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DRC - News and Analysis
Taking the Fight to the DRC Rebels: The Potential Pitfalls of a UN Intervention Brigade The creation of a special UN unit in the DRC to conduct "targeted offensive operations" against rebel groups could prove helpful, but there are also dangers. |
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Lubumbashi Takeover: “Governance by Substitution” in the DRCThe attack on the DRC's second largest city by 440 Mai-Mai fighters is a further indication of the Kabila government's inability to govern and enact reforms. |
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Cooperation in the Congo: Will the Regional Peace Deal Bring Stability?A new peace framework could bolster MONUSCO, push Congolese reforms and enhance cross-border cooperation. But while positive, these steps are not enough. |
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Invisible Suffering: The DRC's Unofficial IDP CampsHundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the conflict in the DRC, many of whom are now in unofficial IDP camps without protection or support. |
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Can the AU Deliver Pax Africana?As the international intervention in Mali showed, Africa does not yet fully have the means to police itself. But could this change soon? |
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Trouble Brewing: Africa and Alcohol ProblemsWith over-consumption of alcohol on the rise, governments are struggling to find suitable legislation amidst profit-hungry global corporations and illegally-produced liquor. |
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Negotiating with the DRC Rebels: First as Tragedy, Then as Farce?If talks with M23 are not responsibly managed and we see a repeat of the 2009 CNDP talks, we could see another identical conflict a few years down the line. |
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Donations Crucial for Hunger Emergency in South Sudan and Eastern DRCAid is needed urgently to address the humanitarian crises in South Sudan and the eastern DRC. |
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Bordering on the Dangerous: The Invisible Frontline in North KivuWhile international media attention focuses on events in Goma, the political and military landscape of the eastern Congo is changing as Kabila's hold crumbles in North Kivu. |
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New Rebel Group Strikes in BurundiHow will Burundi's latest rebel group, which carried out an attack in the north last month, affect the country's tense political environment? |
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Could Rwanda's Alleged Support for M23 Backfire?Rwanda's President Kagame might have the most to gain from M23's successes in the eastern DRC, but he may also have the most to lose. |
