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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

The Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC, MONUSCO, and the UN Secretary-General this week expressed their concerns over the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>. They fear that rising political tensions<\/a> in the run-up to the presidential elections, which are to be held in November, will cause an increase in violence. Opposition sources have already reported the shutdown of some of their media channels by the authorities in Lubumbashi. Human Rights Watch also denounced a lack of progress in the investigation of the mass grave in Maluku (Kinshasa), which was discovered last year and allegedly contains the remains of 421 people. Meanwhile, the Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs asked the UN Security Council to reduce by half the amount of MONUSCO<\/a> peacekeepers by the end of 2016.<\/p>\n

In North Kivu<\/a>, clashes between Congolese soldiers and ADF militia members on March 16 in Beni territory resulted in the death of two of the rebels. The FARDC reported to have repelled another attack by the ADF in the same region on Saturday, March 19. This Monday, March 21, the army launched military operations against Mai Mai Nyatura in Masisi territory. In Rutshuru territory, unidentified armed men attacked a priest on Sunday, injuring him severely. Locals attributed the assault to FDLR elements. That same day, the Nande community saw the murder of one of their own priests and spokespersons, Vincent Machozi. In South Kivu<\/a>, civil soiety in Kalehe territory reported a heightened activity of Raia Mutomboki and other armed groups in several localities of the territory. Civil society in Kongo Central<\/a> reported several armed attacks in Matadi and Tshela territories, yet local police deny a rise in insecurity.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/a> saw the assassination<\/a> of two army officers on Tuesday, March 22. Lieutenant Colonel Darius Ikutare and Major Didier Muhumpundu were announced dead only a few hours apart. The former was being accused of repressing opponents of President Nkurunziza. In Uganda<\/a>, opposition leader Kizza Besigiye has been under house arrest for over a month, after losing the elections to current President Museveni. In the Central African Republic<\/a>, LRA elements reportedly looted property of the local population near Dembia on March 18. Independent expert on human rights Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum lauded the country this week for its peaceful election process last month, while also highlighting challenges for the new government, including persistent violence and abuse in some areas of CAR.<\/p>\n

All articles and other news items referenced in this briefing come from third party media sources. Being not the author, IPIS is not responsible for the content of the news items or articles contained or referred to in this briefing.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict and security related issues across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

Tensions between Burundi and Rwanda<\/b><\/p>\n

Le Burundi demande qu\u2019une plainte soit d\u00e9pos\u00e9e contre Paul Kagame<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le communiqu\u00e9 accuse le pr\u00e9sident Kagame et le Rwanda d\u2019avoir pos\u00e9 des actes ignobles \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 travers l\u2019entrainement et l\u2019enr\u00f4lement des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais vivant dans des camps rwandais\u00a0\u00bb. Leur objectif (NDLR: de Paul Kagame et le Rwanda) serait, selon le communiqu\u00e9 du ministre Pascal Barandagirye, \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019\u00e9limination des leaders burundais mais aussi la destitution des institutions.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda Govt, Burundi Fire Back After U.S. Rebukes Leaders for ‘Power Grabs’<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | Daily Nation | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda and Burundi fired back on Monday against US claims of \u00ab\u00a0blatant power grabs\u00a0\u00bb by the presidents of the two Great Lakes countries. And in addition to lashing Washington, the Bujumbura and Kigali governments attacked one another. Each accused the other of supporting rebel forces intent on destabilising legitimate authority. The remarks by the Rwandan, Burundian and US representatives during a United Nations Security Council debate were unusually undiplomatic.<\/span><\/p>\n

DDR<\/b><\/p>\n

Recycling Rebels? Demobilization in the Congo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | Rift Valley Institute<\/span><\/p>\n

This briefing analyses why and how previous DDR processes have failed, and provides a sketch of the current state of affairs and future prospects for demobilization. It reviews the impact of CONADER and the potential of DDR III, focusing on the role of combatants, commanders and politicians. In particular, the briefing discusses incentives for armed groups to join demobilization programmes under conditions of high insecurity and distrust, as well as the relationship between demobilization and remobilization. The briefing argues that a holistic approach to DDR is needed, which would make it part of a genuine effort at social transformation and reform of the security sector, which in turn casts doubts on its feasibility within the current context of political competition and insecurity in the DRC.<\/p>\n

<\/a> DRC<\/h2>\n

Pre-election tensions<\/b><\/p>\n

Tensions en RDC: Kinshasa, les Kivus et l\u2019ex-Katanga dans l\u2019oeil du cyclone<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n

La crise pr\u00e9-\u00e9lectorale qui couve en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) pourrait bien d\u00e9boucher sur une nouvelle p\u00e9riode d\u2019instabilit\u00e9 selon un rapport du Groupe de recherche et d\u2019information sur la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 (GRIP). Georges Berghezan, l\u2019auteur de cette note, semble bien peu optimiste sur l\u2019\u00e9volution de la situation politique et s\u00e9curitaire en RDC. Devant le report tr\u00e8s probable de l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle, pr\u00e9vue fin novembre, et le flou sur l\u2019avenir du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila, dont la Constitution lui interdit de briguer un troisi\u00e8me mandat, les tensions sont de plus en plus vives entre majorit\u00e9 et opposition. La r\u00e9pression politique s\u2019accro\u00eet sur les opposants et \u00ab l\u2019espace d\u00e9mocratique se restreint \u00bb selon les Nations-unies. Dans ce climat d\u00e9l\u00e9t\u00e8re, le GRIP estime que \u00ab des troubles graves sont pr\u00e9visibles dans plusieurs r\u00e9gions du pays \u00bb : Kinshasa, les deux Kivus et l\u2019ex-Katanga.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: un troisi\u00e8me m\u00e9dia proche de l\u2019opposition ferm\u00e9 \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n

Une t\u00e9l\u00e9vision appartenant \u00e0 un ancien cacique de la majorit\u00e9 pass\u00e9 dans l\u2019opposition, Gabriel Kyungu, a \u00e9t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s de Lubumbashi. Deux m\u00e9dias proches de l\u2019opposant Mo\u00efse Katumbi avaient d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 interdits d\u00e9but 2016. Des fermetures en forme \u00ab d\u2019intimidations \u00bb selon l\u2019opposition.<\/p>\n

Impasse en RDC: Ban Ki-moon redoute un regain de violences g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9es<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’ONU s’est, au cours d’un d\u00e9bat au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur la situation dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs, d\u00e9clar\u00e9 lundi \u00ab\u00a0tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par l’impasse politique en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) o\u00f9 l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle devant se tenir en octobre, semble de plus en plus improbable.<\/p>\n

DR Congo at ‘critical juncture,’ amid rising political tensions \u2013 UN envoy tells Security Council<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | UN News Centre<\/span><\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is at a critical juncture, with rising political tensions ahead of elections which could lead to violence if left unaddressed, the top United Nations official in the country warned the Security Council today, while highlighting key issues for consideration as it renews the UN’s mandate there.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO<\/b><\/p>\n

Kalemie: autorit\u00e9s, partis politiques et soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile se concertent sous l\u2019\u00e9gide de la Monusco<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s provinciales du Tanganyika, les partis politiques et la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile se sont concert\u00e9s vendredi 18 mars \u00e0 la base de la Monusco de Kalemie sur la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d\u2019att\u00e9nuer la tension observ\u00e9e depuis le d\u00e9but du mois entre les acteurs politiques de la r\u00e9gion. La Monusco affirme avoir offert ses offices pour assurer le maintien de la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion. Parmi les points forts qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 au centre des discussions figurent notamment le d\u00e9coupage territorial et d\u00e9doublement des partis politiques.<\/span><\/p>\n

