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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

On Saturday, May 21, four Ugandan policemen were killed near Lake Albert, along the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>. Congolese soldiers are suspected to have ambushed them. The Ugandan government announced that it would consider using military force if a similar attack were to happen again.<\/p>\n

In the DRC<\/a>, political tensions<\/a> are rising between government and opposition over the organisation of the presidential elections, which were planned for later this year. Opposition movements called for protest against the Constitutional Court authorizing current president Joseph Kabila to stay in power if the elections were to be postponed. Demonstrations are set to take place on May 26. Several opposition members and parties reported repression by the authorities. In North Kivu<\/a>, Mai Mai Kifuafua rebels were accused of abusing inhabitants of Kiraku in Walikale territory. The insecure situation in Rutshuru and Masisi territories made several humanitarian organisations halt their activities in the area. In Masisi territory, an attack on an FARDC station by alleged Nyatura and FDLR rebels displaced the population of Kibarizo. In South Kivu<\/a>, the Congolese army announced having captured two Mai Mai rebels in Kibirizi, Uvira territory. Two days later, Nyatura elements attacked two army positions in Kalehe territory, leaving three people dead. In Maniema<\/a> province, unidentified armed men killed four people last week in Kaselebela-Kunda. Ituri<\/a> province saw the inhabitants of Idohu abandon their homes due to armed attacks by unidentified assailants.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in Burundi<\/a>, armed men in military attire attacked a locality in Mugamba, Bururi province. One person became injured during the assault. In the night between Friday and Saturday, a doctor of the Red Cross was killed near his home in Kamenge, Bujumbura. The same happened on Wednesday in Ngagara to retired colonel Lucien Rufyiri. In Ndava, Mwaro province, unidentified armed men killed one police officer and one civilian on Tuesday. Peace talks<\/a> between the Burundian government and opposition in Arusha, Tanzania, did not engender much progress over the past week, as \u2013 according to the opposition \u2013 some key members of the CNARED were excluded from the negotiations.<\/p>\n

In Uganda<\/a>, the police have heightened crime surveillance in Kampala by creating a ring of security zones around the capital. More police stations will be created along the main roads.<\/p>\n

The mayor of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic<\/a>, declared this Tuesday that the disarmament of militant groups will become a top priority. Meanwhile, several ex-Seleka groupings announced a reunification in the near future. Last Wednesday, a driver of MSF was killed during an armed attack in Kouki, situated in the northeast of the country.<\/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.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

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

Sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers<\/b><\/p>\n

Missions de maintien de la paix: l\u2019ONU face au d\u00e9fi des violences sexuelles<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’ONU a indiqu\u00e9 mardi avoir recens\u00e9 depuis le d\u00e9but de l’ann\u00e9e 44 accusations d’abus sexuels qui auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 commis par ses Casques bleus, m\u00eame si les faits remontent souvent aux ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes. 29 concernent sa mission en Centrafrique, la Minusca.<\/p>\n

<\/a>DRC-Uganda tensions<\/b><\/p>\n

Trois policiers ougandais tu\u00e9s dans un accrochage avec des militaires congolais sur le lac Albert (Arm\u00e9e)<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Trois policiers ougandais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s et deux autres gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9s lors d\u2019un accrochage avec des militaires de la Force navale congolaise, survenu samedi 21 mai sur la c\u00f4te congolaise du Lac Albert en Ituri. Selon le commandant second du secteur op\u00e9rationnel de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise en Ituri qui a livr\u00e9 ce bilan, l\u2019incident est survenu lorsque des soldats congolais, alert\u00e9s par des p\u00eacheurs, ont surpris des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la police ougandaise en possession des biens des p\u00eacheurs congolais qu\u2019ils venaient de piller.<\/p>\n

Four Policemen Shot Dead At DRC Border<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Armed men suspected to be soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo ambushed and shot dead four Uganda police officers on Lake Albert in Ntoroko District on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Uganda Draws Redline After Policemen Killings At Border<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda government has threatened to use military force against Democratic Republic of Congo forces if attacks on its citizens on Ugandan soil ever re-occurs. The threats came three days after Congolese soldiers entered Uganda’s territory on Lake Albert and shot four police marines while they were patrolling the border.<\/p>\n

