Ethnic-identity-politics

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Ethnic-identity-politics" (156 articles)
Congolese refugees from Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful walk calling for action to end the ongoing killings targeting members of the Tutsi and Banyamulenge communities in Eastern DR Congo

The ethnic identity politics in DR Congo are fundamentally domestic in origin

Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Burned remains of houses belonging to Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. The people of Minembwe, in South Kivu, continue to be subjected to regular mortar and kamikaze drone attacks. Courtesy.

The rhetoric of ‘non-natives’ in DR Congo: Echoes in current ethnopolitics

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Nyamata Genocide Memorial, the former catholic church in Bugesera District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Keep God out of the genocidaires’ mess

Thursday, May 28, 2026
The death of Burundian President Melchior Ndadaye on October 21, 1993, was used by Hutu extremists in Rwanda as a powerful propaganda tool to justify the dehumanisation of the Tutsi in Rwanda

How extremists used Ndadaye’s death to fuel 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Thursday, May 28, 2026
The signing of the Arusha Peace Agreement on August 4, 1993.

Inside the extremist politics that undermined the Arusha Accords

Friday, May 22, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp protested against violence targeting Congolese Tutsi communities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. File

DR Congo Tutsi labelled as ‘naturally evil’

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The event brought together representatives from MINUBUMWE, Rwanda Defence Force, Rwanda Golf Union, survivors, golfers, and staff and management of Kigali Golf Resort & Villas.
Kwibuka

RUGC/Kigali Golf Resort & Villas uses sport to honour Genocide victims, promote unity

Monday, May 11, 2026
Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful march calling for action against the ongoing killings of Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. File photo.

Who is Congolese? The unresolved question in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo with student representatives during the launch of the fifth edition of the Ndi Umunyarwanda initiative in secondary schools at the Lycée de Kigali on March 10.

Why youth must resist the politics of identity

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Congolese researcher Alex Mvuka speaks during The New Times's inaugural episode of 'The Context'. Courtesy
Africa

Researcher warns genocide ideology in DR Congo 'at its peak'

Monday, May 04, 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
Wreaths at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial that were laid on Saturday, April 11 in honour of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi interred at the memorial. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

How Rwanda moved from genocide to renewal

Sunday, April 12, 2026