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Felix Tshisekedi

Gabon
Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

Billionaire Andrew Forrest's Australian mining group has been racking up deals in Africa, and last week signed with Gabon to carry out studies on the Mount Belinga iron ore deposit and potentially relaunch a 20-year-old project.

Subscribers only Mining 30.11.2021

Andrew Forrest, president of mining group Fortescue Metals Group.

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

DRC
IOF deliberates over timing of Kinshasa Francophone Games

An International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) delegation, on assignment in Kinshasa until early December, will try to define a realistic timetable for holding the Games in the Congolese capital.

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2021

Inner circles | Africa, Senegal
Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

The Senegalese president, who is due to take over as chairman of the African Union in February, is relying on a select group of diplomats to organise his programme as head of the pan-African body.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.11.2021

DRC, Morocco
Ryad Mezzour on royal mission to Tshisekedi's business forum

On 24 November, Morocco's industry minister Ryad Mezzour is expected to make his first trip to Africa since his appointment last month, when he replaced Moulay Hafid Elalamy. Mezzour will attend the DRC Africa Business Forum instead of Mohammed VI who had been invited by President Felix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Business 24.11.2021

DRC
Kinshasa continues to turn deaf ear to Taiwan's requests to repay its debt

Despite a number of informal meetings, the issue of the debt that Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko's regime ran up with Taiwan in 1991 continues to haunt the presidency of Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Business 22.11.2021

DRC
Tenke Fungurume Mining hounded by subcontractor KCS over unpaid services

Already in trouble with the Congolese authorities, Tenke Fungurume Mining is now facing a hearing involving one of the subcontractors at its copper mine, which is seeking the enforcement of a British arbitration ruling on unpaid invoices.

Subscribers only Mining 18.11.2021

DRC
How Félix Tshisekedi got his Gulfstream back

The Congolese president, fed up with travelling on expensive privately hired planes, has recovered the state-owned Gulfstream that had been grounded in Spain for six years due to unpaid repair bills.

Subscribers only Politics 18.11.2021

Africa, DRC
Tshisekedi plans pan-African climate summit in Kinshasa

In the wake of the COP26 in Glasgow, the Congolese head of state is seeking to use his last few weeks at the head of the African Union to show that he is uniting the continent in its fight against global warming.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.11.2021

Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC
Energy 24 expands into MIBA's nickel and chrome deposits

Previously operating in the health sector, the company Energy 24 has decided to explore the nickel and chrome concessions of the state-owned company MIBA in Kasai.

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2021

Spotlight | Rwanda
General Kazura spearheads Kigali's continental security diplomacy

From Bangui to Maputo, Paul Kagame has turned Rwanda's armed forces into a powerful tool of his African diplomacy, wielded adeptly by his army commander Jean-Bosco Kazura and his police chief Dan Munyuza.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.11.2021

Africa, DRC, Israel
Israel's Rayzone Group makes play for DRC cyber deal

In a sign of its growing interest in Africa, the Israeli cyberintelligence firm Rayzone Group presented its interception and cybersecurity systems to a visiting delegation from the DRC recently, a few weeks after prospecting for business in Ghana and Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Business 10.11.2021

DRC
Senate scrutinises finances of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces

The Congolese parliament's upper house has begun an in-depth inspection of the accounts of the country's 26 provinces, in particular the two richest: Lualaba and Haut-Katanga. This will include Gécamines being looked at.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 09.11.2021

Mozambique, Rwanda
From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

Jean Paul Rutagarama is actively involved in the mining industry and has followed in Paul Kagame's footsteps in Maputo, having already signed a partnership in gold refining with Kinshasa, thanks to the Rwandan head of state.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 08.11.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

After a discussion with the boss of Fortescue Metals Group, the Australian firm slated to develop the Grand Inga project, the Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi abruptly cancelled a meeting devoted to the mega-dam project at which African Development Bank and African Union representatives had been due to speak.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.11.2021

Senegal
Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

Two months before he takes over the chairmanship of the African Union, Senegalese president Macky Sall has stepped up his diplomatic activities on the world stage. Highlights include the recent G20 summit and the upcoming peace forums in Paris and Dakar.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.11.2021

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

The keenly awaited audit of state mining company Gécamines is almost complete. It was launched in September by the Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF), which is under the direct authority of President Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 04.11.2021

DRC
Semlex attempt to sign new passport contract thwarted

The Belgian group Semlex, which last June lost its monopoly on Congolese passport production, made a last-ditch attempt to return to the country but was rejected at the last moment by the presidency.

