Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 28, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 28: Sudan's exodus into Chad runs at twenty times the old rate, Congo's Ebola cases...
September 28, 2026Topic
DR. Congo
DR Congo Explained 2026: The M23 War, the Cobalt Economy, the Politics and What to Watch
DR Congo explained: who runs the country, why the M23 war and the third-term fight matter, how cobalt shapes the...
September 28, 2026
DR Congo Police Block Funeral of Activist Who Died After Constitution March
Police stopped the burial of an activist who died after DR Congo's opposition march against constitutional change. A prosecutor wants...
September 27, 2026
DR Congo Ebola Funding Reaches US$887 Million After New Pledge
Washington added US$267 million on 23 September 2026, lifting DR Congo Ebola funding from the United States to US$887 million....
September 24, 2026
DR Congo Startups to Get Grants Under a World Bank Project
DR Congo startups will compete for tech grants under COPA Digital, a World Bank-backed scheme two project teams agreed to...
September 22, 2026
Lucha Says Pro-Government Group Helped Police Break Up Kinshasa March
DR Congo's Lucha movement says the Forces of Progress, a group close to the ruling UDPS, helped police break up...
September 20, 2026 DR Congo Court Backs Referendum on Tshisekedi Third Term
DR Congo's parliament and Constitutional Court cleared a referendum path for President Tshisekedi to seek a third term, testing the...
September 20, 2026
Congo’s Regulator Orders Two Glencore Mines to Drop 1,540 Suppliers
Congo's subcontracting regulator ARSP ordered two Glencore-controlled mines to drop 1,540 suppliers, about 60 percent of those examined, as ineligible.
September 17, 2026
Congo’s President Appoints the Whole Organising Committee for the National Dialogue
A presidential ordinance of 13 September 2026 set up the organising committee for Congo's national dialogue, with all members named...
September 17, 2026