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Congo-Kinshasa

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  • ISIS-DRC US sanctions against ADF come as US military advisers and the UN peacekeeping MONUSCO show renewed interest in supporting Congolese forces FARDC in conducting operations against the ADF. Credit: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    The US has placed sanctions on ISIS-DRC, but does the group even exist?

    By Robert Flummerfelt & Judith Verweijen
    March 31, 2021
    In recent interviews with detained ADF rebels, some hadn’t even heard of ISIS. On 10 March, the US Department of State designated a rebel ...
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    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    DRC: New prime minister, new era?

    By Kris Berwouts
    February 17, 2021
    Tshisekedi has outmanoeuvred his predecessor and has now appointed a PM. But is a victory for the president one for the Congolese people? On ...
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  • President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC in Washington, DC, in March 2020. Credit: IMF/Joshua Roberts.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    DRC: What now that President Tshisekedi has taken control?

    By Stephanie Wolters
    December 15, 2020
    Tshisekedi has liberated himself from his rivals, but it remains to be seen if this will be a victory for the country or just ...
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  • deaths President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC (right) meeting with his Rwandan counterpart. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    DRC: Rumours abound after series of deaths in the president’s entourage

    By Georges Kasongo Kalumba & Lisa Jené
    November 12, 2020
    From plane crashes to COVID complications, over twenty of President Tshisekedi’s allies died in the course of just one year.  In the course of ...
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    Photo essay: In Congo, from epidemic to pandemic

    By Finbarr O' Reilly, Arlette Bashizi, Justin Makangara & Moses Sawasawa
    May 14, 2020
    Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The Democratic Republic of Congo was getting ready to declare itself Ebola-free when COVID-19 hit. Since 2018 , Ebola ...
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  • Congo-KinshasaEconomy

    No, cobalt is not a conflict mineral

    By Patricia Ndagano
    May 5, 2020
    Global demand for cobalt is estimated to more than quadruple in the next ten years. Mislabelling it particular hurts vulnerable Congolese miners. Wakanda’s vibranium ...
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  • In 2014, attacks attributed to the ADF rebels was followed by local protests against UN peacekeepers. Is history repeating?Credit: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    ADF rebels in the DRC: Why are locals protesting against the UN, again?

    By Daniel Fahey
    December 11, 2019
    In 2014, attacks attributed to the ADF rebels was followed by local protests against UN peacekeepers. Is history repeating itself? In late November, a ...
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    Africa Insiders: DR Congo’s Terminator won’t be back

    By Africa Insiders
    November 14, 2019
    The essentials: Congolese warlord Bosco “The Terminator” Ntaganda has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Court for atrocities committed ...
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  • AngolaCongo-KinshasaEconomyEditor's PicksPolitics

    Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.

    By Patrick Edmond, Kristof Titeca & Erik Kennes
    October 3, 2019
    About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ...
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    Insiders Insight: Uganda brushes with Ebola, again

    By Africa Insiders
    September 5, 2019
    African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...
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