La RDC veut r\u00e9duire de moiti\u00e9 les effectifs de la Monusco en 2016<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le ministre des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res Raymond Tshibanda a demand\u00e9 au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de tenir compte des n\u00e9gociations men\u00e9es entre l’ONU et Kinshasa pour une \u00ab\u00a0sortie ordonn\u00e9e et d\u00e9finitive de la Monusco de la RDC\u00a0\u00bb. M. Tshibanda a, dans son adresse an Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, rappel\u00e9 que son pays souhaite que les effectifs des Casques bleus d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s sur son territoire soient r\u00e9duits de moiti\u00e9 d’ici la fin de l’ann\u00e9e. Le mandat de la Mission de l’ONU en RDC (Monusco), forte de quelque 20.000 hommes, arrive \u00e0 expiration fin mars. Pour l’instant, l’ONU n’envisage qu’une r\u00e9duction de 1.700 hommes et insiste pour que la poursuite du retrait des Casques bleus tienne compte de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur le terrain, qui reste fragile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 23 mars 2016<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

Les nouvelles \u00e0 propos des activit\u00e9s des composantes de la MONUSCO, des activit\u00e9s de l\u2019\u00e9quipe-pays et de la situation militaire en DRC.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa<\/b><\/p>\n

RDC: toujours pas d\u2019enqu\u00eate sur la fosse commune de Maluku<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n

Un an apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte d\u2019une fosse commune dans la banlieue de Kinshasa, l\u2019enqu\u00eate est toujours au point mort et les exhumations des corps n\u2019ont toujours pas \u00e9t\u00e9 effectu\u00e9es. Qui sont les 421 corps retrouv\u00e9s dans la fosse commune du cimeti\u00e8re de Maluku \u00e0 une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Kinshasa? Un an apr\u00e8s sa d\u00e9couverte, le myst\u00e8re de la fosse commune reste entier. C\u2019est dans la nuit du 18 au 19 mars 2015 que des corps auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 secr\u00e8tement enterr\u00e9s par les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pr\u00e8s du cimeti\u00e8re Fula-Fula. Ce sont les riverains du cimeti\u00e8re qui ont alert\u00e9 la Mission de l\u2019ONU en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (Monusco), incommod\u00e9s par les odeurs naus\u00e9abondes des corps en d\u00e9composition.<\/span><\/p>\n

HRW d\u00e9nonce l’absence d’avanc\u00e9es sur l’affaire de fosse commune au bout d’un an en RDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch se plaint dans un communiqu\u00e9 qu\u2019un an apr\u00e8s les d\u00e9nonciations des activistes des droits de l\u2019homme, les autorit\u00e9s congolaises n\u2019aient pris aucune d\u00e9cision pour identifier des centaines de corps enterr\u00e9s en \u00ab\u00a0cachette\u00a0\u00bb dans une fosse commune \u00e0 la p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie de Kinshasa. \u00ab\u00a0En d\u00e9pit de nombreuses demandes \u00e9manant d’organisations de d\u00e9fense des droits humains, de membres du Parlement, des Nations unies, de l’Union europ\u00e9enne et d’autres, aucune d\u00e9cision n’a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise pour ouvrir la fosse\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 HRW dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Nord-Kivu: la situation s\u00e9curitaire s\u2019am\u00e9liore \u00e0 Walikale<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019administrateur du territoire de Walikale (Nord-Kivu), Marie-Claire Bangwene, affirme que la situation s\u00e9curitaire s\u2019am\u00e9liore dans cette zone depuis le d\u00e9ploiement de l\u2019arm\u00e9e dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s. Les militaires se sont d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s depuis trois semaines dans les localit\u00e9s de Mpofi, Kibhua, Bunyampuri, Nkembe et Brazza. Ils y effectuent des patrouilles quotidiennes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beni: deux rebelles ADF tu\u00e9s dans un accrochage avec des militaires<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Deux rebelles ADF ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s mercredi 16 mars lors d\u2019un accrochage avec des militaires congolais \u00e0 Mabanga dans le territoire de Beni. D\u2019apr\u00e8s le lieutenant Mak Hazukay, le porte-parole des op\u00e9rations Sokola 1 qui livre cette information, les \u00e9l\u00e9ments des FARDC \u00e9taient en patrouille dans cette zone lorsqu\u2019ils ont intercept\u00e9 un groupe des rebelles ougandais. Les combats ont dur\u00e9 une dizaine des minutes. Les militaires ont r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 une arme abandonn\u00e9e par les rebelles en fuite, indique le lieutenant Mak Hazukay, ajoutant que l\u2019arm\u00e9e poursuit des patrouilles dans la zone de Makembi et Eringeti. <\/span><\/p>\n

Beni: des h\u00f4pitaux peinent \u00e0 fonctionner \u00e0 cause de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Une vingtaine de centres de sant\u00e9 fonctionnent difficilement dans la zone de sant\u00e9 d\u2019O\u00efcha \u00e0 Beni suite \u00e0 l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 vendredi 18 mars \u00e0 Radio Okapi, le secr\u00e9taire ex\u00e9cutif du Syndicat national des m\u00e9decins du Congo (Synamed) dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu, Docteur Janvier Lukando.<\/p>\n

RDC: 18 militants arr\u00eat\u00e9s le 15 mars rel\u00e2ch\u00e9s \u00e0 Goma<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le mouvement citoyen Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Goma a post\u00e9 sur son compte twitter un message faisant \u00e9tat de la remise en libert\u00e9 de 18 militants de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile arr\u00eat\u00e9s lors d’une marche silencieuse mardi dans la m\u00eame ville.<\/p>\n

Goma: lib\u00e9ration de 18 militants de Lucha apr\u00e8s 4 jours de d\u00e9tention<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Dix-huit membres du mouvement citoyen Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9s, samedi 19 mars \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu), apr\u00e8s quatre jours de d\u00e9tention au cachot du parquet. L’avocat de Lucha, Me Jean-Paul Lumbumbu l’a affirm\u00e9 \u00e0 Radio Okapi: \u00abLe parquet s\u2019est rendu compte que l\u2019arrestation de ces jeunes ne valait pas la peine et en m\u00eame temps nous d\u00e9mentons l\u2019information selon laquelle les militants de la Lucha se seraient \u00e9vad\u00e9s. Il est vrai qu\u2019il y a eu \u00e9vasion au niveau du parquet pr\u00e8s le tribunal de grande instance de Goma mais les militants Lucha sont rest\u00e9s au cachot et ils viennent d\u2019\u00eatre lib\u00e9r\u00e9s r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement par le parquet pr\u00e8s le tribunal de grande instance de Goma\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goma: la Lucha refuse de payer l\u2019amende demand\u00e9e par le Parquet<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le mouvement pro-d\u00e9mocratie Lucha a fait savoir qu\u2019elle ne paierait pas l\u2019amende transactionnelle de 100 000 francs congolais (108 dollars am\u00e9ricains) demand\u00e9e par le Parquet de grande instance de Goma pour chacun de ses 18 membres interpell\u00e9s mardi 15 mars alors qu\u2019ils manifestaient pacifiquement. L\u2019amende transactionnelle est une disposition pr\u00e9vue par la loi pour \u00e9viter une proc\u00e9dure judiciaire qui aboutirait devant les cours et tribunaux en r\u00e9glant l\u2019affaire devant la police ou le parquet, moyennant une somme d\u2019argent.<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e repousse une attaque des ADF \u00e0 Beni<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont repouss\u00e9 ce samedi 19 mars t\u00f4t dans la matin\u00e9e une attaque des rebelles ougandais ADF \u00e0 Tungudu et Opira dans le territoire de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Selon des sources militaires, ces rebelles ougandais ont attaqu\u00e9 les positions de l\u2019arm\u00e9e situ\u00e9es dans ces deux villages vers 4h30 (heure locale). Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 repouss\u00e9s apr\u00e8s des affrontements de plus d’une demi-heure.<\/span><\/p>\n

