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Kelly Mutesi

Kelly Mutesi

Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo Germain Nsanzimana

Stop calling them remnants: the FDLR is a political-ideological system

Thursday, February 05, 2026

Members of the Banyamulenge community who fled Uvira following the withdrawal of M23 rebels from the city. Courtesy.

Having seen DR Congo unravel, a veteran proposes a Citizen Pact

Sunday, January 25, 2026

On January 18, 2026, l’Église 37ᵉ CADC, a Banyamulenge church in Uvira, burned down for the fifth time.

Uvira: when a church burns for the fifth time

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Some European mercenaries who surrendered to M23 rebels after the capture of Goma in North Kivu on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The elephant in the room: Who benefits from a chaotic DR Congo?

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Former UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan, Christopher Trott, visits Kigali Genocide Memorial. Sam Ngendahimana

The language of ethnic cleansing: from Ngoma to the Great Lakes

Monday, January 05, 2026

The Wazalendo, a Congolese rebel coalition and irregular force, operates in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. INTERNET PHOTO

Elevated to patriots: the shocking tales of the Wazalendo militia

Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Former members of FDLR and affiliated armed groups based eastern DR Congo, undergo a civic training at Mutobo Demobilisation Centre on April 30, 2025. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Restoring agaciro: a visit to Mutobo Demobilization Center

Friday, October 31, 2025

The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC-M23) rebel movement accused the Congolese government of bombing a humanitarian aircraft in South Kivu.

Scorched earth: FARDC shoots down humanitarian aircraft on Independence Day

Monday, July 14, 2025

Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi.

The business of war: How DR Congo’s conflict funds a criminal state

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

The agreement was inked by Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe of Rwanda and his Congolese counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and was witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The clarity in peace: Rwanda is not the aggressor

Thursday, July 03, 2025

Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe and his DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner sign the declaration of principles, witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Courtesy

The duplicity in American democracy

Thursday, May 15, 2025

The United Nations, founded on Enlightenment ideals, decided Rwandan lives did not fully matter, as their Belgian-led “peacekeeping” force abandoned 4,000 Tutsis at ETO Kicukiro.

Who is human enough to the UN?

Monday, May 05, 2025

A view of a residential house damaged by a bomb fired into Rwandan territory in Rubavu District from DR Congo on Monday, January 27. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

Deaf to the dead: Rwandan lives don’t matter to Western media

Friday, May 02, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi welcomed Belgian troops to Kindu, DR Congo, on March 17, 2025 – 300 to 400 commandos with tanks and drones.

Addicted to the Abuser: Tshisekedi’s Belgian fix dooms DR Congo

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Banyamulenge community during a peaceful march to call for action against the ongoing killings. File

Does sanctioning Rwanda save the Banyamulenge?

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Christopher Trott, the former UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Pan-Africanism and the unmasking of neo-colonial lies

Friday, March 21, 2025

On March 1, 2025, AFC-M23 handed over Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR. GERMAIN NSANZIMANA

RTLM to international sanctions: When empty tins make the most noise

Friday, March 14, 2025

The Headquarters of UMICORE, a $27 billion Belgian-French multinational materials technology company which benefits from minerals from DR Congo.

Never again or never without gain: Belgium's cartographic crimes against Africa

Friday, March 07, 2025