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The Muddled Message and Confused Agenda of the C64 Coalition

It must be said that the coalition's biggest problem is that it counts among its members some actors who share the Tshisekedi camp's biased reading of the country's political and security situation, such as Martin Fayulu, who is hostile to Congolese Tutsis and to Swahili speakers alike. Several sources also frequently speak of his discreet meetings with Félix Tshisekedi.

7 November 2026 · 5 min read

Tanzania: opposition leader Tundu Lissu escapes the death penalty

Mr Lissu has been behind bars for 19 months. He was arrested in April 2025 for calling for the elections to be blocked through confrontation, in protest at the absence of electoral reforms. He is the main rival of the country's current president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, whom a number of observers accuse of hardening her rule and pushing Tanzania towards dictatorship.

7 November 2026 · 5 min read

Cristiano Ronaldo calls time on his international career

7 November 2026 · 5 min read

Goma and Bukavu are Congolese, and every Congolese has the right to travel there

To force Moïse Katumbi Chapwe or Matata Ponyo to seek Kinshasa's permission to travel to Goma, in their own country, to meet Joseph Kabila Kabange, their fellow Congolese, is bewildering, unlawful and an arbitrary act of intimidation.

6 November 2026 · 5 min read