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…
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…