The Congo Crisis: Leverage or statecraft to remove Kabila is still risky for region
Border zones are by nature rather tense, unpleasant places, but the actual significance of any particular border is simply a reflection of the politics of...
One in four African leaders has served more than 20 years
Africa has the world's most youthful population. It also has the world's oldest and longest serving heads of government. Though African countries form 28 per...
DR Congo elections: A rumbling volcano
The Democratic Republic of Congo's long-delayed election may finally take place at the end of this year. Violence is inevitable and a return to chaos...
Thousands of Congo children flee to Uganda in two months
At least 26,000 children have crossed into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January. The children represent about half of the 42,000...
Congo refugees say Rwanda soldiers wound two in food protest
Congolese refugees in Rwanda said soldiers shot at them and wounded at least two people on Tuesday as the refugees tried to march out of...
Zuma’s ouster mirrors powerplays elsewhere
If there are decades in which nothing happens, this will go down as a week in which decades happened. In less than 17 hours, two...