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Accusations of treason against former DRC president Joseph Kabila are evidence of the fallout between him and his successor.
Sustained diplomacy is needed to make current peace efforts work more effectively in the DRC.
A lasting resolution should not be expected when only a few conflict parties have concluded an agreement.
The latest peace deal between the two neighbours provides concessions and demands that are perhaps easier said than done.
Genocide remembrance practices like Kwibuka remain meaningful to survivors.
Rwanda’s government has blamed Belgium’s colonial rule for the ethnic divisions that sparked the 1994 genocide.
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised conflict.
Millions more are now at risk from the escalating violence in the east of the DRC.
Kagame will need to address regional security threats, which include deteriorating relationships with neighbouring Burundi and DRC.
Uganda’s interest in natural resources during the second Congo war has had a lasting impact on how it’s perceived in the DRC.
The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.
Only Paul Kagame will decide when he exits Rwanda’s political stage.
The methods used to manipulate perceptions and hold on to power in Africa are getting increasingly sophisticated.
Rwanda’s majority Hutu have over time reported feeling more represented by a Tutsi-dominated government.
Kigali wants to be seen as a reliable security provider at home and abroad.
The RED-Tabara armed group operates out of the DRC’s volatile eastern region, which shares a porous 243km border with Burundi.
Many believe that the international community could have acted earlier, to prevent the genocide before it started.
The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
Young people have little desire to bring up their parents’ divisions, but older Rwandans remain fearful of a resurgence of tensions.
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor in International Development, University of Antwerp
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Visiting Professor, SIT Graduate Institute
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Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Yarik Turianskyi is Manager of the Governance and African Peer Review Mechanism Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs and guest lecturer in African Governance and Eastern European Politics, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Trieste
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, Colgate University
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Professor of Law and Politics, Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB), University of Antwerp
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Directrice de recherches émérite au CNRS, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)