The new Congolese government

This posting has been slightly changed after readers picked up some mistakes (last update, Monday… Read More

Supreme Court passes verdict on legislative vote

The Congolese Supreme Court issued a verdict on some of the legislative election disputes yesterday. Read More

While Bosco Ntaganda’s mutiny seems to have largely backfired, with many of the troops re-defecting… Read More

A previous version of this posting erroneously identified Lt. Col. Zairois as « Zaire. » The former… Read More

President Kabila, during his visit to Goma, announced an end to the Amani Leo military… Read More

On Thursday, the national assembly elected its new leadership, placing Aubin Minaku at its head. Read More

Nicolas Tillon works with Conciliation Resources, a peacebuilding organisation working with people affected by… Read More

President Joseph Kabila held several meetings in Goma yesterday before traveling to Bukavu, with civil… Read More

After a series of meetings involving the Congolese government, Rwandan officials and ex-CNDP soldiers, there… Read More

As President Kabila arrived in Goma yesterday, it appears that Bosco may have misplayed his… Read More

The situation in the Kivus remains tense as the personal future of one military commander,… Read More

Following my last blog posting, the situation has continued to deteriorate. Bosco Ntaganda’s position in… Read More

Gen. Bosco Ntaganda spends a lot of his time looking over his shoulder these days. Read More

Without much fanfare, and after almost a year of staying in holding positions, the Congolese… Read More

I have just returned from a quick trip to Kinshasa, my first in a long… Read More