Goma Murder Mystery

There’s been some noise in the past week about the unsolved murder of Albert… Read More

Gorillas party in Goma

Check out this video made by the Virunga national park promoting the use of… Read More

Pax Angolanis: Luanda’s influence in the Congo

Quiz: Which country has invaded the Congo several times over the past year, allegedly… Read More

Developments in North Kivu

It is easy to think that all is quiet in the Kivus, if only… Read More

Rabble-rousing MPs

One of the beauties of democracy is that it is difficult to control from… Read More

News round-up

The UN Special Rapporteur for Extrajudicial Executions Philip Alston published a short report… Read More

In honor of Franco

In honor of the greatest Congolese musician of the 20th century, Franco Luambo, who… Read More

A Kimberley Process for tin? Not really

Last week, the Congolese government asked Amalgamated Metals Corp (AMC) and Traxys to… Read More

Kimia II – Is it worth it?

The Congo Advocacy Coalition (84 local and international NGOs) published a statement yesterday,… Read More

Guest Blogger – Politics in North Kivu Since CNDP’s integration

The following is a from a diplomatic source in Kinshasa – on overview of… Read More

“Les reunions se multiplient”

Some classic Kivutian micropolitics & conspiracies: The discontents among the… Read More

Welcome Post

A quick note to kick things off: Congo Siasa intends… Read More