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Congo-Kinshasa
Population: 70.4 mn.
GDP: 13.0 bn.
Debt: 2.4 bn.
Overview:

President Joseph Kabila's disputed election victory will dominate politics as opposition candidate Étienne Tshisekedi declares himself the 'real' president. Militia violence will plague the east but mining output is due to grow by about 15% over the next four years.

Congo-Kinshasa Country Report

 


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  • Vol 49 No 22
  •  31st October 2008

Kony's new front

As the crisis around Goma intensifies, conditions further north are deteriorating, opening up the possibility of more regional intervention. In the mineral-rich Orientale, Ugandan Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army has been attacking civilians in recen...

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Prime Minister departs

Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga's departure could strengthen President Joseph Kabila's hand, but not for the better

  • Vol 49 No 20
  •  3rd October 2008

Forest contracts review

The government is reviewing forestry concessions and Greenpeace produces a report that shows

  • Vol 49 No 19
  •  19th September 2008

Tin soldiers

The commanders of Congo’s army, the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, are mining cassiterite (tin ore) and gold in league with the majority Hutu Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda, say local...

  • Vol 49 No 14
  •  4th July 2008

The competition heats up

As oil exploration continues apace on Lake Albert, Uganda and Congo threaten to make business difficult for foreign companies

  • Vol 49 No 12
  •  6th June 2008

Bemba under arrest

It is convenient for President Kabila that his main opponent stands accused of war crimes

  • Vol 49 No 12
  •  6th June 2008

Diamond horror

On 24 May, Kinshasa recalled ‘for consultations’ its Ambassador in Brussels, Jean-Pierre Mutamba, and (to the horror of the diamond trade) closed its Antwerp consulate. Later, it closed Belgian consulates in Bukavu and Lubumbashi. This followed Foreign Mi...

  • Vol 49 No 11
  •  23rd May 2008

In the rain-forrest

Under scrutiny since 2002, the Forrest Group is in trouble with the United Nations again

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

Hidden depths

Tensions between Kinshasa and Kampala are heating up again and oil fortunes are at stake

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

Drifting apart

The habitual politeness between Belgium and its former colony grew thinner still during a five-day visit to Kinshasa in late April by three ministers from Brussels, Karel De Gucht (Foreign Affairs), Charles Michel (Cooperation) and Pieter De Crem (Defence...

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