Coalitions and Defections in a Context of Uncertainty – A Report from Ituri (Part I)
This is a guest blog by Henning Tamm, a doctoral candidate in International Relations at… Read More
Defining a negative – When will donors un-freeze aid to Rwanda?
Yesterday, Sweden announced that it was suspending aid to Rwanda. Their aid was $32 million… Read More
Changes to comments section
I have made a slight alteration to the comments section. Readers will now have to… Read More
Resoliving the Kivus crisis: Beyond Khartoum and Kampala?
Countries from the regional International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have been meeting,… Read More
Rwanda, the Group of Experts and the M23
This post initially said that the UN Group of Experts’ visit to Kigali took place… Read More
Guest blog: The M23 rebellion and the dead-end street of military integration in eastern DRC
This is a guest blog by Maria Eriksson Baaz, Associate Professor at the Nordic Africa… Read More
Diplomatic dance, military advance
The M23 rebellion took control of Rutshuru town for the second time in three weeks… Read More
US State Department’s Statement on Rwanda
The US State Department has just released a statement, obtained by Reuters, on cutting military… Read More
Who are the Raia Mutomboki?
While international media, including myself, have been poring over reports about the M23 rebellion, a… Read More
Congo Siasa Etiquette
Readers – I have had a very laissez-faire attitude towards comments on this blog, and… Read More
Can a new military mission save the Kivus?
Last week, news came over the wire that all the countries of the Great Lakes… Read More
Guest Post: So how do we help the Congo? (Part III)
This is a response by Séverine Autesserre to my previous reaction to her Op-Ed in… Read More
Guest blog: So how do we help the Congo?
This is a guest post in response to my recent blog titled « So how do we help the Congo? » It is co-authored by… Read More
M23 beats a tactical retreat, troubles in Goma
As readers will know, a lot has happened in recent days. M23 launched a major… Read More
Fact-checking the M23 rebellion
Over the past weeks, a lot of accusations have been thrown around regarding the conflict… Read More