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Rwandan government keeps ahead of external challengers
The release last week of opposition politician Charles Ntakirutinka after serving a controversial...
RwandaKatumba death unsettles Congolese elite politics
On February 12, President Joseph Kabila's close friend and main political strategist, Augustin...
Congo-KinshasaMwanke death dents Congolese president's inner circle
A plane carrying Mwanke -- along with Finance Minister Matata Ponyo, Ambassador Antoine...
Congo-KinshasaReturns drive Chinese infrastructure lending in Africa
In the last decade, China has entered a series of large-scale infrastructure deals with several...
AfricaCongolese poll results suggest dented Kabila dominance
Reports yesterday confirmed that Tshisekedi's attempt to organise a strike on January 30 had not...
Congo-KinshasaParliamentary results put Congolese stability at risk
Parliamentary election results are due to be released on January 13. Polls in November saw...
Congo-KinshasaEastern militia raids compound Congolese poll tensions
The UN reported yesterday that attacks by the FDLR in South Kivu on January 2 and 3 had left some...
Congo-KinshasaTensions continue to rise after Congolese polls
Police have surrounded Tshisekedi's home today in Kinshasa, and the military has fired tear-gas...
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