The new Congolese government

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

Supreme Court passes verdict on legislative vote

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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