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HEADLINES<\/h1>\n


\n– DR Congo:<\/span><\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0several (Congolese)\u00a0armed groups<\/a>\u00a0prepared to\u00a0demobilise<\/a>\u00a0in Kivus and Katanga<\/p>\n

– Central African Republic:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 \u00a0Govt has been in contact with\u00a0Kony<\/a>\u00a0(LRA)
\n*\u00a0 \u00a0more\u00a0violence<\/a>\u00a0in Bangui and interior, attack in Cameroon
\n*\u00a0 \u00a0UN<\/a>\u00a0preparing for possible peacekeeping force of 6000
\n*\u00a0 \u00a0US<\/a>\u00a0advises citizens to leave country, State Department calls situation \u201cpre- \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0genocidal\u201d, pledges $40 million for AU International Support Mission<\/p>\n

– 6th<\/sup>\u00a0ICGLR-OECD-UN GoE forum on implementing due diligence for responsible \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0mineral supply chains<\/a>\u00a0in Kigali, Rwanda<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Kimberley Process<\/a>\u00a0plenary meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa<\/p>\n

–\u00a0ICC<\/a>\u2019s annual meeting in The Hague, Netherlands<\/p>\n

– 3 new\u00a0IPIS<\/a>\u00a0publications<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/h1>\n
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\nIPIS Insights<\/em>: Kimberley Process: observations from the sidelines. Part I\u00a0<\/a>| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travail des enfants dans le site minier d’exploitation artisanale de Bisie en territoire de Walikale. Une crise oubli\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Prince Kihangi Kyamwami
\nPlus de deux d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la Convention relative aux droits de l\u2019enfant (1989) en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la situation des enfants dans le territoire de Walikale demeure critique.<\/p>\n

Ambushed in Bangkok? The U.N. Panel on North Korea and the case of the IL-76 \u00ab\u00a04L-AWA\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/a>| 14 November 2013 | IPIS\/TA
\nThis new IPIS\/TA report explains why the conclusion of the latest United Nations report on North Korea sanctions, about an arms flight grounded in Thailand, is not supported by facts, but based on a misalliance of wrong and misleading information, gleaned both about the cargo aircraft, its flight and the entities involved, together with erroneous interpretations of standard aviation practices made by the UN Panel of experts on North Korea.<\/p>\n

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nIn August 2009 the \u2018International Peace Information Service\u2019 (IPIS) published a first map of militarised mining areas in Eastern DR Congo. By 2012, the international interest in the issue had grown but the map was out-dated. To find a structural solution, IPIS sat down with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI) and agreed to set up a permanent system to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups in the mineral exploitation and trade.
\nA first version of the resulting map has been published at\u00a0https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/mapping\/webmapping<\/a>. It shows the location of nearly 800 mining sites and 85 trading centres, including information about armed groups presence and involvement, and the scale of the mining activity. The map includes at least 410 cases of illegal taxation by armed groups or the Congolese army.<\/p>\n

‘Conflict Minerals’ initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local mining communities<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nThe exploitation of minerals is an important source of income for many communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yet this mineral wealth also plays a significant role in the continuation of insecurity in parts of the country.
\nOver recent years, several domestic, regional and international initiatives have been developed to address the so-called \u2018conflict minerals\u2019 problem and the high level of informality in the DRC\u2019s artisanal mining sector. These initiatives have provoked varying reactions regarding their impact on local livelihoods.
\nThis report aims to provide insight into the impact of initiatives on the livelihood strategies of local communities in the DRC, based on field research in a wide range of mining areas; and document the perceptions of local stakeholders of these initiatives and their impacts.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights:<\/em>\u00a0Why businesses should assess human rights impacts from the outset of projects. SOCO International Oil Company in Virunga National Park, DRC\u00a0<\/a>| 26 August 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS)
\nSOCO International, a British oil company, is prospecting for oil in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park \u2013 a World Heritage Site. For the past year, their presence has been criticised for putting a fragile environment at risk. However, more recently, their impact on human rights has also been questioned. In this Insights IPIS looks at why it is so vital for companies to employ rights-respectful processes, such as those advised in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, from the very beginning of the prospection stage.<\/p>\n

Strijd tegen conflictmineralen: sleutel tot conflictresolutie in Oost-Congo?<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July\u00a0 2013 | IPIS\u00a0(Internationale Spectator)
\nDe PDF van dit artikel is met toestemming van de redactie overgenomen uit de ‘Internationale Spectator, Clingendael Magazine voor Internationale Betrekkingen’, uitgegeven door de Koninklijke Van Gorcum, te Assen namens het Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen \u2018Clingendael\u2019 te Den Haag.<\/p>\n

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda’s Oil. Part I: Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights\u00a0<\/a>| 25 July 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS) \u2013 ActionAid International Uganda
\nThe following report is the first of a series of four collaborations between IPIS Research and ActionAid International Uganda. The series sheds a light on the oil sector in Uganda, its possible impact on human rights, and how government, companies, and civil society can best enable a positive bond between oil and the welfare of the Ugandan people.<\/p>\n

The formalisation of artisanal mining in the DRC and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| December 2012 [April 2013]\u00a0| IPIS
\nThis report describes and evaluates initiatives to formalise the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in order to locate lessons learned. We hope that these perspectives will support the formation of well-informed policy and regulatory options \u2013 both by the EU and by harvesting countries \u2013 concerning the formalisation of timber production in tropical countries.
\nThe report was commissioned by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), which is dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity through providing information that leads to better informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in tropical countries.<\/p>\n

Gold and diamonds in the Central African Republic. The country’s mining sector, and related social, economic and environmental issues<\/a>\u00a0| 26 March 2013 | IPIS
\nGold and diamonds in Central Africa easily conjure up images of conflict, rebel funding, human rights violations, and smuggling. As a country landlocked within an unstable region, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and recently the scene of another coup, the Central African Republic (CAR) might be considered an appropriate candidate for analysis within the conflict-mineral perspective. Yet this framework would ignore the country\u2019s mining sector\u2019s very specific characteristics. The sector offers an essential livelihood to many households, represents the country\u2019s second most important export product, and is organised in a particular way. Nonetheless, a wide range of issues regarding the country\u2019s mining sector persist.
\nThis report aims to analyse both the Central African Republic\u2019s gold and diamond mining sector and related environmental and socio-economic issues.<\/p>\n

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Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong>
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\nLord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA)<\/strong>
\nReport of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and on the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army-affected areas (S\/2013\/671)<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN Security Council
\nIn new report, Ban urges more funding to combat armed group terrorizing Central Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe BRENUAC s’alarme des risques que fait peser la situation en RCA sur l’Afrique centrale<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe report provides an assessment of the major political trends in the Central African subregion since my last report (S\/2013\/297), dated 20 May 2013, offers an update on progress in the implementation of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) mandate and reports on ongoing efforts to counter the threat and impact of the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kony\u2019s Former Captives Demand Ugandan Action to End Insurgency<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Bloomberg
\nThousands of Africans, including former child soldiers, affected by the violence of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony\u2019s Lord\u2019s Resistance Army urged the country\u2019s lawmakers to debate ways to end his two-decade rebellion.<\/p>\n

Flash update LRA dans les Uele au 18 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nDans les Uele : La reprise des activit\u00e9s de la LRA risque de ralentir l\u2019\u00e9lan des mouvements de retour des personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Central Africa: Access to Remote Areas Needed to Eliminate The Rebel LRA Group<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Enough Project
\nBlind Spots: Gaining Access to Areas Where the LRA Operates<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Enough Project
\nOp-ed: U.S. Must Pressure African Governments for Access to Kony’s LRA Safe Havens<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Enough Project
\nToday, as the U.N. Security Council meets to discuss the status of the counter-Lord\u2019s Resistance Army, or LRA, mission, the Enough Project released a new report, highlighting gaps in the fight to eliminate the LRA. The report, \u201cBlind Spots: Gaining Access to Where the LRA Operates\u201d, based on field research across central Africa, emphasizes a major obstacle in eliminating the rebel group: the lack of access to remote areas in central Africa where the LRA is known to be hiding and operating.<\/p>\n

Warlord Kony negotiated with Central Africa president: UN<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nCentral African Republic held surrender talks with warlord Kony: U.N., A.U.<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Reuters
\nLRA leader Joseph Kony ‘in surrender talks’ with CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nCentrafrique : Joseph Kony n\u00e9gocie-t-il avec les autorit\u00e9s de Bangui ?<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA : Bangui en discussion avec le chef de la r\u00e9bellion ougandaise pour n\u00e9gocier sa r\u00e9ddition<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | RFI
\nThe government of the Central African Republic has been in contact with warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army fighters to urge them to surrender, but Kony’s whereabouts are still unknown, the United Nations and the African Union said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

2nd<\/sup>\u00a0East African Peace and Security Conference, Bujumbura<\/strong>
\nMeeting Identifies Regional Peace Threats<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Tanzania Daily News | allAfrica
\nThe second East African Peace and Security Conference taking place in Burundi has pinpointed issues of inadequate democratic space, high-level corruption, historical injustices and human rights abuses as among the key dangers that the region faces.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

