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Closing Workshop: The Politics of Hidden Urbanisation amidst conflict and forced displacement in the DRC

Date: March 26, 2026 ( Thu)

Time: 10:00- 16:00 CET

Venue: Rm. 301, 3rd Floor, Technicum 1 Bldg., UFO Campus, Ghent University

New Publication: Pourquoi la paix ne vient pas en RDC ?

Lignes rouges vitales, négociations bloquées et voies de sortie radicales

Publication: We Are Caught Between Violence and Famine” – Analysis of the Deepening Crisis Affecting Eastern DR Congo

Regional and international initiatives to end the war between M23/AFC and the Congolese government are multiplying, leading to mounting pressure on the belligerents to negotiate through sanctions and direct engagement.

New article: Rural Radicalisms and the Politics of Order: Authority, Precarity, and Globality in Africa

This special issue traces new forms and practices of rural radicalism.

New Book Chapter Publication: “Democratic Republic of the Congo” in Africa Yearbook Vol. 20

Two dynamics dominated the political and social context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. One was the electoral process, and the second dynamic was the further intensification of the conflict with the Rwandan-backed M23 in North Kivu Province.

BOOK REVIEW by Christoph Vogel

Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus. Author: Ben Radley Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 224 pp., ISBN: 9780192849052 (hardback); ISBN: 9780191944321 (e-book)

New media contribution: Retrait de la Monusco de RDC

Interview for rfi on the gradual withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monusco.

New media contribution: L’accord UE-Rwanda: Regards croisés sur les enjeux régionaux et internationaux

Interview for Actualite.cd on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and Rwanda on sustainable value chains for raw materials.

New Publication: Collaborative Research: Perspectives on North–South Collaborative Conflict Research: A Conversation between Two Research Partners

This contribution is a dialogue between two Conflict Studies academics, who have both invested in close research collaboration.