Vol 56 No 9 | CONGO-KINSHASA The best man not standing 1st May 2015 Moïse Katumbi has said he won’t stand for President but many forces are at work trying to persuade him to change his mind Supporters of the Katanga Governor, Moïse Katumbi Chapwe, seem unwilling to take no for an answer after his many refusals to stand for the presidency. The calls grow in streng...
Vol 56 No 9 | CONGO-KINSHASA Roots of a governor 1st May 2015 Moïse Katumbi Chapwe is the son of Nissim Soriano, a Jew with Italian citizenship from the Greek Mediterranean island of Rhodes, and Virginie Katumbi, a Bemba from Congo-Kinsh...
Vol 56 No 7 | CONGO-KINSHASA Game of provinces 3rd April 2015 A series of arrests and plans for new provinces all look like part of Kabila’s long-term plan to stay in power Protests against President Joseph Kabila's plans to stay in power beyond the end of his term in November 2016 continue since the Commission électorale nationale indép...
Vol 56 No 6 | CONGO-KINSHASA Muzito's Waterloo 20th March 2015 Former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, one of President Joseph Kabila's main allies, has been named in connection with a Belgian investigation into foreign political bribery. The Be...
Vol 56 No 4 | CONGO-KINSHASA Poll date set 19th February 2015 The Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI, the electoral commission) has named 27 November as the date for the next parliamentary and presidential electi...
Vol 56 No 3 | CONGO-KINSHASA Kabila's conundrum 6th February 2015 A wave of repression costing dozens of lives and hundreds of arrests failed to prevent Parliament on 25 January from defeating President Joseph Kabila's bid to postpone next year's...
Vol 56 No 1 | CONGO-KINSHASA Hell no, he won’t go 9th January 2015 Kabila’s determination to stay in power regardless of the legalities poses major risks – but the economy is looking up Speculation is rising that the probable postponement of local elections due in June and October is part of a plan by President Joseph Kabila to put off next year's presidential ele...
Vol 55 No 22 | CONGO-KINSHASABRITAIN Don't look now 7th November 2014 The High Court in London ruled late last month that the hearing on the law firm Dechert's disputed bill to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation should be held behind closed doors...
Vol 55 No 20 | CONGO-KINSHASA Conflict over conflict minerals 8th October 2014 Arguments grow over whether measures to ensure mineral exports are conflict-free need strengthening or are damaging local society An open letter from a group of 70 academics and specialists in Congo and the Great Lakes region has claimed that legislation and other measures to control conflict minerals are not...
Vol 55 No 19 | CONGO-KINSHASA Kabila for ever 25th September 2014 The President wants the constitution changed to allow him to stay in power after 2016 but opposition is mounting Faced with fierce opposition to amending the constitution so that he can run for a third term, President Joseph Kabila is pushing for a new one. He has assigned the task of draftin...