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12 JUL 22 :: Tshisekedi calls out Kagame on the M23 militia @Africa_Conf |
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5 JUL 22 :: A “Deal with the Devil” in the Heart of the Great Lakes @CrisisGroup @SEMATUMBA & @nicodelaunay |
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9 JUN 22 :: King Philippe of Belgium handed over a mask to the DRC. This mask, stolen during the colonial era, is now in the national museum in Kinshasa. @patrickilunga25 |
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19 MAY 22 :: Oil blocks that the Democratic Republic of Congo plans to auction have reserves estimated at 16 billion barrels that would be worth more than $650 billion at current prices, according to the country’s oil minister. @markets |
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19 MAY 22 :: Kinshasa |
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11 MAY 22 :: Finally, to the peacebuilders: a major flaw of has been the assumption by donors that Kinshasa wanted a functioning state and that Rwanda wanted stability in its neighbour. This is far from the case, as you can see. @jasonkstearns |
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11 MAY 22 :: Second, the war has produced a new military bourgeoisie that controls large parts of the economy in the eastern Congo and has deep links with political elites across the country @jasonkstearns |
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11 MAY 22 :: Kinshasa is Africa's third-largest urban area after Cairo and Lagos.It is also the world's largest Francophone urban area surpassing Paris in population |
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28 MAR 22 :: Türkiye’s big push @thecontinent_ |
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7 MAR 22 :: Governments across Africa are reviewing ties with Moscow as the international crisis over its Ukraine invasion deepens @Africa_Conf |
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16 FEB 22 :: MWANGI: Why I believe Congo will drive @KeEquityBank group’s growth @The_EastAfrican |
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4 FEB 22 :: A Picture I took of Kinshasa |
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4 FEB 22 :: Congo & Kabila: A dive into the road that exports the country's copper & cobalt. Audits allege that the toll collectors, inc. one founded by the ex-president's family, can't account for $238 million -- w/@markets @mjkcongo @WTBClowes |
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13 JAN 22 :: Seroprevalence study of COVID antibodies in some parts of several African countries and Yemen by @Epicentre_MSF shows that number of people infected is/was significantly higher than reported in official figures (sometimes several hundred times higher): @j |
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30 DEC 21 :: The Fleuve, with its $29 cheeseburgers and other luxury offerings, is markedly different from its Kinshasa surroundings, where poverty is widespread and electricity can be scarce. @nytimes |
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30 DEC 21 :: A weekly pool party at the Fleuve, a luxury destination for international travelers to Kinshasa, the capital. @nytimes |
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30 DEC 21 :: On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition @nytimes |
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30 DEC 21 :: A boat captain on the Congo River in Kinshasa. @nytimes |
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28 DEC 21 :: Congo registered 6,480 new cases in the week of Dec. 13 - more than double the number hit during its previous record week in June, World Health Organization data show. |
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23 DEC 21 :: Omicron accelerating Africa country case rise fastest in world. @jmlukens |
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