Subscribers only Business 03.11.2021

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

The DRC presidency has come out in force at the climate summit in Glasgow and is looking to give substance to its carbon reduction projects. Its main asset, the construction of the Grand Inga, will be the subject of a behind-the-scenes meeting with the African Union.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 03.11.2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi arrives for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

DRC
Transport company SCTP, a social ticking time bomb

The future of SCTP, the public company that manages the port of Matadi among others, is a source of great concern to the DRC authorities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.11.2021

The port of Matadi in the DRC is managed by the Société congolaise des transports et des ports (SCTP).

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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

Gabon
Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

DRC
French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

DRC
IOF deliberates over timing of Kinshasa Francophone Games

Inner circles | Africa, Senegal
Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

DRC, Morocco
Ryad Mezzour on royal mission to Tshisekedi's business forum

DRC
Kinshasa continues to turn deaf ear to Taiwan's requests to repay its debt

DRC
Tenke Fungurume Mining hounded by subcontractor KCS over unpaid services

DRC
How Félix Tshisekedi got his Gulfstream back

Africa, DRC
Tshisekedi plans pan-African climate summit in Kinshasa

DRC
Energy 24 expands into MIBA's nickel and chrome deposits

Spotlight | Rwanda
General Kazura spearheads Kigali's continental security diplomacy

Africa, DRC, Israel
Israel's Rayzone Group makes play for DRC cyber deal

DRC
Senate scrutinises finances of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces

Mozambique, Rwanda
From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Senegal
Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

DRC
Semlex attempt to sign new passport contract thwarted

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC
Transport company SCTP, a social ticking time bomb

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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

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Felix Tshisekedi

Gabon Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

DRC French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

DRC IOF deliberates over timing of Kinshasa Francophone Games

Inner circles | Africa, Senegal Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

DRC, Morocco Ryad Mezzour on royal mission to Tshisekedi's business forum

DRC Kinshasa continues to turn deaf ear to Taiwan's requests to repay its debt

DRC Tenke Fungurume Mining hounded by subcontractor KCS over unpaid services

DRC How Félix Tshisekedi got his Gulfstream back

Africa, DRC Tshisekedi plans pan-African climate summit in Kinshasa

DRC Energy 24 expands into MIBA's nickel and chrome deposits

Spotlight | Rwanda General Kazura spearheads Kigali's continental security diplomacy

Africa, DRC, Israel Israel's Rayzone Group makes play for DRC cyber deal

DRC Senate scrutinises finances of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces

Mozambique, Rwanda From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

DRC Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Senegal Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

DRC Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

DRC Semlex attempt to sign new passport contract thwarted

DRC COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC Transport company SCTP, a social ticking time bomb

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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

Gabon
Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

DRC
French delegation set to talk defence and security in Kinshasa

DRC
IOF deliberates over timing of Kinshasa Francophone Games

Inner circles | Africa, Senegal
Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

DRC, Morocco
Ryad Mezzour on royal mission to Tshisekedi's business forum

DRC
Kinshasa continues to turn deaf ear to Taiwan's requests to repay its debt

DRC
Tenke Fungurume Mining hounded by subcontractor KCS over unpaid services

DRC
How Félix Tshisekedi got his Gulfstream back

Africa, DRC
Tshisekedi plans pan-African climate summit in Kinshasa

DRC
Energy 24 expands into MIBA's nickel and chrome deposits

Spotlight | Rwanda
General Kazura spearheads Kigali's continental security diplomacy

Africa, DRC, Israel
Israel's Rayzone Group makes play for DRC cyber deal

DRC
Senate scrutinises finances of Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces

Mozambique, Rwanda
From Kivu to Cabo Delgado, miner Rutagarama takes advantage of Rwandan diplomacy

DRC
Tshisekedi dramatically cancels Grand Inga talks at COP26

Senegal
Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

DRC
Semlex attempt to sign new passport contract thwarted

DRC
COP26: Between Grand Inga and DRC forestry capital, Félix Tshisekedi attempts grand slam in Glasgow

DRC
Transport company SCTP, a social ticking time bomb