Volume 31, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages 113–126
Ndabereye Nzita Mugambi Paulin1 and Murhura Iragi Vital2
1 Docteur en Relations Internationales, Professeur à l’Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Licencié en Relations internationales de l’Université Officielle de Bukavu, chercheur indépendant, RD Congo
Original language: French
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing a proliferation of armed groups, which are making the country insecure and fragile, and yet it is trying to find its way to development. These armed groups are of two types: foreign armed groups and national armed groups. Overall, all these armed groups have stakes. While these armed groups have had fertile ground in the DRC because of the failure of the state, the only way for the DRC to get rid of them in order to bring about lasting peace is to strengthen the capacity of the state, which can only be achieved through the theory of state rebuilding. This theory insists on the establishment of the rule of law, which is supposed to be based on strong institutions, respect for the law, the promotion of human rights, and governance supported by administration. This rule of law must be able to identify threats and thwart them. The rule of law must be conducted under an enlightened, honest and competent leadership that is capable of implementing the population's policy to avoid resentment, envy, frustration, etc. The rule of law must be based on strong institutions, respect for the law, the promotion of human rights and governance supported by the administration.
Author Keywords: Incapacity of the State, Armed groups, Insecurity, Rebuilding of the State, Population policy.
Ndabereye Nzita Mugambi Paulin1 and Murhura Iragi Vital2
1 Docteur en Relations Internationales, Professeur à l’Université de Lubumbashi, RD Congo
2 Licencié en Relations internationales de l’Université Officielle de Bukavu, chercheur indépendant, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing a proliferation of armed groups, which are making the country insecure and fragile, and yet it is trying to find its way to development. These armed groups are of two types: foreign armed groups and national armed groups. Overall, all these armed groups have stakes. While these armed groups have had fertile ground in the DRC because of the failure of the state, the only way for the DRC to get rid of them in order to bring about lasting peace is to strengthen the capacity of the state, which can only be achieved through the theory of state rebuilding. This theory insists on the establishment of the rule of law, which is supposed to be based on strong institutions, respect for the law, the promotion of human rights, and governance supported by administration. This rule of law must be able to identify threats and thwart them. The rule of law must be conducted under an enlightened, honest and competent leadership that is capable of implementing the population's policy to avoid resentment, envy, frustration, etc. The rule of law must be based on strong institutions, respect for the law, the promotion of human rights and governance supported by the administration.
Author Keywords: Incapacity of the State, Armed groups, Insecurity, Rebuilding of the State, Population policy.
Abstract: (french)
La République Démocratique du Congo connait une prolifération de groupes armés, qui insécurisent et fragilisent le pays qui, pourtant, cherche à se frayer le chemin pour son développement. Ces groupes armés sont de deux types: les groupes armés étrangers et les groupes armés nationaux. Dans l’ensemble, tous ces groupes armés ont des enjeux. Si ces groupes armés ont eu un terrain fertilisant en RDC à cause de la faillite de l’Etat, l’unique voie pour la RDC de s’en défaire pour ramener une paix durable, passe par le renforcement de la capacité de l’Etat, qui ne peut s’opérer qu’à travers la théorie de la refondation de l’Etat. Cette théorie insiste sur la mise sur pied de l’Etat de droit qui est censé s’appuyer sur les institutions fortes, le respect des lois, la promotion des droits de la personne humaine, la gouvernance dont le support est l’administration. Cet Etat de droit doit être à même d’identifier les menaces et les déjouer. La conduite de cet Etat de droit doit se faire sous un leadership éclairé, honnête, compétent, capable d’appliquer la politique de la population pour éviter la rancœur, les envies, les frustrations, etc.
Author Keywords: Incapacité de l’Etat, Groupes armés, Insécurité, Refondation de l’Etat, Politique de la population.
How to Cite this Article
Ndabereye Nzita Mugambi Paulin and Murhura Iragi Vital, “Groupes armés et défis de la consolidation de la paix en République Démocratique du Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 113–126, December 2020.
