This report offers a detailed analysis of “postwar” political dynamics in the DRC following the 2003 Global and Inclusive Agreement (AGI) which, officially, put an end to the Second Congolese War. It has the ambition to provide a tool for a better understanding of the changes that these dynamics have produced in Congo’s political system and in existing drivers of conflict in the eastern parts of the country.
La chefferie de Kaziba fait partie du territoire de Walungu, dans la province du Sud-Kivu, en République démocratique du Congo. Ce rapport analyse les principales caractéristiques sociales, politiques, géographiques et économiques de Kaziba. Il montre comment sa superficie relativement petite, son isolement géographique et l’absence de sols fertiles ont contribué à la fois à un haut degré de cohésion et stabilité sociale, mais aussi à l’absence d’opportunités économiques et de développement.
The Kaziba chiefdom is part of the Walungu territory, in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. This report examines Kaziba’s key social, political, geographic, and economic features. It documents how its relatively small size, geographical isolation and lack of fertile soil have contributed to a high degree of both social cohesion and stability, but also to a lack of economic opportunities and development.
