Moise Katumbi

DRC
Moïse Katumbi's football club claiming €11m from the government

TP Mazembe, the Lubumbashi club, are supposed to have all their travel costs covered by the Ministry of Finance. But since the 2021-2022 season, none of their travel has been reimbursed.

DRC
Ecobank appeals as legal battle between Moise Katumbi and Pascal Beveraggi rumbles on

The Congolese subsidiary of the pan-African bank has been ordered to pay $5.5m in compensation to the French businessman's companies. All told, it risks having to pay more than $10m.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Bernard Arnault, Félix Tshisekedi, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Laurent Gbagbo

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

Gabon Bernard Arnault abandons bid to buy Paris mansion

DRCTshisekedi renews relations with Moïse Katumbi

Algeria Dominique de Villepin's secret tête-à-tête with Abdelmadjid Tebboune

Ivory Coast Ex-president Laurent Gbagbo visits Paris and Brussels

Palace Intrigues
Azali Assoumani, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Abdourahamane Tchiani, Bobi Wine

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

ComorosOutgoing AU chair Assoumani aims for Sahel tour

DRCElectoral commission boss berated by Bemba

NigerBattle for ambassador's Paris residence

UgandaBobi Wine prepares his political comeback in music

DRC
Opposition toys with idea of joint presidential candidate

Leading opposition figures are privately floating the possibility of uniting behind a single candidate in the 20 December election, but it remains only a very vague idea at this stage.

DRC
Ruashi Mining no longer able to pay staff

Ruashi Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Jinchuan Group that operates a mine in Haut-Katanga, can no longer pay the salaries of its staff.

DRC
EU commissioner Reynders' trip to Kinshasa raises diplomatic eyebrows

Many diplomats in Brussels were surprised at the timing of EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders' recent trip to DR Congo, which came just a few months ahead of elections in the country.

DRC
Gaps in evidence hamper investigation into Chérubin Okende murder

A string of oversights, including the contamination of the crime scene and failure to collect DNA evidence, has complicated the inquiry into the death of the ex-minister, who was murdered in his car in mid-July.

DRC
MONUSCO agrees to help investigate the murder of former minister Chérubin Okende

MONUSCO chief Bintou Keita has responded favourably to a request from the DRC authorities for help investigating the murder of former minister Chérubin Okende Senga.

DRC
Moïse Katumbi loses latest legal battle against Pascal Beveraggi in Dubai

The Court of Cassation of the UAE has ruled against the former governor of Katanga in his ongoing dispute with the French businessman over the assets of NB Mining Africa.

DRC
Ecobank caught up in battle between Pascal Beveraggi and Moise Katumbi

Two senior Ecobank DRC executives have been arrested in connection with the dispute between Octavia, a company owned by French businessman Pascal Beveraggi, and Astalia Investment, controlled by Moise Katumbi.

DRC
Old coltan dispute stirs up trouble for Traxys

The multinational commodities trader is embroiled in a legal fight with one of its former ore suppliers in the DRC over a delivery that was allegedly never made. The case has prompted the authorities to take a closer look at Traxys's activities in the country.

Central Africa
Beveraggi gains upper hand over Katumbi in NB Mining Africa dispute

The mining services firm remains at the heart of a protracted legal dispute between the French entrepreneur and the former governor of Katanga. The battle has recently swung in Beveraggi's favour and he is now recovering funds from Ecobank and Gécamines.

The New Guard
Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Ethiopia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalMouhamadou Lamine Bara, the PR man advising Macky Sall's opponents

Equatorial GuineaTeresa Isabel Nnang Avomo, GEPetrol's new boss at the service of the vice president

DR CongoTrésor Mputu moves from football to politics

EthiopiaKidus Fisaha Asfaw, from Mountain View to green construction