{"id":23462,"date":"2021-12-14T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/?post_type=weekly-briefing&p=23462"},"modified":"2022-01-03T16:48:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:48:52","slug":"ipis-briefing-october-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"weekly-briefing","link":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/fr\/weekly-briefing\/ipis-briefing-october-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"IPIS Briefing October – November 2021 – Are we ready for a just transition to a sustainable low-carbon world?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IPIS briefing offers a selection of articles, news and updates on natural resources, armed conflict, Business & Human Rights and arms trade.\u00a0 Every month, an editorial and related publications shed a light on a specific topic in IPIS\u2019 areas of research.<\/i><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In focus: Are we ready for a just transition to a sustainable low-carbon world?<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the news: <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Congo Hold-up Dossier; Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing; Hunt for the \u2018Blood Diamond of Batteries\u2019 Impedes Green Energy Push.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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IN FOCUS:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

ARE WE READY FOR A JUST TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE LOW-CARBON WORLD?<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

by Mieke Thierens<\/p>\n

In November 2021, at the latest UN Conference of the Parties (COP), the world\u2019s ambitions to address the climate crisis and achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement<\/a> were once more discussed and re-affirmed. To keep the 1.5 degrees warming<\/a> target within reach, commitments to firm reductions in greenhouse gas emission – that could lead to global net zero emissions by 2050 – were a clear objective of COP26<\/a>. At the same time, the close link between climate action, sustainable development and a just transition<\/a> was reiterated, to make sure that the transition towards net-zero emission, low carbon world would leave no one behind.<\/p>\n

A key component of plans to reduce our carbon footprint is the accelerated transition to zero emission vehicles<\/strong>. The \u2018\u2018COP26 Declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans<\/a>\u2019 announced that, globally, by 2040, all new cars and vans sold should be zero emission. This ambition echoes plans in the European Green Deal<\/a>, in which the European Union (EU) pledges to have at least 30 million zero-emission cars and 80 000 zero-emission lorries on European roads by 2030, in order to reach 100% zero emission from vehicles and climate neutrality by 2050.<\/p>\n

The COP26 Declaration also explicitly mentions support to a global, equitable and just transition and to address the full value chain impacts from vehicle production, use and disposal. Key ingredients to achieve this just transition include technical assistance, financing, capacity building and ensuring \u2018green jobs\u2019. The recognition of needs beyond the carbon emission footprint \u2013 and the impact of full value chains – is essential in the sustainable energy transition debate. However, with what is on the table now: are we<\/strong>ready<\/strong> for a sustainable, just transition to net-zero emissions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sourcing critical minerals for the low carbon transition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resource extraction<\/strong>, and the extraction of critical \u201c(energy) transition minerals\u201d, is at the heart of the world\u2019s planned low carbon energy transition. Clean technologies are heavily dependent on minerals such as copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt for energy storage. An electric vehicle typically contains lithium-ion batteries with a\u00a0lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide\u00a0as cathode. As calculated by the International Energy Agency (IEA)<\/a>, a typical electric car requires six times the mineral inputs (in weight; kg\/vehicle) of a conventional car. This equals about 9 kg of lithium and 13 kg of cobalt<\/a> for a single car.<\/p>\n

With electric vehicle production set to increase exponentially by 2050, in line with \u201cgreen transition\u201d pledges, the global demand for critical transition minerals such as cobalt and lithium<\/strong> is expected to grow at an equally unprecedented pace. According to the IEA, the global annual demand for cobalt and lithium each will almost triple by 2030 (compared to today). The World Bank<\/a>mentions growth percentages of ca. 600% for cobalt and over 900% for lithium between 2017 and 2050. In the EU<\/a> alone, this would mean a need of 15 times more cobalt and 60 times more lithium in 2050, just for electric batteries.<\/p>\n

The extraction and processing of transition minerals, while ensuring an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable supply chain, will be \u2013 and already is \u2013 a challenge.<\/p>\n

A 2020 study<\/a> by El\u00e9onore L\u00e8bre and colleagues examined the environmental, social and governance risks<\/strong> associated with mining projects across 20 metal commodities world-wide. They concluded that 70% of cobalt resources are located in high-risk contexts, especially in terms of social and governance dimensions. Lithium, on the other hand, is found in areas that are most vulnerable to environmental risks, and water risks especially.<\/p>\n

At present, the production of transition minerals<\/strong> is highly concentrated geographically: more than\u00a060% of global cobalt\u00a0<\/a>is extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while over 60% of\u00a0known lithium reserves\u00a0<\/a>are within a specific area of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Not surprisingly, DRC is identified as one of L\u00e8bre et al.\u2019s top high-risk cobalt contexts.<\/p>\n

While the issues with the artisanal mining of cobalt<\/a> in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/strong> have been in the international spotlight for some time, more and more details on harmful practices of large-scale, industrial cobalt mining<\/strong> operations are beginning to surface as well. Indeed, as already argued in a 2020 IPIS briefing<\/a>, concerns in artisanal mining should not distract from the significant malpractices in cobalt supply chains that source from industrial mines.<\/p>\n

New research<\/a> by RAID and their Congolese colleagues from CAJJ, published just a few weeks ago, offers a sobering look into the severe labour rights abuses<\/strong> faced by workers in five industrial cobalt mines in DRC. There, Congolese workers are systematically subjected to unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, discrimination, racism, violence, excessive working hours and extremely low pay. Pay as low as 3 euro (\u00a32.5) a day \u2013 much less than a living wage by any standard. According to RAID\u2019s study, companies involved include Kamoto Copper Company (owned by Glencore), Tenke Fungurume Mining (majority owned by China Molybdenum) and Sicomines (a joint venture between G\u00e9camines and a Chinese consortium).<\/p>\n

Their cobalt supply chains are said<\/a> to serve electric vehicle producers such as General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen. These labour rights abuses appear to be the direct result of an outsourcing model that allows multinational companies to hire employees for their Congolese mining operations mainly via subcontracting firms. Not only does this reduce labour costs, it also makes it much easier to limit responsibilities, obligations and legal liability. It allows these companies to make claims about respecting international standards and having <\/strong>human rights due diligence<\/a> policies<\/strong>, without actually having to put those in practice.<\/p>\n

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC)\u2019s Transition Mineral Tracker<\/a> reveals a similar picture. Despite human rights policies in place, allegations of environmental pollution, corruption, dangerous working conditions, displacement without insufficient community consultation and compensation and of attacks on civil society organisations are linked to industrial cobalt mining companies in DRC.<\/p>\n

The World Benchmarking Alliance\u2019s 2021 Just Transition Assessment<\/a> summarizes the current reality of transition mineral supply chains well: \u201cOur first assessments of companies\u2019 contributions to a just transition show a striking and systemic lack of action by companies to identify, prepare for and mitigate the social impacts of their low-carbon strategies. <\/strong>(\u2026) Only 12 <\/em>(out of 180) companies demonstrate the basics of identifying and managing human rights risks<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Towards better future alternatives?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What to expect of plans to ensure an adequate supply of critical minerals to power the transition to net-zero emissions and a low carbon world?<\/p>\n

Firstly, intensified extraction<\/strong> is expected in today\u2019s core extractive zones, such as the DRC, South America or China. Last August, China Molybdenum announced significant investments to double cobalt production in its Tenke Fungurume Mine<\/a>, already one of the largest cobalt mines in the DRC and, indeed, one of the industrial mines where severe labour rights violations<\/a> have been recorded. Also other multinational mining companies have again expressed interest to commence<\/a> or ramp up their operations in the DRC<\/a> as \u201csafer\u201d jurisdictions do not (yet) offer the same resource riches.<\/p>\n

According to Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi \u201cthe country is open for business and investment<\/a>\u201d. The DRC government is thereby also ensuring its own place in the electric battery value chain. It is putting mechanisms in place to control the artisanal cobalt market<\/a>in the country and to develop its own domestic battery manufacturing capacity<\/a>. Today, the latter is strongly dominated by China as it hosts the majority of the global cobalt refining capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Securing critical transition minerals is also high on the EU\u2019s priority list. Increasingly aware of dependency risks versus <\/em>critical mineral needs, the EU Parliament recently accepted the European Commission\u2019s action plan on critical raw materials<\/a>. Re-localising mineral extraction to source more transition minerals from EU countries<\/strong> and their territories<\/strong> is a key aspect of this strategy.<\/p>\n

France is one of Europe\u2019s countries that is already considering opening up new mines, both on land and within its exclusive economic zone on the Polynesian seabed<\/a>, where one of the richest cobalt crusts in the world is located. President Macron even made exploring the French deep-sea one of the strategic levers of the France 2030 recovery plan. Not only are both European governments and mining CEOs<\/a> convinced that Europe has the majority of the minerals it needs within its territories. These new mineral supply chains are also presented as a way for Europe to do mining \u2013 and its energy transition – in a modern, efficient, more environmentally-friendly and ethical\/responsible way<\/strong>. Mining that is bound by the most progressive industry standards<\/a> and in line with European and national regulation and legislation regarding responsible supply chains and human rights. Mining that is allegedly a safer, just option for people, the environment and corporate reputations.<\/p>\n

\u201cClean\u201d, \u201cgreen\u201d, \u201cresponsible\u201d European transition mineral supply chains would offer an answer to the common criticism<\/strong> that low carbon energy strategies continue to ignore the true environmental and human costs of resource extraction and de facto<\/em> replace a carbon footprint by an equally troublesome mineral footprint<\/a> that allows for similar injustices. At present, however, there is little assurance that corporate promises for responsible mineral supply chains and a just transition will offer real fairness, including the respect for human rights.<\/p>\n

As Bainton and colleagues<\/a> demonstrate, many of the world\u2019s major mining companies already appropriate the \u2018just transition\u2019 language <\/strong>as part of next marketing strategies to promote themselves as essential actors in the transition to a low-carbon future. Mining operations in new resource areas already ignore the rights of Indigenous Peoples<\/strong>, as is the case with a newly planned lithium mine in Nevada<\/a> (USA). Unique habitats<\/strong> like Upemba National Park<\/a> (DRC) are ready to be sacrificed for the construction of hydropower dams which are obliged to supply much-needed extra energy required for the increased extraction of copper and cobalt in the region.<\/p>\n

In Serbia<\/a>, protests have been ongoing for weeks against the government\u2019s plans to allow multi-national Rio Tinto to start lithium extraction. Protesters argue the mine will cause too much environmental damage. \u00a0Multiple companies and governments<\/a> are keen to start mineral extraction in the deep sea, without fully understanding the environmental impact of this type of extraction and without meaningful governance systems<\/a> in place.<\/p>\n

Moreover, initiatives to push for strong regulatory frameworks and mandatory corporate human rights due diligence <\/strong>are being delayed or watered down. These initiatives would oblige all supply chain actors to identify, assess, prevent and mitigate environmental and human rights harm linked to their operations. However, progress on national, regional and international mandates is lagging behind the need for these instruments.<\/p>\n

It was announced recently that the EU Directive on Sustainable Corporate Governance is being postponed<\/a> in what has been called a big win for corporate lobbyists. An EU-wide binding measure to stop companies from engaging in abusive litigation<\/a> (the so-called SLAPPs) against human right defenders is also still in its consultation phase.<\/p>\n

However, after a decade, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights<\/a> have taught us that the protection of human rights and human rights defenders, through strong legal frameworks and mandatory corporate accountability, urgently needs to be established. This is crucial if we want to make sure that actions to counter the climate crisis do not aggravate existing environmental and human rights crises.<\/p>\n

As long as what we consider to be a just transition does not hold human rights at its core, it will not be just and it will not be sustainable<\/strong>. As it stands, it seems there is still important work to be done before we are ready for a just transition to net-zero emissions and a low-carbon world.<\/p>\n

Source photo: London Mining Network.<\/p>\n

FURTHER READING<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Human Rights law disappears from Commission plans<\/a> | 1 December 2021 | ETUC<\/p>\n

\u2018Battery arms race\u2019: how China has monopolized the electric vehicle industry<\/a>| 25 November 2021 | the Guardian<\/p>\n

Will \u2018green metals\u2019 become Africa\u2019s new oil?<\/a> | 22 November 2021 | The Africa Report<\/p>\n

\u2018Like slave and master\u2019: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars<\/a> | 8 November 2021 | the Guardian<\/p>\n

More clean energy means more mines \u2013 we shouldn\u2019t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action<\/a>| 4 November 2021 | the Conversation<\/p>\n

Mining the planet to death. The Dirty Truth about Clean Technologies<\/a> | 4 November 2021 | Spiegel International<\/p>\n

Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark 2021<\/a> | 2 November 2021 | BHRRC<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0The Road to Ruin? Electric vehicles and workers\u2019 rights abuses at Congo\u2019s industrial cobalt mines\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/a>| November 2021 | RAID & CAJJ<\/p>\n

Harmful impacts of mining<\/a> | November 2021 | RMF<\/p>\n

Big miners reconsider Congo, Zambia risks as copper price surges<\/a> | 13 October 2021 | Financial Post<\/p>\n

Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council<\/a> | 8 October 2021 | UN News<\/p>\n

Tous les min\u00e9raux n\u00e9cessaires aux batteries des voitures modernes pourraient \u00eatre extraits en <\/a>Europe : il suffit de les exploiter<\/a> | 7 October 2021 | La Libre<\/p>\n

Congo looks to lure more investment to tap green metals deposits<\/a> | 7 October 2021 | Mining.com<\/p>\n

Ensuring access to the raw materials for the European Green Deal: A European Call for Action<\/a> | 30 September 2021 | ERMA<\/p>\n

Bedrijven staan te drummen voor cobalt uit Congo<\/a> | 8 September 2020 | Mo* magazine<\/p>\n

The spiralling environmental cost of our lithium battery addiction<\/a> | 5 August 2018 | Wired<\/p>\n

Developing countries pay environmental cost of electric car batteries<\/a> | 22 July 2021 | UNCTAD<\/p>\n

Reducing the carbon footprint at the expense of a mineral footprint?<\/a> | June 2021 | IPIS<\/p>\n

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IN THE NEWS<\/span><\/h1>\n

BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS<\/span><\/h2>\n

Haut- Katanga : 3 ONG accusent l’entreprise mini\u00e8re Rwashi mining de violations des droits humains<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 November 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Trois ONG de d\u00e9fense des droits de l’homme ont d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 samedi 27 novembre \u00ab des violations r\u00e9currentes des droits humains \u00bb par l’entreprise mini\u00e8re Rwashi mining \u00e0 Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga). Acidh, Afriwatch et Premi Congo accusent cette multinationale notamment \u00ab d\u2019expulsion forc\u00e9e, de d\u00e9possession des maisons et des terrains sans indemnisation appropri\u00e9e \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

GIZ Trains Stakeholders to Counter Illicit Movement of Minerals, Terrorist Financing, Others<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Liberian Observer<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has trained several national stakeholders to counter the movement of illicit minerals, terrorist financing and money laundering, as well as illicit financial flows, within the Artisanal Smallscale Miners sector of Liberia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kimberley process certification system in Cameroon. Independent monitoring report<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (<\/span>FR<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>) | 25 November 2021 | Journal du Cameroun<\/span><\/p>\n

As early as 2000, several States validated the creation of a Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), endorsed by Resolution 55\/56 of the United Nations General Assembly, the purpose of which was to bar the way to the entry of illicit conflict diamonds. Following Decree No. 2011\/3666\/PM of 2nd November 2011 on the creation, organization and functioning of the SCPK, Cameroon in June 2012, became a participant in the Kimberley Process (KP). However, there is a risk of illegal trade in diamonds in the State of Cameroon from the Central African Republic (CAR), with which it shares porous borders and is plagued by armed conflict. It is on the strength of this reality that civil society organizations are mobilizing to prevent the invasion of the official circuit by conflict diamonds still called \u201cblood diamonds\u201d. This led to the production of the \u201cIndependent Monitoring Report of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in Cameroon\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Traders not registered with GJEPC barred from importing, exporting rough diamonds<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | DevDiscourse<\/span><\/p>\n

Import or export of rough diamonds will not be permitted unless the concerned importer or exporter is registered with the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council GJEPC, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade DGFT said on Monday. GJEPC is the designated importing and exporting authority for Kimberley Process Certification Scheme KPCS.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a \u2018certified\u2019 palm oil plantation in Nigeria, soldiers and conflict over land<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Mongabay<\/span><\/p>\n

The Okomu Oil Palm Company is majority-owned by Socfin, a French-Belgian multinational that operates plantations across West and Central Africa. Certified by the RSPO in early 2020, Okomu\u2019s motto is \u201cresponsible tropical agriculture.\u201d But over the past decade, the company has been embroiled in disputes over land ownership and its use of Nigerian soldiers as a de facto security force for its plantations, which border a national park that\u2019s home to leopards, chimpanzees and forest elephants. Critics say the RSPO\u2019s decision to certify Okomu illustrates everything that\u2019s gone wrong with sustainability labeling for palm oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

Problem With \u201cConflict Minerals\u201d Extraction<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Taarifa<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early 2000s, activists began to campaign against the extraction of \u201cconflict minerals\u201d\u2014a catchall term for gold and the \u201cthree Ts\u201d (tin, tantalum, and tungsten) originating from war zones in eastern Congo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up Dossier<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-op Dossier<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | November 2021 | Le Soir<\/span><\/p>\n

DR Congo data leak: Millions transferred to Joseph Kabila allies<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Le plus grand \u00ab leak \u00bb d\u2019Afrique d\u00e9voile les secrets financiers du Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Mediapart<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up : La BCC et la Gecamines, \u00ab des machines \u00e0 cash au profit \u00bb de Kabila<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up : \u00ab il y a dans le chef de cette union sacr\u00e9e des m\u00e9dias et des ONG occidentaux, un appel \u00e0 d\u00e9lation \u00bb (Kikaya Bin Karubi)<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up: les deux millions suspects du r\u00e9gime Kabila \u00e0 George Forres<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>t | 22 November 2021 | Le Soir<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up : LUCHA demande la suspension \u00ab imm\u00e9diate \u00bb des indemnit\u00e9s pay\u00e9es par l\u2019\u00c9tat \u00e0 Joseph Kabila<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Opinion: \u00ab Congo hold up \u00bb: fum\u00e9e \u00e9paisse, flamme incertaine?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | La Libre Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab Congo Hold-up \u00bb : ouverture d\u2019une information judiciaire visant le clan de Joseph Kabila<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | Le Monde <\/span><\/p>\n

Soup\u00e7ons de d\u00e9tournement : La Sicomines d\u00e9ment les accusations de Congo hold-up<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo Hold-up. C\u2019est le nom d\u2019une nouvelle enqu\u00eate collaborative explosive qui documente d\u2019importants d\u00e9tournements de fonds publics en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Parmi les principaux responsables pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s figurent l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila et son premier cercle. Fruit du travail de 19 m\u00e9dias partenaires associ\u00e9s au consortium europ\u00e9en EIC et de cinq ONG sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es, elle est bas\u00e9e sur l\u2019analyse de millions de documents bancaires et transactions qui ont fuit\u00e9 d\u2019une banque africaine : la BGFI. <\/span><\/p>\n

N\u00e9goce mondial de l\u2019or : comment Duba\u00ef prive les producteurs africains d\u2019une partie de la manne aurif\u00e8re<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Agence Ecofin<\/span><\/p>\n

Depuis son lancement en 2003, le r\u00e9gime international de certification des diamants du Processus de Kimberley (PK) a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la pr\u00e9sence des \u00ab diamants de sang \u00bb dans le n\u00e9goce mondial de ces pierres pr\u00e9cieuses. Malheureusement, d\u2019autres produits miniers sont encore \u00e0 l\u2019origine de violations des droits de l\u2019Homme ou font perdre des milliards de dollars chaque ann\u00e9e aux pays producteurs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Zimbabwe Be Made Kimberley Process Chair?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | JCK<\/span><\/p>\n

Zimbabwe: ‘We’re Happy to Assume Kp Post’<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | The Herald | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

