One of the defining characteristics of a legitimate state is that it ought to have a monopoly over the use of violence. The army, the police and all physical security apparatus belong to the state. Wh… more →
Opalo's weblogereindil wrote 1 hour ago: The DRC recently entered into its first democratically elected government in October of 2006. Howeve … more →
fmccongo wrote 22 hours ago: Congolese President Joseph Kabila has made a televised appeal for people in the east to take up arms … more →
kenopp wrote 2 days ago: One of the defining characteristics of a legitimate state is that it ought to have a monopoly over t … more →
fmccongo wrote 3 weeks ago: At the conclusion of a working session which was held in Goma, under the control of the President of … more →
lemakiza wrote 8 months ago: International Rescue Committee says that as many as 5.4 million people have died from war-related ca … more →
kenopp wrote 8 months ago: Idriss Deby, the president of Chad, is in deep trouble. Rebel forces are reported to have entered th … more →
kenopp wrote 8 months ago: Negotiators from the government and rebel movements in Eastern DRC have indicated that a deal could … more →
joluo wrote 8 months ago: Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:29:26 -0500 (EST) The US-Museveni factors and the hostile ev … more →
joluo wrote 8 months ago: Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:02:57 -0500 PLEASE PASS TO YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS; *Monday, … more →
kenopp wrote 10 months ago: Last week the government of the Democratic Rep. of Congo (DRC) belatedly announced that it had captu … more →
bodyinmotion wrote 1 year ago: While our old friend Jean Pierre Bemba has been braaing away his time at the South African Embassy h … more →
msbazu wrote 1 year ago: Tika ko swana, ko! = ‘Stop Fighting!’ A direct quote from my mother (r.i.p.)She would o … more →
bodyinmotion wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was President Kabila’s first interview with the press since his inauguration in Janu … more →