Angola vs. Congo: Oil, soccer & refugees

One of the great things about blogging that I can pontificate about things I don’t… Read More

Addendum: Congo death controversy

The Science Magazine blog has links to both the Human Security Report and the IRC… Read More

I often wondered why Congolese armed groups could fire tens of thousands of rounds during… Read More

Today, Canadian researchers at Simon Fraser University released the 2009 Human Security Report, challenging popular… Read More

There’s something about feet metaphors these days when it comes to describing Belgium’s relations with… Read More

At the inter-institutional meeting held recently in Mbuji Mayi, President Kabila indicated that he wants… Read More

Ambroise Lobala, the self-proclaimed spokesperson for the shadowy Patriotes Resistants du Congo (PRC) rebels, who… Read More

I found the following story on a Cedric Kalonji’s fantastic website recently. I can’t… Read More

There has rarely been as much attention to the Congo in the U.S. as now. Read More

While we were all drinking eggnog and singing Christmas carols, the Congolese army and MONUC… Read More

Over two months since fighting first erupted in Dongo (Equateur), the situation there remains a… Read More

The 2010 budget is still being discussed in the Congo. One of the sticking points… Read More

What does 2010 have in store for the Congo? A few things… Read More

This week there was another case of mob justice in Bukavu. On December 20th, a… Read More

The CNDP are currently negotiating their participation in the national government, according to Radio Okapi,… Read More