Congo-Kinshasa

As the elections loom, the government's grip on economic policy loosens and questions about accountability multiply. Some of the European Union countries bankrolling next year's elections want much...

The troubled Sengamines diamond operation is back where it started six years ago when a group of Gulf Arab businessmen and Zimbabwean generals carved out a chunk of...

Militant supporters of veteran oppositionist Étienne Tshisekedi wa Malumba want to turn Independence Day on 30 June into Revolution Day. Their cause: outright opposition to the government's plan...

The political rows over the constitution and the consequent delays are threatening the electoral timetable and the transitional government's stability. In theory, elections are to be held in...

An International Monetary Fund mission to Kinshasa in mid-February led by Cyrille Briançon is to give the government a pass-mark and recommend that the final tranche of its...

Logistical obstacles and political arguments surround the transitional government's decision to postpone national elections, due in June and now put off by at least six months. Commercial interests...

The announcement that the elections are to be postponed by at least six months has sparked a new wave of political unrest from all sides. Few would argue...

The fighting in North Kivu threatens both next year's promised elections and Congo's fragile peace. President Joseph Kabila's cheerleaders in Kinshasa blame Rwandan aggression for the latest clashes,...

Somebody fired katyusha rockets into Rwerere village in Rwanda's northern Gisenyi province, on 15 November. Three people were hurt. A similar attack followed in Ruhengeri province. President Paul...

Campaigning for the presidential election due next July has started early. President Joseph Kabila set the ball rolling on 16 October with a groundbreaking visit to Kisangani, almost...