La communaut\u00e9 Nande appelle au r\u00e9tablissement de la paix au Nord-Kivu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des membres de la communaut\u00e9 Nande \u00e0 Kinshasa ont organis\u00e9, vendredi 18 mars, un sit-in au Palais du peuple pour r\u00e9clamer le retour de la paix dans le Nord-Kivu. Dans leur m\u00e9morandum adress\u00e9 au pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale, Aubin Minaku Ndjala Ndjoko, ils ont d\u00e9plor\u00e9 la mont\u00e9e de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 (tueries, massacres et autres) dans cette partie du pays. V\u00eatus en noir en signe de deuil, hommes et femmes de cette communaut\u00e9 demandent que la question du retour des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s rwandais soit inscrite parmi les mati\u00e8res de la session parlementaire de mars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: un pr\u00eatre catholique gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9 dans une attaque attribu\u00e9e aux FDLR<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Un pr\u00eatre de la congr\u00e9gation Caracholine de Nyamilima a \u00e9t\u00e9 gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9 par balles t\u00f4t dimanche 20 mars matin \u00e0 Katwiguru, \u00e0 30 km \u00e0 l\u2019Est du chef-lieu de territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu). Son v\u00e9hicule a \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s non encore identifi\u00e9s, alors qu\u2019il se rendait \u00e0 la messe. Mais les populations attribuent cette attaque aux rebelles FDLR. C\u2019est la deuxi\u00e8me attaque arm\u00e9e ciblant les pr\u00eatres catholiques de Nyamilima, en l\u2019espace de deux mois, dans la zone.<\/p>\n

Report: Who are the killers of Beni?<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | Congo Research Group<\/p>\n

Since October 2014, the region around the town of Beni in north eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has been the site of some of the worst massacres in the country\u2019s recent history. Over five hundred people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled their homes. The UN mission and the Congolese government have publicly stated that the massacres are the work of Ugandan rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). This report by the Congo Research Group (CRG) questions this narrative. Rather than a foreign Islamist group driven by revenge, CRG research points to a group that has forged strong ties with local interest groups and militias over the course of twenty years of insurrection around Beni.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les habitants de Ngungu manifestent contre l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les habitants de Ngungu dans le territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu) ont march\u00e9 dimanche 20 mars pour protester contre les assassinats perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s dans leur localit\u00e9. Selon des sources locales, deux personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es le week-end dernier par des hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s. Les auteurs de ces meurtres se seraient \u00e9chapp\u00e9s sans \u00eatre inqui\u00e9t\u00e9s. Des habitants rapportent que 115 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans leur localit\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s en l\u2019espace de dix mois. Ils regrettent que les autorit\u00e9s provinciales ne r\u00e9agissent pas \u00e0 ces meurtres.<\/span><\/p>\n

Masisi: les FARDC lancent la traque contre la milice Nyatura<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9ciales Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC ont lanc\u00e9 lundi 21 mars matin les op\u00e9rations\u00a0pour chasser les rebelles Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Nyatura, dans le groupement Bashali-Mokoto, en territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Masisi, vers 4 heures, les FARDC ont lanc\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re offensive dans les localit\u00e9s de Busumba et Kibarizo. La police indique que la localit\u00e9 de Busumba a \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9e des rebelles alors que, dans d\u2019autres localit\u00e9s, les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef se retirent d\u2019eux-m\u00eames, avant l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des FARDC.<\/span><\/p>\n

RD Congo \u2013 Jason Stearns: \u00ab Certains militaires ont particip\u00e9 aux massacres \u00e0 Beni \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

Depuis octobre 2014, environ 500 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 massacr\u00e9es dans le territoire de Beni, dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Pour l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise (FARDC) et la Mission de l\u2019ONU (Monusco), les auteurs de ces crimes appartiennent \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion musulmane ougandaise des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF), qu\u2019elles traquent depuis janvier 2014. Un rapport de l\u2019ONU publi\u00e9 en mai 2015 \u00e9voque l\u2019implication de militaires dans certains meurtres \u2013 une conclusion \u00e0 laquelle parvient aussi le Groupe d\u2019\u00e9tude sur le Congo dans son enqu\u00eate \u00ab Qui sont les tueurs de Beni ? \u00bb. Pr\u00e9cisions de son directeur Jason Stearns, un ancien chef du groupe d\u2019experts de l\u2019ONU sur la RDC bas\u00e9 \u00e0 New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: les auteurs des massacres de 500 civils identifi\u00e9s, selon les autorit\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 |\u00a0La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Les auteurs [des massacres de Beni] sont bel et bien identifi\u00e9s. Ce sont les ADF Nalu, qui ont des r\u00e9seaux de complicit\u00e9. Ce sont des rebelles ougandais\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP le ministre congolais des M\u00e9dias et porte-parole du gouvernement Lambert Mende. M. Mende r\u00e9agissait aux conclusions d’un rapport du Groupe d’\u00e9tude sur le Congo (GEC), publi\u00e9 lundi, affirmant que les autorit\u00e9s congolaises et l’ONU ont \u00ab\u00a0mal identifi\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb les responsables des massacres commis dans le territoire de Beni dans la province du Nord-Kivu (est) et aux confins de l’Ituri voisine, o\u00f9 pr\u00e8s de 500 civils, selon l’ONU, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s essentiellement \u00e0 l’arme blanche, depuis octobre 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lancement officiel du projet conjoint de r\u00e9int\u00e9gration des jeunes affect\u00e9s par les conflits \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | UNDP | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

