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EDITORIAL<\/strong><\/h1>\n

As the Kampala talks between the M23 and Kinshasa seem to have remained in deadlock this week, the UN has announced a second meeting in Addis Ababa to secure the signature of a UN-brokered peace accord for eastern DRC, due to take place on 24 February 2013. The announcement comes as the DRC deploys a 500 strong battalion of its own troops to strengthen the AU-led taskforce hunting the Lords\u2019 Resistance Army. As further details are released regarding the arrested Congolese rebels planning to overthrow the Kabila regime in South Africa, Amnesty International appeals to the Angolan authorities not to extradite alleged DRC coup plotters arrested on its territory in November last year back to Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

On the ground in the DRC, Maniema has attracted considerable attention after complaints of ethnically based FARDC harassment of locals in Punia were followed by the Raia Mutomboki\u2019s brief seizure of the gold rich city, recaptured by FARDC the following day. Fears have been expressed regarding a possible ethnic conflict in North Kivu following clashes between predominantly Hunde Mai-Mai Shetani and the Hutu aligned Mai-Mai Nyatura, whilst the Raia Mutomboki continue to be active in South Kivu. In Province Orientale the presence of the LRA in Ango territory has caused alarm, as rising criminality in Bunia has led local vigilante groups to target FARDC officers. Katanga continues to see considerable insecurity caused by armed groups and general lawlessness, as well as clashes between Congolese police and artisanal miners on Gecamines owned property.<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic maintains a tense security situation with some rebel groups continuing to engage in abuses against the population, sparking concerns of an ethnic rift.<\/p>\n

Initiatives to curb the trade in conflict minerals including the Dodd-Frank Congo initiative and OEDC guidelines are under scrutiny this week with concerns about their impact on local economies in the DRC.<\/p>\n

Valentines day saw increased media focus on sexual violence in the context of the conflict prevailing in the DRC.<\/p>\n

IPIS’ News<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Blood Coltan<\/strong>\u00a05 March 2013, 19:00-20:30<\/p>\n

University of Maastricht, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht<\/p>\n

Mobile phones, smart phones and tablets all contain tiny electronic circuits, and they couldn\u2019t work without a mineral called coltan. Coltan is mined in eastern Congo. Here, this mineral helps to fuel one of the world\u2019s deadliest conflicts. Our demand for phones has been helping to finance a civil war in Congo. The event, organised by the Studium Generale of Maastricht University and the European Studies Association Concordantia, will discuss the human rights violations and ecological devastation accompanying coltan mining and trading.<\/p>\n

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Toward a EU initiative on conflict minerals?<\/strong>\u00a013 March 2013<\/p>\n

Senate House, Brussels<\/p>\n

IPIS Research will be presenting on the OECD due diligence guidelines and the principle results of implementation monitoring.<\/p>\n

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CONCORD Raw Materials Task Force – Stakeholder analysis on conflict minerals<\/strong>\u00a014 March 2013, 9:00-15:30<\/p>\n

11.11.11, Brussels<\/p>\n

IPIS research will be presenting on the principle results of the OECD pilot implementation phase and possible EU strategies on conflict minerals at this NGO platform event<\/p>\n

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Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kampala talks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kampala : le gouvernement juge ill\u00e9gitimes certaines revendications du M23<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese delegation to Kampala has called several of the M23’s demands \u00ab\u00a0illegal, illegitimate and moot,\u00a0\u00bb including their request for the cancellation of the November 2011 elections and an amnesty for rebels. The delegation insists that the talks focus on the evaluation of the March 2009 agreement; security issues; social, political and economic issues and a plan of implementation for the agreement to be signed at the end of the current talks. Meanwhile, the M23 has called for the cancellation of Joseph Kabila’s electoral win; a total amnesty for rebels; and the planning of joint operations with the FARDC against armed groups in North Kivu.<\/p>\n

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M23 – Agreement on disagreements<\/a> | 16 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le Potentiel report on the signature of an agreement on the implementation of the March 2009 peace accord stating that both sides appear to be claiming a victory in the recognition of partial implementation, and highlighting the points of discord between the two parties.<\/p>\n

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International Intervention force for the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RDC : les discussions sur le d\u00e9ploiement d\u2019une force internationale se poursuivent, selon la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

MONSCO<\/u>\u00a0military spokesman, Felix Bass, has said that discussions on the deployment of an international brigade are on-going and that the SADC force is expected have its own command structure, its own rules of engagement and will report to the United Nations, whilst working alongside MONUSCO.<\/p>\n

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UN-brokered peace accord for eastern DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Report: The Missing Element from Congo’s Peace Process<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2013 | Enough Project<\/p>\n

The Enough Project has released a policy brief identifying incentives and coercive economic and diplomatic tools that can be used to bring the necessary parties to end the DRC conflict to the negotiation table in a mind set where they are willing to make the difficult decisions necessary to forge a lasting peace. The third in a three-part series on Congo’s peace process, the report argues that the international community, with behind-the-scenes U.S. leadership, must apply a carefully calibrated package of leverage on relevant stakeholders.<\/p>\n

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The UN Framework Agreement – A serious peace process?<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Blog piece outlining in the contours of the UN Framework agreement for peace and stating that it is promising but that a lot still needs to happen to make it a reality, and to overcome entrenched interests and inertia in both reforming the Congolese state and bringing an end to foreign interference in the Kivus.<\/p>\n

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U.N. says delayed Congo peace deal due to be signed Feb. 24<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2013 | Reuters | AlertNet<\/p>\n

