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…
Africa: Why the US’s counterterrorism strategy in the Sahel keeps failing - Frank Andrews
First published at mg.co.za NEWS ANALYSIS In mid-2011, Matthew Page and his team at the…
DR Congo: Repression Escalates
First published at https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/01/28/dr-congo-repression-escalates Crackdown on Media, Dissent, Protests (Kinshasa) – President Felix Tshisekedi’s administration…
Outside Powers Are Making the Conflict in the Central African Republic Worse - John A. Lechner, Alexandra Lamarche
First published at foreignpolicy.com Proxy wars pitting France and Chad against Russia and Rwanda threaten…
Tshisekedi - Beni : The seven strategic mistakes of President Tshisekedi in the Beni crisis - B Musavuli
One year after the launch of military operations on the orders of President Tshisekedi in…
Angola in military rescue of Tshisekedi in his standoff with Kabila ? - JJ Wondo
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, went to Luanda on Monday,…
The United Nations has failed but not by as much its critics allow - Henry-Pacifique Mayala
Introduction This short essay argues that, seven decades after its creation, the United Nations as…
Inside the secret world of US commandos in Africa - Joel-Konopo
First published at atavist.mg.co.za United States Special Operations forces (SOF) — including Navy SEALs, Army…