Michela Wrong’s new book explores the 2013 murder of an exiled Rwandan official Laura Seay - August 12, 2021 Extensive interviews reveal more about the country’s campaign against dissidents
Rwanda’s government now uses the annual genocide remembrance as a political tool Gretchen Baldwin - April 7, 2021 Over the next 100 days, the government will actively remind citizens of the ethnic divisions that left hundreds of thousands dead
Burundi’s leader died last month. How will the world remember him? Andrea Filipi - July 8, 2020 Pierre Nkurunziza’s long-term legacy is far from clear.
Kofi Annan was a strong voice for peace. Rwanda was where he fell short. Timothy Longman - August 20, 2018 Kofi Annan, the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, died
How dangerous is it when Trump calls some immigrants ‘animals’? Daniel Solomon and Aliza Luft - May 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks to media representatives
Burundi votes tomorrow on controversial constitutional amendments. A lot is at stake. Yolande Bouka and Sarah Jackson - May 16, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Burundi soldiers and police in the
Rwanda’s gacaca courts are hailed as a post-genocide success. The reality is more complicated. Laura Seay - June 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59341" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Men walking in the Gacaca court's
Is Rwanda’s authoritarian state sustainable? Laura Seay - June 3, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41324" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left: Tony Blair, former British
Why Kenya’s threat to close its refugee camps is even worse than you think Stephanie Schwartz - May 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40399" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Somali refugee girls attend Koran classes
There are signs of renewed ethnic violence in Burundi Cara Jones - December 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33525" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Burundian expatriate woman holds a
Should we be using the G-word in Burundi? Michael Broache and Kate Cronin-Furman - November 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32218" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A protest underway against President Pierre
Once a killer, always a killer? Here are 4 lessons about stopping mass violence. Aliza Luft - October 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31458" align="aligncenter" width="531"] A picture taken at the Murambi
Will the election boycott in Burundi succeed? O. Smith - July 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26674" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="align center "] A Burundian woman
We predicted Burundi's crisis. Is the response working? Laura Seay - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
We predicted Burundi’s crisis. Is the response working? Cameron Hudson - June 11, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25909" align="aligncenter" width="5760"] Soldiers clear a roadblock set by
Is Burundi still a credible peacekeeper? Nina Wilén, Gérard Birantamije, and David Ambrosetti - May 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_25204" align="alignnone" width="620" class="center"] A demonstrator raises her hands
The Islamic State as an ordinary insurgency Reyko Huang - May 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24819" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A flag of the Islamic
What explains Burundi's protests? Laura Seay - April 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24042" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A protester jumps to evade
What explains Burundi’s protests? Stephanie Schwartz and Cara Jones - April 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24042" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] A protester jumps to evade
What did the Clinton administration know about Rwanda? Timothy Longman - April 6, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23449" align="alignnone" width="620"] Young Rwandan refugees plead with Zairean
Are elections straining Burundi's fragile peace? Laura Seay - March 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23153" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A boy walks past a mural
Are elections straining Burundi’s fragile peace? Stephanie Schwartz - March 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23153" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A boy walks past a mural
Hot pursuit in Syria and in history Lionel Beehner - September 28, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16272" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Pancho Villa (Smithsonian)[/caption] Secretary of State
Are conflicts over citizenship inevitable in Africa? Edmond Keller - July 22, 2014 This is the fourth installment of TMC’s African Politics Summer Reading
Schooling builds peace, right? The complicated answer from Rwanda Elisabeth King - April 16, 2014 The following is a guest post by Elisabeth King. King
Rwanda: Has reconciliation by legal means worked? Laura Seay - April 8, 2014 Rwandan President Paul Kagame, seen on a large television
What Happened During the Rwandan Genocide? And How Can We Mitigate Its After-Effects? John Sides - January 7, 2010 Political scientists Christian Davenport and Allen Stam provide an unconventional
Scott Roeder John Sides - June 2, 2009 Lee's post on militant extremism speaks directly to Scott Roeder,