Commentaries
Rethinking what ICC success means at the Bemba Trial
A major lesson to be drawn from the recent trial and conviction of former DRC Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba is that when measuring ICC success we need to examine its local […]
Central Africa
Publications
External publications
Peacekeeping deployment abroad and the self-perceptions of the effect on career advancement, status and reintegration
During the last three decades, international peace operations have multiplied. As a consequence, trainings and deployments for peace missions have become an essential part of the military’s work. Yet the […]
The rise of the street: the population of Kinshasa as an unpredictable actor in the electoral process
The protests that broke in January 2015 in various cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over proposed changes to the electoral law demonstrated the important role that […]
External publications
Transitional justice in peacebuilding: dynamics of contestation in the DRC
This article examines the place of transitional justice in peacebuilding by exploring how domestic and international actors frame this relationship and how this, in turn, molds dynamics of contestation around […]
Contesting authority: Armed rebellion and military fragmentation in Walikale and Kalehe, North and South Kivu
For more than 20 years, Kalehe and Walikale, two territories connecting the provinces of North and South Kivu, have been characterized by a proliferation of armed groups.
Missing the target: The African Union’s mediating efforts in Burundi
In December 2015, following violent confrontations between the Burundian army and rebel groups, the African Union issued a communiqué to deploy a 5,000-strong peacekeeping mission.