DRC: Blackwater, Drones, and the Escalating War in Minembwe – South Kivu

Had a private military contractor such as Blackwater been recruited earlier to counter armed groups like the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Cooperative pour le Développement du Congo (CODECO)...

DRC: Reuters and the Underreporting of Violence in Minembwe, South Kivu

the absence of firsthand accounts often reduces civilians in Minembwe to being viewed primarily through the lens of armed combatants. Despite almost a half-decade of an imposed humanitarian blockade...

Uvira: Martin Ngoga reveals the confidential truth at the UNSC

Rwandan officials claim to intervene in Uvira to protect the Banyamulenge because they know for certain that the other parties, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, will never acknowledge...

Beyond the Washington Accords: Why Congo–Rwanda Peace is still Elusive

The Washington-brokered peace accord between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda was hailed as a breakthrough in regional diplomacy. Two important questions were not addressed: the regional...

HRW’s Report: Understand the Elimination in Slow Motion

On March 17, 2025, the United Kingdom foreign Office Committee of the House of Commons invited two experts to brief the Committee about the Eastern...

Qui est le Colonel Michel Rukunda dit Makanika ?

Tout se dit par rapport à la défection de Michel. En bref, on l’accuse de servir les intérêts des pays voisins, ceux de sa communauté ethnique ou ceux mêmes personnels. Toutefois, le temps nous dira...