The UN has been working for 20 years to increase the number of female peacekeepers – but countries that give their troops to the UN are reluctant to put more women in active combat.
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The UN mission is being held responsible for something the Congolese state should be doing.
A UK plan to move asylum seekers on its shores to Rwanda has been met with stiff opposition from human rights organizations. But the UK persists, and Rwanda is all too willing.
Belgium wants to frame its relationship with Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as one looking into the future – but the past weighs heavily.
Violence in the DRC can be brought to an end if the geographical scope of the conflict is broadened to include all neighbouring countries.
The prevailing narrative around migrant smuggling has clouded the public’s understanding of the issue by obfuscating the role smuggling plays in helping refugees gain asylum.
Colonisation, genocide and changes in official languages have resulted in the hybridisation of languages. A mix of Kinyarwanda, French and English is dubbed kinyafranglais.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, Rwanda will be complicated by the UK’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda.
Internal affairs of the bloc may dominate the summit which seeks to address a wide range of international issues.
The court blocked the UK from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda until after cases in the UK are decided.
Rwandan authors have long been sidelined in debates about Rwanda and other conflict-affected societies.
The African Union’s Continental Early Warning System was created to anticipate and prevent conflicts, but it’s gone.
Summit provides opportunity to showcase modernity of Kigali and government achievements.
Recent clashes put eastern Congo’s M23 into the headlines again, but many other security problems persist in the area as diplomats struggle to tackle the underlying causes.
The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.
A significant number of Rwanda’s LGBT community experience hostility. This includes at work and when trying to access health services.
The deal undermines every human being’s right to seek asylum and commitments enshrined in the Refugee Convention.
Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
Richer nations are increasingly looking to offshore their immigration processing and further their own economic and political interests at the same time.
The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
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