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

As Roger Meece\u2019s\u00a0MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0mandate came to an end this week, details of the UN\u2019s DRC\u00a0Group of Experts report<\/a>\u00a0to the UN Sanctions committee have been reported in the press. The report is said to include indications that whilst the M23 is still receiving some assistance from Rwanda, support for the group is weakening. The report further appears to implicate FARDC soldiers in the smuggling of gold and tin from South Kivu.
\nIn\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0the strengthening of M23 positions around Goma have caused displacement and stirred concern about a rumoured M23 assault on the city, triggering calls for calm by the local authorities and reassurances from MONUSCO. Attacks against civilians by Mai-Mai combatants under the command of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka in Walikale have caused concern, whilst a Mai-Mai attack on Kangwayi Prison in Beni saw 4 deaths and the release of 244 prisoners. Ugandan ADF\/NALU rebels have captured localities north east of Beni following intense fighting with the FARDC that has seen 16 dead. Civil society in the region has expressed fears that the group may attack Beni and Oicha, reporting the strengthening of positions around these two cities. In\u00a0Province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0the FRPI has denied claims that Ugandan intelligence personnel are among their ranks, whilst in\u00a0South Kivu<\/a>\u00a0a sizable militia contingent awaiting integration into the FARDC have been left without supplies, prompting them to request permission to tax locals.
\nIn the\u00a0Central African Republic\u00a0<\/a>six people have died and 25 have been wounded following clashes between civilians and Seleka rebels in Bangui. Human Rights Watch has reported the commission of atrocities against civilians in rural areas surrounding Bangui by the Seleka militia.
\nIn the US, the\u00a0Securities Exchange Commission<\/a>\u00a0has been struck a blow following a district court ruling on its disclosure rules under section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The SEC was ruled to have misinterpreted the section in drawing up regulations to implement the law. Accepting arguments concerning the public disclosure of payments and its impact on competition in the oil industry, the court concluded that reports should go privately to the SEC and not be made available to the public.<\/p>\n

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

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

US anti-poaching plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

ThinkProgress: Obama Launches Anti-Poaching Task Force<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Enough Project
\nObama Announces New U.S. Focus on Wildlife Trafficking<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Inter Press Service
\nPresident Barack Obama on Monday announced a series of new initiatives to combat spiking levels of international poaching and draft a new national plan on wildlife trafficking, an industry that has grown so significantly in recent years that the president now calls it an \u201cinternational crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n

Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Reuters
\nA White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the side benefit of helping to stabilize parts of Africa plagued by insurgent groups, military and political analysts say.<\/p>\n

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

UN Group of Experts interim report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exclusive: Fearing death, Congo’s ‘Terminator’ fled with help of family<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Reuters
\nFacing defeat by a rival rebel and fearing death at the hands of Rwandan troops, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda quietly slipped into Rwanda on a small path with a single escort to turn himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, according to a U.N. report.<\/p>\n

Analysts: Rwandan Support for Congo\u2019s Rebels Waning<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Voice of America
\nLe nouveau rapport des experts onusiens banalise le \u00ab soutien continu mais limit\u00e9 \u00bb du Rwanda au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nUnited Nations experts say support for the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo is waning, but that the group is still getting some help from Rwanda.<\/p>\n

RDC : le M23 et les FDLR seraient tr\u00e8s affaiblis, selon les experts de l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nMoins forts mais toujours dangereux ?<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Deutsche Welle | allAfrica
\nSelon un rapport provisoire du groupe d\u2019experts de l\u2019ONU sur la RDC, le Mouvement du 23-Mars et les Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR), deux r\u00e9bellions rwandophones antagoniques qui op\u00e8rent dans l\u2019Est du pays, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s affaiblies par de r\u00e9centes tensions internes et des d\u00e9sertions.<\/p>\n

DRC\u2019s army smuggling minerals in east Congo, UN experts<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Bloomberg | Mineweb
\nCongo\u2019s Army Smuggling Minerals in East Congo, UN Experts Say<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2913 | Bloomberg
\nAn interim report to the UN Sanctions Committee is reported to have said that FARDC soldiers control a gold mine in South Kivu province and are impeding efforts to resume legal exports of tin ore from Congo\u2019s largest mine in North Kivu province. Inner City Press, a New York-based investigative journalism organization, published a draft report due to to be released later this month on its website on June 29.<\/p>\n

UN report on implementation of Framework Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region (S\/2013\/387)<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June \/ 3 July 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb
\nA report submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2098 (2013), in which the Council requested the submission of a report on the implementation of the commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.<\/p>\n

UN meeting on Great Lakes region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kerry to Chair UN Meeting on Central Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Voice of America
\nKerry pr\u00e9sidera une r\u00e9union sur les Grands Lacs \u00e0 l\u2019ONU fin juillet<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will chair a meeting of the U.N. Security Council later this month aimed at strengthening efforts to achieve peace in Central Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n

Obama appeal to DRC neighbours<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019appel d\u2019Obama<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nRDC : Barack Obama appelle les pays voisins \u00e0 cesser le soutien aux groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain Barack Obama, en voyage en Tanzanie, a appel\u00e9 les pays frontaliers de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo \u00e0 cesser de soutenir les groupes arm\u00e9s qui y op\u00e8rent.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama appelle les voisins de la RDC \u00e0 cesser d\u2019aider les rebelles<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nBarack Obama has called on the countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop supporting armed groups operating there during an address on Monday in Dar es Salaam. He also called on President Joseph Kabila to \u00ab\u00a0do more and better\u00a0\u00bb to reform the security forces in the country.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ban nomme Abdallah Wafy, du Niger, Chef adjoint de la mission de l’ONU en RDC, charg\u00e9 de la composante \u00ab \u00e9tat de droit \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nBan Ki-moon a annonc\u00e9 hier la nomination de Abdallah Wafy, du Niger, comme son Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial adjoint pour la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), o\u00f9 il sera \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la composante \u00ab \u00e9tat de droit \u00bb de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en RDC (MONUSCO).<\/p>\n

Roger Meece : \u00ab On a fait des progr\u00e8s mais beaucoup reste \u00e0 faire \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe mandate of Roger Meece, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC ended on Thursday, June 27. He was replaced in that position by the German Martin Kobler. The former head of MONUSCO has said that he leaves the mission with a mixed sense of failure and optimism.<\/p>\n

Roger Meece a fait ses adieux en tant que Chef de la Mission de l’ONU en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe Chef de la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), Roger Meece, a fait ses adieux apr\u00e8s la fin de son mandat en tant que Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour la RDC, a annonc\u00e9 vendredi la Mission.<\/p>\n

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

La Monusco accuse le M23 de tueries, pillages et enr\u00f4lements forc\u00e9s au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMONUSCO has accused the M23 from committing abuses against civilians in several areas of Rutshuru. The military spokesman, Colonel Felix Basse said Wednesday, June 26 that the rebel movement is guilty of killings, looting and forced conscription of young people. He states that the M23 regularly conducts cordon-and-search operations in which arbitrary arrests, killings and harassment against the civilians suspected of collaborating with militias are committed.<\/p>\n

RDC: la Monusco accuse le M23 de commettre des exactions dans l’est du pays<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | RFI
\nLa Monusco, la Mission des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, soup\u00e7onne les rebelles du M23 de commettre des exactions contre les populations civiles dans des localit\u00e9s du territoire de Rutshuru, dans l’est du pays. Une trentaine de paysans auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 ex\u00e9cut\u00e9s, soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d’avoir collabor\u00e9 avec des groupes ennemis. La Monusco accuse aussi le M23 d’enr\u00f4ler de force des jeunes pour remplacer ses hommes perdus dans de r\u00e9cents combats avec d’autres groupes arm\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

RDC: la guerre de la d\u00e9sinformation bat son plein dans le Nord Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nLes rebelles du M23 et Kinshasa se livrent \u00e0 une bataille sans pareille en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9sinformation, tandis que les troupes semblent se positionner des deux c\u00f4t\u00e9s dans l\u2019est du pays.<\/p>\n

