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Joseph Kabila

DRC
Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

The cabinet meeting on 10 January was marked by a violent row between Félix Tshisekedi and allies of his coalition partner and predecessor, Joseph Kabila.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Spotlight | Document | Angola, DRC
Exxon, Chevron and BP's blocks: João Lourenço hoodwinks Félix Tshisekedi

With Angola determined to be the sole owner, it looks as though the new DRC president Félix Tshisekedi will have to be content with mere crumbs of offshore blocks 0 and 14 (Chevron), block 15 (ExxonMobil), in production for over [.

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2020

DRC
Albert Yuma's vision of Gécamines, the cobalt trader

On December 17, Gécamines chairman Albert Yuma Mulimbi announced that the national firm would be creating a new Entreprise Générale [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Spotlight | DRC
Sococ founders to build roads in Kasaï

More used to operating in the Kivus, three executives from the Société congolaise de construction are set to build 40 km of roads in the centre of the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.12.2019

DRC
Felix Tshisekedi to visit Vatican

Having been much involved in mediation to force Joseph Kabila to step down as president, Pope Francis is set to grant his successor Felix Tshisekedi an audience early next year.

Subscribers only Politics 18.12.2019

DRC
How the FCC is paving the way for Joseph Kabila's return

Although the former Congolese president has officially withdrawn to his ranch in Katanga, several of his allies are already preparing his comeback.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2019

Spotlight | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi pivots westwards on intelligence and defence

In contrast to his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who cut military and intelligence ties with the West, Félix Tshisekedi has reopened channels of cooperation on security with Paris, Brussels and Washington to soften the impact of the imminent withdrawal of the [.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.11.2019

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi at Paris Peace Forum, November 12, 2019.

Spotlight | DRC
How ENI plans to snatch blocks 1 and 2 from right under Total's nose

All it took was just one visit from ENI chairman Claudio Descalzi to President Félix Tshisekedi on September 13 (AEI 849) for the wheels to start turning on the Italian major's return to the DRC.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

DRC
Tensions among presidential aides as inquiry into Antonov 72 crash begins

There is friction over the organisation of presidential travel between Kabila's former head of logistics, Charles Bujiriri Deschryver, and Félix Tshisekedi's aide, Jean-Paul Mulamba Mutekemena.

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

DRC
EY awarded ultra-sensitive audit

In late September, the Congolese branch of the auditing firm [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2019

Angola, DRC
Blocks 14/15: minister Domingos fighting to keep oil zone status quo with Tshisekedi

From Luanda's point of view, the new Angolan president João Lourenço is hell bent on stopping his Congolese homologue Felix [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

DRC
Several alarm bells ringing aboard the Perenco steamship

A recent article in the French daily Le Monde covering [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to meet Emmanuel Macron in mid-November

The president of the DRC will travel to Paris on 11 November where he is set to have extensive talks with his French counterpart.

Subscribers only Politics 09.10.2019

DRC
UAE firm Ariana eye up Surestream's former block

According to our sources, the Dubai-based junior firm Ariana Oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Spotlight | DRC
Private-sector power players form lobby group

Investors in power station construction and electricity distribution have decided to forge a common front to defend their interests.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.10.2019

Angola, DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's security pact with Joao Lourenco

Obliged to accommodate his predecessor Joseph Kabila at home, the Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi is trying to strengthen his hand abroad through a rapprochement with Angola, which was always on very distant terms with Kabila.

Free access Politics 25.09.2019

West Africa
Pope Francis disappoints Abidjan and Luanda over cardinals

Ivory Coast and Angola had each hoped to get a cardinal appointed to the College of Cardinals, but the Church has opted for more political candidates.

Subscribers only Politics 25.09.2019

DRC
Emmanuel Adrupiako quietly safeguarding Kabila's oil interests

Joseph Kabila financial advisor from his first days in power in 2001 to his departure after the 2018 elections, Emmanuel [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2019

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi halves Inga III's planned capacity

Rather than the 11,000 MW selected by former president Joseph Kabila, his successor has decided the mega dam will deliver less than 50 percent of that.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 23.09.2019

DRC
Tshisekedi's mining right-hand-man, Michel Eboma Ablavi

Felix Tshisekedi's go-to advisor on mining and energy matters, lawyer Michel Eboma Ablavi is tipped to be the Congolese president's [...]

Free access Mining 17.09.2019

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Albert Yuma's vision of Gécamines, the cobalt trader

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Sococ founders to build roads in Kasaï

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Tensions among presidential aides as inquiry into Antonov 72 crash begins

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EY awarded ultra-sensitive audit

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Several alarm bells ringing aboard the Perenco steamship

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Joseph Kabila

DRC Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

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DRC Albert Yuma's vision of Gécamines, the cobalt trader

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DRC Felix Tshisekedi to visit Vatican

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Spotlight | DRC Private-sector power players form lobby group

Angola, DRC Felix Tshisekedi's security pact with Joao Lourenco

West Africa Pope Francis disappoints Abidjan and Luanda over cardinals

DRC Emmanuel Adrupiako quietly safeguarding Kabila's oil interests

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi halves Inga III's planned capacity

DRC Tshisekedi's mining right-hand-man, Michel Eboma Ablavi

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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
Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

Spotlight | Document | Angola, DRC
Exxon, Chevron and BP's blocks: João Lourenço hoodwinks Félix Tshisekedi

DRC
Albert Yuma's vision of Gécamines, the cobalt trader

Spotlight | DRC
Sococ founders to build roads in Kasaï

DRC
Felix Tshisekedi to visit Vatican

DRC
How the FCC is paving the way for Joseph Kabila's return

Spotlight | DRC
Félix Tshisekedi pivots westwards on intelligence and defence

Spotlight | DRC
How ENI plans to snatch blocks 1 and 2 from right under Total's nose

DRC
Tensions among presidential aides as inquiry into Antonov 72 crash begins

DRC
EY awarded ultra-sensitive audit

Angola, DRC
Blocks 14/15: minister Domingos fighting to keep oil zone status quo with Tshisekedi

DRC
Several alarm bells ringing aboard the Perenco steamship

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to meet Emmanuel Macron in mid-November

DRC
UAE firm Ariana eye up Surestream's former block

Spotlight | DRC
Private-sector power players form lobby group

Angola, DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's security pact with Joao Lourenco

West Africa
Pope Francis disappoints Abidjan and Luanda over cardinals

DRC
Emmanuel Adrupiako quietly safeguarding Kabila's oil interests

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi halves Inga III's planned capacity

DRC
Tshisekedi's mining right-hand-man, Michel Eboma Ablavi