Kristof Titeca
@kristoftiteca.bsky.social
Professor @iobua.bsky.social, @uantwerpen.be
Senior Associate Fellow @egmontinstitute.bsky.social
Researching conflict, governance and geopolitics in Central & Eastern Africa
DRC / Uganda
www.kristoftiteca.com
Senior Associate Fellow @egmontinstitute.bsky.social
Researching conflict, governance and geopolitics in Central & Eastern Africa
DRC / Uganda
www.kristoftiteca.com
"En évitant une annexion formelle ou une présence officiellement revendiquée (..), Kigali limite les coûts diplomatiques tout en maximisant les gains stratégiques." Article excellent de Richard Moncrieff dans @afriquexxi.bsky.social afriquexxi.info/A-Goma-les-c...
À Goma, les civils coincés entre une autorité armée et un État absent - Parti pris
Le directeur des Grands Lacs de l’International Crisis Group revient ici sur les conséquences d’une implantation durable du M23, soutenu par le Rwanda. Prise entre les menaces du groupe armé et (…)
afriquexxi.info
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
"En évitant une annexion formelle ou une présence officiellement revendiquée (..), Kigali limite les coûts diplomatiques tout en maximisant les gains stratégiques." Article excellent de Richard Moncrieff dans @afriquexxi.bsky.social afriquexxi.info/A-Goma-les-c...
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‘Uganda after Museveni’, w/ Alan Boswell & @kristoftiteca.bsky.social on @crisisgroup.org’s ‘The Horn’ podcast.
Uganda after Museveni
open.spotify.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
‘Uganda after Museveni’, w/ Alan Boswell & @kristoftiteca.bsky.social on @crisisgroup.org’s ‘The Horn’ podcast.
Reposted by Kristof Titeca
I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
Uganda after Museveni | International Crisis Group
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Kristof Titeca, professor at the University of Antwerp, to talk about the aftermath of Uganda’s election and what will happen when President Yoweri Museveni lea...
www.crisisgroup.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
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Burkina Faso’s military junta is tightening control over relief groups, introducing new rules and detaining aid workers, even as humanitarian needs remain extremely high in the country.
https://bit.ly/4tkdhVS
https://bit.ly/4tkdhVS
Arrests and red tape: How Burkina Faso’s junta is throttling humanitarian aid
Military rulers are tightening control through access bans, legal threats, and control of data.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Burkina Faso’s military junta is tightening control over relief groups, introducing new rules and detaining aid workers, even as humanitarian needs remain extremely high in the country.
https://bit.ly/4tkdhVS
https://bit.ly/4tkdhVS
I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
Uganda after Museveni | International Crisis Group
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Kristof Titeca, professor at the University of Antwerp, to talk about the aftermath of Uganda’s election and what will happen when President Yoweri Museveni lea...
www.crisisgroup.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
Reposted by Kristof Titeca
📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & @salvgio.bsky.social
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Beyond the jihadist label: Understanding the ADF’s multilayered violence"
#EgmontInstitute #DRC #GreatLakes #ConflictAnalysis #SecurityPolicy #ArmedGroups #Africa
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/55ascyz6
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Beyond the jihadist label: Understanding the ADF’s multilayered violence"
#EgmontInstitute #DRC #GreatLakes #ConflictAnalysis #SecurityPolicy #ArmedGroups #Africa
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/55ascyz6
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & @salvgio.bsky.social
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Beyond the jihadist label: Understanding the ADF’s multilayered violence"
#EgmontInstitute #DRC #GreatLakes #ConflictAnalysis #SecurityPolicy #ArmedGroups #Africa
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/55ascyz6
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Beyond the jihadist label: Understanding the ADF’s multilayered violence"
#EgmontInstitute #DRC #GreatLakes #ConflictAnalysis #SecurityPolicy #ArmedGroups #Africa
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/55ascyz6
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"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."
time.com/7357635/more...
time.com/7357635/more...
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000: Local Officials
According to two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health who spoke with TIME.
time.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."
time.com/7357635/more...
time.com/7357635/more...