Business Paralysed As Ugandan Traders Are Denied Entry Into DR Congo<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Business has been on a stand still at the Uganda-DR Congo border for over three days following misunderstandings between the Ugandan traders and their counterparts in the neighboring DR Congo. The contention stem from the Congolese who blocked Ugandans last week from trading in DR Congo arguing that when Ugandans die in DR Congo, their relatives abandon the dead to the Congolese to bury them.<\/p>\n

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

<\/a>Political tensions<\/b><\/p>\n

RDC: nouvelle vague de protestation jeudi 26<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

L\u2019opposition congolaise sera dans la rue pour d\u00e9noncer l\u2019arr\u00eat de la Cour constitutionnelle qui vient d\u2019autoriser le pr\u00e9sident Kabila \u00e0 rester au pouvoir en cas de report des \u00e9lections. Une mobilisation sous haute tension alors que la r\u00e9pression s\u2019accro\u00eet sur les opposants au camp pr\u00e9sidentiel.<\/p>\n

Congo’s Political Crisis Stokes Fears of Widespread Violence<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

A simmering political crisis in Congo that the U.S. and its allies have been unable to defuse is stoking fears in Congress that one of Africa’s largest countries is on the verge of slipping into widespread violence. Tension is building in Congo over President Joseph Kabila’s maneuvering to avoid national elections and remain in office beyond his constitutionally permitted term, according to U.S. officials and members of a coalition opposing Kabila.<\/p>\n

Congo Political Crisis Escalates With Arrest Warrant for Katumbi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s government issued an arrest warrant for presidential hopeful Moise Katumbi on charges that he recruited mercenaries, escalating a political crisis in the country as it prepares for elections in six months. \u201cThe public prosecutor has charged Mr. Katumbi and issued a provisional arrest warrant,\u201d government spokesman Lambert Mende said Thursday by phone from the capital, Kinshasa. \u201cHe is now at the disposition of the judge who could detain him in prison or put him under house arrest, but he is no longer free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Un opposant accuse le pouvoir de ne pas tol\u00e9rer de manifestation en RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Un adversaire au pr\u00e9sident congolais Joseph Kabila a accus\u00e9 le pouvoir de ne pas tol\u00e9rer de manifestation publique de l’opposition, au lendemain de l’interpellation d’environ trente personnes \u00e0 Kinshasa, capitale de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. \u00ab\u00a0Le pouvoir ne tol\u00e8re aucune manifestation en dehors de la politique de M. Kabila\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Albert Moleka, ancien directeur du cabinet de l’opposant historique Etienne Tshisekedi et pr\u00e9sident le l’Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS).<\/p>\n

DR Congo: UN envoy urges \u2018patriotic reawakening\u2019 to ease rising political tensions<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed deep concern about the increasing political tensions in some parts of the Central African country, urging both the majority and opposition sides to reawaken their patriotism. \u201cThe current situation and the dangers weighing upon it need patriotic reawakening both on the part of the majority as well as the opposition, to place the interests of the country above any other consideration,\u201d Maman Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), said in a press release<\/a><\/u><\/span> over the weekend.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ONU demande \u00e0 Kinshasa de laisser l\u2019opposition manifester<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Les Nations unies d\u00e9noncent la pression croissante des autorit\u00e9s de Kinshasa sur les opposants et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile et leur demandent d\u2019autoriser des manifestations publiques.<\/p>\n

RDC: Les marches de protestation auront bien lieu (Front Citoyen 2016). Interdiction au Nord-Kivu<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

\u00ab Ce jeudi 26 mai 2016, seront organis\u00e9es sur toute l’\u00e9tendue du territoire congolais, des marches de protestation contre l’arr\u00eat en interpr\u00e9tation de l\u2019article 70 de la Constitution par la Cour Constitutionnelle, v\u00e9ritable tentative de coup d’Etat constitutionnel par laquelle le pouvoir judiciaire, sous les ordres du pouvoir politique, a honteusement viol\u00e9 la loi mais aussi la dignit\u00e9 de tous les citoyens congolais \u00bb, dit le Front Citoyen 2016 dans un communiqu\u00e9 parvenu mardi \u00e0 la r\u00e9daction de VOA Afrique.<\/p>\n

