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Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Burna Boy, William Ruto

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

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KenyaMusalia Mudavadi's rough time at State House

Published on 27/03/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Burna Boy
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Joao Lourenco
Kizza Besigye
Korir Sing'oei
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DRC
M23 arrives in Doha for second round of talks with Kinshasa

Qatar is continuing to act as facilitator between the Congolese government and the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. After an initial meeting at the end of March, emissaries from both camps will meet again from 8 April.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi (right), with Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on 18 March 2025.

Kenya
In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

With challenges on the international stage, Nairobi is expected to quickly appoint senior diplomats to address the most urgent missions in East Africa. The president sees this as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone - by using these future positions to placate members of the opposition.

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William Ruto (centre) at the 38th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, 16 February 2025.

Kenya
Ruto and his allies discuss Odinga's future role

Despite Raila Odinga's failed attempt to secure the position of AU Commission Chair, the former opposition leader is still seen as a key player on the Kenyan political scene. The presidential camp and the opposition are manoeuvring to attract him to their side.

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2025

William Ruto (left) and Raila Odinga during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 February 2025.

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Faced with diplomatic paralysis, a joint EAC and SADC summit is being held in Tanzania this week. Since the M23 took control of Goma, French diplomats have been trying to set up a group of mediators to resolve the emergency in DR Congo.

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DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Rubavu, Rwanda, 25 June 2021.

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto smooth trade tensions with quiet diplomacy

The Ugandan and Kenyan presidents are working to ease trade disputes between their countries and are maintaining contact on political and infrastructure issues.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (left) and then deputy president of Kenya, William Ruto, in Nairobi, Kenya, 12 December 2014.

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

Nairobi's candidate for the chair of the African Union body is scrambling for more backing from heads of state before the ballot for the post on 15 February. So far, he has had only moderate success.

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Raila Odinga at the 1st Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 September 2023.

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

The Congolese president is struggling to mobilise his dwindling support base, which no longer seems to believe in his ability to regain control after Rwandan-backed rebels captured Goma. He has turned to Angola and is banking on SADC as the last regional bloc capable of putting pressure on Kigali.

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DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, 21 December 2018.

Angola, DRC, Rwanda
Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

Breaking news published on 29/01/25 at 15:50 GMT - The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis.

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DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi (left) with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (right), in Luanda, February 2019.

Spotlight | DRC
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.

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

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The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, João Lourenço, Burna Boy, William Ruto

DRC
M23 arrives in Doha for second round of talks with Kinshasa

Kenya
In response to regional crises, Ruto looks to expand his diplomatic corps

Kenya
Ruto and his allies discuss Odinga's future role

DRC, Rwanda
France seeks to build multi-state mediation group to resolve DRC crisis

Kenya, Uganda
Museveni and Ruto smooth trade tensions with quiet diplomacy

Kenya
Raila Odinga jockeys for votes as AU Commission chair election looms

DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi hunts for diplomatic strategy

Angola, DRC, Rwanda
Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

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