| Reconciliation Processes in Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| This collection of Internet resources includes selected country-specific case study experiences that are helping and/or hindering reconciliation processes in Africa at international, regional, national, and communal levels. Although selective, inclusion of a site by no means constitutes
endorsement by the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress. Every source listed here was successfully tested before being added to the list. Users, however, should be aware that a successful connection may sometimes require several attempts.
For additional research and bibliographic materials on reconciliation processes in African countries consult the Library's online catalog.
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| ALL AFRICA CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES (http://www.aacc-ceta.org/) |
| “The Continental Advocacy Research on Governance, Ethics and Morality with a special focus on: Angola, The Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ghana will empirically examine key governance concerns in the continent with reference to the situation obtaining in the above-mentioned countries and the churches participation in them and its influence in public policy formulation processes.”
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| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (http://www.catholicrelief.org) |
| The official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community.
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| CENTRE NATIONALE D’APUI AU DÉVELOPPEMENT ET À LA PARTICIPATION POPULAIRE (CENADEP)
(http://www.cenadep.net/) |
| CENADEP was founded in 2000. Its objectives are: “Promouvoir les possibilités d’expression démocratique et de participation des populations rurales et urbaines, et renforcer leur capacité à revendiquer ou à imposer une alternative de développement face à la dégradation politique, économique et sociale. - Renforcer la Société Civile en impliquant les véritables structures populaires organisées de la base au niveau national pour être à même de participer aux transformations sociales nécessaires.- Renforcer les capacités d’auto-organisation sociale et économique des populations urbaines à travers des outils adaptés aux défis posés par l’urbanisation galopante et les problèmes sociaux gigantesques qu‘elle entraîne.”
Text is in French.
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| CODING NOTES: ZAIRE ' 90-'92 (http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/cis/cews/database/Zaire/codenotes.doc) |
| "We graphed the case of Zaire (1990-1992) as made up of four principal episodes, distinguished by the events of a new constitution in July 1990 (end of Episode 1), the reaching of provisional agreements in March 1991 (end of Episode 2), and the National Conference on Democracy (end of Episode 3). Our coding of the conflict in Zaire ends in late 1992; violence continued after that date."
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| DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: THE INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE AGENDA (http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR620032002?open&of=ENG-COD) |
| Site provides a 12 March 2002 document from the Amnesty International Document Library. “Amnesty International called today in a memorandum to the parties in the ongoing peace talks on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), known as the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, in Sun City, South Africa, for a binding commitment that justice and human rights will be at the heart of all agreements reached."
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| INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES (ISS) (http://www.iss.co.za/index.html) |
| “As a leading African human security research institution, the ISS works towards a stable and peaceful Africa characterised by sustained development, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and collaborative security.” Information provided on this site includes workshops, seminars, electronic journals, research, programs, projects and information on African countries, and a database.
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| INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (http://www.icrc.org/) |
| “An independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.” This site is in multiple languages and provides information, publications, databases and more.
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| INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP WORKING TO PREVENT CONFLICT WORLDWIDE (http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm?l=1) |
| “The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.”
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| IRIN NEWS.ORG (http://www.irinnews.org/Homepage.aspHomepage.asp) |
| The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). IRIN, “ born out of the 1994 crisis in the Great Lakes region of central Africa, pioneered the use of e-mail and web technology to deliver and receive information to and from some of the most remote and underdeveloped places in Africa, cheaply and efficiently. Its reporting focuses on strengthening universal access to timely, strategic and non-partisan information so as to enhance the capacity of the humanitarian community to understand, respond to and avert emergencies. IRIN further supports efforts at conflict resolution and reconciliation by countering misinformation and propaganda.”
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| NATIONMASTER.COM ENCYCLOPEDIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia) |
| “...a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations....a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD.”
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| OXFAM PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS (http://www.oxfaminternational.org/eng/about.htm) |
| Oxfam International is an international group of independent non-governmental organizations dedicated to fighting poverty and related injustice around the world. The Oxfams work together internationally in more than 100 countries to achieve greater impact by their collective efforts. It promotes peace building from the bottom to the top.
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| RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE: SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE CENTRAL AFRICA VISION 2000 (http://www.cav2000.org/sights%5Fand%5Fsound.htm) |
| The mission of the Central Africa Vision 2000, Inc., is to partner with churches and communities of different ethnic groups to bring about peace and justice through reconciliation in central Africa.... Ths site provides a photographic and audio report of the 1999 Reconciliation Conference in Bukavu, Congo. Jennifer Jones reports live from Central Africa on WMSJ's (drawnear.org/wmsj) morning show hosted by Donny Webb. Also, this site contains information on other regional conferences. (RealPlayer is required for audio.)
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| SOLIDARITÉ SOCIALISTE : FORMATION COOPÉRATION & DÉVELOPPEMENT (http://www.solsoc.be) |
| Links to electronic journals and to NGO’s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Text is in French. |
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| TRAINING FOR PEACE (http://www.trainingforpeace.org/) |
| The Training for Peace (TfP) in Southern Africa program, an international training and research program funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Corporation, contributes towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations at the practical and conceptual level in the Southern African Development Community. Established in 1995, its main program activity consists of training of civilian peacekeeping and peace-building personnel, research and publishing, and policy development.
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| UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE (http://www.usip.org/) |
| Established in 1984, the United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. It meets its congressional mandate through programs, including research grants, fellowships, professional training, secondary through graduate level education programs, conferences and workshops, library services, and publications. |
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| WOMENWARPEACE.ORG (http://www.womenwarpeace.org/) |
| A portal on women, peace and security. |
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| WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PEACE: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION ION CENTRAL AFRICA - A COMMENTARY, by Aldo Ajello (http://www.iss.org.za/Pubs/ASR/10No2/Ajello.html) |
| Ambassador Aldo Ajello is the Special Representative of the European Union for the Great Lakes Region based in Brussels. the article is published in African Security Review, Vol. 10, no. 2, 2001.
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| ZAIRE: HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS (http://www.hrw.org/reports/1993/WR93/Afw-11.htm) |
| "In 1992, for the first time, Zaire made real progress in the transition to democracy nominally begun in 1990, despite sustained attempts by President Mobutu Sese Seko to thwart this process. The year began with Mobutu's suspension of a National Conference called to discuss the nation's future."
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| ZAIRE: PREDICAMENT AND PROSPECTS: CHRONOLOGY: 1960-96 (http://www.usip.org/pubs/peaceworks/zaire11/chron11.html) |
| Chronology of the National Conference on Democracy 1991-1992. |
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