The recent Kimberley Process Plenary in Moscow featured\u2014as expected\u2014mostly familiar squabbles and an all-too-familiar lack of progress. But the famously fractious certification scheme greeted the most surprising announcement\u2014Zimbabwe\u2019s bid to be named vice chair, the traditional stepping stone to becoming chair\u2014with an also-surprising lack of dissent.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Obligations for Companies to Better Protect Human Rights and the Environment<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Eversheds Sutherland<\/span><\/p>\n

On 29 November 2020, the Swiss voters rejected the \u201cThe Responsible Business Initiative \u2013 Protecting human rights and the environment\u201d popular initiative (so- called \u201ccorporate responsibility initiative\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

US Court Dismissed Cobalt Mining Forced Labor Lawsuit Against Tech Companies<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Global Supply Chain Compliance | Baker McKenzie<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 2, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the suit brought by a class of child laborers who mine cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (\u201cDRC\u201d) against several US tech companies under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (\u201cTVPRA\u201d) and several common law based causes of action. <\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion of the 2021 Kimberley Process Plenary<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | U.S. Department of State<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States participated in the annual Kimberley Process Plenary hosted in a hybrid virtual and in-person format in Moscow, November 8\u201312. The Kimberley Process is an international, multi-stakeholder initiative created to increase transparency and oversight in the diamond industry in order to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, defined as rough diamonds sold by rebel groups or their allies to fund conflict against legitimate governments.<\/span><\/p>\n

WDC President Calls for Stronger Action on Conflict Diamonds<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Israeli Diamond Industry<\/span><\/p>\n

World Diamond Council (WDC) President Edward Asscher spoke during the Opening Session of the 2021 Kimberley Process (KP) Plenary, calling for Kimberley Process members \u201cto agree to expand the conflict diamond definition in order to support long-term consumer confidence,\u201d Rough & Polished reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandora Papers reveal Emirati royal families\u2019 role in secret money flows<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | ICIJ<\/span><\/p>\n

From skyscrapers rising in the desert to free-trade zones hawking gold and diamonds, the UAE is open for business. Sometimes that business involves shadowy companies and international crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Germany: call for an improvement of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | FIDH<\/span><\/p>\n

The Supply chain due diligence act was adopted by the German Federal Parliament on 11 June 2021 and will enter into force on 1 January 2023. It aims to improve the protection of international human rights and the environment by setting binding standards for large companies and their value chains. Following the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2011, Germany adopted a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, which recalled (without setting legal standards) that companies should respect human rights in their operations and their value chains. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why So Many Hate The Kimberley Process\u2014But Don\u2019t Leave<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | JCK<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kimberley Process will end its virtual plenary today, and it looks like that will follow an all-too-familiar pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n

N\u00e9gociations sur le Trait\u00e9 ONU: l\u2019UE manque \u00e0 son devoir de prot\u00e9ger les droits humains<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Le Soir<\/span><\/p>\n

Le mois dernier, le groupe de travail intergouvernemental charg\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019un trait\u00e9 visant \u00e0 r\u00e9glementer les entreprises en mati\u00e8re de droits humains s\u2019est r\u00e9uni pour la septi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve. Malgr\u00e9 la volont\u00e9 de certains Etats de faire avancer le processus, l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 son blocage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Mining.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawmakers in Democratic Republic of Congo have asked Barrick Gold Corp to secure the perimeter of its Kibali gold mine after a protest last month over the eviction of people living on the company\u2019s concession turned deadly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corporate social responsibility under international investment treaties<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | Lalive | Lexology<\/span><\/p>\n

With the world awaiting the decisions coming out of COP26, responsibility, accountability and international co-operation are fast becoming the new direction of travel. This movement is also affecting international investment treaties, where a shift towards greater scrutiny of investors\u2019 commitment to CSR principles is changing the symmetry of such agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweden charges 2 oil executives for war crimes in Sudan<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweden charges Lundin Energy executives with complicity in Sudan war crimes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Lundin Oil: Corporates also can be accomplices to war crimes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Rahman Ravelli<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweden has charged two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company for complicity in the military\u2019s war crimes in Sudan from 1999 to 2003, including in its dealings with the country\u2019s regime to secure the company\u2019s oil operations in the African nation.<\/span><\/p>\n

White-Collar Crime or Non-Crime: International Corporate Compliance and Risk Control in the Context of Cross-Border Law Enforcement Cooperation<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 November 2021 | JunZeJun Law Offices | Lexology<\/span><\/p>\n

In the era of multilateral trade and globalization, cooperation and development among the world\u2019s economies have deepened, and the economic and trade relations between different countries\/regions have become increasingly close. At the same time, however, criminal activities such as drug trafficking, money-laundering, corruption, fraud and terrorist financing have gradually become globalized, professionalized and complicated. \u201cTransnational crime has become a threat to peace and development, even to the sovereignty of nations\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Like slave and master\u2019: DRC miners toil for 30p an hour to fuel electric cars<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Congolese workers describe a system of abuse, precarious employment and paltry wages \u2013 all to power the green vehicle revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

More clean energy means more mines \u2013 we shouldn\u2019t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | The Conversation<\/span><\/p>\n

As the world shifts to renewable energy and fossil fuel industries close down, what will happen to the local workforce, communities and businesses that depend on them?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | Spiegel<\/span><\/p>\n

The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability. Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure the resources needed to produce wind turbines and solar cells. Are there alternatives?<\/span><\/p>\n

More clean energy means more mines – we shouldn\u2019t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | DevDiscourse<\/span><\/p>\n

This is an essential instrument to help all companies mining, renewable technology and finance take responsibility for their social and environmental impacts.The principles require businesses to conduct human rights due diligence to avoid harming workers, local communities and people further down the renewables supply chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

14 Things to Know About Germany\u2019s New Supply Chain Due Diligence Law<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | Ravenscroft & Schmierer | Lexology<\/span><\/p>\n

The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Law (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz [LkSG]) was enacted by the German Bundestag on 11 June 2021 and will come into force from 1 January 2023. It obliges German-based companies above a certain size to fulfil their human rights and environmental obligations throughout the global supply chain. Starting from 1 January 2023, companies with at least 3,000 employees will be covered, and from 1 January 2024 extend to companies with at least 1,000 employees. It is intended to ensure compliance with fundamental human rights standards such as the prohibition of forced labour and child labour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toxic Cost of Going Green<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (video) | 31 October 2021 | Unreported World <\/span><\/p>\n

Unreported World investigates the dirty business of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mineral is fuelling the planet\u2019s green revolution, but at what cost? <\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, Diamonds Do Good. But What Happens When They Don\u2019t?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 October 2021 | JCK<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, De Beers released a report that showed that, when consumers buy diamonds\u2014younger ones in particular\u2014they rank sustainability concerns above traditional factors such as style and price. They want good environmental stewardship and support for local communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Problem with \u201cConflict Minerals\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 October 2021 | Dissent<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early 2000s, activists began to campaign against the extraction of \u201cconflict minerals.\u201d Today, violence continues unabated in eastern Congo, underscoring the misguided frameworks governing transnational intervention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liberia and Concession Agreement: The Case of Mittal Steel<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 October 2021 | The New Dawn<\/span><\/p>\n

Liberia\u2019s Minerals and Mining Law, adopted in April 2000, encourages foreign investment. It includes a requirement for a Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) between the government and an eligible applicant for a Class A mining license with concessions awarded for up to 25 years and renewable consecutively if evidence of mineral reserves is found. On 17 August 2005, the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) headed by Gyude Bryant entered into an MDA with the world\u2019s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal (AML) to explore Liberia\u2019s extensive reserves of iron ore, which could see, ArcelorMittal investing around US$900 million over the next 25 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanzanian gold miners ten times more likely to die from road injuries, study finds<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 October 2021 | Mongabay<\/span><\/p>\n

Mining areas are dangerous for many reasons: they\u2019re linked to a heightened risk of cancer, poisoning, heart and respiratory diseases. Now, researchers have identified a hitherto overlooked hazard: roads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Revised GRI Standards Integrate UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Foreshadow Emerging Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Legislation<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | Mayer Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have revised their Universal Standards to emphasize and require more transparency in reporting on human rights impacts and due diligence obligations. This is a significant update because all entities reporting in accordance with the GRI standards are required to report on the Universal Standards (now GRI 1, 2 and 3).<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Future of Guinea’s Mining Sector After the Coup?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | HRW<\/span><\/p>\n

Guinea\u2019s September 5 coup sent shock waves through both West Africa and global commodities markets. Guinea is the world\u2019s second largest producer of bauxite, the ore needed to produce aluminum, and has rich iron ore, gold, and diamond reserves. The coup raises three fundamental questions about the future of Guinea\u2019s mining sector and whether Guineans will benefit from the country\u2019s mineral wealth or continue to pay the price for its exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metals Technology Initiative Publishes Compliance and Due Diligence Guidance on New Website<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | TechTimes<\/span><\/p>\n

The Metals Technology Initiative (MTI), an anti-corruption collective action initiative of four leading firms in the metals technology industry, has launched a website to make its guidance on gifts and hospitality and on third-party due diligence freely accessible to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandora Papers: Rosy Blue rejigged its offshore network after Panama expose<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (Behind paywall) | 6 October 2021 | The Indian Express<\/span><\/p>\n

It has figured in every offshore leak since the HSBC records in 2015, and Rosy Blue, among the largest diamond-trading firms in the world, is also in the Pandora Papers that reveal details of its current offshore investments until 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

NATURAL RESOURCES<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hunt for the \u2018Blood Diamond of Batteries\u2019 Impedes Green Energy Push<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Dangerous mining conditions plague Congo, home to the world\u2019s largest supply of cobalt, a key ingredient in electric cars. A leadership battle threatens reforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : fraude mini\u00e8re, pr\u00e8s de 12 millions USD de droits superficiels annuels non r\u00e9gl\u00e9s entre 2017 et 2021<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | Zoom-Eco<\/span><\/p>\n

Les assujettis non en r\u00e8gle de paiement de la quotit\u00e9 de 50% des droits superficiaires annuels revenant au Tr\u00e9sor public ont occasionn\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de 12 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains de manque \u00e0 gagner au Gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo pour la p\u00e9riode allant de 2017 \u00e0 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019impact de la d\u00e9forestation sur les peuples autochtones du Congo, Cameroun et Centrafrique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Zoom-Eco<\/span><\/p>\n

P\u00e9nurie des denr\u00e9es alimentaires, disparition des plantes et essences m\u00e9dicinales, ou encore changement de mode de vie, telles sont les cons\u00e9quences de la d\u00e9forestation sur les peuples autochtones d\u2019Afrique Centrale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Industrie des batteries et march\u00e9\u0301 des v\u00e9hicules \u00e9lectriques: la RDC veut jouer un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | Actualite.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Wednesday it would push to develop domestic battery manufacturing capacity to add value to its exports of minerals such as cobalt and copper.<\/span><\/p>\n

European Parliament backs plans to secure EU supply of critical raw materials<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | The Parliament Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome address by Commissioner Thierry Breton at the 8th annual high-level conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | European Commission<\/span><\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t exactly been a secret among experts that Europe\u2019s dependency on the import of certain rare minerals and materials needed in the production of digital devices is worrying, and the EU hasn\u2019t exactly been quick to respond to the growing challenge this represents. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rare earths: Scarcity at your fingertips<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (transcript) | 23 November 2021 | Quartz Obsession Podcast<\/span><\/p>\n

A group of 17 elements make up a little-known group called rare earth metals. They are notoriously tricky to extract, which is unfortunate since they\u2019re key components in smartphones, batteries, motors, and wind turbines, and essential to a clean-energy future. China has a near monopoly on the mining and processing of rare earth metals, but as demand for them rises, other countries are looking to get into the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

The decline of South Africa\u2019s mining sector in five charts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | Daily Maverick<\/span><\/p>\n

Five revealing charts, put together by Paul Miller, director of mining consultancy AmaranthCX, show the decline of South Africa’s once vibrant mining sector. The information is based on Miller’s own number crunching as well as South African Reserve Bank, S&P Capital IQ and Fraser Institute data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa doesn\u2019t reap the rewards of its $24 billion marine fisheries industry<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Quartz Africa<\/span><\/p>\n

The African marine fisheries sector is huge. It\u2019s valued at more than US$24 billion per year. The sector is comprised of two main players. One is the continent\u2019s artisanal or small-scale fishers, a form of fishing conducted on small fishing boats by coastal communities. The other is industrial fisheries, including trawlers and distant water fishing fleets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will \u2018green metals\u2019 become Africa\u2019s new oil?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | The Africa Report<\/span><\/p>\n

Clean energy technologies are seen supercharging demand for four industrial metals – copper, nickel, cobalt and lithium, as countries across the globe step up their climate change mitigation ambitions. The value of these metals is projected to rival that of oil in the next 20 years – and Africa stands to reap the benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exploitation illicite des minerais au Sud-Kivu : un proche du Gouverneur d\u00e9ment son implication<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Lors de la pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re du jeudi 18 novembre 2021 tenue \u00e0 l\u2019assembl\u00e9e nationale, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 Bulambo Kilosho a accus\u00e9 le charg\u00e9 de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du gouverneur, Didier Kapay de vente des minerais de Lamituga, en territoire de Mwenga dans les comptoirs \u00e0 Dubai.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC-Exploitation illicite des minerais : Juv\u00e9nal Munubo rappelle l’urgence d’exiger au Rwanda et l’Ouganda le respect des certificats de la CIRGL sur la certification des minerais<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | Actualite.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans le cadre du d\u00e9bat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale jeudi dernier sur le rapport de la commission parlementaire envoy\u00e9e dans le territoire de Mwenga en vue de recueillir des informations sur l\u2019exploitation illicite des minerais par des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e9trang\u00e8res, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ont fait plusieurs propositions et recommandations en vue de permettre de contr\u00f4ler effectivement ses mines qui sont \u00e0 la base des conflits intermittents dans l\u2019est du pays. <\/span><\/p>\n

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi orders mining licences audit<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | al-Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has demanded a ban on issuing and trading mining permits until the country\u2019s mining registry has been audited, a measure aimed at combatting fraud within the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zimbabwe: Illegal Use of Mercury in Mining Sector Continues<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | The Herald (Zimbabwe)<\/span><\/p>\n

Efforts by Zimbabwe to reduce and where possible eliminate the use of mercury particularly in the mining sector in line with the Minamata Convention continue to be a huge challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zambia launches probe on illegal issuance of mining licenses <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 19 November 2021 | CGTN<\/span><\/p>\n

The Zambian government said on Thursday that it has instituted a serious audit of how mining licenses were issued in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Ivory Coast, a battle to save cocoa-ravaged forests<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

This cocoa-growing settlement was all but destroyed last year by Ivorian forest agents, leaving farmers to rake through their beans amid broken concrete and other remnants.<\/span><\/p>\n

DR Congo lawmakers urge reparations over illegal mining<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | France24<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawmakers probing illegal mining by foreign-owned firms in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday recommended fines and reparations to local communities to compensate for the losses.<\/span><\/p>\n

EU proposes law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

European Commission Proposes Restrictions and Due Diligence Requirements for Products Associated with Deforestation and Forest Degradation<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Mayer Brown<\/span><\/p>\n

The European Commission proposed a law on Wednesday aimed at preventing the import of commodities linked to deforestation by requiring companies to prove their global supply chains are not contributing to the destruction of forests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Illegal mining depleting Apamprama Forest Reserve<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Ghana Business News<\/span><\/p>\n

The Apamprama Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region is being depleted by illegal miners, data from Digital Earth Africa (DE Africa), a research institution, has shown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mozambique Woos Russian Companies, Others With Oil Licence<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Business Post (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

The government of Mozambique has opened the 6th licensing round and is currently inviting foreign oil companies, including those from Russia, to participate and bid for the development of projects in the sector in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cobalt Expansion Drive Is A Copper Story<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | S&P Global<\/span><\/p>\n

Driven by a cobalt price rally and cost reduction, some copper-cobalt miners are actively assessing restart and expansion opportunities. An S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis suggests that even if there is a potential cobalt price downgrade, led by a narrowing market deficit, large-scale miners would still benefit from increased production.<\/span><\/p>\n

Combatting Mass Clear-Cutting in Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | Spiegel<\/span><\/p>\n

The rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the world\u2019s most important ecosystems. But international timber firms are logging trees there illegally. Locals are starting to fight back, with some success.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Diamond trafficking ring unleashes a political storm in Portugal<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | Market Research Telecast<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold, diamonds and drugs: Portuguese peacekeepers suspected of smuggling<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

An angry crony and a scrupulous officer dynamited the diamond, gold and drug trafficking network woven by the Portuguese military integrated into the UN humanitarian mission in the Central African Republic. The plot came to light this week, when the arrest of 11 people, civilians and military, within Operation Mir\u00edade was announced, which perplexed the main Portuguese authorities, who found out from the press.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gold Mining in Burkina Faso Becomes Increasingly Dangerous<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

Terror attacks on gold mining operations in Burkina Faso are becoming a regular occurrence. For VOA, reporter Henry Wilkins looks at the impact the attacks are having on the lives of survivors and what it could mean if extracting gold, the country’s primary source of income, becomes too dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : les entreprises chinoises accus\u00e9es d\u2019exploitation illicite des minerais dans l\u2019Est (rapport parlementaire)<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 November 2021 | Agence Anadolu<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019Assembl\u00e9e provinciale de la province du Sud-Kivu dans l\u2019Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) a accus\u00e9 les entreprises chinoises d\u2019exploiter illicitement les minerais de la r\u00e9gion.<\/span><\/p>\n

DRC wants end to Glencore export of raw cobalt<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 November 2021 | SwissInfo.ch<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has told Swiss delegates at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow that her country will no longer accept the export of its raw materials, notably cobalt, by commodities giant Glencore.<\/span><\/p>\n

$9.4bn hydrogen megaproject set for Namibia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | H2-view<\/span><\/p>\n

Namibia heading for world record green hydrogen costs, conference hears<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Mining Weekly<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>The hydrogen hype: Gas industry fairy tale or climate horror story?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 December 2020 | Corporate Europe Observatory)<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>Green Hydrogen Is Bubbling with Hype\u2014Again<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 April 2021 | Anthropocene Magazine)<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>Scientists warn against global warming effect of hydrogen leaks<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 October 2021 | Euractiv)<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>‘Shipping green hydrogen to the EU will be too expensive, but importing green ammonia would be cheaper than producing it locally’<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Rechargenews.com)<\/span><\/p>\n

A new $9.4bn green hydrogen project is set to be developed in Namibia with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy being selected by the local Government to develop the first, large-scale green hydrogen project. The project will produce an estimated 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year in the African nation which will serve both domestic applications as well as exportation potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Toll of War \u2013 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | The CSR Journal<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow marks the 2021 International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Despite the protection afforded by several important legal instruments, the environment continues to be the silent victim of armed conflicts worldwide. The toll of warfare today reaches far beyond human suffering, displacement and damage to homes and infrastructure. Modern conflicts also cause extensive destruction and degradation of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smuggling prompts Africa\u2019s biggest gold producer to rethink export tax<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | African Mining Market<\/span><\/p>\n

Ghana is reconsidering a tax that\u2019s spurred an increase in gold smuggling from small mines, a trend that\u2019s depriving the country of much-needed revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n

Illicit gold mining behind Zamfara insecurity, says ICPC boss<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | The Nation (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

How illegal gold mining fuels violent crimes in Zamfara \u2013 ICPC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | Premium Times (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has blamed the intractable security challenges in Zamfara State on the activities of illegal miners of gold and related natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

L’audit forestier en RDC soul\u00e8ve bien des espoirs<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | DW<\/span><\/p>\n

