
From barracks to the presidential palace: Africa facing its demons of the past - JJ Wondo
After Mali, Guinea is experiencing the return of the military to power. Are we witnessing the renewal…

The Mystery of Afghanistan’s Missing Military Leaders - JONATHAN SCHRODEN
First published at www.politico.com U.S. leaders have spent the last month asking Afghan leaders to…

Fixating on the ISIS Connection in Eastern Congo Will Make Things Worse - Judith Verweijen, Robert Flummerfelt
First published at www.worldpoliticsreview.com In early May, in a televised address, the Democratic Republic of…

U.N. finds no evidence of Islamic State control over Congo militia - Reuters Staff
First published at reuters.com KINSHASA (Reuters) - United Nations experts said on Wednesday they had…

Can Kinshasa’s changing relations mark a new chapter for eastern DRC? - Stephanie Wolters
First published at africanarguments.org Since President Tshisekedi took office in 2019, the Congo’s relations with…

DRC : Who are the military governors of the provinces under siege and for what results ? JJ Wondo
After his decision to declare, from May 6, 2021, a state of siege in the…

CAR: Who are President Touadéra’s Russian guardian angels? - Mathieu Olivier
In his fight against armed groups in the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra relies…

The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo - Helen C. Epstein
First published at www.thenation.com In 2003, three American college friends set out for Uganda. As…

The US has placed sanctions on ISIS-DRC, but does the group even exist? - Robert Flummerfelt & Judith Verweijen
First published at africanarguments.org On 10 March, the US Department of State designated a rebel…

The fatal attack on the convoy of the Italian ambassador in the DRC : who benefits from the crime ? - J. Ziambi & JJ. Wondo
Luca Attanasio, the Italian Ambassador in Kinshasa was killed on Monday February 22, 2021 in…