RDC: des acteurs politiques craignent des risques d\u2019implosion<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Quelques acteurs politiques de la RDC se disent pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par le climat politique qui pr\u00e9vaut actuellement dans le pays. Dans une d\u00e9claration faite lundi 23 mai, ils insistent sur la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 \u00ab d\u2019emp\u00eacher tout risque d\u2019une implosion pr\u00e9visible par la recherche rapide des solutions consensuelles \u00bb. Parmi les signataires de cette d\u00e9claration, on compte notamment Arthur Z\u2019a\u00efdi Ngoma, Gr\u00e9goire Bakandeja, Jean Baudouin Idambituo et Th\u00e9odore Ngoy. Ces hommes politiques recommandent entre autre la tenue dans un plus bref d\u00e9lai du dialogue national et l\u2019\u00e9laboration d\u2019un calendrier \u00e9lectoral, r\u00e9aliste et consensuel, en tenant compte des contraintes techniques et financi\u00e8res pour l\u2019organisation des \u00e9lections \u00e0 tous les niveaux.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: Ban \u2018profoundly concerned\u2019 over reports of rising political tensions<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed profound concern over reports of increasing political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) linked to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the country\u2019s electoral process. In a statement<\/a><\/u><\/span> from his spokesperson, the Secretary-General called for the \u201cstrict respect of the fundamental freedoms and rights enshrined in the Constitution,\u201d urging all parties in the central African nation to exercise restraint and express their views peacefully, including in the context of demonstrations scheduled to take place tomorrow.<\/p>\n

RD Congo: le point sur les manifestations pr\u00e9vues jeudi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Autoris\u00e9e \u00e0 manifester jeudi \u00e0 Kinshasa, l’opposition congolaise maintient ses rassemblements sur l’ensemble du territoire en d\u00e9pit de nombreuses interdictions. En revanche, le parti au pouvoir a pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 reporter sa mobilisation. Trois plateformes de l\u2019opposition \u2013 la Dynamique de l\u2019opposition, le G7 et le Front citoyen \u2013 ont appel\u00e9 \u00e0 manifester jeudi 26 mai pour d\u00e9noncer l\u2019arr\u00eat prononc\u00e9 le 11 mai par la Cour constitutionnelle qui estime que Joseph Kabila peut rester en fonction apr\u00e8s la fin de son mandat si son successeur n\u2019est toujours pas \u00e9lu.<\/p>\n

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

RD Congo: avec l\u2019op\u00e9ration Usalama, les FARDC et la Monusco traquent les rebelles ougandais ADF<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les FARDC et la Monusco ont lanc\u00e9 le 14 mai l’op\u00e9ration Usalama pour traquer les rebelles ougandais musulmans des ADF, responsables de nombreux massacres dans la r\u00e9gion de Beni. Avec un certain succ\u00e8s : 15 ennemis ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0neutralis\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

RDC: la Monusco pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par \u00ables tensions politiques croissantes\u00bb<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations unies en RDC, Maman Sidikou, se dit \u00abprofond\u00e9ment pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par les tensions politiques croissantes\u00bb dans ce pays. Dans un communiqu\u00e9 publi\u00e9 samedi 21 mai, il estime que ces tensions risquent de compliquer la tenue du dialogue politique, cens\u00e9 baliser le chemin des \u00e9lections.<\/p>\n

Op\u00e9ration \u00ab Usalama \u00bb: les FARDC et la Monusco contr\u00f4lent plusieurs positions des ADF \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Neuf jours apr\u00e8s le lancement de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Usalama \u00bb [s\u00e9curit\u00e9, en Fran\u00e7ais] contre les rebelles ougandais des ADF, les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC ont conquis plusieurs camps de l\u2019ennemi. Le commandant de la troisi\u00e8me zone de d\u00e9fense des FARDC, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral L\u00e9on Mushale qui a livr\u00e9 cette information lundi 23 mai se f\u00e9licite du r\u00e9sultat du travail effectu\u00e9 avec l\u2019appui de la Monusco.<\/p>\n

Beni: Maman Sidikou annonce la poursuite de l\u2019action de la Monusco<\/a><\/u><\/span> l 23 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