A la veille de la COP26, la RDC a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d’auditer ses concessions foresti\u00e8res et de suspendre les contrats d’exploitation douteux dans ce domaine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa\u2019s Crackdown on Informal Gold Miners Spreads to Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali is getting closer to bringing in new rules to better control artisanal gold mining and overtake South Africa as the continent\u2019s second-biggest producer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hundreds of NGOs sign open letter calling to halt \u201cillegal activities\u201d in DRC\u2019s protected areas<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 October 2021 | Mongabay<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 200 Congolese and international NGOs have published an open letter calling for a government clampdown on \u201cillegal activities\u201d in protected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo to ban log exports to reduce pressure on its forests<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo’s environment minister said on Thursday the country intends to ban all log exports and implement other measures to lessen threats to its carbon-absorbing tropical rainforest, a major bulwark against climate change.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Burkina Faso gold mines, extremists seek power source<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Extremist groups in the Sahel are eyeing gold mines as a way to pay for weapons, vehicles and other equipment required to launch deadly attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minerais : des d\u00e9cennies de gouvernance opaque du diamant<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | ADIAC<\/span><\/p>\n

Le rapport de l\u2019Observatoire Sarw, publi\u00e9 le 26 octobre, pose la probl\u00e9matique de l\u2019exploitation de la pierre pr\u00e9cieuse en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). Selon l\u2019auteur, le diamant n\u2019a tout simplement pas contribu\u00e9 au d\u00e9veloppement du pays et particuli\u00e8rement de la ville de Mbuji-Mayi. Pourtant, une seule soci\u00e9t\u00e9, en l\u2019occurrence la Sacim, a fait sortir du sous-sol kasa\u00efen plus de 350 000 carats en novembre 2019, pour une valeur estim\u00e9e \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de six millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four arrested for trafficking ivory from DR Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 27 October 2021 | The New Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has in custody four people held for allegedly trafficking products from endangered animals such as elephant ivory.<\/span><\/p>\n

DRC: Suspension of moratorium on new logging concessions causes concern<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 October 2021 | Afrik21<\/span><\/p>\n

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wants to lift the moratorium on the exploitation of new logging concessions, or 70 million hectares of forest. Concerned by this decision, Greenpeace Africa has referred the matter to the African Union Commission. For the NGO, new logging in the DRC would be detrimental to the whole of sub-Saharan Africa, whose climate is fundamentally linked to the state of the Congo Basin forests.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 russe Wagner d\u00e9ploie ses experts en \u00e9valuation du diamant et or en Centrafrique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Ils sont arriv\u00e9s il y a quelques jours sur le sol centrafricain et sont actuellement \u00e0 pied d\u2019\u0153uvre sur les diff\u00e9rents chantiers miniers exploit\u00e9s par des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de mafia russe proche de Wagner dans les villes de province.<\/span><\/p>\n

Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no hard metals<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Angola’s Catoca diamond mine said a July tailings leak, which turned a river red and killed large numbers of fish downstream in the Democratic Republic of Congo, contained a mixture of sand and clay, but no hard metals.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Mining, DR Congo Turns Focus on ‘Illegal’ Forest Harvesting Contracts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 October 2021 | The East African | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has announced an imminent purge of \u00ab\u00a0doubtful contracts\u00a0\u00bb in the forestry sector, promising another round of anxiety in an area of the economy deemed exploited by foreign entities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Child miners: the dark side of the DRC\u2019s coltan wealth<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | ISS<\/span><\/p>\n

Coltan is one of the world\u2019s most vital minerals, and 60% of reserves globally are found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\u2019s (DRC) Kivu province. In 2019, 40% of the global coltan supply was produced in the DRC. Much of the country\u2019s coltan is extracted using the labour of over 40 000 child and teenage miners. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why the resource nationalism<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 October 2021 | The Citizen<\/span><\/p>\n

Modernisation and commercialization of the mining sector in Tanzania had unintended consequences with ripples felt beyond the African continent while rekindling the then dormant debate about the plunder of African resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Big miners reconsider Congo, Zambia risks as copper price surges<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 October 2021 | Financial Post<\/span><\/p>\n

Major mining companies are looking to invest in countries they previously considered too risky, including Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, propelled by a dwindling pipeline of big copper mines elsewhere and record-high prices.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Eastern DR Congo, A Business Battles With Violence And Uncertainty<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 October 2021 | International Business Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Roger Muhindo is proud of his chocolate factory — an emblem of entrepreneurial courage in one of the world’s most troubled regions. \u00ab\u00a0We are pioneers!\u00a0\u00bb Muhindo proclaims at the entrance to his plant, where 10 employees make a locally sourced product, Virunga Origins chocolate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exploitation et certification des minerais : la RDC signe un m\u00e9morandum de coop\u00e9ration avec les Emirats Arabes Unis<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

La ministre des Mines, Antoinette N\u2019Samba Kalambayi en s\u00e9jour du 29 Septembre au 1er Octobre dernier \u00e0 Abou Dabi, sur invitation du ministre de l\u2019Energie et des infrastructures des Emirats Arabes Unis, Suhahil Mohamed Al Marzouel, a sign\u00e9 un m\u00e9morandum d\u2019entente de coop\u00e9ration entre les deux pays dans le secteur minier, a appris l\u2019ACP lundi du minist\u00e8re des Mines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haut-Katanga : 19 soci\u00e9t\u00e9s p\u00e9troli\u00e8res impliqu\u00e9es dans la contrebande suspendues et interdites d\u2019importer le produit p\u00e9trolier en RDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Sur demande de l\u2019Inspection G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des Finances, le ministre des Hydrocarbures, Didier Budimbu a instruit le Secr\u00e9taire G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de son minist\u00e8re de retirer temporairement les contrats de fourniture et de suspendre les autorisations d\u2019importation et commercialisation de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s impliqu\u00e9es dans la contrebande au Haut-Katanga.<\/span><\/p>\n

11 die in illegal gold mining in Angola\u2019s Huambo province in past 3 months<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 October 2021 | CGTN<\/span><\/p>\n

At least 11 people have died over the past three months in central Angola\u2019s Huambo province due to illegal mining, especially gold, local police announced here Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Europe races to fix its rare earths import dependency<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 October 2021 | Hellenic Shipping News<\/span><\/p>\n

Europe is on a mission to wrest back control of its rare earth magnet supply chain from China. Permanent magnets, commonly using a neodymium-iron-boron chemistry, are one of the hidden enablers of modern technology, powering everything from robots to refrigerators to laptop speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandora Papers: Top Mnangagwa official exposed in biggest leak<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 October 2021 | The Zimbabwe Standard<\/span><\/p>\n

A complex web of suspected tax evasion and underhand deals has been exposed following the opening of a shelf company in Seychelles by an ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. During his stint as permanent secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Martin Rushwaya, together with Colonel Grey Mashava, allegedly opened a shelf company, Greatgem Cooperation, through a Russian law Orm, Cliff Legal Services, which is the professional intermediary for the company.<\/span><\/p>\n

BHP to expand into \u201ctougher jurisdictions\u201d in search of battery metals<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Republic of Mining<\/span><\/p>\n

BHP chief executive Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone into \u201ctougher jurisdictions\u201d, as part of its plans to increase exposure to commodities such as copper and nickel, needed to power the energy transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abIl est temps que la France cesse d\u2019encourager les projets climaticides de TotalEnergies en Afrique\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

A l\u2019occasion du sommet Afrique-France qui s\u2019ouvre le 8 octobre \u00e0 Montpellier, des philosophes, des \u00e9conomistes, des responsables d\u2019institutions et d\u2019ONG, dont la pr\u00e9sidente du CCFD-Terre solidaire Sylvie Bukhari-de Pontual, l\u2019avocat Guy Aurenche et le d\u00e9put\u00e9 europ\u00e9en Pierre Larrouturou d\u00e9noncent le soutien de la France aux projets du g\u00e9ant p\u00e9trolier en Ouganda et au Mozambique.<\/span><\/p>\n

High risk, low pay for DRC rangers entrusted to guard a gorilla sanctuary<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Mongabay<\/span><\/p>\n

At the age of 13, Marie Jeanne Bora Ntianabo already knew she wanted to be a park ranger. Today, she\u2019s one of 250 rangers protecting Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to rare and threatened species like Grauer\u2019s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), from poachers and gold prospectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo’s $6 bln China mining deal ‘unconscionable’, says draft report<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo should renegotiate its $6 billion infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors, according to the draft of a report commissioned by a global anti-corruption body of governments, companies and activists.<\/span><\/p>\n

Congo looks to lure more investment to tap green metals deposits<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | Mining.com<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo is working on ways to entice more investment into its mines as the green revolution boosts demand for metals used in sectors like rechargeable batteries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le groupe BHP est en pourparlers avec Ivanhoe Mines pour acheter la concession de cuivre de Makoko dans le Lualaba<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | MediaCongo<\/span><\/p>\n

Le groupe BHP est en pourparlers pour acheter un projet de cuivre en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, marquant ainsi un changement radical dans la politique de la plus grande soci\u00e9t\u00e9 mini\u00e8re du monde, qui consiste \u00e0 \u00e9viter les juridictions \u00e0 risque.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tous les min\u00e9raux n\u00e9cessaires aux batteries des voitures modernes pourraient \u00eatre extraits en <\/a>Europe : il suffit de les exploiter<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | La Libre<\/span><\/p>\n

Il faut autoriser \u00e0 nouveau une exploitation mini\u00e8re moderne et respectueuse de l\u2019environnement. De quoi gagner en ind\u00e9pendance g\u00e9opolitique. Une chronique de Roberto Garc\u00eda Mart\u00ednez, PDG d\u2019Eurobattery Minerals, soci\u00e9t\u00e9 mini\u00e8re su\u00e9doise bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Stockholm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural vs. lab-grown diamonds \u2013 Where does the true value lie?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Mining Review<\/span><\/p>\n

While there are several arguments that can be made in the natural versus lab-grown diamond debate, finding out where the true value lies is an important starting point. While the choice may simply be based on the personal preference of the buyer, a critical factor in the decision-making process is increasingly being made on the grounds of whether the diamond has been produced sustainability, ethically and in an environment-friendly manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

For\u00eat d\u2019Afrique centrale : ce qu\u2019il reste \u00e0 sauver<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Le massif forestier africain s\u00e9questre l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de dix ann\u00e9es mondiales d\u2019\u00e9missions de CO2, \u00e0 condition de freiner la d\u00e9forestation en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo.<\/span><\/p>\n

From minerals to beer, Congo finance minister hunts for cash<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Mining.com<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo is intent on revisiting mining contracts, rescinding and reselling unused oil permits and boosting taxes on beer to fund its development plans, according to Nicolas Kazadi, the country\u2019s finance minister. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ressources mini\u00e8res : Au moins 600 milliards \u00e9chappe au Mali par an, r\u00e9v\u00e8le FER-Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Maliweb<\/span><\/p>\n

Ce jeudi 30 septembre 2021, la salle de conf\u00e9rence du minist\u00e8re des Mines, de l\u2019Energie et de l\u2019Eau a abrit\u00e9 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de remise solennelle par le Front pour l\u2019\u00e9mergence et le renouveau au Mali (FER-Mali) d\u2019un Manifeste pour la souverainet\u00e9 \u00e9conomique du Mali \u00e0 travers l\u2019exploitation de l\u2019Or. Au cours de cette c\u00e9r\u00e9monie, le pr\u00e9sident du FER-Mali en a profit\u00e9 pour r\u00e9v\u00e9ler le manque \u00e0 gagner par l\u2019Etat malien \u00e0 cause des fausses d\u00e9clarations douani\u00e8res.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria: The U.S.$9 Billion Loss to Illegal Mining<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | This Day (Nigeria) | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

In what has become a familiar recourse to lamentation when concrete action was needed, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogah, recently accused private jet owners of aiding and abetting gold smuggling in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is the Resource Curse Hard-Baked Into African Economies? China’s Approach Hints That It May Not Be<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | The Conversation | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

Countries with abundant natural resources – gold, diamonds, crude oil- often fail to transform that advantage into favourable development outcomes. This is known as the natural resource curse. Countries like Nigeria, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are often cited as examples.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pandora Papers: Inside Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach\u2019s offshore family trust<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | Daily Maverick<\/span><\/p>\n

Records from a massive offshore data leak have provided the most detailed account yet of buccaneering mining and fuel magnate Billy Rautenbach\u2019s family empire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Assault on the West Coast: Inside the illegal diamond mining applications<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | Daily Maverick<\/span><\/p>\n

In the past few months, the Atlantic west coast in the region of the Olifants River estuary has sustained a barrage of new diamond mining applications. The documents reveal a litany of legally questionable oversights, including a failure to assess the needs of local communities. But the most disturbing evidence concerns the environmental consultant who has written most of the reports \u2014 according to the law, she is not qualified to work unsupervised.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mines en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo : \u00ab Un pillage qui r\u00e9duit une partie de la population \u00e0 <\/a>une forme d\u2019esclavage \u00bb<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Auteur de \u00ab Cobalt Blues \u00bb, le journaliste belge Erik Bruyland pointe la responsabilit\u00e9 des dirigeants congolais, des entreprises \u00e9trang\u00e8res et des g\u00e9ants du num\u00e9rique dans le fiasco minier du pays.<\/span><\/p>\n

ARMS TRADE<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Djibouti substantially expands navy<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | Janes<\/span><\/p>\n

Djibouti’s Navy formally took delivery of four vessels in a ceremony attended by President Ismail Omar Guelleh on 22 November.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Russie annonce une nouvelle dotation d\u2019\u00e9quipement militaire \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e centrafricaine<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

La F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de Russie a annonc\u00e9 des dons d\u2019\u00e9quipements militaires \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e centrafricaine en pleine reconstruction dans un pays ravag\u00e9 par les violences des paramilitaires russes, mais aussi des soldats FACA et des groupes arm\u00e9s qui contr\u00f4lent toujours une partie du territoire national.<\/span><\/p>\n

ICRC Statement: The Impact of Diversion and Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | ICRC | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

ICRC Statement to United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Impact of Diversion and Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Head of Delegation and Permanent Observer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Niger acquiring Hurkus trainers, TB2 UAVs<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkey will supply Hurkus turboprop light attack\/trainer aircraft and Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as armoured vehicles to Niger, according to Turkish President Recep Erdogan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arms proliferation and insecurity in Nigeria<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Business A.M.<\/span><\/p>\n

Albeit not having the correct data on the volume of illicit arms in circulation in the country, we nevertheless feel and experience their preponderance. Their abundance sustains religious insurgency, banditry, secessionist agitations, hostage-taking and other forms of criminality. <\/span><\/p>\n

Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes: Le Rasalao s\u2019engage pour une mise en \u0153uvre effective en C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Fratmat.info<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes (Tca) adopt\u00e9 en 2013 est entr\u00e9 en vigueur le 24 d\u00e9cembre 2014. Un processus de mise en \u0153uvre qui a d\u00e9marr\u00e9 par la signature de l\u2019instrument en avril 2013, avec 130 Etats signataires. Malgr\u00e9 de nombreuses actions positives men\u00e9es par l\u2019Etat ivoirien, \u00ab sa domestication reste inachev\u00e9e \u00bb, faute d\u2019une loi nationale sur les armes et munitions harmonis\u00e9e avec ledit trait\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fight Against the Proliferation and Illegal Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in West Africa: National Commissions Meet in Accra for the Effective Implementation of the Ecowas Convention on SALW<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | ECOWAS<\/span><\/p>\n

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organised the Annual Meeting of National Commissions (NATCOM) on Small Arms in 2021 to review activities for the effective implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) under the theme, \u201cPromoting transparency and information exchange in the control, administration and management of SALW in the ECOWAS region\u201d in Accra, Ghana, November 17-19, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa: How Israel\u2019s defence and intelligence industries are making inroads across the continent<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (\u00bc) | 19 November 2021 | The Africa Report<\/span><\/p>\n

A constellation of Israeli firms, businessmen and consultants with a long-standing foothold in Africa are leveraging their connections to local corridors of power, to indirectly serve the interests of their country. This brand of back-channel diplomacy is thriving \u2013 and thoroughly devoid of transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Innovative approach needed to curb transnational and organised crimes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Ghana Business News<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of Interior has called on the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) to develop innovative ways to curb transnational and organised crime within the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

An Elusive Tank Hunter: Mali\u2019s 9P133 ATGM Carriers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

The Malian Armed Forces used to operate large quantities of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) received from the Soviet Union. In addition to acquiring sizeable numbers of T-54B MBTs, PT-76 light tanks and BTR-60 armoured personnel carriers (APCs), several more types operated in the shadows of their more numerous counterparts. One of these types is the 9P133 Malyutka, an anti-tank variant of the BRDM-2 reconnaissance vehicle. Instead of the original turret, the 9P133 features an elevatable launcher with six 9M14 Malyutka anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). <\/span><\/p>\n

Le Cameroun renforce la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 aux fronti\u00e8res pour stopper le trafic d’armes et les enl\u00e8vements<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | French.china.org.cn<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Cameroun va renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 le long de sa fronti\u00e8re avec le Nigeria pour freiner la contrebande des armes et les enl\u00e8vements, a annonc\u00e9 jeudi un responsable du gouvernement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Army of Nigeria takes delivery of 60 Type 85 tracked APC Armored Personnel Carrier from China<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 31 October 2021 | ArmyRecognition<\/span><\/p>\n

According to information published by the NNN website on 28 octobre 2021, the Nigerian army has taken delivery of 60 Type 85 also named YW531H, a tracked APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) produced by the Chinese company NORINCO.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Israel made C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire a promised land<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | The Africa Report<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u00f4te d’Ivoire’s Abidjan, which has been a pillar of Israeli influence in West Africa since president Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny\u2019s rule, has strengthened its alliance with Tel Aviv and companies under the influence of St\u00e9phane Konan, the late prime minister Hamed Bakayoko\u2019s advisor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Control illicit trade of small arms in Ghana – Board of NCSALW told<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | GhanaWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Ambrose Dery, the Minister of Interior, has charged the Board of the Small Arms Commission, to put in robust measures to effectively control the illicit trade, manufacture, and flow of small arms and light weapons into the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : 4 militaires FARDC \u00e9crou\u00e9s pour meurtres et ventes d\u2019armes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 October 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Quatre militaires des FARDC ont \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s mardi 19 octobre \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu) \u00e0 des peines allant de cinq ans \u00e0 l\u2019emprisonnement \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9, pour des meurtres, des violations de consignes, des ventes et d\u00e9tention ill\u00e9gales d\u2019armes et effets militaires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda commissions new infantry fighting vehicle<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

The Uganda People\u2019s Defence Force (UPDF) has commissioned the locally manufactured Chui (Leopard) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is based on Twiga\u2019s recently launched Nyati but incorporating elements required by the Land Forces of the UPDF.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenya: Revealed – How Bandits Obtain M16 Rifles<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | Daily Nation | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

When Rift Valley regional coordinator George Natembeya last month claimed that bandits in Laikipia were using sophisticated weapons, many did not believe him. But on October 12, security officers killed a suspected cattle rustler and recovered an M16 rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition in Longewan, Samburu West.<\/span><\/p>\n

We must tackle illicit weapons, ammunition in parts of Africa, globally<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 October 2021 | Modern Ghana<\/span><\/p>\n

BMS7 took place in New York, in July. In this interview with Africa Renewal\u2019s Franck Kuwonu, Ambassador Kimani, chair of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) to consider the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) and its international Tracing Instrument (ITI), talks about the proliferation of dangerous firearms in Africa, and welcomes efforts to trace ammunitions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disarmament chief says small arms remain threat to peace and security<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday that Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), in the context of peacekeeping operations, are a \u00ab\u00a0threat\u00a0\u00bb that can \u00ab\u00a0exacerbate conflict, render arms embargoes ineffective, endanger \u2018blue helmets\u2019, humanitarian workers and local populations, and complicate peace agreements.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Nigeria must domesticate ECOWAS treaties urgently<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Daily Post (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

Army, Police, Immigration, Importers support law against proliferation of small arms, light weapons<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Vanguard (Nigeria)<\/span><\/p>\n

