Stimulating a network of analysts

The disruptive effects of problems within each of the Great Lakes core countries flow across borders all too easily. As a consequence, analysts and policy makers have tended to focus their attention on these cross-border problems rather than developing constructive ideas and proposals for regional stability and shared development. Believing that sustainable peace in the Great Lakes region requires policy options that address cross-border issues, we have been working towards the development of a network of independent Congolese, Burundian and Rwandan researchers and analysts who are active in the search for peace and development in their respective countries.

A series of meetings of a core group of analysts from the three countries were held in 2003-4 during which they identified a number of fundamental issues critical for building peace in the region. A further meeting has been proposed for 2006.

For more information, contact Sylvie Pereira

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Last updated: March 2006

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