M23 & Kampala talks<\/strong>
\nSecurity Council Issues Statement Welcoming End of Hostilities by ‘M23’ in Democratic Republic of Congo – Presidential Statement S\/PRST\/2013\/17<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb
\nSecurity Council urges all rebel groups in DR Congo to disband, disarm<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nLe Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 exhorte tous les groupes rebelles dans l’est de la RDC \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nL\u2019ONU appelle \u00e0 un \u00ab d\u00e9sarmement et une d\u00e9mobilisation imm\u00e9diate et permanente du M23 \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAll Stakeholders Urged to Swiftly Conclude, Implement Final Comprehensive Outcome.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dialogue avec le M23 : la RDC veut aboutir \u00ab\u00a0dans un d\u00e9lai raisonnable\u00a0\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nLa RDC r\u00e9affirme sa volont\u00e9 de parvenir \u00e0 un terrain d’entente avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | RFI
\nKampala : la facilitation \u00e0 la base de l\u2019\u00e9chec d\u2019un compromis entre Kinshasa et le M23, selon Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC ne va pas int\u00e9grer les ex-rebelles du M23 dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) veut voir aboutir \u00ab\u00a0dans un d\u00e9lai raisonnable\u00a0\u00bb son dialogue avec les ex-rebelles du M23 pour mettre un terme \u00e0 18 mois de conflit arm\u00e9, a assur\u00e9 jeudi le porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9claration politique du Mouvement du 23 mars<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Le Phare | allAfrica
\n\u201cNous avons tenu \u00e0 vous inviter ce jour pour partager avec vous un sujet br\u00fblant d’actualit\u00e9 qui cadre avec le blocage du Processus de paix initi\u00e9 \u00e0 partir du 24 novembre 2012 suite \u00e0 la D\u00e9claration des Chefs d’Etat de la Conf\u00e9rence Internationale sur la R\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs recommandant une approche politique \u00e0 la crise \u00e0 l’Est de la RDC qui oppose le Gouvernement de la RDC au Mouvement du 23 mars [M23 ].\u201d<\/p>\n

Kampala: Martin Kobler appelle le gouvernement et le M23 \u00e0 conclure les n\u00e9gociations<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe patron de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, appelle le gouvernement congolais et la r\u00e9bellion du M23 \u00e0 conclure les n\u00e9gociations de Kampala, ouvertes depuis onze mois.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : d\u00e9but des enqu\u00eates sur l\u2019affaire des fosses communes du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes enqu\u00eates sur l\u2019existence de fosses communes creus\u00e9es par le M23 dans la chefferie de Bwisha, ancien fief de la r\u00e9bellion \u00e0 Rutshuru, ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 vendredi 15 novembre, a indiqu\u00e9 l\u2019administrateur de ce territoire.<\/p>\n

African Union Monitoring Congo, Rebel Peace Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nCommuniqu\u00e9 of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 406th meeting on the situation in the Eastern DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 13 [21] November 2013 | African Union | Reliefweb
\nThe African Union (AU) is monitoring security in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the breakdown of a peace deal between the government and the M23 rebels, according to Erastus Mwencha, deputy AU chairman.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: premi\u00e8re visite du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Etumba dans les zones jadis occup\u00e9es par le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Chef d\u2019Etat-major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des FARDC, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Didier Etumba, a effectu\u00e9 lundi 18 novembre sa toute premi\u00e8re visite dans les zones lib\u00e9r\u00e9es de la r\u00e9bellion du M23 au Nord-Kivu. S\u2019adressant aux militaires \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tape de la base de Rumangabo, il a mis en garde les soldats contre toute exaction sur les civils. Pour lui, aucun acte d\u2019indiscipline ne sera tol\u00e9r\u00e9.<\/p>\n

RDC : Sultani Makenga \u00ab sous la protection de l\u2019arm\u00e9e ougandaise \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : Sultani Makenga, le chef militaire du M23, serait \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nL\u2019Ouganda refuse de livrer \u00e0 la RDC le chef militaire du M23, Sultani Makenga<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Afrik.com
\nLe chef militaire des rebelles du M23, Sultani Makenga, se trouve \u00e0 Kampala (Ouganda) \u00absous la protection de l\u2019arm\u00e9e ougandaise\u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 mardi 19 novembre un membre des renseignements ougandais.<\/p>\n

RDC : 136 enfants associ\u00e9s au M23 actuellement en Ouganda, selon Mme Zerrougui<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCent trente-six enfants, qui \u00e9taient associ\u00e9s aux rebelles du M23 mais dont la nationalit\u00e9 n\u2019est pas encore identifi\u00e9e, sont actuellement en Ouganda, a indiqu\u00e9 mercredi 20 novembre Leila Zerrougui, repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations unies pour les enfants en RDC.<\/p>\n

RDC: l’Etat restaure son autorit\u00e9 dans les territoires repris au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nNord-Kivu : des unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9ciales de la police bient\u00f4t d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es \u00e0 Rutshuru et Nyiragongo<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nNord-Kivu: la police remplace l\u2019arm\u00e9e pour s\u00e9curiser Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nNord-Kivu : un premier tribunal de paix install\u00e9 \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL’Etat congolais r\u00e9tablit progressivement son autorit\u00e9 dans les territoires de l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo r\u00e9cemment lib\u00e9r\u00e9s de l’emprise des rebelles du M23.<\/p>\n

Background, analysis, comments<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Fall of the M23: African Geopolitics and the DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Chatham House
\nThe termination of the M23 rebel group signals a major shift in regional power relations in the Great Lakes and east Africa region.<\/p>\n

Analyse: \u00c9tendre la paix en RDC apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Expanded Role for UN Troops in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe United Nations Intervention Brigade (MONUSCO) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was given an expanded mandate that went beyond peacekeeping – allowing offensive operations to support the Congolese Army against M23 rebels. It was a pivotal move in defeating M23, and what it could mean for continuing operations against other rebel groups in the region, and for other peacekeeping operations in Africa.<\/p>\n

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the eastern DRC?<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Institute for Security Studies
\nThere was always a danger that if the international community helped the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) defeat the M23 rebels on the battlefield, it would have to deal with a triumphalist DRC President Joseph Kabila reneging on his other commitments.<\/p>\n

M23 Surrendered, But Where Will Its Soldiers End Up? Interview with Arthur Boutellis<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 |International Peace Institute | Reliefweb
\nNow that most of the fighters from the rebel group M23 have surrendered, issues of reintegration and amnesty are key to ensuring that the group remains disbanded, said Arthur Boutellis, Research Fellow and Advisor to the Peace Operations in Africa Programs at the International Peace Institute.<\/p>\n

M23 dilemma<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nMuseveni, Kagame regional clout dealt a blow. Regional leaders left in the dark as Kinshasa, UN pound M23 out of DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Banishing Congo’s Ghosts<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | The New York Times
\nOp-Ed, by Howard W. French
\nA new level of assertiveness by the United Nations has produced a swift and fortuitous victory over the worst of the marauding militias that have terrorized eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent years.
\nRemarkably, unlike in past offensives, there have been no reports of mass rapes, pillaging, mutiny or other displays of rampant lawlessness by the Congolese military (the Forces Arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo), which has long and deservedly been known as one of the world\u2019s most undisciplined armed forces.<\/p>\n

Everyone Wants a Piece of DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nThe struggle for peace and stability in DR Congo will always remain a battle against foreign aggression and domination, which dates back to the confrontations between African societies and European invaders at the turn of the 19th century.<\/p>\n

Rwanda – RDC : ennemis intimes<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nPomme de discorde entre la RDC de Kabila et le Rwanda de Kagam\u00e9, les rebelles du Mouvement du 23-Mars ont finalement conc\u00e9d\u00e9 une d\u00e9faite historique. Mais la m\u00e9fiance entre les deux voisins reste tenace.<\/p>\n

L’attitude confuse de l’Union africaine en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nSort de 1 700 \u00e9l\u00e9ments du M23 en Ouganda.<\/p>\n

Despite M23 Defeat, Militias Still Threat to Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting
\nExperts say action now needed on other insurgent groups still active in the east.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 20 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

Other armed groups<\/strong>
\nSecurity Council urges all rebel groups in DR Congo to disband, disarm<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nLe Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 exhorte tous les groupes rebelles dans l’est de la RDC \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nSecurity Council Issues Statement Welcoming End of Hostilities by ‘M23’ in Democratic Republic of Congo – Presidential Statement S\/PRST\/2013\/17<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb
\nNord-Kivu: les groupes arm\u00e9s appel\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00e9poser rapidement les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Monusco encourage la RDC \u00e0 se doter d\u2019un plan DDR pour tous les miliciens<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC doit se doter d\u2019un plan qui permette la d\u00e9mobilisation, le d\u00e9sarmement et la r\u00e9insertion sociale (DDR) de tous les combattants appartenant aux groupes arm\u00e9s nationaux ou \u00e9trangers pr\u00e9sents sur son sol, a affirm\u00e9 mercredi 13 novembre le chef adjoint de la Monusco, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Abdallah Wafi.<\/p>\n

RDC: FDLR et ADF-Nalu dans le collimateur des FARDC<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nForte de sa victoire r\u00e9cente contre la r\u00e9bellion du Mouvement du 23 Mars dans l\u2019est du pays, l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise, soutenue par la Monusco, ne compte pas s\u2019arr\u00eater en si bon chemin.<\/p>\n

RDC : les conditions d’un d\u00e9sarmement des FDLR ne sont pas r\u00e9unies (chef)<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nLes rebelles rwandais des FDLR, install\u00e9s en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis 1994, sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes mais les conditions de leur d\u00e9sarmement ne sont pas r\u00e9unies \u00e0 l’heure actuelle, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 vendredi \u00e0 l’AFP un de leurs chefs.<\/p>\n

