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Stephanie Wolters
DRC and Burundi battle to remove stubborn presidents while the countries crumble
The Democratic Republic of Congo is escalating towards a crisis that could match the violence of its neighbour.
Kabila employs delay tactics to stave off presidential elections
Indicators are that the government does not intend sticking to constitutional deadlines, and is instead pursuing a strategy of delaying elections.
Kabila loses concertation in Congo
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo appears preoccupied with the arrangements for national concertations.
Peace weighs on DRC as commitments pile up
Another element of the military and political dynamic aimed at bringing peace to the Great Lakes region was put in place recently.
Tanzanian-led anti-rebel force in DRC given teeth
It has been decided that Tanzania will lead the mission to eliminate rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kabila’s painful balancing act
Kabila has spent the first four-and-a-half months of his second mandate keeping the country in suspense about the composition of his new government.
To be healed, brutalised Congolese need to see justice being done
Politics makes nonsense of the DRC’s courts but the international court is setting a good example.