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Mission impossible in North Kivu for DRC electoral commission

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Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

The former insurgents now fighting under the Wazalendo or VDP banner against the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo are increasingly frustrated with the military authorities.

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Former prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge goes after Senate presidency

Now a senator for Haut-Katanga, former prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge intends to take advantage of his party's success in the legislative and senatorial elections.

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$120m in World Bank funds used to finance elections

A Court of Auditors report has revealed that Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi used funds from the international financial institution, set aside for economic management reforms, to finance the December 2023 elections.

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Felix Tshisekedi, Macky Sall, Mohamed Bazoum

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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French-Romanian private military officer Horatiu Potra bets on North Kivu lottery

Former legionnaire Horatiu Potra, who oversees Romanian military instructors deployed in the east of the DRC, has joined forces with a company that runs a popular lottery in North Kivu province.

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Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

President Félix Tshisekedi, sworn in for a second term on 20 January, is busy working on the make up of his new cabinet. It is understood that there are to be fewer senior advisers, currently numbering 13.

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M23 rebels and RDF gear up to counter drone threat from Congolese army

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are taking seriously the threat posed by CH-4 combat drones acquired by the Congolese army. The drones were recently deployed to a base near the areas the insurgents control in North Kivu.

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Tshisekedi's spymasters in Paris on a politico-security mission

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's adviser on security issues is meeting with the head of the country's national intelligence agency in Paris. The two will then hold talks with French officials and intelligence chiefs with December's elections looming and against the backdrop of the war with the M23.

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Portfolio Minister Kayinda set to decide on Gécamines embezzlement allegations

Portfolio Minister Adèle Kahinda received a file on 16 November from the DRC's auditing body, the Inspection Générale des Finances, concerning payments from Société Immobilière Congolaise (Simco) to 27 Gécamines executives.

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US ambassador Lucy Tamlyn expected in Goma

The American ambassador to the DRC, Lucy Tamlyn is due to visit Goma next week. Her visit takes place against the backdrop of an increasingly tense security situation in the region.

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Horatiu Potra boosts his private military contingent in Goma

Around 1,000 private soldiers are now helping the DRC armed forces fight the M23 rebels in North Kivu.

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M23 clashes complicate voter enrolment process

Voter registration for the DRC's presidential and legislative elections scheduled for the end of 2023 is complicated, particularly in the east, due to the security crisis linked to clashes between the M23 rebels and the army.