Ce briefing du Projet Usalama présente un profil de l’un des commandants les plus importants du M23, le général Bosco Ntaganda. Malgré son inculpation par la Cour pénale internationale sur des accusations d’enrôlement et utilisation d’enfants soldats, de meurtre,…
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- By Emily Paddon
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Ce briefing du Projet Usalama expose l’histoire de la participation de l’ONU dans l’est de la RDC et analyse les défis qui continuent de faire face à la mission, même au moment où elle se prépare à déployer une…
- By Jason Stearns
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Ce rapport du Projet Usalama décrit les origines, l’évolution rapide, l’expansion et les activités de cette force diverse. Le groupe débuta comme une réponse locale à l’insécurité endémique, mais profita des déficiences dans les différents processus de paix à…
Key points The RVI Usalama Project addresses the lack of detailed information about Congolese armed groups. The Institute has published fourteen reports and briefings on armed groups operating in the eastern DRC (including the Congolese national army, the FARDC)….
- By Michel Thill
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Points clés Le Projet Usalama de l’Institut de la Vallée du Rift (RVI) a pour mission de pallier l’absence d’informations détaillées sur les groupes armés congolais. L’Institut a publié 14 rapports et documents d’information sur les groupes armés qui opèrent…
This Usalama report by Koen Vlassenroot outlines the historical dynamics behind the armed movements in South Kivu, focusing on the period before and leading up to the First Congo War. The province of South Kivu has been at the…
The Usalama Project is a gold mine of accessible information on Congolese armed groups. Its studies are, and will be, of great use for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. EMMANUEL KABANGELE, NATIONAL COORDINATOR, RRSSJ…
Since the Second Congo War (1998–2003), the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Congolese civil society have attempted, with the support of international partners, to tackle consecutive cycles of armed mobilization. Amidst other peace efforts,…
La stabilisation est devenue un mot à la mode dans le contexte du maintien de la paix, constituant le principal objectif déclaré des missions de l’ONU déployées dans des contextes aussi divers que ceux de Haïti, de la République…
<p>Stabilization has become a buzzword in peacekeeping, with UN missions in such diverse environments as Haiti, the Central African Republic, and Mali all claiming it as their central goal. Few of these missions, however, seem to have a clear…
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