• DRC: Congressional Hearing on the Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 in Congo

    DRC: Congressional Hearing on the Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 in Congo

    The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Thursday, May 10, 2012 Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McCarthy and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank

  • DRC:Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform

    DRC:Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform

    Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform Remarks by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Eastern Congo Initiative Fellow to The United Nations Security Council New York City Friday, April 19, 2012 To the Members of the United Nations Security Council Ladies and gentlemen, My name is Mvemba Phezo Dizolele. I am a writer, a fellow at Eastern Congo Initiative and a visiting

  • Great Lakes Course at the Rift Valley Institute – Bujumbura

    Great Lakes Course at the Rift Valley Institute – Bujumbura

    We are holding our annual Great Lakes course in Bujumbura from July 7-13. The deadline for applications is April 30.The course will provide an intensive introduction to the politics and history of Rwanda, Burundi and the DR Congo through a series of presentations and workshops. Around 40 diplomats, aid officials and journalists usually attend, and we feature a dozen lecturers,

  • DRC – Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next?

    DRC – Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next?

    Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next? In DRC death is as commonplace as it is mysterious. But for better or for worse, in the local political realm some deaths are more important than others. Augustin Katumba Mwanke’s passing away is one such important death. He died yesterday when the private jet in which he and his colleagues were traveling missed the

  • Al Jazeera: Does Your smartphone Fund Conflict in DRC?

    Al Jazeera: Does Your smartphone Fund Conflict in DRC?

    Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo make millions each year from illicit mining of “conflict minerals” used in cell phones and computers. Conflict mineral mining generates between $300 million and $1.4 billion per year, and thousands of Congolese families live off the industry. The US government attempted to curb the purchase of conflict minerals from the DRC by

  • US Senate Hearing on Congo Elections

    US Senate Hearing on Congo Elections

    On December 15, the US Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs held a hearing  on the election crisis in DRC. I was one of the expert witnesses along with Ambassador Johnnie Carson (Assistant Secretary of State),  Mark Schneider (Vice President, International Crisis Group) and Tony Gambino (Fellow, Eastern Congo Initiative). Here are my oral and written statements: Chairman Coons, Ranking Member

  • Call for International Action in Congo

    Call for International Action in Congo

    Below is a joint statement from organizationsand individuals calling for international action in Congo: We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, are deeply troubled by the lack of critical engagement that the international community has shown throughout the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Carter Center, the European Union, the Catholic Church and other national election observation

  • DRC: Post-Election Popular Repression

    DRC: Post-Election Popular Repression

    Phil Moore / AFP – Getty Images A Congolese army soldier stamps on Fabien Mutomb, provincial vice-president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), as the army and police break-up a peaceful protest in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, on Dec. 14, 2011. Permanent link to this post (44 words, estimated 11 secs reading time)

 

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DRC: Congressional Hearing on the Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 in Congo2
Mvemba Dizolele / May 14, 2012 12:17 am

DRC: Congressional Hearing on the Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502 in Congo

The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Thursday, May 10, 2012 Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McCarthy and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank

DRC:Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform3
Mvemba Dizolele / April 24, 2012 9:51 pm

DRC:Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform

Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform Remarks by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Eastern Congo Initiative Fellow to The United Nations Security Council New York City Friday, April 19, 2012 To the Members of the United Nations Security Council Ladies and gentlemen, My name is Mvemba Phezo Dizolele. I am a writer, a fellow at Eastern Congo Initiative and a visiting

Great Lakes Course at the Rift Valley Institute – Bujumbura0
Mvemba Dizolele / April 12, 2012 3:43 am

Great Lakes Course at the Rift Valley Institute – Bujumbura

We are holding our annual Great Lakes course in Bujumbura from July 7-13. The deadline for applications is April 30.The course will provide an intensive introduction to the politics and history of Rwanda, Burundi and the DR Congo through a series of presentations and workshops. Around 40 diplomats, aid officials and journalists usually attend, and we feature a dozen lecturers,

DRC – Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next?5
Mvemba Dizolele / February 13, 2012 4:55 am

DRC – Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next?

Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next? In DRC death is as commonplace as it is mysterious. But for better or for worse, in the local political realm some deaths are more important than others. Augustin Katumba Mwanke’s passing away is one such important death. He died yesterday when the private jet in which he and his colleagues were traveling missed the

Al Jazeera: Does Your smartphone Fund Conflict in DRC?1
Mvemba Dizolele / January 3, 2012 11:57 pm

Al Jazeera: Does Your smartphone Fund Conflict in DRC?

Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo make millions each year from illicit mining of “conflict minerals” used in cell phones and computers. Conflict mineral mining generates between $300 million and $1.4 billion per year, and thousands of Congolese families live off the industry. The US government attempted to curb the purchase of conflict minerals from the DRC by

US Senate Hearing on Congo Elections3
Mvemba Dizolele / December 22, 2011 4:21 am

US Senate Hearing on Congo Elections

On December 15, the US Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs held a hearing  on the election crisis in DRC. I was one of the expert witnesses along with Ambassador Johnnie Carson (Assistant Secretary of State),  Mark Schneider (Vice President, International Crisis Group) and Tony Gambino (Fellow, Eastern Congo Initiative). Here are my oral and written statements: Chairman Coons, Ranking Member

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