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A Bujumbura et Kigali, des encouragements plutôt que des menaces | le carnet de Colette Braeckman
Didier Reynders et Jean-Pascal Labille plaisantent parfois sur le sujet : « toi, tu as la parole, et toi tu as l’argent ». Si Reynders définit la politique étrangère du gouvernement, c’est en effet le Ministre de la Coopération qui gère les budgets de l’aide au développement et dans des pays comme le Rwanda et le Burundi, il est considéré comme un interlocuteur important, délivrant grosso modo 150 millions d’euros sur quatre ans.
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Compétitivité économique : le Burundi 3ème pays le moins performant au monde | Iwacu
Le World Economic Forum vient de publier son rapport annuel sur la compétitivité des pays : le « Global Competitivesness report 2013-2014 ». Le Burundi a reculé de deux places dans ce classement qui prend en compte 148 pays.
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Pierre Nkurunziza : légalement présidentiable ou pas, en 2015 ? Le débat fait rage | Iwacu
La déclaration du président du Cndd-Fdd, samedi dernier, relance le débat sur la candidature de Pierre Nkurundiza, en 2015, parmi les acteurs politiques burundais. Avec des positions tranchées et mitigées.
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Burundian teachers have stood down from yet another strike, but this is not a conflict that will go away easily
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Baraza Peace Courts: ensuring fair and non-punitive justice in DRC | Insight on Conflict
The Baraza, community-led courts, ensure accessible, fair and non-punitive justice to communities in rural villages, where conflicts can quickly turn violent. Alana Poole, our local correspondent for DRC, visits three Barazas in South Kivu and highlights their powerful impact upon the communities where they operate.
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DRC Peacebuilding Ignores Local Solutions | Inter Press Service
Despite existing local expertise and strategies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build peace-supporting structures at the community level, official debates and media coverage continue to focus predominantly on military interventions. “Local actors work in isolation and their actions are not part of a global peacebuilding process in the DRC. Their recommendations and their work on the ground are not taken into account,” Eric Malolo from Reseau Haki na Amani (RHA), a network of civil society organisations, told IPS.
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Diffusé en avant-première au Festival international du film de Toronto (5-15 septembre), "Mission Congo" lève le voile sur le projet "Operation Blessing" du pasteur américain Pat Robertson dans l'est de la RDC, alors Zaïre, en 1994. Des fonds levés aux États-Unis pour secourir les réfugiés rwandais avaient été utilisés à d'autres fins, selon les réalisateurs du documentaire
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A Political Solution––Yes, But... | Congo Siasa
The phrase "political process" has attained holy status in UN parlance––it is sometimes bandied about as a catch-all solution for everything. (An organization I used to work for even had an acronym they often used: SFURPP––Shut the **** Up and Respect the Political Process). But what does it actually mean?
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The National Consultations: Selling Out? | Congo Siasa
On Saturday, Joseph Kabila opened the Concertations nationales in Kinshasa with this speech, and the first plenary is supposed to take place today. But the political elite in Kinshasa is deeply divided, with some opposition members boycotting the proceedings. While the concertations were initially intended to foster national unity following the debacle of the 2011 elections, it now appears that they are more about positioning ahead of the upcoming 2016 elections. How so?
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Who will plan Africa's cities | Africa Research Institute
Africa’s cities are growing – and changing – rapidly. Without appropriate planning, they will become increasingly chaotic, inefficient and unsustainable. In many countries, planning legislation dates back to the colonial era. It is ill-equipped to deal with contemporary urban problems. A shortage of urban planning and management professionals trained to respond to urban complexity with progressive pro-poor approaches exacerbates urban dysfunction.As planning educators seek to train students for employment within the existing system, the urban and rural planning curricula of many planning schools are as outdated as planning legislation. Some African countries have no planning school. The reform and revitalisation of planning education – and legislation – could contribute significantly to sustainable and more equitable urban development in sub-Saharan Africa.
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How democratic are Rwandan elections? | DW.DE
Rwandans are going to the polls on Monday (16.09.2013) to vote for a new parliament. But the opposition leaders are saying the elections are simply a farce.
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The Western Media and Rwanda | allAfrica.com
Yolande Makolo, the communications director at the Presidency in Rwanda, reflects on Western coverage of Africa, with particular reference to a recent New York Times interview with President Paul Kagame.
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Cabinet adopts EDPRS2 | EDPRS.rw
Strategy set to propel Rwanda to middle income economy On 8th May 2013 Cabinet approved the Second Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS2). The elaboration process was launched in February 2012 by His Excellency President Paul Kagame. The EDPRS2 was developed through a participatory approach that included wide consultations with the public and various stakeholders. The strategy follows the successful implementation of EDPRS I (2008 – 2012) which registered a unique hat trick of; high growth (8.2%), poverty reduction and reduction in inequality. This resulted in more than one million people being lifted out of poverty and made important strides towards the achievement of the Vision 2020 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). EDPRS2 targets to transform Rwanda into a middle income economy. This will be achieved through accelerated growth averaging 11.5% from 2013 to 2018 and reduced poverty from 44.9% to 30% over the same period. These targets are set to be achieved through four thematic areas and foundational issues that include: Economic Transformation, Rural Development, Productivity and Youth Employment as well as Accountable Governance. The Strategy will put a strong focus on growing the private sector, increasing exports, urbanization and rural development, increasing agriculture productivity, creating jobs especially for the youth and improving efficiency in service delivery in both public and private sectors.
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Des projets concrets pour consolider la paix | le carnet de Colette Braeckman
Enfin du concret… Loin des sommets politiques et des interminables négociations le ministre belge de la Coopération, Jean-Pascal Labille, à Bujumbura et ensuite à Kigali, a tenu à aborder des sujets pratiques : comment reconstruire une région sinistrée par la guerre, à quels projets attribuer l’aide internationale importante qui semble enfin se débloquer au bénéfice de la région des Grands Lacs.
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Rethinking mental health in Africa | IRIN Africa
As African countries strive to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and plot a new development agenda thereafter, health experts are gathering evidence across the continent to make a case for a greater focus on its millions of mentally ill.
