South Africa / ISS Seminar / Corruption and Governance in the DRC / What Lessons From the Transition Period?
PRETORIA, South Africa, November 18, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — ISS Seminar
Hosted by the Corruption and Governance Programme, ISS Cape Town
The new government in the DRC is starting to implement its governance programme and planning to revisit the national anti-corruption strategy. The temptation is high to move fast on all fronts but it is important to assess the immediate past and, especially, the transition period from 2003 to 2006, so that lessons which could inform policy decisions can be drawn. A new ISS Monograph, authored by Prof. Muzong Kodi, makes a useful contribution to a review of the transition period. It assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the anti-corruption institutions and laws which were in force, evaluating their success or failure and identifying factors that supported or inhibited their effectiveness. It further identifies gaps in national laws and regulations that could be prioritised to make them compliant with international legal instruments. Finally, it makes recommendations about what measures should be prioritised with a view to improving the legal framework and the relevant institutions.
Speakers:
- Prof Muzong Kodi (Chatham House, United Kingdom)
- Dr Paul Simon Handy (ISS – African Security Analysis Programme, Pretoria)
- Hennie van Vuuren (ISS – Corruption and Governance Programme, Cape Town)
Date: Monday 24 November 2008
Time: 10h00 – 13h00 (Please note refreshments will be served)
Venue:
Centre d’Etudes pour l’Action Sociale (CEPAS), Avenue Boka no 9, Kinshasa-Gombe, Democractic Republic of Congo
RSVP: Ms Natashia Emmett, Tel: +27 (0)12 460 0998; Email: nemmett@issafrica.org by Friday 21 November
This seminar has been made possible through funding received from the Royal Norwegian Embassy (Pretoria)
SOURCE : Institute for Security Studies
