Patrick Ilunga

4 weeks ago | zawya.com | Patrick Ilunga |Aggrey Mutambo

The US peace bid in the Democratic Republic of Congo will involve cash for investments into the mineral sector, just as much as a whip of sanctions to those who cross the line. It is a dual-track initiative to end armed conflict in the country, but it could also retest old tools used in this war before.

2 months ago | zawya.com | Patrick Ilunga |Kabona Esiara |Luke Anami

The M23 rebel group's offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may be causing one of the region's worst humanitarian crises. But businesses are also feeling the effects of the war, with closed banks, diverted goods and confusing customs decisions. Since January, more than 3,000 people have died and another 600,000 uprooted from their homes, fleeing the violence that broke out between M23 and the Congolese army.