Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Mobutu Sese Seko

Is Fikile searching for a crane to lift him higher than Juju after aspiring dictator’s slick EFF rally stunt?

Maverick Life

Is Fikile searching for a crane to lift him higher than Juju after aspiring dictator’s slick EFF rally stunt?

By Mr Styles

Collaborators in Africa: Did Britain help murder an African leader and UN Secretary-General?

World

Collaborators in Africa: Did Britain help murder an African leader and UN Secretary-General?

By Richard Norton-Taylor

A harrowing tale: Escape From Lubumbashi – ‘A Refugee’s Journey on Foot to Reunite her Family’

Magazine

A harrowing tale: Escape From Lubumbashi – ‘A Refugee’s Journey on Foot to Reunite her Family’

By Carol Allais

By Unknown Author

By Unknown Author

Op-Ed: DRC – We demand an end to arbitrary detentions of activists committed to social justice

Africa

Op-Ed: DRC – We demand an end to arbitrary detentions of activists committed to social justice

By Kate Janse Van Rensburg

Op-Ed: Is the Congolese opposition ready to govern?

Africa

Op-Ed: Is the Congolese opposition ready to govern?

By Claude Kabemba

Newsdeck

DR Congo police fire tear gas at opposition protesters

By AFP

ISS Today: As Kabila eyes another term, the AU must speak up

Africa

ISS Today: As Kabila eyes another term, the AU must speak up

By Stephanie Wolters

Goma rebels say will 'liberate' all Congo

Newsdeck

Goma rebels say will 'liberate' all Congo

By Reuters