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Cameroon: What one man’s 17-year ordeal tells us about Biya’s regime
Michel Atangana may be physically free, but like his country, he remains shackled in many ways. Michel Thierry Atangana is not a household name, ... -
No one knows what’ll happen in DR Congo, but here are the possibilities
Will there actually be elections? Or a non-violent uprising? Or foreign intervention? Here are some scenarios the Congo could face. In the latest development ... -
What do former child soldiers really need?
Too often, initiatives aimed at helping returning child soldiers fail to listen to what the boys and girls say they want and need to ... -
Smuggling in fuel to fill demand in one of Africa’s biggest oil-producers
Ndian, the division responsible for 90% of Cameroon’s enormous oil output, does not have a single filling station. Driving the 13 km from Bambui ... -
The Congo’s political crisis is stirring deadly violence in Kasai and beyond
The UN has labelled the DRC a “level 3 emergency“. This is its highest warning and puts it on par with Syria and Yemen. ... -
Kabila must go. The Congolese see this. Why can’t the West?
The DRC is fast approaching the point where insurrection is the only option. Donors’ proximity to the regime borders on complicity. On 31 December ... -
Pushed to extremes: Cameroon’s escalating Anglophone crisis
As the crackdown continues, armed secessionist groups may be gaining in strength, support and resolve. Fifteen months back, when a group of Anglophone lawyers ... -
DRC: Tensions with refugees are rising and the NGO response might be making it worse
Host communities in northeastern Congo say they’re being overlooked in the humanitarian response to the influx of South Sudanese refugees. Driving through Dungu didn’t ... -
The world has put its faith in CAR’s leadership. It should think again.
Is it right to assume that President Touadera’s government is working towards peace? In his speech at the UN General Assembly this September, President ... -
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis is escalating. Here’s how it could be resolved.
Improving decentralisation countrywide would appeal to Anglophone protesters, but without seeming to give them special treatment. On 22 September, massive protests across Cameroon’s Anglophone ...