Failed States Index<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Herbst And Mills Are Wrong About Congo\u2019s \u201cInvisible State\u201d<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | African Arguments
\nThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is a failed state\/The Democratic Republic of the Congo is falling apart\/The Democratic Republic of the Congo does not exist.
\nBy relying on tired clich\u00e9s in yet another relentless description of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Herbst and Mills have created a climax for the usual headlines in contemporary analyses of the country.<\/p>\n

Sexual violence<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNICEF and MONUSCO condemn rapes in South Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UNICEF, MONUSCO | Reliefweb
\nSenior UN officials condemn recent rapes of young girls in eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in DRC, Mr. Roger Meece and the Country Representative of UNICEF, Ms. Barbara Bentein are deeply concerned about recent cases of rape of young girls, in Kavumu\u2013Lwiro axis, in South Kivu Province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Bas-Congo : 40 cas de violences sexuelles enregistr\u00e9s en juin \u00e0 Matadi<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe commissioner of the Congolese National Police responsible for the protection of children and women as well as sexual violence in Bas-Congo, has said that cases of sexual violence are increasingly common in the city of Matadi. In the month of June alone, forty cases were registered in the city.<\/p>\n

Independence Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: le 53\u00e8 anniversaire de l\u2019ind\u00e9pendance f\u00eat\u00e9 dans la m\u00e9ditation \u00e0 cause de la guerre dans l\u2019Est<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Congolese government has stated that no festivities will be held on National Independence Day in order to show solidarity with fellow Congolese citizens in the east who are still facing conflict.<\/p>\n

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

Kasai-Occidental: 6 morts dans un conflit de gestion d\u2019un lac \u00e0 Dimbelenge<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSix people were killed and several others injured on Saturday, June 29, during a clash between Bakwa Lukusa and Bena Tshipidimba in the territory of Dimbelenge (Kasai Occidental). These two peoples have been fighting for years over the management of Lake Foi. Many people are said to have sought refuge in the bush to get away from the conflict.<\/p>\n

Kasai-Oriental : les habitants de Bashandala et Nkwanga se disent victimes de tracasseries polici\u00e8res<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe inhabitants of the localities Bashandala and Nkwanga in Kasai-Oriental have complained that they have been made victims of police harassment.<\/p>\n

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

Province Orientale: la FRPI d\u00e9ment la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019officiers ougandais dans ses rangs \u00e0 Getty<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri (FRPI) has denied allegations by local authorities reporting the presence of Ugandan military intelligence officers in the ranks of the armed group. \u00ab\u00a0No Ugandan officer is in the ranks of the FRPI\u00a0\u00bb FRPIChief of Staff, Mbandu Adirodu colonel, told Radio Okapi.<\/p>\n

Ituri : le bureau de la police saccag\u00e9 apr\u00e8s le meurtre d\u2019une femme par un pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 policier<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nProtesters ransacked the police offices of Bahema Banywagi in Tchomia in Ituri in protest against the murder of a woman by a suspected policeman. According to witnesses, the victim was shot at her home the previous night. The police and army fired shots in the air to disperse the demonstrators, wounding one of them.<\/p>\n

Ituri : un Chinois tu\u00e9 et un policier bless\u00e9 dans une attaque contre leur embarcation<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nA Chinese miner was shot and a Congolese policeman seriously wounded during an attack on their boat by armed men on the Ituri River, 60 km south of Bunia (Eastern Province).<\/p>\n

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

MONUSCO strongly condemns serious violations by Mayi-Mayi Sheka in North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | MONUSCO
\nFermet\u00e9 de la MONUSCO face aux graves violations des Mayi-Mayi Sheka au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | MONUSCO
\nContinued attacks against civilians by Mai-Mai combatants, under the command of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, in Walikale territory, North Kivu, remain a major concern for MONUSCO.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : la r\u00e9sidence de l\u2019opposant Mbusa Nyamwisi perquisitionn\u00e9e \u00e0 Butembo<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe private residence of Congolese opposition leader MbusaNyamwisi was raided in Butembo on Thursday, June 27. Security sources reportedly state that the search was in response to reports that leaders of armed groups were present in the house, though Mr Nyamwisi’s political party, RCD \/ KML, has denounced the raid as a political strike against its national president.<\/p>\n

