: what's next after the coup?

Olivier Liffran

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

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

DRC Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

DRC, Uganda Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | DRC Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

In Focus | DRC Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Spotlight | DRC IGF opposes Gécamines over mega-bonuses worth €40m

Spotlight | DRC Katumbi's election campaign overshadowed by 'Zambian nationality'

Spotlight | DRC Samcrete gears up for multi-million dollar arbitration against Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC FARDC and its foreign and domestic allies fail to coalesce in battle against M23

Spotlight | DRC Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

DRC DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

DRC Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Spotlight | DRC How Congo Airways plans to take off again

DRC Gecamines executives suspected of embezzling $10m

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

In Focus | DRC NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's brother's dealings in Lualaba province

DRC
Inside Kinshasa's military operation to decapitate FDLR

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa's secret operation to neutralise FDLR chief Omega

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | DRC
Secret financial intelligence audit into battle against M23

In Focus | DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Spotlight | DRC
IGF opposes Gécamines over mega-bonuses worth €40m

Spotlight | DRC
Katumbi's election campaign overshadowed by 'Zambian nationality'

Spotlight | DRC
Samcrete gears up for multi-million dollar arbitration against Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
FARDC and its foreign and domestic allies fail to coalesce in battle against M23

Spotlight | DRC
Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

DRC
DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

DRC
Government at odds over repaying its oil debts

Spotlight | DRC
How Congo Airways plans to take off again

DRC
Gecamines executives suspected of embezzling $10m

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

In Focus | DRC
NB Mining affair: bumpy road ahead for opposition candidate Katumbi in run up to presidential elections