By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The Trump administration’s controversial “third country” deportation scheme has ignited a firestorm of criticism from African activists, human rights defenders, and political leaders. At the heart of the outrage is a growing belief that the United States is turning African nations into dumping grounds for …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The U.S. Senate has identified M23 as a proxy force of the Rwandan government, citing extensive evidence from UN Group of Experts reports, satellite imagery, and eyewitness testimonies that directly link Kagame’s regime to M23’s operations in eastern DRC. The Senate is now awaiting confirmation …

By Sonia Rolley PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians, including 48 women and 19 children, last month in eastern Congo, Volker Turk, U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said on Wednesday, citing “first-hand accounts”. The violence in the Rutshuru territory of North Kivu …