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

From next Monday, 18 March, until 28 March, in New York the UN Final Conference on the\u00a0Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0will take place. The first round of negotiations was held in July 2012, but did not result in an agreement on a treaty text. Organizations and human rights activists are urging the international community to adopt robust rules on international transfers of conventional arms and ammunition.
\nIn eastern DR Congo, fighting in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu, between the two rival factions within the\u00a0M23<\/a>\u00a0rebel movement continued and intensified. Meanwhile the situation in Kampala at the peace talks with the Congolese Government remained unclear. The Government delegation drafted an agreement proposal, but Bertrand Bisimwa, the newly appointed president of the pro-Makenga faction, expected to be willing to sign an agreement with the Government, claimed he only learned of the proposal from the press. Still the Government said the Kampala talks will be finished this Friday 15 March in one way or another, with or without a signature.
\nFighting in\u00a0Kitchanga<\/a>, North Kivu, between the APCLS Mai-Mai militia and a FARDC regiment finally stopped. At the request of the population the army unit was replaced.
\nIn northern North Kivu, the\u00a0ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0militia remained active, while in Ituri, Province Orientale, unidentified armed men occupied six villages in\u00a0Aru<\/a>\u00a0territory. No violence by Mai-Mai in\u00a0Katanga<\/a>\u00a0was reported over the past week, but the humanitarian situation remains critical.
\nMONUSCO, the United Nations mission in the DR Congo, called on the national army of the DRC to suspend two of its battalions which, according to investigations, have been involved last year in\u00a0mass rapes<\/a>\u00a0and other human rights violations in the town of Minova, South Kivu, and surrounding villages.
\nIn the\u00a0Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0(CAR), a dissident faction of the Seleka rebel coalition seized three towns in the southeast of the country, including Bangassou. Former Defence Minister and former rebel leader Jean-Jacques Demafouth fled to Chad fearing his arrest in Bangui.
\nWhile the President of\u00a0Burundi<\/a>, Pierre Nkurunziza, was in France on a state visit, in Bujumbura the first political dialogue between the Government and the opposition since the 2000 Arusha Peace Agreement was held.<\/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>
\nArms Trade Treaty (ATT) conference<\/strong>
\nWomen Explain Why an Arms Trade Treaty Can Save Many Lives<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Amnesty International | allAfrica
\nIt is estimated at least half a million people are killed with guns every year and on average a further 200,000 men, women and children die as an indirect result of armed conflicts and violence that are frequently fuelled by the uncontrolled flow of small arms.<\/p>\n

Priorities for African states negotiating for an Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Institute for Security Studies
\nPolicy Brief. A strong Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is needed because of the poorly regulated international transfer of conventional arms and the current absence of global standards based on human rights and international humanitarian law to control such transfers.<\/p>\n

World Powers Urged to Support a Robust Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Amnesty International | allAfrica
\nArms supplied by the world’s major powers are among those contributing to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and blighting the livelihoods of millions of people every year, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published just days before final negotiations on a global Arms Trade Treaty open at the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Getting It Right. The pieces that matter for the Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Oxfam – Saferworld
\nOxfam Briefing Paper. This paper highlights the missing pieces that must be in the treaty text, if it is to save lives and protect people.<\/p>\n

Urgent Call for Tighter Rules On Arms Trade On Eve of Final Treaty Negotiations<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Oxfam International | allAfrica
\nDraft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save lives.<\/p>\n

Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA)<\/strong>
\nThe Hill Op-ed: Staying the Course to End the LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | The Enough Project
\nAnalysts conjectured years ago that a commander of the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army named Caesar Acellam wanted to defect \u2013 and that he might be key to dismantling the group. Last May, he came out of the bush.<\/p>\n

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

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 13 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

M23\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJean-Marie Runiga \u00e0 la VOA : \u201cLe M23 est un et indivisible, c’est celui que je dirige\u201d<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nOn ne l’avait pas entendu depuis son \u00e9viction par le camp Makenga. Le pasteur Runiga sort de son silence en exclusivit\u00e9 sur la VOA, accuse ses adversaires de s’\u00eatre fourvoy\u00e9s et promet de poursuivre sa lutte.<\/p>\n

M23 Consumed by Infighting<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | The Enough Project
\nOver the course of last week, the M23 has been consumed by internal fissures so profound they might precipitate the demise of the group. The M23 has long struggled with an internal division between the military leader Sultani Makenga on the one hand and the International Criminal Court indictee General Bosco Ntaganda and his sidekick, the groups\u2019 political leader Jean-Marie Runiga on the other.<\/p>\n

