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DRC, Egypt
Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

Félix Tshisekedi and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's fast-tracked rapprochement begun last year goes beyond infrastructure and power and the two heads of state prepare to work on military cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.08.2021

Felix Tshisekedi and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

In Focus | Great lakes, Rwanda
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Belgian businessman Alain Goetz quit the management of his Ugandan gold refinery a few months ago after being found guilty of money laundering in Belgium. He is also facing accusations of tax evasion in Rwanda, where he is a shareholder in another refinery.

Subscribers only Mining 30.08.2021

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

In Berlin today at the invitation of Angela Merkel, the DRC president is using every available means to pull his country out of diplomatic isolation. Rather than relying on a diplomatic corps that was largely inherited from his predecessor Joseph Kabila, he has preferred to rely on a group of loyalists from within the presidency.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

DRC, Ethiopia
Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

The new Ethiopian ambassador to DRC Woinshet Tadesse is well acquainted with the workings of the pan-African institution, having previously served as Addis' permanent representative to the African Union (AU).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Spotlight | DRC
The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

For several weeks, Félix Tshisekedi, his advisers and the country's senior military leadership have been at odds over the actual amount of soldiers in DRC's national army (FARDC), which is regularly inflated by the addition of soldiers who have actually died or are about to retire.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

DRC's national army (FARDC) troops in Beni, North Kivu province, DRC, in May 2019.

DRC, Israel, United States
As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

The former Katanga governor and mining magnate is being less and less evasive about his possible presidential aspirations for 2023 and is looking for allies in the DRC's main partner nations, who for the moment all support Félix Tshisekedi's administration.

Subscribers only Politics 26.08.2021

Katanga's former governor Moïse Katumbi.

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

Two senior members of the Congolese judiciary have come under direct attack from President Tshisekedi over their roles in the investigation into suspected embezzlement by former prime minister Augustin Matata Ponyo.

Subscribers only Business 25.08.2021

Matata Ponyo, former prime minister of DRC.

DRC
Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

One year after his appointment, the Congolese president's military adviser Franck Ntumba is widely contested by the general staff and may even step down to run for governor of one of the DRC's provinces.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.08.2021

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Rwanda and Uganda are engaged in a tug of war over who will host the main transit route for gold mined in the DRC before it is shipped out of Africa. Both countries want the lucrative business for themselves and are hoping to force Kinshasa to choose between them, with Kigali in the lead.

Subscribers only Mining 23.08.2021

Rwanda's president Paul Kagame with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni.

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

Months of campaigning, mostly led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi himself, have been rewarded by a top SADC posting for his candidate, marking the beginnings of Gaborone's increased influence in the regional organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

The new SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi was sworn in on 18 August 2021.

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

A great lover of foreign travel, the Congolese head of state is resuming his diplomatic activities with the aim of attracting investors to the DRC. He is expected to arrive in Europe before the end of next week.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

DRC
Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

The government has obtained the backing of the two Congolese banks for three infrastructure projects it plans to realise in the central part of the country. The work will be carried out by Egyptian construction company Hassan Allam.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.08.2021

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

The offshoot of King Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada is handing over all of its car dealerships in the DRC, Gabon and soon Congo to Sada Motors, a newcomer controlled by a Congolese MP with ties to Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Business 17.08.2021

The Congolese deputy and businessman Alexis Ndinga.

DRC
China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Three years after Chinese state-owned firm Three Gorges signed a contract with Joseph Kabila's government, the company has been told it will no longer be given exclusive rights to develop the Inga III dam.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.08.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

The Congolese president has entrusted his hydrocarbons minister Didier Budimbu with the highly sensitive mission of elucidating the circumstances in which Dan Gertler's firm Nessergy obtained a permit to explore for oil in waters shared by the DRC and Angola back in 2006.

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.2021

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Albert Yuma's statement on freelance miners during his visit to South Kivu at the beginning of July did not go down well with allies of Modeste Bahati.

Subscribers only Mining 29.07.2021

Chad
Déby's nephew Bedey takes transitional military council to the skies

Abderrahmane Hassan Déby Itno, a nephew of the late president Idriss Déby, has secured a long-haul business jet for the Chadian transitional authorities to travel around on official business. The low-profile businessman has long played an important role in public procurement.

Subscribers only Business 28.07.2021

DRC
Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

The former British prime minister, whose Tony Blair Institute has been helping the DRC to develop its economic strategy, has warned President Tshisekedi against allowing the Australian giant Fortescue to be in sole charge of the development of the Grand Inga mega-dams.

Subscribers only Business 26.07.2021

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

DRC
Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

Targeted by the US State Department over his controversial role in the 2018 electoral process in the DRC, the head of the country's electoral commission has initiated legal action in the States to secure the lifting of sanctions against him.

Subscribers only Politics 23.07.2021

Corneille Nangaa, head of the Commission électorale nationale indépendante.

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

A Congolese delegation headed by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge will be visiting Cairo from 27 to 30 July to discuss the Kitoko new town project in which the Egyptian businessman Hesham Sheta is very involved.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2021

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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

Felix Tshisekedi

DRC, Egypt
Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

In Focus | Great lakes, Rwanda
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

DRC, Ethiopia
Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

Spotlight | DRC
The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

DRC, Israel, United States
As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

DRC
Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

DRC
Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

DRC
China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Chad
Déby's nephew Bedey takes transitional military council to the skies

DRC
Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

DRC
Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

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Nigeria The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

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

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Felix Tshisekedi

DRC, Egypt Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

In Focus | Great lakes, Rwanda Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

DRC, Ethiopia Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

Spotlight | DRC The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

DRC, Israel, United States As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

DRC Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

DRC Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda, Uganda DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Botswana, SADC Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

DRC Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

DRC Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

Central Africa, Morocco Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

DRC China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Chad Déby's nephew Bedey takes transitional military council to the skies

DRC Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

DRC Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

DRC, Egypt Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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

DRC, Egypt
Egypt's discreet military cooperation in the DRC

In Focus | Great lakes, Rwanda
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz battles for his interests in the Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's diplomacy: great international expectations but with neither troops nor resources

DRC, Ethiopia
Abiy sends watchdog to monitor DRC's chairmanship of the African Union

Spotlight | DRC
The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

DRC, Israel, United States
As he eyes the presidency, Katumbi turns to US and Israel

DRC
Tshisekedi scolds judiciary over the mishandling of the Matata Ponyo affair

DRC
Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
DRC gold at heart of Museveni and Kagame's new showdown

Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to travel shortly to Berlin, Rome and Ankara to look for investors

DRC
Equity Bank and Sofibanque to fund Egyptian firm Hassan Allam's projects

Central Africa, Morocco
Mohammed VI's Tractafric Motors to transfer all interests to Sassou ally

DRC
China's Three Gorges definitively ousted from Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi fixes Gertler and associates in his sights over oil dispute with Angola

DRC
Senate president's supporters fall out with Gécamines boss over artisanal miners

Chad
Déby's nephew Bedey takes transitional military council to the skies

DRC
Tony Blair expresses private reservations over Fortescue's monopoly on Grand Inga

DRC
Corneille Nangaa still fighting for lifting of US sanctions

DRC, Egypt
Congolese PM Lukonde in Cairo to talk construction and new towns