La MONUSCO veut acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer la d\u00e9mobilisation des \u00e9l\u00e9ments des FDLR dans le Sud Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | MONUSCO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DRC Armed Groups Ready to Demobilize, Activists Say<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nNord-Kivu: 14 barri\u00e8res ill\u00e9gales d\u00e9mantel\u00e9es \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nNord, Sud Kivu, Ituri… – Requiem pour les groupes arm\u00e9s locaux et \u00e9trangers ?<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nNord-Kivu – Une dizaine de groupes arm\u00e9s dispos\u00e9e \u00e0 d\u00e9poser ses armes<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nRDC : apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite du M23, les annonces de reddition des groupes arm\u00e9s se multiplient<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSeveral armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have said they are ready to lay down their weapons, following the army’s defeat of M23 rebels. Since then, there has been a series of letters and declarations by other militias expressing their willingness to be demobilized.<\/p>\n

RDC : la Monusco pr\u00eate \u00e0 \u00abutiliser la force si n\u00e9cessaire\u00bb contre les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, a indiqu\u00e9 mercredi 20 novembre que les forces de la mission des Nations unies sont pr\u00eates \u00e0 utiliser la force, si n\u00e9cessaire, afin de contraindre les groupes arm\u00e9s actifs en RDC \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes.<\/p>\n

RDC : Le\u00efla Zerrougui plaide pour la s\u00e9paration des enfants des groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe monde c\u00e9l\u00e8bre ce mercredi 20 novembre la journ\u00e9e internationale des droits de l\u2019enfant. La repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale des Nations unies pour les enfants et les conflits arm\u00e9s a invit\u00e9 mardi 19 novembre toutes les autorit\u00e9s politiques congolaises, de la Monusco et le corps diplomatique \u00e0 int\u00e9grer la perspective des enfants pour assurer une v\u00e9ritable stabilit\u00e9 de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Militias dismantle roadblocks in Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: 14 barri\u00e8res ill\u00e9gales d\u00e9mantel\u00e9es \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes \u00e9l\u00e9ments des groupes arm\u00e9s locaux et \u00e9trangers ont d\u00e9mantel\u00e9 depuis samedi 16 novembre, quatorze barri\u00e8res qu\u2019ils avaient ill\u00e9galement \u00e9rig\u00e9es sur le tron\u00e7on routier Kiwanja-Nyakakoma long de 95 kilom\u00e8tres en territoire de Rutshuru au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Call for dialogue militias-Govt in Walikale, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nRDC: un dialogue pr\u00e9conis\u00e9 entre le gouvernement et les milices \u00e0 Walikale<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nR\u00e9unis au sein de l\u2019ONG Bedewa, les notables de Walikale (Nord-Kivu) craignent les cons\u00e9quences d\u2019une \u00e9ventuelle op\u00e9ration militaire contre les milices actives dans leur territoire et recommandent au gouvernement de privil\u00e9gier la voie du dialogue pour d\u00e9sarmer cette milice.<\/p>\n

ADF\/Nalu violence in Beni, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nBeni : 7 personnes tu\u00e9es et 4 kidnapp\u00e9es \u00e0 Kamango et Watalinga<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSept personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et quatre autres enlev\u00e9es dimanche 10 novembre et mardi 12 novembre dans les chefferies de Kamango et de Watalinga \u00e0 Beni (Nord-Kivu), selon les autorit\u00e9s locales. Elles ont attribu\u00e9 ces faits \u00e0 des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ougandais ADF\/Nalu.<\/p>\n

Beni demande \u00e0 la MONUSCO de patrouiller avec les FARDC et la PNC \u00ab pour \u00e9viter d’\u00eatre accus\u00e9e de complicit\u00e9 avec les rebelles \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Militias urged to surrender in Shabunda, South Kivu<\/strong>
\nRDC: les groupes arm\u00e9s de Shabunda appel\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUne forte d\u00e9l\u00e9gation compos\u00e9e des notables, des autorit\u00e9s politico-administratives, les organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile et les autorit\u00e9s judiciaires du territoire de Shabunda au Sud-Kivu a quitt\u00e9 le centre de Shabunda dimanche 17 novembre matin en direction du groupement de Bamuguba-sud \u00e0 Biangama. Selon les sources sur place, cette mission de sensibilisation vise \u00e0 persuader tous les miliciens, dont ceux du groupe Ra\u00efa Mutomboki, \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : les FARDC pr\u00eates \u00e0 accueillir les groupes arm\u00e9s qui se rendent<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00ab Les portes sont grandement ouvertes \u00e0 tout combattant congolais qui cherche \u00e0 servir le pays sous le drapeau ou se faire d\u00e9mobiliser. Et toutes les conditions d\u2019accueil sont r\u00e9unies \u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 mercredi 20 novembre le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Pacifique Masunzu, chef de la 10e r\u00e9gion militaire au Sud-Kivu. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que cet appel s\u2019adresse particuli\u00e8rement aux d\u00e9serteurs de l\u2019arm\u00e9e citant notamment Albert Kahasha dit Foka Mike (chef de la milice Ra\u00efa Mutomboki) et Daniel Maheshe du groupe Ra\u00efa Mukombozi. Ce dernier a dj\u00e0 annonc\u00e9 sa reddition dans les m\u00e9dias.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai lay down arms in Uvira, South Kivu<\/strong>
\nUvira: le pr\u00e9sident des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef MPDC appelle ses hommes \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe pr\u00e9sident de la milice Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Mouvement du peuple pour la d\u00e9fense du Congo (MPDC), Me Emmanuel Ndigaya Ngezi, a appel\u00e9 ses hommes plac\u00e9s sous le commandement du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral autoproclam\u00e9 Mayele Wilondja\u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes et \u00e0 s\u2019appr\u00eater pour leur int\u00e9gration au sein de l\u2019arm\u00e9e (FARDC).<\/p>\n

Army violence and extortion in Mambasa, Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nIturi : l\u2019arm\u00e9e accus\u00e9e d\u2019exactions et d\u2019arrestations arbitraires de civils \u00e0 Mambasa<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes \u00e9l\u00e9ments des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) sont accus\u00e9s de commettre des exactions contres des civils ainsi que des arrestations arbitraires \u00e0 Mambasa, en Ituri (Province Orientale). Dans un communiqu\u00e9 de presse publi\u00e9 vendredi 15 novembre, l\u2019ONG de d\u00e9fense des droits de l\u2019homme \u00ab groupe Equitas\u00bb accuse les militaires de pr\u00e9lever de force quelques grammes d\u2019or aupr\u00e8s des creuseurs dans les carri\u00e8res mini\u00e8res. Cette ONG fustige \u00e9galement les arrestations arbitraires des leaders locaux accus\u00e9s gratuitement de connivence avec les miliciens de Sadala Morgan.<\/p>\n

Unidentified armed group active in Wamba, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale : 11 personnes enlev\u00e9es par des hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Wamba<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nOnze personnes, dont un chef de localit\u00e9, son \u00e9pouse et ses deux enfants, un infirmier ainsi que des enfants de trois \u00e0 douze ans, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enlev\u00e9es mercredi 13 novembre par des hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Wamba, en Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: les combats entre les FARDC et une milice font plus de 20 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Wamba<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de vingt mille personnes ont fui les combats survenus, depuis une semaine, entre les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) et un groupe arm\u00e9 non encore identifi\u00e9 dans une dizaine de groupements du territoire de Wamba, \u00e0 400 Km \u00e0 l\u2019Est de Kisangani (Province Orientale).<\/p>\n

Clashes FARDC \u2013 Raia Mutomboki in Maniema<\/strong>
\nKindu: les combats entre FARDC et Ra\u00efa Mutomboki font 2 morts<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois personnes sont mortes et une dizaine autre bless\u00e9e dans les affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 depuis le d\u00e9but de la semaine derni\u00e8re les militaires des FARDC et les miliciens de Ra\u00efa Mutomboki dans la localit\u00e9 de Lokolia, 90 km de Kasese (Maniema), \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re entre Shabunda au Sud-Kivu et Walikale au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai activity, and surrender, in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga: les miliciens d\u00e9truisent la flore et la faune du parc Kundelungu<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens, qui s\u2019adonnent au braconnage et au d\u00e9boisement dans le parc Kundelungu (Katanga), menacent plusieurs esp\u00e8ces d\u2019extinction, a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 mercredi 13 novembre le chef d\u2019\u00e9quipe adjoint de ce parc, William Kabeya.<\/p>\n

Katanga : un milicien tu\u00e9 et un autre bless\u00e9 dans des combats entre FARDC et Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUn milicien a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 et un autre bless\u00e9 dans les affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 dimanche 17 novembre les militaires de la force navale \u00e0 des combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef de l\u2019ex chef milicien Mangi Yulu \u00e0 Kapako, dans le Katanga.<\/p>\n

Katanga : au moins 800 miliciens appel\u00e9s \u00e0 se rendre aux FARDC \u00e0 Manono<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAu moins 800 miliciens sont invit\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00e9poser leurs armes et \u00e0 se rendre aux Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC \u00e0 Manono, \u00e0 450 Km au sud-ouest de Kalemie, dans le Katanga. D\u00e9j\u00e0, un mouvement de reddition s\u2019observe depuis 5 jours dans ce territoire.<\/p>\n

FARDC<\/strong>
\nRDC : les d\u00e9put\u00e9s nationaux vont cotiser pour soutenir les militaires \u00e0 l\u2019Est<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes d\u00e9put\u00e9s nationaux ont convenu mercredi 13 novembre de cotiser entre 500 et 1000 dollars am\u00e9ricains chacun pour soutenir les militaires engag\u00e9s contre les groupes arm\u00e9s dans l\u2019Est de la RDC.<\/p>\n

