By Alex Mvuka In January 2019, the Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi declared his commitment to fighting corruption, restoring the rule of law, and eradicating the problem of insecurity in eastern Congo. In 2020, he launched the “state of siege” in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. This program aimedContinue Reading
By Alex Mvuka Abstract This paper explores the rationale behind the ‘Hamitic/Bantu race’ hypothesis proposed by European anthropologists and its role in influencing racial divisions in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It will evaluate to what extent these ideas played a role in reconstructing Tutsi and Hutu ethnic identitiesContinue Reading
By Alex Mvuka A few weeks before the capture of Goma by the M23, Congolese civil society and the general population supported barbaric acts of lynching perpetrated against people of Tutsi appearance. This same civil society was behind the idea of killing all Tutsi in North Kivu and attacking theContinue Reading
By Alex Mvuka This article examines the horrific events that occurred in Baraka and the disappearances of Banyamulenge girls in 1996. Drawing on firsthand accounts, including the testimony of a survivor who was only five years old at the time, it sheds light on this tragic chapter in Congolese history.Continue Reading
By Bojana Coulibaly We have witnessed an eruption of relentless commentaries and articles as well as social media posts on the final 2025 UN Group of Experts’ report this past week, occurring in the immediate aftermath of the signing of a peace deal between DRC and Rwanda in Washington. TheContinue Reading