The acting Director-General of National Taskforce, Baba Mohammed, said Nigeria must domesticate ECOWAS treaties and conventions because of the alarming proliferation of arms, and weapons into the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trafic d\u2019armes : Le Burkina Faso \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 avec le Niger, le Tchad et l\u2019Ukraine, selon une \u00e9tude internationale<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 4 October 2021 | LeFaso.net<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Burkina Faso, avec un indice de 5.49 sur 10, est le 21e pays africain le plus affect\u00e9 par le crime organis\u00e9 dans le monde, selon l\u2019Indice mondial sur le crime organis\u00e9. Le pays se classe derri\u00e8re Madagascar et devant la Guin\u00e9e Bissau. Sur le plan mondial, il occupe la 67e place. Dans le top 10 africain, la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo d\u00e9tient la palme d\u2019or (1er au plan mondial) suivie du Nigeria, de la Centrafrique, du Kenya, de l\u2019Afrique du Sud, de la Libye, du Mozambique, des deux Soudans et du Cameroun.<\/span><\/p>\n

NGOs urge SA to extradite Dutch arms dealer after SCA blows<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (Behind paywall) | 3 October 2021 |Business Day<\/span><\/p>\n

Dutch arms dealer and fugitive Guus Kouwenhoven faces fresh calls for extradition from SA to the Netherlands after two losses in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in September. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mali receives four Mi-171 helicopters and weapons from Russia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

An Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft delivered four Mi-171 helicopters, weapons and ammunition from Russia to Mali late on Thursday, Malian interim defence minister Sadio Camara has said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigerian navy disowns officer’s allegations against Chadian soldiers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The Nigerian navy on Tuesday disowned allegations made in parliament by one of its senior officers that soldiers from neighbouring Chad were selling their weapons for $20 or $30, contributing to unrest in northern Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

CONFLICT<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Le groupe Wagner est-il efficace pour lutter contre le terrorisme ?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | alWihda Info<\/span><\/p>\n

Pour discuter du groupe Wagner, essayons de voir si d\u2019autres entit\u00e9s existent avant le groupe Wagner, quelles sont leurs objectifs et m\u00e9thodes op\u00e9rationnelles. Nous pouvons constater que toutes les grandes puissances ont des groups para-militaires qu\u2019ils engagent pour d\u00e9fendre leurs int\u00e9r\u00eats. La Russie, les USA, La Grande Bretagne, l\u2019Iran, l\u2019Isra\u00ebl, la France, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cynical realpolitik of the War on Terror: Uganda 2021 edition<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kampala bombings will likely mean more counter-terrorism ops, more human rights abuses, and more donor support for the Museveni regime.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Sudan: Four SPLA-IO Generals Arrested for Trying to Defect<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | The Tower Post<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition\u2019s (SPLA-IO) third infantry division headquartered in Langkien town of the Jonglei State\u2019s Nyirol County said it had arrested four of its senior military officers for allegedly trying to defect on Wednesday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Barri\u00e8res Routi\u00e8res \u00ab au Rythme du Pays \u00bb. Au-del\u00e0 de la pr\u00e9dation au Sud-Kivu, R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | November 2021 | Governance in Conflict Network<\/span><\/p>\n

Ce rapport porte sur le phe\u0301nome\u0300ne des barrie\u0300res routie\u0300res au Sud-Kivu dans l\u2019est de la Re\u0301publique De\u0301mocratique du Congo. S\u2019inspirant d\u2019une approche socio-anthropologique, il soutient que les barrie\u0300res e\u0301rige\u0301es sur les routes sont des espaces de rencontre entre une diversite\u0301 d\u2019acteurs e\u0301tatiques et non-e\u0301tatiques interagissant entre eux et avec les populations. Cette e\u0301tude aboutit au constat qu\u2019au-dela\u0300 de la pre\u0301dation, les barrie\u0300res routie\u0300res ont, au fil du temps, fait partie du paysage socio-e\u0301conomique et participent a\u0300 une forme de re\u0301gulation sociale dans un contexte de fragilite\u0301 de l\u2019E\u0301tat. Enfin, ce rapport met en exergue le paradoxe selon lequel les populations soutiennent a\u0300 la fois le maintien et la suppression de ces barrie\u0300res routie\u0300res, ouvrant ainsi le de\u0301bat sur leur avenir au Sud-Kivu.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : l\u2019attaque d\u2019un camp de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s fait vingt-deux morts en Ituri<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Les miliciens du groupe Codeco, qui pr\u00e9tend d\u00e9fendre les int\u00e9r\u00eats de la communaut\u00e9 des Lendu de cette province, sont soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d\u2019\u00eatre responsables de l\u2019assaut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries using EU-trained soldiers in Africa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | EUObserver<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries have taken command of at least one EU-trained battalion in the Central African Republic (CAR) to help \u00ab\u00a0predate\u00a0\u00bb the mineral-rich country, according to a leaked report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Senegal calls on China to get involved in war-torn Sahel region<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 November 2021 | France24<\/span><\/p>\n

Senegal’s Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall on Sunday said she hoped China would lend support in the fight against insecurity in the conflict-ridden Sahel region at the start of a China-Africa summit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Military Contigent From Netherlands Armed Forces Conducts Field Excercise In Rwanda<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 November 2021 | Taarifa<\/span><\/p>\n

A contingent of 150 soldiers of the 44 Mechanized Infantry Bn from the Royal Netherlands Army are in Rwanda for a three weeks Field Training Exercise at Combat Training Centre- Gabiro from 28 November to 22 December 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

En RDC, l\u2019arm\u00e9e ougandaise autoris\u00e9e \u00e0 passer la fronti\u00e8re pour traquer les rebelles ADF<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 November 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Certains voient cette d\u00e9cision comme une \u00ab solution provisoire \u00bb avant une r\u00e9organisation de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise, alors que pr\u00e8s de 1 200 civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 massacr\u00e9s dans l\u2019est de la RDC depuis mai, selon un bilan du Barom\u00e8tre s\u00e9curitaire de Kivu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Chinese nationals killed, others kidnapped in eastern Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Daily Maverick<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Chinese nationals have been killed and an unknown number of other people kidnapped in an attack by the CODECO militia on a mining camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an army spokesman said on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meurtre des experts de l’ONU : les 54 pr\u00e9venus accus\u00e9s de mouvement insurrectionnel et crime de guerre<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le minist\u00e8re public a poursuivi \u00e0 l’audience de mardi 23 novembre son r\u00e9quisitoire sur les diff\u00e9rentes pr\u00e9ventions \u00e0 charge des personnes accus\u00e9es dans l\u2019affaire du meurtre des experts de l\u2019ONU. Apr\u00e8s le mouvement insurrectionnel, l\u2019organe de la loi a \u00e9galement abord\u00e9 l\u2019association des malfaiteurs et les crimes de guerre par meurtre. <\/span><\/p>\n

From ethnic amnesia to ethnocracy: 80% of Rwanda\u2019s top officials are Tutsi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

After the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) took power in 1994, it erased references to ethnic belonging. People ceased to be Hutu, Tutsi or Twa but became Rwandan, as underscored by the campaign Ndi Umunyarwanda (\u201cI am Rwandan\u201d). This policy of ethnic amnesia was understandable. During the genocide, being identified as Tutsi meant near certain death. The new government therefore sought to resolve inter-communal animosity by simply removing references to ethnicity.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne renouvelle les sanctions contre le Burundi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019Union Europ\u00e9enne renouvelle ses sanctions contre le Burundi jusqu\u2019au 31 octobre 2022. Le pays est sous sanctions \u00e9conomiques depuis 2015 en raison des violations des droits de l’homme sous la pr\u00e9sidence de l’ancien pr\u00e9sident, Pierre Nkurunziza.<\/span><\/p>\n

West and Central Africa have world\u2019s highest number of children recruited into conflict, U.N. Says<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

The number of children recruited into conflict in West and Central Africa is now the highest in the world, the United Nations\u2019s children\u2019s agency said Tuesday, a result of the region\u2019s multiple crises and the growing hardships of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

East Africa\u2019s terrorism hotspots: examining the roots and solutions<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | The Conversation<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala\u2019s central business district and were claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Tensions have been increasing across the border too, in Kenya. The government has instructed security agencies to be more vigilant. Moina Spooner, of The Conversation Africa, asked terrorism researcher Dr Anneli Botha to provide insights into what drives terrorism in the region and how it should be addressed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwandan online video reporter given \u201cabsurd\u201d seven-year-jail sentence<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | RSF<\/span><\/p>\n

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the absurd and arbitrary seven-year prison sentence that Dieudonn\u00e9 Niyonsenga, the operator of an online TV channel called Ishema TV, has received from Rwanda\u2019s high court as a result of an appeal by the prosecutor\u2019s office against his acquittal at his initial trial. The authorities must stop persecuting online journalists, RSF says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ICC Appeals Judgment on Abd-Al-Rahman Jurisdictional Challenge: A Foreseeable Turn to Substantive Justice?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | EJIL:Talk!<\/span><\/p>\n

On 1 November 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its Appeals Judgment on Abd-Al-Rahman Jurisdictional Challenge which could have been the ICC\u2019s own Tadic Interlocutory Appeal on Jurisdiction. In addition to challenging the legality of Security Council (SC) Resolution 1593, the Defence claimed the ICC was prevented from exercising its subject matter jurisdiction over crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in a non-international armed conflict (NIAC), as defined in Articles 7, 8(2)(c) and (e) Rome Statute, for conduct that occurred in Darfur, Sudan in 2003-2004.<\/span><\/p>\n

Portugal \u2018could leave UN mission\u2019 thanks to diamond trafficking case<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Plataforma<\/span><\/p>\n

Analysts contacted by Lusa believe the case of suspected diamond trafficking by members from Portugal of a United Nations mission in the Central African Republic presents major obstacles and could \u201clead to the departure of the Portuguese contingent\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le proc\u00e8s de Claude Muhayimana s’ouvre \u00e0 la cour d’assises sp\u00e9ciale de Paris<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Ce citoyen franco-rwandais est accus\u00e9 de \u00ab complicit\u00e9 par aide et assistance \u00bb pour \u00ab crimes de guerre \u00bb et \u00ab crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9 \u00bb. Apr\u00e8s dix ans de proc\u00e9dures, deux reports dues aux contraintes sanitaires li\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9pid\u00e9mie de Covid-19, c\u2019est le troisi\u00e8me proc\u00e8s qui s’ouvre en France en lien avec le g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis au Rwanda en 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunmen kidnap 8 Chinese gold mine workers in South Kivu, DR Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | CGTN<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunmen killed a police officer and kidnapped eight Chinese nationals working at a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) conflict-plagued east on Sunday, a CGTN source on site confirmed. <\/span><\/p>\n

Djugu: Des affrontements entre les rebelles de URDPC\/ CODECO et du Zaire font 6 morts dans les localit\u00e9s de Mba et Jaibu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Six personnes dont un enfant, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es ce dimanche 21 novembre 2021 lors des affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 les combattants de URDPC\/ CODECO et ceux de Zaire, dans les localit\u00e9s de Mba et Jaibu dans le groupement Jaiba, en territoire de Djugu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : Le minist\u00e8re public requiert la prison \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 pour 17 pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s CODECO<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Le minist\u00e8re public a requis la peine \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 pour dix-sept pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s miliciens de CODECO et vingt ans pour les cinq autres, au terme de son r\u00e9quisitoire devant le tribunal militaire de garnison de l\u2019Ituri si\u00e9geant en chambre foraine, \u00e0 la prison centrale de Bunia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parc national des Virunga : un \u00e9cogarde tu\u00e9 dans une attaque men\u00e9e par des ex-membres du M23<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Mutazimiza Kanyaruchinya Etienne, est le nom du Brigadier en chef d\u2019un poste de patrouille des gardes du Parc National des Virunga situ\u00e9 \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du village de Bukima, au sein du secteur de Mikeno, dans le Territoire de Rutshuru tu\u00e9 dans une attaque men\u00e9e la nuit du samedi 20 novembre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia Says Ready To Support Mozambique In Fight Against Terrorism<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Eurasia Review<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia is ready to support Mozambique in the fight against terrorism through cooperation in the field of intelligence, Russian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov said at the end of a meeting with Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Ros\u00e1rio in Maputo. <\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda in Talks With Congo to Defeat Rebels After Attacks<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda is in talks with neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on plans to defeat Islamic rebels after four terrorist attacks in the past month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroon, CAR Raise Concerns About Border Security<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

Defense ministers from Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) say kidnapping for ransom, cattle theft and illegal arms trafficking continue to hinder security along the border of the neighboring countries. During this week’s transborder security meeting in Bouar, a commercial town in the CAR, the defense ministers agreed to jointly deploy troops to protect civilians from rebels fighting to topple the CAR government.<\/span><\/p>\n

AMISOM Trains Jubaland Officials to Combat Conflict-related Sexual Violence<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Zawya<\/span><\/p>\n

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), has concluded a five-day training workshop on the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kismayo, the administrative capital of Jubaland State.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigeria: Officials Indicted in Abuses of Protesters<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | HRW<\/span><\/p>\n

A judicial panel has found that army and police officers shot, injured, and killed unarmed protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, Nigeria during nationwide protests against police brutality in 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. This confirms Human Rights Watch findings, which the panel said the authorities tried to cover up.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC\/\u00c9tat de si\u00e8ge : 729 membres des groupes arm\u00e9s arr\u00eat\u00e9s en Ituri depuis mai (FARDC)<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Au total 729 membres des diff\u00e9rents groupes arm\u00e9s, qui \u00e9cument atrocement la province de l\u2019Ituri, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s par les services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de d\u00e9fense, depuis le mois de mai, au moment o\u00f9 tous les pouvoirs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 remis entre les mains des autorit\u00e9s militaires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burkina Faso: la classe politique interroge les dysfonctionnements de l’arm\u00e9e dans la lutte contre le terrorisme<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Au Burkina Faso, la classe politique r\u00e9agit face aux dysfonctionnements constat\u00e9s au sein des forces arm\u00e9e en lutte contre le terrorisme. Majorit\u00e9 comme opposition demandent au chef de l\u2019Etat des mesures fortes pour instaurer la s\u00e9r\u00e9nit\u00e9 au sein des troupes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad Say New Jihadist Terrorism Threats Warrant Change of Military Response<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroonian, Nigerian and Chadian troops fighting terrorism in the Lake Chad basin say attacks on military positions have been increasing since Boko Haram leader Aboubakar Shekau was declared dead in May. Military officials from the three countries say the Islamic State in West Africa Province group, or ISWAP, is completely changing terrorism tactics to gain the sympathy of Lake Chad basin civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC\/Sud-Kivu: 26 enfants sortis des rangs du Rassemblement Congolais contre l’Occupation et la Balkanisation (RCCOB) gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l\u2019implication de la MONUSCO<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Actualite.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Sud-Kivu est toujours en proie aux violences. Dans plusieurs territoires, les enfants sont toujours exploit\u00e9s par des groupes arm\u00e9s. A Fizi, par exemple, ce ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne n\u2019est pas rare. C\u2019est ce qu\u2019a constat\u00e9 notamment la MONUSCO dont la Section de la Protection de l\u2019enfant a pour r\u00f4le notamment de lutter contre ces exploitations. Du 9 au 12 novembre, elle s\u2019est rendue \u00e0 Amba (territoire de Fizi) pour faciliter la signature de la d\u00e9claration unilat\u00e9rale et de la feuille de route par le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral autoproclam\u00e9 Kimanuka Musasa, commandant d\u2019un groupe arm\u00e9 appel\u00e9 Rassemblement Congolais contre l’Occupation et la Balkanisation (RCCOB).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : les FARDC repoussent la milice de la CODECO \u00e0 Drodro apr\u00e8s des violents combats<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des violents combats ont oppos\u00e9 mercredi 17 novembre les militaires des FARDC \u00e0 un groupe des miliciens de la CODECO au centre commercial de Drodro dans le territoire de Dgugu, en Ituri. Selon des sources de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, ce groupe a pris pour cible le site des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui h\u00e9berge environ huit milles familles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda, DRC, Monusco Discuss Repatriation of Members of Armed Groups<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Taarifa<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are working on deepening cooperation that will see eventual repatriation of members of armed groups to their countries of origin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mozambique: Treating Root Causes of Northern Conflict Key to Guns Being Silenced<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

Four years ago in October, attacks by a few dozen young men on three police stations in Mocimboa da Praia – a district of Cabo Delgado province in northeastern Mozambique – signalled the beginning of an armed conflict in the area. University researchers, religious leaders and journalists largely agreed that extreme poverty and lack of prospects, especially among jobless young people, fuelled anger and despair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda hosts 3rd annual conference on prevention of recruitment and use of child soldiers in conflicts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | The New Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda is this week hosting a symposium under the Knowledge for Prevention (K4P) project which is under The Dallaire Institute\u2019s African Centre of Excellence that aims at Peacekeeping and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eastern Congo lawmakers sound alarm over 144 violent civilian deaths this month<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

At least 144 civilians have been killed in eastern Congo this month, lawmakers from the conflict-hit provinces said on Wednesday, refusing to back extending a state of siege they said was failing its mission to end decades of instability.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : 22 victimes des atrocit\u00e9s de CODECO font des t\u00e9moignages accablants devant le tribunal militaire en Ituri<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Faisant leurs d\u00e9positions, mardi 16 novembre, devant le tribunal militaire de garnison de l\u2019Ituri, vingt-deux(22) victimes des atrocit\u00e9s perp\u00e9tr\u00e9es par la milice CODECO, active dans les territoires de Djugu et de Mahagi ont fait des t\u00e9moignages accablants, faisant froid au dos, sur les attaques sanglantes dans leurs localit\u00e9s respectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Detentions continue in Sudan \u2013 reports of beatings and torture<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Dabanga<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Lawyers Front of Sudan reports that Mohamed El Hadi, a leading member of the Empowerment Removal Committee* in Singa, capital of Sennar state in Sudan, has been subjected to brutal torture at the prison of the Military Intelligence in the Singa garrison since his detention on October 26.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suspected M23 rebel arrested in Uganda with two guns<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Monitor<\/span><\/p>\n

The arrest comes one week after M23 rebels raided the Congolese government security bases in Rutshuru District forcing hundreds of Congolese nationals to flee into Uganda through Bunagana border post in Kisoro District.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrestations et condamnations de militaires dans l’est de la RDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

Six soldats congolais, soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d’\u00eatre des \u00ab\u00a0coupeurs de route\u00a0\u00bb qui rackettaient les voyageurs, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s dans l’est de la RDC, o\u00f9 deux autres ont par ailleurs \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s pour le meurtre de deux enfants, a-t-on appris mardi de sources militaires locales.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who are Islamic State’s affiliates in Central Africa?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Ugandan authorities blamed Tuesday’s deadly suicide bombings on \u00ab\u00a0domestic terror groups\u00a0\u00bb linked to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist militia with roots in Uganda, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <\/span><\/p>\n

The other insurgency: northwest Nigeria\u2019s worsening bandit crisis<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | War on the Rocks<\/span><\/p>\n

In September, several Nigerian social media accounts known for their pro-military slant began reporting that a notorious bandit named Turji Gidde had been captured. It appeared to be a rare and dramatic victory in the military\u2019s renewed campaign against the criminal insurgents who have terrorized swathes of northwestern Nigerian in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barkhane: La France transf\u00e8re une deuxi\u00e8me base militaire de Tessalit au Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | Sahel Intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n

La force sp\u00e9ciale fran\u00e7aise \u201cBarkhane\u201d a transf\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e malienne la base de Tessalit, dans le nord du Mali, dans le cadre de l\u2019adaptation du dispositif militaire fran\u00e7ais dans la bande sah\u00e9lo-saharienne, a annonc\u00e9 mardi l\u2019\u00e9tat-major des arm\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

Explosions in Ugandan Capital Leave At Least One Person Dead<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

