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In Focus | DRC
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

President Félix Tshisekedi's overreaction to Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman's visit to the country last month stems from an earlier, largely unreported, episode: three trips to Kinshasa made by Yossi Cohen, head of the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad. [...]

Published on 19/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

Head of Mossad Yossi Cohen. © Heidi Levine/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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DRC
Alexander Zingman
Benjamin Netanyahu
Boaz Ben Tzurn
Dan Gertler
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Joe Biden
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In Focus | DRC
The covert operation that targeted Dan Gertler's enemies around Tshisekedi

Africa Intelligence can reveal that the person who set the trap that precipitated the fall of DR Congo presidential adviser Vidiye Tshimanga had previously tried to approach the country's oil minister, Didier Budimbu. Three Israeli businessmen were also targeted.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2022

From left: Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and his former adviser Vidiye Tshimanga.

DRC, Israel
Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

The head of Israeli intelligence David Barnea is trying to lay new foundations for a security intelligence partnership with DR Congo, in an attempt to break away from past scandals in which his predecessor and Israeli businessmen were involved regarding the African state.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.09.2022

In Focus | DRC
Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

Rabbi-businessman Avraham Moyal has become Dan Gertler's envoy to the Congolese authorities, as the Israeli mining magnate, who was all-powerful under Joseph Kabila, struggles with US sanctions. As he waits to be rehabilitated as the DRC's honorary consul in Israel, Gertler has surrounded himself with ultra-orthodox figures in preparation for his latest reconciliation with the Tshisekedi regime.

Subscribers only Politics 22.08.2022

Rabbi Avraham Moyal (left), Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Pastor Paul-David Olangi (right) in March 2021 in Kinshasa.

DRC
Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

Africa Intelligence revealed at the start of last week that a Lebanese businessman had been held for more than month by the Congolese intelligence services. It now turns out that two other people, who were with him, are also being held.

Subscribers only Politics 28.02.2022

DRC
Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

Since the arrest of his security adviser François Beya on 5 February, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi has been keeping a tight lid on the matter, fuelling furious rumours. Africa Intelligence reveals why the head of state had his master spy arrested and how it happened.

Subscribers only Politics 18.02.2022

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi (right) and his security adviser François Beya.

DRC
Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

Regional capitals are closely following the case of presidential security adviser Francois Beya, who has strong connections in Brazzaville, Bangui and Luanda and is also well-known in Western security circles, especially in the US, France and Israel.

Subscribers only Politics 10.02.2022

François Beya Kasongo, special adviser to Félix Tshisekedi on matters of security.

DRC
Tshisekedi launches final attack against Dan Gertler

The Israeli businessman is now entirely surrounded after losing all support in the US, Israel and Kinshasa. The Congolese president is preparing to strike a blow by enquiring about lawyers to take legal action against Gertler's companies operating in the DRC.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 18.10.2021

DRC
Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

The blocks, which were held until recently by businessman Dan Gertler have awakened the appetites of several oil companies with money to spend. A takeover by Israel's Delek Drilling would fit in neatly, however, with the company's diversification strategy.

Free access Energy 23.09.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, who is not on good terms with the US authorities and has lost his protectors in Tel Aviv, remains a player in DRC whom the Tshisekedi administration is reluctant to push out.

Subscribers only Energy 10.09.2021

DRC, Israel, United States
As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

The former Katanga governor and mining magnate is being less and less evasive about his possible presidential aspirations for 2023 and is looking for allies in the DRC's main partner nations, who for the moment all support Félix Tshisekedi's administration.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

Katanga's former governor Moïse Katumbi.

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.05.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi.

Spotlight | African Union
Israel takes another go at entering African Union by the back door

Israel does not want to leave the field open to the Palestinian Authority and is seeking a presence at the AU, after its breakthrough with Sudan and Morocco. But getting an observer seat at the organisation will not be easy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2021

DRC
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Over a working lunch at the Elysée Palace on April 26, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi discussed the possibility of a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2021

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

What Zimbabwe's honorary consul in Minsk has been up to in Harare, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv is of great interest to security services in DRC and further afield.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2021

DRC
How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Africa Intelligence has pieced together the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the businessman Alexander Zingman, who is reputed to have close ties with the government in Minsk.

Subscribers only Business 02.04.2021

Central Africa
The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

To secure the licence, in the last days of the Trump administration, that allows him to conduct business for one year despite being subject to sanctions, the mining tycoon Dan Gerlter called on a new team of consultants.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fears Trump defeat will play into Kabila's hands

Having cosied up to the Trump administration in the hope of freeing himself from the grip of Joseph Kabila, Tshisekedi is concerned at polls suggesting the US president is headed for defeat. The prospect of a Biden victory has by contrast put a spring in the step of the ex-Congolese president.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.11.2020

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Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

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Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

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Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

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Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

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Tshisekedi launches final attack against Dan Gertler

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Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

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Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

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In Focus | DRC The covert operation that targeted Dan Gertler's enemies around Tshisekedi

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

In Focus | DRC
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

In Focus | DRC
The covert operation that targeted Dan Gertler's enemies around Tshisekedi

DRC, Israel
Israel quietly weaving cooperation deals with DR Congo on drones and cybersecurity

In Focus | DRC
Rabbi Moyal in last-ditch attempt at mediation between Dan Gertler and Félix Tshisekedi

DRC
Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

DRC
Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

DRC
Arrest of Tshisekedi's security adviser spreads ripples from Kigali to Washington

DRC
Tshisekedi launches final attack against Dan Gertler

DRC
Israel's Delek Drilling shows interest in Lake Albert permits once owned by Dan Gertler

Spotlight | DRC
Dan Gertler keeps up his reputation to weigh against Tshisekedi

DRC, Israel, United States
As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

Spotlight | African Union
Israel takes another go at entering African Union by the back door

DRC
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

DRC
How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Central Africa
The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fears Trump defeat will play into Kabila's hands