Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2023-3-279
Jean Jacques Kahunga Mapela
L’étude sur la surveillance électorale en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), notamment, a mis en exergue l’impact de cette pratique sur la légitimité des institutions issues des élections, d’une part, et, d’autre part, sur les réformes éventuellement envisagées. Pour ce qui est de la légitimité, elle a noté que celle-ci est un gage de la promotion de l’Etat de droit.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2020-1-188
Simplice Nkwanda Muzinga, Jean-Marc P. Mutonwa Kalombe
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2023-1-113
Balingene Kahombo
This paper examines legal obligations within SADC to strengthen security on the territory of its member states from two angles of analysis, that is, at the SADC and member states levels. In this regard, it highlights SADC security problems and mechanisms which are at its disposal to address them. The study then identifies those legal obligations that must be complied with for the sake of peace and security in southern Africa region and determines how they can be and are implemented in different member states facing insecurity problems. The analysis relies on a formal and comparative approach based on SADC legal instruments, other official documents and concrete cases, in combination with the perspective of international relations. The paper concludes that while SADC is a collective security system which possesses enough legal power and authority to deal with insecurity problems in southern Africa region, it faces several challenges to carry out its obligations and to guarantee the respect of obligations which its member states bear in the quest for peace. One of these challenges is financial dependance on external doners. Recommandations are made in order to improve SADC efficacy and success on the ground.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2022-3-224
Adolphe Kilomba Sumaili
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2021-3-303
Kweku Ainuson
Since independence in 1957, the mining sector has continued to play an important role in the economic development of Ghana. The mining sector in Ghana is presently the number one foreign exchange earner to the economy1. As mineral operations have increased in Ghana, it has put stress on the quantity and quality of water in mining areas2. Mining operations are often inextricably linked to water access and use within mining areas. Water use is present throughout the mining value chain. Apart from the fact that mining can take place along river beds and water ways, there are often water diversions before excavations to obtain the mineral laden rocks. Water is used in large quantities for processing of the mineral laden rocks. Water is also used as part of treating mine water waste and mine waste water disposal. However, water has many uses apart from mining and it is not uncommon to see competing interest in water resources use within mining areas. Often, mining operations take place in areas that can be described as ecologically sensitive zones. Thus, the continued growth and success of the mining industry will depend to a large extent on how the competing interests in water resources are managed. Already, news reports are replete with stories of increasing confrontation resulting from the effect of mining activities and the ability of other community members to use water for non-mining purposes. The effect of the mining sector on water pollution has been so severe that it among others things propelled the formation of a media coalition in April 2017 to wage a sustained media campaign against the menace3. The media coalition, a coalition of mainstream media houses, media personalities, religious bodies and civil society groups came together to play an advocacy role through the creation of awareness via public education campaigns about the destruction of farmlands and pollutions of rivers and water bodies by illegal mining activities in Ghana. The effect of the mining sector on the water use has not only affected riparian communities, but has severely affected water supply downstream in urban areas where the supply of water is used for both domestic and industrial use. In the Western Region of Ghana, the Ghana Water Company reported in 2017 that the company was losing 5.3 million gallons of water daily due to illegal mining activities on the Pra River. The A.
{"title":"Acquiring Water Rights in Mineral Operations in Ghana","authors":"Kweku Ainuson","doi":"10.5771/2363-6262-2021-3-303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6262-2021-3-303","url":null,"abstract":"Since independence in 1957, the mining sector has continued to play an important role in the economic development of Ghana. The mining sector in Ghana is presently the number one foreign exchange earner to the economy1. As mineral operations have increased in Ghana, it has put stress on the quantity and quality of water in mining areas2. Mining operations are often inextricably linked to water access and use within mining areas. Water use is present throughout the mining value chain. Apart from the fact that mining can take place along river beds and water ways, there are often water diversions before excavations to obtain the mineral laden rocks. Water is used in large quantities for processing of the mineral laden rocks. Water is also used as part of treating mine water waste and mine waste water disposal. However, water has many uses apart from mining and it is not uncommon to see competing interest in water resources use within mining areas. Often, mining operations take place in areas that can be described as ecologically sensitive zones. Thus, the continued growth and success of the mining industry will depend to a large extent on how the competing interests in water resources are managed. Already, news reports are replete with stories of increasing confrontation resulting from the effect of mining activities and the ability of other community members to use water for non-mining purposes. The effect of the mining sector on water pollution has been so severe that it among others things propelled the formation of a media coalition in April 2017 to wage a sustained media campaign against the menace3. The media coalition, a coalition of mainstream media houses, media personalities, religious bodies and civil society groups came together to play an advocacy role through the creation of awareness via public education campaigns about the destruction of farmlands and pollutions of rivers and water bodies by illegal mining activities in Ghana. The effect of the mining sector on the water use has not only affected riparian communities, but has severely affected water supply downstream in urban areas where the supply of water is used for both domestic and industrial use. In the Western Region of Ghana, the Ghana Water Company reported in 2017 that the company was losing 5.3 million gallons of water daily due to illegal mining activities on the Pra River. The A.","PeriodicalId":194676,"journal":{"name":"KAS African Law Study Library - Librairie Africaine d’Etudes Juridiques","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116007920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2019-3-322