How the Congolese army perceives itself<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Congo Siasa
\nDuring the recent military escalation in the Kivus, the Congolese army fared far better than in the past, defeating a weakened M23. While the army leadership made an effort to streamline the chain of command and to ensure adequate supplies, army reform will have to be far more deep-rooted.<\/p>\n

Amani Itakuya essay series<\/strong>
\nLeadership Renewal for a Sustainable Peace in Eastern Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #16, by Robert Falay
\nIf I was asked, as a Congolese, to point out the cause of the ongoing instability in eastern Congo, my answer would be without hesitation the lack of strong, competent and visionary leadership. For decades the Congolese government has been totally absent from its most fundamental duty, which is to ensure people and property safety within the borders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe woodpecker in the dead tree\u201d: armed conflict and peacebuilding in Eastern DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #17, by Bram Verelst
\nIn preparation of my contribution to this Amani Itakuya series, I found it useful to first try to unravel current dialogues and debates on conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It comes to no surprise that I stumbled upon a whole panoply of voices and opinions that seek to explain the root causes of conflict, which make the road to peace in the DRC as bumpy and winding as many roads in the Kivus.<\/p>\n

La paix…<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #18, by Soraya Aziz Souleymane
\nJ\u2019ai 32 ans et je me demande ce que ce mot signifie vraiment.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

LRA<\/strong>
\nKony\u2019s Former Captives Demand Ugandan Action to End Insurgency<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Bloomberg
\nMore than 3,500 people from Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic signed a petition calling for renewed debate over the \u201ccontinued LRA threat\u201d to regional stability, according to Invisible Children, a U.S.- based advocacy group.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwanda – RDC : ennemis intimes<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nPomme de discorde entre la RDC de Kabila et le Rwanda de Kagam\u00e9, les rebelles du Mouvement du 23-Mars ont finalement conc\u00e9d\u00e9 une d\u00e9faite historique. Mais la m\u00e9fiance entre les deux voisins reste tenace.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burundi<\/h2>\n

La FDN salue la r\u00e9solution du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de renforcer l\u2019Amisom<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Iwacu
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise a annonc\u00e9, ce lundi 18 novembre, sa satisfaction apr\u00e8s la R\u00e9solution 2124 du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du 12 novembre. Cet organe demande \u00e0 l\u2019Union africaine de porter les effectifs de l\u2019AMISOM (African Mission in Somalia) de 17.731 \u00e0 22.126 hommes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Security situation<\/strong>
\nRCA : le ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 veut \u00abcantonner et caserner\u00bb les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s une p\u00e9riode d’accalmie, Bangui est \u00e0 nouveau th\u00e9\u00e2tre d’\u00e9pisodes meurtriers quasi-quotidiens depuis dimanche. Josu\u00e9 Binoua est ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9, de l’immigration-\u00e9migration et de l’ordre public au sein du gouvernement de transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrafrique : \u00e0 Bangui, r\u00e9v\u00e9lations sur un centre ill\u00e9gal de d\u00e9tention et de torture<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | RFI
\nEn Centrafrique, des informations font \u00e9tat depuis quelques jours de l’existence d’un centre de d\u00e9tention ill\u00e9gal \u00e0 Bangui dans le b\u00e2timent du Comit\u00e9 extraordinaire pour la d\u00e9fense des acquis d\u00e9mocratiques (Cedad), un service de renseignement officiel dirig\u00e9 par le tr\u00e8s influent Noureddine Adam.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: Michel Djotodia remet des armes aux forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | RFI
\nEn Centrafrique, face \u00e0 la recrudescence des actes de violence de ces derniers jours dans la capitale Bangui, le pr\u00e9sident de la transition Michel Djotodia, a remis hier, samedi 16 novembre, des armes aux \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la police et de la gendarmerie.<\/p>\n

Cameroon says army repulses attack from Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Reuters
\nArmed Men From CAR Attack Cameroon<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nCameroun: accrochages \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | RFI
\nCameroon ‘repels attack’ from Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nSept morts dans l\u2019est du Cameroun<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nCameroun: de nombreuses questions apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque d\u2019un village \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | RFI
\nAssailants from the Central African Republic raided a village in eastern Cameroon but the army repulsed the attack, killing five gunmen, Cameroon Defense Minister Edgar Allain Mebe Ngo’o said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

CAR judge shot dead by ex-rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Al Jazeera
\n2 Killed as Violence Erupts in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nRCA: un haut magistrat assassin\u00e9 \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | RFI
\nRCA : trois ex-Seleka tu\u00e9s dimanche dans des accrochages \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nCol\u00e8re en Centrafrique apr\u00e8s l\u2019assassinat d\u2019un haut magistrat<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | RFI
\nRCA : gr\u00e8ve des magistrats<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nBangui : Un mort et deux bless\u00e9s, bilan d\u2019une nouvelle attaque arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nAt least two people were killed in clashes in the Central African Republic in violence that erupted after former members of the Seleka rebel groups killed a leading magistrate and his assistant on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Thousands flee fresh fighting in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Reuters
\nThousands of villagers in Central African Republic fled clashes between former rebels and local militias on Tuesday, residents said, increasing concerns about growing violence between Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n

CAR president promises return to security<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Al Jazeera
\nCentrafrique: Des \u00ab\u00a0mesures exceptionnelles\u00a0\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | DW | allAfrica
\nMichael Djotodia says he is determined to restore security as violence continues to wreak havoc across country.<\/p>\n

CAR Govt says negotiated with Joseph Kony<\/strong>
\nWarlord Kony negotiated with Central Africa president: UN<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nCentral African Republic held surrender talks with warlord Kony: U.N., A.U.<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Reuters
\nLRA leader Joseph Kony ‘in surrender talks’ with CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nCentrafrique : Joseph Kony n\u00e9gocie-t-il avec les autorit\u00e9s de Bangui ?<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA : Bangui en discussion avec le chef de la r\u00e9bellion ougandaise pour n\u00e9gocier sa r\u00e9ddition<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | RFI
\nThe government of the Central African Republic has been in contact with warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army fighters to urge them to surrender, but Kony’s whereabouts are still unknown, the United Nations and the African Union said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

United Nations<\/strong>
\nUNICEF calls for probe into alleged killings of children in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nRCA: l’UNICEF demande l’ouverture d’enqu\u00eates sur des all\u00e9gations de meurtres d’enfants<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Fears Genocide in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the transitional government in the Central African Republic (CAR) to immediately investigate recent allegations of killings of children amid the renewed violence in the country.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Louise Arbour demande \u00e0 l’ONU d’agir au plus vite<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Afrikarabia
\nDans une lettre au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU, la pr\u00e9sidente d’International Crisis Group (ICG) demande \u00ab\u00a0une action internationale urgente et concert\u00e9e afin d\u2019enrayer le chaos\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic shaken by new spate of killings and robbery, UN reports<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | UN News Centre
\nR\u00e9publique centrafricaine : l’ONU pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par une recrudescence de la violence dans la capitale Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | UN News Centre
\nCAR communal violence spiralling out control – UN chief<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nA spate of armed robberies and extrajudicial killings, including those of army soldiers and a senior magistrate, has shaken Bangui, capital of the conflict-torn Central African Republic (CAR), for more than week, the United Nations reported today, calling on the transitional Government to bring the perpetrators to justice.<\/p>\n

U.N. preparing for possible Central African Republic peacekeeping force<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Reuters
\nRisque de g\u00e9nocide en Centrafrique : l\u2019ONU pr\u00eate \u00e0 d\u00e9ployer une force<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Afrik.com
\nL\u2019ONU envisage de d\u00e9ployer 6 000 casques bleus en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | RFI
\nBan Ki-moon favorable \u00e0 l’envoi des Casques bleus en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA: Ban vise 5 options pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nL’ONU pour le d\u00e9ploiement des casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Africa Info (Douala) | allAfrica
\nCentrafrique: cinq options pour un soutien international \u00e0 la Misca<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: Enfin, l’ONU !<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Cameroon Tribune | allAfrica
\nThe United Nations is preparing to possibly deploy peacekeepers to Central African Republic, but if the crisis there worsens quickly before such a force is ready, it could redeploy troops from nearby U.N. missions, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.<\/p>\n

African Union<\/strong>
\nCentrafrique : Buyoya \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la Misca ?<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nL’ancien pr\u00e9sident burundais, Pierre Buyoya, serait bien plac\u00e9 pour prendre la t\u00eate de la Misca en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

France<\/strong>
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise se positionne-t-elle pour une intervention en Centrafrique?<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | RFI
\nUn b\u00e2timent de la Marine nationale, le bateau de projection et de commandement (BPC) Dixmude, doit appareiller prochainement de Toulon avec environ 300 soldats \u00e0 bord pour venir se positionner dans le golfe de Guin\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

La France d\u00e9nonce les exactions en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nChaos en Centrafrique : Hollande somme la communaut\u00e9 internationale d\u2019agir<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Afrik.com
\nLe Pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais, Fran\u00e7ois Hollande, a appel\u00e9 aujourd\u2019hui la communaut\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 agir en Centrafrique, d\u00e9non\u00e7ant les exactions qui se d\u00e9roulent dans le pays.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Hollande passe \u00e0 l’offensive<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\n\u00ab\u00a0La France apportera son soutien\u00a0\u00bb au d\u00e9ploiement de la Misca en Centrafrique, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9, mercredi, la porte-parole du gouvernement Najat Vallaud-Belkacem. Paris envisage m\u00eame de faire passer ses effectifs sur place de 410 \u00e0 1 200 hommes.<\/p>\n