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En Ouganda, l'Internet coupé en amont de la présidentielle et des législatives du 15 janvier
En Ouganda, l'Internet coupé en amont de la présidentielle et des législatives du 15 janvier
Dernier jour de campagne avant la présidentielle et les législatives du jeudi 15 janvier en Ouganda, ce mardi a été marqué par la coupure de l'accès à Internet dans tout le pays. Lors du scrutin, Yoweri Museveni, le président sortant au pouvoir depuis 40 ans, brigue son septième mandat consécutif. Il a pour principal adversaire Bobi Wine.
www.rfi.fr
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
En Ouganda, l'Internet coupé en amont de la présidentielle et des législatives du 15 janvier
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Four Congolese soldiers raped & beat 17-year-old “Marie” in eastern #DRC. She made it to a health center, but they had no PEP kits due to the abrupt cuts to US aid. Marie later found out she was pregnant & HIV positive.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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Armed groups and military forces are using sexual violence as a weapon of war across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Survivors experience a climate of impunity that protects those responsible and a healthcare system deprived of support.
New from HRW and SOFEPADI: https://bit.ly/4jvK5H0
Survivors experience a climate of impunity that protects those responsible and a healthcare system deprived of support.
New from HRW and SOFEPADI: https://bit.ly/4jvK5H0
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Four Congolese soldiers raped & beat 17-year-old “Marie” in eastern #DRC. She made it to a health center, but they had no PEP kits due to the abrupt cuts to US aid. Marie later found out she was pregnant & HIV positive.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
bsky.app/profile/hrw....
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
bsky.app/profile/hrw....
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📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social and Almontaser Belah Mhmood
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"The Danger of Simplifying Sudan’s War"
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3r9cbfvm
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"The Danger of Simplifying Sudan’s War"
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3r9cbfvm
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 AM
📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social and Almontaser Belah Mhmood
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"The Danger of Simplifying Sudan’s War"
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3r9cbfvm
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"The Danger of Simplifying Sudan’s War"
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 tinyurl.com/3r9cbfvm
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This is very bad news for Greenland
DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law
The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This is very bad news for Greenland
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En #Ouganda, un scrutin sans enjeu mais un avenir incertain afriquexxi.info/En-Ouganda-u...
En Ouganda, un scrutin sans enjeu mais un avenir incertain - Analyse
Le président Yoweri Museveni et son parti, le NRM, remporteront probablement les élections présidentielle et législatives du 15 janvier. Mais le pays s’interroge sur la suite, à commencer par la (…)
afriquexxi.info
January 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
En #Ouganda, un scrutin sans enjeu mais un avenir incertain afriquexxi.info/En-Ouganda-u...
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La président de l' #Ouganda Yoweri #Museveni et son parti, le NRM, remporteront probablement les élections du 15 janvier. Mais le pays s’interroge sur la succession de l'autocrate de 81 ans. Si son fils est sur les rangs, rien n’est encore joué. Par @kristoftiteca.bsky.social et @foreignpolicy.com
En Ouganda, un scrutin sans enjeu mais un avenir incertain - Analyse
Le président Yoweri Museveni et son parti, le NRM, remporteront probablement les élections présidentielle et législatives du 15 janvier. Mais le pays s’interroge sur la suite, à commencer par la (…)
afriquexxi.info
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM
La président de l' #Ouganda Yoweri #Museveni et son parti, le NRM, remporteront probablement les élections du 15 janvier. Mais le pays s’interroge sur la succession de l'autocrate de 81 ans. Si son fils est sur les rangs, rien n’est encore joué. Par @kristoftiteca.bsky.social et @foreignpolicy.com
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"University administrators understand exactly what’s happening, and proceed anyway. As long as enrollment numbers hold and tuition checks clear, they turn a blind eye to the learning crisis while faculty are left to manage the educational carnage in their classrooms"
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"University administrators understand exactly what’s happening, and proceed anyway. As long as enrollment numbers hold and tuition checks clear, they turn a blind eye to the learning crisis while faculty are left to manage the educational carnage in their classrooms"
Second, the #LRA’s persistence is not only about adaptability on the ground, but also about fluctuating regional and international political will—repeatedly undermining efforts to finally close this chapter. www.researchgate.net/publication/... END
(PDF) Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands Purchased
