Burundian military officers arrive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to tackle the rise of militias in the region.
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Rwanda shapes conflict in the region by using the Congolese Tutsi to centre its claims of a continued threat of genocide.
US ambassador to the UN Madeleine Albright (L), UN secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali (R) after a meeting with US President Clinton in 1994 to discuss the situation in Rwanda.
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Rwanda is touted as one of the leading nations when it comes to strides toward gender equality. But the role of female ‘rescuers’ in the 1994 genocide is being downplayed.
A woman carrying a child looks at a wall in Kigali with names of the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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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.
Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye votes in 2020.
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Violence in the DRC can be brought to an end if the geographical scope of the conflict is broadened to include all neighbouring countries.
A peacekeeper protects civilians who fled violent clashes between the army and the ex-rebels of the “M23” in eastern DRC in January 2022.
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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.
An unaccompanied foreign minor does lessons provided by a volunteer in a park in Toulouse, France, October 2017.
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Governments and agencies should prepare second chance opportunities for formal education as emergency situations may last for several years and create a backlog of education.
Professor of Religion at the University of Southern California and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences