The Perspective

  As norm demands, agreements must be kept in good faith. By failing to fulfill their obligations as agreed upon in peace talks, authorities in Kinshasa act in bad faith. And every moment they fail to act in good faith, strides made towards achieving lasting peace in both the DRC and the re gion are derailed.    EACRF and M23 negotiate Since the resurgence of the M23 last year, the East African Community has taken initiative and committed immense efforts towards ending the security crisis in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Summits have been held at both the East African Community and South African Development Cooperation levels to end the predicament.   At each of the summits held, conclusions were reached with recommendations made for each side of the warring parties to fulfill specific obligations to allow for a political resolution of the conflict.    The government of the DRC has failed to fulfill most of its own share of the requiremen...

Considering Rwanda's land size and topography, available arable land decreases as population increases. For this reason, as Rwanda commits resources to alleviating grim security issues in other countries, it can also look to security diplomacy to expand arable lands and achieve food security for current and future generations.   In recent times Rwanda has become a preferred security partner for insurgent-raven African nations in the Sub-Saharan region.   After a successful arrangement between Rwanda and the Central African Republic in which Rwanda's armed forces repelled insurgents and created an atmosphere of stability in the country allowing for successful general elections, other countries have tapped Rwanda to help in their fight against armed rebels and terrorists. In Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region, Rwanda Defense Force and Rwanda National Police contingents, in collaboration with Mozambican forces, have successfully pushed Islamic terrorists out of their str...