January 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi Sworn in for Second Term
Following an election fraught with logistical problems, Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He vowed to make the DRC… Read more »
January 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Tough Road to Second Term for Felix Tshisekedi
Felix Tshisekedi's landslide reelection as Congo's president expected on January 10. The road to his second term is littered with political animosity, unresolved security and… Read more »
January 01
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Re-Elected but Opposition Cries Foul
The incumbent won a vast majority of the votes, but opposition candidates called it a sham and wanted supporters to protest. Read more »
December 27, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Police Seek to Disperse Banned Election Protest
Riot police have been deployed in Kinshasa as opposition supporters gather to call for a rerun of chaotic elections. Partial results so far show incumbent President Felix… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Bans Protest Against Election
A chaotic election has fueled unrest in the east African country, with five opposition candidates calling for protests. Partial results put incumbent President Tshisekedi in the… Read more »
December 21, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo - Election Extended After Logistical Chaos
National elections in Congo have been marred by delays and logistical problems, as well as fraud and violence. Opposition presidential candidates have rejected the extension,… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo - Election Enters Second Day After Logistical Chaos
National elections in Congo have been marred by delays and logistical problems, as well as fraud and violence. Opposition presidential candidates have rejected the extension,… Read more »
December 18, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu Pins Hopes for Peace On President
As citizens prepare to head to the polls on December 20, civil servants and traders in conflict-ridden North Kivu province are hoping the next president will quash rampant… Read more »
December 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Will Female Candidates Transform Politics in Congo?
Women have been underrepresented in Congolese politics -- until now. Ahead of the December 20 elections, support for a fresh wave of female candidates is growing. Read more »
December 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nation's Election Campaign and Its Unresolved Conflict
The violent conflict in eastern DR Congo is dominating candidates' campaigns ahead of the December 20 elections. Read more »
December 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Would Congo Prosper If It Dumped the Dollar?
Next week, voters in Congo will decide whether President Felix Tshisekedi will serve a second term. Many voters want their leader to revive the DRC's fragile economy by dumping the… Read more »
December 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: How Are Congo's Troubled Elections Viewed By the West?
Congo plans to hold elections in December amid debates about the integrity of the country's electoral process and a spiraling conflict in the east of the DRC. How are Western… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Presidential Candidates Kick Off Month-Long Campaigns
Incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi is competing for a second term, while the opposition is trying to rally behind a single candidate. Rebel fighting in the east is casting its… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Graduates Grapple With Jobless Crisis
DR Congo's educated young people have been battling high unemployment levels and a congested labor market prompting calls for government intervention. Read more »
October 25, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Renewed Clashes in Eastern DR Congo
After months of fragile calm in eastern Congo, fighting has resumed near the borders with Rwanda and Uganda. Experts say the unresolved conflict puts the entire Great Lakes Region… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Ex-Police Chief in War of Words With Tshisekedi
John Numbi's verbal attack on DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi comes just as presidential hopefuls submit their candidacies. The odds may be against Numbi, but his comments… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Nation Wants to Move Up the Battery Supply Chain
The African country aims to process its own raw materials rather than simply exporting them. To succeed, the country needs roads, electricity and skilled workers. Read more »
September 01, 2023
Uganda: DR Congo and Uganda - Are New Roads Part of War Compensation?
Ugandan taxpayers' money is being used to build roads in Democratic Republic of Congo. But why? And does this have anything to do with Uganda's compensation payments after the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Over 40 Feared Dead Amid Anti-UN Protest
A crackdown on anti-UN protests resulted in more than three dozen deaths. The army also said 160 people had been detained. Read more »
July 23, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Soldier Opens Fire At Son's Funeral
The soldier killed over a dozen civilians after learning his son had been buried in his absence, according to DRC military and a local official. Most of the victims are children. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Africa: UN Peacekeepers Increasingly Unwelcome
UN peacekeeping missions in Africa are struggling to restore peace and stability to the nations in which they operate. Some African states want them out. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: What One More Massacre in DR Congo Says About MONUSCO
The end of the UN peacekeeping mission to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being heralded. But the massacre at a camp for displaced people on Sunday points to failures,… Read more »
June 17, 2023
Uganda: Death Toll Rises in School Attack Near DR Congo Border
Authorities said 41 people were killed when an Islamic State-aligned group attacked a school in the nation's west. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Asks ICC to Probe North Kivu War Crimes Allegations
The referral is the second time the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to the ICC, after an initial referral in 2004 that convicted three former militia… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: What One More Massacre in Congo Says About Monusco
The end of the UN peacekeeping mission to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being heralded. But the massacre at a camp for displaced people on Sunday points to failures,… Read more »