Democratic Republic of Congo
Ending Fortress Conservation And Illicit Extraction In Democratic Republic Of Congo
By Oakland Institute Photos: Oakland Institute Oakland, CA — In a new report, From Abuse to Power: Ending Fortress Conservation in the Democratic Republic ...
False Flag? Ugandan Dictator Museveni Wants To Scrap Bail after Bombings
Uganda’s life president Gen. Yoweri Museveni. Photo: Facebook [The View From Uganda] Uganda’s Gen. Yoweri Museveni’s address to the nation earlier this week was ...
How African Dictators Play the “Fighting Terrorism” Card to Buy U.S. Support
Gen. Museveni—America’s “son of a bitch” for 35 years now. Photo: Facebook. Referring to the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza García, the first of the ...
Open Letter to Superstar Rapper J. Cole about Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dear Mr. Cole: I’m no rap or hip hop aficionado, so I contacted Hard Knock Radio host Davey D. Cook, my fellow Pacifica ...
Ousting hold-out regional governor, Congo’s president tightens control
President Tshisekedi shown with President Nguesso of neighboring Congo Republic. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. GOMA (Reuters)-Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday struck a heavy blow ...
Congo seeks over $4 billion in reparations from Uganda at World Court
THE HAGUE — Lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday told the International Court of Justice that they are seeking $4.3 billion ...
DRC Report: Investors Bankrolling Land Theft, Human Rights Violations
Photo: Oakland Institute As community efforts to reclaim 100,000 hectares of their ancestral land, initially seized over a century ago for oil palm plantations, ...
DR Congo’s Tshisekedi formally assumes AU Chair role
President Felix Tshisekedi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has officially taken over from his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa ...
Kabila ally to quit as DR Congo PM as parliament rallies behind Tshisekedi
President Tshisekedi. The power shift in the DR Congo parliament marks a step forward in President Felix Tshisekedi’s bid to wrest the levers of power ...
Patrice Lumumba’s Homecoming: Belgium to Return Tooth of Murdered African Hero
Patrice Lumumba. Wikimedia Commons. [Commentary] Patrice Emery Lumumba’s remains—his teeth—are to be returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo, an event that draws memories ...
