Collapsing Coalition or “Sacred Union”: From a Gamble to a Prisoner’s Dilemma

November 25, 2020 admin 0

The opinion in this post is a follow-up to “game of gambling and comprises within the Congolese politics” published in BLISS blog mid-January 2019. Based on the evidence of flaws in the 2018 general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the January post asserted, as widely held, that these elections were rigged.… Read the rest “Collapsing Coalition or “Sacred Union”: From a Gamble to a Prisoner’s Dilemma”

Presidential Mandate Limits in DRC: A Slight Concern for an Ordinary Citizen

January 31, 2014 admin 0

It may be largely agreed that everyone has his own way to rank his needs. Depending on habits, customs and ability, some may formally order them while others do informally rank in our minds. However, economic theories would state that, though multiples and gradual, human needs get satisfied through limited and scarce resources.… Read the rest “Presidential Mandate Limits in DRC: A Slight Concern for an Ordinary Citizen”