PM to UN Group – Uganda Did Not Aid M23<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nPrime Minister Amama Mbabazi has assured the visiting UN group of experts on DR Congo that Uganda did not in any way support the M23 rebels as alleged in their 2012 report to the UN Security Council.<\/p>\n

RDC : Bertrand Bisimwa devient pr\u00e9sident du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | RFI
\nBertrand Bisimwa port\u00e9 \u00e0 la t\u00eate du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC – Bertrand Bisimwa, chef politique du M23 : \u00ab\u00a0Nous attendons un projet d’accord de Kinshasa\u00a0\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nDRC: New Rebel Leader Drops Challenge to President<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nBertrand Bisiimwa Is New M23 President<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe military high command of DR Congo’s M23 rebel group has installed a new president, Bertrand Bisiimwa, after Bishop Jean-Marie Runiga was relieved of his duties last week.<\/p>\n

RDC: reprise des hostilit\u00e9s entre les deux factions du M23 \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : reprise des combats entre factions de la r\u00e9bellion du M23 (pro-Makenga)<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nLes troupes de Makenga et Runiga se sont affront\u00e9es \u00e0 la base militaire de Rumangabo<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLes deux ailes du M23 se battent \u00e0 Rumangabo<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DRC peace talks halt as M23 split deepens<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | The East African
\nPeace negotiations between the government of the DR Congo and M23 rebels, which have been going on in Kampala for the past month, have broken down owing to the split in the rebel group. Now, Uganda\u2019s Minister of Defence Crispus Kiyonga, who is the chief facilitator of the talks, needs to establish which of the two splinter groups represents the grievances of eastern Congo.<\/p>\n

Le chef rebelle Bosco Ntaganda abat 26 de ses hommes \u00e0 Kibumba<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile demande au Gouvernement d\u2019arr\u00eater le dialogue avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: l’opposition d\u00e9nonce l’accord entre le gouvernement et le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Congo government keen to sign peace deal; rebels cool<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Reuters | AlertNet
\nThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Monday it hoped to sign a peace deal with eastern rebels on March 15, but a rebel leader said more talks were needed.<\/p>\n

RDC : perspective d’un accord avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nFin des pourparlers entre Kinshasa et le M23 ce vendredi, mais y-aura-t-il un accord de paix ?<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les combats entre les deux factions du M23 se poursuivent \u00e0 Rugari<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : poursuite des combats entre factions rivales du M23 dans l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile appelle les deux factions du M23 \u00e0 arr\u00eater les combats<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu – Le M23 aile Ntaganda renforce ses positions \u00e0 Kibumba<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DRC: Will the M23’s Split Upend or Help Peace Talks?<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nDivisions within the M23 rebel group have deepened, with the factions clashing. What does this mean for the ongoing peace process in the eastern DRC?<\/p>\n

RDC : les luttes intestines du M23 \u00e9loignent la possibilit\u00e9 d’un accord \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLa signature d’un accord de paix \u00ab\u00a0d\u2019ici le 15 mars\u00a0\u00bb comme esp\u00e9r\u00e9 lors des n\u00e9gociations de Kampala entre Kinshasa et le Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) devient de plus en plus hypoth\u00e9tique. Les combats qui ont repris, le 9 mars, entre les deux factions rivales de la r\u00e9bellion compliquent s\u00e9rieusement la donne.<\/p>\n

Incertitude \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Azarias Ruberwa: \u00abKinshasa n\u2019a pas le choix, il y aura int\u00e9gration du M23\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : des combats entre les 2 factions du M23 ont fait 15 morts, selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC Offers Terms of Amnesty to M23 Rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe DR Congo government will grant amnesty to members of the M23 rebel group, as well as offer them positions in the national army if they agree to lay down arms and sign a peace accord this week.<\/p>\n

Le M23-Makenga veut \u00ab neutraliser \u00bb et remettre Bosco Ntaganda \u00e0 la CPI<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : une partie du M23 nie la proximit\u00e9 d’un accord avec le gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Ten M23 elements surrender to MONUSCO Police in Katale, Nord Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | MONUSCO
\nTen armed elements of the M23 rebel group including eight Congolese police officers and two Rwandan soldiers surrendered on 18 February in Goma to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).<\/p>\n

Framework Agreement – reflections<\/strong>
\nPeace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC: hopes and challenges<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Institute for Security Studies<\/p>\n

Cooperation in the Congo: Will the Regional Peace Deal Bring Stability?<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nA new peace framework could bolster MONUSCO, push Congolese reforms and enhance cross-border cooperation. But while positive, these steps are not enough.<\/p>\n