Goma : les FARDC pr\u00e9par\u00e9es pour prot\u00e9ger la ville<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMONUSCO military spokesman in Goma, Colonel Abdul Ndiaye, issued a statement on Wednesday intended to reassure the public over fears of clashes between the FARDC and the M23 akin to those of last November, stating that a defence plan is in place and being implemented and that corrections have been implemented in Goma’s security plan since last November’s events.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des hommes arm\u00e9s s\u00e8ment la terreur sur la route Luofu \u2013 Miriki<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCivil society in Lubero has denounced growing insecurity on the road between Luofo and Miriki, an agricultural service road about 200 kilometers north-west of Goma. 57 cases of human rights violations committed by armed men are said to have been registered in the area.<\/p>\n

Goma: un d\u00e9put\u00e9 national apaise la population sur une \u00e9ventuelle attaque du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nNational deputy, Nzangi Muhindo Butondo, has called for calm after rumours of a possible M23 attack on Goma, stating that the FARDC will no longer leave Goma to fall into the hands of the rebels.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : des rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF\/Nalu contr\u00f4lent deux localit\u00e9s pr\u00e8s de Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe localities of Mamundioma and Totolito have been under the control of Ugandan ADF \/ NALU rebels since the morning of Sunday, June 30th. The two localities are situated more than 45 kilometres north-east of Beni. According to local sources, these villages fell under the control of the rebels after three days of intense fighting between the rebel movement and the FARDC, which occasioned sixteen deaths.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : 4 morts et pr\u00e8s de 250 \u00e9vad\u00e9s apr\u00e8s une attaque contre la prison de Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nFour people were killed and two hundred and forty to four inmates escaped on Monday 1 July, during an attack by a Mai Mai group, on Kangwayi central prison in Beni. After an hour’s shootout between a hundred assailants and ten military and police officers responsible for the security of the prison, the militia were able to break down the doors and release prisoners. Among those killed, there were a soldier, a prisoner and two militiamen, according to military sources.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les habitants de Kibati fuient un renforcement des positions du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe people of Kibati fled their locality three days ago. Local sources indicate that these shifts follow the strengthening of M23 positions in this area. Those in the localities of Buvira, Zanga and Buyengwe in the Munigi groupment are also been reported to have been displaced.<\/p>\n

Beni: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile redoute une attaque des rebelles ougandais contre plusieurs cit\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCivil society in Beni has accused the Ugandan ADF \/ NALU rebels of preparing an attack against several cities in the country.Civil society leader, Teddy Kataliko, has stated that for three days the rebels have reinforced their positions around Beni and Oicha.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les jeunes plaident pour l\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration du d\u00e9ploiement de la Brigade de la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nIn a statement released on Tuesday, July 2 in Goma, the provincial youth council in North Kivu requested the accelerated deployment of MONUSCO’s intervention brigade. The statement highlights that the security situation in this region is characterized by the activism of several armed groups operating in the five areas that make up North Kivu.<\/p>\n

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

UNICEF and MONUSCO condemn rapes in South Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UNICEF, MONUSCO | Reliefweb
\nSenior UN officials condemn recent rapes of young girls in eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in DRC, Mr. Roger Meece and the Country Representative of UNICEF, Ms. Barbara Bentein are deeply concerned about recent cases of rape of young girls, in Kavumu\u2013Lwiro axis, in South Kivu Province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: l\u2019arm\u00e9e et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile vont en guerre contre les barri\u00e8res ill\u00e9gales \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe military has pledged to identify and remove illegal barriers in Uvira. The commander of the 104th FARDC branch, Colonel Patrick Opya made this pledge at a two-day workshop, organized by an NGO coalition that has identified 50 illegal roadblocks in the area.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : 1 500 miliciens en attente d\u2019int\u00e9gration demandent d\u2019\u00eatre ravitaill\u00e9s en vivres<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSelf-proclaimed General William Amuri Amisi alias Yakutumba, and 1500 of his men have complained of not being resupplied with food for two weeks whilst gathering in Sebele in Fizi territory. A delegation from the armed group have asked the Fizi authorities for official permission to collect taxes to feed the militiamen awaiting integration into the army, though such authorization was refused.<\/p>\n

