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Vava Tampa

Vava Tampa

Vava Tampa is an activist and freelance writer, focusing on Africa’s great lakes, decolonisation and culture.

Vava Tampa is an activist and freelance writer, focusing on Africa’s great lakes, decolonisation and culture.

Articles from author

The silencing of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina

Continued international support has allowed Rwanda’s President Kagame to target political rivals and independent voices with impunity.

The silencing of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina

The silencing of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina

How Uganda has helped turn DRC’s vast gold reserves into a nightmare

Congolese gold has become a profitable source of foreign currency for Kampala, with devastating and bloody consequences for the people of DRC.

How Uganda has helped turn DRC’s vast gold reserves into a nightmare

How Uganda has helped turn DRC’s vast gold reserves into a nightmare

Belgium’s return of Lumumba’s remains is disingenuous and hollow

Without an apology or reparations for the colonisation and enslavement of the Congolese people, Belgium’s decision seems to be for appearances rather than a genuine reckoning with its bloody legacy.

Belgium’s return of Lumumba’s remains is disingenuous and hollow

Belgium’s return of Lumumba’s remains is disingenuous and hollow

The volcano eruption in DRC was not an unexpected event

Mismanagement meant there was no alert system in place, in fact, the volcano had not even been monitored in the months leading up to the eruption.

The volcano eruption in DRC was not an unexpected event

The volcano eruption in DRC was not an unexpected event

What's driving Kenya to close one of Africa's largest refugee camps?

The reason cited for the closing of the Dadaab refugee complex is security, but it could also be a bargaining chip in an international maritime dispute.

What's driving Kenya to close one of Africa's largest refugee camps?

What's driving Kenya to close one of Africa's largest refugee camps?

Who benefits from the death of Chad's President Deby?

The killing of Idriss Deby reveals a tangled geopolitical web that is likely to deepen internal divisions in Chad.

Who benefits from the death of Chad's President Deby?

Who benefits from the death of Chad's President Deby?

Mozambique will need more than military might to fight insurgency

If the state doesn't want the insurgency to turn into a prolonged game of whac-a-mole, it will need to address Cabo Delgado's socio-economic shortcomings.

Mozambique will need more than military might to fight insurgency

Mozambique will need more than military might to fight insurgency

Will the attack on a UN convoy be a turning point for the DR Congo?

The killing of Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio is a horrible tragedy, but UN peacekeepers should stay the course at a time when the Congolese people are grappling with a dire humanitarian situation.

Will the attack on a UN convoy be a turning point for the DR Congo?

Will the attack on a UN convoy be a turning point for the DR Congo?

The world should pay heed to Bobi Wine and Uganda's election

The Ugandan youth leader Bobi Wine declared victory shortly after early results showed a lead for the man who has been leading Uganda since 1986.

The world should pay heed to Bobi Wine and Uganda's election

The world should pay heed to Bobi Wine and Uganda's election

Revisiting the UN Mapping Report on the DRC, a decade later

The UN Mapping Report on mass killings, rapes and displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo was a milestone in documenting crimes against humanity.

Revisiting the UN Mapping Report on the DRC, a decade later

Revisiting the UN Mapping Report on the DRC, a decade later