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Kichanga, North Kivu, DR Congo: a soldier of the Congolese Army stands guard and ensures the security of civilians around Nyanzale. Photo MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh
AFRICA DAY 2026

Africa cannot afford to watch as Congo sleepwalks into collapse

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is drifting towards a dangerous precipice and far too few seem willing to acknowledge it. By arming violent militias, the government in…

  • Lionel Manzi
4 min read
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi
AFC M23 CONGO RIVER ALLIANCE M23

DRC crisis: Can Africans stand up to Western nations’ perpetuation of the tragic status quo?

When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated…

  • Albert Rudatsimburwa
12 min read
Displaced: A family fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo waits to take a boat at the port of Bukavu in South Kivu province. Photo: Amani Alimasi
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Kinshasa has ‘created a monster it cannot control’

The DRC army’s alliance with the Wazalendo militia has lead to clashes, deaths and deep ethnic divides in Uvira

  • Intore Nelson
5 min read
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila. (Flickr)
AFRICA

Former DRC leader Joseph Kabila’s treason verdict postponed as new evidence emerges

Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption

  • Intore Nelson
2 min read