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China in Africa, an alternative narrative

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Recently,   China's investments, especially the model "Mining for Infrastructure" contracts  in  Afric a  have been under scrutiny in Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where their efficiency is called into question. Do African  resource- rich  countries  really benefit from th ese contracts ? From Angola, where it was first implemented in Africa (the Angola model), to Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Guinea, this model has often been criticized not only by donors but also by civil society  for the various risks it imposes on recipient countries: debt burden, environment endangerment, lack of transparency, and corruption.   Unfortunately, the “Predatory China” narrative dominates and shapes the framework under which Chinese investments, big or small, are scrutinized. A dangerous and simplistic narrative that tends to oversimplify not only the international context but also the motivations that drive both African countries and China to engage in these
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Seuil d’éligibilité, nouvelle stratégie du pouvoir?

I.              Contexte General Le gouvernement a transmis une proposition de loi portant révision de la loi électorale de 2015. Des « innovations » ont été apportées en vue de résoudre essentiellement les questions liées au coût des élections et   à la « moralisation » la vie politique. Le seuil d’éligibilité, innovation phare, sera l’objet de la présente analyse. L’introduction du seuil d’éligibilité est supposée résoudre les failles de la représentation proportionnelle ci après : -        Multiplication des partis politiques occasionnant une multiplication des candidatures « fantaisistes » -        Emiettement des voix consécutif à la prolifération des dites candidatures -        Coût élevé des élections Ce seuil permettra : -        Un regroupement en coalition politique qui permettra -        Une réduction des candidatures qui entrainera -        Une réduction des coûts des élections Entre autres solutions évoquées par les députés de la majorité lors
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Revision of mining contracts in the DRC, what the future may hold?

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Since last month,  the DRC’s mining environment has been buzzing with the revision committee put in place by president Tshisekedi’s cabinet to revisit the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) contract. Announced in May 2021 during his visit in the Katanga Province, I for one didn’t believe that revision will go through due to the uncertainty that such a complex process could lead to.  With the revision committee in place, it’s time to rethink the situation and see what may come out of this process.    Let say it from the get-go: as it stands, it’s almost impossible to know with certainty how this situation will unfold. The complexity of the internal Congolese political environment (which shapes the motivations and actions of political actors) and the involvement of international actors (governments and lobbies) do not allow us to make any solid predictions.     Instead of seeing this piece as an attempt to predict the future, let's rather take it as a prospective thinking exercise about wh
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