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Politics may aggravate Congo’s security challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

A new mission organised by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is now expected to arrive but is unlikely to do so before the EACRF departs.

SADC reform imperatives face multiple challenges

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SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC reform potential

Regional Congo security plan may disappoint and divide

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The initiative has already seen talks begin between the Congolese government and various armed groups. It also foresees a regional military intervention to tackle ‘negative’…

Congo and Rwanda will struggle to unwind M23 tensions

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CONGO-KINSHASA/RWANDA

Despite the announcement, the two sides continue to trade accusations, while military confrontations intensify on the ground.

Washington's Africa policy still lacks a framework

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UNITED STATES

President Joe Biden’s core Africa team has been in place for several months now but the development of Washington’s Africa policy appears awkwardly caught between the president’s…

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2019.

Congo’s president faces challenging AU chairmanship

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AFRICA/CONGO-KINSHASA

The appointment is a major coup for a president who is committed to building his diplomatic credentials, but comes at a very turbulent time in both African and Congolese affairs.

EAC force may stabilise but not resolve Congo conflict

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CONGO-KINSHASA

CONGO-KINSHASA: EAC may stabilise not resolve conflict

The African Union faces major reform challenges

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AFRICA

The gathering came amid a wave of coups afflicting the continent, widespread pandemic-induced economic difficulties, continuing limits to the AU’s ability to make its presence…