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
By Bojana Coulibaly Since the resurgence of the DRC conflict, Amnesty International has been an unreliable source of information, breaching research ethics and promoting hate ideology. The latest instance is the fabrication of crimes attributed to the movement M23 in a report published on May 27, 2025 titled “RDC. LeContinue Reading
By Bojana Coulibaly Source photo: Monusco On March 29th, the UN news platform Radio Okapi, published a news update titled “La population de Goma ‘sous la brutalité’ du M23 appelle à l’intervention de la communauté internationale (témoignages)” [Goma residents ‘under the brutality’ of M23 calls for the intervention of theContinue Reading
By Bojana Coulibaly The UN Group of Experts (GoE) aims to provide information on the conflict in DRC based on field data collected during a given reporting period. They subsequently provide an expert analysis on the context directed to an audience comprised of the UN personnel, diplomats, scholars, the mediaContinue Reading