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“Never Betray Congo”: A warning to the SADC Summit
South Africa and Angola’s leaders may be preoccupied with domestic events, but they ignore Congo at the region’s peril. This weekend, as the Southern ... -
DR Congo: Opposition elites won’t save us
Observers hope that prominent opposition figures can provide an alternative to President Kabila. But many Congolese distrust these would-be leaders. It has been a ... -
Photo of the Week: Coming apart at the seams in DR Congo
When Hubert, 26, fled his home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amidst instability in 2012, he had little time to gather ... -
An interview with Moïse Katumbi, DR Congo’s would-be president
“The same people who betrayed Mobutu are now with Kabila, telling him he’s God, telling him he’s whatever. It’s bullshit.” For a man many ... -
As CAR peace deal unravels, uncertainty looms for thousands of child soldiers
A ceasefire agreed in June aimed at halting the Central African Republic’s five-year conflict barely lasted 24 hours. The ancient gilded room of a ... -
Something is happening in Congo-Brazzaville
Amid opposition protests and a month before legislative elections, the internet has gone down, leading to an information blackout. On 11 June, citizens in ... -
Slippage in the DR Congo: Where are the UN and South Africa?
In past crises, the United Nations and South Africa have played important roles in stabilising the situation in the DRC. In 2016, one of the ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
