Table of Contents :

From the Editor/Publisher
Jideofor Adibe5

The Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration: (DDR) Process in the Democratic
Henri Boshoff 10


The Democratic Republic of Congo: Finally Enroute From Hell?
Vasu Gounden & Karanja Mbugua21


Moving Beyond the Bullet and Ballot Box
Franco Henwood 29


Beyond the transition: The agenda of reconstruction and governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Thierry Vircoulon 35


Can the ballot prevail over the bullet? The troublesome transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Gerrie Swart 41


Democratic Republic of Congo: The humanitarian disaster is not over: it has just changed its face!
Kongosi & Ben Mussanzi wa Mussangu 55


The socio-political and economic system of the Democratic Republic of Congo: The role of internal and external allies
Sehlare Makgetlaneng61


Consociationalism and Power-sharing in Africa: Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
René Lemarchand 73


Opportunities for reform in the natural resource sector in post-election DR Congo: Rhetoric or reality?
Elizabeth Parsons 97


Nigeria: post election update: Yar 'Adua may soon be overwhelmed by many of the problems created by his God father
Wunmi Akintide 107


Umar Yar' Adua and the Nigerian Political Labyrinth
Jideofor Adibe 113

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