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

Katanga : au moins 50 meurtres enregistr\u00e9s \u00e0 Lubumbashi en 6 mois, selon la police<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAt least fifty murders took place in Lubumbashi, Katanga, from January to June 2013, according to police sources. Of these murders, seventeen concern motorcycle taxi drivers, and in most cases the killers remain at large.<\/p>\n

Katanga : la Fondation katangaise appelle les Bakata Katanga \u00e0 renoncer \u00e0 la lutte arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Katanga Foundation, a socio-cultural platform operating in Katanga, has called upon the Bakata Katanga militia to abandon their armed struggle and present their demands to the government.<\/p>\n

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

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

Museveni reshuffles High Command<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Indian Ocean Newsletter | Africa Intelligence
\nPresident Yoweri Museveni convened a meeting of UPDF High Command in late May to deal out new cards among the Ugandan army.\u00a0 Subscription required.<\/p>\n

LRA Operation Commanders Changed<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Shabelle Media Network | allAfrica
\nPresident Yoweri Museveni has made changes within the UPDF field commanders serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as well as the AU Regional Intervention force against the LRA based in South Sudan.<\/p>\n

\nCAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Seleka Forces Kill Scores, Burn Villages<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nRights group accuses Central African Republic rebels of abuses<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Reuters
\nRCA : HRW appelle \u00e0 de sanctions contre les responsables d\u2019exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nCAR Rebels Accused of ‘Rampant Abuses’ Against Civilians<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | Voice of America
\nMembers of the Seleka rebel coalition, which overthrew President Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9 of the Central African Republic on 24 March 2013, have targeted and killed at least 40 civilians, and intentionally destroyed 34 villages or towns since February. Human Rights Watch researchers in early June found extensive evidence of rampant abuses in largely rural areas outside the capital, Bangui.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: des combats dans la ville de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: pouss\u00e9e de fi\u00e8vre \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : six morts dans de nouvelles violences \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nCentrafrique: situation humanitaire et s\u00e9curitaire toujours difficile<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | RFI
\nRCA: le pr\u00e9sident du MLPC appelle les autorit\u00e9s de la transition \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser le pays<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | RFI
\nSix personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et 25 autres bless\u00e9es vendredi soir \u00e0 Bangui dans des heurts entre civils et hommes de la coalition S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, au pouvoir depuis fin mars en Centrafrique, a-t-on appris de source polici\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

RCA: limogeage du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mohamed Dhaffane, ministre et haut responsable de la Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: le limogeage de Mohamed Dhaffane justifi\u00e9 par son comportement<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: Mohamed Dhaffane, un ex-ministre ambitieux<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | RFI
\nEn Centrafrique, Mohammed Dhaffane, le ministre des Eaux et for\u00eats du gouvernement de transition, et personnage central de la Seleka, est depuis le samedi 29 juin 2013, en \u00e9tat d’arrestation \u00e0 Bangui. Il lui est reproch\u00e9 d’avoir pr\u00e9par\u00e9 des actions de d\u00e9stabilisation contre le r\u00e9gime.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9marrage des op\u00e9rations de d\u00e9sarmement, un d\u00e9but de solution s\u00e9curitaire \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nCentrafrique : le d\u00e9sarmement de la s\u00e9l\u00e9ka soulage \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Afrik.com
\nLes \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la FOMAC ont d\u00e9marr\u00e9 les op\u00e9rations de d\u00e9sarmement \u00a0dans presque toutes les art\u00e8res de la capitale centrafricaine \u00e0 la recherche des armes, munitions et effets de guerre encore entre les mains des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka. Les activit\u00e9s sont men\u00e9es par une \u00e9quipe mixte compos\u00e9e des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, de la Gendarmerie, de la Police et de la Fomac.<\/p>\n

