The Catholic church maintains fierce criticism of elections
The Catholic church overcame internal divisions this week in the national assembly of their… Read More
Does the UN think Dodd-Frank has « backfired »?
The UN Group of Experts’ most recent report was released just before the New… Read More
Blogging problems
My blog was down for a short period several days ago. It’s still unclear… Read More
Siasa hiatus
I will be absent from this space for a few days. It’s a shame… Read More
Statement on Congolese elections
Below is a statement released by a group of concerned individuals and organizations this… Read More
The US response to the elections
On Thursday, the US Senate held a hearing on elections in the Congo. It… Read More
Will Kamerhe’s lawsuit succed?
Shortly after Vital Kamerhe submitted a lawsuit to the Supreme Court yesterday, doubts were… Read More
Random thoughts and facts
In no particular order: 1. Kamerhe officially challenged the election… Read More
As criticism of election proliferates, time runs out for opposition
Joseph Kabila was proclaimed winner of the presidential elections on Friday, obtaining 49% of… Read More
As election results approach, a long road lies ahead
Kinshasa was in a weird mood this evening, as parts of town celebrated, thinking… Read More
Preliminary analysis of results
Yesterday we got the fifth installment of election results. The election commissioner says we… Read More
Other views on elections
I am traveling today, but check out the following pieces on elections, by Tony… Read More
Op-Ed: Stability vs. transparency
The following is an opinion piece I published in the Guardian today. More tomorrow… Read More
Criticism of how the votes are being compiled
Further to my post yesterday, foreign diplomats have asked election commissioner Ngoy Mulunda why… Read More
As Kinshasa heads toward a crisis, donors prevaricate
The election commission has published their first and second days of preliminary results, and… Read More