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Felix Tshisekedi

Congo, Rwanda
Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

Rwandan president Paul Kagame is expected in Brazzaville on 10 April to meet with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 29.03.2022

DRC
UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DR Congo has plans to make the most of its resources in cobalt, nickel, lithium and manganese by building battery cathode precursor factories in the Haut-Katanga Special Economic Zone. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will lend a hand.

Subscribers only Mining 28.03.2022

DRC, United States
Tshisekedi caught between Dan Gertler and Washington

On the one hand, the mining magnate Dan Gertler is plying pressure on Kinshasa to enact the compromise he signed last month as fast as possible, while on the other, the US wants Felix Tshisekedi's government to re-evaluate the terms of the agreement it deems very unfavourable.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 25.03.2022

DRC
Clouds still hanging on Congo Airways's horizon

Only two aircraft in the national airline's fleet are in flying condition, and due to lack of funds, the acquisition projects launched by the former management have been abandoned.

Subscribers only Business 25.03.2022

DRC
Kinshasa hiring US lobbyists left and right

Already a Washington favourite, Félix Tshisekedi wants to cement ties with the Biden administration but also with Republicans in Congress. His Minister of Communication has signed on two lobbying firms, one on each side of the poitical divide.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2022

DRC, Uganda, United States
US Treasury unlikely to let Alain Goetz's Aldabra off hook over gold trafficking allegations

Although it has not been put on the sanctions list drawn up by the US Treasury, Alain Goetz's UAE company Aldabra is unlikely to escape punitive action by the US. The US sanctions have also put Uganda, where his African Gold Refinery is based, in a difficult position.

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2022

Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal
Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

With only a few months to go before the dam's third reservoir is filled over the next rainy season, the pressure is weighing on the Senegalese president's shoulders. Sall, who is also the chairman of the Africa Union, knows his input on the decade-old thorny issue will be particularly scrutinised.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 22.03.2022

DRC
DR Congo's UN mission red-faced after bank accounts frozen

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has proclaimed his ambition for a new and more effective diplomacy for his country. But his government is embarrassed about its United Nations diplomatic representation, whose bank accounts have been frozen for months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2022

DRC
Banana port deal makes waves inside president's office

Aspects of the renegotiated concession agreement with DP World are coming under fire at the highest levels of government.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.03.2022

DRC
The strange handling by Minister Olivier Mwenze of the Nzilo II dam tender

With a tender call reissued in secret and the arrest of a senior civil servant opposed to a decision taken by the hydraulic resources and electricity minister, the Nzilo II hydroelectric power station project is causing disorder in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Energy 16.03.2022

DRC
Dan Gertler struggles to implement settlement signed with government

Having negotiated and signed a settlement with the government of the DRC in less than a month, businessman Dan Gertler is being prevented from honouring it by financial, legal and political obstacles.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 09.03.2022

Dan Gertler (left) at the signing of the agreement with the Congolese government on 24 February 2022.

DRC
Businessman Eric Monga serves his partner PowerChina notice on Sombwe dam

Kipay Investments' boss Eric Monga has chastised his partner Chinese construction giant PowerChina, with whom he is associated for construction of the 150 MW hydroelectric power station in Upper Katanga, for not respecting the project's timeline.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.03.2022

DRC
The pervasive influence of First Lady Tshisekedi

Congolese First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, whose political clout has grown in recent years, is pursuing her plan to create a national reparation fund for victims of sexual violence.

Subscribers only Politics 07.03.2022

DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi.

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

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which aims to improve transparency in the mining and oil sectors, has obtained only limited results in the African countries which have adopted it. The organisation, based in Norway, relies heavily on its member countries' representatives, who often have ties with governments and extractive industry companies.

Subscribers only 25.02.2022

The Executive Director of the EITI Secretariat, Mark Robinson.

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

DRC
The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

A Lebanese businessman who came to DRC claiming to work on agricultural and livestock projects was quietly arrested in January by the Congolese intelligence service and has been in its hands ever since. Africa Intelligence reveals the circumstances leading up to his arrest.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 22.02.2022

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, Turkey
Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to pay an official visit to Kinshasa from 20 to 22 February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.02.2022

DRC
PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

Ever since Félix Tshisekedi came to power, PR and lobbying firms have been flocking to Kinshasa in the hope of landing a contract with the Congolese authorities. The DRC is one of the few heavyweights on the continent that is not handled by a public relations company.

Subscribers only Business 16.02.2022

Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya and DRC President Félix 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

Felix Tshisekedi

Congo, Rwanda
Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

DRC
UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DRC, United States
Tshisekedi caught between Dan Gertler and Washington

DRC
Clouds still hanging on Congo Airways's horizon

DRC
Kinshasa hiring US lobbyists left and right

DRC, Uganda, United States
US Treasury unlikely to let Alain Goetz's Aldabra off hook over gold trafficking allegations

Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal
Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

DRC
DR Congo's UN mission red-faced after bank accounts frozen

DRC
Banana port deal makes waves inside president's office

DRC
The strange handling by Minister Olivier Mwenze of the Nzilo II dam tender

DRC
Dan Gertler struggles to implement settlement signed with government

DRC
Businessman Eric Monga serves his partner PowerChina notice on Sombwe dam

DRC
The pervasive influence of First Lady Tshisekedi

DRC
Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

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

DRC
The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

DRC
Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

DRC, Turkey
Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

DRC
PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

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Indigo Publications' websites

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

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Felix Tshisekedi

Congo, Rwanda Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

DRC UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DRC, United States Tshisekedi caught between Dan Gertler and Washington

DRC Clouds still hanging on Congo Airways's horizon

DRC Kinshasa hiring US lobbyists left and right

DRC, Uganda, United States US Treasury unlikely to let Alain Goetz's Aldabra off hook over gold trafficking allegations

Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

DRC DR Congo's UN mission red-faced after bank accounts frozen

DRC Banana port deal makes waves inside president's office

DRC The strange handling by Minister Olivier Mwenze of the Nzilo II dam tender

DRC Dan Gertler struggles to implement settlement signed with government

DRC Businessman Eric Monga serves his partner PowerChina notice on Sombwe dam

DRC The pervasive influence of First Lady Tshisekedi

DRC Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

Inner circles | Africa Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

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

DRC The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

DRC Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

DRC, Turkey Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

DRC PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

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

Congo, Rwanda
Kagame expected in Brazzaville for talks with Sassou

DRC
UN assigning consultants to establish battery precursor factory in Katanga

DRC, United States
Tshisekedi caught between Dan Gertler and Washington

DRC
Clouds still hanging on Congo Airways's horizon

DRC
Kinshasa hiring US lobbyists left and right

DRC, Uganda, United States
US Treasury unlikely to let Alain Goetz's Aldabra off hook over gold trafficking allegations

Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal
Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

DRC
DR Congo's UN mission red-faced after bank accounts frozen

DRC
Banana port deal makes waves inside president's office

DRC
The strange handling by Minister Olivier Mwenze of the Nzilo II dam tender

DRC
Dan Gertler struggles to implement settlement signed with government

DRC
Businessman Eric Monga serves his partner PowerChina notice on Sombwe dam

DRC
The pervasive influence of First Lady Tshisekedi

DRC
Two more foreigners detained secretly by the ANR

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

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

DRC
The story behind Lebanese entrepreneur Mahmout Bahja's incarceration in a Congolese gaol

DRC
Why Tshisekedi had security chief Beya arrested

DRC, Turkey
Erdogan on official visit to Kinshasa

DRC
PR firms Avisa, ESL and Ureputation jockey to sign up Kinshasa