At least one person died when two explosions hit the Ugandan capital, the fourth blast in Kampala in the past month. The blasts occurred outside an office of insurer Jubilee Holdings Ltd. and near the city\u2019s central police station, the Daily Monitor reported, citing eyewitnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

EU eyes sanctions in Mali, and against Russian mercenaries<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

The European Union is planning to take action against anyone delaying Mali\u2019s political transition and is drawing up a list of sanctions to impose on Russian mercenaries that Mali\u2019s government hired to fight extremists, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several dead in suspected jihadist attack on Burkina Faso security forces<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 November 2021 | France24<\/span><\/p>\n

Suspected jihadists killed at least 19 gendarmes and a civilian in an attack early Sunday in northern Burkina Faso, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. confronts Russia as U.N. renews Central Africa peacekeepers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia and China abstained in a U.N. Security Council vote on Friday to extend a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) as the United States called on Russia to investigate accusations of abuse by Russian contractors in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Ugandan Soldiers Sentenced to Death in Somalia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

Two Ugandan People\u2019s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been sentenced to death and three others to 39 years in jail for the deaths of civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda, DRC top military officials discuss rebel activity along borders<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

Top Rwandan and DR Congo military officials met in Kigali this week on the back of an attack by an armed group believed to be ex-M23 rebels in Tshanzu and Runyoni, North Kivu, eastern DR Congo on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia shrugs off French concerns on possible mercenary deal with Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia on Thursday dismissed French concerns about a potential deal between Mali and a Russian private military contractor and said it planned to continue supplying Mali with weapons, military hardware and ammunition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel – Report of the Secretary-General<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (S\/2021\/940) | 12 November 2021 | UNSC | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2391 (2017) of 8 December 2017, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General, in close coordination with the members of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) \u2013 Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger \u2013 and the African Union, to report on the activities of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel and the support provided by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in this regard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Give Peace a Chance. S\u00e9verine Autesserre\u2019s apologia for international peacebuilding<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | The Baffler<\/span><\/p>\n

In three books, Autesserre has painted an unflattering picture of a multi-billion-dollar industry run by bureaucrats who are well versed in United Nations procedures but lack anything beyond the most basic knowledge of the places in which they work. Whether in Afghanistan, Colombia, or South Sudan, the denizens of Peace Inc. stay in secure compounds, among people they probably met on missions elsewhere. Careers are made in movement; staying put for too long can make it seem that one has gone native. All this contributes to what Autesserre describes as a pernicious \u201cpeacebuilding culture,\u201d which blinds experts to the reality on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : l\u2019arm\u00e9e arr\u00eate un g\u00e9n\u00e9ral autoproclam\u00e9 et 5 ravitailleurs de la coalition rebelle CODECO-FPIC en Ituri<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 9 November 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Les Forces Arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo ont affirm\u00e9 lundi 08 novembre 2021 l\u2019arrestation d\u2019un G\u00e9n\u00e9ral autoproclam\u00e9 de la milice Front Patriotique et Int\u00e9grationniste au Congo (FPIC) et 5 complices, consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme ravitailleurs de la coalition rebelle CODECO-FPIC, actif dans le Territoire de Djugu depuis plusieurs ann\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

EU begins military training against Mozambique insurgency<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 November 2021 | Mail & Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU on Wednesday launched a military training mission in Mozambique to help local troops to fight a jihadist insurgency in its gas-rich north.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: deux militants de la Lucha en proc\u00e8s pour diffamation \u00e0 l’encontre de la Premi\u00e8re dame<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

En R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, le mouvement citoyen la Lucha d\u00e9nonce un acharnement judiciaire \u00e0 l’encontre de ses militants. Deux d’entre eux : Parfait Muhani et Ghislain Muhiwa \u00e9taient en proc\u00e8s hier vendredi, devant le tribunal militaire de garnison de Goma, pour diffamation \u00e0 l’encontre de la Premi\u00e8re dame.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC : \u00ab Il faut un tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour tous les crimes dans l\u2019Est \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

Si l\u2019on veut esp\u00e9rer voir se profiler la fin des crimes et atrocit\u00e9s dans la partie orientale du pays, il faut que tous les responsables puissent r\u00e9pondre de leurs actes devant une juridiction internationale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali: l\u2019arm\u00e9e dit enqu\u00eater sur les accusations d\u2019exactions contre des militaires<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | MaliWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e malienne a affirm\u00e9 jeudi mener des enqu\u00eates sur les nombreuses all\u00e9gations d\u2019exactions commises par des militaires depuis le d\u00e9but du conflit en 2012, d\u00e9non\u00e7ant certaines all\u00e9gations \u201cqui n\u2019ont aucun sens\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

US issues warnings over China plan for military bases in Kenya<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | Business Daily<\/span><\/p>\n

The US has raised the alarm over alleged plans by China to establish a military base in Kenya and extend its grip beyond economic and investment ties. It claimed that the planned base in Kenya is part of China\u2019s pursuit of a global military logistics network to counter the existing interests of superpower nations, including the US.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arm\u00e9e malienne : La justice militaire au centre de la communication de la DIRPA<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | MaliWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Le directeur par int\u00e9rim de la DIRPA, le colonel Mariam Sagara et le colonel Major Issa Coulibaly ont ensemble pass\u00e9 en revue toutes les activ\u00e9s men\u00e9es par les FAMA, la marche de la justice militaire. C\u2019\u00e9tait en pr\u00e9sence des compagnons d\u2019armes de la DIRPA, du repr\u00e9sentant de l\u2019EUTEM, de Barkane, dans la salle de r\u00e9union dudit service, le jeudi 4 novembre 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunmen ambush and kill 69 in Niger\u2019s troubled borderlands<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Niger: de nombreux membres d’un comit\u00e9 d’autod\u00e9fense tombent dans une embuscade jihadiste<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Gunmen killed 69 people including a local mayor in a jihadist attack in a remote area of south-west Niger, the country\u2019s interior minister has confirmed, amid a wave of violence against civilians that has swept the country this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Djugu: deux centres de sant\u00e9 saccag\u00e9s et pill\u00e9s par la milice CODECO<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Un groupe des miliciens de la CODECO a vandalis\u00e9 deux structures sanitaires mercredi 3 novembre dans le groupement Malabo \u00e0 environ 30 kilom\u00e8tres au nord de Bunia dans le territoire de Djugu (Ituri). La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile locale condamne ces violences, qui accentuent la vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 de la population d\u00e9j\u00e0 paup\u00e9ris\u00e9e par la guerre. Elle invite les autorit\u00e9s militaires \u00e0 garantir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion. <\/span><\/p>\n

Le Tchad, un alli\u00e9 pr\u00e9cieux de la France, face \u00e0 la menace islamiste<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | Atlantico<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Tchad est un pays strat\u00e9gique dans la lutte contre le terrorisme islamiste. Mahamat D\u00e9by, le fils de Idriss D\u00e9by, reste un partenaire tout d\u00e9sign\u00e9, mais il doit assurer, en toute l\u00e9galit\u00e9, le processus de transition qu\u2019il a amorc\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fractious future of the Islamic State in West Africa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | War on the Rocks<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa was supposed to be the Islamic State\u2019s success story. Observers saw the group\u2019s rising attacks there as proof that the continent had become the new center of global jihad. In August 2021, the United Nations even declared that \u201cthe most alarming development in recent months is [the Islamic State\u2019s] relentless spread across the African continent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

UN urges Mali to end hereditary slavery<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

UN human rights experts on Friday called on Mali to crack down on hereditary slavery after a series of violent attacks against people born into servitude.<\/span><\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner ou la n\u00e9buleuse russe du Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | MaliWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

On a beau tenter d\u2019arracher aux autorit\u00e9s maliennes la reconnaissance d\u2019un deal avec Wagner, elles seront rest\u00e9es imperm\u00e9ables et de marbre jusqu\u2019au bout. Sur la question, le Premier ministre Choguel Ma\u00efga n\u2019a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi constant.<\/span><\/p>\n

How armed conflict over pasture in North Rift has been resolved by pastoralists<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | Business Daily<\/span><\/p>\n

Dispute over pasture and water has been the main source of armed conflicts among pastoralists in Northern Kenya that has led to the loss of human lives and property. However, the perennial issue is now being resolved. The solution has been found by encouraging residents to embrace fodder production to manage the availability of feeds for their animals throughout the year especially during the dry spells, and reduce the rampant cases of conflicts over grazing fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : la communaut\u00e9 Lendu condamne les r\u00e9centes attaques des miliciens de la CODECO dans plusieurs entit\u00e9s du territoire de Djugu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | MediaCongo.net<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans une d\u00e9claration ce lundi 1er novembre 2021 \u00e0 Bunia, l\u2019association culturelle LORI, regroupant le peuple Lendu,a condamn\u00e9 les attaques g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9es des miliciens de la CODECO sur plusieurs entit\u00e9s du territoire de Djugu ,dont les plus r\u00e9centes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9es dans les groupements Malabo, Lopa, Luvangire, Sala, Limani, Pimbo, Njubu, Penyi et au centre de n\u00e9goce de Nizi.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : les mercenaires russes \u00e0 la t\u00eate une gigantesque mafia \u00e0 Bangui<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 November 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Les mercenaires russes de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner ont mis en place un syst\u00e8me mafieux ignoble qui leur permet de siphonner les caisses de l\u2019\u00c9tat centrafricain sous l\u2019\u0153il bienveillant du gouvernement. Avec la complicit\u00e9 des commer\u00e7ants libanais, le tr\u00e9sor public centrafricain leur d\u00e9bourse de grosses sommes d\u2019argent qui \u00e9chappent \u00e0 tout contr\u00f4le.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN accuses Congo army of beating human rights defender to death<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations on Monday accused Democratic Republic of Congo’s army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lack of planning, finances crippling Congo’s state of siege: report<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Poor planning, a lack of objectives and insufficient funding have hobbled President Felix Tshisekedi’s pledge to end the bloodshed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a confidential parliamentary report seen by Reuters on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sudan coup could offer boon for Moscow<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | al-Monitor<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sudanese military detained the country’s prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, on Monday along with several other members of the government. Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who led the coup and alongside Hamdok headed the transitional military-civilian government, announced on state television the introduction of a state of emergency in the country and the dissolution of the country\u2019s so-called Transitional Sovereign Council and the government. As protests erupted in Khartoum and world capitals condemned the coup, the events in Sudan were greeted with restrained optimism in Moscow. Russian officials to this point have refrained from recognizing the change of power in Khartoum as a military coup.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries harass civilians in Central African Republic: UN<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 October 2021 | TRT World<\/span><\/p>\n

UN Experts Urge CAR to Drop Russia\u2019s Wagner Group<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 27 October 2021 | The Defense Post<\/span><\/p>\n

UN experts asserted that the Wagner Group, which works closely with police and the CAR army, has been committing systemic human rights and international humanitarian law violations.<\/span><\/p>\n

US worries over possible ‘Russian mercenaries’ in Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 27 October 2021 | WION<\/span><\/p>\n

US ambassador to United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, as per a statement issued on Tuesday, has expressed ‘grave concerns’ that Russian mercenaries may be deployed to Mali and undermine international efforts to defeat violent extremism<\/span><\/p>\n

Biden Should Support the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 October 2021 | The National Interest<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1990, just prior to the start of its civil war, the West African nation of Sierra Leone had a population of just over four million people. Over the next eleven years, more than 50,000 civilians died in a civil war that began when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), backed by Charles Taylor\u2019s National Patriotic Front of Liberia, launched a violent campaign to oust President Joseph Momoh\u2019s government.<\/span><\/p>\n

IS claims responsibility for bomb attack in Uganda<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Islamic state claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least one person in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Saturday night, the militant group said in a statement posted in an affiliated Telegram channel late on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sudan’s civilian leaders arrested amid coup reports<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 October 2021 | BBC News<\/span><\/p>\n

Members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : col\u00e8re et stup\u00e9faction au sein de l\u2019arm\u00e9e nationale, plusieurs officiers interpell\u00e9s par les mercenaires russes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s l\u2019arrestation par les mercenaires russes du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Ludovic Nga\u00effei, ancien chef d\u2019\u00c9tat major de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, puis celle du colonel Moussa Kitoko, commandant de zone de d\u00e9fense du nord-ouest, en suite celle du capitaine chef du d\u00e9tachement des FACA \u00e0 Bria, vient le tour du colonel Rodongo, chef du bataillon de transmission, d\u00e9tach\u00e9 \u00e0 Kaga-Bandoro, mais aussi de l\u2019adjudant-chef Guetel, chef de la maison d\u2019arr\u00eat de Berberati.<\/span><\/p>\n

Profit from illicit mining, not political power, behind insurgency in Great Lakes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 October 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

Huge profits from smuggling of minerals is the main reason behind a surge in rebel movements in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. And in what could provide further evidence that natural resources, rather than a search for political power is behind insurgencies, a UN Special Envoy this week said countries connected by trade must be involved in ending the fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries leave trail of destruction in the Central African Republic<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 October 2021 | Financial Times<\/span><\/p>\n

When the tattooed Russian fighters arrived in Alindao, a town in the southern Central African Republic (CAR), the rebels fled \u2014 and the people rejoiced. \u201cThey were white. They were very big,\u201d said Fatima, 32. \u201cThey looked so strange, they had tattoos everywhere \u2014 snakes, skulls, human heads\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.[but] they were going to help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

La pr\u00e9sence de Wagner en Centrafrique viole-t-elle le dispositif de l\u2019embargo impos\u00e9 par le conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 ?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans une interview accord\u00e9e au magazine panafricain jeune Afrique le 20 septembre dernier, le chef de l\u2019\u00c9tat centrafricain, le professeur Faustin Archange Touadera disait n\u2019avoir pas eu connaissance de l\u2019activit\u00e9 de l\u2019entreprise de mercenariat russe Wagner en Centrafrique. Or, son homologue fran\u00e7ais, quatre mois plut\u00f4t, affirme dans une interview accord\u00e9e au journal du dimanche que son homologue centrafricain Faustin Archange Touadera est d\u00e9sormais otage du groupe Wagner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali : la neutralisation par l\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise du commandant d\u2019une importante katiba proche d\u2019Al-Qaida<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 October 2021 | Sahel Intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise a annonc\u00e9, jeudi, la neutralisation au Mali, de Nasser Al Tergui, chef de la katiba du Gourma du Rassemblement pour la victoire de l\u2019Islam et des musulmans (RVIM), proche d\u2019Al-Qa\u00efda.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Mali et le repositionnement militaire fran\u00e7ais<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 October 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019annonce du repositionnement de l\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise au Sahel a \u00e9t\u00e9 diversement accueillie par les \u00c9tats de la r\u00e9gion. Quatre mois apr\u00e8s cette annonce, ce qui devait \u00eatre une simple reconfiguration du dispositif militaire fran\u00e7ais s\u2019est transform\u00e9e en une sorte de d\u00e9flagration politico-militaire, occasionnant une crise particuli\u00e8rement vive avec le Mali. Entretien avec Nicolas Normand, chercheur associ\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Institut de relations internationales et strat\u00e9giques (Iris).<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali: publication de deux rapports sur l\u2019impunit\u00e9 et la gouvernance de la transition<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 October 2021 | MaliWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Syst\u00e8me Int\u00e9gr\u00e9 d\u2019Alerte, de Rapportage et d\u2019Analyse<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Les responsables de l\u2019observatoire citoyen contre l\u2019impunit\u00e9 et pour la redevabilit\u00e9 (OCCIPRE) ont publi\u00e9, lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence presse tenue hier \u00e0 Bamako, les deux rapports sur la situation de l\u2019impunit\u00e9. Les statistiques de sondage de droits de l\u2019Homme au Mali et la gestion de la transition visent \u00e0 informer sur la situation que pr\u00e9vaut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso face greater risk of recruitment by armed groups<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 October 2021 | Save the Children | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Children living in conflict zones in the Central Sahel region across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are facing a greater risk of illegal recruitment by non-state armed groups on a drive to attract young people after thousands of schools closed in the past two years due to increasing violence and COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali: le gouvernement veut n\u00e9gocier, les jihadistes accepteront-ils?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 October 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Au Mali, l\u2019information fait grand bruit depuis le d\u00e9but de la semaine, le gouvernement de transition a donn\u00e9 mandat au Haut conseil islamique pour amorcer un dialogue avec les groupes jihadistes maliens qui s\u00e9vissent dans le pays. Le Jnim (Groupe de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019Islam et aux musulmans) d\u2019Iyad Ag Ghaly, et la Katiba Macina d\u2019Amadou Koufa, qui en est une composante. Il ne s\u2019agit pour l\u2019instant que d\u2019une \u00ab mission de bons offices \u00bb qui doit \u00e9tablir le contact. L\u2019objectif final, c\u2019est de trouver des positions communes pour mettre un terme aux attaques et aux combats qui ensanglantent le pays depuis pr\u00e8s de dix ans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Security Council Presidential Statement on Great Lakes Urges Concerted Efforts against Armed Groups\u2019 Illicit Funding from Pillaged Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 October 2021 | UNSC | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

Through a presidential statement, the Security Council urged signatory states of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as regional organizations and the international community, to coordinate their efforts to undercut the economic lifelines of armed groups that benefit from the illegal exploitation and trade in natural resources, and to prevent the exploitation of women and children in the trade of these resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continued Attacks by Illegal Armed Groups in Central African Republic Thwarting Progress towards Implementing Peace Agreement, Special Representative Tells Security Council<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | UNSC | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

Unabating attacks by illegal armed groups in the Central African Republic are exacerbating the already fragile security situation and undermining valuable progress made in establishing institutional stability, the Head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission there told the Security Council today, as members examined the situation ahead of an imminent vote on renewing the Mission\u2019s mandate, which expires on 15 November.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : arrestation \u00e0 Bria par les mercenaires russes de l\u2019autoproclam\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Papa Bobiri, un proche du ministre Hassan Bouba<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque des positions des soldats FACA dans la ville de Bria par un groupe des hommes lourdement arm\u00e9s identifi\u00e9s formellement comme des \u00e9l\u00e9ments rebelles de l\u2019unit\u00e9 pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC), les mercenaires russes de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner ont proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 des interpellations massives et aveugles de plusieurs personnes, dont l\u2019autoproclam\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019UPC Papa Bobiri, proche du ministre de l\u2019\u00c9levage Hassan Bouba.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : la d\u00e9claration de soutien de Sarandji aux mercenaires russes suscite de controverse<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans une lettre de f\u00e9licitations adress\u00e9e aux \u00ab communaut\u00e9s des officiers russes en Centrafrique \u00bb, le Pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale, Monsieur Simplice Mathieu Sarandji tient \u00e0 remercier et encourager tous les mercenaires de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner pour leur bravoure ainsi que son encouragement soutenu pour la poursuite de leur \u00ab noble \u00bb mission en Centrafrique. Or, pour l\u2019opposition d\u00e9mocratique, cette lettre de f\u00e9licitations est sans doute une sorte de pied de nez fait \u00e0 l\u2019encontre des victimes civiles qui leur est imput\u00e9 dans des faits encore sous investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kidnapping Becomes Mozambican Flourishing Business<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | Pressenza<\/span><\/p>\n

While Mozambique is fighting militant attacks by deploying regional force, the frequency of kidnapping for ransom money, especially local and foreign business executives, presents serious signs of the deteriorating security situation and has negative effects of business climate in country.<\/span><\/p>\n

West Africa: Terror in the Backyard … West Africa’s Security Headaches<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (1) | 18 October 2021 | Ghanaian Times | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