Le projet conjoint d\u2019Appui \u00e0 la Stabilisation de l\u2019Est de la RDC par la r\u00e9int\u00e9gration des enfants associ\u00e9s aux forces et groupes arm\u00e9s (EAFGA) a \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement lanc\u00e9 ce mardi 22 mars dans le territoire de Rutshuru. La c\u00e9r\u00e9monie officielle sera pr\u00e9sid\u00e9e par le ministre du D\u00e9veloppement rural, Monsieur Eug\u00e8ne Serufuli en pr\u00e9sence de Madame Priya Gajraj, Directeur Pays du PNUD en RDC et de Madame Eriko Asakura, Premi\u00e8re secr\u00e9taire \u00e0 l\u2019Ambassade du Japon en RDC, du ministre provincial du Plan, Budget, Communication et M\u00e9dias, Madame Marie Shematsi, et du ministre provincial de l\u2019Education, Genre et Famille, Madame Ad\u00e8le Bazizane, ainsi que des autorit\u00e9s locales dont le Mwami de la Chefferie de Bwisha, Monsieur Dieudonn\u00e9 Ndeza.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: le gouverneur d\u00e9localise son bureau \u00e0 Rutshuru pour combattre l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le gouverneur du Nord-Kivu, Julien Paluku, a d\u00e9localis\u00e9 momentan\u00e9ment son bureau de Goma \u00e0 Rutshuru afin de se pencher sur le probl\u00e8me s\u00e9curitaire et envisager, avec les habitants de cette r\u00e9gion, des m\u00e9canismes pouvant d\u00e9boucher aux solutions durables. Il a r\u00e9uni, pour le premier jour du travail, mardi 22 mars, le comit\u00e9 provincial de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, les autorit\u00e9s administratives, coutumi\u00e8res et les membres de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Rutshuru.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: un appel \u00e0 la \u00ab ville morte \u00bb paralyse les activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Butembo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les activit\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 paralys\u00e9es \u00e0 Butembo ce mardi 22 mars \u00e0 la suite de l\u2019appel de la communaut\u00e9 Nande \u00e0 deux journ\u00e9es ville morte dans les territoires de Beni et Lubero au Nord-Kivu. Un appel cons\u00e9cutif au meurtre du pr\u00eatre catholique et pr\u00e9sident international de la communaut\u00e9 Nande, Vincent Machozi, abattu dimanche dernier par des hommes arm\u00e9s. Au centre commercial de Butembo, les galeries principales de la ville GTB, Mbanga, Lichomoya et Guangzhou sont rest\u00e9es ferm\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Une dizaine de personnes accus\u00e9es de sorcellerie tu\u00e9es \u00e0 Sange<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des chefs coutumiers du territoire d\u2019Uvira au Sud-Kivu affirment qu\u2019une dizaine de personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es accus\u00e9es de sorcellerie ont \u00e9t\u00e9 battues \u00e0 mort \u00e0 Sange au cours de six derniers mois. Ils l\u2019ont fait savoir mercredi 16 mars au cours d\u2019une r\u00e9union du conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Ces chefs coutumiers rapportent que des jeunes de la cit\u00e9 de Sange organisent des attaques nocturnes contre des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es, soup\u00e7onn\u00e9es de sorcellerie.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: un mouvement de groupes arm\u00e9s signal\u00e9 \u00e0 Kalehe<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les notables et les sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Kalehe signalent un mouvement des groupes arm\u00e9s dans ce territoire du Sud-Kivu. Ces sources indiquent que dix-neuf miliciens Ra\u00efa Mutomboki du groupe Ngandu ont \u00e9t\u00e9 aper\u00e7us lundi 14 mars dernier \u00e0 Idunga. Ils \u00e9taient arm\u00e9s de treize armes AK 47. Dans la localit\u00e9 de Kalonge, quinze combattants d\u2019une autre faction des Ra\u00efa Mutomboki ont \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9s, rapportent les m\u00eames sources. Des t\u00e9moins indiquent d\u2019autres groupes arm\u00e9s se seraient install\u00e9s dans trois autres localit\u00e9s de Kalehe: Kanyanja, Ngamba et Muzimu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Equateur<\/b><\/p>\n

Mbandaka: les forces de l\u2019ordre sensibilis\u00e9es sur la pr\u00e9vention \u00e0 l\u2019enr\u00f4lement des enfants dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019ONG Action pour la protection et l\u2019encadrement de l\u2019enfant (APEE) a organis\u00e9 mardi 22 mars \u00e0 Mbandaka (Equateur), une journ\u00e9e de sensibilisation sur la pr\u00e9vention \u00e0 l\u2019enr\u00f4lement des enfants dans les forces et groupes arm\u00e9s. Une cinquantaine de sup\u00e9rieurs de l\u2019arm\u00e9e et de la police ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 cette s\u00e9ance. Selon le secr\u00e9taire ex\u00e9cutif de la structure de l\u2019APEE, depuis 2004, son ONG a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 faire sortir plus de 1600 enfants des forces et groupes arm\u00e9s dans l\u2019ancienne Equateur.<\/p>\n

Kongo Central<\/b><\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u00e9plore les attaques arm\u00e9es \u00e0 Matadi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Matadi fait \u00e9tat de plusieurs attaques arm\u00e9es enregistr\u00e9es \u00e0 Matadi. Son porte-parole indique que des attaques arm\u00e9es ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9es ces derni\u00e8res nuits dans les trois communes de la ville. Le mercredi 16 mars, rapporte-t-il, des hommes arm\u00e9s de fusils et de machettes ont fait irruption dans une habitation dans la commune de Matadi. Les assaillants auraient tu\u00e9 le chien et emport\u00e9 tous les biens de la maison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kongo-Central: la police d\u00e9ment une recrudescence de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La police du Kongo-Central rejette les all\u00e9gations faisant \u00e9tat d\u2019une r\u00e9surgence des cas d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la ville de Matadi et dans le territoire de Tshela. \u00ab La criminalit\u00e9 z\u00e9ro n\u2019existe pas. Il y a lieu que quelques cas d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 puissent \u00eatre constat\u00e9s. Mais la patrouille dans la ville de Matadi est quotidienne \u00bb, affirme le commissaire sup\u00e9rieur charg\u00e9 de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans cette province, le colonel Kuna Ayobo Bavon. La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Matadi a fait \u00e9tat cette semaine de plusieurs attaques arm\u00e9es enregistr\u00e9es dans les trois communes de la ville de Matadi ainsi qu\u2019\u00e0 Tshela.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Burundi<\/h2>\n

\u2018No alternative to political settlement of the Burundian crisis,\u2019 Ban tells Security Council<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Briefing the Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United Nations High Commissioner Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein today voiced concern about spiralling violence and rights violations in Burundi, and called for an inclusive political dialogue to peacefully resolve the 11-month crisis.<\/p>\n

Senior UN official warns Burundi’s tensions could fuel violence throughout Great Lakes region<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

A climate for inclusive dialogue is urgently required to eradicate the polarization and fragmentation of Burundian society, resulting from the increasing poverty and ongoing political crisis, a senior United Nations human rights official today urged. \u201cThe situation in Burundi is of great concern,\u201d Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan \u0160imonovi\u00e6, told the Human Rights Council in its interactive dialogue on Burundi. He warned the human rights violations occurring in Burundi could affect not only the future of the country’s population, but also the wider Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n

Security incidents<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi: le gouvernement met en garde les \u00c9glises qui pr\u00eatent \u00ab main-forte aux terroristes \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le gouvernement du Burundi a mis en garde jeudi les responsables de certaines \u00c9glises qui \u00ab\u00a0s\u00e8ment la zizanie et la d\u00e9solation\u00a0\u00bb au sein de la population en pr\u00eatant \u00ab\u00a0main-forte aux fauteurs de troubles et aux terroristes\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il estim\u00e9. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une allusion claire, entre autres, \u00e0 la tr\u00e8s influente conf\u00e9rence des \u00e9v\u00eaques catholiques du Burundi qui a r\u00e9it\u00e9r\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment ses appels \u00e0 toutes les parties prenantes \u00e0 la crise burundaise \u00e0 s\u2019asseoir autour d\u2019une m\u00eame table.<\/span><\/p>\n

16 militants du Fnl pro-Rwasa sous les verrous<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Une dizaine de partisans d\u2019Agathon Rwasa sont emprisonn\u00e9s au cachot de la commune Busoni, depuis samedi 12 mars. Leur leader parle d\u2019un \u00e9ni\u00e8me r\u00e9tr\u00e9cissement de l\u2019espace politique au Burundi.<\/p>\n

