Microsoft Word - Seminar Summary Report.doc

This report summarizes a seminar held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which analyzed post-conflict reconstruction in the Republic of Congo (RoC) through the lens of the African Union Policy Framework on Post conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD). The seminar examined whether the RoC has transitioned away from its war economy and evaluated the tension between state stability and human security.

• The seminar characterized post-conflict reconstruction not as a technical task, but as a political process focused on the redistribution of power and resources, which inherently involves managing competing interests. The outcome of peacebuilding is heavily influenced by how the initial conflict ended.
• In the Republic of Congo, while formal institutions like parliament have been established as required by the Convention on Peace and Reconstruction, governance failures have prevented this stability from translating into sustainable human security.
• The peacebuilding process in the Republic of Congo is described as a 'victor’s peace,' where the priority was placed on power-building strategies for the regime in Brazzaville rather than human security. This has resulted in the use of institutional vehicles to legitimize and consolidate political alliances from the pre-war and war eras.

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Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Microsoft Word - Seminar Summary Report.doc. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PCRROCSEMREP.PDF

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@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndmicrosoft, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Microsoft Word - Seminar Summary Report.doc}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PCRROCSEMREP.PDF}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }