Projet Usalama du RVI : conférence de Kinshasa
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 dans l’est de la RDC (y compris sur l’armée nationale congolaise, les FARDC). Les échecs des […]
Great Lakes Course 2016
Scope of the course The Great Lakes Course covers the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Burundi, providing a deep historical and social context to the current political and humanitarian dynamics in the region. In the DRC, the Course will look into the debates around the electoral process and the ongoing violence in […]
Sacred Causes
Key points • Efforts to negotiate peace in South Sudan have been hindered by the lack of a coherent international approach such as the Inter-Congolese Dialogue eventually enjoyed. • IGAD’s assumption of a mediating rather than a facilitating role and the conflicting interests of IGAD member states have rendered it ineffective. • IGAD should support […]
Burundi at the Crossroads
Key points • The political crisis in Burundi risks escalating into civil war, with an ethnic dimension. • The response from governments in the region has been muted and equivocal. • Donor countries have cut back aid, which may exacerbate instability. • A new coup that normalized political processes might not be unwelcome, either to […]
South Kivu
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 heart of the conflict in the eastern DRC. Since the end of the Second Congo War […]
The national army and armed groups in the eastern Congo
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 The Report The final report of the Usalama Project presents the conclusions of 18-month field […]
The Usalama Project
Jason Stearns, the Project Director, explains the idea behind the Usalama Project in July 2012 in Bujumbura, Burundi.
Cette année dans les Grands Lacs
Ce billet a été écrit par Yolande Bouka et Judith Verweijen, les Co-directrices d’études du Stage d’études sur la région des Grands Lacs 2018 qui aura lieu au Kenya du 3 au 8 juin. Yolande et Judith seront rejoints par une équipe d’experts de premier plan. PLUS D’INFORMATION Il est indispensable d’adopter une perspective régionale pour comprendre la dynamique […]
This year in the Great Lakes
This blog post was written by Yolande Bouka and Judith Verweijen, the Co-Directors of Studies for the Rift Valley Institute’s Great Lakes Field Course, which will be taking place in Sagana, Kenya from 3-8 June 2018. Yolande and Judith will be joined by a team of leading specialists to explore the contemporary complexities of the region as well […]
RVI FIELD COURSES
The Rift Valley Institute’s three field courses offer a unique opportunity to spend an intensive week with an outstanding group of experts and fellow participants, away from routine distractions. Held annually in the summer, the courses are taught by teams of leading specialists and provide the basis for an understanding of current political and developmental challenges in three sub-regions: Sudan […]