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

Humanitarian Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Maniema N\u00b0 18\/13, 25 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nHumanitarian Action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Weekly Bulletin, 28 June 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 23\/13, 2 juillet 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu No 27\/13, 3 juillet 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 25\/13, 03 juillet 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 26\/13, 3 juillet 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Press coverage of humanitarian situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of the Congo: A mother\u2019s worry<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | IFRC | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Fleeing with What\u2019s Most Important<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Inter Press Service
\nFuir avec ce qui est plus important<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Inter Press Service<\/p>\n

Combler le foss\u00e9 entre les secours d\u2019urgence et le d\u00e9veloppement en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | IRIN<\/p>\n

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

Katanga : plus d\u2019un million de personnes touch\u00e9es par l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire aig\u00fce<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nReports indicate that more than one million two hundred thousand people in Katanga have been affected by acute food insecurity since the beginning of this year. These figures represent 10% of the rural population of the province, according to a survey conducted by FAO.<\/p>\n

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

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

Over 4000 Rwandans to Lose Refugee Status<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nOver 4000 Rwandans refugees will lose their refugee status in Uganda on Sunday as the cessation clause affecting Rwandans who fled tumultuous events that blighted their country between 1959 and December 1998 comes into effect.<\/p>\n

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

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

Over 4000 Rwandans to Lose Refugee Status<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nOver 4000 Rwandans refugees will lose their refugee status in Uganda on Sunday as the cessation clause affecting Rwandans who fled tumultuous events that blighted their country between 1959 and December 1998 comes into effect.<\/p>\n

Ending of refugee status for Rwandans approaching<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nLa cessation du statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 approche pour les Rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nAs end of refugee status approaches, UN working to ensure proper closure for Rwandans<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nUN Reaffirms Support to Returnees<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe United Nations refugee agency said today it is working closely with concerned Governments to bring to a proper closure the situation of Rwandans who fled their country before 31 December 1998, as the recommended end date for their refugee status approaches on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and DRC sets roadmap for Cessation Clause implementation<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Government of Rwanda | Reliefweb
\n171 Rwandan refugees return from DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Government of Rwanda | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Les Rwandais du Congo perdent leur statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | RFI
\nPlus de 8 000 Rwandais exil\u00e9s au Congo-Brazzaville depuis 1997 perdent \u00e0 partir de ce dimanche 30 juin leur statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Rwanda Ready to Receive All Returning Refugees As Cessation Clause Comes Into Effect<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nPost-June Deadline – Why Refugees Should Still Return<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nDon’t Wait for Host Country to Take Action, Refugees Are Told<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica
\nOn Sunday, June 30, the cessation clause concerning Rwandan refugees came into effect. This means that Rwandans who fled the country between 1959 and 1998 have lost their refugee status across the world.<\/p>\n

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

UNHCR Burundi – Fact Sheet, mai 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

CAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Press coverage of the humanitarian situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAR Facing Food Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: situation humanitaire et s\u00e9curitaire toujours difficile<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of the Congo: A mother\u2019s worry<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | IFRC | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Snapshot of child misery emerges from UNICEF missions in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | UNICEF | Reliefweb
\nCentral African Republic: UN assessment reveals worsening situation for children<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | UN News Centre
\nL’UNICEF tire la sonnette d’alarme face \u00e0 la d\u00e9t\u00e9rioration de la situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | UN News Centre<\/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><\/h2>\n

ICC Bemba trial<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bemba to Testify in His Own Defense<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

First genocide trial in France<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda\/France – G\u00e9nocide des Tutsis : la justice fran\u00e7aise ouvrira son premier proc\u00e8s en f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nRwanda: un pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 g\u00e9nocidaire pour la premi\u00e8re fois devant la justice en France<\/a>\u00a0| 29 June 2013 | RFI
\nPascal Simbikangwa sera bien le premier Rwandais poursuivi en France pour son r\u00f4le pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 dans le g\u00e9nocide de 1994. Le proc\u00e8s de cet ancien officier rwandais doit s’ouvrir le 4 f\u00e9vrier prochain devant les assises de Paris. Il est poursuivi pour\u00a0 \u00ab complicit\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide \u00bb et \u00ab complicit\u00e9 de crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 \u00bb.<\/p>\n