The 9\/11 terror attacks in the United States of America (USA) in 2001, and the fallouts from the global war on terror have had a profound influence on the global security landscape. The dislocation and relocation of terrorist cells and training camps; the declared intention by terrorist organisations to strike targets that represent the interests of Western countries and their allies; the emergence of new terrorist groups; alliances formed by various global terrorist franchises and the increasing incidence of terrorist attacks, have altogether redefined the global security terrain profoundly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : l\u2019arm\u00e9e rwandaise a fait incursion \u00e0 Kibumba, ouvert le feu et pill\u00e9 les biens des civils<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e rwandaise a fait une incursion sur le territoire congolais ce lundi 18 octobre 2021, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 vouloir contr\u00f4ler au moins six villages du territoire de Nyiragongo, alertait la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile sur place, t\u00f4t le matin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner : Jean-Yves Le Drian s’en prend au r\u00f4le des paramilitaires russes en Centrafrique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | TV5Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Le chef de la diplomatie fran\u00e7aise Jean-Yves Le Drian a accus\u00e9 dimanche soir les mercenaires du groupe priv\u00e9 russe Wagner de se \u00ab\u00a0substituer\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 l’autorit\u00e9 de l’\u00c9tat en Centrafrique et d’en \u00ab\u00a0confisquer la capacit\u00e9 fiscale\u00a0\u00bb. Un message clairement adress\u00e9 aux nouvelles autorit\u00e9s maliennes actuellement en discussion avec la compagnie proche du Kremlin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : l\u2019auditeur sup\u00e9rieur militaire scelle trois barri\u00e8res install\u00e9es ill\u00e9galement par les services \u00e9tatiques \u00e0 Bunia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019auditeur sup\u00e9rieur militaire, le Colonel Joseph Makelele, a scell\u00e9 ce samedi 16 octobre trois barri\u00e8res install\u00e9es ill\u00e9galement par les services \u00e9tatiques dans la province de l\u2019Ituri pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment dans la ville de Bunia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wagner: Putin\u2019s secret weapon on the way to Mali? <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 16 October 2021 | Modern Diplomacy<\/span><\/p>\n

France is outraged at the prospect of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group arriving in Mali. However, Paris is seeking a way out of an unwinnable conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Report of the Secretary-General<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (S\/2021\/867) | 15 October 2021 | UNSC | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

By its resolution 2552 (2020), the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 November 2021 and requested the Secretary-General to report on its implementation every four months. The present report provides an update on major developments in the Central African Republic since the previous report of the Secretary-General of 16 June 2021 (S\/2021\/571) and on the reinforcement of MINUSCA authorized in resolution 2566 (2021).<\/span><\/p>\n

La Centrafrique recadre sa coop\u00e9ration avec la Russie autour de ses douanes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 October 2021 | Afriqinfos<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangui sonne la fin des \u00abexperts russes\u00bb d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s aux diff\u00e9rents postes de douanes du pays. Les autorit\u00e9s centrafricaines via un courrier adress\u00e9 \u00e0 la Mission \u00e9conomique russe, souhaitent r\u00e9\u00e9valuer cette forme de coop\u00e9ration avec Moscou. La pr\u00e9sence russe dans le pays \u00e0 travers les compagnies priv\u00e9es de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et les accords \u00e9conomiques y aff\u00e9rents notamment dans les mines et les douanes font l\u2019objet de vives pol\u00e9miques ces derniers mois.<\/span><\/p>\n

ECOWAS in Guinea: Tough on coups, tame on the causes of coups<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 October 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Guinea and Mali both experiencing coups in recent months, it would be wrong to herald the dawn of a new trend of military overthrows in West Africa. Reoccurring instability is contained to a handful of states. What is a real and worrying trend, however, is the region\u2019s consistent failure to address the conditions that spark coups in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sentry: Sanctioned businessmen bag multibillion-dollar contracts with South Sudan government<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 October 2021 | Radio Tamazuj<\/span><\/p>\n

The government of South Sudan is awarding billions of dollars in contracts to companies that appear to be controlled by sanctioned persons close to the president, warns The Sentry in a new investigative report released on Thursday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Six arrested in Rwanda for spreading rumours to cause \u2018uprising<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>\u2019 | 13 October 2021 | Al Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwandan authorities have arrested six people including a journalist and members of an opposition party accused of publishing rumours allegedly intended to start an uprising, the investigation bureau said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why the condemnation by EU of Rwanda\u2019s judgement on Rusesabagina is questionable<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 October 2021 | Igihe<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda: Rusesabagina case rebounds!<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | The Rwandan<\/span><\/p>\n

This 7 octobre 2021, by a resolution taken almost unanimously, the European Parliament (EP) asks Kigali to repatriate Paul Rusesabagina, sentenced to 25 years in prison. Kigali rants and cries out for neocolonialism. A diplomatic game that thrills!<\/span><\/p>\n

U.N. court rules in favor of Somalia over Kenya in long-running maritime dispute<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations\u2019 highest court ruled Tuesday in favor of Somalia in a years-long dispute with Kenya about their maritime border, a decision that could worsen the already fragile relationship between the neighboring countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African Republic war crimes suspect ‘beat’ prisoners, ICC prosecutor says<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

A former Central African Republic \u00ab\u00a0Seleka\u00a0\u00bb faction commander took part in beatings and mistreatment of prisoners suspected of supporting ousted President Francois Bozize, an International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : arrestation d\u2019un pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 ADF commanditaire des massacres de Komanda<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Les forces Arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo ont annonc\u00e9 ce week-end avoir mis la main, jeudi, sur un combattant Adf, identifi\u00e9 comme cerveau moteur dans le commandement du r\u00e9cent massacre de commanda en territoire d\u2019Irumu, dans la province de l\u2019Ituri.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | HRW<\/span><\/p>\n

Late last month, Malian officials announced that a former Rwandan army colonel convicted of masterminding the slaughter of at least half a million people during the 1994 genocide had died. Th\u00e9oneste Bagosora, who was 80, was serving a 35-year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the then International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : les hommes de Wagner font planer \u00e0 nouveau des menaces sur Bria, le Pr\u00e9fet affirme \u00eatre en prison<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0 Bria, capitale provinciale de la Haute-Kotto, les hommes de Wagner ne passent plus par quatre chemins pour montrer leur visage criminel, voir sadique \u00e0 toute la jeunesse de cette localit\u00e9. M\u00eame le pr\u00e9fet, le plus haut repr\u00e9sentant de l\u2019\u00c9tat dans la r\u00e9gion, se dit aussi \u00eatre en prison \u00e0 ciel ouvert, dont les hommes de Wagner assurent la garde.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : \u00e9cart\u00e9e de la douane, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner exige une compensation financi\u00e8re au chef de l\u2019\u00c9tat<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Il ne fait aucun doute, Wagner tente de secouer le pays avec des rumeurs. L\u2019objectif, faire peur aux autorit\u00e9s que leur survie est entre leurs mains et non celles d\u2019autres personnes. En plus, ils tentent d\u2019attiser le climat de m\u00e9fiance au plus haut sommet de l\u2019\u00c9tat. C\u2019est pourquoi le lundi dernier, ils ont accus\u00e9 ouvertement le Premier ministre Henri-Marie Dondra de vouloir faire tomber le chef de l\u2019\u00c9tat. <\/span><\/p>\n

RCA : les mercenaires russes de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner ont-ils sign\u00e9 une entente avec les rebelles ?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

Selon les rumeurs qui circulent depuis trois jours dans la capitale centrafricaine, les mercenaires russes de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wagner, qui combattent les rebelles au c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019arm\u00e9e nationale, auraient sign\u00e9 un deal avec les rebelles de la coalition des patriotes pour le changement (CPC) et ceux de l\u2019unit\u00e9 pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC). Raisons \u00e9voqu\u00e9es, m\u00e9contentement suite au dernier rapport de la commission sp\u00e9ciale sur les pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es exactions commises sur la population, mais \u00e9galement la suspension par le gouvernement de la mission d\u2019assistance technique de Wagner aupr\u00e8s des diff\u00e9rents postes de la Douane centrafricaine le 10 octobre prochain.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Cour de justice de la C\u00e9d\u00e9ao suspend le Mali et la Guin\u00e9e<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 October 2021 | MaliWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

La Cour de justice de la Communaut\u00e9 \u00e9conomique des Etats de l\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Ouest (C\u00e9d\u00e9ao) a suspendu toutes les proc\u00e9dures concernant le Mali et la Guin\u00e9e, deux pays membres dirig\u00e9s par des militaires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breakaway SPLA-IO faction accused of planning attacks in Upper Nile<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Radio Tamazuj<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) under First Vice President Riek Machar says its breakaway faction, popularly known as the Ki Gwang Declaration is planning to carry out attacks on its positions in Upper Nile State.<\/span><\/p>\n

SSPDF, SPLA-IO forces yet to vacate Tambura town<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 October 2021 | Radio Tamazuj<\/span><\/p>\n

The South Sudan People\u2019s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) forces in Tambura County of Western Equatoria State have yet to be relocated weeks after the Joint Defense Board (JDB) ordered their evacuation, a move expected to restore security to the troubled area. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : 6 morts dans des affrontements entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et la coalition rebelle FPIC-CODECO pr\u00e8s de Bunia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | MediaCongo<\/span><\/p>\n

Des affrontements violents ont oppos\u00e9, ce mercredi 06 octobre 2021, les Forces Arm\u00e9es de la de la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) \u00e0 la coalition des miliciens FPIC et CODECO, dans l\u2019agglom\u00e9ration de Ngongo, village situ\u00e9e \u00e0 18 kilom\u00e8tres au nord-ouest de Bunia, dans la province de l\u2019Ituri.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN: \u2018Transitional Justice\u2019 Key to Unblocking Vicious Cycle of Violence in DR Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

A report by U.N. human rights chief Michele Bachelet finds some progress has been made in the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, the report finds extensive violations and abuses continue unabated in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Bachelet is calling for a system of what the U.N. calls \u201ctransitional justice\u201d to address the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

WAGNER en Centrafrique : des similitudes troublantes entre la propagande de l\u2019EX URSS et celle <\/a>des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s militaires priv\u00e9es russes<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | CorbeauNews<\/span><\/p>\n

La pr\u00e9sence des SMP russes en Centrafrique n\u2019est plus \u00e0 prouver, de m\u00eame que les exactions qu\u2019elles commettent sur la population et les forces arm\u00e9es locales. Mais en observant d\u2019un peu plus pr\u00e8s leurs m\u00e9thodes, on peut vite s\u2019apercevoir qu\u2019elles sont historiquement bien connues, et bien retranscrites.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guerre au Sahel : l\u2019arm\u00e9e russe annonce l\u2019arriv\u00e9e prochaine de plusieurs milliers de soldats russes au Mali<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | Le Courrier du Soir<\/span><\/p>\n

Alexander Ivanov, chef des instructeurs russes en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine, a fait savoir ce 6 octobre dans une interview accord\u00e9e \u00e0 Sputnik et relay\u00e9e par l\u2019agence de presse ANI que des milliers de soldats russes devraient d\u00e9barquer au Mali prochainement<\/span><\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine : un expert de l\u2019ONU d\u00e9nonce les assauts des rebelles de la CPC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

Un Expert ind\u00e9pendant des Nations Unies a condamn\u00e9 avec fermet\u00e9 les agissements de certains groupes arm\u00e9s en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (RCA), notamment ceux de la Coalition des patriotes pour le changement (CPC).<\/span><\/p>\n

Inter-communal violence leaves 30 dead in South Sudan<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | Monitor (Uganda)<\/span><\/p>\n

Inter-communal violence in South Sudan\u2019s Warrap State has left over 30 people dead and 80 wounded.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uvira : l\u2019arm\u00e9e arr\u00eate plus de 30 burundais pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s voleurs des vaches et recrues des groupes arm\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019information a \u00e9t\u00e9 donn\u00e9e \u00e0 POLITICO.CD par l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 travers le secteur op\u00e9rationnel Sokola 2 sud du Sud-Kivu. Selon cette source, plus de 30 sujets burundais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s la nuit du 5 au 6 octobre 2021 au village Rusabagi, situ\u00e9 tout pr\u00e8s de la fronti\u00e8re congolo-burundaise, dans le territoire d\u2019Uvira.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : l\u2019arm\u00e9e arr\u00eate une \u00ab ravitailleuse \u00bb des ADF et d\u00e9tentrice de deux nationalit\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e affirme avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 une femme, \u00e2g\u00e9e de 56 ans, et consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme \u201cravitalleuse\u201d des rebelles \u00e9trangers des Allied Democratic Force (ADF). Pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e ce mercredi 6 octobre, au gouverneur militaire de la province de l\u2019ituri, cette femme a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9d \u00e0 Mahagi, il y a pr\u00e8s d\u2019une semaine, avec 5 cartes d\u2019identit\u00e9, dont une Ougandaise et 4 Congolaises, portant des noms diff\u00e9rents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beja Nazirs insist on cancellation of Eastern Sudan peace protocol<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | Dabanga (Sudan)<\/span><\/p>\n

The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains will adhere to their demands for the cancellation of the Eastern Sudan Track, as agreed on in the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement and the formation of a \u2018government of technocrats\u2019 as stipulated in the Constitutional Document.<\/span><\/p>\n

Libya Mission Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | ASIL<\/span><\/p>\n

On 4 octobre 2021, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya stated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed in Libya. The UN Human Rights Council established the Mission by resolution 43\/39 to investigate human rights violations and abuses in Libya since the beginning of 2016. Following its investigation, the Mission shared its report which included findings on conduct of hostilities, extrajudicial killings, violations in the context of deprivation of liberty, sexual and gender-based violence, and the situation of migrants, women, children, and internally displaced persons. <\/span><\/p>\n

Meurtre des experts de l\u2019ONU : le pr\u00e9venu Tshibuabua Tshibert d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en pleine audience <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 6 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Jug\u00e9 depuis 4 ans devant le Tribunal Miliaire de Kananga dans l\u2019affaire de meurtre des experts de l\u2019ONU au Kasa\u00ef, d\u00e9tenu au cachot de l\u2019Auditorat, le pr\u00e9venu Tshibuabua Tshibert est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en pleine audience publique tenue le mardi 5 octobre 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : affrontements \u00e0 Mwanga entre les FARDC et la coalition FRPI-CODECO<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des affrontements \u00e0 l\u2019arme lourde ont oppos\u00e9 mercredi 6 octobre, vers 04 heures du matin, l\u2019arm\u00e9e aux combattants de la coalition, de la Force patriotique et int\u00e9grationniste du Congo (FPIC) et de la CODECO, \u00e0 Ngongo, village situ\u00e9 \u00e0 18 Kilom\u00e8tres au nord-ouest de Bunia (Ituri). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Role of Peacekeeping in Africa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Council on Foreign Relations<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa continues to have more peacekeeping missions than any other continent. As conflict-stricken countries increasingly look outside the United Nations for support, experts say reforms are necessary to improve peacebuilding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children \u2018indoctrinated\u2019 to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been shown how to handle weapons and indoctrinated to fight with insurgents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali, RCA\u2026 Pourquoi la Russie s\u2019int\u00e9resse-t-elle de plus en plus \u00e0 l\u2019Afrique subsaharienne ?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Cameroon Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s le sommet de Sotchi en 2019, les accords de coop\u00e9ration bilat\u00e9rale entre la Russie et les pays d\u2019Afrique subsaharienne se sont multipli\u00e9s\u2026 Apr\u00e8s la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, le Mali est au centre des attentions, notamment la livraison jeudi dernier de quatre h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res russes et des discussions avec le groupe Wagner. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mali\u2019s Proposed Deal With Russia\u2019s Wagner Group Could Light up the Sahel<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | SOFREP<\/span><\/p>\n

Mali\u2019s discussions with the Russian Wagner Group have sparked intense debate among the European Union members deployed to Mali under a French-led coalition to defeat Islamic jihadists. The Wagner Group mercenary company is owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s Manda Bay now a naval base<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has upgraded Naval Station Manda Bay to a naval base due to its strategic importance in enhancing counter-terrorism efforts and maritime security.<\/span><\/p>\n

Libya: War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Wagner Group committed atrocities in Central African Republic<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | The Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian mercenaries committed atrocities in the Central African Republic as the government tried to defend itself against rebels, the regime has admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n

How we helped investigators in the WHO sex abuse scandal probe<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | The New Humanitarian<\/span><\/p>\n

The independent commission tasked to look into claims of sexual abuse and exploitation against World Health Organization workers during the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo \u2013 which released its findings last week \u2013 was appointed one month after The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed those claims. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cameroon\u2019s community violence adds to Lake Chad Basin security woes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | ISS | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lake Chad Basin region is plagued by insecurity. In addition to the terror inflicted by Boko Haram, organised crime and kidnappings for ransom in the area, it\u2019s feared that Cameroon\u2019s community conflicts could spread, further destabilising the entire region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children and Armed Conflict Monthly Update \u2013 October 2021<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Watchlist | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirteen parties are listed in the annexes of the SG\u2019s 2021 annual report on CAAC for grave violations against children, including the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) for rape and other forms of sexual violence. This year, CODECO was newly listed for killing and maiming children and attacks on schools and hospitals, Mai Mai Apa Na Pale was newly listed for recruitment and use and abductions, and Nduma d\u00e9fense du Congo-R\u00e9nov\u00e9 was listed for rape and sexual violence (in addition to recruitment and use and killing and maiming, for which it was previously listed).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri : un G\u00e9n\u00e9ral des FARDC fait sa d\u00e9position dans l\u2019affaire d\u00e9tournement des fonds allou\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tat de si\u00e8ge<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 3 October 2021 | Politico.cd<\/span><\/p>\n

Soucieux d\u2019\u00e9clairer la Cour Militaire de l\u2019Ituri dans l\u2019affaire opposant le minist\u00e8re public contre certains officiers sup\u00e9rieurs de l\u2019arm\u00e9e et de la police nationale congolaise, le Commandant secteur op\u00e9rationnel adjoint en charge de l\u2019administration et logistique, le G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Brigade, Jean-Claude Bokolombe a fait sa d\u00e9position comme renseignant au proc\u00e8s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Swiss investigators go to Gambia for Sonko case<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | SwissInfo.ch<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, suspected of crimes against humanity, is to stay in a Swiss jail until at least the end of October, after his appeal was rejected by the Federal Criminal Court, media reports said on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Kenyan president mounted anti-corruption comeback, his family\u2019s secret fortune expanded <\/a>offshore<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | ICIJ<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kenyatta family has ruled one of Africa\u2019s largest economies for decades. But to the Swiss advisers who helped them funnel wealth into tax havens, they were \u2018Client 13173\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rapport Mapping : ICJP appelle le Gouvernement \u00e0 agir avec c\u00e9l\u00e9rit\u00e9 en faveur d\u2019une politique <\/a>nationale de justice transitionnelle<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 October 2021 | MediaCongo.net<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans une d\u00e9claration sign\u00e9e par son Coordonnateur, Raphael Wakenge, ICJP fustige l\u2019impunit\u00e9 des auteurs des massacres, notamment ceux r\u00e9pertori\u00e9s dans ce rapport, suite \u00e0 l\u2019absence des m\u00e9canismes de justice tant au niveau national qu\u2019international.<\/span><\/p>\n

Abus sexuels d\u2019agents de l\u2019OMS en RDC: Tshisekedi appelle \u00e0 une collaboration judiciaire \u00abfranche\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 October 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident congolais F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi appelle \u00e0 une collaboration judiciaire \u00ab franche \u00bb entre les instances nationales congolaises et les instances internationales pour \u00ab faire toute la lumi\u00e8re \u00bb sur les violences sexuelles commises par des agents de l’Organisation mondiale de la sant\u00e9 en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, entre 2018 et 2020, lors de la riposte contre l’\u00e9pid\u00e9mie d’Ebola. <\/span><\/p>\n

