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Belgium's DR Congo Complex: The delusion of relevance
Imagine a man in a tailored suit, sweating profusely as he chases a bus that's long since pulled out of the station. He waves frantically, shouting at the passengers inside—particularly one sitting ...
The vehicle for Belgium’s entry into the Scramble for Africa was the International African Association. The organization’s ...
Why Africa rsquo;s Visionaries Are Always the First to Fall Africa remains a paradox mdash;overflowing with wealth yet ...
By deferring Israel's defence until 2026, the ICJ is not just delaying justice - it is giving Israel more time to destroy ...
The intensifying security crisis in parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the years is undermining ...
Swahili’s historical spread is often chalked up to merchants, Islamic scholars and colonial clerks. That’s only half the ...
Kinshasa and Kigali say they want to present a plan to end the ongoing crisis by May 2. But past ceasefires have often been broken, and analysts say the US-brokered MoU is driven by self-interest from ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has helped transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the ...
For me, the 100th anniversary of Virunga National Park is the fruit of resistance. A peaceful resistance led by local ...
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, ...
Rwanda last month severed relations with Belgium following criticism of its actions in neighbouring Democratic Republic of ...
He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to ...