There is a certain insincerity—gloomy, outrageous, and almost absurd—in the way Belgium approaches its role in history. This is, after all, a country that preaches human rights while carrying in its ...

In the previous narratives in this series, we realized how religion was intertwined with politics. Colonialists used religion as a tool to subjugate the colonized. The true colours of religion in ...

The calls to avoid another genocide come after in April last year, United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of ...

Belgian forces conquered Rwanda, a former German colony, in 1916 during the first world war. They got help from nearby ...

From the emergence of the United States on the world stage until World War II, American foreign policy towards Africa was marked by neglect and disinterest. However, post-1945, the containment of ...

Analysis - Rwanda's foreign affairs ministry suspended all diplomatic relations with Belgium in March 2025. Soon afterwards, ...

As the world marks 140 years since the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, it is crucial to reflect on the enduring legacy of this event, particularly in East Africa. The conference, which aimed to divide ...

Israel's genocidal 'voluntary migration' proposal for Palestinians perpetuates violent colonial legacies of displacing ...

Rwanda’s government has blamed Belgium’s colonial rule for the ethnic divisions that sparked the 1994 genocide.

Yesterday, at the French Cultural Center, Avant la nuit (Before the Night), a novel by journalist and author Maria Malagardis ...

The intersection of art and activism challenges societal norms, highlights systemic injustices, and demands that women are ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...