By means of a case study of the situation in Katanga, this report gives a most illustrative analysis of exactly how the efforts to improve the situation of the DRC's population, and transform Congo's 'Fatal Transactions', into fair ones, have been undermined by bad governance practices under the transitional government.
The international Fatal Transactions campaign is dedicated to putting a stop to the fuelling of conflicts over natural resources, and wants resources to contribute in a fair and rightful way to development and sustainable peace. Fatal Transactions believes that the way in which natural resources are governed in the DRC can make the difference between new conflict or sustainable peace and development. A lot has already been published regarding the role of multinational companies and foreign actors in the pillage of natural resources. However, the way the current ruling powers- and candidates to be elected in the new democratic government- manage the countries' wealth will be of crucial importance for its future.
Therefore, to get an answer to the question how the extractive sector should be governed in a democratic DRC, Fatal Transactions issued IPIS to investigate the relationship between the DRC's political class and the natural resource sector. What have been the views and strategies from the different state and non-state actors in tackling various resource-related problems? Who has profited and who hasn't? What can be identified as some of the root causes of the failure of resources to contribute to development in the DRC so far? ``By means of a case study of the situation in Katanga, this report gives a most illustrative analysis of exactly how the efforts to improve the situation of the DRC's population, and transform Congo's 'Fatal Transactions', into fair ones, have been undermined by bad governance practices under the transitional government. The International Fatal Transactions campaign hopes that this re-port will provide those committed to improve the situation of the DRC's population, with a deeper insight, tools and knowledge to promote just and democratic governance of the DRC's natural resources.
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