The RED-Tabara armed group operates out of the DRC’s volatile eastern region, which shares a porous 243km border with Burundi.
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Young people have little desire to bring up their parents’ divisions, but older Rwandans remain fearful of a resurgence of tensions.
Protests in Kinshasa are an indictment of the lack of attention to the Congolese crisis.
Central to the DRC’s politics is a broken relationship between the seat of government in Kinshasa and underrepresented groups in the eastern region.
Rusesabagina’s release portrays Rwanda’s president as a pragmatist – one willing to negotiate once a security threat is neutralised.
East Africa is one of the fastest urbanising regions in the world, but it’s still in the early phases. There’s a big opportunity to get the region’s cities right.
Rwanda has rebuffed international pressure to release Paul Rusesabagina, a man made famous by Hollywood.
The US Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment, agreeing on a bipartisan vote to phase down climate-warming HFCs. Now what?
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.
Summit provides opportunity to showcase modernity of Kigali and government achievements.
These results emphasise the high significance of the transport sector in Kigali’s air pollution levels and the need for further action to address air pollution from the sector.
HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but when these short-lived climate pollutants leak, they warm the planet.
From an economic point of view, low-carbon plans in rapidly urbanising areas can have massive benefits for East African cities.
The reality of Rwanda is that there is no viable alternative to President Paul Kagame, within or outside his ruling RPF. Political rivals have died, are jailed, or have fled the country.
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