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

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

US anti-poaching plan<\/strong><\/p>\n

ThinkProgress: Obama Launches Anti-Poaching Task Force<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Enough Project
\nObama Announces New U.S. Focus on Wildlife Trafficking<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Inter Press Service
\nPresident Barack Obama on Monday announced a series of new initiatives to combat spiking levels of international poaching and draft a new national plan on wildlife trafficking, an industry that has grown so significantly in recent years that the president now calls it an \u201cinternational crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n

Obama wildlife trafficking plan may also boost security<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Reuters
\nA White House plan to curb illegal trafficking in rhino horn, elephant tusks and body parts from other endangered wildlife could have the side benefit of helping to stabilize parts of Africa plagued by insurgent groups, military and political analysts say.<\/p>\n

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

Minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

DRC to Export Stockpiled Minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Voice of America
\nMinerals that were stockpiled in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo because of a ban on mining activities are now on their way to being exported, according to traders in the city of Goma.\u00a0 The pressure group Global Witness says it is not clear that the stockpiled minerals have not funded conflict.<\/p>\n

Land and minerals – resources for peace?<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | International Alert | Reliefweb
\nInternational Alert, in partnership with the School of Global Studies at Sussex University and the Royal Commonwealth Society, held the fifth in its series of Peace Talks events, which was on the subject of \u00ab\u00a0Congolese prospects.<\/p>\n

Congo\u2019s Army Smuggling Minerals in East Congo, UN Experts Say<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2913 | Bloomberg
\nAn interim report to the UN Sanctions Committee is reported to have said that FARDC soldiers control a gold mine in South Kivu province and are impeding efforts to resume legal exports of tin ore from Congo\u2019s largest mine in North Kivu province. Inner City Press, a New York-based investigative journalism organization, published a draft report due to to be released later this month on its website on June 29.<\/p>\n

Deforestation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province Orientale : la culture du tabac menace l\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me de la collectivit\u00e9 de Kakwa<\/a>\u00a0 | 2 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nTobacco growing is reported to be responsible for the desertification currently threatening the community of Kakwa located in Aru territory. Many food crops and insect species will disappear, according to research conducted by Jean-Marie Nyolo Biotechnology engineer.<\/p>\n

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

RDC: une cargaison ill\u00e9gale de bois weng\u00e9 rep\u00e9r\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique Tch\u00e8que, selon Greenpeace<\/a>\u00a0| 4 July 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nA cargo of endangered timber species from the DRC has been found in a processing plant in the Czech Republic, according to a statement released by Greenpeace on 1 July.<\/p>\n

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

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

Is Uganda\u2019s Oil Region Another Northern Uganda In The Making?<\/a>\u00a0| 26 June 2013 | African Arguments
\nA recent workshop on \u201cthe politics of oil and gas in East Africa\u201d run by Makerere (Uganda) and Leeds (UK) universities, following a research visit to Uganda\u2019s Hoima District, has revealed much that makes one wonder if the oil discovery in the Albertine region is not a twisted fortune.<\/p>\n

Oil hunt in Ugandan national park tests Africa’s eco defenses<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Reuters
\nMurchison – Oil and Wildlife Find Balance<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nUganda’s Murchison Falls National Park is bisected by the majestic Nile river and boasts some of Africa’s wildlife treasures – elephants, lions and a rare giraffe sub-species.<\/p>\n

Land-grabbing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Land Grabbing in Mubende-Neumann (article)<\/a>\u00a0| 1 July 2013 | Conflict of Laws.net<\/p>\n

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

New mining taxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda expects to double mining revenue on new tax<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Bloomberg | Mineweb
\nRwanda\u2019s government will almost double revenue from mining next fiscal year after the introduction of new taxes, said Evode Imena, the state minister in charge of the industry.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Tenke shipment disruption, DRC ban may add fuel to cobalt rally<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | MetalBulletin
\nCobalt prices, already at their highest level in 12 months, could soar in the second half of the year on reduced supplies from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) miner Tenke Fungurume (TFM) and the lingering threat of a DRC export ban, sources suggest.<\/p>\n

