Rwanda
Why bartering Africa’s minerals for security is a bad idea
A US-brokered peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda binds the two nations in a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for vague promises of security
Four things every peace treaty needs, and how the DRC–Rwanda deal measures up
One agreement is rarely enough to resolve a complex conflict; deals are often part of a series, sometimes between different actors. They often refer to previously concluded ones, and will be referred to by subsequent ones
Will the US-brokered deal between Rwanda and DRC will pave the way for peace?
Any peace efforts must acknowledge the political nature of the crisis in eastern DRC, including the consequences of the failed power-sharing agreement between Kabila and Tshisekedi
What are the chances of success for the US-brokered peace deal signed by DRC and Rwanda?
On 27 June 2025, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement under the auspices of the United States
M23 rebels targeted civilians in Goma, HRW says
The absence of reports of fighting between the warring parties and the nature of the wounds indicate that M23 fighters deliberately executed those in their custody, says HRW
The interests at the heart of Uganda’s involvement in eastern DRC
Uganda's ambiguous and often tumultuous relations with DR Congo have made headlines recently, with the UN last month accusing security officials of actively supporting the M23 rebel group
Rwanda genocide: why Tutsis remain at the centre of eastern DRC conflict 30 years on
Governments in both Kigali and Kinshasa continue to play their part in subverting reconciliation to end tensions and conflicts in the east of the DRC triggered by the 1994 Rwandan genocide
DRC’s anger at West over M23 justified, but government failings understated
Anti-Western protests in Kinshasa over the war in eastern DRC allow the government to blame the West after five years of limited progress, at best, in resolving the crisis
Why East African countries should rethink their nuclear power ambitions
Costs of building, maintaining, and later decommissioning a nuclear power plant make it one of the most expensive forms of electricity generationMore Rwanda
31 July 2018
What’s stopping the African Union from opening up Africa’s borders?
There are major obstacles that need to be cleared before the ambition of free movement across the continent can be achieved, such as concerns raised by the continent’s major economies like South Africa where unemployment rates are high