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Reports of mob violence and assaults in Bukavu's urban slums as a form of "instant popular justice" against alleged offenders and criminals abound and repeatedly strike the media headlines in such a way that wealthier suburbs housing Bukavu's working and middle-upper classes hardly do. Repetitive accounts of these events found in public domain seem to support the idea that these practices are pervasive and a common trait characterizing the social life into Bukavu's poor settings settlements. State mandated security provision in Bukavu's urban slums like Panzi is characterized by its haphazard presence and its heavy-handed ways. Such inadequacies not only fuel feelings of frustration due to exclusion from basic public services, but open up niches for the propagation of violent alternatives to access and administration of justice in the form of mob violence. This book investigates the phenomenon of mob violence in Panzi area and also examine how it can be prevented.
About the author
Monday BANGA current work focuses on support to the stabilization of the restive Eastern part of Congo through state authority restoration initiatives. He¿s interested in alternative measures of security and protection of civilians in dysfunctional state-mandated security provision systems in DR Congo. He holds an M.A in International Relations.