United States<\/strong>
\nLes Etats-Unis conseillent \u00e0 leurs ressortissants de quitter la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | RFI
\nDevant la d\u00e9t\u00e9rioration de la situation, le gouvernement am\u00e9ricain vient de conseiller \u00e0 ses ressortissants se trouvant en Centrafrique de quitter le pays \u00ab imm\u00e9diatement \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Le Congr\u00e8s se penche sur la crise en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nCrisis in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | US Department of State
\nPour les Etats-Unis, la Centrafrique est en situation de \u00abpr\u00e9-g\u00e9nocide\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nRCA: situation \u00abpr\u00e9g\u00e9nocidaire\u00bb analys\u00e9e par de plus en plus d\u2019experts<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nCrisis in the Central African Republic. Testimony of Philippe Bolopion<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

Support for the African Union International Support Mission in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | US Department of State
\nU.S. pledges $40 million for Central Africa peacekeepers as violence escalates<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Reuters
\nUS Readying $40 Million for CAR Peacekeepers<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe United States expressed concern on Wednesday about growing violence and lawlessness in Central African Republic and pledged $40 million toward an African Union-led peacekeeping force to bolster security throughout the country and protect civilians.<\/p>\n

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Refugee and IDP Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on the status of refugees in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

M23\u2019s insurgency is over but crisis and displacement continues<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

Leila Zerrougui \u00e0 Kinshasa pour \u00e9valuer la situation des enfants touch\u00e9s par des conflits<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Repr\u00e9sentante de l’ONU pour les enfants et les conflits arm\u00e9s se rend en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | UN News Center
\nJourn\u00e9e mondiale de l’enfance : Pour que les violations contre les enfants de la RDC appartiennent d\u00e9finitivement au pass\u00e9 de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | UNICEF, MONUSCO | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DR Congo Nun Seeks to Expand Efforts to Help Victims<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Ituri : plus de 6000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s vivent dans des conditions d\u00e9plorables \u00e0 Komanda<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : 8 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s se partagent une seule latrine au camp Monusco de Kiwanja<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins & maps<\/strong>
\nRDC – Sud-Kivu : Incidents s\u00e9curitaires contre les humanitaires (octobre 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RD Congo\/Nord-Kivu : Mouvements de population au 25 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Flash update LRA dans les Uele au 18 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Maniema No 33\/13, 14 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Sud-Kivu, N\u00b0 47\/13, 19 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale No 45\/13, 19 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu No 39\/13, 19 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Katanga No. 45\/13, 20 novembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

Obstacles to return in eastern DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | IRIN
\nLes obstacles au retour dans l\u2019est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | IRIN
\nNyakabande (Uganda) – Tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people are starting to return to their homes in the two territories of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) previously occupied by the M23 rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burundi<\/h2>\n

Burundi UNHCR Fact Sheet octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

Burundi’s land conundrum<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | IRIN
\nBurundi is preparing to receive thousands of its refugees from Uganda in a voluntary repatriation exercise. Their return will follow that of around 30,000 compatriots expelled by Tanzania earlier in 2013, and that of a similar number obliged to return in late 2012 after they lost their refugee status.<\/p>\n

From refugee to returnee to asylum seeker: Burundian refugees struggle to find protection in the Great Lakes region<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | International Refugee Rights Initiative | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

CAR refugees: Sub-regional Snapshot: November 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | UNICEF, UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

In Conflict-Torn CAR, One Father Tells of His Struggle to Save His Son<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | WFP | allAfrica
\nBossangoa \u2014 More than a million people in the Central African Republic (CAR) risk going hungry after months of conflict.<\/p>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on major trials and tribunals for crimes committed in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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Africa fails to get Kenya ICC trials deferred at United Nations<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Reuters
\nUN Security Council Rejects Delay of Kenyatta, Ruto Trials<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nAn African bid to postpone the International Criminal Court trials of Kenya’s president and his deputy failed at the United Nations on Friday, which Kenya called a humiliation for Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

ICC\/ States – Assembly of States Parties starts amid rift between Africa and the West<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nUne assembl\u00e9e des Etats-parties sur fond de divergences entre l\u2019Afrique et l\u2019Occident<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nInternational Court Member States Meet Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe twelfth session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties is set to open Wednesday in the Netherlands amid a deep rift between African and Western countries. After African diplomats last week failed to get the UN Security Council to defer the trials of Kenya\u2019s top two leaders, they now plan to ask in The Hague for an amendment to the International Criminal Court\u2019s founding statute.<\/p>\n

ICC: Africa Should Reject \u2018Free Pass\u2019 for Leaders<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nICC: Support Justice, Reject Immunity<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nMember countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should reject efforts to provide immunity from prosecution to sitting government leaders, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0DRC<\/h2>\n

Soldiers on trial for Minova mass rapes<\/strong>
\nForty-one DR Congo soldiers go on trial for rape<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nDR Congo officers in rape and war crimes trial<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nRDC: ouverture du proc\u00e8s Minova des viols massifs \u00e0 Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nRDC : une quarantaine de militaires jug\u00e9s pour viol \u00e0 Minova<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nA military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday began trying 41 soldiers for rape and other war crimes in the volatile east of the country, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial for attack on presidential residence<\/strong>
\nAttaque de la r\u00e9sidence de Kabila: la d\u00e9fense accuse le minist\u00e8re public de falsifier les PV<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Cour militaire de Kinshasa a repris lundi 18 novembre devant \u00e0 la Prison centrale de Makala ses audiences foraines dans l\u2019affaire des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s auteurs de l\u2019attaque de la r\u00e9sidence du chef de l\u2019Etat Joseph Kabila f\u00e9vrier 2011. La d\u00e9fense a accus\u00e9 le minist\u00e8re public d\u2019avoir falsifi\u00e9 les Proc\u00e8s-verbaux (PV), en imitant l\u2019\u00e9criture et la signature des pr\u00e9venus.<\/p>\n

ICC – Bemba trial<\/strong>
\nFormer MLC Soldier Says He Was Scared of Being Prosecuted<\/a>\u00a0| 13 November 2013 | Bemba trial website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Details Logistics Support Central Africans Gave Bemba’s Fighters<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Bemba trial website | allAfrica
\nA soldier, who was among war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba’s troops that are accused of brutalizing civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR), has detailed the logistics support provided to his contingent by that country’s army.<\/p>\n

Witness Called By Judges Takes Stand in Bemba Trial<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Bemba trial website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

ICC \u2013 Katanga trial<\/strong>
\nKatanga case: Judgment to be delivered on 7 February 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | ICC\/CPI
\nICC\/Katanga – ICC to hand down its third judgment in February<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nThe Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) will hand down its judgment in the war crimes trial of Congolese Germain Katanga on 7 f\u00e9vrier 2014 , according to a Court press release. This will be the ICC\u2019s third judgment since it was set up in 2002.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n


\nFrench court rules for extradition genocide suspects<\/strong>
\nParis court rules for extradition of Rwanda genocide suspects<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | RFI English
\nLa France pourrait extrader deux Rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nRwandans Face Extradition over Genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Al Jazeera | IPS
\nExtradition vers le Rwanda : une association fran\u00e7aise salue l\u2019\u00e9volution de la Cour d\u2019appel de Paris<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nA French appeal court on Wednesday approved the extradition of two Rwandans wanted at home for their alleged role in the 1994 genocide that claimed about 800,000 lives. But they are appealing against the recommendation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ilegally repatriated former presidential guard charged with terrorism<\/strong>
\nTerror Suspect Mutabazi Appears in Court<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nLt. Mutabazi, a former Rwanda Defence Force officer, appeared before Nyamirambo Military Tribunal in the morning, where multiple charges levelled against him and his co-accused were read out. He appeared before the court with 14 other suspects, including three women.<\/p>\n

ICTR<\/strong>
\nJugement d\u2019appel le 16 d\u00e9cembre pour l\u2019ex-Maire Gr\u00e9goire Ndahimana<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nLa chambre d\u2019appel du Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) rendra son arr\u00eat le 16 d\u00e9cembre prochain dans le proc\u00e8s de l\u2019ancien maire Gr\u00e9goire Ndahimana condamn\u00e9, en premi\u00e8re instance, \u00e0 15 ans de prison pour g\u00e9nocide et extermination, a annonc\u00e9 vendredi le tribunal.<\/p>\n

Jugement d’appel le 11 f\u00e9vrier 2014 pour les ex-chefs de l’arm\u00e9e et de la gendarmerie rwandaise<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nLa chambre d\u2019appel du Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) rendra son arr\u00eat le 11 f\u00e9vrier 2014 dans le proc\u00e8s de quatre officiers des ex- Forces arm\u00e9es rwandaises (FAR), parmi lesquels les anciens chefs d\u2019\u00e9tat-major de l\u2019arm\u00e9e et la gendarmerie, a annonc\u00e9 lundi cette cour.<\/p>\n

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Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region<\/h1>\n

Recent news on issues relating to natural resource extraction and governance in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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\nICGLR-OECD-UN GoE multi-stakeholder forum<\/strong>\u00a0on implementing due diligence for responsible mineral supply chains, Kigali, Rwanda<\/strong>
\nMining Sector Stakeholders Meet in Kigali to Discuss Responsible Sourcing of Minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 13 November 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nRwanda is hosting the 6th ICGLR-OECD-UN GoE Forum on due diligence in the Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold supply chains. The meeting, which is being held in Great Lakes Region for the first time, brings together concerned stakeholders to build responsible supply chains of minerals that contribute to long term growth in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kigali Summit Focuses On ‘Conflict Minerals’<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe sixth edition of the Summit on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains kicked off in Kigali, yesterday, with delegates discussing the highly controversial mineral trade in the great lakes region.<\/p>\n

