Central Africa No 215, 2005/3 - pagesPages 5 to 7EditorialBy François GaulmePages 21 to 27IntroductionBy Roland PourtierPages 29 to 45The development of Central Africa with a perspective on the futureBy Jacqueline DamonPages 47 to 70War in a changing DRCBy Gauthier de VillersPages 71 to 91Rwanda and its neighborsBy Bernard LeloupPages 93 to 116God's new frontier in CameroonBy Maud LasseurPages 117 to 128Where is Chad heading?By René LemarchandPages 129 to 146The Ituri, or war in pluralBy Thierry VircoulonPages 147 to 161Humanitarian intervention under militia rule: Two experiences in the DRCBy Marc-André LagrangePages 163 to 179Malawi's presidential elections in 2004: between trickery and sincere ambitionsBy Nicolas TeindasPages 181 to 194VAT and fiscal transition in Africa: The new issuesBy Gérard ChambasPages 195 to 217Crisis, local development and decentralization in the region of Gao, MaliBy Marie-Jo DemantePages 219 to 241Opium in Afghanistan and its implications for developmentBy Jean-Bernard VéronPages 243 to 246Darwin's nightmareBy Jacques GiriPages 247 to 248Les paradoxes de la démocratisation en Afrique : Analyse institutionnelle et stratégiqueBy Amalia Caro MartinezPages 249 to 254Better understanding the impact and origins of conflicts in AfricaBy François Gaulme