Mass graves<\/b><\/p>\n

Une fosse commune et un cadavre<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

La police a montr\u00e9 \u00e0 la presse, ce vendredi 18 mars dans l\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi, une fosse commune situ\u00e9e dans la zone de Cibitoke o\u00f9 \u00e9taient cens\u00e9s se trouver 5 cadavres. Mais un seul a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couvert. \u00ab Jusqu\u2019ici nous n\u2019avons trouv\u00e9 qu\u2019un seul cadavre, mais nous continuons \u00e0 chercher \u00bb, dixit l\u2019administrateur de la commune Ntahangwa, Eddy Hakizimana, devant la parcelle n\u2070<\/span>44 de la 13\u00e8meavenue de la zone Cibitoke, o\u00f9 les services de la protection civile viennent de d\u00e9terrer un corps.<\/p>\n

Assassinations<\/b><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s les s\u0153urs italiennes, le fils de Pierre Claver Mbonimpa\u2026<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

La police continue \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter des anciens combattants qui se seraient rendus et qui font des r\u00e9v\u00e9lations. Ce mardi 22 mars, c\u2019\u00e9tait le tour de la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 sur la mort du fils de Pierre Claver Mbonimpa. \u00ab Welly Nzitonda a \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu par des policiers alors qu\u2019il voulait leur lancer une grenade en s\u2019enfuyant.\u00bb Tel est le t\u00e9moignage d\u2019Epitace Ingabire, 25 ans, dans les enceintes du SNR (Service national des renseignements). Il se d\u00e9crit comme un des grands anciens combattants de la capitale, et un grand ami de feu Welly Nzitonda qui se battait avec eux.<\/p>\n

Assassinat d’un officier proche du pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikurakure, r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement accus\u00e9 d’\u00eatre impliqu\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9pression des opposants au pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9 par balles alors qu’il se trouvait dans l’enceinte de l’\u00e9tat-major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’arm\u00e9e, au c\u0153ur de la capitale Bujumbura.<\/p>\n

Le lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikurakure assassin\u00e9 dans les enceintes de l\u2019Etat-Major de l\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Selon des sources dignes de foi, le commandant du Camp Muzinda, qui \u00e9tait \u00e9galement charg\u00e9 des op\u00e9rations dans les quartiers nord de la capitale Bujumbura comme Mutakura, Cibitoke et Ngagara, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9 en d\u00e9but d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi de ce mardi 22 mars par des \u00e9l\u00e9ments qui se seraient introduits au sein de l\u2019Etat-Major de la FDN. Des t\u00e9moins affirment avoir entendus des coups de feu \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de l\u2019Etat-Major. Il y a eu panique g\u00e9n\u00e9rale au sein du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9, \u00e0 la clinique Prince Louis Rwagasore et au CNTS (Centre national de transfusion sanguine) o\u00f9 un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments se serait retranch\u00e9 avant de se volatiliser dans la nature.<\/p>\n

Burundi: assassinat du lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikurature, accus\u00e9 d\u2019\u00eatre impliqu\u00e9 dans la repression<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikurature, accus\u00e9 d’\u00eatre impliqu\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9pression des opposants au r\u00e9gime de Pierre Nkurunziza, a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 ce mardi \u00e0 Bujumbura, selon des sources militaires. Le lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikurature, commandant du bataillon de g\u00e9nie de Muzinda, situ\u00e9 \u00e0 une vingtaine de kilom\u00e8tres au nord de Bujumbura, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9 par balles ce mardi alors qu\u2019il se trouvait dans l\u2019enceinte de l\u2019\u00e9tat-major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, au c\u0153ur de la capitale burundaise, a appris l\u2019AFP de sources militaires concordantes, le 22 mars. Son nom, r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement cit\u00e9 dans des cas de disparitions forc\u00e9es ou de torture, effrayait tout le monde dans les quartiers contestataires de Bujumbura.<\/p>\n

L\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise condamne l\u2019assassinat du Lt-Col Darius Ikurakure<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Dans un communiqu\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat-Major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral lu ce mardi 22 mars \u00e0 la tomb\u00e9e de la nuit par la Major Cl\u00e9ment Cimana, l\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise confirme l\u2019assassinat de cet officier. Ce forfait est l\u2019oeuvre d\u2019un criminel en tenue militaire. \u00abL\u2019incident s\u2019est produit quand le personnel \u0153uvrant \u00e0 l\u2019administration centrale de l\u2019Etat-Major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et du minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense nationale et des anciens combattants partait pour la pause de midi \u00bb, pr\u00e9cise ce communiqu\u00e9. Il est sign\u00e9 par le G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Major Prime Niyongabo, le chef de l\u2019Etat-Major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/p>\n

Burundi: un second officier de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, le major Didier Muhumpundu, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Un second officier, le major Didier Muhumpundu, a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la journ\u00e9e de mardi \u00e0 Bujumbura, quelques heures seulement apr\u00e8s l’annonce de l’assassinat du lieutenant-colonel Darius Ikutare, accus\u00e9 d’\u00eatre impliqu\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9pression. Le major Didier Muhimpundu a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab tu\u00e9 par un criminel non identifi\u00e9 dans la soir\u00e9e du 22 mars dans un bar \u00bb de la capitale burundaise, a confirm\u00e9 sur Twitter le porte-parole de l\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise, Gaspard Baratuza, ce mercredi.<\/p>\n

Deux officiers tu\u00e9s et un policier enlev\u00e9<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s l\u2019assassinat du commandant du camp Muzinda, le Lt-Col Darius Ikurakure ce mardi 22 mars vers 12 heures et demie, dans les enceintes de l\u2019Etat-Major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise, un autre officier a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la soir\u00e9e. C\u2019\u00e9tait vers 19 heures, en face du snack-bar Hibiscus sur l\u2019avenue de Gr\u00e8ce. Il s\u2019agit du Major Didier Muhimpundu, Directeur adjoint du Service Sant\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Etat-Major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la FDN (Force de d\u00e9fense nationale). L\u2019arm\u00e9e burundaise confirme la mort de cet officier, un pharmacien de formation. La \u2019\u2019Grande muette\u2019\u2019 ne donne pas d\u2019autres pr\u00e9cisions.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

Why Egypt is supporting Kamapala\u2019s security services<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | The Indian Ocean Newsletter<\/p>\n

According to security sources, Egypt has sent ten teams specialised in fighting political insurrections to support the Ugandan security services. This operation follows the incitement to civil disobedience launched on 7 March by the losing candidate in the 18 February presidential election Kizza Besigye of the opposition party FDC.<\/p>\n

Uganda Opposition Leader Marks 1 Month Under House Arrest<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

It has been a month since Ugandan police placed opposition leader Kizza Besigye under house arrest following the February 18 presidential election. Besigye has since been arrested about nine times – whenever he tries to leave his house. The U.S. and European Union have both called for Besigye\u2019s immediate release. But Ugandan police spokesperson Fred Enanga says Besigye is being held lawfully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Security incidents<\/b><\/p>\n

Defilement Cases Up in Elgon Region<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