PDF | Nearly forty years after its emergence, and despite a range of international efforts, Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continue to... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
www.researchgate.net
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Second, the #LRA’s persistence is not only about adaptability on the ground, but also about fluctuating regional and international political will—repeatedly undermining efforts to finally close this chapter. www.researchgate.net/publication/... END
Why? First, the #LRA embedded itself in local & transnational border economies, cultivating ties with a shifting mix of armed groups and state actors. Yet these same borderlands have also generated new vulnerabilities, from disrupted trade networks to defections www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Why? First, the #LRA embedded itself in local & transnational border economies, cultivating ties with a shifting mix of armed groups and state actors. Yet these same borderlands have also generated new vulnerabilities, from disrupted trade networks to defections www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Joseph #Kony and the #LRA are still out there, close to 40 years after they emerged. In this briefing for African Affairs, I explain why this is the case: "Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands" academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... (1/n)
Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands
Abstract. Nearly forty years after its emergence, and despite a range of international efforts, Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) continue t
academic.oup.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Joseph #Kony and the #LRA are still out there, close to 40 years after they emerged. In this briefing for African Affairs, I explain why this is the case: "Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands" academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... (1/n)
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A History of Outsourced Violence: The Rise of the RSF, LNA, and Wagner Group
My @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social Situation Update on historic mercenary economies in Sudan, Chad, Libya, and CAR, and how they've been connected for decades
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/out...
My @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social Situation Update on historic mercenary economies in Sudan, Chad, Libya, and CAR, and how they've been connected for decades
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/out...
A History of Outsourced Violence: The Rise of the Rapid Support Forces, Libyan National Army, and Wagner Group
In the war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have relied on external backing and regional partnerships that extend well beyond Sudan’s borders. While these relati...
www.smallarmssurvey.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A History of Outsourced Violence: The Rise of the RSF, LNA, and Wagner Group
My @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social Situation Update on historic mercenary economies in Sudan, Chad, Libya, and CAR, and how they've been connected for decades
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/out...
My @smallarmssurvey.bsky.social Situation Update on historic mercenary economies in Sudan, Chad, Libya, and CAR, and how they've been connected for decades
www.smallarmssurvey.org/resource/out...
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NATO and American imperialism made him do it.
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NATO and American imperialism made him do it.
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New @crisisgroup.org report: The M23 Offensive
Despite signing peace deals in Washington and Doha, the Congolese army, M23 rebels and Rwandan troops continue to trade fire, with the insurgents and invading soldiers taking more territory as 2025 draws to a close.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/democ...
Despite signing peace deals in Washington and Doha, the Congolese army, M23 rebels and Rwandan troops continue to trade fire, with the insurgents and invading soldiers taking more territory as 2025 draws to a close.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/democ...
The M23 Offensive: Elusive Peace in the Great Lakes | International Crisis Group
Parallel peace talks between the Congolese government and Rwanda and the M23 rebels, respectively, have yielded welcome agreements. But as these negotiations have proceeded, the battles in the eastern...
www.crisisgroup.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New @crisisgroup.org report: The M23 Offensive
Despite signing peace deals in Washington and Doha, the Congolese army, M23 rebels and Rwandan troops continue to trade fire, with the insurgents and invading soldiers taking more territory as 2025 draws to a close.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/democ...
Despite signing peace deals in Washington and Doha, the Congolese army, M23 rebels and Rwandan troops continue to trade fire, with the insurgents and invading soldiers taking more territory as 2025 draws to a close.
www.crisisgroup.org/africa/democ...
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Apply by Friday, 19 December, for a chance to participate in the @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop! 👇
Are you an African scholar looking to publish your #research?
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Apply for @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop and get in-depth feedback from editors @africaspectrum.bsky.social & Contemporary Journal of #AfricanStudies.
