Vol 61 No 25 | CONGO-KINSHASA President nearer to power 17th December 2020 Parliamentary victory for Tshisekedi encourages him to press ahead in his bid to wrest the state from former president Kabila Former president Joseph Kabila's political coalition, the Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC), which ordinarily has a comfortable majority in the National Assembly, scored a spectacul...
Vol 62 No 2 | CONGO-KINSHASA No get out of jail card 21st January 2021 Former President Joseph Kabila is desperately seeking assurances from his successor President Félix Tshisekedi that he be guaranteed immunity from prosecution by the International...
Vol 49 No 24 | CONGO-KINSHASA Mining downturn 28th November 2008 Low demand for minerals, especially from China, depresses mines and the whole economy The world’s financial crisis threatens the mining deals that were meant to finance Congo-Kinshasa’s post-war recovery. The big mining companies are finding it hard to raise funds a...
Vol 42 No 9 | CONGO-KINSHASA War economy 4th May 2001 The UN report on the pillage of Congo saw just one side of the issue A report from a United Nations' expert group on the pillage of Congo-Kinshasa's wealth by outsiders is having unexpected consequences. A group of President Joseph Kabila's advisors...
Vol 2 (AAC) No 11 | CONGO-KINSHASASOUTH KOREABRIEFING The great South Korean commercial offensive 22nd September 2009 The latest result of the close ties between Kinshasa and Seoul was revealed on 8 September by Générose Lushiku, Congo-Kinshasa's Minister of Urbanism and Habitat, who announced tha...