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Francois Beya Kasonga, Tshisekedi's security chief

Appointed as Felix Tshisekedi's special advisor on security matters on 2 February, Francois Beya Kasonga accompanied the new Congolese president [...]

Published on 13/02/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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DRC
Agence nationale de renseignement
Conseil National de Securite
Direction generale de migration
Felix Tshisekedi
Francois Beya Kasonga
Jean-Dominique Okemba
Joseph Kabila
Laurent-Desire Kabila
Mobutu Sese Seko

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DRC confuses Taiwan for China as it seeks to repay 30-year-old loan

Félix Tshisekedi is currently negotiating the rescheduling of a $57m loan from Taiwan's Exim-Bank which dates back to the Mobutu era. The problem is that until very recently the Congolese government thought it was negotiating with China, the country's biggest donor, rather than Taiwan.

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DRC
Kabila allies lose their diplomatic passports

Over the last month, the Tshisekedi government has revoked the diplomatic passports of several Kabila allies. First in the firing was the ex-ANR chief, Kaalev Mutond.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

DRC
Intelligence services play Joseph Kabila off against Felix Tshisekedi

With the former and current Congolese presidents in the midst of negotiating a new government, the ANR has demanded an audit of government expenditure since Felix Tshisekedi's election.

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President Felix Tshisekedi's mining in-crowd

While he continues to wrestle with his predecessor Joseph Kabila over the composition of his cabinet, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi has surrounded himself with a team of mining advisors. Either already working for the president or on a more informal [.

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DRC
The chequered history of new prime minister Sylvestre Ilunga

Appointed on 20 May after four months of dithering, the new "consensus" prime minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba is no novice [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.05.2019

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Felix Tshisekedi a hostage to armed groups

The armed factions operating mainly in eastern DRC are unsettling the president in his first months in office.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 10.04.2019

Armed groups operating in eastern Congo-K.

DRC
Troubling times for Prince de Merode's firm Virunga SARL

Felix Tshisekedi's arrival to power has not helped warm Virunga national park director Emmanuel de Merode's glacial relations with the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Congo, DRC
Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville

In a sign of a certain reserve felt towards Denis Sassou Nguesso, the new president of Congo-K, Felix Tshisekedi (aka [...]

Free access Diplomacy 13.02.2019

DRC
Felix Tshisekedi meets with Kabila's security chiefs

Barely elected as president, Felix Tshisekedi has provoked the first [...]

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Spotlight | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi treads fine line to keep Kabila clan at bay

Though he enjoys the stature of an opponent of Joseph Kabila's regime, Felix Tshisekedi (aka ‘Fatshi') won the presidential election on 30 December at the price of an implicit understanding with his former adversaries. With a minority in the National [.

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With a minority in the National Assembly, new president Felix Tshisekedi will not have an easy task

DRC
Why ex-Cohydro boss D. Kazadi will be handling relations with Angola

Congo-K's new ambassador to Angola, Didier Kazadi Nyembwe, is expected to arrive in Luanda shortly. He will be replacing Gustave [...]

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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?

DRC
Francois Beya Kasonga, Tshisekedi's security chief

Spotlight | DRC
DRC confuses Taiwan for China as it seeks to repay 30-year-old loan

DRC
Kabila allies lose their diplomatic passports

DRC
Intelligence services play Joseph Kabila off against Felix Tshisekedi

Spotlight | DRC
President Felix Tshisekedi's mining in-crowd

DRC
The chequered history of new prime minister Sylvestre Ilunga

Document | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi a hostage to armed groups

DRC
Troubling times for Prince de Merode's firm Virunga SARL

Congo, DRC
Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville

DRC
Felix Tshisekedi meets with Kabila's security chiefs

Spotlight | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi treads fine line to keep Kabila clan at bay

DRC
Why ex-Cohydro boss D. Kazadi will be handling relations with Angola