Co-founder @gec_crg, @kivusecurity, @ebuteli. Associate professor, Simon Fraser University. Co-host @ukombozipod
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Imefika! My book on the recent phase of the Congolese conflict is out from @princetonupress. press.princeton.edu/books/ha… It asks why conflict has persisted despite a comprehensive peace deal, billions of $ of investment and the largest peacekeeping mission in the world. (THREAD)
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As DRC-M23 peace talks under the Doha process are set to resume, in Switzerland (due to conflict in the Gulf), @jasonkstearns and I explain what the M23 is doing, what it wants, and the contradictions and competing interests at its core.
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Heureux d'annoncer que nous avions reçu le trophée de l'engagement en faveur de la lecture 2026 au @TheatreOdeon en direct de Paris dans la soirée d'hier.
Ceci récompense nos efforts dans la promotion de lecture à travers nos activités, et cela depuis 2022.
La lecture forge l'âme
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Hard to overstate what $14,000 copper means for Congo's budget. That's a 45% premium on government's 2026 projections for the avg. copper price, which was $9,668/ton)
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🧵 Les propos tenus par le Gen Ekenge sur la chaîne nationale sont extrêmement graves. Ils demandent une sanction exemplaire et une clarification urgente de la part du gouvernement. La RTNC ne doit pas devenir une nouvelle radio de mille collines qui divulgue la haine 1/4
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#RDC: Les groupes armés les plus meurtriers en octobre : #ADF : 75 civils tués ; #M23 : 31 civils tués ; #Codeco : 18 civils tués.
📈Le rapport mensuel du Baromètre sécuritaire du Kivu est disponible
Les groupes armés les plus meurtriers en octobre : #ADF : 75 civils tués ; #M23 : 31 civils tués ; #Codeco : 18 civils tués.
→Pour plus de détails, consultez le rapport complet.
bit.ly/rapport-mensuel-kst-o…
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Doha peut-il conduire à un accord? Quelques réflexions du @GEC_CRG dans le document ci-dessous :
Today we at @GEC_CRG we published an options paper for the M23-DRC negotiations in Doha. It looks at other peace negotiations and Congo's own past to see what peace deal could be both feasible and just. cic.nyu.edu/resources/can-a-…
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Today we at @GEC_CRG we published an options paper for the M23-DRC negotiations in Doha. It looks at other peace negotiations and Congo's own past to see what peace deal could be both feasible and just. cic.nyu.edu/resources/can-a-…
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Recent years have seen unprecedented threats to global democracy, including in countries known for strong democratic institutions.
Join us on the International Day of Democracy, Sep 15, for a virtual discussion on insights on governance from Africa. brookings.edu/events/the-sta…
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🇨🇩 Despite four election cycles, democracy in the #DRC remains more concept than fact.
In a new @BrookingsInst report, #NYUCIC Senior Fellows @fredbauma90 & @jasonkstearns, with @ebuteli’s Ithiel Batumike, define the DRC as an “electoral oligarchy”—power circulates among elites, with little accountability to citizens.
📖 Read 👉 brookings.edu/articles/the-d…
#Democracy #Governance #Elections
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"La #RDC est une « oligarchie électorale », où le pouvoir change de mains au sein d’une élite politique restreinte, tandis que les freins et contrepoids sont limités." Une étude de @IthielBatumike, @fredbauma90 et @jasonkstearns 👇👇👇 brookings.edu/articles/the-d…
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Rwanda and the DRC signed a US-mediated peace deal in June. Can it succeed?
TOMORROW at 10am, join our webinar to hear @jasonkstearns, @fredbauma90, Erica Barks-Ruggles, & @MichaelEOHanlon discuss the prospects for peace in the DRC.
Register⬇️ brook.gs/4lQvvKB
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Rwanda and the DRC signed a US-mediated peace deal in June. How likely is it to succeed?
Next Thursday, join our webinar to hear @jasonkstearns, @fredbauma90, Erica Barks-Ruggles, & @MichaelEOHanlon discuss the prospects for peace in the DRC.
Register ⬇️ brook.gs/4lQvvKB
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#RDC 🇨🇩
Je vous donne rendez-vous ce mercredi 23 avril 2025 à 17h30 (heure de Paris) à la @SorbonneParis1
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.@jasonkstearns and I will be leading the @RVInews course in Kilifi, #Kenya this year, June 2-5. Four days of lectures and debates on the politics of #Uganda, #Rwanda, #DRC, & #Burundi with @mjkcongo, Willy Nindorera, Moses Khisa, and others. Apply at riftvalley.net/courses/great……
@fredbauma90 and I will be leading the @RVInews course in Kilifi, Kenya this year, June 2-5. Four days of lectures and debates on the politics of Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, and Burundi with @mjkcongo, Willy Nindorera, Moses Khisa, and others. Apply at riftvalley.net/courses/great…
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For Sidecar, Jason Stearns (@jasonkstearns) on the escalation in the DRC:
'There is a Rwandan elite intent on projecting power, a Congolese elite invested in fragmenting and weakening the state, and an international system propping up this status quo.'
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On this day in 2017, Michael J. Sharp and Zaida Catalán were assassinated while investigating war crimes in Congo’s Kasai region. Most people behind this political murder enjoy impunity until today, just as much as others involved in killings in the region for over three decades.
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Reminder: Join us on 13 March for an expert discussion on political instability in the Great Lakes, Horn of Africa and the Sudans. Don’t miss this chance to explore key trends shaping the region’s future.
Register now: bit.ly/3XuOH6m
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This will be an excellent discussion w/@RVInews
Political instability & conflicts in the Great Lakes, the Horn of Africa & the Sudans
Thursday, 13 March, 2025
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EAT
Details & registration:
riftvalley.net/events/trend-…
ALT Infographic with webinar details. On 13 March 2025, the Rift Valley Forum will host a webinar that brings together a panel of leading experts—who will also serve as the directors of studies for RVI’s 2025 Annual Courses—to analyse these trends of political instability and conflicts in the region. Some of the big questions that the panelists will ask include: what do the region’s many wars reveal about wider political economy dynamics in the region? Are regional and sub-regional organizations well equipped to respond to the wars amid shifting geopolitics? What role can the international community play in responding to the crises? What are the alternative paths to peaceful futures in the region? Speakers Ken Menkhaus Professor of Political Science, Davidson College Nicki Kindersley Senior Lecturer in African History, Cardiff University Raga Makawi Researcher, London School of Economics and Political Science Jason Kayani Stearns Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University
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