On Ida Sawyer’s Departure
Today, news broke that the government had asked Ida Sawyer, the senior Human Rights Watch researcher… Read More
Can the Congo hold elections before the end of the year? The UN and Francophonie say no
In our report released today, we say that it is impossible for free and… Read More
Report: Congo’s Perilous Election Battle
A little more than four months before the end of President Joseph Kabila’s term, the Democratic… Read More
Dialogue: Brinksmanship and Political Theater
The electoral process in the Congo is in the ditch. President Joseph Kabila, the United Nations,… Read More
Interview with Professor Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Interview with Professor Crawford Young. We discuss what templates Congolese history has provided to today's leaders––is it really a choice between authoritarianism (Mobutu) or the chaotic democratic "pagaille" of 1961-1964? Young, who first travelled to the Congo around independence, compares the Congo with other African countries. Read More
Will he stay or will he go? Mixed messages from President Kabila
With exactly five months left in his term, President Joseph Kabila appears as a man… Read More
What is there to learn from the May 26 demonstrations?
Today, opposition rallies took place across the Congo. This was the latest in a series… Read More
Interview with Ida Sawyer, Human Rights Watch Senior Researcher
Interview with Human Rights Watch, Senior Researcher, Ida Sawyer on the recent charges against Moise Katumbi Read More
What does the arrest of top FDLR commander mean?
Today, the Congolese government transferred General Leopold Mujyambere, the chief of staff of the FDLR,… Read More
The Contact Group meets to discuss Congo policy
Yesterday, the International Contact Group on the DR Congo met in Stockholm. It’s a regular meeting… Read More
Interview with Michael Kavanagh
Interview with Bloomberg correspondent Michael Kavanagh on the Congo's economy, IMF, commodities, and the Panama Papers leak. Read More
Just what Kabila did not need: A bad economy
Congolese Prime Minister Matata Ponyo is famously bullish about the economy: ““If we do… Read More
Press statement regarding the expulsion of Jason Stearns from the DR Congo
The Center on International Cooperation is deeply concerned by the expulsion of Jason Stearns from the Democratic Republic of Congo on April 7, 2016. The… Read More
Interview avec Thomas Luhaka, Vice-Premier Ministre, Ministre des PTNTIC
https://soundcloud.com/congoresearchgroup/interview-avec-thomas-luhaka… Read More
Different sentiments on display at the UN Security Council
Yesterday there was a “debate” (i.e. mostly an opportunity to read speeches) at the UN… Read More
