Democratic Republic of the Congo: Katumbi’s overlooked Israel visit amid passport debacle
- June 15, 2018
- - 3:04 pm
Summary: Moise Katumbi’s recent passport debacle in Brussels is significant not for the Congo government’s obstruction but because Katumbi had been arriving from a trip to Israel. Katumbi negotiating with Israeli actors for presidential campaign support in exchange for promises of future mineral concessions will be the interpretation by the Kabila regime. The result will be a hardening of electoral stances, meaning escalated political risk. Analysis Moise Katumbi, presidential aspirant and the former governor of Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused an international stir when he was detained June 13 at a Brussels, Belgium airport after …
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