Delphin Kaimbi Mpyana
Le débat sur l’insécurité et la sécurité des personnes et des biens est pareil à celui de l’ordre et du désordre en société. Cette dernière ne peut connaitre le progrès que lorsqu’elle a la capacité de transformer toutes situations en opportunité pour l’ordre à établir. C’est donc en embrassant la sécurité c’est-à-dire l’ordre qu’un Etat peut maintenir ses membres en état des droits. Un Etat des droits n’est que l’antithèse de l’insécurité. Cette dernière constitue l’expres‐ sion de l’anarchie à telle enseigne qu’une proposition du genre : A mesure que l’insécurité augmente, l’Etat des droits s’affaiblit ou encore l’Etat de droit est inversement proportion‐ nel à la sécurité des personnes et des biens. Plus il y a la sécurité plus la société s’affirme comme un Etat des droits et vice-versa. Quoi de plus normal que les détenteurs du pouvoir puissent s’investir à prendre des me‐ sures visant à maintenir ou à protéger l’ordre ou la sécurité dans les villes comme celle de Lubumbashi où la concentration de la population et des activités diverses reste patente. La ville de Lubumbashi en République Démocratique du Congo, comme modèle de la présente étude connait une recrudescence de l’insécurité ces dernières années. La popula‐ tion obligée à un certain moment de se prendre en charge dans une sorte de mouvement d’autodéfense populaire ou aux travers les pratiques qui, elles aussi, deviennent dans la suite insécurisantes; car non-formelles : la population fait de patrouilles nocturnes comme les forces de l’ordre; dort à l’extérieur surveillant les entrées et sorties de chaque rue, ave‐ nue ou quartier... chacun contrôle chacun. Quels sont alors les indicateurs et déterminants sociaux de l’insécurité à Lubumbashi et qui affectent la matérialisation d’un Etat de Droit? Cette question constitue l’épicentre de notre réflexion. Pour la cohérence de notre raisonnement, il sera question dans un premier moment de faire un récapitulatif sur la genèse de la ville de Lubumbashi; en second lieu, de dégager les indicateurs de l’insécurité dans la ville de Lubumbashi; et ensuite d’identifier des déterminants sociaux à la base de l’insécurité dans la ville de Lubumbashi. Enfin il sera question de réfléchir sur comment gérer l’insécurité dans la ville de Lu‐ bumbashi afin de contribuer à l’établissement d’un Etat des droits en République Démocra‐ tique du Congo.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2022-4-360
Rodrigue Tshwana Kilolo
La ville de Kikwit étant une entité territoriale décentralisée, son développement est impérieusement soumis à la mobilisation effective des recettes fiscales qui demeurent incontestablement la première source de financement de ses actions. Il découle de cette affirmation que la mobilisation des recettes fiscales alloue à la ville de Kikwit des ressources financières essentielles pouvant lui permettre d’exécuter son programme de développement et de faire face à des multiples défis confondus. En effet, la République Démocratique du Congo soucieuse de voir le développement harmonieux de la population à partir de la base devenir une réalité, a créé des centres d’impulsions pouvant porter ce but légitime. Ce sont les entités infra étatiques dotées de la personnalité juridique et jouissant de l’autonomie financière et de gestion parmi lesquelles nous citons la ville de Kikwit que nous avons fait l’étude monographique sur la question de l’effectivité de la mobilisation de ses recettes fiscales. Cette mobilisation trouve ses racines dans la Constitution congolaise du 18 février 2006 et dans la loi-organique n° 08/016 du 07octobre 2008 portant composition, organisation et fonctionnement des entités territoriales décentralisées et leurs rapports avec l’Etat et la province. Dans cette démarche, nous avons relevé différents défis qui constituent la négation de cette mobilisation, dont la responsabilité est partagée entre la population avec faible participation, l’administration fiscale qui fait preuve d’un certain laxisme et les autorités de la ville qui continuent à suffoquer l’argent du contribuable Kikwitois. Face à ces défis, nous avons apporté des solutions aux fins de réussir cette mobilisation pour la prospérité de la population kikwitoise.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2022-1-4
Asiimwe Jackline
This study gives an overview of women in artisanal and small scale mining in Uganda (ASM). It sheds light on regulatory framework while citing the barrier and benefits. In summary the finding of the study are namely; - (i) Many studies describe how male dominated the mining industry is. - (ii) Women play a significant role in ASM, however, much of their work takes place illegally. In Africa alone ASM workforce comprises of 40-50 % women. - (iii) Although many women work in ASM, the exact number of women involved in remains largely unknown. - (iv) ASM is a source of livelihood and has other social economic benefits for many women and in poor rural families in Uganda. - (v) The study reveals key barriers that women in ASM face and suggest what can be done to make it more gender responsive.
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Pub Date : 1900-01-01DOI: 10.5771/2363-6262-2020-4-594
Gloria Kembabazi
This paper analyses the state of local industrial production in Uganda and how the emergence of COVID-19 has impacted it. This analysis bears in mind the regional context of Uganda as Partner State of the East African Community and a member of the African Union. Both of these institutions have mechanisms that impact on trade and relatedly on local industrial production, most notably the newly established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Overall, the paper makes a case for furthering local industrial production drawing on the lessons from the economic and developmental impact that the pandemic has wrought on the country.
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