Kabila’s sham trial has more to do with the paranoia of those in power, not justice
The spectacle unfolding in Kinshasa on the trial in absentia of the former DRC Head of state, Joseph Kabila, is not about justice. It’s just the latest episode in a…
C’est quitte ou double pour Tshisekedi: soit il collabore avec l’AFC/M23, soit il creuse sa propre tombe politique
Le dirigeant congolais Félix Tshisekedi, qui jusqu’à récemment qualifiait obstinément le mouvement politico-militaire congolais AFC/M23 de « terroristes », se trouve désormais acculé. Par une série humiliante de défaites militaires…
Do or die for Tshisekedi: it’s either work with M23/AFC, or dig own political grave.
Congolese ruler Felix Tshisekedi, who until recently stubbornly branded the Congolese military-political movement M23/AFC as “terrorists,” now finds himself cornered. By a humiliating series of military defeats and mounting international…
Restoration of state authority in DRC: M23 shows true leadership
The International organizations, including United Nations agencies and reputable NGOs like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), have begun engaging with the leadership of the AFC/M23 administration. This engagement is acknowledgment of…
Dear Muyaya and Shabani; M23 Isn’t begging to join your broken army
Only in Kinshasa can a government official stand before cameras and twist facts with a straight face. In a joint press briefing from Doha, Congo’s Deputy Prime Minister Shabani Lukoo…
Peace begins the day Tshisekedi recognizes legitimacy of M23
Last Saturday the regime of Felix Tshisekedi and the AFC/M23 movement signed a declaration of principles in Doha, under the mediation of Qatar. It was a step in the right…
USA, Qatar join AFC/M23 in acknowledging there is no functional government in DRC.
In a significant diplomatic move, Qatar and the United States have joined the AFC/M23 in acknowledging a stark reality: DRC does not currently have a functioning government. This acknowledgment is…
Doha Declaration must light the fuse for a federal Congo
The Doha Declaration signed between the Kinshasa regime of Felix Tshisekedi and the M23/AFC movement must be more than words on paper. It should spark the birth of a Federal…
Tshisekedi mouthpiece Muyaya Rushes to Falsify the Doha Declaration Before Ink Even Dries
After months of conflict in eastern DRC, a hopeful breakthrough came when the Tshisekedi regime and the Congolese military-political movement M23/AFC reached a Declaration of Principles under the watchful involvement…
Tshisekedi regime gripped by panic as generals are purged and governors go on the run
The DRC is witnessing a political earthquake as Tshisekedi’s regime is gripped by fear and turmoil. In a dramatic escalation, high-ranking military officials are being arrested, purged, and jailed, while…