Bram Verelst
@bramverelst.bsky.social
Research and analysis, mostly Great Lakes Region.
While the DRC is courting the US with a minerals-for-security deal, it is being considered for travel restrictions by a new US travel ban (as is Angola).
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries (Gift Article)
A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
While the DRC is courting the US with a minerals-for-security deal, it is being considered for travel restrictions by a new US travel ban (as is Angola).
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...
Reposted by Bram Verelst
Opmars M23 in Oost-Congo: ‘Koloniale grenzen worden openlijk in vraag gesteld’
Opmars M23 in Oost-Congo: ‘Koloniale grenzen worden openlijk in vraag gesteld’
Nu de rebellenalliantie M23 grote delen van Kivu controleert, verbergen de buurlanden Oeganda en Rwanda amper nog waarom ze met troepen in Oost-Congo aanwezig zijn. ‘De logica van ‘land for peace’ in de oorlog tussen Rusland en Oekraïne zal wellicht ook in Rwanda met interesse gevolgd worden.’
www.tijd.be
February 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Opmars M23 in Oost-Congo: ‘Koloniale grenzen worden openlijk in vraag gesteld’
"Un seul pays, le Burundi, a plaidé ce dimanche 16 février pour que les chefs d’État condamnent le Rwanda en conclusion de leur sommet. Mais dans la salle, « personne n’a rebondi », raconte un participant."
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
Le malaise de l'Union africaine face au conflit dans l'est de la RDC
Pendant que l’AFC/M23, soutenu par l’armée rwandaise, faisait son entrée dans Bukavu ce week-end, les chefs d’États de l’Union africaine, étaient réunis à Addis-Abeba pour leur sommet annuel. Le confl...
www.rfi.fr
February 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"Un seul pays, le Burundi, a plaidé ce dimanche 16 février pour que les chefs d’État condamnent le Rwanda en conclusion de leur sommet. Mais dans la salle, « personne n’a rebondi », raconte un participant."
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
M23 forcefully displacing already displaced civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law. This from a movement demanding the return of (mostly) Tutsi refugees to the DRC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
www.hrw.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
M23 forcefully displacing already displaced civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law. This from a movement demanding the return of (mostly) Tutsi refugees to the DRC.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...
6 days ago, the EAC-SADC summit directed army chiefs to meet within 5 days to provide direction on an immediate ceasefire and develop a securitisation plan for Goma. In the meantime, M23/AFC consolidated its control over Goma and progressed Southward, taking control of Kavumu airport today.
February 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
6 days ago, the EAC-SADC summit directed army chiefs to meet within 5 days to provide direction on an immediate ceasefire and develop a securitisation plan for Goma. In the meantime, M23/AFC consolidated its control over Goma and progressed Southward, taking control of Kavumu airport today.
In light of the ongoing aid cuts, a good moment to revisit this debate @thebaffler.com
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
no. 71—Whither Humanitarianism?
THE FIRST QUARTER of the twenty-first century fast approaches its end, and all is not well in human welfare. According to the UN secretary-general, some 360 million people worldwide are in need of…
thebaffler.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In light of the ongoing aid cuts, a good moment to revisit this debate @thebaffler.com
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
The EAC/SADC summit demonstrated incapacity to deal with dynamics on the ground, as M23/AFC openly establishes itself as an occupying power in the Kivus and declares a liberation war. Not even calls to withdraw.
February 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The EAC/SADC summit demonstrated incapacity to deal with dynamics on the ground, as M23/AFC openly establishes itself as an occupying power in the Kivus and declares a liberation war. Not even calls to withdraw.
This got lost in all of the news on the M23 crisis, but reports that Burundian secretary general of the ruling party CNDD-FDD, one of the most influential figures in the Burundian regime, is in a critical condition because of a sudden illness.
www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/01/2...
www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/01/2...
Burundi : in very critical condition, the secretary general of the CNDD-FDD was evacuated abroad - %%sitetitle%%
Reverien Ndikuriyo, secretary general of the CNDD-FDD (ruling party) suddenly fell ill on Thursday. From Ngozi (northern Burundi), he was transferred to Bujumbura (commercial capital), before being ev...
www.sosmediasburundi.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This got lost in all of the news on the M23 crisis, but reports that Burundian secretary general of the ruling party CNDD-FDD, one of the most influential figures in the Burundian regime, is in a critical condition because of a sudden illness.
www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/01/2...
www.sosmediasburundi.org/en/2025/01/2...
Ik sprak met @tijd.be over de Europese en Belgische houding naar het M23 conflict in Oost-Congo.
België en EU dreigen nu toch met sancties tegen Rwanda: ‘Business as usual kan niet meer’
België en EU dreigen nu toch met sancties tegen Rwanda: ‘Business as usual kan niet meer’
Terwijl de rebellengroep M23 met steun van Rwanda oprukt naar de volgende strategische stad, Bukavu, spreken België en de EU almaar luider over sancties tegen Kigali. Toch wil dat niet zeggen dat de Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi plots steviger in het zadel zit.
www.tijd.be
January 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ik sprak met @tijd.be over de Europese en Belgische houding naar het M23 conflict in Oost-Congo.
Although I welcome the debate on international sanctions and measures to stem the crisis in DRC, we should prioritise the immediate needs of those suffering from conflict and thus focus efforts on humanitarian access and care first. This requires involvement from multiple parties (1/2)
January 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Although I welcome the debate on international sanctions and measures to stem the crisis in DRC, we should prioritise the immediate needs of those suffering from conflict and thus focus efforts on humanitarian access and care first. This requires involvement from multiple parties (1/2)
Misconstrued causes will lead to misconstrued solutions. We need to look beyond economic interests as well.
With @judithverweijen.bsky.social I wrote this comment on why the Congo crisis extends beyonds 'conflict minerals'. (version française en dessous de la version angles) www.egmontinstitute.be/congo-crisis...
Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals’ - Egmont Institute
On Sunday night, the Congolese rebel group M23 and the Rwandan army invaded Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma […]
www.egmontinstitute.be
January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Misconstrued causes will lead to misconstrued solutions. We need to look beyond economic interests as well.
@afpfr.bsky.social on the escalation in Eastern DRC, with some words from me.
www.barrons.com/news/what-do...
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www.barrons.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
@afpfr.bsky.social on the escalation in Eastern DRC, with some words from me.
www.barrons.com/news/what-do...
www.barrons.com/news/what-do...
I spoke to VOA on the ongoing crisis in the DRC and regional mediation.
www.voaafrica.com/a/kenya-s-pr...
www.voaafrica.com/a/kenya-s-pr...
Kenya’s President Ruto calls emergency regional summit over DRC
Kenyan President William Ruto, chair of the East African Community Heads of State Summit, has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Bram Vere...
www.voaafrica.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I spoke to VOA on the ongoing crisis in the DRC and regional mediation.
www.voaafrica.com/a/kenya-s-pr...
www.voaafrica.com/a/kenya-s-pr...
That the M23 crisis in the DRC was not even among the 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 of @crisisgroup.org, says a lot about the volatile times we are in today.
January 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That the M23 crisis in the DRC was not even among the 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2025 of @crisisgroup.org, says a lot about the volatile times we are in today.
Reposted by Bram Verelst
Mon analyse sur le financement de l'UE pour #Rwanda - et les problêmes avec ce financement: afriquexxi.info/L-Europe-fun...
January 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Mon analyse sur le financement de l'UE pour #Rwanda - et les problêmes avec ce financement: afriquexxi.info/L-Europe-fun...