Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines.
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The deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines didn’t take into account how the Congolese people would benefit.
DRC’s new President Felix Tshisekedi (left) and outgoing President Joseph Kabila. The two have agreed to share power.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has implemented power-sharing agreements before but none of them have worked.
Former DRC President Joseph Kabila congratulates President Felix Tshisekedi at his inauguration.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new leader Felix Tshisekedi is being undermined by the outgoing regime of Joseph Kabila.
A Renault Zoe charging. It’s currently one of the top-selling plug-in electric vehicles in Europe, but what would happen if subsidies dried up?
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Electric vehicles are taking off, but will demand remain sustainable once governments phase out subsidies? And as the “hidden costs” of the EV revolution emerge, some might get left behind…
Tens of thousands fled the DRC during fighting between rebels and government troops.
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The lengthy nature of some of Africa’s wars is one of the main hindrances to ending the “refugee cycle”.
In Ghana, “skirt-and-blouse voting” means to vote for different parties for presidential and legislative positions.
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A dictionary of African politics reveals the witty and insightful political terminology that people in different African countries use.
President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and his running mate, vice president Yemi Osinbajo (R) attend a campaign rally in Akure, Nigeria on February 5, 2019.
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South Africa, Senegal, Nigeria … the story seems to be the same.
Health workers in Liberia at the height of the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak.
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Four new Ebola treatments are being tried out in the DRC.
Kigeme refugee camp in Rwanda.
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While refugees in Rwanda have the right to freedom of movement and work, in practice it’s difficult for them.
Repression is on the rise in Zambia under President Edgar Lungu.
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Democratic and authoritarian countries are moving further away from each other.
African students at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1964 protesting against being called “savages” in parliament.
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African universities were key actors in developing post-colonial and decolonised societies.
The change in leadership is one of the factors that led to the decriminalisation of homosexual relationships in Angola.
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Angola’s new President João Lourenço has shown some willingness to engage in more inclusive politics.
Mali was one of the West African countries affected by the biggest Ebola outbreak ever recorded from 2014 to 2016.
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Without the current experimental vaccine the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has the potential to spiral out of control.
Lexxus Legal is a hip-hop artist and at the forefront of the activist movement in the DRC.
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The intertwining of the market, state and society has continued to see itself expressed through music in the DRC.
DR Congo presidential candidate Martin Fayulu who has challenged Felix Tshisekedi’s win in the December 2018 poll.
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The DRC’s Constitutional Court has upheld Felix Tshisekedi’s presidential election win.
Citizens movements are now more powerful than conventional political parties in the DRC.
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Confidence in democracy in the DRC will be built through incremental steps.
Fighting deadly diseases such as Ebola is a strong case for providing donor aid to authoritarian countries like the DRC.
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Aid has never been just about helping people. It’s also about gaining influence and exercising soft power.
A portable DNA sequencer in action.
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Researchers have increasingly turned to DNA sequencing to help identify and track diseases like Ebola.
Supporters of DR Congo’s opposition leader, Felix Tshisekedi, celebrate after he was declared the winner.
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If the violence feared in the aftermath of the election does manifest, it will be because of Congolese society’s commitment to and defence of democracy, not in spite of it.
Supporters of DRC opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, celebrate his presidential election win.
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Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC’s presidency but the road ahead won’t be a smooth one.