Debating Rwanda

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

Worst name for a construction project?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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