➡️ Apply now by 19 Dec: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/cal...
Call for Applications: MIASA Publishing Workshop
The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) Publishing Workshop for African scholars, jointly organised by Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, will take pl...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Apply by Friday, 19 December, for a chance to participate in the @miasa-ug.bsky.social Publishing Workshop! 👇
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📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & Yotam Gidron
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Will Uganda’s ‘Open-Door’ Refugee Policy Hold? Aid Cuts and Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiments"
#Uganda #Refugees #ForcedDisplacement #MigrationPolicy #HumanitarianCrisis
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲👉 tinyurl.com/evrkmay6
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Will Uganda’s ‘Open-Door’ Refugee Policy Hold? Aid Cuts and Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiments"
#Uganda #Refugees #ForcedDisplacement #MigrationPolicy #HumanitarianCrisis
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲👉 tinyurl.com/evrkmay6
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by @kristoftiteca.bsky.social & Yotam Gidron
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Will Uganda’s ‘Open-Door’ Refugee Policy Hold? Aid Cuts and Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiments"
#Uganda #Refugees #ForcedDisplacement #MigrationPolicy #HumanitarianCrisis
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲👉 tinyurl.com/evrkmay6
@egmontinstitute.bsky.social
"Will Uganda’s ‘Open-Door’ Refugee Policy Hold? Aid Cuts and Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiments"
#Uganda #Refugees #ForcedDisplacement #MigrationPolicy #HumanitarianCrisis
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲👉 tinyurl.com/evrkmay6
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A religious war? Jihadist attacks on Christians in Mozambique - @emorier.bsky.social sets out clearly why talk of religious war is wrongheaded and dangerous www.hoover.org/research/rel...
A religious war? Jihadist attacks on Christians in Mozambique
Christians are being killed in northern Mozambique. A jihadi insurgency that began in 2017 conducts regular attacks against the state and its population. It has already killed thousands of Mozambicans...
www.hoover.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A religious war? Jihadist attacks on Christians in Mozambique - @emorier.bsky.social sets out clearly why talk of religious war is wrongheaded and dangerous www.hoover.org/research/rel...
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Believe the testimonies included in this piece. An NGO worker specialised in mental health I interviewed today told me that 8 out of 10 refugees who left Mali for Mauritania since the Russian deployment suffer from serious mental health issues. This is a deliberate campaign of terror. This is Russia
As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses committed by Africa Corps, a new military unit under Russia's direct command.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Believe the testimonies included in this piece. An NGO worker specialised in mental health I interviewed today told me that 8 out of 10 refugees who left Mali for Mauritania since the Russian deployment suffer from serious mental health issues. This is a deliberate campaign of terror. This is Russia
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Cette campagne, comme celles qui l'ont précédée, est excessivement importante pour la continuité d'Afrique xxi, dont le lectorat est de plus en plus international, ce qui nous ravit. En avant !
🔴 Notre campagne annuelle de dons est lancée ! Elle se termine le 5 décembre. En ces temps difficiles pour la presse indé, nous avons plus que jamais besoin de vous... Pourquoi❓🧵
@edwyplenel.bsky.social @pierrehaski.bsky.social @claudeguibal.bsky.social @juliegacon.bsky.social @survie.bsky.social
@edwyplenel.bsky.social @pierrehaski.bsky.social @claudeguibal.bsky.social @juliegacon.bsky.social @survie.bsky.social
Changez le regard sur l’Afrique. Soutenez Afrique XXI.
FAIRE UN DON À AFRIQUE XXI C’EST SOUTENIR UNE INFORMATION LIBRE, CRITIQUE ET INDÉPENDANTE DES POUVOIRS POLITIQUE ET FINANCIER EN FRANCE ET SUR L’ENSEMBLE DU CONTINENT AFRICAIN. ET TOUJOURS EN (…)
afriquexxi.info
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Cette campagne, comme celles qui l'ont précédée, est excessivement importante pour la continuité d'Afrique xxi, dont le lectorat est de plus en plus international, ce qui nous ravit. En avant !