Accord-Cadre d’Addis-Abeba – Protocole d’accord RDC-Rwanda de 2002 – Un air de famille<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Intervention Brigade – preparations<\/strong>
\nRDC: des officiers sup\u00e9rieurs des arm\u00e9es tanzanienne, sud-africaine et malawites en mission dans l\u2019Est<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Tripartite summit in Angola<\/strong>
\nPresident Discusses Regional Situation With South African, DRC Counterparts<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Angola Press | allAfrica
\nLes pr\u00e9sidents dos Santos, Zuma et Kabila autour d\u2019un sommet tripartite en Angola<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPresidents of Angola, South Africa and DRC Discuss Regional Situation<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Angola Press | allAfrica
\nLa situation de l’Est de la RDC abord\u00e9e \u00e0 Luanda<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Angola Press | allAfrica
\nA tripartite summit gathering the presidents of Angola, Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos, South Africa, Jacob Zuma and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, is taking place this Tuesday in Luanda.
\nA press note from the Civil Office of the President of the Republic states that statesmen are going to discuss the situation in the eastern DRC and concert, with a view to implementing the Framework Agreement for peace, stability and cooperation in that country and region.
\nThe agreement of cooperation for peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region, with the involvement of neighbouring countries, regional and international communities, was signed last February in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n

President Leader Defends Reflection On Great Lakes Peace Contribution<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Angola Press | allAfrica
\nThe Angolan Head of State, Jos\u00e9 Eduardo dos Santos, on Tuesday here called for a reflection on the contribution for strengthening and making effective the mechanisms that will be set to guarantee a successful materialization of peace accords and security in the Great Lakes region, Angop has learnt.<\/p>\n

L\u2019Angola et l\u2019Afrique du Sud peinent aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de la RDC pour instaurer la paix au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Presidents Agree On DRC Peace Mechanism<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Angola Press | allAfrica
\nKabila, Santos et Zuma cr\u00e9ent \u00ab un m\u00e9canisme tripartite de coop\u00e9ration conjointe \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nThe heads of State of Angola, South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo have decided to set up a tripartite cooperation mechanism to ensure the implementation of the Framework Accord for Peace in the DRC.<\/p>\n

Kitchanga, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nThousands of people in danger in DR Congo as clashes continue in Kitchanga \u2013 UN<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : les civils congolais menac\u00e9s par les affrontements arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile r\u00e9clame le d\u00e9part des FARDC de Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kitshanga : les combats ont perturb\u00e9 l\u2019int\u00e9gration des miliciens dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e, selon les notables de Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kitchanga (Nord Kivu) ville martyre<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : Richard Muyej promet de sanctionner les auteurs des crimes \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9ploiement de la police, les activit\u00e9s reprennent timidement \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

ADF\/Nalu in Beni territory, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: nouveaux affrontements entre FARDC et ADF\/ Nalu a Eringeti<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe calme r\u00e8gne, depuis ce samedi 9 mars matin \u00e0 Eringeti, apr\u00e8s\u00a0 de violents affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 la veille les FARDC aux rebelles ougandais des ADF\/Nalu, dans cette localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 50 Kilom\u00e8tres au nord-est de la ville de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Selon des sources locales, trois militaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9s pendant les combats.<\/p>\n

Beni : les populations fuient des enl\u00e8vements par des rebelles ougandais des ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes populations civiles de Nzuma et Matiba dans la ville de Beni (Nord-Kivu) fuient leurs villages depuis samedi 9 mars pour se r\u00e9fugier dans le village voisin de Mangoko, situ\u00e9 \u00e0 7 kilom\u00e8tres au Sud-Est de la ville.<\/p>\n

Armed groups in Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: des hommes arm\u00e9s occupent 6 villages du territoire d\u2019Aru<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes hommes arm\u00e9s non encore identifi\u00e9s occupent, depuis\u00a0 une semaine, six villages du territoire d\u2019Aru \u00e0 plus de 300 kilom\u00e8tre au nord de Bunia (Province Orientale).<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: Roger Meece invite les groupes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC and South Sudan cooperate to combat armed groups<\/strong>
\nLa RDC et le Soudan du Sud d\u00e9cident de pacifier leur fronti\u00e8re commune<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC et le Soudan du Sud ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9, au cours d\u2019une r\u00e9union tenue derni\u00e8rement \u00e0 Juba, de combattre les groupes arm\u00e9s actifs le long de leur fronti\u00e8re commune.\u00a0Les deux pays ont \u00e9galement plaid\u00e9 pour une cohabitation pacifique de population et pour des \u00e9changes commerciaux entre celle-ci le long de ces fronti\u00e8res, en proie \u00e0 des groupes arm\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/strong>
\nCongo\u2019s Katanga Province in \u2018Humanitarian Crisis,\u2019 UN Says<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Bloomberg
\nDemocratic Republic\u00a0of Congo\u2019s copper-rich Katanga province is in an \u201cacute humanitarian crisis\u201d amid resurgent fighting between local militias and the army, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.<\/p>\n

