Onesphore Sematumba Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Onesphore Sematumba joined Crisis Group in February 2019 as Analyst for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi. Professional Background Prior to joining Crisis Group, Onesphore worked as a Senior Researcher for the Pole Institute, an intercultural institute based in the DR Congo’s Eastern North-Kivu province. His research focused on the political, economic and cultural dynamics of conflict in the country and in the Great Lakes region during the last twenty years. Areas of Expertise Eastern DR Congo Great Lakes Region In The News 22 May 2024 The main resource driving conflict [in the DRC] isn’t coltan. It is the land. It’s material ownership, of course, but also who has a legitimate right to be here. Foreign Policy Onesphore Sematumba Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi 9 May 2024 Rwanda’s primary interest [in the war in eastern DRC] is to continue to have its say in this geopolitical battlefield. Financial Times Onesphore Sematumba Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi 22 Feb 2024 If the regional escalation [in the DRC] continues, we could find ourselves in a scenario like during the other Congo wars … More bombing means more displacement. The Economist Onesphore Sematumba Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi 17 Dec 2022 If we can't negotiate a humanitarian corridor for the city [of Goma in eastern DR Congo], it will be a catastrophe. AFP Onesphore Sematumba Analyst, Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Latest Updates Podcast / Africa 17 July 2024 Les risques d’une guerre ouverte entre la RDC et le Rwanda Op-Ed / Africa 20 March 2024 In Eastern DR Congo, “The Regional War is Already Happening” Also available in Français Q&A / Africa 26 January 2024 DR Congo: A Full Plate of Challenges after a Turbulent Vote Also available in Français Podcast / Africa 13 December 2023 Élections en RDC : quelles perspectives pour un réel changement ? Q&A / Africa 15 September 2023 Massacre in Goma Clouds DR Congo’s Elections and UN Mission’s Future Also available in Français Our Journeys / Africa 29 June 2022 A “Deal with the Devil” in the Heart of the Great Lakes Also available in Français Load more