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DRC’s M23 conflict — Rwanda’s heightened role underscores regional tensions, mineral exploitation, brutal human cost

GREAT LAKES CRISIS

DRC’s M23 conflict — Rwanda’s heightened role underscores regional tensions, mineral exploitation, brutal human cost

By Yeshiel Panchia

The Luanda Process is revived, but major political, security challenges litter the path to peace in east DRC

ISS TODAY OP-ED

The Luanda Process is revived, but major political, security challenges litter the path to peace in east DRC

By Philippe Asanzi and Remadji Hoinathy

Op-Ed: The collateral damages of the FIDH Report on Burundi

Africa

Op-Ed: The collateral damages of the FIDH Report on Burundi

By Patrick Hajayandi

Burundi’s messenger of love and peace gets top honour

Africa

Burundi’s messenger of love and peace gets top honour

By Lucas Ledwaba

ISS Today: Can Burundi bury the ghosts of its troubled past?

Africa

ISS Today: Can Burundi bury the ghosts of its troubled past?

By ISS Today

ICG: Insights from the Burundian Crisis – Back to Arusha and the Politics of Dialogue

Africa

ICG: Insights from the Burundian Crisis – Back to Arusha and the Politics of Dialogue

By International Crisis Group

Newsdeck

Rwanda genocide perpetrator gets life in prison in Sweden

By AFP

Burundi: A year later, still in crisis

Africa

Burundi: A year later, still in crisis

By Simon Allison

Op-ed: Do Black and African lives matter on the international stage?

Africa

Op-ed: Do Black and African lives matter on the international stage?

By Savo Heleta

Is Rwanda stoking ethnic fires in Burundi?

Africa

Is Rwanda stoking ethnic fires in Burundi?

By Simon Allison

Op-Ed: Dealing with increasing insecurity in Burundi

Africa

Op-Ed: Dealing with increasing insecurity in Burundi

By Patrick Hajayandi

Op-Ed: The Children of Burundi are the first to suffer

South Africa

Op-Ed: The Children of Burundi are the first to suffer

By Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala

Burundi: A call for action before another 'Never Again'

Africa

Burundi: A call for action before another 'Never Again'

By Frank Charnas

ICG: Burundi's army is divided and losing its way

Africa

ICG: Burundi's army is divided and losing its way

By International Crisis Group

Op-Ed: The Burundi crisis and avoiding another Rwanda

Africa

Op-Ed: The Burundi crisis and avoiding another Rwanda

By Frank Charnas

Op-Ed: A crucial moment to protect peace in Burundi

Africa

Op-Ed: A crucial moment to protect peace in Burundi

By Salim Ahmed Salim

Burundi: Defence, diplomacy and the missing development link

Africa

Burundi: Defence, diplomacy and the missing development link

By Greg Mills & Dickie Davis

Rape as spectacle, rape as genocide: Notes from Rwanda, 1995

Africa

Rape as spectacle, rape as genocide: Notes from Rwanda, 1995

By Greg Marinovich

Ingabire's trial becomes a litmus test for Kagame government

Africa

Ingabire's trial becomes a litmus test for Kagame government

By Simon Allison

Kagame's Rwanda: Investment magnet or pressure cooker about to burst?

Africa

Kagame's Rwanda: Investment magnet or pressure cooker about to burst?

By Andy Rice

04 February: Nigerian media gang up to pillory absent president

Africa

04 February: Nigerian media gang up to pillory absent president

By Branko Brkic