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Felix Tshisekedi

Somalia
Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

The African Union decided last week to appoint an emissary to Somalia to lift the country out of its political impasse and pave the way for elections by the end of the year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.05.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

The Israeli diamond dealer is trying to counter the effects of US sanctions on his Congolese companies and is hoping to get a new extension on his oil permits.

Subscribers only Energy 04.05.2021

In Focus | Kenya
Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

With just a year to go to the end of his term, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is worrying about the legacy he will leave behind him. Well away from the battles being fought over his succession, the Kenyan president is working to build a legend around himself as the father of African free trade.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2021

Africa
Will Beijing boycott Macron's Africa Summit?

The French president has been trying to get China on board his summit of African economies for months but Beijing has yet to RSVP his invitation. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken should represent Joe Biden at the 18 May event, to which several African heads of state have been hastily invited at the last minute.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2021

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Katanga and national authorities appear powerless to halt the cycle of security forces chasing artisanal diggers from sites owned by frustrated mining firms only for the illegal diggers to move on to other sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2021

Spotlight | Mozambique, SADC
Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

At the upcoming SADC talks in Maputo, Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi will put foward a military and logistical response to the security crisis in Cabo Delgado, an initiative that is also intended to shore up the candidacy of Masisi favourite Elias Magosi as SADC secretary-general.

Free access Diplomacy 28.04.2021

President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi.

DRC
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Over a working lunch at the Elysée Palace on April 26, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi discussed the possibility of a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2021

Mozambique
Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

The French president has invited his Mozambican counterpart to join an African summit on 18 May. The meeting follows a military fiasco in Cabo Delgado province.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 26.04.2021

Chad
Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

On the sidelines of Idriss Déby's state funeral on 23 April, the heads of state present in N'Djamena have united to demand new N'Djamena strongman Mahamat Idriss Déby, aka "Kaka", amend the transition charter they deem 'unacceptable'.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.04.2021

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

Influential Chinese businessman Simon Cong, who is close to the Kabila clan and has interests throughout the Congolese economy, is due to start operations soon on a copper mining venture in Haut-Katanga.

Subscribers only Mining 23.04.2021

DRC, Uganda
Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

Kampala is reluctant to hand Kinshasa the reins of the Regional Oversignt Mechanism set up to help them fight the many armed groups active in eastern DRC.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.04.2021

In Focus | DRC
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

President Félix Tshisekedi's overreaction to Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman's visit to the country last month stems from an earlier, largely unreported, episode: three trips to Kinshasa made by Yossi Cohen, head of the Israeli foreign intelligence service Mossad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.04.2021

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Just after former head of state Joseph Kabila pulled out of the ruling coalition, the country's chamber of mines is mulling whether to review one of his most significant achievements as president, the 2018 mining code, in order to pinpoint its strengths but also its weaknesses.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2021

Uganda
Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

The Ugandan president is ramping up surveillance of the ADF to make sure Total does not experience the same plight as its facilities in Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado province.

Subscribers only Energy 19.04.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

Just hours before the police planned to arrest him, Kabila's former chief spy vanished into thin air, leaving both sides of the political divide in a state of nervous tension.

Subscribers only Politics 16.04.2021

Kalev Mutond, former Administrator General of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) of the DRC.

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

The Congolese president will likely reassert his control over the handling of the mega-dam, leaving little room for his new ministers to have much political sway.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.04.2021

Spotlight | DRC
New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

Dig Oil's founder managed to infiltrate the Congolese head of state's entourage and steer its negotiations with his company.

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.2021

DRC
New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

One of the tasks of the new Congolese government is to seal a deal with the state-owned French firm over the installation of a multi-document platform that can print the country's biometric passports and identity cards and may later produce biometric driving licences.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2021

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

What Zimbabwe's honorary consul in Minsk has been up to in Harare, Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv is of great interest to security services in DRC and further afield.

Subscribers only Politics 12.04.2021

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

Breaking news published on 09/03/21, 1:40 p.m - Nearly two months after the appointment of Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge, Tshisekedi is on the verge of announcing his future government. Ministries have been shared out between the parties of the Union Sacrée, according to their political weight and influence.

Subscribers only Politics 09.04.2021

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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

Somalia
Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

Spotlight | DRC
Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

In Focus | Kenya
Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

Africa
Will Beijing boycott Macron's Africa Summit?

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Spotlight | Mozambique, SADC
Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

DRC
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Mozambique
Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

Chad
Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC, Uganda
Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

In Focus | DRC
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Uganda
Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

Spotlight | DRC
Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC
New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

DRC
New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

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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

Somalia Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

Spotlight | DRC Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

In Focus | Kenya Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

Africa Will Beijing boycott Macron's Africa Summit?

DRC Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Spotlight | Mozambique, SADC Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

DRC Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Mozambique Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

Chad Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

Spotlight | DRC China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC, Uganda Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

In Focus | DRC Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

DRC Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Uganda Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

Spotlight | DRC Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

DRC New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

DRC New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

DRC Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

DRC Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government

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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

Somalia
Amid political crisis, AU yet to name special envoy

Spotlight | DRC
Why is Dan Gertler transferring his oil assets to new firms?

In Focus | Kenya
Kenyatta wants to be crowned African single market champion before he leaves office

Africa
Will Beijing boycott Macron's Africa Summit?

DRC
Illegal miners vs security forces: an exasperating game of cat and mouse

Spotlight | Mozambique, SADC
Masisi prepares SADC's response to Cabo Delgado insurgency

DRC
Emmanuel Macron expected in Kinshasa in the autumn

Mozambique
Filipe Nyusi due in Paris to talk economics and bilateral security

Chad
Secret talks to place Déby's son "Kaka" under intense international pressure

Spotlight | DRC
China-DRC middleman Simon Cong goes into copper mining with Gecamines

DRC, Uganda
Tshisekedi and Museveni struggle to agree on fight against armed groups

In Focus | DRC
Mossad director Yossi Cohen's very personal diplomacy

DRC
Chamber of mines wants to assess Kabila's code

Uganda
Alarmed by Mozambique's crisis, Museveni offers Total extra security for Tilenga

Spotlight | DRC
Paranoia runs high in Kinshasa with masterspy Mutond on the run

DRC
New cabinet make-up suggests new trajectory for Grand Inga

Spotlight | DRC
New Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi's ties with Dig Oil founder Nozi Mwamba

DRC
New government tasked with ending Semlex era with Imprimerie Nationale

DRC
Not just a farmer? Alexander Zingman, the Belarusian businessman close to Kabila and Israeli security companies

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi's tries to please Union Sacrée's different parties with new government