Police are concerned about the spike in the number of defilement cases in the five districts of the Mt Elgon region. The police spokesperson for the region, Ms Diana Nandawula, told Daily Monitor last Saturday that the Force registered the highest number of defilement cases in 2015 compared to previous years. According to a 2015 police report, more than 217 cases were registered in the five districts of Mbale, Sironko, Bududa, Manafwa and Bulambuli. \u00ab\u00a0We have registered over 66 cases this year in a span of three months, a sign that defilement cases have continued to persist in the region,\u00a0\u00bb Ms Nandawula said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Student Killed in Kabale School Strike<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | The Observer | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

15-year-old Wycliffe Turyamutunga, a senior three student from Isingiro district has succumbed to injuries he sustained last Sunday during a strike at Bubare secondary school in Bubare sub-county, Kabale district. Turyamutunga is among five students who were reportedly hacked by residents around the school following a violent students’ strike following the transfer of one of their teachers and the management decision to fire one of their favourite cooks. Turyamutunga died at Kabale regional referral hospital shortly after being admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

LRA attack<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | LRA Crisis Tracker<\/p>\n

8 civilians were abducted near Dembia, CAR by LRA forces. The assailants looted 13 shops and a few households. 2 houses, a bicycle and a motorbike were also set on fire. The assailants were armed and spoke Lingala, Acholi and Sango.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with Independent Expert on the situation in the Central African Republic<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | UN Human Rights Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The Human Rights Council this evening held an interactive dialogue with Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. In her presentation, Ms. Keita Bocoum congratulated the Central African Republic for the peaceful and democratic elections that had taken place in February 2016. She highlighted the challenges that remained before the new Government, which included the persistence of violence in some areas, the alarmingly high level of violence against women, deplorable conditions in prisons, and the independence of the judiciary. She stressed the importance of the immediate implementation of a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reinsertion Programme as well as Security Sector Reform, both of which were crucial for the transition. Ms. Bocoum appealed to the entire international community to take action to support the efforts of the Government in this respect.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Humanitarian News<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news, including IDP and refugee issues, across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>DRC<\/h2>\n

Burundian refugees in DRC<\/b><\/p>\n

L\u2019afflux des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais continue dans l\u2019Est de la RDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

De nouvelles arriv\u00e9es des Burundais fuyant les violences dans leur pays sont enregistr\u00e9es dans l\u2019Est de la RDC, signale Fran\u00e7ois Mangala, assistant du chef d\u2019antenne de la commission nationale pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s (CNR) \u00e0 Uvira.<\/span> \u00ab\u00a0Nous continuons \u00e0 enregistrer des arriv\u00e9es sporadiques et spontan\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb, affirme-t-il. Selon lui, 1700 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 accueillis de janvier \u00e0 f\u00e9vrier 2016 au seul camp de Lusenda, dans le Sud-Kivu. Le camp, qui n\u2019est qu\u2019un parmi bien d\u2019autres, compte, depuis avril 2015, 14.778 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s burundais soit 5.600 m\u00e9nages , victimes de la crise en cours dans leur pays autour l\u2019\u00e9lection du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza \u00e0 un troisi\u00e8me mandat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Internally displaced persons<\/b><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 900 m\u00e9nages de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s rentrent \u00e0 Iboko<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Neuf cents m\u00e9nages de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui ont pass\u00e9 cinq mois \u00e0 Miriki ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 regagner leurs localit\u00e9s dans le groupement d\u2019Iboko mercredi 16 mars. Ils avaient fui leurs habitations \u00e0 cause des affrontements entre des factions des milices Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef et des rebelles FDLR. Des sources locales rapportent que ces familles vivent dans des conditions difficiles. Plusieurs d\u2019entre eux sont malades. D\u2019autres connaissent des probl\u00e8mes de malnutrition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: Julien Paluku salue le retour volontaire des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Ikobo<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le gouverneur du Nord-Kivu, Julien Paluku, se r\u00e9jouit du retour volontaire des m\u00e9nages dans les villages du groupement Ikobo. Ces familles avaient trouv\u00e9 refuge dans la cit\u00e9 de Miriki depuis le mois de d\u00e9cembre dernier. Pour le gouverneur, ce retour volontaire est la cons\u00e9quence du d\u00e9ploiement de l\u2019arm\u00e9e dans cette zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: le CICR distribue des semences et vivres \u00e0 6 000 m\u00e9nages d\u2019anciens d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Comit\u00e9 international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a commenc\u00e9 jeudi 17 mars la distribution des semences et des vivres pour 6 000 familles de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui sont retourn\u00e9es dans le groupement Ikobo au Nord-Kivu. \u00ab Ces interventions du CICR visent \u00e0 assurer la survie et restaurer la dignit\u00e9 des personnes gravement affect\u00e9es par les affrontements et les tensions intercommunautaires qui ont frapp\u00e9 la zone depuis novembre dernier \u00bb, note le Comit\u00e9 international de la Croix-Rouge dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Burundi<\/h2>\n

Burundi: la valise ou le cercueil<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

D\u2019apr\u00e8s le gouvernement burundais, le pays ne traverse aucune crise. Les chiffres du HCR disent pourtant tout autre chose. Malgr\u00e9 les tentatives d\u2019obstruction mises en place par Bujumbura, selon l\u2019agence onusienne, le nombre de Burundais exil\u00e9s ne cesse d\u2019augmenter depuis un an. Pour la premi\u00e8re fois, en mars, il a m\u00eame d\u00e9pass\u00e9 les 250 000 personnes, principalement r\u00e9fugi\u00e9es en Tanzanie (131 000) et au Rwanda (74 000).<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Internally displaced persons<\/b><\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine: Sites des personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes \u00e0 Bangui et Bimbo, f\u00e9vrier 2016 (15\/03\/2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a015 March 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Map: R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine: Sites des personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes hors de Bangui, f\u00e9vrier 2016 (16\/03\/2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a016 March 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Infographic: Republique centrafricaine: Plan de r\u00e9ponse humanitaire 2016 (17 mars 2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a016 March 2016 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

En 2016, les partenaires humanitaires en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (RCA) demandent 531 millions de dollars pour fournir une assistance d\u2019urgence \u00e0 des millions de personnes touch\u00e9es par le conflit. La situation en RCA reste l’une des plus graves crises de protection dans le monde, \u00e0 laquelle s\u2019ajoutent d’\u00e9normes besoins humanitaires. Les civils sont les premi\u00e8res victimes: plus de la moiti\u00e9 de la population (soit environ 2,3 millions de personnes) a besoin d\u2019aide d\u2019urgence pour survivre et un quart de la population est d\u00e9plac\u00e9 (420 000 personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes et pr\u00e8s de 460 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s dans les pays voisins).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

Selected articles on criminal justice proceedings regarding crimes committed in the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

Fight against impunity<\/b><\/p>\n

Great Lakes Conference Marks Significant Step in Regional Cooperation in Fight Against Impunity<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | ICTJ | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and the UN Joint Office for Human Rights (UNJHRO), in collaboration with the Office of the UN Special Envoy on the Great Lakes Region and with the financial support of the European Commission, held a conference on March 15-16 to strengthen judicial cooperation in the fight against impunity for international crimes in the Great Lakes Region.<\/p>\n

Ladislas Ntaganzwa extradition<\/b><\/p>\n

Congo Extradites Key Suspect in Rwanda Genocide<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 March 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo is extraditing one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide to face charges for his crimes. Ladislas Ntaganzwa was arrested in eastern Congo last year and was transferred into U.N. custody early Sunday before being sent to the Rwandan capital, Kigali.<\/span><\/p>\n

