Congo-Kinshasa

  • Apr 30, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: 'Resource curse' creates fiscal challenges

The recent discovery of oil in several African countries has increased speculation about the...

Africa
  • Apr 8, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Mobile firms seek Brussels arbitration

South African mobile phone company Vodacom and its local partner Congolese Wireless Networks...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 6, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: UN-backed army retakes seized airport

The UN-backed Congolese army yesterday retook Mbandaka airport in Equateur province which was...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Apr 1, 2010
  • 7 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: MONUC exit is probable, but premature

President Joseph Kabila has called for the UN to depart, after eleven years in the country, which...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 10, 2010
  • 7 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Inga X may take hydropower lead

The five member states of WestCor, the joint venture seeking to build the Inga III power plant in...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Mar 4, 2010
  • 2 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Kinshasa repeats calls for MONUC exit

The government of President Joseph Kabila yesterday repeated its call for the UN peace-keeping...

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Jan 14, 2010
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: Downturn highlights gaps in revenue collection

Despite a general impression that African states are unable to tax their populations effectively,...

Africa
  • Jan 5, 2010
  • 7 min read

CONGO-KINSHASA: Kabila's consolidation continues

At the end of a turbulent year, during which the knock-on effects of the global economic slowdown...

Congo-Kinshasa