Leverage Mining Summit to Create Strategic Partnerships<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nPeople Too Have a Right to Minerals Trade<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Mineral Summit Ends, Roots for Regulation<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe chairperson of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Roel Nieuwenkamp, has urged global mineral dealers not to shy away from buying Rwanda’s minerals, saying the system in place is transparent.<\/p>\n

Elephant poaching<\/strong>
\nUS Authorities Crush Ivory to Send Anti-Poaching Message<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nIvory Crush Highlights Wildlife Anti-Trafficking Campaign<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | US Department of State | allAfrica
\nOn Thursday, U.S. officials sent a powerful anti-poaching message by destroying nearly 6,000 kilograms of confiscated ivory tusks, carvings and jewelry. Africa’s elephants are being slaughtered at a record pace by poachers who hope to get rich by selling their ivory tusks.<\/p>\n

Palm oil & land conflicts<\/strong>
\nDemand for Palm Oil Fuels Land Conflicts in Africa, Southeast Asia<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Voice of America
\nAs the world\u2019s demand for palm oil increases, deforestation and the resulting release of carbon dioxide emissions continue to be a concern. However, The Forest Peoples Programme, a human rights advocacy organization dedicated to securing the rights of people who live in forests, recently released a report that said the growing global demand for palm oil that is fueling the large-scale expansion of palm oil plantations across the forests of Southeast Asia and Africa, is also a human rights issue.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Child labour in Bisie mine (Walikale, North Kivu)<\/strong>
\nTravail des enfants dans le site minier d’exploitation artisanale de Bisie en territoire de Walikale. Une crise oubli\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Prince Kihangi Kyamwami
\nPlus de deux d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la Convention relative aux droits de l\u2019enfant (1989) en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la situation des enfants dans le territoire de Walikale demeure critique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protests against semi-industrial gold exploitation in Ituri (Province Orientale)<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: marche des habitants de Soleniama contre les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s d\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa population de la zone mini\u00e8re de Soleniama dans la chefferie de Baboa Bokoe en Ituri a organis\u00e9 vendredi 15 novembre une marche de protestation contre l\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or par les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s semi industrielles dans son entit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Five dead in mine collapses in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga: 5 personnes tu\u00e9es par des \u00e9boulements dans des mines pr\u00e8s de Kolwezi<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCinq creuseurs clandestins ont trouv\u00e9 la mort et trois autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s dans deux \u00e9boulements survenus il y a deux jours dans les carri\u00e8res mini\u00e8res de Biwaya et de Kov, respectivement \u00e0 15 et 5 Km de la cit\u00e9 de Kolwezi, dans le Katanga.<\/p>\n

Hydropower \u2013 Inga<\/strong>
\nCan DR Congo’s Inga dam project power Africa?<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nThe roaring waters of the Congo River have the power to light up much of Africa – such is its huge hydroelectric potential.<\/p>\n

La pesanteur \u00e9conomique est plus dominante que celle politique dans la d\u00e9cision de la construction du grand barrage d\u2019Inga<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

AfDB injects another $68m into Inga hydropower project<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Engineering News
\nDRC Inga mega hydropower plant implementation advances with AfDB support<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | African Development Bank Group
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC\u2019s) Inga site development and electricity access support project (Pasel) on Wednesday received a boost when the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) committed to finance nearly half of the $169-million hydropower project.<\/p>\n

Electricity law voted<\/strong>
\nRDC: la loi sur la lib\u00e9ralisation du secteur de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 vot\u00e9e au S\u00e9nat<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Oil exploration threatens Virunga Park, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nA murky deal for the Congo as oil exploration threatens corruption and environmental damage – and London-based Soco International is first in the queue<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nWeeks after putting down a rebellion, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing new oil laws that could open it up to vast corruption and put its most important nature reserve at risk.<\/p>\n

Militias devastate Kundelungu Park, Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga: les miliciens d\u00e9truisent la flore et la faune du parc Kundelungu<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens, qui s\u2019adonnent au braconnage et au d\u00e9boisement dans le parc Kundelungu (Katanga), menacent plusieurs esp\u00e8ces d\u2019extinction, a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 mercredi 13 novembre le chef d\u2019\u00e9quipe adjoint de ce parc, William Kabeya.<\/p>\n

Water<\/strong>
\nLes d\u00e9put\u00e9s inform\u00e9s sur les enjeux de la l\u00e9gislation sur l’eau<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLes prochaines guerres en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo risquent d’avoir comme cause principale l’eau. Selon des statistiques, 9 \u00e0 13% d’eau douce de la plan\u00e8te se trouverait log\u00e9e en terre congolaise. Un avantage, mais aussi objet de convoitises de ceux qui n’en disposent pas en quantit\u00e9 suffisante.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nUnderstanding the Role of a National Oil Company<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nAt the height of World War I, the leader of France, Benjamin Clemenceau, called his American counterpart Thomas Woodrow Wilson with a plea: \u00ab\u00a0the allies must not let France run out of petrol which is as necessary as blood in the battles of tomorrow\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Mineral export certificates<\/strong>
\nRwanda gets mineral exports boost<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nBeing first country to issue mineral export certificates could triple mineral export earnings to $410 million.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Burundi<\/h2>\n

New mining code<\/strong>
\nNouveau Code Minier : il y a loin de la coupe aux l\u00e8vres<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Iwacu
\nIntroduction de nouvelles taxes, rigueur dans l\u2019octroi du permis d\u2019exploitation, r\u00e9habilitation de l\u2019environnement\u2026 L\u2019Olucome craint pour la mise en application effective du Nouveau Code Minier (NCM).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Suspension from Kimberley Process<\/strong>
\nDiamants de la guerre, Kimberley et Centrafrique: \u00e9clairages de Claude Kabemba<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extractive Companies, Energy, Trade and Foreign Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent news on national and international extractive and energy companies and investment in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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\nPillage of natural resources by companies<\/strong>
\nPunish Companies That Pillage<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | The New York Times
\nOp-Ed by James G. Stewart
\nVancouver, British Columbia \u2014 Pillage is a war crime. And yet, when it comes to natural resources, companies doing business in war zones have largely been free to plunder with impunity \u2014 until now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold production<\/strong>
\nGold mine output set to reach record, disappoint bulls<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly
\nLondon \u2013 Output from the world’s gold mines is set to hit record highs this year, disappointing bulls who are impatiently waiting for production cuts following this year’s 24% plunge in prices.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Regal Resources<\/strong>
\nRegal shares soar on DRC buy<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nThe share price of ASX-listed Regal Resources spiked by nearly 89% on Friday, on news that the company was looking to acquire an initial 30% equity in an advanced copper\/cobalt project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
\nRegal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Traxys Europe SA to acquire, explore and develop the Kalongwe copper and cobalt project.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ivanhoe Mines<\/strong>
\nIvanhoe scopes for $1.4bn DRC mine<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nIvanhoe Mines Announces Updated Independent Preliminary Economic Assessment of its Kamoa Copper Discovery<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | Marketwired
\nToronto-quoted Ivanhoe Mines on Monday announced the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) at its Kamoa copper discovery, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which gave the asset a $4.3-billion pre-tax net present value (NPV) at an 8% discount rate and confirmed Kamoa to be in a class of its own.<\/p>\n

Mawson West<\/strong>
\nCrucial turning point for Mawson West<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nA small producer of copper in Congo-K since 2010, Australia\u2019s Mawson West Ltd., listed in Toronto and partly owned by MMG (China MinMetals Corp), JP Morgan, Black Rock and others, finds itself in the midst of a critical period that will determine its future growth.<\/p>\n

Mawson West Limited: Kapulo Project Drilling Update<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Mawson West Limited | Marketwired
\nPerth, Australia – Mawson West Limited is pleased to provide an update on the results of ongoing drilling at the Company’s Kapulo copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (\u00ab\u00a0DRC\u00a0\u00bb).<\/p>\n

Triomf<\/strong>
\nTriomf zeros in on Lower Congo phosphates<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nA newcomer in Congo-K\u2019s phosphates, the South African firm Triomf which specializes in the branch, plans to set up a local company named Triomf RDC next June to install a phosphate fertilizer production unit in Lower Congo province.<\/p>\n

Tiger Resources<\/strong>
\nTiger targets cathode production in Q2<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nPerth \u2013 Copper miner Tiger Resources is expecting to produce its first copper cathode from the Kipoi project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by the second quarter of next year.<\/p>\n

Miba<\/strong>
\nLa dette de la Miba envers le fisc estim\u00e9e \u00e0 9 millions USD<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLa dette de la Mini\u00e8re de Bakwanga (Miba) envers le fisc de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo serait de 9 millions USD, selon le gouverneur du Kasa\u00ef Oriental.<\/p>\n

Semi-industrial gold exploitation in Ituri<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: marche des habitants de Soleniama contre les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s d\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa population de la zone mini\u00e8re de Soleniama dans la chefferie de Baboa Bokoe en Ituri a organis\u00e9 vendredi 15 novembre une marche de protestation contre l\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or par les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s semi industrielles dans son entit\u00e9. Selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u2019Irumu, cette population accuse ces soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de ne pas tenir compte des int\u00e9r\u00eats des autochtones en r\u00e9alisant des projets communautaires.<\/p>\n

