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Founded in Bukavu in 2004, the Peace and Conflict Resolution Project (PCR) helps the people of South Kivu rebuild lives shattered by war. It’s vision of a country free from the inhumane circumstances of violence and poverty; a place where people and communities feel empowered and in charge of their own destinies. One of the [...]
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Archive: DR Congo
Peace and Conflict Resolution Project (PCR)
Football Inter-Communautaire Project (FIC)
Based in the Bakara-Fizi territory of South Kivu, Football Inter-Communautraire (FIC) brings together young people from all ethnic backgrounds in a region severely affected by civil war. Football is used to build links between different communities; bringing communities together by reducing tension through sporting activities. FIC has used it’s partnerships with organisations such as FIFA, [...]
New operation to replace Kimia II in DR Congo
The army of the DR Congo, the FARDC, has commenced a new military operation, Amani Leo, to replace Kimia II, their operation in the eastern parts of DR Congo that received damaging criticisms over alleged human rights violations. The new mission will again be targetting the FRLR and other militia groups, with protecting civilians as [...]
LRA in DR Congo
ReliefWeb have added a report, from the Missionary International Service News Agency (MISNA), on the presence of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Orientale Province. These Uganda rebels are arguably the most notorious of all the fighters currently active in the region; their presence will certainly on heighten the dangers to the local population. Posted [...]
DR Congo: Kimia II to end on December 31st
The UN have announced that the controversial Kimia II mission will end on December 31st 2009. Kimia II is a joint operation between the UN Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) and the national army (FARDC) to end the threat of Hutu rebel group, the FDLR, in the eastern provinces of North & South Kivu. The [...]
Further violence in DR Congo?
In November, our Local Correspondent Flory Kazingufu travelled to the little-known Fizi region of DR Congo. His report writes of a fearful region at risk of further violence: Another unnecessary war is slowly but surely taking shape in the Fizi territory, in the South-East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. An increasing number of troops [...]
The Magic River Between Two Tribes
From Conflict to Peace and Harmony The war that started in DR Congo in 1996 has planted hatred in the hearts of people across the country and caused long hidden conflicts between people, tribes and communities to resurface. Conflicts are started for lots of reasons: economic inequalities, power-grabbing, cultural differences and land disputes – no [...]
Land Conflict Solved in Swima
Swima is a beautiful village on the coast of Lake Tanganyika in the territory of Fizi. It is also a land of conflict where violence and disputes can easily destabilise the whole village for days. This article focuses on a land conflict which arose in Swima between two groups of people after the war and [...]
ACODIF – Community Action For Integral Development in Fizi
When will justice in DR Congo Work? ACODIF highlight some of the negative aspects of the Kimia II operation in DR Congo, and their work towards resolving them. Land Conflict Solved in Swima A report on a conflict over land in the village of Swima, DR Congo, and the success of a local peacebuilding organisation, [...]
A Trip to Fizi
By Flory Kazingufu, November, 11, 2009 Another unnecessary war is slowly but surely taking shape in the Fizi territory, in the South-East of the Democratic Republic of Congo. An increasing number of troops are entering the region, and if nothing is done, things may get worse in a short period. The situation is reminiscent of [...]
