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Allied Democratic Forces

Africa, Russia
Moscow turns the spotlight on Africa for its annual security summit

Against the backdrop of Russia's war on Ukraine, the Moscow Conference on International Security, Russia's major defence event, welcomed a dozen African delegations on 16 August, whose "friendship" was praised.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.08.2022

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

While the head of Congolese diplomacy travelled to Arusha to finalise membership of the East African Community, the regional organisation's military leaders are preparing to send troops. The Congolese army chief of staff signed a confidential document with his counterparts detailing it.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 12.07.2022

Spotlight | DRC
Chaotic Congolese army and underpowered MONUSCO struggle against M23

At a confidential meeting held in Goma, security chiefs in North Kivu have highlighted the uncoordinated nature of the military response to the M23. President Tshisekedi has ordered a reshuffle.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

The current military governor of North Kivu, General Constant Ndima Kongba.

Spotlight | DRC, France, Rwanda
Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

As tensions between Kinshasa and Kigali continue to grow in eastern DRC, a confidential meeting between the French and Rwandan presidents took place in Paris in early June. Emmanuel Macron plans to speak by phone next with Felix Tshisekedi and is backing Angolan mediation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2022

Paul Kagame and Emmanuel Macron, here in December 2021 at the Elysée Palace.

DRC
Beya arrest sparks unease from Washington to Kigali

The fate of Felix Tshisekedi's former senior security adviser François Beya, who was arrested and has been detained for nearly 100 days, continues to worry governments on the continent and further afield, who have sent their envoys to Kinshasa to enquire about the former spymaster.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.05.2022

Spotlight | East Africa
Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

President Kenyatta and the Congolese government hope that bringing talks on the stability of eastern DR Congo to Nairobi will give new impetus to the peace negotiations. But the absence of some of the warring parties limits their scope.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2022

Félix Tshisekedi and Uhuru Kenyatta exchanged by videoconference with the representatives of the armed groups on April 27, 2022.

Spotlight | DRC
Strong-arm tactics over Dan Gertler's blocks 1 & 2

The attempt by hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu to block a vital deal with Israeli billionaire seemingly led to him being questioned by the intelligence services for 24 hours, despite his good standing with Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.2022

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda
Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

One year on from the death of the Tanzanian head of state, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is pushing forward with security cooperation in the DRC's Kivu region alongside John Magufuli's successor, Samia Suluhu.

Free access Defence, Politics 18.03.2022

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Ugandan Head of State Yoweri Museveni.

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

With ambitions to follow in their fathers' footsteps and run for president in the 2026 and 2027 elections, Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Gideon Moi are building up their contacts to gain influence and visibility internationally.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Muhoozi Kainerugaba (left), son of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni, and Gideon Moi, son of former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi.

DRC, Uganda
Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

The International Court of Justice ruling that Uganda must pay hefty war damages to the DRC comes as relations between the two countries are on the mend. Kampala is on a charm offensive towards its neighbour in the hope of an amicable settlement.

Subscribers only Politics 24.02.2022

Africa, Uganda
Sassou and Museveni set up African Global Security foundation to boost intelligence cooperation

The usually travel-shy Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni went to Congo on 11 February to meet Denis Sassou Nguesso. The trip, which also took him to Dakar, was prepared by Jean-Yves Ollivier, a champion of backchannel diplomacy, and was aimed at setting up the African Global Security foundation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.02.2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni being welcomed in Congo by his counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso on 11 February 2022.

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
France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

France is trying to come up with an EU-wide policy on the battle being fought by Uganda and the DRC against rebel Islamist group the Allied Democratic Forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2022

Burundi, DRC
How the Burundian army is hunting down rebels in Congolese territory on the quiet

Gitega has deployed hundreds of soldiers in neighbouring DRC's South Kivu province to track down Red-Tabara, a rebel group with Burundian roots. Unlike Uganda's operations against the Allied Democratic Forces further north, which Kinshasa okayed, this operation is taking place in great secrecy.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.01.2022

Uganda
Museveni ready to revive Kilembe copper project as political tide turns in his favour

The Ugandan authorities are preparing a tender call to find a buyer for the country's flagship copper project, Kilembe. After years of uncertainty, President Museveni has decided to pick up the pace on the project for very political reasons.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2022

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi to finally take helm of regional security body set up to fight rebel groups

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi was caught off guard by Uganda's moves - including on Congolese territory - against rebel forces proliferating in the Great Lakes region. He will seek to regain the initiative when next month he takes over the presidency of a regional security cooperation alliance.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.01.2022

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

The Ugandan president and the country's French ambassor discussed last month the possibility of boosting their defence cooperation through the training of Uganda's mountain troops. These soldiers play an essential role in the fight against rebel groups in the east of DRC which are destabilising the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.01.2022

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni with Uganda's French ambassador Jules-Armand Aniambossou and French defence attaché Bertrand de Boisse in Kampala on 12 September 2021.

