List of Congo articles
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drc crop The U.N. Uncovers Dozens of Mass Graves in Central Congo
Turmoil and violence threaten Joseph Kabila’s grip on power.
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Felix Tshisekedi, the son of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) late opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi takes part in a funeral wake for her late husband, in Brussels on February 5, 2017. A three-day funeral wake in memory of Tshisekedi started on February 3, 2017 after the main DRC opposition leader died in Brussels aged 84 on February 1, 2017. / AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images) The Man Who Would Be King of Congo
Can the scion of Congo’s second-most famous political dynasty shepherd the country to its first peaceful transition of power?
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foreign-policy-invisible-children Kony 2017: From Guerrilla Marketing to Guerrilla Warfare
Five years after its viral video broke the internet, Invisible Children is on the front line of a covert war against the Lord’s Resistance Army.
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trump_crocker While the Trump Team Fiddles, the World Burns
Across Africa and the Middle East, a vacuum of U.S. leadership is exacerbating crises and emboldening abusers.
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drc-pic The Fate of the DRC Hangs on a Closed-Door Meeting
A last-ditch effort to avert what could be a massive political crisis came to an impasse on Friday — though the deal’s not dead yet.
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A Congolese protester holds a book of the DRC's constitution in defiance against the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila, at a protest demanding him to step down on December 20, 2016 in Pretoria. The United Nations voiced alarm over a wave of arrests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where tensions were running high after President Joseph Kabila's term in office expired. Tuesday marked the end of the second and constitutionally-mandated final term for the 45-year-old, who inherited the presidency after the 2001 assassination of his father. But he is now refusing to leave the job that he began without much fanfare. / AFP / John Wessels (Photo credit should read JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images) Congo’s Crackdown Is Just a Preview of Violence to Come
Joseph Kabila is taking advantage of the opposition's mistakes to extend his rule. But armed militias may be the eventual winners.
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drc-crop Defusing a Ticking Time Bomb in Kinshasa
An opposition leader in exile, a group of Catholic bishops-turned-diplomats, and the ‘last best hope’ to avert the coming crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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gettyimages-615656932-crop Too Little, Too Late
International donors spent $70 million to shore up democracy in the DRC. Here’s why it made little difference.
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 04: President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila listens to remarks before a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Department of State August 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama will promote business relationships between the United States and African countries while hosting the first-ever leaders summit, where 49 heads of state will be meeting in Washington over the next three days. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Kabila’s Trump Card
The U.S. president-elect probably can’t find Congo on a map. For embattled President Joseph Kabila, that’s tremendous news.
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DR Congo president Joseph Kabila attends a joint press conference during the closing session of the French-speaking nations 'Francophonie' summit in Kinshasa on October 14, 2012. 2012. PHOTO/ ISSOUF SANOGO (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/GettyImages) Poll: Support for Congo’s Embattled President Kabila Slides to 7.8 Percent
As an overwhelming majority opposes amending the constitution so he can seek a third term.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MARTHE BOSUANDOLE This photo taken on July 9, 2014 shows caterpillars on sale in a street of the Ngaba district of Kinshasa. At Gambela market in Kinshasa, people can find insects for all tastes : big weevil larvae leaving a smoothness feeling in the mouth, slightly crunchy caterpillars or termites cracking between your teeth. These affordable pleasures are a source of protein at a lower cost, but the real fans defend their gastronomic qualities. AFP PHOTO / JUNIOR D. KANNA (Photo credit should read Junior D. Kannah/AFP/Getty Images) How an Illegal Caterpillar Tax Left Twenty People Dead in Congo
Clashes broke out after an illegal caterpillar tax was imposed on the marginalized Pygmy population.
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TOPSHOT - Flares are launched by DRCongo Police forces during a demonstration in Goma on September 19, 2016. At least 17 people, mostly civilians, were killed on September 19, 2016 when clashes erupted ahead of a planned opposition rally in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, a minister said, warning the toll was "provisional". It was the worst violence in Kinshasa since January 2015 when a police crackdown on another opposition protest left several dozen people dead. Demonstrators were to demand the resignation of President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001. Opponents fear he is planning to extend his rule unconstitutionally. / AFP / Mustafa MULOPWE (Photo credit should read MUSTAFA MULOPWE/AFP/Getty Images) Top Congolese Official Blasts Washington for Pulling Embassy Staff’s Family Members
A top aide to President Joseph Kabila told FP there is no tension in Congo and that Americans should feel safe there.
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TOPSHOT - Demonstrators gather in front of a burning car during an opposition rally in Kinshasa on September 19, 2016. Police fired tear gas at scores of opposition supporters rallying in Kinshasa to demand that DR Congo's long-serving President Joseph Kabila step down this year, AFP journalists said. Kabila, who has ruled DR Congo since 2001, is banned under the constitution from running again -- but he has given no sign of intending to give up his job in December. / AFP / EDUARDO SOTERAS (Photo credit should read EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP/Getty Images) Congo Won’t Organize Elections, But Wants to Sell This New Plan Instead
Congolese officials won't announce election dates, but want to sell the international community on a transitional government instead.
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People walk past a burning barricade during a nationwide protest against long-serving President Joseph Kabila, in Goma, on May 26, 2016. Congolese security forces fired tear gas and charged at several thousand stone-throwing protesters in the capital Kinshasa Thursday as nationwide rallies against veteran President Joseph Kabila turned violent. Large numbers of riot police were deployed across the Democratic Republic of Congo for the protests called by three opposition groups in defiance of government bans. / AFP / FISTON MAHAMBA (Photo credit should read FISTON MAHAMBA/AFP/Getty Images) Congo’s President Is Preparing for War Against His Own People
Joseph Kabila isn’t preparing for new elections to pick a successor. He’s steeling himself for massive popular unrest by stocking up on riot gear and water cannons.
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Displaced people pass by a government soldier on June 5, 2008 in Kinyandonyi, 85km north of the provincial capital Goma. Nine people have reportedly been killed when FDLR (Democratic Force for the Liberation of Rwanda) rebels attacked a refugee camp on June 4. DR Congo's top UN, US and EU officials condemned the "terrorist" attacks on refugees in the east of the country blamed on the Rwandan Hutu militia. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL HEALING (Photo credit should read LIONEL HEALING/AFP/Getty Images) What It Takes to Get an Alleged Mass Rapist and 67 Militiamen Arrested in Congo
The government wouldn't stop a powerful politician from allegedly gang-raping 50 young girls -- until it got a little bad press.
