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Inner circles | DRC
SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23

After almost four months in charge of a regional intervention force deployed to restore peace to eastern DRC, the South African is frustrated by a shortage of men and resources. And a chronically strained relationship with MONUSCO isn't helping.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Macky Sall, Chantal Biya

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

DRC/FranceTshisekedi turns down football invitation over Rwanda ads

SenegalHow Faye first learned of his election victory

CameroonChantal Biya buries the hatchet

DRC
Félix Tshisekedi to make official visit to France

The Congolese president has accepted Emmanuel Macron's invitation to Paris next month.

DRC
European Union set to appoint new special representative for the Great Lakes

Belgian diplomat Bernard Quintin is one of those in the running.

DRC, Morocco
Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

An advance team of DRC officials might head to Rabat in the next few days to prepare a possible visit by President Félix Tshisekedi, in the wake of his February phone call with King Mohammed VI.

Burundi, DRC, Rwanda
Great Lakes Conference seeks to coordinate regional mediation

The regional organisation is working on its strategy for managing conflicts linked to mining resources.

DRC
Tensions in Brussels over Borrell's stance on North Kivu

The line that may be adopted by the EU on the security crisis in eastern DRC is proving controversial. Some member states have criticised the allegedly pro-Rwandan position of Josep Borrell's office.

DRC
French-Romanian private military officer Horatiu Potra bets on North Kivu lottery

Former legionnaire Horatiu Potra, who oversees Romanian military instructors deployed in the east of the DRC, has joined forces with a company that runs a popular lottery in North Kivu province.

Africa
AFD gears up for October's Francophonie gathering

The French Development Agency has just appointed Safia Ibrahim-Otokoré, its director in the DR Congo, to prepare for the 19th Francophonie Summit this October.