Commentaries
The EU and the Red Sea: Now This Is Geopolitics
The EU is preparing to launch a maritime operation to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by the Houthis from Yemen. A welcome and necessary decision; and […]
Africa
Publications
Towards a Comprehensive Mining Strategy for the DRC?
Former Minister of Mining Willy Kitobo summarizes in a recent book what he considers to be the main problems of the DRC mining sector. He rightly underlines the largely insufficient […]
Commentaries
Observateurs internationaux et élections en République Démocratique du Congo
Le 20 décembre 2023 les citoyens congolais ont voté pour désigner leur président ainsi que leurs représentants à l’Assemblée nationale, dans les assemblées provinciales, et dans les conseils municipaux. *****
External publications
Elections in the DRC: A Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Organizing elections in Africa’s second largest country, with poor transport infrastructure, is a significant challenge, and given the current situation, it is likely the results will be disputed. The current […]
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. *****
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 […]