Congo Siasa

Voila the voter registration figures (h/t Rich). The figures haven't been audited yet. Province    Number of voters registered    Numb...

It's not too difficult to find Congolese army offiicers in a foul mood these days. Since January this year, the army has been undergoing...

The popular governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi has been gone from Lubumbashi with his family for several days now. It is indicative of the te...

This is a guest blog written by a diplomat based in the Congo. The Bloomberg News story published here last week could be Congo’s treasury...

Part II: the ‘transition’ (2003-2006) and power shifts In part I of the quest for the causes of ongoing armed group activity in the DRC, ...

This story just broke today. It's huge in terms of money involved and the secretive way it was handled, and not least due to the involve...

We'll be offline for the next week due to travels and teaching.