The province of North Kivu has been at the core of Congolese war. The province was created in 1987 when former Kivu was divided into two provinces, North and South Kivu. At the beginning of the 1990s, the tensions between the 'autochthonous groups' and the Rwandan speaking population, the so called Banyarwanda, led to numerous massacres. From 2000 to 2006 the province was ruled by Eugene Serufuli, a pro-Rwanda governor who has been able to build up an articulate power structure. Serufuli was supported by two major institutions that allowed him to affirm his power: a non-governmental organization called TPD (Tout pour la paix et le développement) and a militia called LDF (Local Defence force). Serufuli case is a clear example of emergent power in contemporary Africa.
L. Jourdan (2008). New Forms of Political Order in North Kivu (DRC): the Case of Eugene Serufuli. COLOGNE : Rudiger Koppe Verlag.
New Forms of Political Order in North Kivu (DRC): the Case of Eugene Serufuli
JOURDAN, LUCA
2008
Abstract
The province of North Kivu has been at the core of Congolese war. The province was created in 1987 when former Kivu was divided into two provinces, North and South Kivu. At the beginning of the 1990s, the tensions between the 'autochthonous groups' and the Rwandan speaking population, the so called Banyarwanda, led to numerous massacres. From 2000 to 2006 the province was ruled by Eugene Serufuli, a pro-Rwanda governor who has been able to build up an articulate power structure. Serufuli was supported by two major institutions that allowed him to affirm his power: a non-governmental organization called TPD (Tout pour la paix et le développement) and a militia called LDF (Local Defence force). Serufuli case is a clear example of emergent power in contemporary Africa.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
