Democratic Republic of Congo Archives

Latest

[ October 20, 2026 ] From local action to effective multilevel governance: Lessons from the UN Forum of Mayors Community
[ October 16, 2026 ] LPSA launches new Middle East and North Africa Regional Working Group Community
[ October 16, 2026 ] The Republic of Moldova is implementing sweeping local government consolidation Decentralization
[ October 15, 2026 ] Scaling up locally led climate adaptation in East Africa Africa
[ October 14, 2026 ] Local Democracy Thematic Working Group Meeting – May 2026 LPSA Updates

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Risky Decentralization Drive

November 9, 2015 LPS Initiative

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the midst of implementing a big decentralization project. The so-called “découpage”—literally, “cutting up”—has been a long time coming: the decision to subdivide is enshrined […]