After months of plotting President Félix Tshisekedi has finally made a decisive move against his predecessor Joseph Kabila...

Whether it acts may come down the competing diplomatic efforts of Congo-K's President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame...

President Félix Tshisekedi's decision to oust the East African Community's regional force in favour of a Southern Africa one has reshuffled the deck...

Shots rang out in the Gombe diplomatic enclave of Kinshasa early on 19 May when over 50 men in combat fatigues drove in convoy towards the residence of President Félix Tshisekedi known as the Palais de la Nation (Dispatches 21/5/24 A failed coup with an American twist)...

RUSSIA MAY GAIN IN CHAOTIC COUP AFTERMATH The manic blame game following the bizarre attack on President Félix Tshisekedi's house could hamper the United States' efforts to boost relations with Kinshasa and access the cornucopia of critical minerals in Congo-Kinshasa...

The proposed deal is backed by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi whose government in 2022 signed a deal with Gertler in which it committed itself to lobbying for the lifting of sanctions against him (AC Vol 63 No 6 Tshisekedi helps Gertler in fight with US & Dispatches 18/4/23 Gertler's end)...

Kabila's successor as president Félix Tshisekedi inherited the friendship with Gertler and has been pushing the US to lift its sanctions (AC Vol 63 No 6 Tshisekedi helps Gertler in fight with US)...

In the event the EAC's intervention stumbled and Congo-Kinshasa President Félix Tshisekedi called for its withdrawal...

President Félix Tshisekedi has been lobbying Washington to lift sanctions by the Treasury Department against Dan Gertler the Israeli mining magnate...