Democratic Republic of Congo

Spy Chief’s Efforts to Hold Talks With Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame as His Forces Terrorize the Democratic Republic of Congo is a Joke, says Central African Expert

In late November, Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), traveled to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for meetings with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. The stated purpose of the meetings was to try to de-escalate tensions in eastern DRC, which has seen stepped up attacks by […]

DR Congo Invites Russian Companies to Develop Gas & Oil Fields

By Maria Konokhova – Samizdat – 15.12.2022 Energy is one of the main areas of cooperation between Russia and African countries with a great potential for growth. The head of the African Energy Chamber, Nj Ayuk, recently told Sputnik that Russia could play a leading role in implementing energy projects on the continent. The Democratic […]

STUDY: Ukrainian media among least trustworthy in the world

A recent study by the American Center for the Study of Public Opinion has found that Ukrainian media is in the bottom five countries in the world when it comes to being trusted by its own population.
The study found that Mauritania had the least trust in its media followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo and then South Sudan. Tied at fourth place were Gabon and Ukraine.
These results will surprise no one who has studied recent developments in Ukrainian media.

Scheme To Protect Second Largest Rainforest Threatened By Corruption, Politics

Children of a logger in the wait to be transported along the Lomami River, a tributary of the Congo River. Approximately 40 million people in the DRC depend on the rainforest for their basic needs, such as medicine, food or shelter. (Photo: Greenpeace/Jiro Ose)
A UK-backed deal to protect the world’s second largest rainforest is struggling, just over a year since it was signed and amid rising concerns over deforestation, corruption and political instability.