Bad omens for the electoral season

The New Year has not kicked off well in the Congo. At least in electoral… Read More

Kash on the Congo

Kash Thembo is hands down the best Congolese caricaturist. He has just released a new… Read More

New Year’s Day in Fizi, South Kivu, brought bad news and gave an idea about… Read More

I was in Washington this past week to participate in a brainstorming session on the… Read More

Talk of changing the constitution and electoral law in the Congo is now mounting, with… Read More

Elections will trump everything else in Congolese politics in 2011. Joseph Kabila will have to… Read More

As required by last year’s Dodd-Frank bill, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come out… Read More

Congo Siasa is back after the Christmas vacation. There was not much action in the… Read More

A quick news roundup before I go offline for a few days. Guy de Boeck… Read More

Just when you thought the US didn’t care about the Congo (see last post), the… Read More

Congo Siasa spoke this week with Tony Gambino about US policy towards the Congo. Tony… Read More

Tomorrow is a hugely momentous day for the Congo. TP Mazembe, a soccer team from… Read More

Some stories to watch: Vital Kamerhe left for a tour of the East of the… Read More

You saw it first on Congo Siasa – here’s his party flyer, distributed today… Read More

News round-up: The CNDP officially announced that it was joining the AMP ruling coalition. Read More