G\u00e9nocide au Rwanda: Ladislas Ntaganzwa remis par Kinshasa \u00e0 l\u2019ONU<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

Le g\u00e9nocidaire rwandais pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 Ladislas Ntaganzwa, d\u00e9tenu par Kinshasa, a \u00e9t\u00e9 remis dimanche au Comit\u00e9 de suivi des tribunaux p\u00e9naux internationaux de l’ONU par les autorit\u00e9s de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo et conduit au Rwanda. \u00c2g\u00e9 de 53 ans, Ladislas Ntaganzwa, ancien maire de Nyakizu, dans le sud du Rwanda, est un des neuf g\u00e9nocidaires rwandais pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s recherch\u00e9s par le Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR), cr\u00e9\u00e9 pour juger les responsables du g\u00e9nocide de 1994 au Rwanda qui, selon l\u2019ONU, a fait 800 000 morts, principalement Tutsi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jean-Pierre Bemba trial<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Congo politician guilty in first ICC trial to focus on rape as a war crime<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

The former Congolese vice-president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been found guilty in the first trial at the international criminal court to focus on the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. The 53-year-old warlord commanded a militia that committed mass murder, rape and pillage in the neighbouring Central African Republic, the court ruled at the end of his trial in The Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

UN rights chief welcomes ICC judgement finding Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes in Central African Republic<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The United Nations rights chief today welcomed the judgement delivered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba, a Congolese national found guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including rape, murder and pillage, committed in 2002 and 2003 in the Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Bemba: des militants du MLC d\u00e9\u00e7us par le verdict de la CPI<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des militants et cadres du Mouvement de Lib\u00e9ration du Congo (MLC) \u00e0 Kinshasa et Mbandaka ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00eatre d\u00e9\u00e7us par le verdict du proc\u00e8s du pr\u00e9sident de leur parti, Jean-Pierre Bemba, devant la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale. L\u2019ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident congolais a \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnu coupable de crimes de guerre et crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9. A Kinshasa, de nombreux militants du MLC qui se sont rassembl\u00e9s au si\u00e8ge de leur parti dans la commune de Kasa-Vubu n\u2019ont pas cach\u00e9 leur d\u00e9ception. Certains ont m\u00eame vers\u00e9 des larmes \u00e0 l\u2019annonce du verdict. Certains militants ont d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 une d\u00e9cision \u00ab\u00a0politique\u00a0\u00bb. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UN welcomes ICC’s first conviction for rape as war crime<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the judgement issued by the International Criminal Court in the case of former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. \u201cThe judgment of the Court reaffirms that impunity will not be tolerated and sends a strong signal that commanders will be held responsible for international crimes committed by those under their authority,\u201d the Secretary-General said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>DRC<\/h2>\n

Lucha activists<\/b><\/p>\n

RD Congo: la d\u00e9fense des militants de Lucha d\u00e9nonce une violation des droits de la part de la Cour supr\u00eame<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

Yves Makwambala et Fred Bauma attendent toujours de conna\u00eetre leur sort, la Cour supr\u00eame ne s\u2019\u00e9tant pas encore prononc\u00e9e en RDC. Une violation des droits civiques et des libert\u00e9s fondamentales, selon leur d\u00e9fense. La d\u00e9fense de Yves Makwambala et Fred Bauma, deux militants arr\u00eat\u00e9s en mars 2015 \u00e0 Kinshasa, s\u2019est d\u00e9clar\u00e9e mercredi 16 mars au soir embarrass\u00e9e par le silence de la Cour supr\u00eame de justice de RDC, qui \u00e9tait cens\u00e9e rendre sa d\u00e9cision sur leur demande de remise en libert\u00e9 le jour m\u00eame.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: la Cour supr\u00eame refuse la libert\u00e9 provisoire \u00e0 deux militants citoyens arr\u00eat\u00e9s en 2015<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Les avocats de Fred Bauma et Yves Makwambala, deux militants de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u00e9tenus depuis un an \u00e0 Kinshasa, confirment que leurs clients resteront en prison suite au refus\u00a0de la Cour supr\u00eame de justice de la RDC de leur accorder une libert\u00e9 provisoire.<\/p>\n

RD Congo: pour le gouvernement, la gr\u00e8ve de la faim des militants de Lucha et Filimbi est un \u00ab chantage \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> La gr\u00e8ve de la faim initi\u00e9e mardi par Fred Bauma et Yves Makwambala pour protester contre leur d\u00e9tention, jug\u00e9e arbitraire par de nombreuses organisations internationales, ne suscite pour l’instant que l’indiff\u00e9rence du gouvernement congolais.<\/span><\/p>\n

RD Congo: les militants de Lucha et Filimbi suspendent leur gr\u00e8ve de la faim<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 Mach 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s neuf jours sans alimentation, Fred Bauma et Yves Makwambala ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de suspendre leur mouvement de gr\u00e8ve de la faim, qu’ils avaient entam\u00e9 pour protester contre leur incarc\u00e9ration et des accusations qu’ils estiment \u00ab politiques \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Tracking genocide suspects<\/b><\/p>\n

Genocide Tracking Unit Goes After 500 Suspects<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda is currently pursuing 522 Genocide suspects hiding around the world and intends to intensify efforts to bring them to book. The revelation, by the head of the Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit (GFTU), John Bosco Siboyintore, came yesterday, a day after one of the suspects, Ladislas Ntaganzwa, was extradited from DR Congo.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

Kizza Besigye<\/b><\/p>\n

Lawyers, Supporters Protest Over Besigye’s Case Delays<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Lawyers representing Dr Kizza Besigye yesterday expressed frustration at the way the Judiciary is ‘dragging its feet’ on case(s) of their client protesting the continued abuse of his human rights by police and other security agencies. This came after the much awaited ruling on the application in which Dr Besigye is challenging his house arrest for 34 days now at the Kasangati Magisrate’s Court hit a brick wall after it emerged that the High Court registrar had recalled the file for revision.<\/p>\n

Dominic Ongwen<\/b><\/p>\n

Ouganda: la CPI jugera Dominic Ongwen, ex-chef de la LRA<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Les juges de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI) ont confirm\u00e9 mercredi l’ensemble des 70 chefs d’accusation de crimes de guerre et crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s contre Dominic Ongwen, figure importante du commandement militaire de la r\u00e9bellion ougandaise l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du seigneur (LRA), ouvrant la voie \u00e0 un proc\u00e8s.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Natural resource exploitation, governance and trade<\/h1>\n

Minerals, energy (oil & gas, hydro and solar), poaching, logging, foreign investment, trade, environmental issues<\/b><\/p>\n

Poaching<\/b><\/p>\n

Wildlife Trafficking and Poaching – A Threat to Animals, Atrocity Prevention, and Transparency<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | Enough Project<\/p>\n

Wildlife poaching and trafficking are horrific crimes against animals, and those who work on human rights should also recognize the nexus between those crimes in their own right, corruption, and the human atrocities committed by many of the groups who profit from the illicit trade. Increased regulation of wildlife trafficking, because of its use as a funding source for armed groups such as the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA), the S\u00e9l\u00e9ka movement in Central African Republic, and Janjaweed militias in Sudan, is a critical concern for the development, security, and humanitarian situations of fragile states.<\/p>\n

