Congo-Kinshasa

  • Oct 19, 2021
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Mistrust of Congo’s political institutions will fester

A new survey shows public confidence in political institutions and leaders is declining

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 18, 2021
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CENI controversies will hurt Congo’s president

Congo has nominated a new electoral commission leadership, but the process has been deeply divisive

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 29, 2021
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Congo aid worker abuse scandal will not be the last

An independent inquiry has confirmed allegations of widespread sexual abuse during the Ebola response

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 15, 2021
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Tensions will build within Congo’s Sacred Union

The new ruling coalition faces a host of minor challenges to its coherence

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 3, 2021
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Discontent over Congo’s state of siege will grow

Four months on, the president's tough new measures to improve security in the east are showing few signs of progress

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 1, 2021
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Congo-Angola pollution furore masks larger issue

Congolese authorities believe a mining accident in Angola has polluted major tributaries of the Congo River

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Aug 20, 2021
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CENI reform will destabilise Congo’s Sacred Union

Two and a half years after the last polls, Congolese elites are still at odds over reforming the electoral commission

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jul 28, 2021
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CENI controversies will erode faith in Congo’s polls

Religious leaders have complained of political pressures around the selection of a new electoral commission chief

Congo-Kinshasa