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What Congolese People Expect from the New National Assembly0
- Democracy, DRC - Kinshasa, Elections, Politics
- 20.02.2019.
Democratic Republic of Congo finally has a new national assembly following the 30th December 2018 elections. New elected officials have since entered a provisional office in Kinshasa. The provisional office was installed Monday, January 27, 2019. The question is: will this new Parliament be different from the old one? I do not believe so; yet
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Dear DRC outgoing leaders, return ill-gotten wealth0
- Africa, Democracy, DRC - Kinshasa
- 06.02.2019.
There is a time for everything: a time to steal and rejoice, and a time to return back stolen goods. Is it not shameful to enjoy what is not yours? I think the time has come to return ill-gotten property. In Kinshasa or elsewhere in the DRC, you will regularly hear this expression: “Aza
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The Way Forward on Social Media Shutdowns0
- DRC - Kinshasa, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Internet, Media, Politics, Social Media, Uganda, Zimbabwe
- 01.02.2019.
Digital authoritarianism is rapidly becoming fashionable in Africa. In 2018, Access Now recorded 21 shutdowns in Africa, a sharp rise from 13 shutdowns in 2017. In that period, the longest shutdown was reported in Cameroon where it lasted at least 230 days. Similar trends were noted globally – from 75 shutdowns in 2016, incidents of
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Goodbye Kabila0
- Democracy, Development, DRC - Kinshasa, Elections
- 25.08.2018.
This is something that the Congolese would never have imagined a month or two ago : President Kabila leaving SADC. President Kabila said goodbye to his SADC heads of state counterparts last weekend in Windhoek, Namibia. We breathed a sigh of relief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he finally committed to leave after the
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Jean-Pierre Bemba is coming back to the DRC!0
- Africa, Democracy, Démocratie, DRC - Kinshasa, Governance, Human Rights, International Relations
- 13.06.2018.
No one foresaw such a reversal of the situation. Jean-Pierre Bemba sentenced to 18 years in prison was suddenly acquitted by the International Criminal Court on Friday, June 8, 2018. He spent 10 years behind bars. The announcement of his acquittal has had a bomb effect on the whole world, but especially in the DRC.
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Kabila’s opponent Moses Katumbi prevented from returning to DRC0
- Africa, Democracy, DRC - Kinshasa, Freedom of Expression, Governance, Human Rights
- 06.06.2018.
In the DRC, only members and relatives of the regime can move freely in the country. They enter and leave the country without problem. But this is not the case for opponents. They are watched under a magnifying glass. Moses Katumbi Chapwe is one of them. The former governor of Katanga has been in exile
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Kasai region in DRC, a tale of war and death caused by malnutrition0
- Africa, DRC - Kinshasa, Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis, justice
- 16.05.2018.
In the Kasai region, the war between the army and the Kamwina Nsapu militia has left a real humanitarian tragedy. But a tragedy forgotten by the international community. In addition to many mass graves and tens of thousands of displaced people, many are homeless and severely malnourished. UNICEF estimates that more than 400 000 children
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The Great Lakes Region’s fragile order0
- Africa, DRC - Kinshasa, Governance, Politics
- 11.08.2017.
The Great Lakes Region’s fragile democracy is taking a toll on human life, critical governance issues, and threatening stability in the region. In less than 5 years, more than 1.2 million people have crossed into Uganda from South Sudan to escape the turmoil. In the same period, more than 1 million children have crossed to
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Fires Around Mineral Rich Great Lakes Region1
- DRC - Kinshasa, Rwanda
- 02.06.2017.
Natural resources are the main cause of internal conflict in many countries in the Great Lake Region. The Democratic Republic of Congo is an example of a country where natural resources have fueled internal conflict as an array of actors fight for control of DR Congo’s mineral rich eastern provinces. In addition, this fighting has
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Congolese Diaspora are Behind Belgium Success9
- Africa, DRC - Kinshasa
- 09.06.2016.
The UEFA European football championships in France kicks off tomorrow, with the hosts taking on Romania. This one month long celebration of European football is one of the worlds biggest football tournaments, where only the best of the best reach the final. Recent European championships have seen incredibly skillful teams such as Spain crowned champions.
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