Inside the DRC National Assembly: Parliamentary Reform and the Battle for Legislative Effectiveness
A comprehensive assessment of institutional reform efforts within the Assemblée Nationale, examining committee restructuring, legislative output, and the structural barriers to effective parliamentary governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mining Governance in the DRC: Cobalt, Copper, and the Transparency Imperative
An in-depth analysis of mining governance frameworks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, examining the 2018 Mining Code reforms, revenue transparency challenges, and the institutional architecture governing Africa's largest copper and cobalt producer.
Decentralization and Provincial Governance: Why the DRC's Constitutional Promise Remains Unfulfilled
Examining the gap between the 2006 Constitution's ambitious decentralization framework and the persistent centralization of power and resources in Kinshasa, with analysis of provincial governance capacity, fiscal retrocession failures, and institutional reform pathways.
Judicial Independence and the Constitutional Court: Prospects for Legal Reform in the DRC
Analysis of the Democratic Republic of Congo's judicial system, focusing on the Constitutional Court's evolving role, challenges to judicial independence, the reform agenda for the ordinary courts, and the implications for rule of law and investor confidence.
Security Governance in Eastern DRC: The M23 Crisis, Regional Diplomacy, and the Architecture of Stabilization
A strategic assessment of the security governance challenge in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, analyzing the M23 resurgence, the Luanda and Nairobi peace processes, MONUSCO transition dynamics, and the institutional requirements for sustainable stabilization.