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March 04
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Style - How Two Dictators Shaped the DRC's Art, Architecture and Monuments
What kind of art is left behind by totalitarian regimes? A new free-to-read book called Congo Style: From Belgian Art Nouveau to African Independence explores the visual culture,… Read more »
February 29
Rwanda: DRC-Rwanda Crisis - What's Needed to Prevent a Regional War
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops are fighting against the Rwandan army, which has deployed in support of the… Read more »
February 19
Congo-Kinshasa: Expert Explains Why Congolese Anger Against the West Is Justified
Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the… Read more »
January 30
Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Miners Die a Lot.' Appalling Conditions and Poverty Wages - the Lives of Cobalt Miners in the DRC
It was a cool, dusty morning in July 2021, when I first visited the Kamilombe cobalt mine in Lualaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Situated just outside… Read more »
January 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo's Blackwater Ruki River Is a Major Transporter of Forest Carbon - New Study
The Congo Basin of central Africa is well known for its network of rivers that drain a variety of landscapes, from dense tropical forests to more arid and wooded savannas. Among… Read more »
January 17
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Election - the Key to Félix Tshisekedi's Victory
On Sunday 31 December 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the preliminary results of the Democratic Republic of Congo's presidential election held… Read more »
January 03
South Africa: South Africa to Lead New Military Force in the DRC - an Expert On What It's Up Against
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African… Read more »
December 11, 2023
East Africa: East Africa's Troops Are Leaving the DRC - What Went Wrong and What Comes Next
The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Elections - Three Factors That Have Shaped Tshisekedi's Bumpy First Term As President
Africa's second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is scheduled to go to the polls on 20 December 2023. President Felix Tshisekedi will be… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Southern Africa: Southern African Troops Versus M23 Rebels in the DRC - 4 Risks This Poses
The security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate. The region comprises North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces.… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Henri Lopes, the Prime Minister of Congo Who Became a Famous Novelist
"On the other bank ... that is where Henri Lopes now rests," wrote novelist and journalist Nicolas Michel in a beautiful tribute to mark the passing of the celebrated Congolese… Read more »
November 14, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Elections - the Kabila Family Legacy Looms Large Over the Country's Polls
The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold elections on 20 December 2023. The country's electoral commission has announced President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Rising Twirwaneho Rebel Group Highlights the Unending Volatility of the Country's East
The three-decade conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to the proliferation of hundreds of armed groups. With the violence appearing to… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Has One of the Fastest Growing Populations in the World - Why This Isn't Good News
The demographic profile of a country matters because it sets its development pace - it creates opportunities and presents risks. For many developing countries, the challenge is to… Read more »
July 10, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Violence Has Many Causes - the UN's Narrow Focus On Ethnicity Won't Help End Conflict
The UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo's 2023 mid-term report reduces the very complex causes of violence in the eastern part of the country to inter-communal… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Protecting Congo's Forests - New Timber Parks Will Help Fight Illegal Logging
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African Community in 2022. This will offer the country, which has immense natural wealth, a huge market in neighbouring… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Military Interventions Have Failed to End DRC's Conflict - What's Gone Wrong
For 30 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered from communal violence, armed conflict and insecurity. Diverse actors have tried to stop it but conflict has… Read more »
May 28, 2023
Africa: What Makes Peace Talks Successful? The 4 Factors That Matter
Peace talks that seek to end armed conflicts are underway in several African countries. Because very few conflicts are resolved on the battlefield, negotiations are fundamental.… Read more »
April 27, 2023
East Africa: East Africa Has Deployed Troops to Combat M23 Rebels - Who's Who in the Regional Force
The East Africa Community (EAC) has completed the deployment of its regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to oversee the withdrawal of the rebel group, M23,… Read more »
April 17, 2023
East Africa: East Africa's Peace Mission in the DRC - Why It's in Burundi's Interest to Help
Burundi was the first country to offer troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of east Africa's peace drive after a wave of attacks from the rebel group… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: How a Minority Ethnic Group in the DRC Became the Target of Rebels
The Banyamulenge are a minority ethnic group in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In December 2022, the UN adviser on the prevention of genocide raised… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: Pope Francis in DRC and South Sudan - One of His Most Challenging Visits Ever
On 31 January, Pope Francis departed from Rome to central Africa, to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring state South Sudan. The visit was previously… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: How DRC's Elite Use Sport to Build Their Reputations and Hold On to Power
Football in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - as in much of the world - is intertwined with politics. Read more »
January 13, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Mining and Armed Conflict Threaten Eastern DR Congo's Biodiversity in a Complex Web
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-affected eastern provinces are home to numerous protected areas. These areas host unique biodiversity and a range of threatened… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: East African Troops Hope to Bring Peace in the DRC but There May Be Stumbling Blocks
The East African Community decided to deploy troops in one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will… Read more »
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