Great Lakes region Archives

Accountability for Rwanda: M23 Terrorists Atrocities Violate AGOA & International Law

by Rwanda | Feb 26, 2025 | Human Rights

Rwanda Under Scrutiny: AGOA Violations Tied to Sexual Violence, Child Soldiers, & Killings The Donald Trump Administration faces mounting pressure to address Rwanda’s continued support for the M23 militia, a group implicated in severe human rights abuses in the...

Will Sanctions Work? Examining the EU’s Approach to Rwanda Amid Regional Instability

by Rwanda | Feb 25, 2025 | Social Struggles

Coltan, Cobalt, and Conflict: Why the EU Must Address Root Causes in the DRC The European Union’s (EU) decision on 24 February to suspend defence consultations with Rwanda and review a significant agreement on critical raw materials signifies a pivotal moment in...

The Gravity of the Situation in North Kivu: A Sovereign Struggle Against Rwandan Aggression

by Rwanda | Feb 19, 2025 | Human Rights

The Gravity of the Situation: Rwandan Aggression and the Fight for Sovereignty in the Congo In the heart of Africa, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding, albeit one that has hitherto received scant attention from the international community. The Democratic Republic of...

THE RWANDA INTERNSHIP: A GAME WITH PAUL KAGAME

by Rwanda | Jan 29, 2021 | Democracy

It’s never easy to do your internship in an autocratic system, especially when Dictator Paul Kagame’s boots are on the necks of Rwandans. Our internship means spending time with the aging dictator, long-in-the-tooth, stone-hearted cheerleaders, cadres, henchmen...

Rwandan truck drivers are being blocked by their Tanzanian counterparts

by Rwanda | May 5, 2020 | Business

Pandemonium broke out at Benako near the Rusumo border point with Rwandan truck drivers being blocked by their Tanzanian counterparts over Kigali’s new measures to control the spread of Coronavirus. “You claim we have Coronavirus, why are you coming to our country?”...