# Eastern Congo Tribune: An independent news and analysis publication covering the Eastern Congo, the African Great Lakes region politics\.

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## Posts
- [‘Guerre’ de Bijombo: Kigali \& Bujumbura se Disputent?](https://easterncongotribune.com/2018/06/20/kigali-contre-bujumbura/): Les tireurs de ficelles pourront sauter sur l’instrumentalisation de certains groupes en leur prouvant qu’une menace les guette et qu’ils doivent adhérer à un plan de sauvetage\.
- [Banyamulenge Are Not Rebels — Minembwe Blockade Continues](https://easterncongotribune.com/2026/07/10/banyamulenge-are-not-rebels-point-zero-minembwe/): The capture of Point Zero and the subsequent visit of the M23 delegation to Minembwe are being framed as Banyamulenge endorsement of M23/AFC\. This opinion argues otherwise — Banyamulenge are not rebels, and their main concern is the continued humanitarian blockade\. 
- [Why Linking the Banyamulenge to M23 Is Dangerous — and Wrong](https://easterncongotribune.com/2026/01/24/banyamulenge-and-m23/): Conflating the Banyamulenge civilian community with the M23 rebel group is factually wrong and politically dangerous\. This article explains the distinction and its consequences\.
- [Minembwe: blocus humanitaire, drones \& effondrement\.](https://easterncongotribune.com/2026/04/03/minembwe-blocus-humanitaire-2026/): Depuis janvier 2026, Minembwe est sous blocus total : famine, attaques de drones, fermeture des écoles\. Plus de 30 000 civils Banyamulenge sont piégés dans une crise humanitaire ignorée\.
- [Point Zero au Sud\-Kivu : pourquoi ce lieu est \(non\) stratégique?](https://easterncongotribune.com/2026/02/17/point-zero-et-minembwe/): Pourquoi la localité stratégique de Point Zero, entre Fizi et Minembwe, est disputée par l'AFC\-M23, les FARDC et le FNDB au Sud\-Kivu\.

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- [Reconciliation](https://easterncongotribune.com/tag/reconciliation/)
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