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Congo-Kinshasa

Book Chapter | Jan 2006

An outline of key political, economic and social developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2003-2006 (in Norwegian).

DR Congo

Natural Resources and the Duration of War. The Experiences of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1998-2003

Master's Thesis | Jan 2003

Natural Resources and the Duration of War. The Experiences of Angola and the Democratic Republic of

natural resources, war duration, Angola, DR Congo

Congo-Kinshasa

Book Chapter | Jan 2000

This is a country profile of the Democratic Republic of Congo, published in the 2000-2001 yearbook of the Norwegian Council for Africa (in Norwegian). ...

DR Congo

Explaining Variation in Violence After Civil war: A Comparative Analysis of Angola (2002-2009) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (2003-2010)

Doctoral Thesis | Jan 2013

Explaining Variation in Violence After Civil war: A Comparative Analysis of Angola (2002-2009) and

Peacebuilding, postwar violence, collective violence. War duration, no. of factions, conflict settlement. Amnesties, prosecutions, ICC. Elections, economic growth, regional neighborhood. Statebuilding, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

National-level corruption risks and mitigation strategies in the implementation of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: An overview of the current situation

U4 Issue | Apr 2015

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the first REDD+ target countries due its huge forest ecosystem potential. Since 2011, the country ...

REDD+, Forest governance, Anti-corruption, Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, natural resource management, Democratic Republic of Congo

Forest governance in Congo: Corruption rules?

U4 Brief | Sep 2010

Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. It is important to promote socio-economic ...

natural resource management, DR Congo

Life and Peace Institute's projects in Somalia and the DRC

Report in External Series | Jan 2004

This report is an evaluation of the conflict transformation programmes of Life and Peace Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. ...

peacebuilding, conflict resolution, conflict transformation, civil society, DR Congo, Somalia

Evaluation of the projects of Life and Peace Institute in Somalia and DRC

Project | Feb - Sep 2004

Evaluation of the projects of the Life and Peace Institute (LPI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. LPI is a Sweden-based ecumenical ...

aid, assistance, peacebuilding, civil war, post-conflict reconstruction, armed conflict, civil society, post-war development, conflict resolution, conflict management, conflict transformation, DR Congo, Great Lakes region, South Kivu, North Kivu

UN peacekeeping in the Congo: When is the job done?

Report in External Series | Jun 2010

On 28 May 2010, the United Nations Security Council made a critical decision on the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of ...

peacekeeping, peacebuilding, protection of civilians, United Nations (UN), Monuc, Monusco, DR Congo

Access regimes and institutions: The economic organisation of the migrant Popo fishermen of Pointe- Noire, Congo

CMI Working Paper | Jan 1999

Within Popo society in Pointe Noire, Congo, fishermen sell their fish to their wives at a price slightly below the local market price. The wives process ...

Republic of Congo

Seminar on corruption and anti-corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Project | May - Jun 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has hovered low on governance-related indices for many years. In 2010, the country scored 2.0 out of a best ...

Corruption, anti-corruption, DR Congo

LRA: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Kony

News | 25 Jun 2010

Nairobi/Brussels, 28 April 2010: To make an end of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) once and for all, national armies, the UN and civilians need to pool intelligence and coordinate their efforts in new and creative ways.

Sudan

Migrant fishermen in Congo: Tradition and modernity

CMI Report | Jan 1994

This report presents an empirical analysis of the dynamics of the community of Béninois (Popo) migrant fishermen in Pointe-Noire. The treatment ...

Fishermen, Migration, West Africa, Central Africa, Republic of Congo

Central Africa

Book Chapter | Jan 2002

This is a profile of the Central African region, published in the 2002-2003 yearbook of the Norwegian Council for Africa (in Norwegian). The article focuses ...

DR Congo

The historical roots of cooperative behavior—Evidence from eastern Congo

Journal Article | Jan 2019

Cooperative norms and behavior are considered to be essential requirements for sustainable stabilization and development in conflict-affected states. ...

DR Congo

Evaluation of the UNDP/UNOPS Peacebuilding and Community Development Project in Ituri, the Democratic Republic of Congo

CMI Report | Jan 2006

Building peace through community development was the key idea of the evaluated project in the war-torn Ituri district of the DRC from 2003 onwards. The ...

Peacebuilding, Community development, Reconciliation, Post-war reconstruction, HIV/AIDS, United Nations, UNDP, UNOPS, Congo DR, DR Congo

Conflict of Interests or Interests in Conflict? Diamonds & War in the DRC

Journal Article | Jan 2002

The article explores how the exploitation of mineral resources such as diamonds contributed to prolonging the armed conflict that broke out in the Democratic ...

Natural resources, diamonds, duration of war, armed conflict, DR Congo, Great Lakes region

Angola's Lobito Corridor: From reconstruction to development

Angola Brief | Apr 2014

This brief reviews the state of the transport corridor which runs from the port of Lobito and the city of Benguela through the hinterland of Angola before ...

infrastructure, railways, Angola, China

A Promising Experience: Building Peace through Community Development

CMI Brief | Jan 2007

Mainstream peacebuilding approaches tend to assume that a conflict settlement must be in place before the process of social and economic development can ...

peacebuilding, community development, reconciliation, UNDP, DR Congo

Using Corruption Risk Assessments for REDD+: An Introduction for Practitioners

U4 Issue | Jan 2014

Corruption Risk Assessments (CRAs) are both an analytic and due diligence exercise to identify issues associated with, contributing to, or otherwise facilitating ...

REDD, Corruption Risk Assessment, Donors, Congo, The Philippines