\u00ab La MONUSCO est engag\u00e9e \u00e0 poursuivre son action sur le terrain, dans le cadre de son partenariat avec le gouvernement et conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la r\u00e9solution 2277 pour faire face \u00e0 la menace pos\u00e9e envers les civils par l\u2019ADF et d’autres groupes arm\u00e9s \u00bb, indique le chef de la Monusco, Maman Sidikou dans un communiqu\u00e9 publi\u00e9 lundi 23 mai. Le Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations unies en RDC fait savoir que la Monusco soutient et participe \u00e0 l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Usalama \u00bb notamment par la reconnaissance a\u00e9rienne, le soutien logistique et les actions sur le terrain.<\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 25 mai 2016<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | MONUSCO<\/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 RDC.<\/p>\n

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

RD Congo: deux membres de Lucha et un jeune militant de l\u2019opposition condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 12 mois de prison<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Trois mois apr\u00e8s leur arrestation \u00e0 Kinshasa \u00e0 la veille de la \u00ab\u00a0journ\u00e9e ville morte\u00a0\u00bb, Bienvenu Matumo et H\u00e9ritier Kapitene du mouvement Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) ainsi que Victor Tesongo, jeune militant de l’opposition, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s vendredi \u00e0 12 mois de prison et \u00e0 une amende de 100 000 francs congolais. La d\u00e9fense promet d’interjeter appel.<\/p>\n

Une marche de soutien aux populations de Beni dispers\u00e9e \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Police nationale congolaise (PNC) a dispers\u00e9 samedi 21 mai \u00e0 Kinshasa, une marche pacifique organis\u00e9e pour soutenir les populations meurtries de Beni au Nord-Kivu. D\u2019apr\u00e8s certaines sources contact\u00e9es par Radio Okapi, cette activit\u00e9 \u00e9tait organis\u00e9e par une partie de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile et certaines formations politiques. Selon les organisateurs, la marche pacifique devrait partir de la place Echangeur \u00e0 Limete, passer par le boulevard Lumumba, Palais du peuple, avenue de Lib\u00e9ration, ex-24 novembre pour chuter \u00e0 l\u2019H\u00f4tel du gouvernement.<\/p>\n

RDC: la Dynamique de l\u2019opposition exige la fin des massacres \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Dynamique de l\u2019opposition exige la fin des massacres perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s \u00e0 Beni. Lors d\u2019un point de presse organis\u00e9 lundi 23 mai \u00e0 Kinshasa, cette plate-forme qualifie les tueries dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu, de \u00ab g\u00e9nocide oubli\u00e9 \u00bb.<\/p>\n

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

Kongo-Central: neuf opposants interpel\u00e9s \u00e0 Matadi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Neuf membres des trois partis politiques de l\u2019opposition ont \u00e9t\u00e9 interpel\u00e9s lundi 23 mai \u00e0 Matadi (Kongo-Central), a annonc\u00e9 \u00e0 Radio Okapi, le pr\u00e9sident urbain l\u2019Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC), Jose Ntedika. Des sources s\u00e9curitaires de Matadi renseignent que ces personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 trouv\u00e9es dans une r\u00e9union secr\u00e8te au quartier Cin\u00e9 Palace en train de pr\u00e9parer des tracts pour appeler la population \u00e0 un soul\u00e8vement.<\/p>\n

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

Beni: pr\u00e8s de 100 morts en moins de 5 mois, une horreur qui n\u2019\u00e9meut (presque) personne<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

En moins de deux ans, plus de 1 100 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es \u00e0 Lubero et surtout \u00e0 Beni, dans le Nord-Kivu, o\u00f9 le bilan macabre fait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9tat de pr\u00e8s de 100 morts depuis le d\u00e9but de l’ann\u00e9e, selon des sources concordantes. La s\u00e9rie des massacres se poursuit, malgr\u00e9 la pr\u00e9sence des Casques bleus et des soldats congolais sur le terrain.<\/p>\n

Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile invite la population \u00e0 l\u2019incivisme fiscal<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu appelle les populations des territoires de Beni et Lubero \u00e0 ne pas payer des taxes ni d\u2019imp\u00f4ts, \u00ab tant que la paix ne sera pas r\u00e9tablie dans cette r\u00e9gion \u00bb. Les responsables de la cette structure citoyenne veulent, de cette fa\u00e7on, faire pression au gouvernement pour qu\u2019il r\u00e9tablisse l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat et restaure la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans ces territoires.<\/p>\n

Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni: les d\u00e9put\u00e9s du Nord-Kivu pr\u00eats \u00e0 renoncer \u00e0 leurs mandats<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les vingt-sept d\u00e9put\u00e9s \u00e9lus du Nord-Kivu qui ont r\u00e9cemment boycott\u00e9 les s\u00e9ances pl\u00e9ni\u00e8res \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale menacent de quitter d\u00e9finitivement l\u2019h\u00e9micycle, si le gouvernement ne trouve pas de solution \u00e0 l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 qui s\u00e9vit dans la ville de Beni. Dans une d\u00e9claration faite mercredi 18 mai \u00e0 Radio Okapi, ils disent accepter \u00ab d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9gorg\u00e9s avec les autres \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 500 agents de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 form\u00e9s sur la protection de l\u2019enfant<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La section protection de l\u2019enfant de la Monusco a cl\u00f4tur\u00e9 jeudi 19 mai \u00e0 Kitshanga dans le territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu), une s\u00e9rie de formations des agents de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur la protection de l\u2019enfant en situation des conflits arm\u00e9s. Au moins 500 militaires, policiers, agents de l\u2019Agence nationale de renseignement (ANR) et de la Direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des migrations (DGM) r\u00e9partis sur cinq sites ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ces s\u00e9ances.<\/p>\n

Goma: des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef accus\u00e9s d\u2019exactions sur des civils \u00e0 Kiraku<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Kifuafua sont accus\u00e9s de commettre des exactions sur des populations civiles \u00e0 Kiraku et ses environs dans le territoire de Walikale au Nord-Kivu. Selon les t\u00e9moignages des habitants de ces localit\u00e9s, ils sont victimes d\u2019arrestations arbitraires, tortures, imposition des taxes et amendes ill\u00e9gales depuis plus de deux mois. Les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Kifuafua du chef milicien Delphin Maenda tranchent parfois ill\u00e9galement des conflits et imposent des amendes allant jusqu\u2019\u00e0 100 000 FC (pr\u00e8s de 100 USD) plus une ch\u00e8vre pour la personne reconnue fautive.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les humanitaires en difficult\u00e9 de fonctionnement \u00e0 Rutshuru et Masisi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les organisations humanitaires \u00e9prouvent d\u2019\u00e9normes difficult\u00e9s de fonctionnement dans les territoires de Rutshuru et Masisi dans le Nord-Kivu. <\/span>Dans sa note d\u2019information humanitaire publi\u00e9e jeudi 19 mai, le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires (OCHA) d\u00e9plore cette situation qui prive plus de 70 000 personnes d\u2019assistance humanitaire dans ces deux territoires. Selon ce rapport, dans le territoire de Rutshuru, l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 a forc\u00e9 trois organisations \u00e0 suspendre leurs op\u00e9rations. Alors qu\u2019au nord-est de Masisi, l\u2019inaccessibilit\u00e9 aux personnes vuln\u00e9rables est la cause principale de cette privation.<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019opposition condamne les massacres de Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Dynamique de l\u2019opposition a organis\u00e9 samedi 21 mai \u00e0 Kinshasa une manifestation \u00ab Sp\u00e9cial Beni \u00bb pour condamner les tueries perp\u00e9tr\u00e9es dans cette partie de la province du Nord-Kivu. La plateforme des partis de l\u2019opposition veut interpeller les d\u00e9cideurs du monde sur cette situation, a indiqu\u00e9 son mod\u00e9rateur, Fabrice Puela. \u00abCette journ\u00e9e consiste \u00e0 attirer l\u2019attention des d\u00e9cideurs du monde \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions idoines sur ce qui se passe \u00e0 Beni, le carnage que vivent nos compatriotes de Beni\u00bb, a expliqu\u00e9 le d\u00e9put\u00e9 Puela. Il a estim\u00e9 que la Dynamique de l\u2019opposition ne pouvait pas \u00ab se taire \u00bb sur la situation qui pr\u00e9vaut \u00e0 Beni.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les habitants de Kibarizo fuient leur village apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque d\u2019une position des FARDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les populations de Kibarizo dans le groupement Bashali-Mokoto, en territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu) ont fui leur village samedi 21 mai dans l’apr\u00e8s-midi. <\/span>Selon des sources locales, ce d\u00e9placement est cons\u00e9cutif \u00e0 l\u2019attaque d\u2019une position Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC par une coalition Nyatura et FDLR. Cette attaque surprise a oblig\u00e9 les FARDC \u00e0 se replier momentan\u00e9ment, selon les sources de la police dans la r\u00e9gion. Depuis le lancement des op\u00e9rations militaires \u00e0 la fin du mois de mars \u00e0 Bashali-Mokoto, les populations sont en perp\u00e9tuel d\u00e9placement, poursuit la m\u00eame source.<\/p>\n