L\u2019Onu annonce la signature de l\u2019accord de paix en RDC pour le 24 f\u00e9vrier<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: Vers un accord-cadre pour sortir de la crise<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2013 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : signature avant fin f\u00e9vrier de l’accord-cadre pour pacifier l’Est (Premier ministre)<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2013 | Agence France-Presse | reliefweb<\/p>\n

La VSV encourage les chefs d\u2019Etats des Grands Lacs \u00e0 signer l\u2019accord de paix sur l\u2019Est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ban Ki Moon is expected to preside over the signature of a peace accord between eleven signatory states composed of SADC and ICGLR members on 24 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As part of the agreement states will undertake not to support, fund or host the armed groups responsible for instability in eastern DRC. To ensure this, control mechanisms and more binding UN supervision will be established in each of the signatory countries.<\/p>\n

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East African Community Security Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n

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EAC Partner States to Sign Security Protocol Today<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Rwandan Government Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Last week, partner States of the East African Community (EAC) were due to sign a peace and security agreement which is expected to serve as a regional instrument to enhance security across the bloc. The protocol, developed through a highly consultative and inclusive process, was to be approved by a joint sectoral ministerial summit due to take place in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.The event was also used as a platform to encourage efforts in the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, with over 3,000 SALWs destroyed as a sign of the EAC partner states’ commitment to eradicating illegal firearms.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda and the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mushikiwabo to UN: Enhance Civilian Protection<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Louise Mushikiwabo has called upon the UN Security Council to invest greater energy into conflict prevention in order to ensure the protection of civilians during an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.<\/p>\n

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Un an apr\u00e8s sa disparition, Katumba Mwanke n\u2019a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 remplac\u00e9<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Article discussing the significance of the death of Katumba Mwanke to relations between the DRC and Rwanda and outlining his role as an interlocutor and adviser, suggesting that he has until now been irreplaceable in this capacity. The article goes on to discuss the Congolese position one year on from his death.<\/p>\n

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Paul Kagame en visite de deux jours \u00e0 Brazzaville<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

President Kagame’s Third Visit to Congo Marks Closer Ties<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Rwandan Government Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Kagame has paid his third official visit to the Republic of Congo since 2004, to discuss bilateral and regional issues, including the crisis in the DRC and the need to continue supporting the ongoing regional peace process.<\/p>\n

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Old is New: M23, Rwanda and Conflict in the Eastern DRC<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | World Politics Review<\/p>\n

Article discussing armed groups and Rwandan involvement in the DRC. Subscription required.<\/p>\n

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Plot to overthrow the DRC government<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Angola Must Not Send Detainees to Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Amnesty International | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Nine Congolese detainees are currently being held in Angola on charges alleging an attempt to destabilise the government in the DRC. Amnesty has appealed that the men not be returned to Congo where they face a real risk of torture, ill-treatment and subjection to the death penalty.<\/p>\n

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Afrique du Sud: les 20 Congolais accus\u00e9s de complot contre Kabila vont compara\u00eetre le 27 f\u00e9vrier<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Suspected DRC coup plotters in court<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Times Live<\/p>\n

Twenty men arrested for forming a plot to overthrow of the Kabila government will appear in Pretoria Regional Court on 27 February 2013. The latterly arrested twentieth member of this group, the group’s leader, is named after Etienne Kabila and claims to be a son of Laurent Kabila, father and predecessor of the current president of the DRC, Joseph Kabila. The men belong to the Nationalist Democratic Union for Renewal and are reported to have been arrested in possession of 5,000 AK47 rifles, 500 rocket TKM surface-to-air missiles, 50 suitcase satellites, 200 Walkie Talkies and 1000 grenades .<\/p>\n

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DRC\/Uganda security<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Committee Setup to Normalize DR Congo Relations<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Shooting at Uganda-DRC border kills 3<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | The New Vision<\/p>\n

A 12-person committee has been set up to normalize relations between Uganda and the DRC, following recent skirmishes over the common border on Lake Albert (the latest taking place on 13 February with a confrontation between the Congolese police and demonstrators killing three). The next border security meeting is due in three months’ time in Bunia in Ituri.<\/p>\n

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Lord\u2019s Resistance Army<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Traque contre la LRA: le bataillon congolais de la force r\u00e9gionale pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 Dungu<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La RDC met 500 soldats \u00e0 disposition de la force r\u00e9gionale d’intervention de l’union africaine contre la LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2013 | UN News | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DRC Troop Deployment a Boost to Anti-LRA Efforts<\/a>\u00a0 | 17 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A battalion from the DRC has been deployed to boost the African Union\u2019s regional taskforce hunting the LRA. A 500 strong Congolese light infantry battalion was presented at Dungu in Orientale Province by the Congolese Chief of Staff in charge of operations.<\/p>\n

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US involvement in combatting insecurity in the Great Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Washington est pr\u00eat \u00e0 soutenir la RDC pour le retour de la paix dans l\u2019Est, selon Matata Ponyo<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Following a visit to the US by Congolese Prime Minister Matata Ponyo, he has affirmed that Washington has expressed its intention to see an international brigade deployed as soon as possible. The impending framework agreement is expected to set the contours of the international brigade and drones (originally opposed by Kigali) are due to be dispatched between June and July 2013.<\/p>\n

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Open Letter to the President<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Enough Project<\/p>\n

