Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame has released two of his best known political prisoners: Victoire Ingabire, a…
Tag: DRCongo
Congo-Kinshasa: Leveraging Mobile Tech to Combat Conflict and Corruption By Eliot Pence
Washington, DC — Rarely has so small a law stirred so much debate about so distant…
Congo-Kinshasa: 'La Lucha' – Goma's Own Brand of Indignados
I can't remember exactly when I first heard about them, but suddenly they were there. Not…
The Mutarule massacre: conflict from below in eastern Congo – By Kris Berwouts
Cows and land remain central to many local conflicts in South Kivu. On the evening of…
VICTORY FOR VIRUNGA? BRITISH OIL COMPANY AGREES TO END ITS OPERATIONS IN AFRICA’S OLDEST NATIONAL PARK
British oil company SOCO International plc (SOCO) has agreed to end its controversial operations in Africa’s…
TRANSCEND Peace University: Africa: Africa in 2064 – A 'Reciprocal Development' & 'Basic Human Needs' Approach
Africa’s current development models tend to echo the priorities of colonialism, perpetuating structural inequalities that hinder…
Tell Kirr and Marchar, the taste of the pudding is in the Eating
The much-anticipated first face-to-face talks between South Sudan’s President Kiir and his former vice president turned…