Three days after an angry meeting between Congo-Kinshasa's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on 16 February in Addis Ababa over the escalating regional conflict the European Union announced a memorandum of understanding with Kigali on the export of critical minerals for the energy transition...
He added that alongside the FDLR whose objective is to overthrow Rwanda's government both Congo-K's President Félix Tshisekedi and Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye 'have publicly stated their intention to support regime change in Rwanda'...
It is a measure of the danger posed by the conflict pitting Congolese and allied forces against the M23 militia that President Félix Tshisekedi spent the last week of February criss-crossing Africa and Europe meeting Angola's President João Lourenço on 27 February and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on the following day...
Vol 65 No 5 |
- AFRICAN UNION
Congo-K's President Félix Tshisekedi accused Kigali of perpetuating insecurity in the region and looting the region's mineral riches...
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President Joe Biden's Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee held talks with Congo-K's President Félix Tshisekedi on the margins at the Addis Ababa summit...
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Vol 65 No 2 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
Félix Tshisekedi's second presidential mandate is assured and he has politically vanquished his domestic opposition after the 20 December elections...
THE UN LEAVES AFTER 25 YEARS – BUT THE FIGHT GOES ON Another big win for President Félix Tshisekedi is that he has secured a commitment from the UN for the departure of Monusco from the country after a 25-year deployment...
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Vol 65 No 2 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
President Félix Tshisekedi looks set to have a stronger majority in parliament despite widespread opposition anger about the conduct of December's elections...
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Vol 65 No 1 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
Félix Tshisekedi appears almost certain to be confirmed for a second term as President despite opposition protests about the conducting of the polls which saw Tshisekedi obtain 73% of the vote according to the Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante ahead of business mogul-turned-politician Moïse Katumbi with 18% and Martin Fayulu with 5% on a turnout of more than 40% (AC Vol 64 No 20 Oppositionists vie for the presidency)...
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Vol 65 No 1 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
The latest independent opinion surveys put President Félix Tshisekedi ahead of his three main opponents with 49...
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Vol 64 No 25 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
Former Katanga governor and mining mogul Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu are emerging as the most viable challengers to President Félix Tshisekedi in elections due on 20 December...
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Vol 64 No 24 |
- CONGO-KINSHASA
The campaigning season is careering towards election day on 20 December with Félix Tshisekedi expected to win another presidential term despite his meagre record in government...