The article by AFP reproduced below is the tip of the iceberg! The truth is that each of the presidential candidates is supported politically and financially by different countries, international constituencies and power brokers. The four candidates, drawing from the… Read More ›
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Dispatch from Kinshasa: Elections-Democracy or Supporting the Status Quo?
I have been in Kinshasa, the illustrious capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a few days as part of a one week mission. On arrival, I immediately started to call my old political contacts some in the President’s… Read More ›
DRC’s Election: Wither to Kabila?
In a country the size of Western Europe, with about 350 main ethnic languages, with a history of inter- ethnic and regional violent conflict, the question is really “is this country lead-able? Who could lead such a diverse, resource rich… Read More ›