michelawrong
@michelawrong
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Journalist and author of four non-fiction books on Africa, plus a novel.
Usually london
Joined August 2008
Je suis extrêmement reconnaissant à MaxMilo Éditions et Lucie Delplanque, ma brillante traductrice, d'avoir publié la traduction française de mon livre sur Mobutu Sese Seko, l'inoubliable président de la République Démocratique du Congo pendant 32 ans. 1/2.
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Kagame seemed stuck in repeat mode for much of his press encounter today. If a party to a peace deal remains in denial about its own role in a conflict - despite being contradicted by a US mediator and UN experts - what are the chances of success?
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I've spent the afternoon digging into the UN Group of Experts' latest report into DRC. Here's just one of the many damning revelations it contains, this one of Rwanda's mineral asset-stripping in DRC.
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Le conference de presse présidentielle de demain serait une opportunité parfaite.
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Tomorrow's presidential press conference is surely the perfect opportunity for him to finally make a clean breast of things.
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"Personne ne le nie" (le soutien Rwandais pour le M23). Mais Kagame l'a toujours nié. Vu la signature de cet accord de paix à Washington, il est grand temps que le president Paul Kagame l'admette en public.
Boulos confirme l'influence du Rwanda sur le M23. L'accord de paix conclu sous l'égide des États-Unis entre le Rwanda et la République démocratique du Congo vise à mettre fin à trois décennies de conflit, en appelant au désarmement des groupes rebelles tels que le M23 et à la
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"Nobody denies that." Well, in fact, President Paul Kagame has repeatedly denied exactly that (Rwandan support for M23). So given that Rwanda has now signed this peace deal with the DRC and the US, it would be good for him to publicly acknowledge Rwanda's role.
In a sit-down with the BBC, US Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, weighs in on the agreement’s security framework and defends the controversial mineral processing arrangement between the two nations. He also confirms Rwanda’s influence over M23 rebels.
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The UN Group of Experts report confirms what NBC reported last month. What was euphemistically referred to in Friday's US-brokered peace deal as "Rwanda's defensive measures".
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Britain's best interviewer. "Oh, so you like amputees?" is definitely a line I'm going to try in future. I only wish this profile was longer.
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RT @RDC_Minafet: 🎙️ BBC Interview.La Ministre d’État Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner (@RDCONGOMAE) s’exprime au micro de la BBC sur les enjeux de….
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RT @lindseyhilsum: Good news - @Channel4 will air this important film by @Basement_Films about medics under fire in #Gaza. The one the BBC….
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RT @RFI: L'Invité Afrique - RDC-Rwanda: «Cet accord est basé sur le principe du retrait du Rwanda du Congo», note Jason Stearns https://t.c….
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RT @bonifacemwangi: A day to remember those we lost on June 25, 2024, has ended with more casualties, so far 11 dead, over 400 injured. In….
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RT @BBCAfrica: Thousands of young Kenyans are marching across the country to mark the first anniversary of anti-government protests that sa….
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It seems an appropriate time to plunge into this non-fiction account of underground life in Iran, written by a friend of a friend. It's a fascinating read.
Looking for a Pride Month read?. @bookshop_org_UK has picked Majid Parsa's The Ayatollah's Gaze, — which Attitude Magazine called "powerfully eye-opening" — as one of their recommendations for the month!.
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Are we supposed to believe someone as closely monitored as Victoire Ingabire has been for years now somehow found the time - and the freedom - to indulge in insurrection? The Rwandan authorities need to get a grip.
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In power since 1991. Isaias has become an African cliché of personalised, unaccountable rule.
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If the arrest of opp leader Victoire Ingabire is meant to show strength, it does the opposite. With rumours swirling about Paul Kagame's health and the regime under intense US pressure to sign a peace deal with DRC, the Rwandan regime feels beleaguered.
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