Are Russian troops using sexual violence as a weapon? Here’s what we know. Esther Hallsdóttir - March 23, 2022 They’ve done so in Ukraine in the past. Five factors make it likely this time as well.
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.
For the third time in 11 years, Rwanda changed the language used in primary schools Timothy P. Williams - January 24, 2020 Here’s what this means for children, teachers and the nation
African governments are cracking down on the news media. Their citizens might be okay with that. Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz - May 12, 2019 When Africans think of “the media,” often they think of the hatemongers and fake-news peddlers.
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
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
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
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
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
Can Peace Be Engineered? Institutions, Political Inclusion, and Ethnic Conflict Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2012 Continuing our on going partnership with the Comparative Democratization Section of
Rhetoric and Violence in the Rwandan Genocide II Erik Voeten - January 24, 2011 Here is a "paper":http://people.su.se/~daya0852/Rwanda_jmp.pdf by "David Yanagizawa":http://people.su.se/~daya0852/ that reaches the
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,