News round-up: Maniema Dojo, Nkunda and Agathe
A short news round-up: In the next installment of my series on raucous caucuses,… Read More
The Richest Man in the Congo?
George Forrest embodies the symbiosis of business and politics in the Congo. (He is… Read More
The US Supreme Court and the Congo
The US Supreme Court will soon rule on a case of great importance to… Read More
Vulture funds, censorship and debt relief
A few miscellaneous tidbits: The Paris Club of Creditors agreed Thursday to cancel… Read More
Chinque Chantiers: Hiccups in the China-Congo deal
There was a good article in the Africa-Asia Confidential newsletter last week on the… Read More
The price of peace
As expected, the CNDP is not happy about not getting any cabinet positions in… Read More
CNDP tighten control over Masisi
As mentioned in the last post, the CNDP will probably not be very happy… Read More
Kabila shuffles his cabinet: analysis
After months of waiting and rumor-mongering, President finally shuffled his cabinet today. (A full… Read More
The killings and kidnappings continue: South Kivu
Here’s an example of what kinds of killings are going on in South Kivu… Read More
Baloji – Kinshasa Hip Hop
Now for something a bit different, for a change. This is a hotly awaited… Read More
Ex Nord Kivu Nunquam Aliquid Novi
There is not much news from North Kivu these days, which is why the… Read More
Rabble-rousing MPs and the Congolese Wild West
A few tidbits: 1. In my series on provincial politics… Read More
Renaming the Congo (or at least its streets)
What’s in a name? Congo Ba Leki reported a few days ago that Mayor… Read More
Don’t forget about the LRA
The UN Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has just released a… Read More
Sexual violence: Addendum
According to the UN Population Fund, there were more than 8,000 cases of sexual… Read More