Marche pacifique \u00e0 Goma: deux membres de l\u2019opposition arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident provincial de l\u2019Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC), David Mutumay, et le secr\u00e9taire ex\u00e9cutif provincial de l\u2019Engagement citoyen pour le d\u00e9veloppement (Ecid\u00e9), Jean-Baptiste Kasekwa ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s mercredi 25 mai \u00e0 Goma au Nord-Kivu. Les services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 qui ont arr\u00eat\u00e9 ces deux membres les accusent de mobiliser la population dans les rues de Goma pour leur participation \u00e0 la marche pacifique, pourtant interdite par les autorit\u00e9s locales.<\/p>\n

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

Uvira: deux combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef captur\u00e9s \u00e0 Kibirizi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Deux combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef ont \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9s au cours d\u2019un accrochage \u00e0 Kibirizi, dans la basse plaine de Mutarule dans le territoire d\u2019Uvira (Sud-Kivu), a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 vendredi 20 mai \u00e0 Radio Okapi, le commandant du 3304\u00e8 r\u00e9giment de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise dans la plaine de la Ruzizi, le colonel Andr\u00e9 Ehonza. Dix jours apr\u00e8s le lancement de la traque des groupes arm\u00e9s locaux dans la zone, il pr\u00e9cise que la position la plus avanc\u00e9e de ses troupes se trouve \u00e0 Kigushu, sur les montagnes de Mulenge.<\/p>\n

Journ\u00e9e de deuil en m\u00e9moire des victimes des massacres de Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Quelques \u00e9coles et magasins de la ville de Bukavu (Sud-Kivu) n\u2019ont pas ouvert leurs portes, suivant la consigne de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Sud-Kivu, appelant \u00e0 une journ\u00e9e de deuil en m\u00e9moire des victimes des massacres de Beni. De nombreuses personnes de noir v\u00eatues s\u2019\u00e9taient fix\u00e9es rendez-vous devant le bureau de coordination de cette structure avec des bouts de papier sur lesquels on pouvait lire: \u00abJe suis Beni et je ne dois pas continuer \u00e0 garder silence face aux massacres car Beni n\u2019est pas une boucherie\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: deux positions de l\u2019arm\u00e9e attaqu\u00e9es \u00e0 Kalehe, 3 morts<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Deux positions de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise ont \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9es simultan\u00e9ment \u00e0 Kalehe Nord dans le Sud-Kivu par des miliciens Nyatura dans la nuit de dimanche \u00e0 lundi 23 mai. Des sources locales font \u00e9tat de trois personnes tu\u00e9es: un militaire et deux \u00e9pouses des militaires qui rendaient visite \u00e0 leurs \u00e9poux. Un autre soldat congolais a \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9, rapportent les m\u00eames sources. Les assaillants ont br\u00fbl\u00e9 les bivouacs des militaires, avant de repartir avec plusieurs ch\u00e8vres et vaches qu\u2019ils ont pill\u00e9es \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 des positions de l\u2019arm\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Haut-Uele<\/b><\/p>\n

Fatal Firefight in Congo Park Highlights Threats to Rangers<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Shot by elephant poachers, the manager of Congo’s Garamba National Park asked a ranger for help to bind his leg with a tourniquet to slow blood loss. \u00ab\u00a0While we were doing this, I could hear another person get hit on our right, and then within a few seconds, also hear another person get hit on my left,\u00a0\u00bb Erik Mararv said in an interview with The Associated Press in Johannesburg, where he received medical treatment. Three rangers \u2014 half of a unit that deployed to the scene of an elephant killing \u2014 were killed in the April 23 shootout in Garamba, where armed groups poach elephants for ivory in one of Africa’s most volatile areas.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Maniema<\/b><\/p>\n

