How Belgium blundered its way into geopolitical irrelevance in Africa
March 28, 2025
Belgium seems determined to mirror France’s ‘exit strategy’ from West Africa
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Belgium seems determined to mirror France’s ‘exit strategy’ from West Africa
Following the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, speculation about Rwanda’s alleged plans to annex parts of eastern Congo has intensified.
Any talk of withdrawing Rwandan troops before neutralising the FDLR threat is not just diplomacy as usual; it is an endorsement of Kinshasa’s thinly-veiled genocidal project
President João Lourenço is carefully manoeuvring to bring the Luanda and Nairobi processes together
The new administration will have a unique opportunity to distance itself from the policies of its predecessor under Joe Biden
As long as the people of Burundi continue to see themselves as two nations instead of one, these tragedies are bound to recur
It is not the role of Western powers to take centre stage in Africa’s conflict resolution processes
The idea that Tshisekedi could suddenly become a reliable partner simply has no basis in reality
It would make more sense to consider redirecting the millions wasted on MONUSCO to a more efficient force, but sadly, we must stick to the single story: the M23 are the bad guys
Tshisekedi could have taken credit for the M23’s battlefield successes against violent armed groups. He could have become the first Congolese leader to end a three-decade standoff with Rwanda by neutralising the FDLR once and for all
Belgium seems determined to mirror France’s ‘exit strategy’ from West Africa
Following the fall of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, speculation about Rwanda’s alleged plans to annex parts of eastern Congo has intensified.
Any talk of withdrawing Rwandan troops before neutralising the FDLR threat is not just diplomacy as usual; it is an endorsement of Kinshasa’s thinly-veiled genocidal project
President João Lourenço is carefully manoeuvring to bring the Luanda and Nairobi processes together
The new administration will have a unique opportunity to distance itself from the policies of its predecessor under Joe Biden
As long as the people of Burundi continue to see themselves as two nations instead of one, these tragedies are bound to recur
It is not the role of Western powers to take centre stage in Africa’s conflict resolution processes
The idea that Tshisekedi could suddenly become a reliable partner simply has no basis in reality
It would make more sense to consider redirecting the millions wasted on MONUSCO to a more efficient force, but sadly, we must stick to the single story: the M23 are the bad guys
Tshisekedi could have taken credit for the M23’s battlefield successes against violent armed groups. He could have become the first Congolese leader to end a three-decade standoff with Rwanda by neutralising the FDLR once and for all
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