With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.
The New Times on MSN3d
Hundreds of experts, academics, artists write to UN chief over persecution of Congolese Tutsi
General United Nations Headquarters 405 East 42nd Street New York, NY, 10017 Dear Mr. Secretary-General: We, writers, artists, journalists, lawyers, researchers, civil society members, Genocide ...
The Economist6d
Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts
E NDING DEPENDENCE on foreign donors would not only lead to prosperity but also to “self-respect for our nation”. Thus argued ...
Congo ex-president holds talks on political outlook amid rebellion, sources say
Congo's former President Joseph Kabila has initiated talks with opposition politicians about the country's political future ...
My Zimbabwe News6d
Millions of people to die as Trump cuts funding to African countries, says Lesotho is a country no one has ever heard of
Millions of people to die as Trump cuts funding to Lesotho and South Africa, says it's a country no one has ever heard of- US ...
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Rwanda sanctions will undermine push for Congo peace talks, proscribed minister says
"As they push for sanctions against Rwanda, (Congo's president), seeing that Rwanda is being targeted, will refuse to participate in any negotiations," James Kabarebe, a Rwandan state minister for ...
Jurist16d
Amid DRC Conflict, ‘Incentive for Kagame to Stoke War Must Immediately End’ — Interview With Journalist Judi Rever
Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime, using survivor testimonies, former ...
Rwanda’s Kabarebe, sanctioned by US over ties to Congo rebels, is Kagame's 'hatchet man'
Kabarebe grew up as an ethnic Tutsi Rwandan refugee in Uganda, taking part in President Yoweri Museveni's seizure of power in ...
Anadolu Ajansi16d
Congolese president urges US to buy raw materials from DR Congo, not Rwanda
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has urged the ... (DRC), calling it the "true owner" of the resources, rather than Rwanda, which he accused of looting them through violence against the ...
The Street Journal17d
AI disinformation could threaten Africa’s elections
"Deepfakes, videos, audios — it's so easy to produce disinformation at home for free with the help of artificial intelligence. What might happen in five or 10 years is really scary," said Hendrik ...
Rocky Mount Telegram17d
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops' wives chased ...
The New York Times18d
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Nairobi ...