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

Total menace d’annuler une prospection p\u00e9troli\u00e8re en Ituri \u00e0 cause de l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 28 June 2013 | Radio Okapi | allAfrica
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 p\u00e9troli\u00e8re Total menace de ne plus prospecter le bloc 3 du Graben Albertine \u00e0 cause de l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 qui r\u00e8gne dans la r\u00e9gion de Getty en Ituri. Le responsable de ce projet, Bernard Leflaive l’a annonc\u00e9 jeudi 27 juin au cours d’une rencontre avec les repr\u00e9sentants des communaut\u00e9s locales de ce territoire de la Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

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

Will Congo\u2019s Poor Benefit from World\u2019s Largest Dam Project?<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | International Rivers
\nAfrica\u2019s poorest nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), plans to build the world\u2019s largest (and most expensive) hydropower dam, Grand Inga on the Congo River\u2019s Inga Falls.<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Misser sur RFI: \u00abGrand Inga apporterait une solution \u00e0 l’Afrique toute enti\u00e8re\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 30 June 2013 | RFI
\nFran\u00e7ois Misser est journaliste, sp\u00e9cialiste de l’Afrique Centrale. Correspondant \u00e0 Bruxelles de BBC Afrique, il vient de publier La saga d’Inga, l’histoire des barrages du fleuve Congo aux \u00e9ditions de L’Harmattan.<\/p>\n

Construction du barrage de Katende, le ministre Bruno Kapanji a s\u00e9journ\u00e9 au Kasai-Occidental<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nDu lundi 24 au jeudi 27 juin 2013, quatre jours durant, Bruno Kapanji, ministre des Ressources hydrauliques et \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 a s\u00e9journ\u00e9 dans la province du Kasa\u00ef Occidental.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa\u2019s other white elephants<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2913 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nWith the attention of donors fixed on the Inga 3 dam, Congo president Joseph Kabila is making a strong pitch for power plants in other parts of the country. Subscription required.<\/p>\n

Tiger achieves new monthly production record at Kipoi<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2913 | Mining Weekly
\nASX-listed Tiger Resources set a new monthly production record at its Kipoi copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in June, when it produced 4 422 t of copper in concentrate from its heavy media separation (HMS) plant.<\/p>\n

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

Hydropower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amama Mbabazi in China Over Oil, Karuma Dam<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nPrime Minister Amama Mbabazi, who arrived in Beijing on Sunday, was due to hold talks on Monday with Fan Jixiang, the chairman of the Sinohydro Group that won the tender to build the 600MW Karuma hydropower dam in Kiryandongo district.<\/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>
\nKimberley Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kimberley Process still relevant \u2013 Nhlapo<\/a>\u00a0| 27 June 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nThe Kimberley Process (KP), aimed at stemming the trade of conflict diamonds, was definitely still alive and strong, KP chair, and South Africa’s special representative to Africa’s Great Lakes Countries Welile Nhlapo said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Dodd-Frank Act, Section 1504<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE 2-U.S. judge tosses SEC’s resource payment disclosure rule<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2013 | Reuters
\nUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia. American Petroleum Institute, et al., v. Securities and Exchange Commission and Oxfam America, Inc.<\/a>
\nA U.S. judge tossed out on Tuesday a new rule requiring oil, natural gas and mining companies to disclose payments to foreign governments, in a blow to U.S. securities regulators and human rights groups.<\/p>\n

Court Takes Backward Step on SEC Extractives Disclosure Rules<\/a>\u00a0| 3 July 2013 | Revenue Watch | allAfrica
\nRevenue Watch, a non-profit policy institute promoting the effective, transparent and accountable management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good, expressed its disappointment with the District Court\u2019s ruling on Tuesday, July 2 in the American Petroleum Institute v. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) litigation.
\nThe ruling vacates and remands to the SEC rules required by Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1504 calls for the SEC to issue rules requiring oil, gas and mining companies listed in the U.S. to disclose payments they make to governments. Section 1504 remains in place as law, but the remand means the SEC will need to determine the most effective way to implement the law following the Court\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n

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

Tax enforcement<\/strong><\/p>\n

La DGDA affecte un agent \u00e0 Kampala pour lutter contre la fraude fiscale<\/a>\u00a0| 2 July 2913 | Radio Okapi
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