Sexual violence<\/strong>
\nUN calls for suspension of DR Congo military units involved in mass rapes<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLa MONUSCO demande la suspension de soldats congolais impliqu\u00e9s dans des viols \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nUN in DR Congo ‘army rape’ ultimatum<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | BBC Africa
\nRDC: la Monusco menace de cesser sa coop\u00e9ration avec deux unit\u00e9s de l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | RFI
\nThe UN peace force in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an ultimatum to two units within the army over allegations of mass rape. Unless swift legal action was taken against the accused soldiers before the end of March, the UN said it would stop working with their brigades. Investigations conducted over the past three months by the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO) in the town of Minova and surrounding villages found that two units of the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) engaged in mass rapes and other human violations in late November 2012, said UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky.
\nRDC: enqu\u00eates sur les exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nLe pays promet d’\u00ab arr\u00eater et punir \u00bb les soldats ayant \u00ab viol\u00e9 126 femmes \u00bb \u00e0 Minova<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe ministre de la D\u00e9fense de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, Alexandre Luba Ntambo, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 samedi qu’il n’y aurait pas d’impunit\u00e9 pour les militaires qui se sont rendus coupables de viols et de pillages fin novembre dans l’Est du pays, alors qu’ils fuyaient la progression de rebelles.<\/p>\n

Interview: Is there too much focus on sexual violence in the Congo?<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Congo Siasa
\nOn Monday this week, Laura Heaton published an\u00a0article\u00a0in Foreign Policy about the mass rape of women in the Congolese jungle town of Luvungi in late July and early August 2010. Heaton\u2019s reporting suggests that that the rape figures were exaggerated, and that in general sexual violence has received far more funding and attention than other humanitarian needs in the eastern Congo\u2013\u2013she reports that the 1,4 million displaced people in 2011 only received half as much aid as rape victims, and that NGOs dealing with sexual violence in South Kivu had grown from 10 to 300 in ten years.<\/p>\n

RDC : les viols sont devenus une strat\u00e9gie de guerre, affirme le Dr Mukwege<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nEst RDC : poursuite des violences sexuelles \u00ab\u00a0massives\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0syst\u00e9matiques\u00a0\u00bb (Dr Mukwege)<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC: le Dr Mukwege d\u00e9nonce une recrudescence des viols dans le Sud-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | RFI
\nLe c\u00e9l\u00e8bre docteur Denis Mukwege s\u2019est exprim\u00e9 mardi 12 mars \u00e0 Kinshasa, deux mois apr\u00e8s son retour en RDC. Ce chirurgien qui vient au secours des femmes viol\u00e9es dans l\u2019Est du pays \u00e9tait parti en exil en Europe apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 la cible d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s, en octobre 2012. Il a repris ses activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Bukavu et constate que les violences contre les femmes se poursuivent.<\/p>\n

Child Sexual Exploitation on the Rise in North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Inter Press Service
\nOver the last two years, an increasing number of brothels have opened in Goma where under-age girls are being sexually exploited and the illegal trade is on the rise.<\/p>\n

Des progr\u00e8s dans la lutte contre l\u2019impunit\u00e9 en mati\u00e8re de violences sexuelles gr\u00e2ce au STAREC<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

MONUSCO<\/strong>
\nInterview: Stabilizing the Kivus–Lessons learned, the path ahead<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Congo Siasa
\nGuillaume Lacaille is an independent political analyst who specializes in conflicts in Africa. He has previously worked as a political officer with MONUC and as the senior Congo analyst for the International Crisis Group (ICG). In 2012, he was seconded by the Swiss government to MONUSCO to support the UN stabilisation unit in redesigning the international stabilisation strategy for eastern Congo (I4S).<\/p>\n

Monusco to Be Headed By African<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe proposal to appoint an African to head the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) is at advanced stages, a senior official of the African Union has said.<\/p>\n

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

Mbuya Attackers Linked to Rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nAs the daring and mysterious attack on the tightly-guarded Mbuya army barracks continues to trigger intense debate, it has emerged that remnants of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels were involved.<\/p>\n

Parliament Asked to Demand a Briefing On Gun Attacks<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nOpposition Democratic Party leader, Norbert Mao has called upon Parliament, to demand for a formal explanation from the government on the reported gun attacks on security organs in Kampala.<\/p>\n

