A terrible month for “Gen. Neva”
January 2026 begins with tears in the Burundian State House as it tries to digest scandal after scandal. The Burundian despot Evariste Ndayishimiye aka Gen. Neva who’s failed his military…
Quand Tshisekedi réalise que toutes les routes mènent à Doha
Il y a une certaine poésie à voir le dictateur Tshisekedi courir en rond, pour finir exactement là où on lui avait dit de se tenir dès le départ :…
Burundi army chief Niyongabo unwittingly reveals army’s deepening crisis
Burundi’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Prime Niyongabo, recently issued a seemingly routine letter reminding army personnel that they are not allowed to possess ordinary passports. On the surface,…
L’UE et le HCR se repaissent des misères du Congo, comme toujours
Pour beaucoup, la crise humanitaire au Congo n’a jamais été considérée comme une tragédie à résoudre. Elle est devenue un outil, exploité par les acteurs internationaux pour servir leurs propres…
Goma one year on after liberation from tyranny, economic resilience scares Kinshasa
Shortly after Goma and Bukavu were liberated by M23, Kinshasa tried to strangle their economies. But the cities have shown remarkable resilience. One year later, in Goma for example, the…
A year after liberation of Goma, its people are happiest, but Tshisekedi regime sour-grapes
Yesterday as the world marked one year since the fall of Goma into the hands of the Congolese movement AFC/M23, two radically different realities were on display. In Goma and…
When Tshisekedi realises all roads lead to Doha
There is a certain poetry in watching dictator Tshisekedi sprint in circles, only to end up exactly where he was told to stand from the beginning: at the negotiation table…
EU and UNHCR feast on Congo’s miseries, same old
For many, Congo’s humanitarian crisis has never been a tragedy to be addressed. It’s a tool, carefully exploited by international actors, to advance their own interests. The EU offers a…
The Burundian regime and its never ending humiliation in DRC
While the Burundian and Congolese regimes planned all out war; others planned for peace. As a gesture of goodwill, the AFC/M23 liberation movement voluntarily handed over Uvira – which wasn’t…
Kabila et Nkunda : une spéculation qui ne peut plus être ignorée
Ces derniers jours, une rumeur circule avec insistance : l’ancien président Joseph Kabila et le général Laurent Nkunda, ex-leader du CNDP, pourraient rejoindre l’Alliance du Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23). Non confirmée…