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The Republic of Congo has weathered four successive conflicts: 1993/94, 1997, 1998/99 and 2001/2003. In 1993, disputed parliamentary elections sparked bloody inter-ethnic fighting between pro-government forces and the opposition. Relative peace returned until 1997, when former President Pascal Lissouba announced that he would run against incumbent Denis Sassou- Nguesso, touching off a struggle that escalated into a full civil war from June to October 1997. The army split along ethnic lines, with most northern officers joining Sassou-Nguesso's and most southerners backing the Lissouba. The conflict was further fuelled by competition for the country's offshore oil wealth.
In October 1997 Sassou-Nguesso assumed power with Angolan support, but Lissouba formed a government-in-exile that continued to support armed opposition throughout 1998/99. By the end of 1999, the rebels had lost their key positions and most agreed to a cease-fire. When Nguesso was re-elected as President in March 2002, remnants of the civil war militias in the Pool region, known as Ninjas, increased their violent activities. A cessation-of-hostilities agreement was signed on March 17, 2003. Negotiations between the Ninjas, led by Pasteur Ntoumi, and the Government led to an agreement in October 2007. The disarmament and demobilization (DDR) process in the Pool was officially launched in June 2008, though disarmament only began in February 2009.
National Program
Name:
Programme National de Désarmement, Démobilisation et Réinsertion - PNDDR
Implementing Agency:
Commission Nationale de Désarmement, Démobilisation et Réinsertion - CNDDR
Financing:
$24.2 million
(Multi-Donor TF: $17 million, European Union TF: $4.2 million, Counterpart Funding: $3 million)
Status:
Closed February 28, 2009
Objectives
- Contributing to the improvement of security through disarmament and demobilization of up to 11,000 combatants;
- Supporting social reintegration through rehabilitation of social infrastructure and conflict management and reconciliation; and
- Supporting economic reintegration through income generating activities to ex-combatants.
Overall Results:
Final Progress Update:
- Reintegration support has been provided to 18,973 self-demobilized ex-combatants (99.9% of the project target of 19,000)
- While the project’s demobilization and reinsertion targets related to the Pool combatants and the Forces Publiques were not realized during the life of the project, disarmament of the Pool combatants was launched in February 2009 under the auspices of the Haut Commissariat à la Réinsertion des Ex-Combattants (HCREC).
Special Projects
None
Country Documents
The following documents will help you better understand the country and its context.
Program Documentation:
Technical Annex (May 2006)
English (PDF 201KB)
Other Documents:
Profil DDR du pays (May 2004)
English (PDF 22.49KB)
News:
Contacts
World Bank
Sarah Michael
Email: [email protected]
Government Agency
Haut Commissariat à la Réinsertion des Ex-Combattants
Immeuble ex-Ministère des Finances, BP. 14
Brazzaville
Republic of Congo
Fax: + (242) 81 08 05
Michel Ngakala
Regional Activities
None
Relevant Links
These links will help you better understand the country and its context.
The World Bank: Republic of Congo
allAfrica.com: Republic of Congo
Amnesty International: Republic of Congo
Brazzanet.com
Human Rights Watch: Republic of Congo
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN): Republic of Congo
ReliefWeb: Republic of Congo
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Republic of Congo
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