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What’s wrong with the title of this blog?
The head of UN peacekeeping Alain Le Roy announced two days ago after meeting with President Kabila that they would begin drawing down the UN…
George Forrest embodies the symbiosis of business and politics in the Congo. (He is also very litigation-happy, so I better watch what I say here). There is apparently nothing that the…
The US Supreme Court will soon rule on a case of great importance to the Congo. Well, not really, but it does reveal an interesting loop hole in international diplomacy and law.
In Holder v….
Human Rights - Justice for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
There was a good article in the Africa-Asia Confidential newsletter last week on the Congo-China deal. (You can read it for free here). According to a parliamentary commission, some $23 million…
As expected, the CNDP is not happy about not getting any cabinet positions in PM Muzito’s new government line-up. ” A violation of the peace deal,” they called it in their press statement. Kabila’s…
NY Times Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof explains how to stay safe and get the story right while covering a global humanitarian crisis. Good tips here for bloggers and journalists alike.