Debating Rwanda

Last week was Ibuka, Rwanda’s annual day to commemorate the genocide of 1994. Every year,… Read More

Worst name for a construction project?

Ad companies in the Congo apparently have a sense of humor. Or… Read More

News update: UN Secretary-General submitted a report to the Security Council on Monday, addressing… Read More

1. The conflict in the DRC is all about minerals.Not quite. The war began in… Read More

It was to be expected: President Kabila had broached the subject of changing the constitution. Read More

For once, the Lord’s Resistance Army has found a point of agreement with the Congolese… Read More

For those who haven’t been following the Dongo crisis that closely (how is that… Read More

Below is also a picture of Odjani, the leader of the militia, sitting in the… Read More

The following is an interview with Refugees International’s Camilla Olson (advocate) and Steve Hege (consultant)… Read More

I attended a panel discussion yesterday at Columbia University on peacebuilding in the Congo and… Read More

In January this year the Congolese army launched a new set of operation together with… Read More

Over the past few years, reporting for the Congo has changed focus a bit. Reuters… Read More

Christiane Amanpour hosted a show on the DR Congo today, with myself, Ben Affleck and… Read More

It has been confirmed now for several weeks: the Belgian King Albert II will be… Read More

For those who haven’t noticed, these are important days in the future of the Congo. Read More