In an open letter to the President, Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast and Executive Director John C. Bradshaw have offered specific policy recommendations for Congo, the Sudans and the LRA. The letter includes recommendations to: appoint a Presidential Special Envoy to support a comprehensive United Nations-led peace process; ensure the peace initiative addresses the political, economic and security issues fuelling the conflict, including through the imposition of sanctions; help to develop a clean, certified minerals trade that benefits communities in eastern Congo and the Congolese state; and negotiate military access to safe havens in Sudan, Congo and the Central African Republic and work with the African Union to encourage the deployment of a special forces unit to combat the LRA.<\/p>\n

DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Violence against women in the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Roving Courts in Eastern Congo<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | Institute for War and Peace Reporting<\/p>\n

Article discussing the mobile court programme being utilised in South Kivu to tackle sexual violence and other crimes. The article outlines how the programme has been welcomed in localities and by international justice experts and has aided to bring a sense of justice being seen to be done in smaller communities and helped to strengthen the rule of law. The article points out however that questions have been raised as to the fairness of the trials for defendants, including due to politicised selectivity, lack of adequate legal defence support and a victim bias.<\/p>\n

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Ban Ki-Moon plaide pour un monde sans violence sexuelle<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on\u00a0 the world’s governments to commit to combatting sexual violence and violence against women and girls as part of the ‘One Billion People Standing Up against Sexual Violence’ Campaign.<\/p>\n

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Agn\u00e8s Sadiki – ‘Barrer la route \u00e0 ceux qui emp\u00eachent la femme de s’\u00e9panouir’<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Article discussing the \u2018One Billion People Standing up against Sexual Violence\u2019 campaign event that took place in Bukavu to raise awareness of violence against women in the DRC.<\/p>\n

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‘It was like dying’: a raped woman in Congo DRC speaks out<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Article relaying the experiences of sexual violence of a young Congolese woman who was raped during conflict and a Congolese child soldier who has raped women.<\/p>\n

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Denis Mukwege: The rape surgeon of DR Congo<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | BBC News<\/p>\n

Article outlining the incidence of the use of rape as a weapon of war in the DRC from the experiences of gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, who has reportedly treated nearly 30,000 rape victims\u00a0 in the country and is developing considerable expertise in the treatment of serious sexual injuries.<\/p>\n

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Preventing Conflict-related Sexual Violence<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Peace Research Instiute Oslo | Human Security Report Project<\/p>\n

This paper emphasises the need to focus on prevention of sexual violence. It states that the fact that many armed groups manage to effectively prohibit sexual violence shows that prevention is possible. The paper outlines several routes to prevention, including by changing how survivors are perceived and treated in their communities; protecting witnesses; ending impunity; strengthening command responsibility for acts committed by troops; and developing a more systematic and integration of sexual violence prevention in DDR processes and security sector reform.<\/p>\n

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M23<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jean-Marie Runiga, pr\u00e9sident du M23 – \u00abJe ne suis pas extr\u00e9miste\u00bb<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Interview with M23 President, Jean-Marie Runiga, addressing the dialogue between the M23 and Kinshsa taking place in Kampala, the M23\u2019s goal in the negotiations, its response to allegations that the M23 is a negative force in the east, Runiga\u2019s personal association with Kabila, the political aspirations of the M23 and its relationship with Laurent Nkunda and Bosco Ntaganda.<\/p>\n

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North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu: les Mai-Mai Shetani contr\u00f4lent la cit\u00e9 de Nyamilima<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Mai-Mai Shetani group took control of the town of Nyamilima, located forty kilometers from the capital of Rutshuru, on Sunday 17 February. They managed to dislodge the Nyatura People’s Movement self-defense militia, which had reportedly controlled Nyamilima for over a week. There is currently said to be a lull in the town,\u00a0 though people are still holed up in their homes. FARDC did not intervene though are stationed only 10 km away.<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile redoute une guerre interethnique \u00e0 Nyamilima<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Two local armed groups that recruit their members in different ethnic groups in Rutshuru territory are currently engaged in conflict over the control, of the Binza groupment in the territory. The Mai-Mai Shetani, mainly composed of Nande militiamen and fighters from the Popular Movement for Self Defense (MPA), loyal allies to the Hutu Nyatura have engaged in clashes in recent weeks, stoking fears of an ethnic conflict in the Binza groupment. These fears have now been voiced by civil society representatives. With each faction claiming to protect its ethnic population, civil society groups seek a social dialogue to end the crisis.<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu : les activit\u00e9s ont repris \u00e0 Nyamilima apr\u00e8s des combats entre miliciens<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Life has returned to Nyamilima following its seizure by the Mai-Mai Shetani with shops gingerly reopening on Tuesday. The Nyatura Mai-Mai dislodged from this locality are currently reported to be in Burhamba.<\/p>\n

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South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sud-Kivu: situation pr\u00e9caire de plus de 80 m\u00e9nages d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0 | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Fighting between the Ra\u00efa Mutomboki and Burundian rebels of the National Liberation Front (FNL) allied to Rwanda Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as caused 80 households from the Nakisherwe Bushute locality and the highlands of Uvira to flee, taking refuge for three days in Uvira-center. The IDPs are reportedly living in very difficult conditions.<\/p>\n

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Les Mai-Mai Raia Mutomboki tuent deux militaires \u00e0 Shabunda<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: les activit\u00e9s sociales et \u00e9conomiques paralys\u00e9es \u00e0 Shabunda-centre<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Raia Mutomboki have reportedly killed two soldiers in Shabunda during an attack on the town, followed by their retreat back into the bush.<\/p>\n

