MSW, M.Ed., JD with focus on: #Africa, #Outbreaks, #Geopolitics, and #Counterterrorism; Current Emphasis: #COVID19 #Ebola
Oct 5, 2019 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Suspected FDLR (mostly Hutu génocidaires) from DRC attack in Rwanda (near DRC and Uganda borders). Very bad news for regional security. Map to follow. 1/
Will do fuller thread than this with extensive sourcing or publish a piece when there’s time. At this point, I could almost write a book on it (but will leave that to a trusted source I have in mind bc nobody could do it better than him). End/
UN Secretary-General Gutteres, during his trip to eastern DRC over the weekend, stressed that natural resource funding of armed groups must be stopped. If he could choose a priority to stop militia violence in eastern DRC, this would be it. actualite.cd/2019/09/02/rdc… 17/
Apr 2, 2019 • 29 tweets • 7 min read
Relations between Uganda & Rwanda continue to deteriorate, which increases regional instability & could create security issues on ground in DRC Ebola-affected areas. “Kagame tells Jean Afrique that he foiled a terror attack from Uganda and Iran.” 1/ regionweek.com/kagame-tells-j…
In early March, Rwanda (R) closed the busiest border w/ UG, affecting trade between these countries & the region. Kagame accused UG of unlawful detainment & torture of R citizens, w/ a list of 20 submitted, & he refuses to open the border until they are returned. 2/
