Kinshasa's pledge to neutralize the Hutu rebel group is overdue - and its success is far from guaranteed.
By Godfred Zina The ink has barely dried on the U.S.- and Qatar-brokered peace agreement for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), yet the ground...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In a region long scarred by cycles of violence and broken accords, a new peace agreement brokered in Doha offers a glimmer...
By Godfred Zina In a dramatic turn that has sent shockwaves across Africa and beyond, former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced in absentia to...
By Godfred Zina July 2025 will be remembered as one of the deadliest months in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) since the M23...
By Godfred Zina Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have spilled into the regional arena, culminating in Rwanda’s decision to...
By Godfred Zina The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and Belgium share a fraught, centuries-old relationship shaped by colonial exploitation, imbalanced power dynamics, and...
By Godfred Zina Since January 2025, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been engulfed in a devastating conflict that has claimed approximately 7,000...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last Sunday, I received a call from Doha. An Al Jazeera journalist had requested an interview seeking my analysis on the influx...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Burundi, one of the world’s poorest nations, finds itself burdened with the disproportionate impact of a regional conflict. With one of the...
By Gregory Simpkins Over the years I have worked on analyzing international politics, economics and social issues, I have found that not only is each situation...
By Godfred Zina The ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo has resulted in significant loss of life, with over 700 individuals killed in a short span...
By Gregory Simpkins M23 Rebels Gain Ground in Eastern DR Congo The Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, who are steadily gaining territory in eastern Democratic...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The uranium used in the creation of the first atomic bombs was largely sourced from the mines of the Lubumbashi area in...
