Joseph Kabila’s Defiant Return: A Crossroads for the Democratic Republic of Congo In a dramatic re-emergence that has sent shockwaves across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), former President Joseph Kabila has broken years of silence with a fiery address,...
Small Businesses in Crisis: The Hidden Cost of Trump’s Global Tariff Strategy In the intricate and interconnected web of global trade, a new and ominous force has emerged—tariffs. Once confined to the pages of economics textbooks or discussed in niche policy circles,...
Accountability for Rwanda: M23 Militia Atrocities Violate AGOA & International Law The Donald Trump Administration faces mounting pressure to address Rwanda’s continued support for the M23 militia, a group implicated in severe human rights abuses in the Democratic...
In a Pivotal Moment That Underscores the Fragile Intersection of Geopolitics and Resource Diplomacy The European Union’s (EU) decision on 24 February to suspend defence consultations with Rwanda and review a significant agreement on critical raw materials...
Why Sanctioning James Kabarebe Matters: A Deep Dive into Rwanda’s Role in the Eastern DRC Conflict On 20 February 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) delivered a clear message to those instigating conflict in...