Author: Kris Berwouts
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DRC: President Tshisekedi’s leash just got a little tighter
Former President Joseph Kabila’s coalition now has overwhelming control of the Senate too. When President Félix Tshisekedi became the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) new president ... -
President-on-a-Leash Tshisekedi and the DRC’s paradoxical new politics
After a long struggle, the people have (kind of but not really) got what they want with President Kabila (kind of but not really) conceding power. ... -
DRC elections: The field, the rules and the potential game-changers
Congo’s sloppy game to elections – The sequel. As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepares for elections on 23 December, there are still some technical ... -
Trench war: The factions that make up DR Congo’s fragmented landscape
Explaining who’s on whose side in the country’s complex political mosaic. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) political landscape is highly fragmented. Both the ruling majority ... -
It’s no longer possible to predict what’ll happen in the Congo
Kabila is flexing. Kasai is unravelling. Angola is smouldering. The week before US President Donald Trump’s inauguration this January was an interesting time to be in ... -
DR Congo’s electoral process is at an impasse. Here are 3 scenarios for what comes next
The Congolese government is effectively boycotting its own elections In February 2015, when the Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission (CENI) published its calendar detailing all ... -
Moïse Katumbi and the Congo’s race for the presidency
The influential businessman and former governor of Katanga has taken an early lead in an aggressive race, but has he made his move too early? Moïse ... -
DRC: The final countdown to the 2016 elections or just another transition?
President Kabila faces challenges on a number of fronts, from the opposition to the grassroots to members of his own inner circle. How much longer can ... -
Congo’s Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi leaves ruling party, breaks silence
Katanga’s popular governor Moïse Katumbi could be the one politician able to mobilise enough votes across the DRC to challenge President Kabila. After a long silence, ...
