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The well-heeled flock to a marble-clad hotel in a city renowned as a smuggling hub for gold.
Augustin Kayembe not only knows where are the best places to party around Africa – but he owns them too.
Activists say the arrest of 20 people for plotting a coup was ‘concocted’ to curry favour with Kabila. Gregory Mthembu-Salter reports.
Local politics may be fraught with animosity, but they are essential for effective governance, writes Gregory Mthembu-Salter.
Even if the M23 rebels leave Goma, as promised, their invasion is a threat to President Joseph Kabila.
Illegal activities related to mining in the DRC have underscored the urgent need for a truly democratic government, writes Gregory Mthembu-Salter.
Concerned that the bloody conflict in the Ituri region of north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and increasing tensions between Rwanda and Uganda might derail the…
After two months of inconclusive talks in Dar es Salaam about a ceasefire in Burundi’s long-running civil war, Southern African heads of state had prepared to take punitive…
Boldly proclaiming a decisive and historic battle against corruption, the Zambian government is locked in a bitter struggle with most of the Cabinet it replaced in January. The…
The main players in Congo’s conflict are waiting to see whether interim president Joseph Kabila is a man of war or peace.