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Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Province Orientale: reprise des activit\u00e9s apr\u00e8s accrochages entre miliciens et FARDC \u00e0 Bafwabango<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ituri : Bafwabango \u00e0 nouveau vid\u00e9 de ses habitants apr\u00e8s une menace de miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Activities have resumed in Bafwabango following FARDC clashes with a splinter group from Morgan\u2019s Mai-Mai, with the recommencement of a number of services and commercial outlets. FARDC reportedly continues to maintain control over the trading center and is said to have captured three Mai-Mai during hostilities in which the splinter group was ousted from the city after a day\u2019s occupation. At least six persons were killed during the fighting, which has displaced nearly 3,500 towards Wamba. The Mai-Mai have reprtedly established their headquarters about 240km from Bafwabango.<\/p>\n

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Province Orientale : des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s combattants LRA tuent 8 \u00e9leveurs Mbororo<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: un \u00e9lu d\u2019Ango se plaint de la pr\u00e9sence des rebelles de la LRA dans ce territoire<\/a>\u00a0 | 16 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Elected National Deputy, Robert Paisayo, has expressed concern about the presence of LRA groups and armed Mbororo herders in Ango territory since the cessation of FARDC operations against negative forces in the region. Ugandan LRA rebels ambushed and killed 8 nomadic Mbororo herders in the locality of Gwane at the beginning of February. A meeting between a UN delegation and Congolese authroities took place to discuss rebel groups in Ango on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Aru : 2 Soudanais et un Ougandais arr\u00eat\u00e9s parmi des bandits dans la cit\u00e9 de Kengezi Base<\/a> | 16 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

FARDC has detained Ugandan and Sudanese bandits following hostilities in the city of Kengezi Base last Thursday on the border between the DRC and South Sudan, in Aru territory. The bandits had been extorting property at the border and the arrests and hostilities form part of the army\u2019s attempt to quell insecurity in the area. Patrols are now in place.<\/p>\n

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Province Orientale: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u00e9nonce le regain de criminalit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bunia<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: un militaire lynch\u00e9 et un autre bless\u00e9 par la population \u00e0 Bunia<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Following heightening concerns about the significant upturn in criminal activity in Bunia, one FARDC soldier has been killed and a nother wounded following lynchings by the local population who found the individuals to be involved with a gang of armed robbers. Ten bandits have been arrested among whom FARDC soldiers have been confirmed. The rise in crime and insecurity in Bunia was denounced by civil society on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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Ituri : incursion de sept hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Teturi, plusieurs biens de valeur emport\u00e9s<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Half of the population of Teturi in Ituri fled the town on Monday evening following a raid by seven armed men who looted several household valuables and a weapon from a police officer.<\/p>\n

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Maniema<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thousands flee army harassment in eastern DRC<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Thousands are reported to have fled Punia following threats to their ethnic community by the FARDC. Nearly a third of the population of Punia, a town of 53,000 inhabitants, has reportedly fled to the forest or to other areas around the town. A 6 February 2013 OCHA report states that the people of Punia have been threatened on the basis of their ethnicity.<\/p>\n

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Maniema : des miliciens Raia Mutomboki occupent la cit\u00e9 de Punia<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Raia Mutomboki came to occupy the gold rich city of Punia from Saturday following two hours of hostilities with the FARDC. A meeting of the Provincial Council of Safety was held in early afternoon in Kindu, the provincial capital, following the occupation of the city.<\/p>\n

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Maniema: les FARDC d\u00e9logent les Ra\u00efa Mutomboki de la cit\u00e9 de Punia<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: le Gouvernement confirme la reprise de la cit\u00e9 de Punia par l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Punia reprise par les forces r\u00e9guli\u00e8res<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Congolese government has announced that FARDC resumed control of Punia on Sunday morning following its seizure by the Raia Mutomboki. It is alleged that the city was seized by the rebels in order to pillage the gold in the city, a major gold mining locality. Many of those displaced by fighting were driven to Lubutu.Last week, the head of the Ra\u00efa Mutomboki , \u00ab\u00a0colonel\u00a0\u00bb Shabani Kingumba issued the Congolese government with a demand that they meet all\u00a0 members present at Punia and accused the FARDC of committing abuses against the civilian population.<\/p>\n

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Maniema: les affrontements entre FARDC et Ra\u00efa Mutomboki ont fait 7 morts<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s clashes between the FARDC and the Raia Mutomboki is reported to have killed 7 people in Punia, including six militia men and a child. The Raia are said to have engaged in looting during their occupation of the city.<\/p>\n

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Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Katanga : des Mai-Mai tigres ont pill\u00e9 et incendi\u00e9 des biens des habitants de Lukafu<\/a> | 16 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai tigers attacked Lukafu Kasenga territory last Wednesday (13th February). Witnesses said the attackers looted and burned civilian property including the mission of the Catholic priests of the Congregation of Franciscans. The rebels were reportedly repelled by the FARDC later that day.<\/p>\n

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Katanga: les Mai-Mai Bakata Katanga tuent 3 personnes \u00e0 Kinsevere<\/a>\u00a0 | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Mai-Mai Katanga Bakata, lead by Tanda Imena, have killed three people during a raid on the town of Kinsevere, about 40 km from Lubumbashi, on Sunday. According to local sources, the militia killed an agent of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), a policeman and the village chief before retiring from Kinsevere.<\/p>\n

