Vol 52 No 25 | CONGO-KINSHASA Kabila: from farce to tragedy 16th December 2011 Having stayed silent on corrupt mining deals, the United Nations and the West want the embarrassing election crisis to disappear Millions of Congolese question the spending of more than US$300 million on national elections on 28 November – if the true results aren't released. There is a broad acceptance by t...
Vol 52 No 25 | CONGO-KINSHASA Timeline of a troubled vote 16th December 2011 • September 2011: The International Crisis Group reported that the registration of electors by the Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) showed 'surprising results', ...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 2 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Alain Akouala Atipault 14th December 2011 Minister for Special Economic Zones, Congo-Brazzaville The development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) has been on the agenda of Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s government since 2009, but the details are only now becoming c...
Vol 52 No 24 | CONGO-KINSHASA Fraud and violence 2nd December 2011 Calls for the election results, due on 6 December, to be annulled have revived fears of violence. More than a score of people died on 26-28 November, five of them when the Republic...
Vol 52 No 23 | CONGO-KINSHASA Bargain mine sales draw fire 18th November 2011 The government’s secretive, and cheap, sale of lucrative mining assets is fast becoming an election issue Mining companies stripped of valuable concessions have been sounding out the opposition before the presidential election, which is expected to take place on 28 November. President ...
Vol 52 No 23 | CONGO-KINSHASA Troubled waters, no oil yet 18th November 2011 Potential investors in Congo-Kinshasa worry not only about opacity and corruption but also about the boundaries of concessions. Trinity Oil and Gas, of Houston, United States, want...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 1 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA Frozen funds 10th November 2011 The finance for the Congolese-Chinese joint venture has been held up and Kinshasa wants the mining companies to bridge the gap China is withholding money that is needed to rehabilitate 700 kilometres of railway in Katanga and Kasai, leading the Congolese government to call on mining companies to raise the ...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 1 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA IMF worried about Chinese loans again 10th November 2011 The award of the copper and cobalt mines at the Lonshi and Frontier sites to the Hong Kong company Fortune Ahead Limited is causing concern at the International Monetary Fund. Cong...
Vol 52 No 22 | CONGO-KINSHASA Fears grow of poll delay 4th November 2011 Electoral officials are trying to make the polls happen on time but the obstacles are many The pre-election atmosphere is deteriorating. The government claims that the opposition is preparing an uprising and the government of neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville has accused Pr...
Vol 52 No 22 | CAMEROON Biya’s last hurrah 4th November 2011 President Paul Biya’s sixth – and surely final – election on 9 October was marked by a dearth of congratulatory messages from fellow heads of government. Neighbour President Ali Be...