Congo-Kinshasa

  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 7 min read

Congo’s cobalt monopoly plans face challenges

The government wants to become a major global cobalt player by exerting a monopoly over artisanal production

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

Congo's budget gap will add to president's troubles

The Ministry of Finance says only two-thirds of the 2020 budget can realistically be financed

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 6, 2020
  • 2 min read

New killings in Congo’s Ituri suggests new risks

A spate of attacks on civilians in Ituri Province raises fears that rebels may be shifting their operations

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 31, 2020
  • 2 min read

New Congo massacres will bring tactics into focus

After a brief lull, a fresh spate of rebel attacks in Beni Territory has killed dozens

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

Risks and opportunities 2020: Africa

Risks and opportunities intersect as new and entrenched challenges threaten still-fragile changes

Africa
  • Jan 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

Congo’s ADF victory may prove a mirage

The army claims to have neutralised the rebels’ main base, but not for the first time

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

Congo’s Beni crisis may become more complex

A new military offensive has triggered the worst violence in the Beni area in many years

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 3, 2019
  • 7 min read

The honeymoon is over for Congo’s coalition government

An unlikely coalition between the current and former president is descending into chronic infighting

Congo-Kinshasa