Kris Berwouts (1963-2023) was a Belgian independent researcher and writer, immersed in West and Southern Africa.

Kris studied African linguistics and history in Ghent. He worked for 25 years for various Belgian and international NGOs and built up a solid reputation as an expert on Central Africa, specialising in peace and democratisation processes in the region.

Since 2012, he has worked as an independent researcher and writer, focusing on West and Southern Africa. He wrote Congo's violent peace (2017) and My life as a mushamuka. Sketches from Rwanda, Burundi and Congo (2020). His research on the transition of power between Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi was supported by Journalismfund's Pascal Decroos Fund.

Kris Berwouts

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Name
Kris Berwouts - In memoriam
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Conflict, Security and Democracy in Central Africa
Country
Belgium
City
Ghent
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Congo, from Kabila to Tshisekedi

  • Politics

KINSHASA - Kris Berwouts, with the support of the Pascal Decroos Fund, is investigating the strange circumstances in which the transfer of power between Joseph Kabila and Felix Tshisekedi took place, not only between the elections of 30 December 2018 and Tshisekedi's inauguration on 24 January 2019, but also afterwards.

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Will Senegal stand up to extremist violence from outside?

  • Religion
  • Terrorism

DAKAR - Kris Berwouts went to Senegal with the question: 'What are Senegal's strengths and vulnerabilities when it comes to the risk of jihadism spilling over from the Sahel? This received a boost in 2012 in Mali and has since rapidly spread to Burkina Faso and Niger.

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Conflict in Eastern Congo

  • Armed conflict
  • Politics

KISHISHE - Despite the efforts and the enormous amounts of money invested in the management of the conflict and the post-conflict situation in Eastern Congo, the different peace agreements failed to create the conditions for sustainable conflict resolution. Conflict in Eastern Congo; a tale of war and dreadful peace agreements.

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