Expert Q&A: What the M23 Rebels Want in the Congo Conflict
EXPERT Q&A — The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic […] More
Congo
The Battle Against Deadly Biological Threats
A five month-long outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached dangerous levels and the risk of further spread is high. Thirty-six […] More
UN Official Warns of "Extremely Fragile" Situation in DRC
The UN’s top diplomat in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warned of an “extremely fragile” political situation in the country. Maman Sidikou, head […] More
The DRC: Strong Grip on Power, Weak Handle on Governance
Late on Sunday, Bruno Tshibala, the Deputy Secretary and spokesman of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s largest opposition party, the Union for Democracy […] More
The Latest
Changing the Political Calculus
African leaders have tried many different ways to evade term limits in recent years. Usually these take a form of reinterpreting when an incumbent’s first […] More
Exacerbating an Already Difficult Situation
With the recent announcement that presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be postponed until at least 2018, tensions have been rising […] More