M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second largest city
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...
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Congo Bruno Itoua consolidates grip on oil ministry
The minister and his new director have known each other for many years. In the early 2000s when he was at the helm of the SNPC, Itoua dispatched Onanga to train as an oil engineer in Houston.
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Mahmoud Ali Youssouf: outsider elected to head African Union commission
Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti's foreign minister since 2005, who was ...