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Reuben A. Loffman

@reubenloffman

Senior Lecturer in African History, QMUL. Specialises in DR-Congo. Book=palgrave.com/gp/book/978303… Own opinions. RTs not all endorsements.

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I can only read the title as this article is behind a paywall: but I agree with the title, whatever is left of the international community needs to pressure Rwanda to stop M23's violence in eastern Congo!

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This development in eastern Congo should be getting far more media attention that it is. The second largest country in Africa by area is being invaded!

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This is an important part of why what is happening in the Congo is happening and should be read widely: aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/…. As ever, this is a conflict imbued with many competing narratives.

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Was on Australian TV yesterday talking about the M23 advance. Headlines: western Rwandan sanctions might not be a silver bullet here, M23 are confident and are not interested yet in permanent ceasefire, Félix A. Tshisekedi has much work to do to stop their advance! eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

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On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, let’s commit to be vigilant and to work together to build a world of justice and dignity for all – in honour of all the victims and survivors of the genocide. un.org/en/preventgeno…

On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, let’s commit to be vigilant and to work together to build a world of justice and dignity for all – in honour of all the victims and survivors of the genocide. un.org/en/preventgeno…
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'These merchants, the often tragic Schumpeterian heroes of this story, merit our attention because they broke with convention.' Reuben Loffman (Reuben A. Loffman): Nigerian commerce thrived before British colonization the-tls.co.uk/history/modern…