Uganda
Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

The deployment of Ugandan troops in eastern DRC is primarily aimed at reassuring investors in Uganda such as oil companies CNOOC and TotalEnergies.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy 10.12.2021

DRC
French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

A delegation of French parliamentarians led by MP Françoise Dumas, chairwoman of the Assembly's defence committee, is expected in Kinshasa in early Dec.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.11.2021

Uganda
Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

Following the 16 November bombings in Kampala that left six people dead and 33 injured Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is forcing his defence and interior ministers to work together and share information, even though there is animosity between the two bodies.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2021

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Allied Democratic Forces

Africa, Russia
Moscow turns the spotlight on Africa for its annual security summit

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC
Chaotic Congolese army and underpowered MONUSCO struggle against M23

Spotlight | DRC, France, Rwanda
Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

DRC
Beya arrest sparks unease from Washington to Kigali

Spotlight | East Africa
Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

Spotlight | DRC
Strong-arm tactics over Dan Gertler's blocks 1 & 2

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda
Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

DRC, Uganda
Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

Africa, Uganda
Sassou and Museveni set up African Global Security foundation to boost intelligence cooperation

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

DRC
France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Burundi, DRC
How the Burundian army is hunting down rebels in Congolese territory on the quiet

Uganda
Museveni ready to revive Kilembe copper project as political tide turns in his favour

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi to finally take helm of regional security body set up to fight rebel groups

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Uganda
Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

DRC
French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

Uganda
Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

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Cameroon, Central African Republic Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Transition: what's next after the coup?

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Allied Democratic Forces

Africa, Russia Moscow turns the spotlight on Africa for its annual security summit

DRC, East Africa East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC Chaotic Congolese army and underpowered MONUSCO struggle against M23

Spotlight | DRC, France, Rwanda Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

DRC Beya arrest sparks unease from Washington to Kigali

Spotlight | East Africa Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

Spotlight | DRC Strong-arm tactics over Dan Gertler's blocks 1 & 2

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

DRC, Uganda Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

Africa, Uganda Sassou and Museveni set up African Global Security foundation to boost intelligence cooperation

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

DRC France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Burundi, DRC How the Burundian army is hunting down rebels in Congolese territory on the quiet

Uganda Museveni ready to revive Kilembe copper project as political tide turns in his favour

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi to finally take helm of regional security body set up to fight rebel groups

Uganda Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Uganda Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

DRC French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

Uganda Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Africa, Russia
Moscow turns the spotlight on Africa for its annual security summit

DRC, East Africa
East African Community sets out battle plan for regional force in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC
Chaotic Congolese army and underpowered MONUSCO struggle against M23

Spotlight | DRC, France, Rwanda
Macron's fine diplomatic balancing act between Kagame and Tshisekedi

DRC
Beya arrest sparks unease from Washington to Kigali

Spotlight | East Africa
Congolese peace talks at Nairobi's Safari Park Hotel inch forward

Spotlight | DRC
Strong-arm tactics over Dan Gertler's blocks 1 & 2

DRC, Tanzania, Uganda
Even without Magufuli, Museveni maintains military alliance with Tanzania in Kivu

Spotlight | Kenya, Uganda
Muhoozi and Gideon Moi, a union of ambitious presidents' sons

DRC, Uganda
Museveni schmoozes Tshisekedi to avoid paying $325m war damages

Africa, Uganda
Sassou and Museveni set up African Global Security foundation to boost intelligence cooperation

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

DRC
France tries to get the EU to take up position in the battle against the ADF

Burundi, DRC
How the Burundian army is hunting down rebels in Congolese territory on the quiet

Uganda
Museveni ready to revive Kilembe copper project as political tide turns in his favour

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi to finally take helm of regional security body set up to fight rebel groups

Uganda
Museveni and Paris unite against ADF by boosting security cooperation

Uganda
Museveni's anti-ADF offensive in Congo aims to reassure TotalEnergies and CNOOC

DRC
French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

Uganda
Forced cooperation between police and army following attacks