Congo-Kinshasa

  • Mar 16, 2015
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Protest contagion risks unnerve Congo's fragile regime

Popular protest contagion risks are often overdone, but the possibility will prompt crackdowns on political space

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 16, 2015
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Politics undermine eastern Congo security gains

Political strategies ahead of regional elections are impinging on eastern Congo's security outlook

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 13, 2015
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Congo poll timetable risks further delaying tactics

The long-awaited electoral schedule comes with conditions that leave open the option for delay

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 12, 2015
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Regional tensions rise as Congo rebel offensive stalls

So long as the FDLR rebel group exists, the option is left open for another Rwandan intervention into Congo

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Feb 4, 2015
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Congo-Kinshasa leader has more plans to prolong rule

The Congolese leader's plan to delay the critical poll using a census requirement has failed -- but only temporarily

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 26, 2015
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Congo-Kinshasa election law change will weaken leader

Amendments to the electoral bill are likely to quell protests -- for now

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 20, 2015
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Congo leader's Katanga rift adds to political tensions

The rift between Kinshasa and the country's mining-rich province adds to growing political uncertainty

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 7, 2015
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Congo leader would be even weaker without Katanga

Losing Katangan support would put Kabila in a far weaker position as he negotiates his post-2016 future

Congo-Kinshasa