Does the split within the SPLA-IO have any impact on the R-ARCSS?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 October 2021 | Radio Tamazuj<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow I am with my children on the Magenis Mountain without food or shelter, and it is raining heavily on us. Our situation is very bad. I watched with my own eyes children dying of hunger,\u00a0\u00bb Martha Batholomew is one of the victims of the recent clashes in the Magenis area of Upper Nile State.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda arrests 13 suspected of plotting \u2018terrorist\u2019 attacks<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | CGTN<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwandan police said on Friday they had arrested 13 people suspected of plotting \u201cterrorist\u201d attacks in the capital Kigali and paraded them before the media.<\/span><\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s criticism of a Russian mercenary group smacks of hypocrisy<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | The Canary<\/span><\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s minister for Africa has condemned talks between the Malian government and a Russian mercenary firm. In a statement, Vicky Ford said the Wagner Group was \u201ca driver of conflict\u201d. She added that one of the organisation\u2019s key funders, Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, is subject to sanctions for his past actions. But the whole thing smacks of hypocrisy.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Centrafrique affirme que des exactions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 perp\u00e9tr\u00e9es par des rebelles, mais aussi par sa propre arm\u00e9e et des \u00ab instructeurs russes \u00bb alli\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | Le Monde<\/span><\/p>\n

Lors de la publication du rapport de l\u2019ONU, le gouvernement centrafricain avait consid\u00e9r\u00e9 que ces accusations \u00e9taient de \u00ab simples d\u00e9nonciations \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Groupe Wagner : le Mali risque gros<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2021 | La Nouvelle R\u00e9publique<\/span><\/p>\n

Si le Mali engage un partenariat avec des mercenaires, le Mali s\u2019isolera, il perdra le soutien de la communaut\u00e9 internationale, qui est pourtant tr\u00e8s engag\u00e9e dans ce pays, a lanc\u00e9 la ministre des Arm\u00e9es Florence Parly mercredi au S\u00e9nat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanzania: President Samia Suluhu Calls for More Transparency, Accountability to NGOs<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2021 | Tanzania Daily News | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

President Samia Suluhu Hassan is calling on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be more transparent and accountable in discharging their duties across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

ETHIOPIA-TIGRAY CONFLICT<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ethiopia launches taskforce to address violations in Tigray war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 November 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian government has launched a taskforce to address the human rights violations in the Tigray conflict. The rights violations were recorded earlier in the year in a previous joint investigation report between local and UN rights bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray Government Letter to UN Secretary about Tigrayan Mass Arrest in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 29 November 2021 | The Government of National Regional State of Tigray | Aiga Forum<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray Government Letter to UN Secretary about UAE, Iran and Turkey Support to the Abiy Government to Commit Genocide in Tigray<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 29 November 2021 | The Government of National Regional State of Tigray | Aiga Forum<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray Government sent two letters to the UN Secretary about the ongoing genocidal campaign by the Abiy regime and the wide-scale mass arrest of Tigrayans in Ethiopia, the continued support by UAE, Iran, and Turkey to arm the Abiy regime to commit genocide. The government asked the Secretary-General to use his good office to help stop the ongoing genocidal campaign in Tigray.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia Dismisses Reports Of Fatal Attack On Sudanese Forces, Says Measures Taken On Infiltrators<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | Addis Standard<\/span><\/p>\n

State Minister of Government Communication Service Selamawit Kassa in the Ministry\u2019s routine presser has dismissed recent media reports that Ethiopian forces have attacked Sudanese forces during clashes bordering the two countries. However, Selamawit said the government had cracked down on militants who had recently infiltrated through Sudan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sexual violence as weapon of war spreads to new regions in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | The Globe and Mail<\/span><\/p>\n

As Tigrayan fighters march relentlessly closer to Addis Ababa in a military offensive that threatens to topple the Ethiopian government, disturbing evidence of brutal abuses is emerging from some of the towns and villages captured by the rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c9thiopie\u2009: l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque d\u2019Adigrat d\u00e9nonce \u00abune guerre g\u00e9nocidaire\u00bb au Tigr\u00e9. Les faits<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | La Croix Africa<\/span><\/p>\n

Catholic Diocese of Adigrat warns of current impact of war in Tigray<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Agenzia Fides<\/span><\/p>\n

Priv\u00e9 de moyens de communication depuis plusieurs mois, Mgr Tesfaselassie Medhin, l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque de l\u2019\u00e9parchie catholique d\u2019Adigrat (Tigr\u00e9), a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 \u00ab une guerre g\u00e9nocidaire \u00bb et critiqu\u00e9 le rapport conjoint de la commission \u00e9thiopienne des droits de l\u2019homme (EHRC) et du Haut Commissariat aux droits de l\u2019homme des Nations unies sur la situation dans la r\u00e9gion du Tigr\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian War and Academic Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

The war in Ethiopia has produced a toxic and contested landscape of contradictory narratives. Attempts to control and limit information are not new in Ethiopia, although the intensity and global reach of the current dynamics is a worrying evolution of previous tendencies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Africa’s civil society unites in call to avert ‘looming genocide’ in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

A group of African civil society advocates have appealed to the United Nations (UN) to take immediate action to prevent looming genocide in Ethiopia.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00c9thiopie, le prochain Rwanda ?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | La Presse<\/span><\/p>\n

Une guerre civile qui s\u2019enlise. Un premier ministre qui prend les armes. Des exactions de part et d\u2019autre. La menace d\u2019une \u00e9puration ethnique. L\u2019\u00c9thiopie pourrait-elle \u00eatre le prochain Rwanda ?<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray: Suspicion and sacrifice as Ethiopia fighting spreads<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 29 November 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

After dark, in a residential neighbourhood in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, dozens of civilian volunteers were busy patrolling their streets one night last week, stopping and searching cars and checking documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Briton released from death row accused of inciting genocide in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 28 November 2021 | The Telegraph<\/span><\/p>\n

A British citizen who was released from death row in Ethiopia after a high-profile government lobbying effort has been accused of telling soldiers to carry out genocide in the East African nation\u2019s bloody civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Denouncing Addis Ababa University\u2019s Recent Statement and Warning to Revoke Academic Degrees of Individuals Based on their Political Opinion<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 28 November 2021 | The Global Society of Tigray Scholars and Professionals | AigaForum<\/span><\/p>\n

Addis Abeba University Warns To Take Measures Against Graduate Academics Supporting Tplf; Measures May Include Revocation Of Academic Degrees<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 November 2021 | Addis Standard<\/span><\/p>\n

The Global Society of Tigray Scholars and Professionals (GSTS) is extremely shocked by Addis Ababa University\u2019s (AAU) recent politically motivated statement and unprecedented threat to retroactively revoke the academic degrees of individuals deemed to be supporting specific political parties. This is an extremely troubling step for several reasons and one which is emotionally distressing for many of our members whose academic and professional careers started at AAU.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia heading to genocide due to leaders’ violent hate speech: UN<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 27 November 2021 | Business Standard<\/span><\/p>\n

Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 8 November 2021 | UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect<\/span><\/p>\n

Calls to arms and violent hate speech by irresponsible leaders are heading Ethiopia to the risk of genocide, the UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Breakup Doesn\u2019t Have to Be Violent<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 27 November 2021 | Foreign Policy<\/span><\/p>\n

A confederation of states must choose whether to follow the bloody path of the former Yugoslavia or the prosperous model of the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\n

The warning signs are there for genocide in Ethiopia \u2013 the world must act to prevent it<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Genocide happens when warning signs are not heeded. The world looks away, refusing to believe that mass ethnic killing is possible. We hope that the worst will be avoided. But to prevent genocide, we must sound the alarm before we arrive at certainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia restricts information sharing about war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia has announced new restrictions on the sharing of information about the war in the north of the country which stipulate that battlefront updates can only come from the government. \u00ab\u00a0Disseminating information on military maneuvers, war front updates and results via any medium is forbidden,\u00a0\u00bb except for information provided by a joint civilian-military command set up to oversee a state of emergency, the government’s communication service said late on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c9thiopie: depuis le front, Abiy Ahmed promet \u00abd’enterrer l’ennemi\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

En \u00c9thiopie, le Premier ministre a \u00e9t\u00e9 montr\u00e9 \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision ce vendredi 26 novembre, quatre jours apr\u00e8s avoir annonc\u00e9 qu’il se rendrait sur le front pour prendre le commandement des op\u00e9rations militaires. Entretemps, \u00e0 Addis-Abeba, les autorit\u00e9s ont pris de nouvelles mesures draconiennes, dans le cadre de l’\u00e9tat d’urgence d\u00e9cr\u00e9t\u00e9 le 2 novembre, alors que de durs combats continuent sur plusieurs fronts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia asks US to stop spreading false information on war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 26 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s government has asked the United States to stop spreading falsehoods against the country, the state minister of communication said on Thursday, after the US State Department issued an alert about potential \u201cterrorist attacks\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Civil War Fueled by Weapons from UN\u2019s Big Powers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | Inter Press Service<\/span><\/p>\n

In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains\u2014resulting in the ultimate showdown between the \u201cgood guys and the bad guys\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

UAE air bridge provides military support to Ethiopia gov\u2019t<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 25 November 2021 | al-Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n

UAE Air Bridge To Ethiopia Continues Unabated – Surpassing 100 Flights<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

Satellite images obtained by Al Jazeera show the UAE is providing extensive support to Ethiopian army in fight against Tigrayan forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is need for a truly independent probe into Ethiopia abuses<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | al-Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n

The joint OHCHR\/EHRC investigation into alleged atrocities in Tigray failed to establish a path towards accountability and justice for victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreigners in Ethiopia advised to leave as Tigrayan rebels edge closer to Addis Ababa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | France24<\/span><\/p>\n

International alarm mounted on Tuesday over the escalating war in Ethiopia as Tigrayan rebels claimed to be edging closer to the capital Addis Ababa and more foreign citizens were told to leave.<\/span><\/p>\n

Military moves in Ethiopia risk undermining progress toward peace talks -U.S. envoy<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that \u00ab\u00a0nascent progress\u00a0\u00bb toward getting all parties to Ethiopia’s conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire risks being outpaced by an \u00ab\u00a0alarming\u00a0\u00bb increase in military operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian government says Prime Minister Abiy has gone to frontline of civil war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | France24<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister has gone to the battlefront, his government announced Wednesday, after the leader said martyrdom might be necessary in the yearlong war with rival fighters approaching the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia expels four Irish diplomats as Tigray conflict escalates<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 24 November 2021 | The Jerusalem Post<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia has expelled four of six Irish diplomats from the country because of Ireland’s stance on the conflict there, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: What are Facebook and Twitter doing about hate speech?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 23 November 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have come under fire over their roles in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Critics say they are not doing enough to prevent the spread of hate speech and incitement to violence on their platforms, but that has been rejected by the companies. We’ve looked at some examples and what is being done to deal with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian PM vows to lead troops in war against rebels<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has vowed to lead his country\u2019s troops \u201cfrom the battlefront\u201d, the latest dramatic step by the Nobel Peace prize winner in a devastating year-long war with rebel groups.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four scenarios and the funeral(s): Ethiopian powder keg is ready to explode in tragic ways<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Daily Maverick<\/span><\/p>\n

Abiy\u2019s plan, if there is one, is to continue his belligerent rhetoric imploring sacrifice (of others) in the name of an uncertain vision which seems to be based around not returning the country to the type of rule of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a Tigrayan, who died in 2012 after nearly 20 years in charge, during which time the TPLF gained a disproportionate share of political power and economic opportunities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s civil war: Five reasons why history won\u2019t repeat itself<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | The Conversation<\/span><\/p>\n

One year after the outbreak of civil war in Ethiopia the spectre of regime change looms over Africa\u2019s second most populous nation. The tides of the military conflict pitting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his allies against the rebel Tigray Defence Forces and Oromo Liberation Army changed after a government offensive failed to push back their enemies in October. Instead the insurgents made important territorial gains over the past weeks, vowing to take the capital Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Imagery Suggests Continued Usage Of Surface-To-Air Missiles By Tigray Forces<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

Satellite imagery from the 19th of October 2021 indicates that the S-125 surface-to-air missile (SAM) site located northeast of Mekelle has returned to active duty. The reactivation of the SAM site comes as the Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) has deployed its newly-acquired Wing Loong unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) over Mekelle to designate targets for Su-27 fighter aircraft, resulting in a number of civilian casualties as the bombs dropped by the Su-27s missed their intended targets and fell on civilian areas instead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Mass arrests and ethnic profiling haunt Addis Ababa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 21 November 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

The arrest of two prominent professors in Ethiopia’s capital has given new focus to allegations that the authorities are engaged in a ruthless crackdown against ethnic Tigrayan civilians, as the country plunges deeper into a conflict that began over a year ago in the northern state of Tigray.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia puts on notice 4 international media over their reporting on Tigray conflict<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian media watch has threatened to revoke licences of four foreign media houses against taking sides on their reporting in the ongoing violence in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Olusegun Obasanjo meets TPLF chiefs as Ethiopia claims new war victory<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 20 November 2021 | The East African<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday met with the leader of the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) in his second attempt to broker peace with the Ethiopian government, even as Addis Ababa declared victory over a battlefield in Amhara region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign powers are intervening in Ethiopia. They may only make the conflict worse<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 November 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

Amid the violence in Ethiopia, Eritrea and the United States have engaged in an escalating war of words. On Nov. 12, Washington imposed fresh sanctions as punishment for human rights abuses committed by Eritrean troops fighting alongside the Ethiopian army in a bloody civil conflict, with the U.S. Treasury announcing that it would blacklist the Eritrean military and ruling party. The Eritrean Information Ministry responded by alleging that the \u201cillicit and immoral sanctions\u201d were designed to harm the Eritrean people.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019Ethiopie accuse des forces ext\u00e9rieures de soutenir le TPLF<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Journal du Tchad<\/span><\/p>\n

Le gouvernement \u00e9thiopien a affirm\u00e9 d\u00e9tenir des preuves cr\u00e9dibles que des \u00ab forces ext\u00e9rieures \u00bb soutiennent les rebelles dans la guerre au nord du pays.Le ministre \u00e9thiopien des Finances, le Dr Eyob Tekalign, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mercredi \u00e0 un m\u00e9dia indien que \u00ab des forces ext\u00e9rieures sont engag\u00e9es dans une guerre par procuration contre l\u2019Ethiopie en soutenant les rebelles du Front populaire de lib\u00e9ration du Tigr\u00e9 (TPLF) \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia releases 6 UN staff and all 70 plus drivers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations announced Thursday that six U.N. staff members detained by the Ethiopian government were released and that all of the more than 70 detained truck drivers waiting to deliver aid to war-torn Tigray have also been freed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfit For Service: Ethiopia\u2019s Troublesome Iranian Mohajer-6 UCAVs<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

The Tigray Defence Forces’ ambitious counter-offensive on Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa finally appears to have come to a halt. This was not in the least achieved through the extensive deployment of Chinese-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) on the side of the Ethiopian government. Types so far confirmed to have been acquired by Ethiopia include Chinese Wing Loong Is, a VTOL type of UCAV supplied by the UAE and Iranian Mohajer-6s.<\/span><\/p>\n

US warns pilots of weapon fire as war nears Ethiopia capital<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa\u2019s busiest airports could be \u201cdirectly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and\/or surface-to-air fire\u201d as Ethiopia\u2019s war nears the capital, Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: How the TPLF has outflanked the army<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a formidable force that commanded the respect of the US, the Ethiopian army has suffered such heavy losses on the front lines that the government has taken the extraordinary step of calling on ordinary citizens to join the war against the Tigrayan rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Satellite Images Show Ethiopia\u2019s Expanding Drone Buildup<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

After we first reported on the acquisition of three Wing Loong I unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) by Ethiopia in mid-September, it took until early October before the type was first sighted in the skies over Tigray. While the Ethiopian military attemped to hide the acquisition of the three UCAVs by hastily moving them to a nearby hangar during their delivery to avoid their detection by prying eyes (an effort which nonetheless failed), the presence of Wing Loong Is at Harar Meda air base has now been revealed on satellite imagery as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a brutal conflict in Ethiopia. My family there ask: why does no one hear us?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

On 4 November 2020 the world was occupied with the results of the US election. For myself and many others with family and friends in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, however, that day marked the beginning of a year-long nightmare. And it\u2019s one which the world has, for the most part, ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mass Detentions of Civilians Fan \u2018Climate of Fear\u2019 in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 November 2021 | The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

An ethnically motivated detention campaign largely targeting Ethiopians of Tigrayan descent threatens to further unravel Africa\u2019s second-most populous country a year into a civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Demands International Attention. Time Is Running Out<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 November 2021 | Time<\/span><\/p>\n

When Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia\u2019s prime minister, launched an attack on the restive region of Tigray in his country\u2019s north last November, he promised it would be a swift victory for his forces. The goal, Abiy said, was to punish leaders of the Tigrayan People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) for an attack on a federal military installation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Addis set to deploy Turkish combat drones against Tigray rebels’ offensive<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (paywall) | 15 November 2021 | Africa Intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n

In the wake of an August military aid accord struck by Turkish President Erdogan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in recent weeks the Ethiopian army has taken possession of at least six Bayraktar TB2 combat drones. The unmanned aircraft will boost the defences of a capital threatened by Tigrayan forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray forces may seize Djibouti corridor – ICG expert warns<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | Africa News<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayan forces battling the Ethiopian government could be poised to seize the country’s main trade route, the Djibouti corridor, a top expert on the conflict said Monday. Will Davison of the International Crisis Group said such a move would put significant economic pressure on the government in Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Violence and Incompetence Stole Ethiopia\u2019s Transition<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

I live in Ethiopia, a volatile political society in the volatile region of Eastern Africa. This region is disproportionately producing new states: I\u2019m older than both Eritrea and South Sudan. In the Horn, Puntland and Somaliland, after breaking away from Somalia, still struggle for international recognition. As I write, it is unclear if Ethiopia will disintegrate and break into multiple weaker states as well. The war in the northern region and the insurgencies in the west of Ethiopia reinforce the fear of disintegration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayan forces say they will \u2018hunt down\u2019 foreign mercenaries<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebellious Tigrayan forces threatened on Friday to \u201chunt down\u201d foreigners they said were supporting the Ethiopian government as mercenaries and technical experts in a year-long war.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘You can’t even cry loudly’: Counting Ethiopia’s war dead<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

The man who counts the dead sees them everywhere. They\u2019re in the handwritten lists of names smuggled out of a region cut off from the world by war. They\u2019re in the images of people shot and tossed off a cliff, tortured and pushed into a river, left unburied for days. They\u2019re announced by grieving families in social media posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Oromia Region Imposes Curfew Due to Tigray Conflict<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 14 November 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Oromia region, which surrounds the capital Addis Ababa, imposed a nocturnal curfew amid the ongoing conflict between government forces and those from the northern Tigray region. <\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. blacklists Eritrea military, warns of more action on Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Eritrea condemns new U.S. sanctions<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. Warns Ethiopia May Implode, Sanctions Eritrean Entities<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the Eritrean military and other Eritrea-based individuals and entities, as Washington warned it was prepared to take action against other parties to the conflict in Ethiopia as it steps up pressure to try to bring an end to fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deadly Ineffective: Chinese-Made Wing Loong UAVs Designate Targets For Ethiopian Su-27 Bombers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s use of Su-27 fighter aircraft as bombers against targets in the Tigray Region could count on international condemnation for the numerous civilian casualties caused by the inaccurate strikes. In one instance, the dumb bombs dropped by a Su-27 missed their intended target by a kilometre away. Originally designed as an interceptor and never upgraded to carry guided weaponry in Ethiopian service, the use of Su-27s (which’s pilots were never trained to deploy bombs) to strike targets even as large as the Northern Command’s headquarters had little chance of success to begin with.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Mail & Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations said on Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in the country\u2019s conflict-torn north. The news, which came a day after the UN reported the arrests of 22 employees in the capital Addis Ababa, is likely to further inflame tensions with the government following a decision in September to expel seven senior UN officials for \u201cmeddling\u201d in the country\u2019s affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Blueprint for Peace in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Foreign Policy<\/span><\/p>\n

A year after Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces launched a self-styled preemptive attack on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), the war has left a trail of death, destruction, and humanitarian catastrophe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayans targeted in fresh wave of ethnically motivated detentions in Addis Ababa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Amnesty International<\/span><\/p>\n

