Conflict & Security
1994 to 1996: The Invasion That Never Ended
The war Rwanda has been waging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is described in most international reporting...
M23: The Recycled Rebellion That Never Really Ended
On April 4, 2012, nearly 300 soldiers who had been nominally integrated into the Congolese national army under a 2009 peace agreement...
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Conflict & Security
The Man Who Sold Congo: US Sanctions Former President Kabila for Funding Rwanda’s Rebels
The United States government sanctioned former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Thursday April 30, 2026,...
Conflict & Security
Rwanda’s Denial Machine: Thirty Years of Rejecting What the UN Has Documented
Rwanda has denied military involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996. That denial has remained structurally...
Conflict & Security
The UN Mapping Report: 617 Documented War Crimes Rwanda Wants Buried
In 2010 the United Nations published a 550-page report documenting 617 incidents of war crimes and crimes against...
Minerals & Resources
China’s Dominance in DRC Minerals Amid Trump’s Faltering Peace Deal
China controls up to 80% of DRC cobalt production as Trump's June 2025 peace accord with Rwanda stalls....
Politics
Félix Tshisekedi in Pretoria: A Short but Strategic Working Visit with Cyril Ramaphosa
President Félix Tshisekedi arrived in Pretoria for a working visit with Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss security, trade and...
Politics
DRC Congo: H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi in Geneva: Demanding Accountability for the Genocide Committed by Rwanda in Eastern DRC.
At Geneva, President Félix Tshisekedi urged the international community to recognise genocides committed on Congolese soil. Recognition must...
Tech & Minerals
Apple’s iPhone 17 Launch Shadowed by Allegations of Blood Minerals from Congo
Apple's iPhone 17 launch reignites scrutiny over conflict minerals from DRC. How tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from...
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Minerals & Resources
China’s Dominance in DRC Minerals Amid Trump’s Faltering Peace Deal
China controls up to 80% of DRC cobalt production as Trump's June 2025 peace accord with Rwanda stalls. Analysis of Beijing's deepening grip on Congo's critical minerals and...
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Conflict & Security
1994 to 1996: The Invasion That Never Ended
The war Rwanda has been waging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is described in most international reporting as beginning in October 1996, when Rwandan Patriotic Army troops…
