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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. [...]

Published on 27/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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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
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Spotlight | Africa, France
From Abuja to Cairo, France reshuffles key ambassadorial cards in Africa

France, Rwanda
Tidjane Thiam joins Macron's Kigali delegation

DRC
Games budget soars as head honcho awards village contract without tender

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

DRC
The games, the president's fake cousin, and the emptying bank accounts

DRC
UK's Adam Smith International settles down in Kinshasa

DRC, Uganda
Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

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

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

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Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

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Portugal's Tekever harnesses its French connections to expand into Africa

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