Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

The Ideological Front: A colonial legacy Although ideological ... In 1899, German explorer Richard Kandt remarked: "Rwanda is a country full of hope, when we could destroy the power of the Watusi." ...

Rwandan historian Dantès Singiza is researching Belgian colonial rule there and shows the filmmaker documents proving the Belgians pursued a racist policy in Rwanda. In 1932, Belgium introduced ...

For centuries, European colonial powers justified their inhumane ... styles like Uruhanika and Ibisage are also making a resurgence in Rwanda. However, the broader "natural hair movement" did ...

President Paul Kagame, on March 16, cautioned Belgium against interfering in Rwanda’s progress, accusing it of blaming Rwanda for DR Congo’s problems and conspiring to impose sanctions, despite its ...

This narrative on “Greater Rwanda” would mean extending Rwanda beyond its colonial borders. Access to resources plays a role in Rwanda’s presence in the DRC, as does (in)security.

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Germany has become the latest European nation to suspend financial aid to Rwanda for backing the M23 rebel group that’s ...