How the cookie crumbles

Results are trickling in slowly, while speculations are flying around in all possible directions. Tshisekedi’s… Read More

The day(s) after: Reflection on elections

Elections have passed throughout most of the Congo – voters are now suspended in a… Read More

Voting has wrapped up in many places in the eastern Congo, but continues in some… Read More

Voting has begun peacefully in much of the country, with high turnout in many areas… Read More

I am now in Bukavu, where I will be observing elections. A few rushed updates:… Read More

A last-minute delay in the election appears to be likely, according to several separate diplomatic… Read More

If you want to know more about the complex web of sales, valuations and shell… Read More

The British parliamentarian released a statement yesterday suggesting that the Congo had lost up… Read More

In response to press statements that were issued today citing my blog, as well as… Read More

Addition: I had forgotten to mention the wonderful blog/website Local Voices that has been… Read More

Disclaimer: The figures below are rough estimates, and there has been no reliable polling. The… Read More

In a country that is crazy about music, politicians have always courted the support of… Read More

Before arriving in Kisangani on Thursday evening, opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi spent much of the… Read More

This is a guest blog by Johanna Jansson, a PhD candidate in International Development… Read More

I have said previously on this blog that North Kivu would probably not be as… Read More