Troubles in the integration of armed groups

The Congolese government is officially tired of negotiating with every new band of rebels that… Read More

Addendum to Conflict Minerals’ Optimism

Last week, I expressed some cautious optimism here about reforms in the mining sector in… Read More

These two issues dominate the airwaves in South Kivu these days: security and elections. Read More

(This posting has been updated in a new posting on June 15: See here). Read More

The UN Security Council is soon going to renew the mandate of the peacekeeping mission… Read More

Over the past two years, seismic shifts have taken place in Kivus region. Read More

The election commission just published the latest registration figures. Bas Congo and Maniema, where registration… Read More

The British police informed two members of the Rwandan diaspora that their government may… Read More

I will be updating my posting from Friday on electoral troubles as stories come… Read More

My article in Foreign Policy received several helpful comments from friends who objected to the… Read More

I was asked to write a (very) small side-box in the Financial Times to… Read More

Sometimes it’s good to take a step back and look at the Congo in historical… Read More

I will be updating this post to include articles on electoral troubles as they come… Read More

Here’s a link to my article in Foreign Policy on conflict minerals and US policy… Read More

In my posting on the Crisis Group report from a couple of days ago, I… Read More