[New Times] My good friend Seruka was one of my mentees between 2021 and 2023. Over the course of our mentorship, I witnessed his incredible passion for Pan-Africanism and his deep love for Africa. Seruka is a quick learner, smart, hardworking, obedient, and a natural leader. He was born in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area that has been plagued by decades of conflict and violence. His story, like that of many Kinyarwanda-speaking people in DR Congo, commonly referred to as the