The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections

For those who didn’t know it: The election season is definitely upon us, even though… Read More

The FDLR weakens

We have all been so busy lamenting the atrocities committed by the FDLR that we… Read More

The FDLR met a few weeks ago in the forests of the eastern Congo to… Read More

I’m just getting up to speed with a recent Burundi-Congo unofficial security meeting that took… Read More

Just a mention: There are now some news reports that the export ban of minerals… Read More

The UN mapping report is out! (available here) Not a whole lot has changed. Read More

The UN mapping report is due to be released tomorrow. It has claimed a lot… Read More

There have been more and more reports of Rwandan troops in the Kivus this past… Read More

Many Congolese believe that Vital Kamerhe will be Kabila’s main opponent for the 2011 elections. Read More

This just in: Apparently, Presidents Kagame and Kabila also discussed the fate… Read More

President Kabila announced the suspension of mineral exports from the eastern Congo last week, although… Read More

There have been some persistent rumors in the region about a possible new deployment of… Read More

The UN released a report today on the mass rape that took place in and… Read More

President Joseph Kabila is well known for his dislike of attending large diplomatic gatherings. He… Read More

I reported a few posts ago that the Congolese government was opposed to the option… Read More