Commentaries
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
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
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. *****
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
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
Despite the EU’s aim to stabilise the Sahel, the political and security situation in the region has deteriorated amid the current wave of coups. Research on coups has singled out […]