He is currently a senior undergraduate Political Science student at the University of Wiscon... more

He is currently a senior undergraduate Political Science student at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with an emphasis on comparative politics and international relations.  As a freelance researcher, primarily on African affairs, he authored the e-book "Laurent Nkundabatware, his Rwandan Allies, and the ex-ANC Rebellion: Chronic Barriers to Lasting Peace in the Congo."  This book was a featured document at a panel discussion held on 17 December, 2007, as part of the 2007-2008 African Discussion Forum in Germany held by the University of Bayreuth's Institute for African Studies.  It was also referenced by the Congolese human rights group FOCAS (South Africa) for a document they drafted on 13 November 2007 and handed over to the Belgian Ambassador to South Africa (Honorable Jan Mutton) in early December 2007.  In addition, it was referenced by Mr. Diaku Dianzenza for his Masters of Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies dissertation at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal in South Africa.  It was also referenced in the March 2008 report "Mapping Conflict Motives: Eastern DRC," written by Mr. Stephen Spittaels and Mr. Filip Hilgert for the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) based in Antwerp, Belgium.  The book was admitted into the archives of the Contemporary History Library in the History Department of Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa (http://www.metafro.be/libraries/contemporary_history/reference/27571/africa_museum) and was referenced by the Washington DC-based NGO African Faith and Justice Network for one of their policy papers.

His articles have appeared in the "Congo Vision," "Congo Forum (Belgium)," "Somaliland Times," "The Southern Times," "The Handstand," "Just Commentary," the "European Network for Central Africa (EurAC)," "Congo Panorama (London)," "Alexander's Gas and Oil Connections," "Warsan Times (Minneapolis)," "Golis News (Somalia)," "A Pakistan News," "Energy Bulletin.net," "Gambella Today," "Dhalka News (Somalia)" "Biddho (Eritrea)," the U.N. Security Council watchdog NGO "Global Policy Forum," "The New Nation (Bangladesh)," " Nachrichten Heute (Switzerland)," "Qaranimo Online (Somalia)," "Friends of the Congo (Washington DC)," "ZMagazine/ZNet," (where he is a Z Sustainer) and "Agence d'Information Grands Lacs Lamuka," the website of Rwanda's former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to France, Mr. Jean-Marie Vianney Ndagijimana.  The Amsterdam-based NGO Congo-Ned, which workes closely with the Congolese Diaspora, has also referenced his work in the past for their Congo Chronicles newsletter.

His interview with Rwandan national Mr. Jean-Christophe Nizeyimana was a featured document at an academic discussion in Berlin, Germany, held on 16 September 2007 (http://www.zwoelf-apostel-berlin.de/download/broschuere_ruanda.pdf).  It was also mentioned in the ZNet article Zum Völkermord in Ruanda von 1994, by Dr. Sabine Grund and in Dr. Helmut Strizek's expert report submitted as evidence in the Military II trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.  Barouski's blog recieved praise from Mr. Jose Lucas of Comités de Solidaridad con el África Negra (UMOYA) in his article, "Human Rights Watch y otras organizaciones de derechos humanos en África Central."

He was also a consultant for the December 2007 report, "Connecting Components, Dividing Communities," written by Finnwatch, an EU-sponsored Finnish human rights group affiliated with the NGO Make IT Fair.  He was also interviewed about my independent investigation into the mineral trade in D.R. Congo's North Kivu Province by Mr. Horst Teubert for his e-zine "German Foreign Policy," which was picked up by Britannia Radio (UK).  A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report by Mr. Rubin De Koning, entitled  "Resource-Conflict Links in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo," referenced some of my writings.  An article he co-authored with independent journalist and activist Keith Harmon Snow was the co-recipient of Project Censored award in 2006.

He travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in 2006 to see the situation on the ground for himself.  While in Rwanda, his passport was stolen and his life was physically and verbally threatened.

Personal note: As a respectful disclaimer, the appearance of my work on a 3rd party website does not necessarily mean that I endorse the views and/or beliefs of the website's owner(s) and webmaster(s), nor the website's contents and/or views.  Likewise, any website's hosting of an article of mine does not imply that the website's owner(s) or webmaster(s) necessarily support the views of any of my other articles or comments not available on their website.

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