SOCO International<\/strong>
\nA murky deal for the Congo as oil exploration threatens corruption and environmental damage – and London-based Soco International is first in the queue<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nWeeks after putting down a rebellion, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing new oil laws that could open it up to vast corruption and put its most important nature reserve at risk.<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

AXMIN<\/strong>
\nAXMIN-Update on the Central African Republic Operations<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | AXMIN Inc. | Marketwired
\nVancouver, British Columbia – AXMIN Inc. wishes to provide an update to the press release issued by the Company on September 16th, 2013 regarding its operations in the Central African Republic (\u00ab\u00a0CAR\u00a0\u00bb).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Regulation, Compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on legal and reputational\u00a0issues relating to businesses operating in the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong>
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\nKimberley Process \u2013 Plenary meeting<\/strong>
\nIPIS Insights<\/em>: Kimberley Process: observations from the sidelines. Part I<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kimberley Process Seeks to Tighten Flow of Blood Diamonds<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | DW | allAfrica
\nJohannesburg \u2014 The world’s diamond watchdog has begun a four day plenary meeting in Johannesburg. South Africa says a lot of progress has been made in curbing conflict diamonds. Civil society groups disagree.<\/p>\n

KPCS reforms more important than ever for diamond industry \u2013 Shabangu<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nKimberley Process Meeting Reflects On Progress<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | SAnews.gov.za | allAfrica
\nPretoria \u2014 Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says given the turbulent times faced by the diamond industry since the global financial crisis, the work of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) was more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Diamants de la guerre, Kimberley et Centrafrique: \u00e9clairages de Claude Kabemba<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI
\nFaut-il inclure les droits de l’Homme dans la lutte contre les \u00abdiamants du sang\u00bb ? Voil\u00e0 l’une des questions qui est pos\u00e9e \u00e0 Johannesburg o\u00f9 s’est ouverte, ce mardi 20 novembre 2013, la r\u00e9union annuelle des pays membres du Processus de Kimberley, mis en place il y a dix ans, qui vise \u00e0 lutter contre le financement des conflits par les diamants. Certaines ONG et certains pays voudraient d\u00e9sormais y inclure la d\u00e9fense des droits de l’Homme, mais les grands producteurs de diamants sont r\u00e9ticents comme l\u2019explique Claude Kabemba, le directeur de l’Observatoire des ressources naturelles d’Afrique australe.<\/p>\n

EU conflict minerals law<\/strong>
\nEU conflict minerals law hangs in the balance<\/a>\u00a0| 15\/18 November 2013 | EurActiv
\nA planned certification scheme to prevent warlords funding their militias by selling minerals to European firms has been delayed, EurActiv has learned, and fears are growing for its future.<\/p>\n

\u2018Pillage\u2019 of natural resources by companies<\/strong>
\nPunish Companies That Pillage<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | The New York Times
\nOp-Ed by James G. Stewart
\nPillage is a war crime. And yet, when it comes to natural resources, companies doing business in war zones have largely been free to plunder with impunity \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

EITI<\/strong>
\nLes officiers de l’arm\u00e9e sensibilis\u00e9s \u00e0 l’importance de l’ITIE<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nChose rare que heureusement personne ne condamne, des officiers des Forces arm\u00e9es congolaises ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sensibilis\u00e9s \u00e0 l’importance du processus de l’initiative pour la transparence dans les industries extractives.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019ITIE dispose de toutes les donn\u00e9es pour publier son rapport 2011<\/a>\u00a0| 15 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe rapport 2011 sur les mines et les hydrocarbures exig\u00e9 par l\u2019Initiative pour la transparence des industries extractives (ITIE), au 31 d\u00e9cembre, pourrait \u00eatre publi\u00e9 avant cette date buttoir. La RDC, d\u00e9j\u00e0 suspendue, pourrait ainsi \u00e9chapper \u00e0 son exclusion de ce processus.<\/p>\n

EITI: Congo-K threatened with permanent ban<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo could be on the verge of being banned from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) once and for all.<\/p>\n

The Extractive Industries: The Case for Greater Transparency<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | The Huffington Post
\nThe perennial paradox of international development is that countries with the most plentiful natural resources – whether oil, gas or diamonds – often tend to be relatively poor, undemocratic and economically stagnant. The starkest example of all must be the Democratic Republic of Congo. Possessing $24trillion in untapped deposits of minerals, diamonds and gold, the DRC is the world’s richest country when judged by the value of its natural resources, yet the scourge of war, humanitarian disaster and the long-lasting effects of colonial conquest have put the country in last place for levels of GDP per capita.<\/p>\n

Committee to evaluate CSR in Sakania, Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : un comit\u00e9 pour \u00e9valuer les actions sociales des entreprises mini\u00e8res \u00e0 Sakania<\/a>\u00a0| 16 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa communaut\u00e9 de Sakania a mis en place un comit\u00e9 pour \u00e9valuer les actions sociales des entreprises mini\u00e8res implant\u00e9es dans leur territoire. Ce comit\u00e9 a particip\u00e9 vendredi 15 novembre une tripartite entre l\u2019autorit\u00e9 territoriale et l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Eurasian national ressource in Congo (ENRC).<\/p>\n

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Burundi<\/h2>\n

New mining code<\/strong>
\nNouveau Code Minier : il y a loin de la coupe aux l\u00e8vres<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Iwacu
\nIntroduction de nouvelles taxes, rigueur dans l\u2019octroi du permis d\u2019exploitation, r\u00e9habilitation de l\u2019environnement\u2026 L\u2019Olucome craint pour la mise en application effective du Nouveau Code Minier (NCM).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Suspension from Kimberley Process<\/strong>
\nDiamants de la guerre, Kimberley et Centrafrique: \u00e9clairages de Claude Kabemba<\/a>\u00a0| 20 November 2013 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n
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DRC<\/h2>\n

Martin Kobler: \u00abLa promotion et le d\u00e9roulement des \u00e9lections, c\u2019est une des priorit\u00e9s de la Monusco\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 17 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe processus \u00e9lectoral congolais (2013-2016) b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiera du soutien des Nations unies.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: doutes sur la volont\u00e9 du pouvoir \u00e0 organiser les \u00e9lections dans les d\u00e9lais<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

RDC : Martin Kobler a rencontr\u00e9 Etienne Tshisekedi<\/a>\u00a0| 18 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Chef de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, a rencontr\u00e9 lundi 18 novembre le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS), Etienne Tshisekedi.<\/p>\n

Vital Kamerhe rassemble des opposants dans la coalition \u00abSauvons la RDC\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: la coalition \u00abSauvons la RDC\u00bb r\u00e9clame un calendrier \u00e9lectoral<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | RFI
\nLa Coalition pour le vrai dialogue (CVD) de Vital Kamerhe, les Forces acquises au changement (FAC) de Martin Fayulu et une frange de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile ont annonc\u00e9 lundi 18 novembre leur regroupement au sein d\u2019un mouvement politique baptis\u00e9 \u00abSauvons la RDC\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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IPIS Recent Publications<\/h1>\n
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\nPinocchio Ltd. The NRA and its corporate partners: US shipments of small arms ammunition by sea<\/a>\u00a0| 25 March 2013 | TA-R\u00a0| IPIS
\nThe National Rifle Association (NRA) claims to have monitored in the last 20 years all United Nations activities that could impact Second Amendment rights. Its latest target is the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international treaty to establish common international standards for the import, export, and transfer of conventional arms presently under discussion at the United Nations. The international community has been calling for the inclusion of ammunition and civilian arms within the scope of the ATT. This reasonable call is used by the NRA to claim that the ATT could restrict the lawful ownership of firearms in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

Major Powers Fuelling Atrocities. Why the\u00a0world needs a robust Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| March 2013 | Amnesty International
\nIPIS contributed to the research for this AI report.
\nEvery year, thousands of people are killed, injured, raped and forced to \ufb02ee from their homes as a result of abuses and atrocities committed with conventional arms and ammunition. Harrowing testimonies and images from con\ufb02ict zones and human rights crises around the world underline the urgent need to end irresponsible arms transfers and illicit traf\ufb01cking.<\/p>\n

The Arms Trade Treaty: Building a Path\u00a0to Disarmament<\/a>\u00a0| 19 March 2013 |\u00a0Sergio Finardi, Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert, Ken Matthysen
\nThe goal of this article is to examine and suggest proposals that could enhance the role of the international Arms Trade Treaty\u2014presently in discussion at the United Nations\u2014in the regulation of the international arms trade and in addressing the role of the legal trade in: a) providing the bulk of the arms used in armed conflicts, armed violence and human rights abuses; b) the excessive arming of developing countries; and c) the continuous unsettling of power balances in sensitive world regions, not least because of competition amongst arms-exporting countries.<\/p>\n

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Final Report on one-year pilot implementation of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| January 2013 | OECD – IPIS
\nThis report is the final in a cycle of three reports on the pilot implementation by upstream companies of the \u00ab\u00a0Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas\u00a0\u00bb. The goal of the report is to provide an overall assessment of the progress and impact of the one-year pilot implementation phase of the OECD Guidance and its Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten.\u00a0The pilot implementation phase of the Guidance focused on Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region and was carried out during the period August 2011 \u2013 October 2012. Drawing on lessons from the ground, this final report identifies key trends and common approaches to overcome challenges as well as tools used by companies to implement the OECD Guidance.<\/p>\n

