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M23

Spotlight | DRC
The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has for months been using the services of a discreet Israeli firm for his close protection. The company is also helping train soldiers from the DRC's elite Garde Républicaine.

Subscribers only Defence 16.09.2024

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi on 28 February 2024, in Brussels.

South Africa
Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whom Zambia irked with its candidate for the AfDB presidency and its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has issued veiled critiques of his counterpart Hakainde Hichilema behind his calls for cohesion within the regional bloc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.09.2024

DRC
Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

The Congolese army wants to protect its unmanned aircraft from the MANPADS of the M23 and their Rwandan army auxiliaries before deploying them in the east of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 11.09.2024

Spotlight | DRC
War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

Angola's mediation has achieved significant progress in talks between eastern DRC's belligerent parties, even if its implementation on the ground remains elusive. After receiving Congolese and Rwandan heads of intelligence and military security - as well as an M23 delegation - Luanda is now set to host the two countries' foreign ministers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.09.2024

Paul Kagame, João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi meet in Luanda on 6 July 2022.

DRC
Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

The former insurgents now fighting under the Wazalendo or VDP banner against the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo are increasingly frustrated with the military authorities.

Subscribers only Defence 09.09.2024

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
War in the east: Congolese and Rwandan intelligence services close to finalising agreement

In the utmost secrecy and with Angolan mediation, the DRC and Rwandan spymasters met in Rubavu on 29 and 30 August. At the end of intense negotiations, they agreed on the outlines of a plan for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops and the ‘neutralisation' of the FDLR.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.09.2024

FARDC soldiers near the frontline and the town of Kibirizi, controlled by the M23, North Kivu, DRC, 14 May 2024.

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization defence-industrial conglomerate is supplying the Congolese army with light weapons and ammunition to meet its urgent needs.

Subscribers only Defence 03.09.2024

DRC
Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

The Congolese military is looking to India for aircraft, with a delegation visiting New Delhi earlier this month.

Subscribers only Defence 29.08.2024

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

The Suluhu administration is offering to mediate between Rwanda and Burundi, and it also wants to shore up the East African Community, which is currently plagued by infighting.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2024

Tanzania's Foreign Minister January Makamba on 15 April 2024 in Dar es Salaam.

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.

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

M23

Spotlight | DRC
The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

South Africa
Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

DRC
Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

Spotlight | DRC
War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

DRC
Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
War in the east: Congolese and Rwandan intelligence services close to finalising agreement

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

DRC
Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

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

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

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M23

Spotlight | DRC The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

South Africa Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

DRC Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

Spotlight | DRC War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

DRC Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda War in the east: Congolese and Rwandan intelligence services close to finalising agreement

DRC Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

DRC Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

Tanzania Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

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

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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

Spotlight | DRC
The Israeli military firm protecting Tshisekedi

South Africa
Lusaka and Pretoria at loggerheads within SADC

DRC
Army seeks to fit new CH-4 drones with defensive system

Spotlight | DRC
War in the east: Luanda makes headway in Kigali-Kinshasa talks

DRC
Tension mounts between Kinshasa and Wazalendo and VDP militia in eastern DRC

Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
War in the east: Congolese and Rwandan intelligence services close to finalising agreement

DRC
Kinshasa turns to Cairo for light weapons

DRC
Congolese air force goes prospecting in India

Tanzania
Dodoma looks to play mediation role in regional crises

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