On Sunday, April 7, 2023, Rwanda commemorated the 30th anniversary of the 1990 Tutsi genocide. This genocide was triggered following the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana in April 1994. In less than 100 days, at least 500,000 and probably more than 800,000 people, men, women, and children, mostly Tutsi, were murdered. Starting in 2003, the United Nations General Assembly decided to officially proclaim April 7 as the «International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.» Since then, commemorations of the Rwandan genocide have been held internationally every April 7th. This commemoration is seen by the international community as a means to eradicate the ideology of genocide. It is also seen as a means to prevent any genocide as it provides an opportunity for the international community to engage in ongoing reflection on genocide, its consequences, and strategies for its prevention and eradication. Finally, it is with the aim of renewing the collective commitment to protect and defend fundamental human rights that the international community is obliged to observe the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994. This International Day is a day on which the international community commits to standing united against all forms of hatred and discrimination around the world.

The persistence of insecurity in the east of the DRC invites reflection. Discussions on the causes of this insecurity cannot be done without noting the importance of the economic issues. Entitled «Economic issues and insecurity in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo», this article aims to demonstrate the impact of economic issues on the persistence of insecurity in the East of the DRC. We demonstrate in this article that the persistence of insecurity in the east of the DRC is explained by several causes, in particular the economic issues of Rwanda. This position is shared by many authors, notably Pierre Jacquemot who maintains that «the control of mines and exit circuits was, for Rwanda, a way of continuing the war in another form and of creating a base for accumulation of capital for a country without natural resources and landlocked. Also, numerous international reports, notably that of January 2014, question Rwanda’s support for the M23 and the fraudulent transits of coltan and tin via Kigali. Military campaigns have so far brought mixed results. Therefore, a different approach that focuses on structural reforms is needed. These structural reforms must aim in particular at good governance, the improvement of socio-economic conditions, the revitalization of the judicial system, and the restructuring of the FARDC. It is with these structural reforms that the DRC can hope to have a strong, organized, disciplined army capable of protecting the integrity of the national territory.