Congolese activists, facing violence and colonial exploitation, call for a green transition that puts justice first.
‘Regrets’ Aren’t Enough: Congo Deserves an Apology and Reparations for War Crimes
Belgium has yet to make any reparations for exploitation that killed 10 million Congolese. The U.S. must also make amends for its complicity.
World to Refugees: Go to Hell
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
Obama’s Last Chance in Africa
If he wants to save his legacy on Africa, Barack Obama will have to be more than a shill for U.S. security firms and corporations.
Rwandan Bonsais
Are Rwanda’s post-genocide youth programs paving the way for future unrest?
Poem: Infinite Regress of War
Sepulchre of repeated images / Won’t someone shatter the pure reflection of glass?
America, Genocide, and the “National Interest”
It’s time for the United States to examine how its own foreign policy promotes genocide, and take the actions necessary to curb it.
The M23 Surrenders: A Pyrrhic Victory in Eastern Congo
Given the roots of the ongoing conflict in North Kivu, military victory amounts to exchanging one group of exploiters for another.
Thomas Turner
Thomas Turner is a professor of political science at the National University of Rwanda.
U.S. Guilt Over Rwanda Will Only Lead to More Guilt
Sympathy for a state’s past should not color current policy.