2017: The year the Democratic Republic of Congo would like to forget
By: Reuben Loffman, Lecturer in African History, Queen Mary University of London Congolese soldiers arrest anti-government protester in North Kivu province. Kenny Katombe/Reuters For the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 2017 was a disaster. Presidential and legislative elections were delayed, the violence in Kasai intensified, a long-standing opposition leader died and violence in eastern Congo continued. To be sure, 2016 was hardly better. As the slated presidential and legislative elections […]