The worsening fighting in the Ituri region of eastern Congo-Kinshasa is undermining the peace accords signed by Rwanda and Uganda with the Kinshasa government, according to diplomatic cables seen by Africa Confidential. The cables, copies of which have be...
Peace deals for both Congo-Kinshasa and Burundi, brokered by South Africa, will be tested early in 2003. The Congo deal, signed in Pretoria on 17 December, proposes a government of national unity, national assembly and senate, with all factions fighting s...
President Joseph Kabila has again outplayed his regional rivals, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda's General Paul Kagame, in the diplomatic arena.
How occupying generals turned into thieves and how private companies helped them
See this article for a list of individuals who are accused in the United Nations Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Mineral Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
British sanctions policy on Zimbabwe is in disarray after the United Nations Report on the Illegal Exploitation of Mineral Resources and Other Forms of Wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo identified two British-based businessmen – John Arnold Brede...
The confused killing in eastern Congo involves politics, tribalism and greed
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank's US$1.2 billion package is a massive gesture of political support for President Joseph Kabila. Technically it was made possible by a relatively successful IMF staff-monitored programme, which saw the introdu...
Since 52 days of inter-Congolese talks at Sun City ended last month, a new partition is emerging. Some 70 per cent of the territory is covered by the 'framework agreement' between President Joseph Kabila's government and most of its opponents . . .
Rebel and government delegations are regrouping – not reuniting
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