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M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo.

Why there were no Tutsi rebel groups in DR Congo before 1995

Friday, February 07, 2025
The Congo Free State later became Belgian Congo; upon gaining flag independence, it was named Congo Léopoldville, then Congo Kinshasa, then Zaire, and now, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DR Congo: The endless mirage of Freedom

Thursday, February 06, 2025
One of the M23 rebels controls a neighbourhood in Goma on January 28. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

DR Congo conflict: A war of narratives and a modern cold war

Wednesday, February 05, 2025
M23 rebels control the border between Rwanda and DR Congo on January 28. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Ending DR Congo crisis requires addressing M23 grievances, Rwanda’s security, and Tshisekedi’s failures

Wednesday, February 05, 2025
FARDC senior officer speaks to South African troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to fight alongside FARDC and FDLR genocidal group. Courtesy

Perspectives from a veteran diplomat on DR Congo crisis

Tuesday, February 04, 2025
The M23 rebels are now in control of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Courtesy
Africa

Moving in a wrong direction: 22 years after the Pretoria agreement

Monday, February 03, 2025
Kenya President William Ruto, Former South African President Thabo Mbeki and Ugandan President Yoweli Kaguta Museveni. File

What African leaders have said on ethnic marginalization in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, January 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump delivers his speech at his inauguration on Monday, January 20. Internet

Trump’s inauguration speech: Wrong on some counts, but right on ambition

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Students with portraits of heroes of Nyange who were killed by Abacengezi on March 18,1997 at Groupe Scolaire Nyange. Courtesy

January 19: A reflection on RPF’s role in instilling the sense of national unity

Sunday, January 19, 2025
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People

Prof. Rwigamba Balinda: A lifelong commitment to shaping Africa’s future leaders through education

Friday, January 17, 2025
Congolese refugees from Kigeme refugee during a peaceful march to call for action against Genocide ideology in eastern DR Congo, on March 8, 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Revisiting the roots of anti-Tutsi ideology

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

"Genocide ignored, minerals adored: The west’s role in DR Congo’s unending tragedy"

Sunday, January 12, 2025