L'Afrique des grands lacs en crise

Reyntjens, Filip

doi:10.3917/kart.reynt.1994.01

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“…At this stage, those holding the reins of power can barely tolerate the dissonant position adopted by some of them, as witnessed by the uneasiness that surfaces each time someone dares to assert publicly that national reconstruction cannot take place unless the crimes committed by all Rwandans -including those by the RPF forces -are examined with equal attention. Systematically accused of creating divisions, these individuals are the target of intimidation and imprisonment (Reyntjens 2003). Thus in early 2002 the theologian Laurien Ntezimana (known to have saved many Tutsis during the genocide) and Didace Muremangingo, a genocide survivor and fellow peace activist, found themselves in prison.…”

Section: A Pacifist or Divisionist Role?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The figure of the righteous individual in Rwanda

Rosoux

2006

Int Social Sci J

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This article examines the scope and limits of the figure of the righteous individual in Rwanda. To what extent does reference to such a figure promote national reconstruction? My reflections on this question are divided into three parts. The first examines the role played by the international community (non‐governmental organisations, journalists, overseas academics) in the emergence of this figure. The second section attempts to delineate the figure's social depth, in its contradictory representations. What is the relationship between the public representation and living memory of the phenomenon? How do survivors, in particular, perceive this “figure of reconciliation”? The third and final section identifies a number of political uses for this figure. How do Rwanda's official representatives refer to those who perhaps personified Rwanda at the moment of its conflagration? My analysis shows that, far from eliciting even the slightest consensus from the population, this type of commemoration reveals the enduring rifts. Twelve years after the genocide, references to the past, whatever their nature, continue to cause divisions.

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Section: A Pacifist or Divisionist Role?mentioning

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The figure of the righteous individual in Rwanda

Rosoux

2006

Int Social Sci J

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“…The appeal also applied to academics, and a great deal of insightful literature has been written on Rwanda's history, both in general terms and in the light of the 1994 genocide. Good analyses include Berkeley (2001); Mamdani (2002); Newbury (1989); Prunier (1995); Reyntjens (1994).…”

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Donor‐Driven Justice and its Discontents: The Case of Rwanda

Oomen

2005

Development and Change

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Never before was a process of doing justice driven so strongly from the outside as in post-genocide Rwanda. Not only did the 1994 genocide lead to the founding of the International Tribunal, but it also induced intensive donor involvement in domestic attempts to 'break the cycle of hatred' -from the work done by the national courts and the Unity Commission to the gacaca. In this sense, Rwanda became the forerunner of a much wider trend, towards a judicialization of international relations, for instance through an emphasis on international criminal law. However, the past decade of donor involvement in Rwanda in general, and the case of the gacaca in particular, show us how this specific -technocratic, de-contextualized -emphasis on justice might seem innocuous at first glance, but carries dangers within it, particularly if it takes place in an increasingly autocratic and oppressive political environment like that of contemporary Rwanda.

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“…This competition, made possible by international demands for more democracy, sparked off civil war in Rwanda and Burundi spilling over to Zaire/Congo. Since Zaire was internally weakened through decades of mismanagement, condoned by the international community, the spillovers set the region in a blaze, leading to the 'first international African war' (see Reyntjens, 1994Reyntjens, , 2004.…”

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The Aid ‘Darlings’ and ‘Orphans’ of the Great Lakes Region in Africa

2007

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This paper looks at the developmental consequences of aid flows on the Great Lakes region in Africa. Our main hypothesis is that political considerations and donor coordination problems still play an important role in directing aid and is much less dependent on objective criteria such as the need for aid or good governance. The region of the Great Lakes in Africa is a good illustration of the 'darlings' versus 'orphans' policy of official development assistance (ODA). Departing somewhat from the dominant pessimist stance on the effectiveness of aid in sub-Sahara Africa we will try to show that overall, the costs of exclusion of certain countries from aid are detrimental for human development. In order to avoid this inclusion/exclusion pattern of aid, a regional donor approach should overarch the dominant country by country donor policy. Cet article essaie d'analyser les cons�quences des flux d'aide sur le d�veloppement de trois pays dans la r�gion des Grands Lacs d'Afrique. Les consid�rations politiques et les probl�mes de coordination entre bailleurs de fonds m�nent � un traitement diff�renci� de la part de la communaut� internationale. Ce traitement diff�renci� est une illustration parfaite de la th�se sur l'exclusion/inclusion de certains pays de l'aide internationale. Les cons�quences de cette politique, loin d'�tre le produit d'une rationalit� d'aide bas� sur les besoins d'aide ou les m�rites de gouvernance des pays d�pendants, peuvent avoir des effets n�fastes en termes de d�veloppement.

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L'Afrique des grands lacs en crise

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The figure of the righteous individual in Rwanda

The figure of the righteous individual in Rwanda

Donor‐Driven Justice and its Discontents: The Case of Rwanda

The Aid ‘Darlings’ and ‘Orphans’ of the Great Lakes Region in Africa

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