Felix Tshisekedi
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DRC crisis: Can Africans stand up to Western nations’ perpetuation of the tragic status quo?
When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated…
The fall of Uvira is a turning point in the DRC conflict
The city’s capture by M23 means neighbouring Burundi, an ally of the DRC government, now shares a border with an area controlled by the rebels, escalating the risk of…
The Washington Accord: A fragile peace for the Eastern DRC
The lure of American investment and economic partnership could ultimately eclipse the current comprehensive peace framework as the central focus of US engagement in the region
Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa urge DRC’s Tshisekedi to drop Kabila charges
Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
Former DRC leader Joseph Kabila’s treason verdict postponed as new evidence emerges
Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption
Editorial: DRC must choose peace, not war
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
Mbeki throws diplomatic hot potato at government over M23 invitation
The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa
M23 to attend peace conference, but DRC government boycotting
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC
The March 23 Movement is filling administrative positions in Goma and Rwanda may do the same in Kivu
Ramaphosa welcomes outcome of summit on eastern DRC
Southern and East African leaders gave military commanders five days to give technical direction on an immediate ceasefire
Lamola mends fences with Rwandan counterpart
The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa and launched a verbal attack on X
The world is brutally indifferent to the DRC’s democracy
The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing
In the DRC, an ugly history of war risks repeating itself
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh…
Don’t revive Leopold’s ghost or legitimise DRC’s president, Felix Tshisekedi
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
The DRC’s surrendered rebels are left in limbo
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions