Tshisekedi’s eight years of broken promises
When Félix Tshisekedi assumed the presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2019, he presented himself as a leader who would bring fundamental change to a country burdened…
How AFC/M23 is transforming eastern Congo
Less than two years after taking control of vast swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the AFC/M23 movement has delivered what many residents describe as unprecedented improvements in security,…
Ndayishimiye just failed to build a coalition for Tshisekedi
Key Congolese opposition members have rejected Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s invitation. They saw right through Ndayishimiye, who was masquerading as a mediator while simply being a Tshisekedi tool. Loudly, they…
Ndayishimiye’s desperate attempt to save Tshisekedi’s crumbling regime
The Ndayishimiye-Tshisekedi alliance is in trouble; on the military front, they have just suffered another humiliating defeat at Point-Zero (South Kivu province). That’s while on the political side, Tshisekedi is…
Congo’s Independence Day: A celebration of dependency
Today, the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates its independence, but there is little to cheer. Sixty-six years after throwing off Belgian colonial rule, Congo is sinking deeper into a new,…
Tshisekedi’s hate rhetoric cannot distract Congolese
Lately, Congolese ruler Félix Tshisekedi has stirred controversy in Houston after indirectly referring to his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, as a “dog planted by enemies to rule the DRC.” Since then,…
Tshisekedi’s thirst for power comes at the expense of Congolese lives
While the security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to dominate global headlines, the country’s political arena is also becoming increasingly tense. In Kinshasa, fears of…
La véritable raison pour laquelle Tshisekedi a traité Kabila de « chien »
La sortie virulente de Félix Tshisekedi contre l’ancien président congolais Joseph Kabila, à Houston, n’avait rien d’un dérapage improvisé. Elle traduit plutôt la fébrilité d’un dirigeant sous pression, voyant s’effriter…
The real reason Tshisekedi called Kabila a “dog”
Tshisekedi’s venomous attack on the former Congolese President Joseph Kabila in Houston was no accident. It was the desperate reaction of a cornered man whose carefully constructed house of cards…
The real reason Tshisekedi called Kabila a “dog”
Tshisekedi’s venomous attack on the former Congolese President Joseph Kabila in Houston was no accident. It was the desperate reaction of a cornered man whose carefully constructed house of cards…