Why You Should Care About More Than Just “Conflict Minerals” in the CongoChances are, the consumer electronic product in which you are reading this blog post can trace some of its key...
Where Risk of a “Rigged” Election is Very Real, Major Unrest ExpectedThere is a major crisis looming in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. President Joseph Kabila is facing a constitutionally...
With a New Investigation in the Works, Can the ICC Improve its Reputation in Africa?The tiny west african country of Gabon is newest place the International Criminal Court may probe for serious human rights...
Why You Need to Pay Attention to Election Violence in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most conflict prone countries in central Africa. Between August 1998 and...
The ICC’s First Hunger-Striking Defendant Poses a Courtroom ConundrumAt the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Bosco Ntaganda, who is on trial for his role in war...
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo Could Mean Trouble(Bukavu, South Kivu DRC) –The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to hold national elections in November. And though...
The Unfortunately Enduring Legacy of Kony2012For over twenty years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has terrorized civilians in its attempt to...
Why Congolese Are Protesting a Census. And Why You Should CareElectoral shenanigans are having deadly consequences.
How to Understand A Massacre in DR CongoWas it cattle rustling? Politically motivated? Or something else