Delegates, Dialogue and Desperadoes
The ICD and the DRC peace process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12337641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henri Boshoff (corresponding author), Martin R Rupiya, Martin Rupiya |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 29-37 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1024-6029 • E-ISSN: 2154-0128 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10246029.2003.9627231 |
| OpenAlex | W2313043736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Progress in the DRC peace process has continually originated from sources outside of the existing agreements, treaties and protocols. This has been the case since the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement. Of great concern is the increase in armed groups who shoot their way to the negotiating table and then assert themselves within the ICD. The implication is that military action, not popular support for a manifesto, has propelled individuals and groups into positions of power. Many of these groups seek to pre-empt the democratic process of the elections to be held two years from now. Against this background, ordinary citizens in the DRC have faced terrible living conditions. Forced to flee from the marauding groups (especially in the east), hundreds of thousands of Congolese have sought refugee in neighbouring states. Furthermore, in the two Kivu provinces and the Ituri region, intense fighting has erupted between the signatories of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and amongst former allies: Rwanda and Uganda. The ICD, though expected to provide a new political order, has not achieved that goal. The ICD did not reach agreement on a constitution, a balanced transitional authority, or the formation of a new national army. Agreement has only been secured through discussion outside the framework of the ICD process
Constitution · Democracy · Manifesto · Negotiation · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Ratification · Refugee · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security
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| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |