DR Congo mutineers and the role of Rwanda
As the UN Security Council prepares to release yet another report that demonstrates high-level Rwandan support for violence in the DR Congo, is it…
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Steven Markovitz on a new African cinema – neither homework, nor medicine
Amnesty International denounces use of torture in Rwandan military detention & Rwandan PR reacts
A cautionary tale for journalists – don’t fall for PR and check your sources This is how Rwandan PR reacts when a journalist tweets…
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Alexis Sinduhije: responds to allegations in UN Experts Report
Alexis Sinduhije responds to the allegations made by the UN Group of Experts Report and demands an investigation into their methods Since his release…
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Senegal: protests after court rules President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a 3rd term
Senegal was swept by a night of protest and violence after the Constitutional Court confirmed that President Abdoulaye Wade could run for a…
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DR Congo opposition leader Tshisekedi under ‘virtual house arrest’
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have today blocked access to the house of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, and dispersed his supporters with…
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The mystery of Alexis Sinduhije
What is going on with with Burundian former journalist and opposition politician Alexis Sinduhije? Two weeks ago he was arrested in Dar es Salaam,…
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