<\/a> DRC<\/h2>\n

Seven miners died after collapse copper mine<\/b><\/p>\n

RDC: aucun survivant dans l\u2019incident de la mine de cuivre de Glencore<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> Dans un communiqu\u00e9 publi\u00e9 ce jeudi, le n\u00e9gociant suisse Glencore a annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019il n\u2019y a aucun survivant dans l\u2019incident survenu le 08 mars dernier dans une mine de cuivre de sa filiale Katanga Mining, en RDC.<\/span> <\/b>Sept ouvriers impliqu\u00e9s dans des op\u00e9rations d\u2019ass\u00e8chement du site minier \u00e0 ciel ouvert KOV avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 port\u00e9s disparus, suite \u00e0 une \u00ab d\u00e9faillance g\u00e9otechnique \u00bb, qui avait entra\u00een\u00e9 l\u2019effondrement d\u2019un pan du chantier.<\/span><\/p>\n

Glencore unit says seven dead after wall collapse in Congo mine<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | Mining Weekly<\/span><\/p>\n

Katanga Mining, a majority-owned unit of global miner Glencore, said Thursday a collapsed wall at an openpit mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo had killed all seven people who were there at the time of the incident last week. The Swiss company, which has so far recovered three bodies from the site, said it had ended the search for the other four following a ten-day effort. \u00ab\u00a0It is with deep regret that the company must now assume that any individual who was in KOV openpit at the time of the incident will not have survived,\u00a0\u00bb Toronto-listed Katanga said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n

Ivory<\/b><\/p>\n

RDC: cinquante kilos d’ivoire saisis \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 17 March 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Une unit\u00e9 sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e de la police nationale congolaise \u00ab\u00a0a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 la saisie de cinquante kilogrammes d’ivoire et l’arrestation de trafiquants d’ivoire (…) ce 16 mars 2016 \u00e0 Kinshasa\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Joe Kasongo, coordonnateur de l’ONG congolaise Juristrale (Juristes pour le renforcement et l’application de la loi dans le secteur de l’environnement). Le lot d’ivoire saisi est le \u00ab\u00a0fruit d’un braconnage r\u00e9cent\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il indiqu\u00e9, confirmant une information d\u2019African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), qui travaille pour une meilleure prise en charge des dossiers judiciaires sur la criminalit\u00e9 faunique en RDC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cinquante kilos d’ivoire saisis \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Cinquante kilos d’ivoire ont \u00e9t\u00e9 saisis \u00e0 Kinshasa par les services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo des mains des trafiquants, indique une d\u00e9p\u00eache de l\u2019Agence France presse. Une unit\u00e9 sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e de la police nationale congolaise \u00ab a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 la saisie de cinquante kilogrammes d\u2019ivoire et l’arrestation de trafiquants d’ivoire (…) ce 16 mars 2016 \u00e0 Kinshasa \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Joe Kasongo, coordonnateur de l’ONG congolaise Juristrale (Juristes pour le renforcement et l’application de la loi dans le secteur de l’environnement).<\/span><\/p>\n

Oil<\/b><\/p>\n

Despite itself, Chevron caught up in JIZ spat<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n

The Congo-K oil minister\u2019s cancellation of the joint interest zone (JIZ) with Angola has put the American major in an awkward position. After Congo\u2019s oil and gas minister Aime Ngoy Mukena decided on Feb. 16 to dissolve the Joint Interest Zone (JIZ) that was set up with Angola in 2007 on part of block 14 (AEI 765) the question now is what will become of discoveries already made in the zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/b><\/p>\n

Two consortia fight it out to build Inga 3<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/span><\/p>\n

There are now no more than two consortia in the race to build the Inga 3 dam. They are the Chinese firms Three Gorges Corporation and Sinohydro on one side and Spanish firms ACS (Actividades de Construccion y Servicos), Eurfinsa and AEE Power on the other. (Posco-Daewoo-SNC-Lavalin pulled out). Bruno Kapandji, former electricity minister and current boss of Agence pour la Promotion, le Developpement et la Mise en Oeuvre du Project Grand Inga, hopes to accelerate the choice between the two.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

Solar power<\/b><\/p>\n

10MW Solar Power Plant to Boost National Grid<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 March 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Energy ministry in partnership with Access Uganda Solar Limited has launched a 10MW solar power plant in Soroti District, aimed at increasing power access in the eastern district. The power produced from the $19m (about Shs64b) solar power plant is expected to be added to the national grid in July and will power 40,000 homes and businesses in an area where electricity access is still very low.<\/p>\n

Oil<\/b><\/p>\n

Dar es Salaam takes matters in hand on pipeline issue<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Tanzania has been shifting into higher gear since an agreement in principle was reached in early March on building an export pipeline from Lake Albert to Tanzania by president John Magufuli during a visit by Yoweri Museveni. The 1120 km-long pipeline will link Uganda\u2019s fields to the port of Tanga and it was the object of new, secret negotiation by the two sides between March 17-19 in a luxury hotel in Dar es Salaam. The aim of the talks was to determine transit rates and to mull funding for the project which is estimated to cost several billion dollars.<\/p>\n

New deadline to apply to run state-owned oil company<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Applications are piling up for job of becoming the first executive director of Uganda\u2019s National Oil Company (NOC). Not only have Uganda\u2019s president and energy minister failed as yet to make a decision but the deadline for applications has been put back to March 30. There are three serious candidates running for the key post (NOC will control 15% of all future oil concessions in the country).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Regulation, Voluntary Initiatives and Business and Human Rights<\/h1>\n

Selected articles on legal and voluntary initiatives relating to natural resources and good governance<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>DRC<\/h2>\n

Taxation<\/b><\/p>\n

Congo orders mining and oil companies to pay taxes in U.S. dollars<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 March 2016 | Reuters<\/p>\n

Mining and oil firms in Democratic Republic of Congo must pay taxes and import duties in U.S. dollars from Saturday rather than in the national currency, the Central Bank of the Congo said. The decision is part of an attempt by authorities to increase reserves of foreign currency, weakened by a slump in global mining and oil prices that has hit government revenue. It reverses a policy established in 2014 to require companies to pay taxes in francs as part of a drive to wean the central African country off dollars.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian mine action<\/b><\/p>\n

The People of Japan Contribute $ 2 Million USD to support United Nations Mine Action Activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 18 March 2016 | UN Mine Action Service | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Reducing the threat and impact of explosive hazardous items for Peace and Stability Consolidation in the DRC. The People of Japan have donated USD 2 million to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) for humanitarian mine action work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aimed at creating safer environments and more secure communities, this contribution will enable UNMAS to survey and clear explosive remnants of war (ERW) and other explosive hazards in the five provinces of Lomami, Sankuru, Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Central and Maniema in Central DRC.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwf3 Billion Needed to Save Forest, Water Resources<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 March 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Natural Resources has joined hands with a non-governmental organisation to mobilise more than Rwf3 billion that is needed to counter threats to natural resources in three sites. The resources are Busaga natural forest in Muhanga District, Mukungwa River watershed in Musanze District, and dealing with substandard mining in Ngororero District.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Other<\/h1>\n

<\/a>Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Elections<\/b><\/p>\n

CAR: Second round of the legislative election will probably be postponed<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 March 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

According to an official of the National Authority of the Elections (N.A.E) in Bangui, the structure organizing the elections would not be capable of holding the date of the 2nd ballot of the parliament election planned to be held on coming March 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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