Ethnicity and eastern Congo: Why the UN’s latest warning misses the structural drivers of the conflict

By Jonas Eugène Kota The United Nations’ recent statement condemning stigmatizing rhetoric and warning against the ethnicization of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) raises a legitimate concern—but…

DRC : International diplomacy undermined, peace trapped in mining interests

The international diplomatic season opens with a chilling reality check for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the peace process is stalled, fighting rages on multiple fronts in the…