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Insight: \u00ab\u00a0Triangle of death\u00a0\u00bb looms over Congo’s mining heartlands<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Article discussing the rising insecurity in Katanga in the context of secessionist sentiment in the province. It states that the insecurity risks presenting a major disruption to mining activities in the region as Mai-Mai rebels appear to be heading further and further south, targeting the government and civilians with some disruption of mining activities through for example the hijacking of buses carrying workers. The article states that local grievances and secessionist aspirations are being exploited by the Mai-Mai, now around 2,000 strong. They have reportedly displaced around a quarter of a million people from the north east of the province, an area referred to as the \u201ctriangle of death\u201d due to the massacres, rapes and other atrocities committed there. The local population is reported to fear both the Mai-Mai\u00a0 and the FARDC, the latter being accused of engaging in pillaging and summarily executing \u201crebels\u201d found hiding in the bush. MONUSCO will now be deployed around Pweto. The article goes on to discuss secessionist politics in the region.<\/p>\n

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Katanga: Moise Katumbi attribue l\u2019attaque de Kinsevere \u00e0 des bandits arm\u00e9s<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The governor of Katanga, Moise Katumbi Chapwe, has stated that the attack on the village of Kinsevere was perpetrated by armed bandits and not the Mai-Mai Bakata Katanga, as previously thought. Katangans have been offered a large reward for anyone who manages to capture the bandits.<\/p>\n

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Katanga: affrontements entre creuseurs et policiers sur un site de la Gecamines \u00e0 Kambove<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Clashes have taken place between thousands of artisanal miners and the Congolese police on Wednesday (20 February) in Kambove, following attempts to expel the miners from the site. Police fired into the air to disperse the miners, who responded by throwing stones, leading to an escalation of the situation. Angry miners burned and looted property, five people were injured, three died and ten people were arrested at the Gecamines site.<\/p>\n

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Kasai Occidental<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kasa\u00ef-Occidental: conflit foncier entre les chefs coutumiers et l\u2019\u00e9glise catholique de Kabwe<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

A land dispute between the church and traditional authorities in Kabwe Kazumba is heightening tensions leading to death threats being made against priests for failure to pay for land rights.<\/p>\n

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Equateur<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Equateur: signature du pacte de non agression entre ethnies \u00e0 Kungu<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ethnic Lobala (Enyele), Boba (Monzaya) Bomboli, Bomboma and Monzombo in Kungu territory, Sud-Ubangi district\u00a0 signed a pact of non-agression on Monday in Gamena. The signing of this document is dedicated to the end of inter-ethnic conflicts in the territory with representatives agreeing to put an end to the evils of such conflict and work for peace and reconciliation.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Museveni and the UDPF<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Editor’s Q & A – How Has Museveni Stayed in Power?<\/a> | 12 February 2013 | Think Africa Press | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A Q&A with Think Africa Press\u2019 editor addressing how Museveni has come to be one of the longest serving heads of state, how Uganda has managed to retain its strong standing with its western allies, opposition to Museveni, his relationship with the UDPF and his future prospects.<\/p>\n

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The UDPF<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Muhoozi – How He Controls The UPDF<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Article stating that the second promotion of Museveni\u2019s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in August 2012 raised few questions suggesting that the public are accustomed to seeing him in high military command and stating that Muhoozi\u2019s command of the Special Forces renders him now effectively at the head of the third service constituting the UDPF, alongside the regular armed forces and the air force. Article goes on to discuss Muhoozi\u2019s command in the context of the UDPF\u2019s structure.<\/p>\n

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UPDF Not Partisan – Aronda<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has said that UPDF is a national army that is politically conscious, but will never be partisan. Article relaying speeches made by military personnel at an annual breakfast meet.<\/p>\n

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Coup threats<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It Isn’t Just Coups That Undermine Democracy<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Opinion piece discussing recent threats of a military coup and stating that the political aim of silencing parliament could more readily be achieved through constitutional reform. The piece opines that disorganisation and powerlessness in society has undermined politics and democracy in Uganda more than talks of a coup and that new types of leadership at all levels to guide the country’s politics is now required.<\/p>\n

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Burundi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Extension of UN Burundi Office mandate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Le Conseil de S\u00e9curit\u00e9 proroge le mandat du bureau des Nations Unies au pays jusqu’au 15 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

BNUB brings together actors to prepare 2015 elections in Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2013 | UN Intergrated Office in Burundi | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Office in Burundi emphasising the intention of the office to continue its work in 2013 of developing an understanding of lessons learned in the 2010 elections ahead of the 2015 round of elections, amongst other things. The resolution extending the mandate also requests the Government of Burundi to focus, with the support of the Commission of peacebuilding, on honoring its commitments regarding\u00a0 prioritising peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

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CAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seleka attacks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) Central African Republic (ECHO\/CAF\/BUD\/2013\/91000) Last update: 12\/02\/2013 Version 2<\/a> | 12 February 2013 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Update report highlighting that the current situation in the CAR remains highly uncertain and SELEKA still occupies two thirds of the territory despite the signed peace agreement. Many NGOs have been and still are regularly looted. Some rebel groups continue to attack civilians and cause population movements.<\/p>\n

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Les religieux alertent sur le risque de violences interconfessionnelles<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Religious leaders have come together to vocalise the risk of interfaith clashes in the CAR stating that they have evidence of potential \u00ab\u00a0clashes between Christians and Muslims\u00a0\u00bb in the provinces, due to attacks by Seleka rebels targeting Christians.<\/p>\n

