In this context, Ebuteli, the Congolese Institute for the Study of Politics, Governance and Violence, officially launched on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Landila ("follow" in the Kikongo language), a platform designed to monitor government activities. With this tool, Ebuteli intends, in addition to Talatala, to promote a civic perspective on the activities of the executive branch in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Landila, the new Ebuteli barometer, catalogues government commitments by identifying promises recorded in official documents, monitors their implementation through an assessment of specific actions taken (decrees, projects launched, budgets executed) and regularly measures progress on these commitments, analyzing their impact on the population and relevant sectors.
According to Fred Bauma, executive director of Ebuteli, at the pilot stage, the Landila barometer monitors six key ministries: mining; national economy; gender, Family and Children; Justice; Interior, Security, Decentralization and Customary Law, as well as the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare. «This barometer is the latest of the tools for monitoring government activities that Ebuteli has been implementing for almost five years. We are launching it with the same ambition: to shed light on public discussions through rigorous research, verified data, and informed dialogue between leaders and citizens. Landila is the result of months of hard work by our political department. It is a continuation of our previous initiatives. At the first stage, it will monitor six sectors through 55 commitments, with the intention to gradually expand this monitoring to other areas of government activity», said Fred Bauma.
Landila aims to inform citizens about the work of the executive branch in the DRC to promote transparency of government activities, strengthen the accountability of leaders to citizens, provide a tool to monitor government activities to improve citizen decision-making, and help improve government performance. The launch of Landila was also the occasion for the presentation of an analytical note on the legislative agenda and reforms in the DRC.
According to Fred Bauma, the goals are to present Landila and disseminate the main results of this analytical note, raise awareness of this important tool for improving transparency and accountability in the executive branch, and promote constructive dialogue with government members, MPs, and other stakeholders while exploring concrete ways to improve government monitoring. «Landila is just the latest tool. It complements the work already done. Today, with Landila, we have four tools for monitoring government activities. They are united by the creation of a link between the government, institutions at different levels and citizens. Even when the discussions they provoke are sometimes difficult, they allow us to fuel dialogue with institutions, including members of Parliament. Today, we are pleased to launch Landila to continue this civic work that began several years ago. These tools are not just digital platforms. They interact with the media space, public space, both physical and virtual, and contribute to the development of civil discussion at all levels», says Fred Bauma.
This work was made possible thanks to the support of the European Commission and Swedish cooperation through the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
Joelle Risiki, who is responsible for democracy, human rights and the rule of law programs at the Swedish Embassy in the DRC, who attended the ceremony, said she was honored to be involved in this initiative, which she considers an important step for Congolese democracy. «Democracy, human rights and gender equality are fundamental values of Sweden, which guide our actions both at the national level and abroad. Sweden promotes these values within the framework of its bilateral and multilateral commitments through its diplomatic missions and representations to the European Union and the United Nations, as well as through cooperation with civil society, the private sector, the academic world and other actors. Sweden is proud of its partnership with Ebuteli», she said.
Deputy Minister of the Interior Eugenie Tshela Kamba, on behalf of the Government of the Republic, welcomed the creation of this initiative, which, according to her, contributes to strengthening civil governance in the country. «This Landila launch event comes at a time when our country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is determined to improve its governance at all levels and establish itself as a State to be reckoned with in the community of nations. I want to express my full support to those who contributed to the development of Landila, this new Ebuteli barometer designed to catalog the obligations of the executive branch. Its deployment will help strengthen the governance of our country and achieve our goals of peace and security throughout the country», she stressed.
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