Elections

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”

Moise Katumbi on 2016 Presidential Race: Ticket Number ONE for Independent Candidate or Political Program?

March 31, 2016 admin 0

Moise Katumbi Champwe is the former governor of Katanga Province. He has also been known as close ally of the incumbent President Joseph Kabila. Till recently, he served as key personality within the ruling party, PPRD (Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Democratie).… Read the rest “Moise Katumbi on 2016 Presidential Race: Ticket Number ONE for Independent Candidate or Political Program?”

Qui de Boshab-Minaku Sera Candidat Présidentiel du PPRD: Joseph Kabila Kabange

March 14, 2014 admin 0

 La République Démocratique Du Congo (RDC) est connue pour sa diversité socio-culturelle qui fait que le pays s’apparente à une confédération1. Le pays connaît un grand nombre de partis politiques de la même taille que ses nombres d’ethnies-communautés. Il est, depuis une décennie, dirigé par le Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie (PPRD), le parti de Joseph Kabila Kabange, chef de l’Etat.… Read the rest “Qui de Boshab-Minaku Sera Candidat Présidentiel du PPRD: Joseph Kabila Kabange”

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”