Congo-Kinshasa

  • Jan 23, 2018
  • 2 min read

Congo’s Kabila may be mulling end game options

With elections now delayed by two years, Congo’s ruling party may be developing options for post-election scenarios

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 22, 2018
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Congolese church protests may falter without strategy

New protests organised by the Catholic Church have been met with a violent response by Congolese security forces

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 18, 2018
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UN will struggle to meet Congo’s humanitarian needs

In addition to a dramatic political crisis, Congo is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 15, 2018
  • 2 min read

Congo’s Catholic Church could invigorate protests

Resistance to Congo’s delayed elections has taken a new turn as the Catholic Church steps into the fray

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 12, 2018
  • 7 min read

Uganda-Congo offensive hints at gradual re-engagement

Uganda's military is once more engaged in eastern Congo after a long hiatus

Uganda
  • Jan 2, 2018
  • 2 min read

Crackdown will close door to peaceful Congo protests

The government has followed through with its threats to respond forcefully to protests against delayed elections

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Dec 28, 2017
  • 2 min read

Risk and Opportunities, 2018, Part 2

Political legitimacy of leaders will be the focus of many of 2018’s elections

International
  • Dec 21, 2017
  • 2 min read

Risks to African democratic governance loom in 2018

Several broad trends and potential flashpoints in 2018 could provoke democratic backsliding and associated unrest

Africa