Should President Kabila step down or get a third term? We asked the Congolese people. Jason Stearns, Herbert Weiss, and Francesca Bomboko - December 9, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50979" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police forces launch flares during a
The Lord’s Resistance Army is finally weakening in central Africa. This could dismantle it. Paul Ronan and Ledio Cakaj - December 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50714" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Children cheer as troops from the
There is new violence in Western Uganda. Here’s why. Kristof Titeca and Anna Reuss - November 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50242" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Ugandan soldiers gather in the town
Do Africans still want democracy? This new report gives a qualified yes. Robert Mattes and Michael Bratton - November 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50077" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A member of the Economic Freedom
Is this the end of the International Criminal Court? Stephanie Schwartz and Kate Cronin-Furman - October 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48238" align="aligncenter" width="960"] South Africa's minister of justice and
Here’s what Congo can teach the world about peace SĂ©verine Autesserre - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47963" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sunset in Idjwi. (Julien Harneis via
Jihadis in Congo? Probably not. Kristof Titeca - September 27, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46830" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Congolese soldier from the Armed
Here’s how African leaders stage ‘constitutional coups’: They tweak the constitution to stay in power. Kamissa Camara - September 16, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People wait outside a polling station
South Sudan is fighting again. Can its peacekeeping mission work? Nina McMurry and Laura Bosco - September 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_45849" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this July 25 photo, a
‘Sex worker activism has exploded throughout Africa,’ and this new book explores how Kim Yi Dionne and Chi Mgbako - July 8, 2016 What do African sex workers really need? A 33-year-old sex