POLITICAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION: RWANDA, BURUNDI AND DRCONGO.

The purpose of this study was to examine the Political Conflict Management in the Great Lakes Region, case of Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo. The specific question studied in this research was to understand the political conflict management model adopted in Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo in order to abolish all kinds of conflict. The researcher adopted literature review and interview research design to collect information concerning the Political Conflict Management in the Great Lakes Region, case of Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo and the model adopted by each country. Qualitative method was used and it is the most popular research method within the great lakes region realities. The study was guided by hypothesis that there was a significant difference between Great Lakes countries model of political conflict management. The political instruments used for the Rwanda Government in order to rebuild the unit and the reconciliation of the Rwandan. The government was inspired by the reconstruction of a Rwandan nation, by the Rwandity. The political instrument used in Burundi to resolve the Burundian conflict is the ethnic institutionalization (ethnic quota: 40/100 for Tutsi and 60/100 for Hutu). The political instruments used in DR Congo to make the end of conflict was the global and inclusive agreement on the transition, be inspired by the reconstruction of the nation by the sharing of the power between the political parties (quota of the political parties). It?s concluded that the best model of political conflict management is for Rwanda Government because it does not make any differences among its citizen but it provides rwandity or merit system.