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M23

DRC
Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

Balkan defence suppliers are making a killing supplying second-hand tanks, light weapons and ammunition to the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Subscribers only Defence 09.07.2024

DRC, Rwanda
EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

European officials failed to reach the necessary consensus to release fresh funds to the Rwandan army for its intervention in Cabo Delgado. In parallel, Brussels is inching towards introducing new sanctions against Kigali for its support of the M23.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.07.2024

A Rwandan soldier in Palma, in the province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, on 18 December 2023.

Rwanda
Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

They are following the example of Turkey’s armaments agency, Savunma Sanayii Baskanligi.

Subscribers only Defence 04.07.2024

DRC
Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

The Congolese authorities have ordered 80 Streit light armoured vehicles that are manufactured in Uganda by the Ugandan army's commercial arm.

Subscribers only Defence 01.07.2024

DRC
SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

The Southern African Development Community has deployed extra troops to its regional force in eastern DR Congo in anticipation of fresh fighting against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 26.06.2024

DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

Rwanda is understood to have considerably strengthened its military presence in eastern DRC, where its troops have now largely supplanted M23's combatants. Uganda, meanwhile, has come under fire on the strength of documented proof of its support for the rebellion.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.06.2024

M23 military chief Sultani Makenga, in Goma, on 25 November 2012.

DRC
South African firm Milkor pitches new drone to Kinshasa

The defence contractor has proposed 12 of its Milkor 380 airborne platforms to the Tshisekedi administration, which has set great store by drones since fighting resumed with the M23 rebels.

Subscribers only Defence 13.06.2024

A Milkor drone on 21 September 2022 in Pretoria.

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

President Félix Tshisekedi's nascent new administration is already causing ructions within the ruling coalition, whose cohesion will be put to the test in a vote scheduled for today in the National Assembly.

Subscribers only Politics 11.06.2024

Félix Tshisekedi at the Stade des Martyrs for his inauguration, Kinshasa, DRC, 20 January 2024.

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi boycotts EAC heads of state summit

The Congolese president, unhappy with William Ruto's statements on the security crisis in eastern DRC, is making his displeasure known to Nairobi and the other member countries of the East African Community.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2024

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

The Africa Working Party met on 28 May to discuss the appointment of the EU Great Lakes representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.05.2024

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

The Rwandan president's interference in the appointment of the future EU special representative for the Great Lakes area is creating unprecedented tensions in Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2024

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

Maman Marthe has become particularly influential at the start of her son's second term. She is increasingly being consulted by the country's political elite and is guiding some of the key appointments.

Subscribers only Politics 24.05.2024

Marthe Kasalu Jibikilayi in Kinshasa on 31 July 2016.

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

Subscribers only Defence 17.05.2024

DRC
Kinshasa to acquire six new Chinese attack drones

The DRC has taken delivery, albeit with some delay, of a second batch of three Chinese CH-4 offensive drones for transfer to the theatre of operations against the M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 14.05.2024

DRC
President Tshisekedi expected in Ituri Province

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi plans to visit Bunia, the capital of Ituri province, on 15 May, security conditions permitting.

Subscribers only Politics 13.05.2024

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

The Congolese government is trying to acquire more warplanes and drones, but some negotiations have raised doubts. In recent weeks certain presidential advisers have been trying to block a major arms contract that was being negotiated by the deputy prime minister in charge of defence, Jean-Pierre Bemba.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.05.2024

Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard at Goma airport in the DRC on 12 November 2022.

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Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

DRC, Rwanda
EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

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Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

DRC
Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

DRC
SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

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South African firm Milkor pitches new drone to Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi boycotts EAC heads of state summit

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

DRC
Kinshasa to acquire six new Chinese attack drones

DRC
President Tshisekedi expected in Ituri Province

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

DRC
DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

DRC
Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

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M23

DRC Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

DRC, Rwanda EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

Rwanda Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

DRC Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

DRC SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

DRC, Rwanda, Uganda UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

DRC South African firm Milkor pitches new drone to Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

DRC Félix Tshisekedi boycotts EAC heads of state summit

Rwanda Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

DRC, Rwanda Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC, Uganda Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

DRC Kinshasa to acquire six new Chinese attack drones

DRC President Tshisekedi expected in Ituri Province

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

DRC DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

DRC Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

Spotlight | DRC Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Spotlight | Mozambique TotalEnergies put under pressure by ExxonMobil over Mozambique LNG

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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

DRC
Kinshasa tools up with Bulgarian and Serbian arsenals

DRC, Rwanda
EU suspends review of further €20m in military aid for Kigali

Rwanda
Turkish defence flagships TAI and Aselsan eye Rwandan opportunities

DRC
Army buys Uganda-made Streit armoured vehicles

DRC
SADC boosts troop numbers in DRC to prepare for fresh battles with M23

DRC, Rwanda, Uganda
UN expert group details Kigali and Kampala's ongoing support for M23

DRC
South African firm Milkor pitches new drone to Kinshasa

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi boycotts EAC heads of state summit

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

DRC
Kinshasa to acquire six new Chinese attack drones

DRC
President Tshisekedi expected in Ituri Province

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

DRC
DRC military boosted by Turkish armoured vehicles

DRC
Adviser Tshibangu paves way in Paris for Tshisekedi

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Spotlight | Mozambique
TotalEnergies put under pressure by ExxonMobil over Mozambique LNG