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Unaccountable 00040: Willem ‘Ters’ Ehlers — apartheid’s secretary-turned-genocide arms dealer

Africa

Unaccountable 00040: Willem ‘Ters’ Ehlers — apartheid’s secretary-turned-genocide arms dealer

By Mamello Mosiana, Hennie van Vuuren and Daniel Ford for Open Secrets

Dancing like static through the airwaves, memories of radio’s golden age will never die

World

Dancing like static through the airwaves, memories of radio’s golden age will never die

By Hamilton Wende

By Unknown Author

Felix Tshisekedi ready to stand back

Africa

Felix Tshisekedi ready to stand back

By Peter Fabricius

DRC’s neighbours jostle for influence

Africa

DRC’s neighbours jostle for influence

By ISS Today

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

Explainer: What’s driving the deadly conflict in the DRC?

Africa

Explainer: What’s driving the deadly conflict in the DRC?

By Kristen Van Schie

ISS Today: Death becomes a political football in the DRC

Africa

ISS Today: Death becomes a political football in the DRC

By ISS Today

Newsdeck

Violence erupts at opposition protests in DR Congo

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