Democratic Party Members Worry of Growing Insecurity<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe Democratic Party (DP) has called for a national dialogue involving all stakeholders to address the growing insecurity, political injustices and other issues affecting the nation. Referring to the recent violent attacks by gunmen at Mbuya barracks, Bombo barracks and Entebbe police station, the DP leader Norbert Mao told journalists on Tuesday that it is possible some Ugandans have resorted to violence to express their grievances with the NRM government.<\/p>\n

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

British ex-PM Blair\u2019s campaign for Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Pambazuka News
\n‘The pretense that everyone is wrong about Rwanda\u2019s involvement with M23 except President Kagame, Tony Blair and Howard Buffet is in itself a symptom of the corrupting power of money and unchallenged political influence’.<\/p>\n

Rwanda Should Reject This ‘Food for Work’ From the UK<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nOpinion piece.<\/p>\n

UK to channel \u00a39m in aid through Rwanda government programme<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | The Guardian
\nCash transfers provided under ‘reprogrammed’ UK aid package will be disbursed using Rwanda’s social protection scheme.<\/p>\n

MPs Decry DRC Reports As Conspiracy Against Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica
\nLast week, the parliament’s ad hoc committee which was tasked with analyzing the continued conflict in the Eastern DRC and their consequences on Rwanda, presented its report to the plenary session of both chambers. It reiterated that the allegations contained in the report by the UN Group of Experts (GoE) accusing Rwanda of backing the M23 mutiny are baseless and biased.
\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

R\u00e9am\u00e9nagement technique du gouvernement, S\u00e9l\u00e9ka insiste<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka attaquent deux villes<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nCentrafrique: la Seleka prend Bangassou<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nCentral African Republic Seleka rebels seize Bangassou<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | BBC Africa
\nRebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) have captured the key south-eastern town of Bangassou, a government minister has said. The attack took place despite the fact that the Seleka rebels signed a peace accord with the government in January.<\/p>\n

CAR Government Condemns Recent Rebel Attacks<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nRCA: les autorit\u00e9s de Bangui condamnent l\u2019offensive de la Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | RFI
\nThe government of the Central African Republic said a recent attack by insurgents on a southern town shows the Seleka rebel group is still intent on occupying the country.
\nSeleka forces launched an assault Monday on Bangassou, which lies near the country’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The attack comes just months after the rebels signed a peace accord with the government.<\/p>\n

La coalition des rebelles de S\u00e9l\u00e9ka frappe encore malgr\u00e9 l\u2019accord de Libreville<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nLes villes de Gambo et Bangassou (dans la pr\u00e9fecture du Mbomou) \u00a0situ\u00e9es \u00e0 environ 800 Km \u00e0 l\u2019est de Bangui sont pass\u00e9es le\u00a0 lundi 11 mars\u00a0 sous le contr\u00f4le des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la coalition S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, \u00a0apr\u00e8s de rudes affrontements avec les Forces arm\u00e9es centrafricaines (FACA).<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Jean-Jacques Demafouth se r\u00e9fugie au Tchad<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nL\u2019ancien ministre centrafricain Jean-Jacques Demafouth est arriv\u00e9 au Tchad mercredi matin o\u00f9 il \u00ab\u00a0demande protection\u00a0\u00bb aux autorit\u00e9s apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9chapp\u00e9, dit-il, \u00e0 une arrestation suite \u00e0 des accusations de soutien \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, dont des \u00e9l\u00e9ments sont encore en guerre contre Bangui.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka peine \u00e0 reprendre en main ses troupes<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nMardi 12 mars, des \u00e9l\u00e9ments dissidents de la coalition S\u00e9l\u00e9ka ont poursuivi leur avanc\u00e9e et se sont empar\u00e9s de la ville de Rafa\u00ef dans le sud-est de la Centrafrique. La veille, ils avaient pris Bangassou.<\/p>\n

