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Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

The Congolese president has accepted Emmanuel Macron's invitation to Paris next month. [...]

Published on 27/03/2024 at 05:40 GMT

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Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

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DR Congo president, Félix Tshisekedi, and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.

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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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Kigali puts more boots on the ground in Cabo Delgado

Rwanda has significantly increased the number of its troops deployed to fight the jihadist insurrection in northern Mozambique.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.02.2023

Rwandan army and police personnel wait to board a plane for Mozambique in Kigali on 10 July 2021.

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Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

The Rwandan president Paul Kagame has opened up to a number of his counterparts about his country's ties with the M23. But Western capitals, not least France, remain circumspect, and Kigali currently has the upper hand diplomatically over an increasingly isolated Tshisekedi.

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On the left the president of the DRC Félix Tshisekedi, on the right the president of Rwanda Paul Kagame

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Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base

The French army will withdraw from Bangui before the end of the year, freeing up the M'Poko military base. To avoid it falling into Russian paramilitary Wagner's hands, Paris is in discussions with MINUSCA and the Rwandan army.

Subscribers only Defence 27.09.2022

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French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

DRC
Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

DRC
Tshisekedi again postpones visit to Japan

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa paves way for secret negotiations with Kigali

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

DRC
DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

DRC
Unease grows over Kagame opposition plans to meet in Kinshasa

Mozambique, Rwanda
Kigali puts more boots on the ground in Cabo Delgado

Spotlight | DRC
Kagame and Tshisekedi play diplomatic cat and mouse

Central African Republic, France
Rwandan army and MINUSCA in the running to take over M'Poko base