After eight months of negotiations, the revised 2008 mining deal with the Chinese includes constructing 7,000km of roads. But is the agreement the best DRC could hope for?

Analysts see the three countries' decision as an unwise one.

The ultra-rich daughter of Angola’s former president and her advisors are accused of defrauding the country of $219 million, including through financial schemes uncovered by 

Wagner 2.0 coming to Africa this summer. The new military force will consist of former Wagner operatives and private security contractors affiliated with Russian companies working in Africa.

Term limit evasions are at the root of a host of governance dysfunctions in Africa and are linked to higher levels of autocracy, corruption, conflict, and propensity for coups.