Fractured Pasts in Lake Kivu’s Borderlands

Date
6 November 2025
Time
14:00-16:00
Location
Hybrid: meeting room of the Egmont Institute (24A, Rue des Petites Carmes, 1000 Brussels) and online
Type of Event
Conference
Organisation
Egmont Institute
Prof. Dr. Gillian Mathys’ latest book provides an in-depth and historically grounded explanation of the ongoing conflict in East-Congo, beyond commonly assumed reductive narratives. As a historian with extensive field experience in the Kivus, she unravels the complex evolution of relationships between the many communities of the Kivu region.
Discussants:
- Prof. Dr. Godefroid Muzalia (ISP Bukavu)
- Prof. Dr. Koen Vlassenroot (University of Ghent)
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