Democracy Publications
Reflections of His Excellency Paul Kagame on the Tenth Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda
Jul 07, 2011On April 21, 2004, His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, reflected on the tenth anniversary of the tragic genocide in Rwanda. He discussed the root causes of the genocide, the international reaction to the crisis, and the measures that he and his country have been taking to rebuild Rwanda. His presentation was part of Remembering Rwanda, a commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the genocide. The program was co-sponsored by the Africa Program, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the United States Institute of Peace. more
Statement by H.E. Salva Kiir, First Vice President of Sudan
Jul 07, 2011On November 4th, 2005, H.E. Salva Kiir, First Vice President of Sudan, President of Southern Sudan and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM, delivered a wide-ranging presentation, and released the attached statement. A video and summary of the event can be found here. more
Two Views on the Crisis in Sudan
Jul 07, 2011Sudan faces multiple crises. The CPA, which ended the southern conflict, has not been fully implemented. International support has been patchy. Demarcation of the North/South border has again been postponed.
Preparations for the southern and Abyei referenda, due to be held in January, are well behind schedule, as are the popular consultations in Blue Nile and South Kordofan, where state elections have been put off until November. Inter-tribal conflict troubles the South. more
Follow-up on the Kivu Peace Conference
Jul 07, 2011L’Initiative pour un Leadership Cohésif a organisé du 28 janvier au 2
février 2008 une retraite formative avec les parties signataires de l’Acte
d’engagement de Goma signé la semaine précédente (les parties absentes ont été les autorités centrales civiles et militaires. Par ailleurs, les FRF ont été matériellement empêchés de revenir à temps des Hauts Plateaux). Assistaient également les présidents des sociétés civiles et des structures de coordination de chefferie coutumière des deux provinces. more
Strategies for Promoting Gender Equity in Developing Countries: Lessons, Challenges and Opportunities
Jul 07, 2011Strategies for Promoting Gender Equity in Developing Countries: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities examines both old and new strategies for promoting gender equity in development. As such, it draws upon expert scholars and practitioners to analyze individual cases from throughout the developing world. It also aims to identify policy options and suggestions for moving the current debate forward. This publication is a product of a conference co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Inter-American Foundation. more
Security Sector Workshop/FARDC North Kivu
Jul 07, 2011Du lundi 25 au vendredi 29 juin 2007 s’est tenu un Atelier « Leadership Cohésif » rassemblant la quasi-totalité des officiers congolais actuellement les plus influents dans le périmètre de la 8ème Région militaire de RDC au Nord-Kivu. Les quelque 50 officiers, souvent opposés jusque-là sur le champ de bataille ou séparés par des années de méfiance mutuelle, se sont retrouvés pour cinq jours de proximité, de face-à-face et de simulation de crises et de décisions collectives à prendre dans l’intérêt d’une nation et de ses habitants. more
It Always Rains in the Same Place First: Geographic Favoritism in Rural Burundi
Jul 07, 2011-Field report based on the Wilson Center's Community-Based Leadership Program in Burundi more
Simulation Addressing the FDLR Issue
Jul 07, 2011À un moment où la situation à l’Est, et plus particulièrement la question relative à la présence de groupes armés étrangers dans la région (FDLR, Interhamwe, Ex-FAR, etc.), fait l’objet de consultations et de débats, tant au sein des hémicycles nationaux (Assemblée nationale et Sénat) qu’avec la communauté internationale (au sein de la MONUC et lors de la visite du Conseil de sécurité du 20 juin dernier), il semblait opportun qu’un exercice informel de cohésion nationale sur la question de ces groupes armés soit organisé dans l’après-midi des 19, 21 et 22 juin 2007. more
Changes in U.S. Policy on Africa in the New Administration: What will it mean for AFRICOM?
Jul 07, 2011U.S. policy is dictated by global political and economic realities as well as domestic U.S. policy priorities. Not only is President Obama faced with the stark reality of an America perceived by many to have lost its moral compass in an increasingly multi-polar world where American power and resource capacities are dwindling and its leadership role being challenged, but the priorities of policy and resource allocation must remain for the short and near-terms on the domestic economic crisis, the two unpopular wars he has inherited and traditional national interest priorities. In the realm of foreign affairs, this means that Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Japan and China will continue to be the highest priorities and, as the developing world intersects with those policy priorities, it will be mostly in the form of India, Brazil, and, perhaps, South Africa. more
