Title   The State vs. the People: governance, mining and the transitional regime in the DRC = L'Etat contre le Peuple: La gouvernance, l’exploitation minière et le régime transitoire en RDC
Author Fatal Transactions, NiZA, IPIS
Edition PDF
Published Amsterdam: Fatal Transactions; Antwerp: IPIS
Year 2006-03-27
Pages 72
ISBN 90-78028-04-1
Abstract Three years of transitional government in the DRC has led to anything but stability and economic prosperity. The corrupt, ruling political class is, more than anything else, engaged in enriching itself. Based on investigations of the situation in the Congolese province of Katanga, the report demonstrates how members of the government, with the help of international donors such as the World Bank, have profited from the natural wealth of the Congo in recent years, at the expense of the Congolese people.

With elections on the horizon, this investigation wants to shed light on the power structures in the Congolese resource industry. It illustrates how poor policy, political incompetence and corruption have led to the collapse of the formal mining industry. It concludes with recommendations for promoting fair and democratic management of the natural resources of the DRC. In txt version, without pictures or lay-out:
The_State_vs_the_People_2006March27.txt (210 Kb)
Summary_State_vs_the_People.pdf (127 Kb)
En français:
L_Etat_contre_le_peuple-exploitation_minière_en_RDC_20060327.pdf (1581 Kb)
En format txt, sans photo's et notes:
NIZA-Etat_contre_le_Peuple_en_RDC_2006mars.txt (232 Kb)

More on:  mining
Katanga
See also: Rapport Commission Lutundula
Le rapport de la commission d'enquête parlementaire congolaise sur les contrats conclus pendant la guerre. With unofficial English translation (21-02-2006)
Bestand The_State_vs_the_people-mining_in_the_DRC_20060327.pdf (2034 Kb)
Country Internationaal , DRC
Themes
  • Conflict
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Political parties