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U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
More than 4,000 Banyamulenge gathered in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 20, for a peaceful march calling for international action to end violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo.

Banyamulenge and the blueprint of global neglect

Friday, April 24, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to AFC/M23 rebels cross into Rwanda, where they were facilitated for repatriation to their home countries on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The borders of other people’s wars

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
PHOTO BY OSWALD MUTUYEYEZU

From pump to plate: Navigating the fuel price surge

Saturday, April 04, 2026
A section of a residential house destroyed by a drone attack in Goma that killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy.

Eastern DR Congo peace requires political will and confronting genocide ideology

Friday, April 03, 2026
AFC M23 official Freddy Kaniki comforts members of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January 2026. Photo by Teddy Mazina

Eastern DR Congo: When vulnerable citizens are left between armies

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Dozens of DR Congo soldiers from eastern DR Congo fled to Rwanda on Monday, January 27, 2025, after M23 rebels captured the border city of Goma. Courtesy.

Structural factors of conflict in DR Congo

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Former FARDC spokesperson Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge made statements targeting Tutsi women and families, repeating long-discredited narratives historically associated with ethnic hatred. Courtesy

The Congolese government and its conflict narrative about Rwanda

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Dozens of DR Congo soldiers from eastern DR Congo fled to Rwanda on Monday, January 27, 2025, after M23 rebels captured the border city of Goma. Courtesy

Eastern DR Congo: No military solution without political courage

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport in January 2025 during the fall of Goma, as seen in February 2025. Photo by James Munyaneza

When distant threats justify intervention but immediate ones invite sanctions

Thursday, March 12, 2026
US President Donald Trump and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi at the signing ceremony of the Washington Accord in Washington DC. on December 4. Courtesy

Mineral rivalry, geopolitics and the imperative of peace in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on, January 29. Emmanuel Dushimimana.

When the world chooses sides, where does Africa stand?

Wednesday, February 25, 2026