Massive recruitment, WikiLeaks and elections

A quick news roundup before I go offline for a few days. Guy de Boeck… Read More

The Congo and Hezbollah

Just when you thought the US didn’t care about the Congo (see last post), the… Read More

Congo Siasa spoke this week with Tony Gambino about US policy towards the Congo. Tony… Read More

Tomorrow is a hugely momentous day for the Congo. TP Mazembe, a soccer team from… Read More

Some stories to watch: Vital Kamerhe left for a tour of the East of the… Read More

You saw it first on Congo Siasa – here’s his party flyer, distributed today… Read More

News round-up: The CNDP officially announced that it was joining the AMP ruling coalition. Read More

Etienne Tshisekedi addressed his party’s national congress yesterday in Kinshasa. A full 5,000 delegates are… Read More

It’s (almost) official: Vital Kamerhe is leaving the PPRD ruling party and creating his own… Read More

Tshisekedi arrived in Kinshasa yesterday after three years in “medical exile.” There is some debate… Read More

Although President Kabila said that the election campaign will not begin until mid-2011, one can… Read More

Yesterday, Belgian journalist Colette Braeckmann published an interview with President Kabila in Le Soir. You… Read More

Congo Siasa spoke with three members – Steve Hege, Fred Robarts and Greg Mthembu-Salter – … Read More

There were, of course, many cables relating to the Great Lakes among the 250,000 State… Read More

News I failed to blog on last week: The newly ordained cardinal of Kinshasa, Laurent… Read More