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

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

R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo: Bulletin humanitaire – Num\u00e9ro 01 | F\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 08\/13 – 06 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Thousands of people in danger in DR Congo as clashes continue in Kitchanga \u2013 UN<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : les civils congolais menac\u00e9s par les affrontements arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Humanitarian concern for thousands of people caught in clashes in Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nR.D.Congo : les civils menac\u00e9es par les affrontements arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Emergency response for the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo – Supplementary Budget Appeal<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nUNHCR Appeals for More Funding for Displaced in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Thousands Flee as Violence Continues in Kitchanga, North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | MSF | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DR Congo: Violence against civilians in Masisi must stop<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | ICRC | Reliefweb
\nRD Congo : la violence contre la population doit cesser dans le Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | ICRC | Reliefweb
\nNord-Kivu: le CICR appelle \u00e0 la cessation des violences contre les civils \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Q&A: Future remains bleak for Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Aerial Reconnaissance Reveals Worsening Displacement in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | International Organization for Migration | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Congo\u2019s Katanga Province in \u2018Humanitarian Crisis,\u2019 UN Says<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019Union africaine se dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par la situation humanitaire au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s du camp Mugunga II r\u00e9clament l\u2019aide humanitaire<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 15 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s vivent difficilement \u00e0 Mayi Moya, selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Uvira: plus de 1000 familles vivent dans des conditions d\u00e9plorables \u00e0 Mushojo<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Thousands flee fighting in DR Congo: UN<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC : pr\u00e8s de 12.000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s par les combats entre rebelles du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Suite aux r\u00e9cents combats dans le Nord Kivu – Plus de 100 000 personnes auraient fui la ville de Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : le gouverneur Julien Paluku craint une catastrophe humanitaire dans la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de l\u2019Equateur N\u00b0 07\/13, 13 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 08\/13, 12 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 11\/13, 13 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mugunga III accusent le PAM d\u2019avoir distribu\u00e9 des vivres avari\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UNHCR and WFP Join Forces To Assist Central African Republic Refugees In Demoratic Republic Of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | WFP
\nRDC: le PAM assiste 3.500 enfants centrafricains r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s sous-aliment\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nLe HCR et le PAM ensemble pour apporter une assistance aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRCA: les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s continuent de fuir les combats et l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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

North Kivu Refugees Hope to Find Peace in Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Inter Press Service
\nNorth Kivu refugees seek peace in Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide<\/p>\n

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

Remaining Refugees Must Accept Govt’s Offer to Return Home With Open Arms<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Republic of Central Africa: Humanitarian Bulletin, Issue 01 | 01- 28 February 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nR\u00e9publique Centrafricaine : Bulletin humanitaire, num\u00e9ro 01 | 01- 28 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Les religieux appellent \u00e0 l’aide internationale en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Humanitarian concern for 1.5 million people affected by the current crisis in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nLes humanitaires s\u2019inqui\u00e8tent pour plus de 1,5 million de personnes affect\u00e9es par la crise en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nOver 1.5 million people in Central African Republic (CAR) are facing a humanitarian crisis as a result of the S\u00e9l\u00e9ka offensive that was launched on 10 December 2012. The rebel coalition now controls over two thirds of the country, home to over 1.5 million people or 34 per cent of the country\u2019s population. The S\u00e9l\u00e9ka\u2019s latest advance to the southern town of Bangassou has cut off a major hub for humanitarian actors\u2019 access to the Southeast, affecting 300,000 people already suffering from six years of LRA attacks.<\/p>\n

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

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

ICC trial against Bemba<\/strong>
\nBemba’s 15th Witness Continues Testimony in Closed Session<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Questioned About Bemba’s Battalion Deployed in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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>
\nAfrica exploration losing lustre as corruption rife<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Miningmx
\nThe Fraser Institute, a Canadian organisation that has a reputation for the authority of its business trends surveys, has some unpalatable reading for investors who believe Africa\u2019s resources industry has come of age. The institute, for instance, found the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) among the most corrupt places on earth to do mining exploration. Zimbabwe pips the DRC, just.<\/p>\n

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

Mining<\/strong>
\nBanro gold ops update as John Clarke takes on interim CEO position<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2013 | Mineweb
\nA CEO change at DRC gold miner Banro knocked the share price, but an experienced interim replacement has quickly been appointed and has issued a calming statement on the company\u2019s ongoing operations.<\/p>\n

Zambia, Congo, Tanzania railways sign deal to free up traffic<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly
\nLusaka \u2013 The national railways of Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania have signed an agreement to make it easier to transport goods such as copper by rail between the countries, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Work to resume on Luena\u2019s coal<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nGecamines is about to resume large-scale mining at Luena which proven reserves work out to around 50 million tons and which recorded peak output of 88,000 tons in 1990 before falling into disuse.<\/p>\n

Mines : Martin Kabwelulu favorable \u00e0 la recherche de la connaissance du sous-sol congolais<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nSecteur minier – Des experts r\u00e9fl\u00e9chissent sur la t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection et le traitement des minerais<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe gouvernement congolais a initi\u00e9, en partenariat avec le Japon, \u00e0 travers la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 JOGMEC, des recherches conjointes ax\u00e9es sur la t\u00e9l\u00e9d\u00e9tection des ressources min\u00e9rales du sous-sol congolais.<\/p>\n

