Congo-Kinshasa

  • Nov 25, 2011
  • 6 min read

Congolese elections will usher in political volatility

Elections for president and parliament, as well as provincial assemblies, are scheduled for...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Nov 11, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2012

Kenya's elections, after the violence that followed 2007's polls, dominate the political calendar...

Burundi
  • Nov 8, 2011
  • 2 min read

Opposition stirs Congolese pre-poll tensions from afar

In a rhetorical flourish, Tshisekedi declared himself president yesterday and instructed his...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Nov 3, 2011
  • 2 min read

Climate change will increase need for aid to LDCs

Norway has the highest human development level in the world, while the Democratic Republic of...

LDCs
  • Oct 6, 2011
  • 2 min read

Congolese mining sector audit will raise industry fear

Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi attempted to reassure mining firms today that the audit...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

Large presidential field helps Kabila in Congo's poll

The election commission announced yesterday a field of eleven presidential candidates for the...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Africa in the fourth quarter

A range of global and regional factors has emerged during the year, which has intensified...

Africa
  • Jul 25, 2011
  • 6 min read

Foreign interest revives in Congo's Inga power complex

International attempts to tap the estimated 100,000 megawatt (MW) hydroelectric potential of the...

Congo-Kinshasa