Browsing: East Africa

Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo (@congofriends), argued on Episode 18 of our ‘Pan-African Attitude’ podcast that Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame,…

Poverty represents a profound injustice, and Tanzania could not postpone justice for its citizens in pursuit of economic development. These reflections were expressed by Dr. Julius…

The Trump administration recently shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID), arousing scrutiny of the agency’s mandate, which many argue extends beyond humanitarian aid…

The ceasefire declared unilaterally by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has come as a surprise. The Rwandan-backed militia has been making rapid…

The recent surge in violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in the eastern city of Goma falling under the control of…

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group’s violent actions in eastern DR Congo have nothing to do with ’protecting Tutsis’ – and everything to do with Congolese resources.…