La RDC valorise-t-elle comme il se doit les d\u00e9licates potentialit\u00e9s de ses ressources d\u2019\u00e9nergie nucl\u00e9aire ?<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\n\u00ab\u00a0Comment vivre en s\u00e9curit\u00e9 avec la radioactivit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb est le th\u00e8me sous lequel le Commissaire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9nergie atomique (CGEA) a anim\u00e9 une tr\u00e8s controvers\u00e9e conf\u00e9rence interpellant les responsables des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s mini\u00e8res du Katanga qui paient \u00e0 cette institution de suspectes taxes n\u2019atterrissant pas dans les caisses du tr\u00e9sor sur l\u2019exploitation en RDC des mines radioactives.<\/p>\n

China resources firms eye tie-ups, Africa for growth \u2013 BOCI<\/a>\u00a0| 14 March 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly
\nSingapore – Resource-hungry Chinese firms eager for a slice of Africa’s mineral wealth are opting for joint ventures over mergers and acquisitions to limit costs in the face of fragile global growth, a Bank of China International official said on Wednesday.
\n(\u2026)
\n\u00ab\u00a0The biggest attraction is asset quality. In the Democratic Republic of Congo there are a lot of copper, nickel and base metals projects that are high quality. Even though there is a big risk there, they will still invest,\u00a0\u00bb said Cheng, who handles natural resources and mergers and acquisitions. DRC only produced around three percent of global copper supply last year but it has one of the world’s richest deposits of the metal. Unrest has grown with rebels in the east and fighters in the southern Katanga region, Congo’s economic engine, moving out of their base and towards mining areas.<\/p>\n

Electricity<\/strong>
\nLe pays et l’Afrique du Sud s’appr\u00eatent \u00e0 signer le trait\u00e9 de coop\u00e9ration sur le \u00ab Grand Inga \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nCoop\u00e9ration : la RDC et l\u2019Afrique du Sud raffermissent leur relation dans le domaine de l\u2019\u00e9nergie<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLa RDC et la R\u00e9publique Sud-Africaine (RSA) ont tenu, du 5 au 10 mars \u00e0 Lubumbashi, dans la province de Katanga, une rencontre de travail ax\u00e9e principalement sur le renforcement des relations entre les deux pays dans le domaine de l\u2019\u00e9nergie.<\/p>\n

Electricit\u00e9 dans les zones de la Sadc : le grand Inga d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 lib\u00e9rer le continent africain de la pauvret\u00e9 et du ch\u00f4mage<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe projet ratifi\u00e9 entre l\u2019Afrique du Sud et la Rdc vise le renforcement de la coop\u00e9ration et de l\u2019amiti\u00e9 entre Kinshasa et Pr\u00e9toria ainsi que l\u2019am\u00e9lioration de la desserte en \u00e9nergie \u00e9lectrique dans la zone de la Sadc.<\/p>\n

Hydrocarbons<\/strong>
\nHydrocarbures : gros soucis d\u2019augmenter la quantit\u00e9 du p\u00e9trole par l\u2019exploitation dans l\u2019arri\u00e8re-pays<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe secteur des hydrocarbures en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo est lib\u00e9ralis\u00e9 et la pr\u00e9occupation majeure est d\u2019augmenter la quantit\u00e9 du p\u00e9trole par l\u2019exploitation dans l\u2019arri\u00e8re-pays.<\/p>\n

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

Oil<\/strong>
\nOil Debate Shifts to Northern Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nIn Luo folklore, two feuding brothers, Gipir and Labong, quarreled and split ways.<\/p>\n

Heritage, Tullow Uganda tax squabble reaches UK court<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | Reuters | Engineering News
\nA fight between two oil firms over Ugandan tax kicks off in London’s High Court on Tuesday. At stake is enough to buy almost half of one of the companies and finance months of exploration drilling for the other.
\n‘Collusion’ charge ignites Uganda oil tax trial<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Reuters | Engineering News
\nTullow Oil colluded with Uganda to extract tax from its former exploration partner Heritage Oil in pursuit of its own commercial gain, Heritage plans to prove in London’s High Court this week.<\/p>\n

No Cheap Fuel When Oil Starts Flowing<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nAs Uganda embarks on the process of refining its oil, government has ruled out subsidizing locally-refined petroleum products to enable citizens enjoy the benefits of the country’s most lucrative mineral discovery.<\/p>\n

Vivo to Stay Out of Oil Exploration<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nVivo Energy, the company that acquired Shell’s assets in Africa’s downstream industry, will not invest in Uganda’s upstream industry, preferring to beef up its presence in selling petroleum lubricants.<\/p>\n

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

Mining<\/strong>
\nMining Sector Among Top Income Generators for the Country – PM<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2013 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica
\nLast year, the mining sector provided the country revenue of US$ 136.6 million, the second source of income after the tourism sector. Revenue from minerals accounts for 28% of total export earning and the sector employs more than 20,000 Rwandan. In 2012, exports from mining are higher than tea that brought 14%, while coffee exports accounted for 12.6%.<\/p>\n

