Colette Braeckman is a Belgian journalist, born in Ixelles on April 20, 1946. She is a member of the editorial board of the Belgian French-language newspaper ''

Le Soir ''Le Soir'' (, ) is a French-language Belgian daily newspaper. Founded in 1887 by Émile Rossel, it was intended as a politically independent source of news. Together with '' La Libre Belgique'', it is one of the most popular Francophone newsp ...

'', where she directs news coverage of Africa, particularly

Central Africa Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...

. She has also been published in reviews and magazines, notably '' Le Monde diplomatique'' in both its French and English editions. Colette Braeckman's articles on the

Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Gre ...

were critical towards the French government. For their part, there have been critics of Braeckman's work, particularly public personalities within France who defend other arguments more favourable to the French government, but which have nonetheless been challenged; Canadian essayist Robin Philpot, journalists

Pierre Péan Pierre Péan (; 5 March 1938 – 25 July 2019) was a French investigative journalist and author of many books concerned with political scandals. Books, investigations and controversies In 1983 Pierre Péan was the first to break the story of the ...

and Charles Onana, by historian

Bernard Lugan Bernard Jean René Lugan (; born 10 May 1946) is a French historian who specialises in African history. He is a professor at the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) and the editor of the journal ''L'Afrique réelle'' ("Real ...

, by French Colonel Jacques Hogard and by Joseph Ngarambe, a survivor of the

, an expert consultant for the

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR; ; ) was an international court, international ''ad-hoc'' court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in United Nations Security Council Resolution 955, Resolutio ...

, in an interview given to M. Péan and reported in his book.Chapitre 19, « J'ai fait de la propagande pour le FPR » Many of Braeckman's works have been reprinted by the organization Survie, which disseminates information about conflict in the former colonies of France in Africa.

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Colette Braeckman has authored several books on Central Africa, which are available in French at this time: * Through

Éditions Fayard Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayard ...

: ** ''Le dinosaure, le Zaïre de

Mobutu Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( ; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer ...

'', ** ''

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

, histoire d'un génocide'', 1994 ** ''Congo'', ** ''

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

: les racines de la violence'', 1996 ** ''Terreur africaine'', 1999 ** ''Les Nouveaux Prédateurs'', 2003 * Through Ėditions Aden : ** ''Lumumba, un crime d'État'' * Through Éditions Complexe (as contributor) : ** ''Kabila prend le pouvoir, Les prémices d'une chute – La campagne victorieuse de l'AFDL – Le Congo aujourd'hui'' ** ''La Guerre, enfants admis, 300.000 enfants-soldats dans le monde : comment combattre ce fléau ?'' * Through

André Versaille André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, ...

: *''Congo 1960: Échec d'une décolonisation'' by Colette Braeckman,

Jules Gérard-Libois Jules Gérard-Libois (Ougrée (Seraing), 3 December 1923 – Ixelles (Brussels), 26 December 2005) was a Belgian historian and writer. He notably founded and presided over the Centre for Socio-Political Research and Information (''Centre de recher ...

, Jean Kestergat, Jacques Vanderlinden,

Benoît Verhaegen Benoît Verhaegen (1929–2009) was a Belgian academic and Africanist who specialised in the political sociology and post-colonial history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Born into a Belgian aristocratic family, Verhaegen fought as a v ...

, Jean-Claude Willame, 2010,

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