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Congo-Kinshasa

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  • Congo-KinshasaPoliticsUganda

    The eastern DRC’s most active rebel group just got a bit more dangerous

    By David Bruckmeier
    July 31, 2019
    Is the ADF rebel group now a province of so-called Islamic State? On 16 April, the rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces ...
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  • Africa InsidersCongo-Kinshasa

    Insiders Insight: Ebola is now a global emergency

    By Africa Insiders
    July 24, 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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  • DRC ebola: Families go the Ebola Treatment Centre in eastern Congo to visit a family member who held in quarantine. Credit: World Bank / Vincent Tremeau.
    Africa InsidersCongo-KinshasaSociety

    Insiders Insight: DRC Ebola crisis grows amid widespread mistrust

    By Africa Insiders
    June 6, 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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  • Martin Fayulu on the campaign trail in December 2018. Credit: Martin Fayulu.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    “One day Congo will explode”: What now for the DRC’s “president-elect”?

    By James Wan
    April 16, 2019
    Martin Fayulu is widely believed to have been the true victor of the DRC’s 2018 elections, but is not president. We spoke to him ...
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  • Opposition figure Felix Tshisekedi became president after massively disputed elections in December 2018. Credit: Felix Tshisekedi - UDPS.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    DRC: President Tshisekedi’s leash just got a little tighter

    By Kris Berwouts
    April 2, 2019
    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) ...
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  • The DR Congo's new President Tshisekedi officially won the December 2018 elections.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    President-on-a-Leash Tshisekedi and the DRC’s paradoxical new politics

    By Kris Berwouts
    January 24, 2019
    After a long struggle, the people have (kind of but not really) got what they want with President Kabila (kind of but not really) ...
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  • DRC election results: Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi was announced the surprise winner of the DRC's presidential election. Credit: UDPS.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    Congo’s 2018 elections: An analysis of implausible results

    By Pierre Englebert
    January 10, 2019
    What are the chances that Felix Tshisekedi really won? Early this morning, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) finally announced official but provisional results ...
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  • DRC election: the country is now awaiting the results, after the long-delayed election on 30 December 2018. Credit: MONUSCO / Myriam Asmani.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    Congolese have done their part. Now’s SADC and the AU’s moment of truth.

    By Siphosami Malunga
    January 3, 2019
    As the DRC counts votes from the presidential election, the regional and continental body will be crucial in determining the poll’s legitimacy. When the ...
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  • A Congolese government minister and officials meet their South African counterparts. Credit: GCIS.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    How to get ahead in DR Congo politics: A flatterer’s guide

    By Kristof Titeca & James Thamani
    December 18, 2018
    Share. Don’t be ambitious. Get close to the president’s friends. And don’t forget to flatter. Back in April 2007, the prime minister of the ...
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  • DRC torture: In the last few years, there have been several protests against President Kabila's government in the capital Kinshasa. Credit: MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    “Every time we try, we get killed”: Confronting torture in the DRC

    By Tracy Doig
    December 5, 2018
    A new report documents widespread abuses by the Congolese government against ordinary citizens. Things may get worse as elections approach. The routine use of ...
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