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L\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire guette les zones affect\u00e9es par les conflits arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | Agence France-Presse | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Ubango province administrators have reported that between February 7 and 13, \u00ab\u00a08,646 people have fled Mobaye\u00a0\u00bb, a Central African border town close to positions held by the rebel Seleka coalition due to fears of attacks by the rebels who are looting and carrying out atrocities.<\/p>\n

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Refugee and IDP Reports<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

CAR refugees in the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

L\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire guette les zones affect\u00e9es par les conflits arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | Agence France-Presse | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Ubango province administrators have reported that between February 7 and 13, \u00ab\u00a08,646 people have fled Mobaye\u00a0\u00bb, a Central African border town close to positions held by the rebel Seleka coalition due to fears of attacks by the rebels. The current number of refugees in Ubgani is now estimated to be around 11,000.<\/p>\n

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Equateur: plus 15 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains vivent dans des conditions difficiles \u00e0 Mobayi-Mbongo<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

15,703 CAR refugees have fled to Mobayi Mbongo in North Ubangi, in Equateur province and lack water, food and medicines. Most children, aged 0-5 years, suffer from malnutrition and diarrhea. The refugees say they have fled fighting between the military and the rebels of the Central coalition Seleka in their communities. A multi-agency taskforce began assessing the humanitarian situation on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/strong>DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IDPs in Maniema<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Le PAM apporte une assistance vitale par avion \u00e0 des milliers de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s dans la province enclav\u00e9e du Maniema<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | World Food Programme | reliefweb<\/p>\n

The World Food Programme has transported food by air to provide emergency assistance to thousands of newly displaced people in the small town of Punia, Maniema province. Aircraft are currently the only mode of transport capable of reaching Punia as the roads are impassable in the rainy season especially for trucks.<\/p>\n

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IDPs in Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Katanga : le nombre de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s internes a sextupl\u00e9 en un an<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Katanga province has 316,000 IDPs in February 2013 as compared to 55,000 in January 2012, according to figures released by the UN Agency for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), during the presentation of its 2013 humanitarian plan on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Katanga : des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s venus de Kasomeno vivent dans des conditions difficiles \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

IDPs from Kasomeno fleeing violence between the Mai-Mai and the FARDC are living in difficult conditions in Lubumbashi, including being asked for rent by land owners.<\/p>\n

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Katanga : des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s venus de Kasomeno vivent dans des conditions difficiles \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

IDPs from Kasomeno fleeing violence between the Mai-Mai and the FARDC are living in difficult conditions in Lubumbashi, including being asked for rent by land owners. The IDPs report that unlike the Mai-Mai, the FARDC has been engaged in looting from civilians.<\/p>\n

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IDPs in South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sud-Kivu: situation pr\u00e9caire de plus de 80 m\u00e9nages d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0 | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Fighting between the Ra\u00efa Mutomboki and Burundian rebels of the National Liberation Front (FNL) allied to Rwanda Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as caused 80 households from the Nakisherwe Bushute locality and the highlands of Uvira to flee, taking refuge for three days in Uvira-center. The IDPs are reportedly living in very difficult conditions.<\/p>\n

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Regional Humanitarian Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu – N\u00b0 05\/13, 13 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin humanitaire provincial – Province du Sud-Kivu, 2012 en revue<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de l\u2019Equateur N\u00b0 04\/13, 13 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Katanga – 13 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

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National Humanitarian Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 13 f\u00e9vrier 2012<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

USAID\/DCHA DRC Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1 – FY 2013<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | US AID | reliefweb<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

CAR<\/strong><\/p>\n

National humanitarian reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Situation Report No. 6 (as of 18 February 2013)<\/a>\u00a0 | 18 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine : Rapport de situation N\u00b06 (au 18 f\u00e9vrier 2013)<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | OCHA | reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Justice and Tribunals\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

Rwanda\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Norwegian genocide conviction<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Un rwandais condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 21 ans de prison en Norv\u00e8ge<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Norway jails Rwandan for 21 years over role in 1994 genocide<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

A Norwegian court has convicted a Rwandan man living in Norway for participating in the 1994 genocide in his home country and sentenced him to 21 years in prison. Oslo district court found Sadi Bugingo, 47, guilty of complicity in the premeditated killings of at least 2,000 people belonging mainly to the Tutsi ethnic group. It singled out three prolonged attacks in his home town of Kibungo, eastern Rwanda, during April 1994.<\/p>\n

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

Recent news on issues relating to natural resource extraction and governance in the Great Lakes Region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resource curse<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Avoiding the Curse of the Oil-Rich Nations<\/a> \u00a0| 13 February 2013 | Opinionator | New York Times<\/p>\n

Article discussing the resource curse and outlining how Alaska might be an example of best practice in avoiding it and maximising the benefits to be derived from oil exploration beyond the duration of exploitation, including through derivatives.<\/p>\n

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East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Uganda Oil – Region Has Lessons to Learn<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Article outlining events at the the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in Arusha, Tanzania and commenting that the usual value based splits could be observed amongst, environmentalist, political and corporate delegates and that there was a notable absence of civilian input on expectations regarding expectations of petroleum development.<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/strong>DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Diamonds<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Delrand Updates DRC Diamond Exploration Activity<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Canadian Mining Journal<\/p>\n

Delrand Resources Limited has provided an update on its diamond exploration activities in the DRC.<\/p>\n

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Timber<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

RDC: un groupe d\u2019ONG d\u00e9nonce l\u2019exploitation illicite des bois<\/a> | 17 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

