Democratic Republic of Congo

Campaigns & Elections Jan 18, 2019 Snapshot

Congo Kicks the Can Down the Road

By demonstrating to Congolese that true reform is unlikely to happen through the ballot box, the recent election has sown the seeds for deepening disorder and...

Tatiana Carayannis and Herbert Weiss

Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi react at party headquarters in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 10, 2019

Politics & Society Dec 14, 2018 Interview

Big Man in Congo

A Conversation With Joseph Kabila

Joseph Kabila, the outgoing president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, talks to Foreign Affairs about his presidency, the history of the country, and the elections to determine his successor.

Civil Society Aug 17, 2018 Snapshot

Waiting for Democracy in Congo

Is Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary's presidential candidacy a harbinger for Congo’s much-awaited democratic transition or merely a lifeline to a beleaguered strongman?

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele

Joseph Kabila addresses the UN in New York, September 2017.

Foreign Aid Aug 6, 2018 Snapshot

How Congo Beat the Last Ebola Outbreak

International cooperation was crucial to beating the last outbreak of Ebola. It will be equally crucial for the next one.

Ariana A. Berengaut

Residents celebrate the return of Lucien Ambunga, the Catholic parish priest of the village, after he recovered from Ebola and returned to the village of Itipo, Equateur province, June 2018.

Corruption Mar 14, 2018 Snapshot

The Key to Making Peace in Africa

Current peace efforts in Africa have failed to address the systemic corruption that fuels conflicts.

George Clooney and John Prendergast

Economic Development January/February 2018 Essay

Congo’s Slide Into Chaos

Weak institutions, rampant corruption, and sustained violence have brought the Democratic Republic of Congo to the brink of collapse.

Stuart A. Reid

Blood in the streets: at a protest against Kabila in Kinshasa, September 2016.

Political Development Nov 7, 2017 Letter From

A New Rebellion in Congo

Until recently, Kasai was a relatively peaceful part of Congo, a country worn down by decades of war. But that all changed in August last year.

Philip Kleinfeld

Trump Administration Oct 13, 2017 Snapshot

A Worsening Crisis in Congo

The instability in Congo has already spread beyond the east and is now threatening to destabilize a mineral-rich area known as Katanga.

John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev

Security Apr 6, 2017 Snapshot

The Right Way to Build Peace in Congo

Working with national elites, local leaders, and ordinary citizens to plan international programs is the best way to build peace in Congo. Holding national elections...

Séverine Autesserre

Congolese soldiers near the border with Rwanda, June 2014.

Security Mar 16, 2017 Response

Congo's Inescapable State

The road toward stability in Congo must pass through the reform of state institutions.

Jason Stearns, Koen Vlassenroot, Kasper Hoffmann, and Tatiana Carayannis

Supporters of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, an opposition party, running through a cloud of teargas in Kinshasa, November 2011.

Security Mar 1, 2017 Snapshot

What the Uproar Over Congo's Elections Misses

Bringing peace and prosperity to Congo will require a change in attitude, away from the crisis in Kinshasa and toward the local actors who have the power to address...

Séverine Autesserre

Congolese soldiers on patrol in North Kivu, November 2013.

Democratization Dec 19, 2016 Snapshot

An Old King for Congo

On December 20, the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been a democracy for the past decade (flawed though it was), lost that distinction.

David Landry and Marcel Dirsus

DRC President Joseph Kabila and his wife, Marie Olive Lembe di Sita, at an independence-day celebration in Kindu, DRC, October 2016.

Politics & Society Nov 15, 2016 Snapshot

Congo's Challenged Regime

Kabila Holds On

Herbert F. Weiss

At a protest to press President Joseph Kabila to step down, Kinshasa, September 2016.

Democratic Republic of Congo Jun 21, 2016 Snapshot

Congo's Kabila Problem

The United States has a number of tools at its disposal to pressure Congo's Joseph Kabila to relinquish power. But so far, it has chosen not to use them.

John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev

Democratic Republic of Congo May 12, 2016 Letter From

Virunga's Charcoal Cartel

Virunga's charcoal cartel is run by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. It is worth an estimated $35 million a year. But the costs to nature and human...

Holly Dranginis

Human Rights Apr 5, 2016 Snapshot

Making Justice Work

Bemba’s conviction marks much more than the end of a successful prosecution at the ICC, but the politics surrounding the decision to arrest him—let alone the way in...

Tatiana Carayannis

A boy stands near a poster of Congolese presidential hopeful Jean-Pierre Bemba moments before a gunbattle erupts in Kinshasa November 21, 2006.

Gender Feb 9, 2016 Snapshot

Breaking Congo's Glass Ceiling

Politics is a male-dominated field in Congo. Chantal Faida is trying to change that, but has faced a number of setbacks, such as getting the elections to simply take...

Tom O'Bryan

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Jul 22, 2015 Snapshot

Acquitted, But Not Free

Four days before Christmas, the guards brought Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui his suitcase. It was time for him to leave. A few days earlier, he had been acquitted of three...

Benjamin Duerr

Security Jun 8, 2015 Snapshot

Absent in Central Africa

Ever since 1961, Congo has been the place where Africans have looked first to judge U.S. foreign policy toward the continent. As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares...

Stephen R. Weissman, John Prendergast, Anthony W. Gambino, and Sasha Lezhnev

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Congo Kicks the Can Down the Road

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Congo Kicks the Can Down the Road

Big Man in Congo

Waiting for Democracy in Congo

How Congo Beat the Last Ebola Outbreak

The Key to Making Peace in Africa

Congo’s Slide Into Chaos

A New Rebellion in Congo

A Worsening Crisis in Congo

The Right Way to Build Peace in Congo

Congo's Inescapable State

What the Uproar Over Congo's Elections Misses

An Old King for Congo

Congo's Challenged Regime

Congo's Kabila Problem

Virunga's Charcoal Cartel

Making Justice Work

Breaking Congo's Glass Ceiling

Benjamin Duerr on The Acquittal of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui

Acquitted, But Not Free

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Benjamin Duerr on The Acquittal of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui