Diplomatic and military action alone will not solve the problem of violence against civilians
The Monusco’s failure to protect civilians against violent attacks and the lack of action from the government are among the factors fuelling people’s rage
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict, as well as peacemaking, have become ends in themselves, while the fighting is carried forward by its own momentum
Peace is unlikely while Rwanda continues to back the M23 militia group that is responsible for much violence across the region
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will bring economic opportunities for the East African Community and the DRC – but it will also bring a number of major security problems
Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past
Manono, a town in Tanganyika province in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a textbook case of a mining town that went from boom to bust
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions
Last week, journalists exposed corruption linked to Joseph Kabila. Now a judicial inquiry is looking into the former president’s link with a major bank
Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years