A group of NGOs working in the timber sector in the DRC has expressed concern that 251 of the 750 logs illegally cut and seized by the prosecutor of Bandundu, had already found their way to the port of Kinkole, in Kinshasa. These organizations (including the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Observatory for the Fight against Corruption in Central Africa and civil society environment) oppose the misuse of these woods.<\/p>\n

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Resource governance<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Washington est pr\u00eat \u00e0 soutenir la RDC pour le retour de la paix dans l\u2019Est, selon Matata Ponyo<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Congo and IMF to Discuss Disputed Mine Deal, Premier Says<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Prime Minister, Matata Ponyo, has stated that the DRC has levelled the divergence of views between it and the IMF over the management of the mining sector, with experts on both sides committed to building on the issue of mining contracts to ensure transparency. The IMF had suspended its loan of over two hundred and forty million dollars to the DRC in December 2012 following criticism of the DRC for not having published the terms of asset sales by state-owned copper miner Gecamines to a company associated with Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.<\/p>\n

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Senior aide undercuts minister<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

The secretary-general of the DRC\u2019s hydrocarbons ministry seems intent on bringing down his boss, including by having him sign agreements banned by the president. Full article requires subscription.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nation Earns U.S.$2 Million From Oil in North<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda has reportedly earned $2m in bonus from the recent oil discoveries in block-I in Northern Uganda. The oil was discovered by TOTAL, a French oil firm licenced to operate in the exploration area.<\/p>\n

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Uganda Oil – Region Has Lessons to Learn<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Article outlining events at the East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition and the current backdrop to oil development in Uganda, highlighting that official secrecy on deals remains the biggest hazard to Uganda’s fledgling oil sector.<\/p>\n

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Oil – Success Dependent On Politics<\/a>\u00a0 | 19 February 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Analysis piece stating that despite Uganda’s technocrats being one of its strengths in avoiding the resource curse, their role is expected to be overshadowed by political powers, especially with the enactment of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill 2012, now awaiting presidential assent. The new law vests a lot of executive powers in the hands of the minister which will politicize decisions. The article discusses the recent Chatham House report by Ben Shepherd on lessons to be learned by Uganda and highlights that at present there is a risk of patronage politics and that transparency is essential to avoiding the curse.<\/p>\n

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Oil Money Could Hurt Economy – Bank Chief<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Central Bank Deputy Governor Dr Louise KaseKende has said that Uganda should spend its anticipated oil revenue on projects that can spur the economy and create employment for its young and fast growing population if it is to avoid the pitfalls of other countries where oil revenues have ended up funding \u00ab\u00a0white elephants\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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Extractive Companies, Energy, Trade and Foreign Investment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Recent news on national and international extractive and energy companies and investment in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cobalt<\/strong><\/p>\n

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World\u2019s Top Cobalt Producer Powering Up?<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | Investing News<\/p>\n

Katanga mining has reported that it achieved a record tonnage from its operations in the DRC, with Katanga\u2019s KTO underground mine putting out 1.84 million metric tons (MT) of ore in 2012 \u2014 up 14 percent from 2011. However, Katanga\u2019s net attributable income for 2012 came in at $44.1 million, a 66-percent decline from the $130.8 million the company earned in 2011.<\/p>\n

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Gecamines and artisanal miners<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Katanga: affrontements entre creuseurs et policiers sur un site de la Gecamines \u00e0 Kambove<\/a> | 20 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Clashes have taken place between thousands of artisanal miners and the Congolese police on Wednesday (20 February) in Kambove, following attempts to expel the miners from the site. Police fired into the air to disperse the miners, who responded by throwing stones, leading to the escalation of the situation. Angry miners burned and looted property, five people were injured, three died and ten people were arrested at the Gecamines property.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kampala to Host Energy Summit<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The American Chamber of Commerce in Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) will on Thursday (February 21) host a one day summit on Investment in the Energy and Infrastructure Sector in Kampala. The summit will address four key strategic issues in ensuring that Uganda embarks on the next 50 years of economic growth: the power sector, the infrastructure sector, the new and renewable energy sector and the oil and gas sector, with the hope of attracting American investors.<\/p>\n

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Mbabazi still backing ENI<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

Ugandan prime minister Amama Mbabazi is continuing to discreetly support the Italian multi national oil and gas company ENI\u2019s efforts to pick up acreage in Uganda.<\/p>\n

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Oil exploration progress<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Total Hits Two Dry Wells in Nebbi<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Total E&P Uganda, the French oil company handling the exploration and production of oil in Block 1 in the Albertine region has hit two dry wells in their first attempt to discover commercially-viable hydrocarbons in Nebbi district.<\/p>\n

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Oil absent at Tullow Oil’s Uganda exploration well<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Share Cast<\/p>\n

Oil producer Tullow Uganda has said that no hydrocarbons were found at a well seeking to test the limits of the EA-1A Block, stating that further evaluation was being carried out on the Lyec- discovery and that partners were re-evaluating the remaining exploration potential of the area in light of recent well results. Exploration drilling had continued in the Total-operated EA-1A block to the north of Lake Albert, with the Ondyek-1 exploration well, located 16km northwest of the Nigiri-1 oil discovery.<\/p>\n

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

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on legal and reputational\u00a0issues relating to businesses operating in the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mining ethics<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Missing Ethics of Mining<\/a>\u00a0 | 14 February 2013 | Ethics and International Affairs<\/p>\n

