May 14
Congo-Kinshasa: Minerals for Regime Security in the DR Congo
Washington's desire to extract mineral wealth has led it to full backing of Felix Tshisekedi, even as he angles for a third term. Read more »
April 10
Africa: A Failed U.S. Attempt to Opt Out of Democracy Talk
When Washington chooses not to comment on democracy, authoritarians and their backers fill in the silence. Read more »
February 27
Africa: Sudan's War, Africa's Complicity
Sudan's horrific war is a toxin infecting its neighbors. Read more »
January 26
Uganda: A Gathering Impunity
Geopolitical transformation appears to have induced political license across Africa. Read more »
December 04, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Ceremonial Foreign Policy - Shallowly Engaging with Kinshasa and Kigali
In shallowly engaging with Kinshasa and Kigali, Washington does little to promote peace and risks insulating leaders from accountability. Read more »
October 21, 2025
Cameroon: Cameroon At an Inflection Point
Regardless of who is announced as the winner in this month's election, change is coming for Cameroon. Read more »
July 21, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Another DRC Peace Deal
Adding M23 to the talks is a positive step, but the agreement's test will be whether it can change circumstances on the ground. Read more »
June 24, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Peace in Theory
The U.S. and Qatar brokered peace agreement for Eastern DRC is a long way from conflict termination. Read more »
October 29, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention
Professor Dorothée Baumann-Pauly is director of the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights at Geneva University's School for Economics and Management and research… Read more »
