Dateline Africa High- (and low-) lights on the continent, May-August

Abstract

Since the last Dateline Africa column was published in the previous issue of New Agenda the continent has been marked by mounting clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the armed forces and the March 23 Movement (M23), a militia made up of mainly Congolese Tutsi that DRC claims is backed by neighbouring Rwanda. This comes despite ongoing peace talks and a rare promising announcement that the DRC has formally joined the East African Community.