Congo-Kinshasa

  • Nov 2, 2020
  • 7 min read

Tshisekedi's gambit may fail to upend Congo's politics

The president is trying to reinforce his support base and demonstrate his independence from the former president

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 29, 2020
  • 2 min read

Tshisekedi’s sacred union may mire Congolese politics

President Felix Tshisekedi wants to extricate himself from a controversial alliance with former President Joseph Kabila

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 27, 2020
  • 2 min read

Kabila will try to close ranks in Congo power struggle

The uneasy coalition government hangs by a thread as the president seeks an alternative support base

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

Court reform will escalate Congo coalition tensions

The president has installed new Constitutional Court justices over the protests of his coalition partners

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Congo jailbreak may prove major blow for Tshisekedi

An armed group has attacked Beni prison and released over a thousand inmates

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

Tshisekedi will struggle to ease Congo insecurity

Violent conflict remains as great a challenge as ever, despite the president's promises to foster fundamental change

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

Congo’s Minembwe shift will deepen discord

The president has suspended the creation of a new administrative unit in a conflict-affected area of South Kivu

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

New sex scandal will rock global aid sector

A new sex scandal in Congo implicates an aid sector already tarnished by previous allegations of abuse

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