Govt Projects Mineral Revenues to Triple<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nRwanda’s Mining Sector to Benefit From Increased Government Investment PM Tells Parliament<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nRwanda’s revenues from mineral exports are set to triple – from US$136.6 million (over Rwf87 billion), in 2012, to US$409 million (about Rwf261 million), by 2017, according government projections.<\/p>\n

Guard Against Obstacles to Achieve Mining Forecast<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Lawmakers Root for Safety of Mine Workers<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nAs prime minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi briefed Parliament on the country’s mineral sector, last week, the legislators were more concerned about the safety of mine workers and proper remuneration, protection of the environment and gender equality.<\/p>\n

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

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

New Whitepaper Examines Results of Pilot Implementation Program on Conflict Minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2013 | MetalMiner
\nMetalMiner, in conjunction with The Elm Consulting Group International, has just issued a new white paper that examines how downstream organizations (companies from smelter down to OEM) have begun to implement the new conflict minerals compliance requirements. The authors analyze the OECD Cycle 3 Final Report, \u201cDue Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

DRC – census<\/strong>
\nRDC: le ministre du Plan annonce le d\u00e9but des op\u00e9rations du recensement de la population<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe ministre du Plan, C\u00e9lestin Vunabandi, a annonc\u00e9, samedi 9 mars \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu), le d\u00e9but des op\u00e9rations techniques du recensement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la population congolaise.\u00a0Il a indiqu\u00e9 que ces premi\u00e8res dispositions techniques seront d\u00e9j\u00e0 mises en \u0153uvre \u00e0 partir du mois mai prochain.<\/p>\n

Burundi \u2013 dialogue with opposition<\/strong>
\nBurundi: deux des principaux opposants au pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza de retour d\u2019exil<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2013 | RFI
\nAu Burundi, deux figures parmi les principaux leaders politiques d\u2019opposition qui avaient fui le pays apr\u00e8s le retrait de l\u2019opposition des \u00e9lections g\u00e9n\u00e9rales de 2010 et les violences qui s\u2019en \u00e9taient suivies, sont rentr\u00e9s d\u2019exil samedi 9 mars. Alexis Sinuhije, du MSD, et Pacaline Kampayano, de l\u2019UPD, reviennent pour participer \u00e0 un dialogue politique sous l\u2019\u00e9gide de l\u2019ONU, \u00e0 partir de lundi.<\/p>\n

Secretary-General hails commitment of Burundian political actors to dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral salue l’engagement des acteurs politiques burundais en faveur du dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSecretary-General\u00a0Ban Ki-moon today commended Burundian political actors\u2019 commitment to dialogue as all political parties met in the country\u2019s capital, Bujumbura, for the first time since 2010 to discuss issues related to the electoral process.<\/p>\n

Burundi: visite de Pierre Nkurunziza en France alors que s’ouvre le dialogue avec l’opposition<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

La France et le Burundi signent un accord de coop\u00e9ration<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Burundi : pour Pierre Nkurunziza, Hassan Ruvakuki a eu \u00abun proc\u00e8s \u00e9quitable\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Burundi : ouverture du premier dialogue politique entre le pouvoir et l\u2019opposition<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Dialogue politique au Burundi: vers un accord de principe<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | RFI
\nLe premier dialogue politique entre le pouvoir et l’opposition au Burundi, organis\u00e9 sous l\u2019\u00e9gide des Nations unies dans le but d\u2019\u00e9viter le fiasco \u00e9lectoral de 2010, semble tenir ses promesses.<\/p>\n

Ruvakuki, Mali, dialogue avec l’opposition, pr\u00e9sidentielle de 2015 : Pierre Nkurunziza sur RFI<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Burundi Government, Opposition Begin Dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2013 | Cameroon Tribune | allAfrica
\nThe Burundian government and opposition yesterday, 11 mars 2013 began holding talks aimed at seeking ways and means of avoiding a repeat of the controversy over the 2010 elections that almost plunged the country into another civil war. The three-day discussions are the first since the 2000 Arusha Peace Agreement between the two sides, Radio France Internationale, RFI, reported.
\nReferred to as ‘workshop,’ the discussions have been organised by the United Nations in the capital, Bujumbura to prepare for the 2015 elections in a bid to keep the fragile peace in the country from collapsing. During the talks, participants will among other things, revisit the 2010 elections that were boycotted by the opposition in order to come up with what the UN described as a credible road map for the holding of all-inclusive, transparent, free and fair elections.<\/p>\n

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