Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has shown his strategic acumen, honed by 30 years of cementing control at home and influence abroad, as conflict flares in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Raised as a refugee, forged by a Ugandan bush war and the …
In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the fighting between the rebel coalition led by the M23 and the Congolese army continues unabated: the militias are gaining more and more territory in the province of South Kivu as they captured the provincial …
M23 rebels have captured and occupied Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Congolese government has confirmed, days after the Rwanda-backed militia launched an attack. In a statement posted on X, the DRC …
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he wants peace, but he’s not acting like a leader who wants it. In an extraordinary display last week, the autocrat favored by western leaders for stabilizing his country and transforming the economy told CNN that he did …
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday that the EU’s insufficient action regarding Rwanda’s support of the M23 rebels has exacerbated the atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In February 2025, the European Parliament adopted a …
Michele Baker, Advocacy Officer for Lake Health and Wellbeing, recently represented the St. Kitts and Nevis NCD Alliance and the young people of the federation at the prestigious Global NCD Alliance Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. The Forum convened over 650 …
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