Audio By Vocalize Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement in Bukavu on February 18, 2025. [AFP] For decades, the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been explained through a narrow lens that emphasises mineral resources, foreign interference, and military confrontation while overlooking people’s rights and the political failures that have repeatedly driven communities back to war. That emphasis has led to botched remedies, with peace remaining elusive for over three…
Author: By Edward Githae
M23 rebels gather for large-scale protests as they set on fire the Rwandan, French, Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations allegedly supported by the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) and rebels in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on January 28, 2025. [AFP] The situation the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most complex and protracted crises. Yet, despite decades of international engagement, the core issues remain unaddressed, and the global response continues to be misdirected. The international community, in its current approach, is effectively barking…