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Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018
Dissertation (MA (Political Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/79056 Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 Alusala, Nelson ibrahimekyambasteven@yahoo.com Ekyamba, Ibrahim Steven UCTD Armed groups Disarmament Demobilization Rehabilitation and Reintegration Repatriation Dissertation (MA (Political Sciences))--University of Pretoria, 2020. Whilst the role of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs was to neutralize armed groups and restore sustainable stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of armed groups witnessed between 2013 and 2018 in the Kivu region interrogate the efficacy of implemented DDR programs. The DRC faces serious setbacks in terms of socio-economic and political development due to the presence of many armed groups oscillating in the eastern parts of the country, particularly the Kivu region. This situation poses peace and security problems not for the DRC alone but for the Great Lakes region. To stabilize this region, the DRC government and its International partners employed DDR programs as mechanisms to neutralize armed groups and reinstate sustainable peace and security. However, despite these efforts, there has been a rapid increase of non-state armed groups between 2013 and 2018 and an increase in violence against civilians leading to the displacement of millions of people. This study investigates the dynamics of various factors behind the creation of armed groups, their proliferation and resistance to DDR programs. The study reveals that there have been long grievances and unresolved crises behind armed groups’ resistance in the Kivu region including ethnic antagonism and resentment between autochthonous citizens and Kinyarwanda speakers; and the socio-economic deprivation, hardship of life and feeling of marginalization by the central government. This dissertation delineates better approaches to address the problem of armed groups and succeed in future DDR programs such as the establishment of a long-term reconciliation mechanism to address ethnic resentment created by war within communities in the Kivu region; and a national development plan guaranteeing socio-economic opportunities (income generating activities) to citizens in the Kivu region. This study uses a qualitative research approach to investigate the dynamics of non-state armed groups and disarmament challenges in the DRC. Mastercard Scholarship foundation Political Sciences MA (Political Sciences) Unrestricted 2021-03-24T09:52:03Z 2021-03-24T09:52:03Z 2021 2020 Dissertation Ekyamba, IS 2020, Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018, MA (Political Sciences) Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79056> S2021 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79056 © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Armed groups Disarmament Demobilization Rehabilitation and Reintegration Repatriation Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title | Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title_full | Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title_fullStr | Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title_short | Armed groups and disarmament challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kivu region, 2013-2018 |
| title_sort | armed groups and disarmament challenges in the democratic republic of the congo s kivu region 2013 2018 |
| topic | UCTD Armed groups Disarmament Demobilization Rehabilitation and Reintegration Repatriation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79056 |