Depuis la mise en œuvre de la Police de Proximité (PdP) dans le cadre de la réforme de la police dont Bukavu était un site pilote (2009-2014), des tableaux accrochés sur les murs intérieurs et extérieurs de la plupart des commissariats à travers la ville annoncent aux visiteurs dix règles d’or que les policiers sont tenus de respecter. La première règle a gagné une renommée dans le chef des…

When a South Sudanese chief died in Arua in 2017, the place for his burial became the source of discord—not between the host population and the refugees, but between the South Sudanese that had stayed behind and those that had sought refuge across the border. The authorities in his home area near Yei, South Sudan insisted that the body be brought back to be buried there. But the journey there…

Over the last hundred years, the most powerful authorities—along with formal government—amongst the western Nuer communities have been individuals known as prophets. In Nuer society, men, and sometimes women, become prophets when divine beings choose to speak through them, bringing them renown and significant temporal power. One of the most famous of the western Nuer divinities is MAANI who…

Il est indispensable d’adopter une perspective régionale pour comprendre la dynamique politique, sociale et sécuritaire qui caractérise le Rwanda, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), l’Ouganda et le Burundi. Si chacun des quatre pays auxquels est consacrée le Stage d'études sur les Grands Lacs du RVI s’est engagé sur une voie sociopolitique et économique qui lui est propre, de nombreux…

A regional perspective is indispensable for understanding political, social and security dynamics in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and Burundi. While each country has undertaken a unique socio-political and economic trajectory, in many ways, the four countries that are the focus of RVI’s Great Lakes Course continue to be interconnected.