Commissioned by the Congolese government, a US firm found the French-British oil company to be responsible for ground and water contamination and biodiversity devastation in Muanda region. The study estimates cleanup costs of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Pacifique Ntawunguka, despised by the Kagame government, on his tail in eastern Congo, is committed to his movement's founding mission: to survive while waiting for an illusory return to Rwanda. Deeply immersed in the ideology that led to the 1994 genocide, he relies on a small group of commanders, intelligence officers and ideologues.
Less than six months from the conference planned on the island of Kassa and in Conakry from 11 to 14 November, the mining ministry and its belatedly chosen British, Chinese and French contractors face a momentous task to have facilities and the event ready on time.
The defection of soldiers to join Afar rebel group Uguugumo poses a serious threat to Addis Ababa. Federal authorities are working with regional leader Awel Arba to limit the number of renegade fighters.
A somewhat sidelined minister during the Bouteflika era, the current president has largely achieved his political revenge. Through complex negotiations with the army chief, who remains central to the power structure, he has built up a circle of loyal figures within the state apparatus.