"If stopping genocide in Africa really was on the agenda, why the focus on Sudan with 200,000 to 400,000 dead rather than Congo with five million dead?" The author argues it's because Sudan sits on oil.

The incumbent Kabila got 44% of the vote, forcing a runoff and leading to violence between political factions.

This insightful wrap-up of Sunday's elections in the DRC by native blogger includes discussion of irregularities. And no one seems to know who won yet.

This overview of Sunday's elections in the DRC emphasizes the social impact of the militias that fought in Congo's civil wars and how victims and militia members living side-by-side has created tension in the nation.

Analysis of the upcoming elections in the DRC, the first since it gained independence in 1960 and two devastating wars in the 1990s.