Congo-Kinshasa

  • Apr 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

US interest in Congolese instability may wane

The UN reduces its peacekeeping footprint despite evidence of violence growing

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 22, 2017
  • 2 min read

Proposed cuts threaten UN mission in Congo

The mandate for the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expires at the end of the month

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 14, 2017
  • 7 min read

President will try to fracture Congolese opposition

The political accord reached at the new year is in jeopardy in part due to struggles within the opposition

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 13, 2017
  • 7 min read

Extractives transparency push will slow under Trump

The deregulatory mood in Washington has global implications for anti-corruption campaigners and extractive firms

United States
  • Mar 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Congolese opposition group could split further

A senior leader from a main opposition group is expelled in a further sign of opposition disunity

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

Congolese opposition unity is tenuous

Felix Tshisekedi takes a leadership role in the opposition coalition but may face internal fracturing

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 22, 2017
  • 7 min read

Congolese economy needs more than high resource prices

Lower commodity prices have eroded macroeconomic stability in the DRC in a period of political turbulence

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 16, 2017
  • 2 min read

Funding shortages raise doubts over Congo’s 2017 vote

A minister says the state lacks funds to hold a vote this year in the latest sign that a political standoff may persist

Congo-Kinshasa