As a 3-Decade War Continues in the Congo, the World Looks Away Theodore Yohalem Shouse Mar 12, 2024 The East Congo War risks being forgotten by the rest of the world. As Western leaders deal with domestic strife and…
Pointing to the Future: Why Prosperity for the Catholic Church Lies in Africa Clare Rowbotham Mar 22, 2023 Pope Francis's most recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan highlight the importance of…
Congo’s Ebola Problem: More Than Just the Disease Nathan Manhas Mar 4, 2019 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing the worst outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the country's…
DRC’s Election: The Results We Did Not Expect Ornella Teta Jan 20, 2019 The process was slow, not entirely fair, and not accessible to the entire population, yet the people remained calm …
Kagame and The Congo Milan Singh-Cheema Sep 25, 2017 Rich in resources yet rife with conflict, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is geographically the second…
Power Traps and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa Nicholas Chanko Aug 20, 2017 Nearly every nation in Sub-Saharan Africa has faced power traps and institutional instability since their…
The Child Labour Behind Smart Phones and Electric Car Batteries Sam Hersh Jan 21, 2016 This post is about an old and archaic use of labour - the kind that many countries outlawed say about 200 years…
Neither Guns Nor Butter: An Evaluation of the Conflict Trap Alex Langer Oct 29, 2014 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the world’s poorest countries. Despite a huge bounty of…