Exploitation mini\u00e8re industrielle et artisanale au Sud-Kivu. Possibilit\u00e9s d’une cohabitation pacifique ?<\/a>\u00a0| December 2012 | Gabriel Kamundala Byemba
\nLe secteur minier en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et au Sud-Kivu en particulier alimente toujours les d\u00e9bats tant au niveau international qu\u2019au niveau national. Pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 sous plusieurs facettes, ce secteur au Sud-Kivu a \u00e9t\u00e9 dans le temps industriel, puis artisanal et aujourd\u2019hui il est en m\u00eame temps artisanal et industriel. Le retour en force, ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s industrielles dans le paysage minier du Sud-Kivu co\u00efncide avec l\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration des dynamiques mini\u00e8res, gr\u00e2ce aux opportunit\u00e9s qu\u2019offre la RDC en mati\u00e8re d\u2019investissements priv\u00e9s et aux r\u00e9formes amorc\u00e9es du cadre l\u00e9gislatif et r\u00e9glementaire du secteur minier congolais. Ces r\u00e9formes ont abouti \u00e0 la mise en place du nouveau Code minier en 2002 et du R\u00e8glement minier en 2003.<\/p>\n

Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits : le M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS
\n\u00c0 la lumi\u00e8re de la r\u00e9cente occupation de Goma par le M23 et eu \u00e9gard \u00e0 la recrudescence du risque de conflit arm\u00e9 \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle en RDC, IPIS publie une br\u00e8ve mise \u00e0 jour de sa s\u00e9rie de rapports \u00ab Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits \u00bb (2007-2010), en se focalisant sp\u00e9cifiquement sur les intentions du M23.
\nCes rebelles affichent clairement une ambition politique et s\u2019orientent vers l\u2019instauration d\u2019un contr\u00f4le politique sur le territoire, en contestant l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de Kinshasa \u2013 int\u00e9r\u00eats strat\u00e9giques qu\u2019ils pourraient partager avec le Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Mapping Conflict Motives: M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS
\nIn light of the recent occupation of Goma by M23 and the renewed risk of large-scale armed conflict in the DRC, IPIS publishes an update to its 2007-2010 \u2018mapping conflict motives\u2019 report series focusing specifically on the intentions of M23.
\nThe M23 rebels show a clear political ambition and a tendency to establish political control over territory and challenge Kinshasa\u2019s authority \u2013 strategic interests they might share with Rwanda.<\/p>\n

A Code of Conduct for Arms Transport by Air. Transport Services under an Arms Trade Treaty Series<\/a>\u00a0| August 2012 | IPIS
\nThis report is a discussion of some key considerations for the development of a Cargo Industry Voluntary Code of Conduct relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment (ACI Code). The purpose of such a Code is to encourage as many aviation companies and other actors as possible in the air cargo industry to adhere to existing and new standards relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment.<\/p>\n

Rough Seas. Maritime Transport and Arms Shipments<\/a>\u00a0| July 2012 | IPIS
\nAs stated by the authors in their report \u201cTransparency and Accountability\u201d (February 2012), the Chairman\u2019s Draft Paper (14 July 2011) presented by the Arms Trade Treaty’s Preparatory Committee (ATT PrepCom), included within the ATT\u2019s scope certain \u201cservices\u201d, such as transport and brokering. However, no provision has been envisaged for the monitoring or ATT-related regulation of arms transport services. Monitoring transport services may be key to implementing and enforcing the Arms Trade Treaty. This report will demonstrate how arms shipments may be monitored and reported where there is a substantial risk that the shipments could contribute to fuelling conflict, repressive state practices, and other human rights abuses. The report provides examples of the monitoring of actual conventional arms shipments to Egypt and Syria in 2011 and 2012, and of suspected conventional arms shipments to Syria in 2012.\u00a0 It also shows that where there is an open society, or at least a fair degree of access to government activities, arms transfers can be monitored and discussed without jeopardizing legitimate security policies.<\/p>\n

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Cycle 2 Interim Progress Report on the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| May 2012 | OECD \u2013 IPIS
\nThe following report is the second in a cycle of three on upstream companies\u2019 implementation of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten to the OECD\u2019s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. The objective is to report on progress made by upstream companies in their implementation of due diligence, with a focus on current practices and experiences in developing systems and processes for the implementation of the Five-Step OECD Framework.<\/p>\n

Etat des lieux du d\u00e9veloppement socio-\u00e9conomique dans les zones mini\u00e8res au Nord-Kivu (territoires de Walikale et Masisi)<\/a>\u00a0| March 2012 | ASSODIP | IPIS (editorial advice)
\nAt a moment when the attention of both the national and international communities is focused on the reorganisation of the mining sector in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the local civil society organisation ASSODIP considered it opportune to carry out a study of the impact of mining exploitation on the socio-economic development in North Kivu\u2019s Walikale and Masisi territories. These territories are among the richest in mineral resources of eastern DRC, with the exploitation and trade in minerals adding greatly to public revenues. Nonetheless, the concrete situations as presented in this paper sufficiently show that the development of the local mining communities has never been taken into due account.<\/p>\n

Assessment of existing practices regarding end-user certification<\/a>\u00a0| February 2012 | UNODA | IPIS
\nAlready, in 2002, the Security Council called upon States to establish an effective national end-user certificate system and to study the feasibility, as appropriate, of developing such a system at the regional and global levels, as well as information exchange and verification mechanisms. This study assesses existing practices regarding end-user certification in a wide range of countries. It examines concepts, documents and procedures relating to the regulation of end use and end users of conventional arms. It also endeavours to identify political and practical obstacles to the development of an international framework for authentication, reconciliation and standardization of end-user certificates. Finally, it proposes practical guidelines to assist States in the development of a reliable system of end-user certification.<\/p>\n

Transparancy and Accountability. Monitoring and Reporting Methods Under An Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| February 2012 | TransArms R | IPIS
\nWithout an understanding of the existing practices of States regarding their commonly agreed standards for the monitoring and reporting of their international transfers of conventional arms, it will be very difficult to draft many of the basic provisions of the Treaty to ensure compliance and enforcement. This report therefore seeks to clarify and discuss existing terminology and reporting practices for State regulation of international transfers of goods and services and for international transfers of conventional arms. It is hoped that this will also help contribute to the development of common international standards for monitoring and reporting international transfers of conventional arms. Standardization of statistical requirements and reporting methods is of paramount importance for the ATT to be effective.<\/p>\n

Upstream Pilot Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas\u00a0 Baseline Report on the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | OECD | IPIS
\nIPIS executed the research for and writing of this OECD report. The present baseline report is the first in a cycle of three reports on the implementation by upstream companies of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (hereafter \u201cthe Guidance\u201d). The objective of this report is to understand where upstream companies currently stand with the implementation of due diligence.<\/p>\n

Violence against women in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Whose responsibility? Whose complicity?<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | ITUC | IPIS
\nIPIS contributed the research for and writing of this ITUC report. Summary: Eastern DRC has been ravaged by war and violence since the mid-1990s. Civilians carry the greatest burden of the conflict. Women and girls are especially vulnerable to such attacks.. Hundreds of women and girls get sexually violated in their homes and at their workplace. Fuelled and motivated by Congo\u2019s minerals, rebel and army forces are inclined to maintain an insecure environment that ensures the continuation of the status quo. Congo\u2019s conflict minerals go through a convoluted, yet manageable and traceable, supply chain and end up in industrialised consumer products. The introduction of transparency and governance into the mining sector is advancing, but still much has to be done.<\/p>\n

Bisie. A one-year snapshot of the DRC\u2019s principal cassiterite mine<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | IPIS
\nMuch has happened in the mining sector of Eastern DRC over the last year. President Kabila imposed a ban on all mining activities last fall, during which production fell considerably. As soon as the suspension was lifted in the spring of this year, the major global electronic companies stopped buying minerals from the region, provoking a de facto embargo on Congo\u2019s minerals with detrimental effects on the sector. At the same time, the Congolese government has taken major steps to restructure its army in the east of the country. These different decisions in the mining and security sectors have affected the nature and volume of minerals production and export and have reconfigured the security situation in the region. The consequences of these actions are discussed and illustrated with the use of the most important and well-known cassiterite mine in North Kivu called Bisie.<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e9hicules civils militarisables\u201d and the EU arms embargo on Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| September 2011 | IPIS | TA-R | ASER
\nIn this case study we will focus on the use of European manufactured trucks in the Darfur region, and more specifically what the defence industry calls \u201cv\u00e9hicules civils militarisables\u201d – commercial vehicles that can be militarized. All armed actors in the conflict require vehicles to transport combatants through the vast Darfur deserts. Japanese Toyota (Landcruisers) pick-up trucks are the most common vehicles that are spotted in the region. Usually they are mounted with machineguns, and as such compose an important assault instrument. Furthermore, a wide array of military trucks or civilian trucks modified for military purposes are being used in Darfur, e.g. anti-aircraft guns are mounted on a variety of trucks to function as support and\/or attack vehicles. Some of these trucks are European models, assembled by a local company: GIAD Automotive Industry Company.<\/p>\n

Conflict motives in Kenya\u2019s North Rift region<\/a>\u00a0| September 2011 | IPIS intern series
\nKenya’s North Rift Region continues to suffer from violent conflict in which a series of actors are involved. Armed groups perform widespread and devastating raids against neighbouring communities. The strength of these warrior groups varies regionally and from case to case. Security operations are often characterised by their disproportionate brutality. Power figures are known to instigate violence or organise and finance armed militias. Uasin Gishu and Trans-Nzoia bore the brunt of the post-election violence in 2007 and 2008. The violence mainly pitted Kalenjin warrior groups against Kikuyu communities in a struggle over political injustices and power but also over economic discrepancies and feelings of ethnic antagonism.<\/p>\n

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