Commentaries
D-Day in Kinshasa
Today is voting day in Kinshasa. While it is very likely that incumbent President Tshisekedi will be proclaimed the winner, the question is at what cost. *****
Central Africa
Publications
Have African Coups provoked an Identity Crisis for the EU?
As Africa experiences a new coup wave establishing military governments across the continent, the EU grapples with fundamental questions about what direction to take. In the past three years several […]
Commentaries
Is the DR Congo a Lost Cause?
I stepped down as the UN Special Representative in the Congo a dozen years ago. My departure from the DRC coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Congo’s independence. *****
External publications
UN Peacekeeping at 75: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects
This year marks the 75th anniversary of what the UN itself understands to be its first peacekeeping operation. It is therefore an appropriate time to reflect on the track record […]
Mission Accomplished? The Evaluation of Ethnic Quotas in Burundi
The Burundian Senate is currently evaluating the future of the country’s system of constitutional ethnic quotas. In this context, we review the objectives and track-record of these quotas, and provide […]
Commentaries
Election Times and Murder in Kinshasa
On 13 July, the bullet-ridden corpse of former Minister Chérubin Okende was discovered close to the city centre of Kinshasa, in a display reminding of the 2010 murder of the […]