Reparations architecture fails the same way everywhere: opacity first, then a demand for reform.
The DRC's FRIVAO compensation fund crisis exposes a familiar pattern across the continent: well-intentioned reparations frameworks undermined by opacity and mismanagement, leaving victims doubly traumatized. While civil society demands reform in Kisangani and Ituri, this debacle mirrors similar compensation failures from Kenya's post-election violence fund to Nigeria's oil spill reparations, highlighting how African states consistently fail to center victim dignity in transitional justice mechanisms. The continent's reparations architecture needs radical transparency, not just administrative tweaks.
The DRC's FRIVAO compensation fund crisis exposes a familiar pattern across the continent: well-intentioned reparations frameworks undermined by opacity and mismanagement, leaving victims doubly traumatized. While civil society demands reform in Kisangani and Ituri, this debacle mirrors similar compensation failures from Kenya's post-election violence fund to Nigeria's oil spill reparations, highlighting how African states consistently fail to center victim dignity in transitional justice mechanisms. The continent's reparations architecture needs radical transparency, not just administrative tweaks.
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