DR Congo: Local and International Roles in Reconciliation

Ituri, a district of Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, saw a major outbreak of violence triggered by a land conflict that started in 1999 between landowners and farmers. The conflict quickly spread and divided the population into the two main ethnic groups, Hema and Lendu. Groups have continuously worked for reconciliation in Ituri. But what is the contribution of local and international organisations respectively to that process? In May and June 2011, I conducted a series of interviews aimed at answering that question.