The M23 have consolidated their control over the border municipalities of Rutshuru and Massisi, and also occupying critical areas around Goma in what amounts to a military encirclement and an occupation, all of this unchallenged by the Congolese national army… Read More ›
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UN: Rwandans trained to fight in DRC
Rwandan citizens have been recruited and trained to fight in support of army mutineers in neighbouring DRC, a confidential UN report obtained by the BBC shows. via UN: Rwandans trained to fight in DRC. Finally the UN has done good… Read More ›
Dispatch from Kinshasa 2: The Kikawete Express to Democracy
Complex is not exactly the right word for the current political situation in Kinshasa surrounding the formation of the new Government (after hotly contested elections) and the installation of the newly elected National Assembly (one of two houses of Parliament)…. Read More ›
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 ›
The Death of Katumba Mwanke: Implications for DRC’s Stability and Security
Katumba Mwanke was the “DON” of the Kabila cabinet! He was the mountain behind President Kabila that made decisions and determined policy on politics, foreign affairs, foreign and bilateral relations, and most importantly, all security issues and relationships. After the… 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 ›
