The Central Africa Forum

On the 28th of February this year, an unfortunate incident happened in Garamba National Park, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)-affected area in North-Eastern Congo. A group of Congolese soldiers went on patrol, in order to track LRA-elements; while at the

Read the rest of The (LRA) conflict: Beyond the LRA lobby & the hunt for Kony… and towards civilian protection – By Kristof Titeca »

The last time I communicated directly with Victoire Ingabire, on October 13th 2010, she sounded tense and tired. After an absence of more than 16 years, she had come back to Rwanda in January to participate in the presidential elections

Read the rest of Lady in Pink: Victoire Ingabire faces her judges in appeal – By Kris Berwouts »

Former Rwandan Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu and Gérard Karangwa Semushi announce their return to Kigali to run for presidential elections in 2017. Developments related to the conflict in the eastern DRC indicate a renewed wave of interest in a protracted

Read the rest of Internal political shifts in Rwanda triggered by returning diaspora politicians – By Esther Marijnen »

2012 was the year NGO Invisible Children’s ‘Stop Kony’ campaign focused attention on the man himself and his militia, the Lord’s Resistance Army. But after decades of conflict, neglect and the mass displacement of the civilian population, many communities in

Read the rest of In the wake of Kony: peace versus justice in Uganda – By Carter Newman »

When I asked people in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) about Michel Djotodia, whilst conducting research there in 2009 – 2010, most knew very little. If they knew one thing, it was that he was a man with major political

Read the rest of Central African Republic: President Michel Djotodia and the good little putschist’s tool box – By Louisa Lombard »

Killer King On March 18th 2013, Bosco Ntaganda walked into the American embassy in Kigali and requested to be delivered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The ICC had  issued an international warrant against him in 2008

Read the rest of Bosco Ntaganda: next stop The Hague for The Terminator? – By Kris Berwouts »

In October 1990, after Fred Rwigyema’s death on the third day the struggle to conquer Rwanda, Paul Kagame took over the command over the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and led it to victory in July 1994. He became Vice-President and

Read the rest of In the shadow of the baobab: Kagame blows cold and hot on a third mandate – By Kris Berwouts »

It took three days for the Seleka Coalition and the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to reach a peace agreement mediated by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in the Gabonese capital Libreville. Unlike most contemporary

Read the rest of Central African Republic: peace talks without the talks – By Kennedy Tumutegyereize and Nicolas Tillon, Conciliation Resources »

A decision by the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) on whether it would hear a petition to have Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Thomas Kwoyelo released from detention in Uganda was not delivered at its meeting in the

Read the rest of African Commission Silent on Detention of Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Thomas Kwoyelo – By Stephen A. Lamony »

Congo is on hold After M23 left Goma in early December, the military situation around the town stagnated. Apart from some repositioning in the hills around North Kivu’s biggest town, the situation has remained calm. People have been anxiously awaiting

Read the rest of Waiting for a miracle in Congo: a peace process with many processes and no peace – By Kris Berwouts »