Greater Katanga–Greater Kasaï: Five Years After the Lubumbashi Commitments, Intercommunity Peace Still Lacks Lasting Guarantees

The interprovincial conference held in Lubumbashi from April 22 to 30, 2022, brought together representatives of the nine provinces of Greater Katanga and Greater Kasaï and issued more than 70 recommendations to prevent tensions and consolidate peace. The recommendations covered political, administrative and legal, security, sociocultural, and economic issues. Five years later, documentation of their implementation remains inadequate, although some development initiatives have made progress. Structural sources of tension, including economic inequality, unemployment, and migration-related disputes, persist, while no clearly established public accountability mechanism is identified.