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Yesterday, I briefed the European Parliament on the escalating crisis in eastern Congo. The session can be streamed here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly Ordinary Meeting - Multimedia Centre
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February 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday, I briefed the European Parliament on the escalating crisis in eastern Congo. The session can be streamed here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
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I wrote a piece 20 years ago about why Rwanda intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1996 and again in 1998. The motivations I noted then continue to drive Rwanda's support for M23 today:
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
"The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo"
"The Complex Reasons for Rwanda's Engagement in Congo"
www.academia.edu
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I wrote a piece 20 years ago about why Rwanda intervened in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1996 and again in 1998. The motivations I noted then continue to drive Rwanda's support for M23 today:
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
-Ethnic solidarity
-Security concerns
-Economic interests
-Political triumphalism
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Remarkable how many new big infrastructure projects in Africa replicate the colonial-era model of connecting mines to ports (and nowhere else).
Tanzania and Burundi sign agreement with two Chinese firm to build a 282Km-long US$2.15Bn railway between the countries for transporting battery mineral nickel to the Dar es Salaam port.
Tanzania, Burundi sign deal with China to build nickel-carrying SGR
The two nations expect the 282 kilometre (175 mile) standard gauge line to transport three million metric tonnes of minerals annually
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
January 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Remarkable how many new big infrastructure projects in Africa replicate the colonial-era model of connecting mines to ports (and nowhere else).
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I spoke to @spiegel.de on why conflicts in eastern Congo are so intractable and why the current escalation is highly worrying and needs a serious reckoning with the underlying, often under-appreciated political drivers.
In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo wird seit mehr oder weniger 30 Jahren gekämpft. Hier spricht der Wissenschaftler Christoph Vogel über den nun erneut entbrannten Konflikt, der schier unlösbar erscheint.
Konflikt in Kongo: »Hin und wieder ist sogar unklar, wer wo auf wen schießt«
In der Demokratischen Republik Kongo wird seit mehr oder weniger 30 Jahren gekämpft. Hier spricht der Wissenschaftler Christoph Vogel über den nun erneut entbrannten Konflikt, der schier unlösbar erscheint.
www.spiegel.de
January 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I spoke to @spiegel.de on why conflicts in eastern Congo are so intractable and why the current escalation is highly worrying and needs a serious reckoning with the underlying, often under-appreciated political drivers.
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What is happening in the Gezira, the systematic and targeted killings of South Sudanese and members of Kanabi communities by SAF shows us very clearly that they too alongside the RSF, are the oppressors. They always have been and they will never liberate Sudan!
January 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What is happening in the Gezira, the systematic and targeted killings of South Sudanese and members of Kanabi communities by SAF shows us very clearly that they too alongside the RSF, are the oppressors. They always have been and they will never liberate Sudan!
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Les récits progressistes ou réactionnaires "tendent à réduire l’ #Afrique à un simple réceptacle de politiques extérieures", écrivent les chercheurs @ethuin.bsky.social & Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka. Une analyse passionnante qui décortique comment l'Occident dépolitise les luttes en #RDC #Congo #Kinshasa
En RD Congo, une vision occidentale qui perpétue la violence - Analyse
Persistance des dynamiques coloniales, pillage des ressources, corruption, conflits... À travers leurs discours, les pensées progressistes comme réactionnaires dépolitisent le pays. « Ces récits (…)
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January 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Les récits progressistes ou réactionnaires "tendent à réduire l’ #Afrique à un simple réceptacle de politiques extérieures", écrivent les chercheurs @ethuin.bsky.social & Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka. Une analyse passionnante qui décortique comment l'Occident dépolitise les luttes en #RDC #Congo #Kinshasa
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I think might be hard for other folks to understand the community-wide trauma Jews are feeling in relation to the Hamas attacks. It’s because the phrase “existential threat” is not a euphemism for us. For us, it means exactly what the words imply.
October 10, 2023 at 8:10 PM
I think might be hard for other folks to understand the community-wide trauma Jews are feeling in relation to the Hamas attacks. It’s because the phrase “existential threat” is not a euphemism for us. For us, it means exactly what the words imply.
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People have asked me over the past few days how I'm doing, especially with all my family being over there. Most of the time I have no answer. I'm both horrified about what has unfolded thus far and worried about what's to come. Check in on your Israeli and Palestinian colleagues.
October 11, 2023 at 10:57 PM
People have asked me over the past few days how I'm doing, especially with all my family being over there. Most of the time I have no answer. I'm both horrified about what has unfolded thus far and worried about what's to come. Check in on your Israeli and Palestinian colleagues.
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As an advocate for human rights, I'm opposed to targeting civilians. No matter which side in a conflict, no matter what has been done, there is no justification for targeting civilians.
This shouldn't be controversial, and yet sadly it is.
This shouldn't be controversial, and yet sadly it is.
October 9, 2023 at 2:03 PM
As an advocate for human rights, I'm opposed to targeting civilians. No matter which side in a conflict, no matter what has been done, there is no justification for targeting civilians.
This shouldn't be controversial, and yet sadly it is.
This shouldn't be controversial, and yet sadly it is.
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Proud of my university today!
In historic pick, Boston University names Dr. Melissa Gilliam to be next president - The Boston Glob...
Dr. Gilliam will be the first woman and first Black person to lead Boston's largest university.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 4, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Proud of my university today!