Rwanda
Maximum Pressure on Rwanda Represents a Strategic Critical Minerals Opportunity for the United States
The United States can secure access to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s strategic critical minerals by enacting a maximum pressure strategy to confront Rwanda’s support for M23, helping to...
What is the Difference between Rwanda and Singapore?
CYANIKA, RWANDA—The first thing travelers must do when they cross the border from Uganda into Rwanda is to wash and sanitize their hands. The process should not surprise anyone. Rwanda...
How Kurdistan Can Help Congo
RUTSHURU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO—On paper, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be among the world’s richest countries. Geologists estimate that it holds more than $24 trillion worth of...
It is Not Just Ukraine and Gaza: Joe Biden’s Wars are Just Beginning
It is a truism across administrations: Unexpected crises define foreign policy legacy. For Jimmy Carter, it was Iran’s Islamic Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Ronald Reagan faced the...
Central Africa’s Strategic Balance Is Crumbling
With the war in Ukraine raging on and the Indo-Pacific balance narrowing, it is easy to lose sight of the more “apparently” prosaic conflicts, such as the Kivu conflict, which...
How Biden Can Transform Africa Posturing into Progress
On December 13, leaders from across Africa will converge on Washington, DC, for the U.S-Africa Leaders’ Summit. President Joe Biden deserves credit for seeking to re-center Africa in American foreign...
Can Blinken Reset Washington’s Relationship With the DRC?
U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken will take a five-nation tour across Africa and Asia from August 2-11. The senior official’s visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
Once the Victim, Rwanda is Fixing Peacekeeping Across Africa
The most frustrating aspect of the 1994 anti-Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda was how preventable it was. Kofi Annan, then-Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, ordered his men to stand down as...
Rwandan Court Upholds ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero’s Prison Sentence
Rwanda’s Court of Appeal announced on Monday that it would uphold its twenty-five-year prison sentence against Paul Rusesabagina. Rusesabagina is a Rwandan politician and businessman who is widely credited with...
South Africa Is a Weak Link in Global Counterterrorism
PEMBA, MOZAMBIQUE—Pemba is a bustling seaside town. Trade is robust, the fish is fresh, and the beer is cold. Luxury hotels dot the seaside. Although Pemba is an oasis, the...
It’s Not Just Mali: French Influence in Africa Is Collapsing
Today, many Africans view the French as irrelevant if not persona non grata in many countries in which they once held sway. Earlier this month, for example, thousands of Malians...
The Islamic State Isn’t Defeated, But the United States Is AWOL
CABO DELGADO, MOZAMBIQUE—On February 3, 2022, the White House celebrated after U.S. special forces raided a Syrian safe house just miles from the Turkish border. Surrounded, Islamic State (ISIS) leader...