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Extracts
from the Interview with the author of
several books, among which: the
“L’Économie politique de la prédation au
RD Congo, des origines à nos jours:
1885-2003” Editions: ICREDES,
Kinshasa -Montréal -Washington
2005. The book published in Frendh,
translates in English as: “The Political
Economy of Predation in DRC: from
origins to now (1885-2003)”.
During his very insightful interview
with Congoboston, our guest talked about
the political process in the DR Congo…
“DR Congo’s political process is led by
the legitimacy of guns and weapons, the
so-called 1+4 coalition. Such a
coalition doesn’t accept to fully play
the legitimacy of popular loyalty, the
ballot box legitimacy…”
“There were several versions of the
constitution, which one won at the
referendum, since even those said to be
the majority who voted it don’t even
know it…”
Talking about his Book vs. the one
of Ms. Colette Braekman, the Belgian
Journalist, he said:
“Ms. Braekman’s book excludes Belgium as
a member of the new predators It is a
tissue of inconsistencies, assertions
without demonstration, eclecticisms and
factual inaccuracies, omissions and
silences on political terrorism…”
“My book (he said) is an analysis of the
institutionalization of the predatory
practices as a governance system in
DRCongo…
As you know the predatory economy as a
politically institutionalized system,
what I call “Predatocracy”, was there
yesterday, it is
there today, it fights to remain there
for tomorrow”
Our guest talked about
Congo-Western World relationships…
“DR Congo is under a political, economic
and geo-strategic competition between
the former French Equatorial Africa
(North-West) and the two former British,
but now Anglo-American zones of
influence (East and South)”
“The former colonial power (Belgium) has
neither the economic nor the political
power to keep its hand on the DR Congo…
It has to play either within the
European Organization, or either it does
play the American game in the
competition. Which explains Mr. Louis
Michel’s stand show, playing the
Euro/Belgian game with too much zeal,
arrogance and even insulting Congolese
people and the leadership…”
He elaborated
on the current socio-economic
development of the DR Congo, as seen
from a UNDP expert’s perspective
“DR Congo is very rich: its natural
resources and its population constitute
the economic and social basis for
rebuilding the economy… A development or
a reconstruction strategy can be
designed with clear sector priorities
for those sectors that are
growth-bearers and related ones, by
addressing some cross-cutting issues
such as sound economic governance,
capacity building, a well as mastered
insertion into globalization…”
“This will give the ground for the
formulation of appropriate development
and reconstruction programmes for
Agriculture, Industry, Mining and other
related Infrastructures, as well as for
the social sector: health, education,
shelter, job creation, and in a
participatory approach…” -- Prof.
Justin M. Kankwenda
Click Here to Read the Interview
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