While Africa grows, Congo’s torment endures

While Africa grows, Congo’s torment endures

Many African countries have cast off the painful legacy of colonialism. But Congo remains mired in horror, violence, corruption and misgovernment. The body of a man killed during election protests lies in the street, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 19...

Complacency, biggest threat to France’s Macron?

By Robert Holloway The first round of France’s two-tier presidential election has left voters to choose between two political outsiders whose views could not be more starkly opposed: Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European centrist, and the leader of the far-right National...

Month: April 2017