Security forces in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, have targeted Tigrayans, including children and older persons, with arbitrary arrests and mass detentions as part of an escalating crackdown, Amnesty International said today. Most detainees are being held without charge or access to a lawyer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, U.N. Staff<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (video) | 11 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans – from a bank CEO to priests as well as United Nations staff – in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters of rebellious northern forces, according to people linked to the detainees.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening in Ethiopia? Here\u2019s what the rebel advance toward Addis Ababa could mean<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 November 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

The two main rebel groups fighting Ethiopia\u2019s government made significant advances toward the capital this month, just as the current conflict there marked its one-year anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia Acquires Chinese TL-2 Missiles For Its Wing Loong I UCAVs<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

This website earlier reported on the acquisition of Chinese-made Wing Loong I unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) by Ethiopia and their subsequent sighting over Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region. As the Tigray War appears to be slowly spiralling out of control for the Ethiopian government, the Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) has now acquired weaponry for the three Wing Loong Is it purchased in mid-September 2021. The first batch of 50 TL-2 air-to-ground missiles arrived to Ethiopia on the 3rd of November.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia Seizes Dozens of U.N. Workers as Civil War Spreads and Famine Looms<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 November 2021 | The New York Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia detains 16 UN workers and accuses them of \u2018terror act\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 10 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia says U.N. staff will face penalties if they break the law<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The detentions aggravated the already tense relations between the United Nations and the Ethiopian government over war and hunger in the country\u2019s rebel-held Tigray region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leader of Ethiopia\u2019s Oromo rebels sees victory \u2018very soon\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 November 2021 | Arab News<\/span><\/p>\n

A rebel leader fighting Ethiopia\u2019s government says his troops are near the capital and preparing another attack, predicting the war would end \u201cvery soon\u201d as diplomats rush to negotiate a ceasefire.<\/span><\/p>\n

Survivors of TPLF attack in Amhara describe gang rape, looting and physical assaults<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 November 2021 | Amnesty International<\/span><\/p>\n

Response to Amnesty International’s Report on Sexual Violence in Amhara Region<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 11 November 2021 | Tigray External Affairs Office | Aiga Forum<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixteen women from the town of Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia\u2019s Amhara region told Amnesty International they were raped by fighters from the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) during the group\u2019s attack on the town in mid-August 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Future of Tigray and Horn of Africa \u2018in grave uncertainty\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 November 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached \u201cdisastrous proportions\u201d, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of \u201cgrave uncertainty\u201d surrounding the future of the country and stability of the whole Horn of Africa region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopians denounce U.S. at rally to back military campaign<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 8 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government as federal troops fight rebellious forces threatening to march on the capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia responds to Tigray rumors, threatens foreign embassies<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 November 2021 | Egypt Today<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia stated on Friday that it will have to take strict measures against the foreign embassies that called on their nationals to depart the country, on the background of rumors that the Tigray Liberation Front is besieging the capital, Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

US orders non-emergency employees out of Ethiopia due to ‘armed conflict’ and ‘potential for terrorism and kidnapping’<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 November 2021 | Business Insider<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States Department of State on Saturday urged all non-emergency government workers living in the country to evacuate amid the ongoing civil unrest there. <\/span><\/p>\n

Alliance of Ethiopian factions puts government at risk of overthrow<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

An anti-government alliance is formed in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (video) | 5 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Nine anti-government factions in Ethiopia have said they had formed an alliance amid growing fears that they will attempt to overthrow the government of Abiy Ahmed by marching on the country\u2019s capital, Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

These images do not show Eritrean troops fighting Tigray rebels near Ethiopian border town<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | AFP<\/span><\/p>\n

Two images of troops wearing combat uniforms have been shared on Facebook in Ethiopia alongside a claim that they show Tigray rebels fighting Eritrean soldiers in an Ethiopian border town on 1 novembre 2021. But the claim is false: the first photo shows Saudi Arabian soldiers keeping watch along the country\u2019s border with Yemen in 2010. Although AFP Fact Check was unable to verify the source of the second image, it has circulated on social media at least since March 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Could Ethiopia’s capital fall to Tigrayan and allied forces?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebellious forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have pushed to within a day’s drive of the capital Addis Ababa and are threatening to march on the city of 5 million people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia compares Tigray forces to \u2018rat\u2019 as war marks 1 year<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s government marked a year of war by lashing out Thursday in response to international alarm about hate speech, comparing the rival Tigray forces to \u201ca rat that strays far from its hole\u201d and saying the country is close to \u201cburying the evil forces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian Government Claims Victory is Near in Northern Tigray Region<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian government marked the one-year anniversary of fighting between its forces and rebels in the northern Tigray region by suggesting its military is nearing victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook removes post by Ethiopian PM for \u2018inciting violence\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook fails to curb the spread of hate speech in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 22 November 2021 | Mail & Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook has removed a post by Ethiopia\u2019s prime minister for \u201cinciting and supporting violence\u201d as diplomats stepped up attempts to instigate a ceasefire in the country\u2019s year-long civil war.<\/span><\/p>\n

G\u00e9rard Prunier: en \u00c9thiopie, \u00abil faut multilat\u00e9raliser le changement de r\u00e9gime\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | RFI<\/span><\/p>\n

En \u00c9thiopie, le 4 novembre 2020, les rebelles tigr\u00e9ens attaquaient une base de l’arm\u00e9e f\u00e9d\u00e9rale \u00e0 M\u00e9k\u00e9l\u00e9 et d\u00e9clenchaient la guerre. Un an plus tard, apr\u00e8s bien des renversements de situation, les m\u00eames rebelles menacent de marcher sur la capitale. Va-t-on vers une nouvelle monopolisation du pouvoir par les Tigr\u00e9ens, comme il y a 30 ans ? G\u00e9rard Prunier, chercheur \u00e9m\u00e9rite au CNRS, a dirig\u00e9 le Centre fran\u00e7ais des \u00e9tudes \u00e9thiopiennes \u00e0 Addis-Abeba. Il est l’invit\u00e9 de RFI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia-Turkey pact fuels speculation about drone use in Tigray war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s government has forged an alliance with Turkey amid reports that it wants to deploy armed Turkish drones in its bitter war against forces from the Tigray region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bachelet urges end to \u2018reckless \u2019 war as Tigray conflict escalates<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | OHCHR<\/span><\/p>\n

With the conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray escalating, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has today made an impassioned plea for all parties to end the violence and prioritise the protection of civilians and full respect for their human rights. <\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ by escalating violence in Ethiopia ahead of envoy’s visit<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States is \u00ab\u00a0gravely concerned\u00a0\u00bb about escalating violence in Ethiopia and the expansion of hostilities and has repeated on Wednesday its call to all parties in the conflict to stop military operations and begin ceasefire talks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s war also takes toll on its cultural heritage<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The year-old conflict in northern Ethiopia has taken a toll on the country’s ancient cultural heritage sites as well as inflictng an enormous human cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray conflict: Report calls for accountability for violations and abuses by all parties<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | OHCHR<\/span><\/p>\n

Report of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)\/Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Joint Investigation into Alleged Violations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian and Refugee Law Committed by all Parties<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | 3 November 2021 | OHCHR | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

A statement of concern on the joint investigation of OHCHR and EHRC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | Tigray Human Rights Forum <\/span>| Ethiopia Insight<\/span><\/p>\n

Omna Tigray: On the Flawed UN OHCHR and EHRC Joint Investigation into Crimes Committed in Tigray<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 November 2021 | Omna Tigray<\/span><\/p>\n

War in Ethiopia: what chance of justice for serious crimes?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 November 2021 | JusticeInfo.net<\/span><\/p>\n

A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying degrees, committed violations of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia tried to limit rare UN report on Tigray war abuses<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

The findings of the only human rights investigation allowed in Ethiopia\u2019s blockaded Tigray region will be released Wednesday, a year after war began there. But people with knowledge of the probe say it has been limited by authorities who recently expelled a U.N. staffer helping to lead it.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN chief extremely concerned by escalation of violence in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

The UN Secretary-General, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia on verge of losing access to lucrative US trade program over human rights violations<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | CNN<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia will lose access to a lucrative US trade program due to human rights violations unless it takes significant steps toward ending the ongoing conflict and alleviating the humanitarian crisis by the start of 2022, senior administration officials said Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopians mobilize as advance of rebel groups toward capital threatens wider civil war<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

The two largest rebel groups fighting Ethiopia\u2019s government have \u201clinked up\u201d on a front line about 230 miles north of the capital this week, according to their spokesmen, both of whom said that as the war nears its one-year mark, a peaceful solution to the conflict was off the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigrayan rebels gain ground<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were gaining territory and considering marching on the capital Addis Ababa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayan forces\u2019 capture of two towns raises fears for Ethiopian capital<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 November 2021 | The Guardian<\/span><\/p>\n

The weekend seizure of two key towns on the main road to Addis Ababa has alarmed Ethiopian leaders who fear that the rapid advances by Tigrayan rebel forces may soon threaten the capital itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Deterrent Undone: Tigray\u2019s Last Missile Elements<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 November 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray\u2019s missile war with Ethiopia and Eritrea was a rare instance of a non-state actor capturing short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) and long-range guided rockets and subsequently using them to attack targets in Ethiopia and the capital of a different country entirely: Eritrea. Despite being a notable event in modern history, the Tigray missile war nonetheless received very little attention in international media. And as quickly as the attacks occurred, the threat subsided again, with Ethiopian and Eritrean forces apparently quickly destroying or recapturing the launchers and their missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cargo Cleared For Print: UAE Wartime Deliveries To Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 31 October 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

The number of cargo flights between the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia has left little doubt that the UAE has taken an active role in supporting the Ethiopian military in its fight against Tigray forces in the northern parts of Ethiopia. In two months, some 70 Il-76 cargo aircraft flying out of the UAE landed in Ethiopia. While some of the large cargo aircraft appear to have landed at Addis Ababa international airport, in most other cases they landed at Harar Meda air base, undoubtedly to unload their military cargo away from prying eyes and cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayan forces say they took town in Amhara region, Ethiopia denies it<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 30 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Saturday they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia’s Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting, but the government denied this.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought he was dead\u201d: Tigrayans speak of torture in detention<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 26 October 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayans recently released from a military camp in the Afar region of Ethiopia say they faced torture and inhumane conditions. After the Tigray Defence Forces, led by the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF), retook the regional capital Mekelle in late-June, hundreds if not thousands of ethnic Tigrayans were arbitrarily detained by Ethiopian authorities across the country and transferred to undisclosed locations. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray: One thing the warring parties and outside powers must unite on<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 19 October 2021 | African Arguments<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s internal war has multiple facets which warrant the attention of the international community, but none more so than the looming threat of famine. Already, millions are or soon will be vulnerable to man-made famine of epic proportion, warns the UN.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN chief \u2018deeply concerned\u2019 at reported air strikes on Tigray capital<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray\u2019s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time. <\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. Wants to Turn Ethiopia Into Bosnia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 18 October 2021 | Andrew Korybko’s blog | Russian International Affairs Council <\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>How two information portals hide their ties to the Russian News Agency Inforos<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | June 2020 | EU DesInfoLab)<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray conflict and the battle to control information<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 16 February 2021 | al Jazeera)<\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>One World, One Author, One Chain of Command<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 December 2019 | euvsdisinfo)<\/span><\/p>\n

It was earlier feared that the American hybrid war on Ethiopia aims to turn the country into Yugoslavia, which implies its full dissolution along regional lines. Arminka Heli\u0107, member of the British House of Lords and served as special adviser to Foreign Secretary William Hague from 2010 to 2014, deceitfully claimed that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked advancing this scenario through the Ethiopian National Defense Forces\u2019 (ENDF) ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the northern Tigray Region in an article that she published at Politico in August titled \u201cIn Ethiopia, Echoes Of Yugoslavia\u201d. In reality, it is those U.S.-backed foreign forces, including corrupt UN officials, that are meddling in the Horn of Africa country who are the ones pushing this outcome. PM Abiy is, in fact, counteracting their efforts to advance the Yugoslav scenario in Ethiopia. <\/span><\/p>\n

How Social Media Became a Battleground in the Tigray Conflict<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 October 2021 | VoA<\/span><\/p>\n

When Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) started fighting in November 2020, a second front quickly opened online, where both sides seek to control the narrative.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Ethiopia’s Tigray region is starving, but no famine declared<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 17 October 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite mass starvation occurring in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, senior international aid officials are tiptoeing around declaring a famine nearly a year after the civil war erupted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four sources familiar with the agreements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will Victory Against Tigray Be Worth The Cost?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 15 October 2021 | Bloomberg<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s prime minister has begun a fresh offensive against rebel forces from the Tigray province. But Abiy Ahmed may find that even if he does win, and that isn\u2019t a foregone conclusion given the setbacks suffered in recent months, the victory may be Pyrrhic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray forces say Ethiopia has launched a major offensive<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 11 October 2021 | The Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Army launches offensive on all fronts \u2013 rebels<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 12 October 2021 | BBC<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian attack in two northern regions intensifies, Tigrayan forces say<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 13 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray forces say Ethiopia\u2019s government has launched its threatened major military offensive against them in an attempt to end a nearly year-old war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Airstrikes against Tigrayan forces intensify in Ethiopia’s Amhara region -TPLF spokesman<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 9 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Airstrikes against Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara have intensified, a spokesman for the Tigrayan forces said on Friday, which he said could presage a ground push against the Tigrayan forces by the Ethiopian military and its allies.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN chief takes on Ethiopia over expelled staff: show me proof<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 7 October 2021 | DefenceWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hit back at Ethiopia on Wednesday over the government\u2019s expulsion of seven UN staff, demanding proof of accusations against them raised by Ethiopia\u2019s UN ambassador during a Security Council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | CNN<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia’s government has used the country’s flagship commercial airline to shuttle weapons to and from neighboring Eritrea during the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a CNN investigation has found. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why the U.S. should call the famine and violence in Tigray a genocide<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 6 October 2021 | The Washington Post<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the past 11 months, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed\u2019s government has killed, raped and tortured ethnic-minority Tigrayans en masse. Will the Biden administration label these acts a genocide and impose appropriate consequences? If not, the United States will effectively greenlight genocide for any leader ruthless enough to follow Abiy\u2019s playbook of secrecy, sexual violence and starvation as weapons of war.<\/span><\/p>\n

UAE Combat Drones Break Cover In Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

The deployment of Emirati unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) on behalf of the Ethiopian government has been speculated on ever since the beginning of hostilities with the rebellious Tigray Region in November 2020. \u00ab\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the decision to expel seven United Nations officials<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | EU | ReliefWeb<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU and its member states strongly condemn the decision taken by the Government of Ethiopia on 30 September 2021 to expel seven United Nations (UN) officials from the country. The EU stands in full solidarity by the UN, and in particular OCHA, OHCHR and UNICEF directly targeted by the decision, and expresses strong support for their operations in Ethiopia, which are conducted on a neutral and impartial basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sworn in for new term, Ethiopia leader promises to fend off foreign pressure<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term on Monday, telling a crowd of thousands he would protect the country from foreign interference, amid global criticism over the war in the northern region of Tigray.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continued crackdown on Tigrayans in Addis Abeba leave many out of business; afraid to talk, hopeless<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | Addis Standard<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigrayans business owners in the capital Addis Abeba told Addis Standard that their places of business were closed and now face serious challenges after reopening. Hana (name changed based on request by witness) told Addis Standard, \u201cI\u2019m an owner of a small restaurant and it is the main source of my income,\u201d she continued, \u201cIt was closed for months, when I asked for explanations, none were offered. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tigray: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still \u2018dire\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 5 October 2021 | UN News<\/span><\/p>\n

The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia conflict sees hunger and atrocities spread from Tigray to Amhara<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | The New Humanitarian<\/span><\/p>\n

Rebels from Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray have taken their fight into the neighbouring Amhara region, bringing with them reports of deadly clashes, abuses against civilians, and fears that fighting could intensify as the grounds for reconciliation with the government recede even further.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emirati Small Arms in Ethiopia<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Oryx<\/span><\/p>\n

The continued delivery of arms and equipment to the war-thorn country of Ethiopia remains largely unreported on, and its impact on the situation on the ground is at the moment largely unknown. What is known however is that the constant attrition of Ethiopia’s military arsenal has led the country to scrounge the planet for anyone willing to supply it with additional weaponry.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN is \u201cBullying\u201d Ethiopia with its Bogus Claims<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 4 October 2021 | Borkena<\/span><\/p>\n

Today is a historical day for the people of Ethiopia. Ethiopians paid an enormous price to establish a democratic system of government in their nation; for the first time in Ethiopia\u2019s history, today, we have established a government for the people, by the people, and the people. <\/span><\/p>\n

The drone identification plate pointing to Turkish drones being used in Tigray <\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 4 October 2021 | Eritrea Hub<\/span><\/p>\n

This drone identification plate was discovered in the Mersa and Haro area by Tigrayan forces. A Turkish manufacturer can be identified from this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethiopia detains former official from Tigray interim government<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 3 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

A former senior official in an interim government for Ethiopia’s Tigray region appeared in court on Saturday over allegations of inciting conflict between the Tigrayan people and the central government, and possessing an illegal gun, his lawyer said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Ethiopia wants to expel UN officials sounding the alarm on famine<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 2 October 2021 | Vox<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian government moved to expel seven United Nations officials from the country on Thursday, in a dramatic move that threatens to exacerbate the region\u2019s ongoing humanitarian crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.N. chief tells Ethiopia’s Abiy he does not accept staff expulsions<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The United Nations does not accept Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior U.N. officials as famine looms in the war-torn region of Tigray, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exemplary U.S. sanctions regime for Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray conflict and its limitations<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | Brookings<\/span><\/p>\n

On September 17, the Biden administration unveiled a new sanctions regime that in the coming weeks could be applied to a wide set of warring parties in Ethiopia. Its design and the diplomacy surrounding it are exemplars of a constructive U.S. engagement amidst an intensifying war and awful humanitarian situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part II \u2013 Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in Ethiopia: TPLF, OLF and Abiy Ahmed<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> | 1 October 2021 | Borkena<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ethiopian government suddenly declared unilateral ceasefire by giving some improbable reason for doing so. And, straightaway, the ENDF left Mekelle leaving government employees, university students and others stranded there. Which was all baffling and totally unanticipated including by the US, the EU and others who were agitating for cessation of hostilities and so on earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n

A UN insider provides evidence of bias of officials of the UN taking sides in Ethiopia\u2019s ten-month old conflict<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span>| 1 October 2021 | Anonymous ‘UN’ Source | Borkena<\/span><\/p>\n

The article was provided by anonymous writer who claims to be a UN insider. The writer says there is \u201d bias of officials of the UN taking sides in Ethiopia\u2019s ten-month old conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Thematisch Ambtsbericht Tigray August 2021<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | August 2021 | Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n

Dit thematisch ambtsbericht is een aanvulling op, en actualisering van, het algemeen ambtsbericht Ethiopie\u0308 van februari 2021, waarbij specifiek wordt ingegaan op het gewapende conflict dat sinds november 2020 in de regionale deelstaat Tigray gaande is<\/span><\/p>\n

Thematisch Ambtsbericht Tigray February 2021<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span> (pdf) | February 2021 | Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/p>\n

In dit algemeen ambtsbericht wordt de situatie in Ethiopie\u0308 beschreven voor zover deze van belang is voor de beoordeling van asielaanvragen van personen die afkomstig zijn uit dit land en voor de besluitvorming over terugkeer van afgewezen Ethiopische asielzoekers. Dit ambtsbericht is een actualisering van het algemeen ambtsbericht Ethiopie\u0308 van juli 2018. De verslagperiode beslaat de periode juli 2018, een paar maanden na het aantreden van premier Abiy Ahmed tot en met januari 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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