Latest articles on Congo

A murder in Congo

Africa Marta Tveit - 29 Jun 2020

What does the decade-old “Congo-case,” involving two Norwegian mercenaries, tell us about residue coloniality in Scandinavia?

African countries aren’t borrowing too much: they’re paying too much for debt

Analysis Misheck Mutize - 24 Feb 2020

African governments are issuing and listing their Eurobonds on established international debt markets – usually London and Irish Stock Exchanges

JP Mika is a Congolese artist in full bloom

Article Riason Naidoo - 5 Feb 2020

The painter, who hails from the DRC, is currently presenting his first solo exhibition outside his home country in Paris

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis

Africa Jacqueline Weyer - 8 Apr 2019

The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC is devastating vulnerable communities already affected by displacement and violence

French court to rule in Koffi Olomide assault case

Article Agency - 17 Mar 2019

A French court will on Monday announce a verdict in the trial in absentia of the Congolese music star, accused of sexual assaulting his dancers

Kabila co-opts the opposition to prolong a family dynasty

Africa Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2019

The DRC’s former president has his eye on a long-term goal — to become of member of the Class of 2034 of lifelong leaders

Why there’s a case for giving foreign aid to authoritarian regimes

Article Nic Cheeseman - 15 Jan 2019

Aid has never been just about helping people. It's also about gaining influence and exercising soft power

A Tshisekedi finally at DRC’s helm

Africa Samir Tounsi - 11 Jan 2019

But there are fears that Felix has been co-opted by Joseph Kabila, who controls the electoral commission

Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime — Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege

Africa Staff Reporter - 9 Dec 2018

The Congolese doctor won the Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war and is considered an expert on gang rape in conflict

Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’

Africa Patrick Galey - 14 Nov 2018

Eight African cities featured in the 2018 Climate Vulnerability Index

Kabila vows ‘peaceful, credible’ DR Congo vote at UN

Africa Agency - 26 Sep 2018

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not known a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960

Bemba’s party to appeal after ex-warlord barred from DRC vote

Africa Agency - 25 Aug 2018

The DRC's election commission ruled out Bemba running on the basis that he was "convicted by the International Criminal Court" for bribing witnesses

DRC election: the dangers behind Bemba’s possible candidacy

Africa Staff Reporter - 24 Jul 2018

Jean-Pierre Bemba is a man with a past. Once accused of crimes against humanity, he is now making a play for the DRC's presidency

UN: South African peacekeepers in DRC face paternity claims

Africa Agency - 21 Mar 2018

The latest allegations have surfaced a month after South African troops were accused of sexually exploiting women in North Kivu.

Southern Africa’s human rights problem

Africa Simon Allison - 18 Jan 2018

Basic rights are under severe threat in the region, says Human Rights Watch

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Latest articles on Congo

A murder in Congo

African countries aren’t borrowing too much: they’re paying too much for debt

JP Mika is a Congolese artist in full bloom

DRC’s Ebola outbreak has all the makings of a humanitarian crisis

French court to rule in Koffi Olomide assault case

Kabila co-opts the opposition to prolong a family dynasty

Why there’s a case for giving foreign aid to authoritarian regimes

A Tshisekedi finally at DRC’s helm

Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime — Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege

Two thirds of African cities face ‘extreme climate risk’

Kabila vows ‘peaceful, credible’ DR Congo vote at UN

Bemba’s party to appeal after ex-warlord barred from DRC vote

DRC election: the dangers behind Bemba’s possible candidacy

UN: South African peacekeepers in DRC face paternity claims

Southern Africa’s human rights problem

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