All that glitters: The struggle over Congolese gold
On May 1st, military authorities in Bukavu proudly presented the results of a sting operation. Laid out on a plastic table… Read More
The Catholic Church in the DRC: A Neutral Arbiter or at the Heart of Protest?
The Catholic Church is a critical player in Congolese politics. From the National Sovereign Conference of 1992 to the protests around the… Read More
Uganda’s Operation Shujaa in the Democratic Republic of Congo: fighting the ADF or Securing Economic Interests?
Once again, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil. In November 2021, the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) rebellion began… Read More
Pourquoi le M23 réapparaît
À plus de 3600 mètres d’altitude, le sommet du Mont Sabyinyo marque le point précis où les frontières de trois pays se… Read More
Customs exemptions in the DRC : Who gains what the Treasury loses?
Do you know how much money the Congolese state is losing because of customs exemptions? More than $630 million per year between… Read More
Report – Rebels, Doctors and merchants of violence: how the fight against Ebola became part of the conflict in eastern DRC
Tanzanian special forces of Monusco inside an Ebola treatment center © Alexis Huguet The facts date back to… Read More
The President’s Bank:Sud Oil, Kwanza Capital, and the Kabila Family
Two companies belonging in large part to members of former President Joseph Kabila’s family received $92.3 million in questionable transfers from Congolese… Read More
For the Army, With the Army, Like the Army?
Formerly a small local militia, Guidon Shimiray’s Nduma Defence of Congo-Rénové (NDC-R) is today one of the most powerful armed groups in… Read More
« COVID-19 on the African Continent»: Modeling the Epidemic in DRC
Covid-19. © Flickr/Trinity Care Foundation. On May 6, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases is publishing a projection of the grave toll that the… Read More
Report- I Need You, I Don’t Need You: South Africa and Inga III
In this report, CRG and Phuzumoya Consulting, a Cape Town-based consulting firm, explain South Africa’s continued interest in Inga III, putting it in the context of the country’s foreign and economic policy. Read More
Inga III: Kept in the Dark
This is the inside story of a huge hydroelectric project that could supply much of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the… Read More
DR Congo : the forgotten victims of Dan Gertler’s Corruption
Anneke Van Woudenberg is the Executive Director of RAID, a corporate watchdog NGO based in the UK. Read More
Le FCC de Kabila ou une coalition au bord de la crise de nerfs ?
Le feuilleton Modeste Bahati vs Joseph Kabila laisse transparaître un malaise et des frustrations au sein du FCC, la plateforme qui conserve… Read More
June 2019 – Monthly report on Kasaï
Our second monthly report on the Kasaï region analyzes the political tensions that have punctuated this part of the Democratic Republic of… Read More
L’UDPS ou la difficile transition de l’opposition au pouvoir
L’UDPS se retrouve au pouvoir depuis fin janvier. Mais ce parti historique de l’opposition en République démocratique du Congo semble n’avoir pas été préparé pour… Read More
