Guest blog: L’or contesté de Mukungwe – minerais de paix ou de conflit
L’or contesté de Mukungwe – minerais de paix ou de conflit Vianney Cubaka Muderhwa A l’est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), une majorité des sites miniers artisanaux sont qualifiés « rouges ». Dans ces sites, l’exploitation minière est liée à certains problèmes, tels que des dégâts humains et matériels suite à l’exploitation artisanale et … Continue reading
Rumblings galore after surprise results in Congo polls
It has been roughly 36 hours since the DRC’s independent electoral commission CENI has announced provisional results of presidential and provincial legislative elections (the third ballot, national legislative elections, still not published). Coming in at around 3am local time, the announcement had already been delayed a couple of days – as has been the ballot … Continue reading
Congo elections, a mixed picture across the Kivu provinces
On 30 December 2018, Congolese finally took to the country’s long-awaited national elections to cast ballots for their preferred presidential candidate as well as national and provincial MPs. In the run-up to the polls, significant polemic had evolved around numerous questions and the entire country held its breath in anticipation of what would come. The … Continue reading
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