Maurice Carney

Maurice Carney is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo. He served as the interim Africa working group coordinator for Reverend Jesse Jackson while he was Special Envoy to Africa and has provided analysis on Congo for Al Jazeera, All Africa, Democracy Now, and a host of other media outlets.

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Election irregularities in the DRC seen as a ruse to maintain status quo

The delay of the final vote count is increasingly being seen by Congolese as a way for Joseph Kabila to ensure influence over the country, and it could trigger strong resistance by a population that is seeking change.

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Election irregularities in the DRC seen as a ruse to maintain status quo

Democratic Republic of Congo: on the brink of elections or chaos?

Upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been postponed once again. Elections touted as the most well organised ever, are increasingly pushing the country to the edge.

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Democratic Republic of Congo: on the brink of elections or chaos?

Was Patrice Lumumba's assassination the most important of the last century?

The assassination was a disaster not only for the Democratic Republic of Congo, but for the entire African continent. More than half a century later, its shockwaves still reverberate.

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Was Patrice Lumumba's assassination the most important of the last century?