Article discussing the increasing number of social conflicts involved in the mining sector from the author\u2019s experience of working in this sector and highlighting the frequent neglect of mining in formulating ethical practice codes in the environment, development and business sector. The author notes the prevailing phenomenon of an uncontrollable increase in artisanal miners in lockstep with the steep rise in the price of gold after 11 septembre 2001; and increasingly tense\u2014and frequently violent\u2014 land-use conflicts between local artisanal miners and foreign industrial mining companies.<\/p>\n

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CSR<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Apple Makes New Pledges on Conflict Minerals, Should Begin Clean Congo Sourcing Program<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Enough Project<\/p>\n

Article reporting on Appel\u2019s progress in tackling the conflict minerals issue. The article notes that apple has joined the Public Private Alliance on Responsible Minerals Trade, issued even clearer guidance to suppliers regarding supply chain expectations and placed a firm count on the number of smelters in its supply chain but has yet to begin a Congo sourcing programme to purchase clean minerals.<\/p>\n

\u2028<\/strong>DRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dodd\u2013Frank Section 1502<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unintended consequences of the conflict minerals rule?<\/a> | 14 February 2013 | Lexology<\/p>\n

DRC experts have filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for review of the SEC\u2019s conflict minerals rule, although they have made it clear that their support for the petition arises not out of sympathy with the petitioners\u2019 commercial interests but because of the negative impact of the Rule on the Congolese people. The experts argue that the SEC failed to consider whether the Rule would actually weaken armed groups in the DRC. They argue that the SEC compounded that error by choosing to draft the Rule and provide guidance that expands the scope of the Rule and increases the cost of compliance resulting in a de facto embargo on minerals sourced from the DRC. The experts conclude that the Rule is having an unintended negative impact on the legitimate mining industry in the DRC and surrounding countries\u2013 harming the very people that the Rule was intended to help. This article discusses that amicus in further detail.<\/p>\n

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EU’s soft power in Congo toothless on ‘conflict minerals’<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Euractive.com<\/p>\n

The EU has been called toothless in respect of its ability to stem the flow of conflict resources through the scrutiny of companies sourcing minerals from the DRC, undermining its considerable development and security expenditure in the region. It is now being called upon by NGOs such as Global Witness to adopt due diligence laws, including the requirement of adherence to the OECD\u2019s voluntary due diligence initiative on responsible supply chains.<\/p>\n

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OECD Guidelines on conflict minerals \u2013 impact in the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Corporates aren’t the only solution to conflict gold<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Article addressing the impact of the OECD due diligence guidelines on the ground in the DRC and stating that lack of alternative opportunities for local people (other than artisanal mining, smuggling or criminal activity) means that the guidelines may push increasing numbers of people who can no longer engage in artisanal mining into smuggling, ultimately heightening insecurity and violence in the region. It states that the guideliens fail to engage small scale miners and miss the root of the problem.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Corruption<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mbabazi Supporter Bags Sh13 Billion in Oil Case<\/a> | 19 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Ugandan government has been ordered to pay sh12.9bn in legal costs to a lawyer who successfully placed an injunction on Parliament blocking it from forcing Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and other Ministers to step down for investigations into oil bribery allegations. The lawyer contended that Parliament had denied the Ministers a fair hearing before passing a resolution to try and force them to step aside, which was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

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Corruption – Museveni Backs Bill to Grab Assets<\/a>\u00a0 | 19 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Museveni has backed a draft bill to empower government to confiscate property owned by convicted public officials, automatically interdict civil servants implicated in corruption and immediately sack political officials implicated in corruption. Two meetings have been held to fine-tune the bill.<\/p>\n

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Oil legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Oil – Success Dependent On Politics<\/a>\u00a0 | 19 February 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Analysis piece stating that despite Uganda’s technocrats being one of its strengths in avoiding the resource curse, their role is expected to be overshadowed by political powers, especially with the enactment of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill 2012, now awaiting presidential assent. The new law vests a lot of executive powers in the hands of the minister which will politicize decisions. The article discusses the recent Chatham House report by Ben Shepherd on lessons to be learned by Uganda and highlights that at present there is a risk of patronage politics and that transparency is essential to avoiding the curse.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Land rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawmakers Debate Land Rights for Foreigners<\/a> | 13 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Members of the standing committee on agriculture, land and environment, have discussed a section of the land-use bill, which will allow foreigners to own land on a contractual basis. Foreigners will own land under a emphyteutic lease, entitling them\u00a0 to land for a renewable period of 49 years. Freehold titles are reserved for Rwandan citizens and therefor can only be obtained by foreign entities where at least 51% of its stake in Rwandan owned.<\/p>\n

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Other<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Ugandan Space Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda to Launch Its First Space Observer<\/a>\u00a0 | 13 February 2013 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda Ready to Get Its Space Program Off the Ground<\/a> | 15 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

According to Capt. Chris Nsamba, the chief executive officer and founder of the African Space Research Program (ASRP), Uganda will soon launch the first space observer called Cadimella. The space probe has self-defence, anti-time missile features, which protect it from being hit by missiles destined to destroy it in case it passes in the space of another country. The probe is also\u00a0 fitted with cameras with a wide angle fish-eye lens to be used in taking pictures of Uganda from space and other features on the planet. The intention is to dispatch a mouse with the probe as an initial test to determine Uganda’s ability to send a human into space.<\/p>\n

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Rwandan politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda’s Debate On Change and Continuity Is Crucial<\/a> | 18 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Opinion piece from the New Times stating that in the run up to the 2017 elections constitutional debate on change and continuity is required hinting that it may be necessary to consider extending the maximum number of terms in office for a ruling government without being swayed by outside observers.<\/p>\n

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