Mongbwalu And A State That Arrives Late
The Ebola outbreak exposes how mining, militias, and militarized governance fragment authority in Congo
The province of Ituri operates under a State of Siege, a measure that transferred civil functions into the hands of military authorities. In practice, this shift reorganized power within the territory without fully replacing local governance. The result is an administration centralized in Kinshasa but deeply detached from the dynamics on the ground. Basic services such as health surveillance and medical diagnosis depend on long chains of decision-making. This model proves inc...
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