As Trump hosts Congo and Rwanda’s leaders for peace deal, here’s what to know about the conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSNOpinion

When Belgium used ethnographic maps to annihilate the Tutsi in the Kivus

When talking about the origin of the ethnic conflict in eastern DR Congo – in the Kivus – many people fail to understand that it is a project born in Brussels. Most people don't realize, as Tom ...
The New Yorker

Can Trump’s Peace Initiative Stop the Congo’s Thirty-Year War?

In June, when Trump announced that he had brought peace to eastern Congo, he described it as “a glorious triumph.” But the ...
CounterPunch

Rwandan Prisoner of Conscience Victoire Ingabire

Ingabire Day, a day of solidarity and support for Madame Victoire Ingabire and other prisoners of conscience in Rwanda, was celebrated in October to commemorate her October 2010 arrest. Rwanda has one ...
News9

Oklahoma Tribes and State clash over hunting and fishing rights

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) says tribal members must purchase state hunting and fishing licenses and cannot use their tribal IDs for those activities, even if they are ...
WGAL

Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes reclaim remains of 16 children from Carlisle Cemetery

AJ SISSON, NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, AJ THANK YOU. AN UPDATE NOW ON THIS YEAR’S DISINTERMENT PROGRAM AT THE CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL CEMETERY. THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO TRIBES IN OKLAHOMA SAYS IT WAS ABLE ...
The Shreveport Times

How many Native American tribes are in Louisiana? See the 11 Indigenous tribes in the state

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...
The Repository

Lake Township man denied bond again, 16 months after arrest in Rwandan genocide case

Eric Nshimiye, of Lake Township, remains in custody 16 months after his arrest. He is accused of killing people during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Nshimiye was denied bond again. A Lake Township man ...
The Heritage Foundation

Diversity Isn’t “Our Strength” When Millions of Foreigners Refuse To Assimilate

When immigrants came to America, the unspoken deal used to be to “leave the beefs at home.” As newcomers assimilated, they abandoned ancient feuds that mired parts of the Old World in conflict for ...
Grist

How tribes navigate emergency response aid to citizens and what you can do to prepare

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from ...
The Hour

Congo and rebels have committed to ending war in the east. Here's what to know

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted ...
American Enterprise Institute

The Missing Peace in Africa’s Great Lakes Region

The Great Lakes region that encompasses Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo is among Africa’s most beautiful regions. Cloud-covered volcanos, terraced fields, lush jungles, ...