Laura E. Seay writing in African Arguments:
What lies ahead for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, its leaders, and neighbors? As has been the case for more than fifteen years now, the primary challenge for the next five years remains that of ridding the region of non-state armed groups, getting the military under the full control of the central state, and re-establishing effective governance over the full territory. None of these tasks are easy, and there is no clear precedent for effectively undertaking them in a situation as complex and diverse as the DRC’s post-war landscape. Put simply, nobody really knows how to make the Congo governable again. We know what is missing, but we lack directions for building such critical institutions as the rule of law.More here
