Insurgency in eastern Congo echoes dangers of constitutionally manufacturing ‘indigenous’ Banyarwanda tribe in Uganda in wider Museveni-Kagame plot to create Chwezi superstrate
Whether they are in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC or Burundi, they take themselves as one and the same with the same interest: survival as a small group in a sea of indigenous Bantu and Nilotic groups. To survive in modern times they must capture every civic space, conquer the natives, exclude them from resources, divide them, make laws that create fear in them and prevent them from organising themselves politically and effectively. They control the electoral process in their favour, subordinate the civil to the military and rule them with an iron hand.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels want to capture Bukavu in eastern Congo as UN reports group killed 700 civilians, injured 2,800 in Goma
The M23 group is the most potent of more than 200 armed groups vying for control in Congo’s mineral-rich east, which holds vast deposits critical to much of the world’s technology. They are backed by around 4,000 troops from neighbouring Rwanda, according to UN experts, far more than in 2012 when they first captured Goma for days in a conflict driven by ethnic grievances.
South African opposition accuse President Ramaphosa of poor leadership after M23 rebels kill 13 soldiers
Brett Herron, Secretary General of the GOOD Party, on Tuesday echoed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in vigorously condemning the offensive on the North Kivu regional capital of Goma by the M23 rebels and the support given to them by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF).
Uganda Supreme Court bans military prosecution of civilians, falls short ordering release of detained opposition leader Besigye
Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo said members of military courts did not possess legal competence to handle criminal trials in a fair and impartial manner, as required by the constitution. That’s a stark contrast to the last time M23 took Goma – back in 2012.
Women take karate lessons for self-defence as alternative to police as femicide incidents in Kenya soar
Activists say the recent upward trend is felt across Kenya’s impoverished informal settlements, where women’s efforts to protect themselves have taken on fresh urgency. Inside a church in the Korogocho area of the capital Nairobi, Mary Wainaina, 93, thumped a punching bag. “No! No! No!” she shouted, before running away from a classmate pretending to be a male aggressor.
Nairobi county resolves bus owners and hawkers impasse but fails to address role of criminal enterprises in Kenyan capital’s chaos
Nairobi City County government led by Governor Johnson Sakaja has embarked on a clean-up exercise that has drawn in 3,500 ‘Green Army’ personnel every Sunday to restore a semblance of the gleam that once gave the Kenya capital the acclamation ‘Africa’s Green City in the Sun’ owing to its cleanliness, orderliness, security and public safety.
Row between Ramaphosa and Rwanda’s Kagame over Congo losses exposes limit of South Africa’s diplomatic ambitions
The slow decline over the past decade of South Africa’s military capability has led to previous failures in other peace enforcement efforts on the continent including in Central African Republic and, more recently, Mozambique.
African Union kicks off public participation campaign in Agenda 2063 with journalists workshop in Kericho
Agenda 2063 workshop participants explored Agenda 2063’s seven aspirations that revolve around prosperity, governance, peace and unity in Africa. The session also focused on capacity-building strategies for media professionals, ensuring they are equipped to communicate the agenda’s goals effectively.
Why West is unable to rein in Rwanda’s with economic sanctions to force its army out of eastern Congo
The United States disbursed $180 million in foreign aid to Rwanda in 2023. The World Bank’s International Development Association provided nearly $221 million the same year. And in the years ahead, the European Union has pledged to invest over $900 million in Rwanda under the Global Gateway strategy, its response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Destination Kinshasa: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo threaten to storm DRC capital, take power
“We want to go to Kinshasa, take power and lead the country,” Corneille Nangaa, one of the political leaders of M23, said during the briefing. He did not indicate how the rebels planned to advance on the capital, more than 1,500 kilometres (nearly 1,000 miles) away.