Maniema: des ONG accusent les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de tracasseries<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le collectif des Associations et ONG du secteur de d\u00e9veloppement en territoire de Pangi (Maniema) accusent les services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u2019op\u00e9rer des tracasseries dans cette partie de la province. Ce collectif, a indiqu\u00e9 jeudi 19 mai, que les forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 se livrent \u00e0 l’extorsion des biens, arrestations arbitraires, tortures, \u00e9rection des barri\u00e8res, ran\u00e7onnement de l\u2019argent \u00e0 Kampene, Lubile et m\u00eame au chef-lieu du territoire de Pangi.<\/p>\n

Maniema: 4 morts dans une attaque \u00e0 l\u2019arme blanche \u00e0 Kaselebela-Kunda<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Quatre personnes sont mortes dans la nuit de mardi \u00e0 mercredi 18 mai dans une attaque \u00e0 l\u2019arme blanche dans le village Kaselebela-Kunda, situ\u00e9 \u00e0 22 kilom\u00e8tres de Salamabila (Sud du Maniema). D\u2019apr\u00e8s la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Maniema qui a livr\u00e9 l\u2019information \u00e0 Radio Okapi, des hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s se sont infiltr\u00e9s nuitamment dans ce village avant de massacrer \u00e0 l\u2019arme blanche le directeur de l\u2019Ecole primaire Kaselebela, Shabani Ramazani et l\u2019\u00e9pouse de son fils. Ils ont ensuite incendi\u00e9 sa maison avec deux des fils de la victime dedans.<\/p>\n

Kalima: plaidoyer pour un renfort des effectifs policiers et militaires<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le chef de la cit\u00e9 de Kalima dans la province du Maniema, Philemon Kikobya Fataki, plaide pour le renforcement des effectifs de la police et de l\u2019arm\u00e9e pour s\u00e9curiser les habitants et leurs biens. Il fait cette requ\u00eate suite aux multiples cas de vol \u00e0 mains arm\u00e9es enregistr\u00e9es depuis f\u00e9vrier dernier dans la cit\u00e9. Phil\u00e9mon Kikobya dresse un bilan de plus de dix vols, ayant caus\u00e9 la mort d\u2019une personne. Le chef de cit\u00e9 explique cette criminalit\u00e9 par le nombre insuffisant des policiers et militaires \u00e0 Kalima.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ituri<\/b><\/p>\n

Ituri: une rumeur d\u2019attaque arm\u00e9e fait fuir les habitants d\u2019Idohu<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les habitants de la localit\u00e9 d\u2019Idohu, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 105 km au Sud de Bunia, ont abandonn\u00e9 dans la nuit du mercredi \u00e0 jeudi 19 mai leurs habitations pour se r\u00e9fugier dans la brousse. D\u2019apr\u00e8s des sources locales qui ont livr\u00e9 jeudi l\u2019information \u00e0 Radio Okapi, ils auraient fui une probable attaque d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s aper\u00e7us aux abords de leur village par un des autochtones.<\/p>\n

Haut-Katanga<\/b><\/p>\n

Le maire de Lubumbashi interdit la marche du 26 mai<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Dans une correspondance adress\u00e9e au porte-parole de la Dynamique de l\u2019opposition dans l\u2019ex-Katanga datant du mardi 24 mai, le maire de Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga), Jean Oscar Sanguza Mutunda, s\u2019oppose \u00e0 la marche projet\u00e9e par l\u2019opposition le 26 mai dans la ville. Cette manifestation est inopportune, d\u2019autant plus que l\u2019arr\u00eat de la Cour constitutionnelle est irr\u00e9vocable et opposable \u00e0 tous, a-t-il indiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

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

<\/a>Peace talks<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi Refuses Any Negotiation With Opposition at Peace Talks<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Burundi\u2019s government is only attending peace talks in Tanzania this weekend to hold discussions with mediators and won\u2019t meet other factions in the country\u2019s 13-month crisis, a presidential spokesman said. There is nothing to negotiate\u201d at the meetings in the city of Arusha that are due to start May 21, Willy Nyamitwe told reporters late Wednesday in Burundi\u2019s capital, Bujumbura. The East African nation\u2019s main opposition coalition, Cnared, said on its Facebook account that it hasn\u2019t been officially invited to the three-day talks.<\/p>\n

Dialogue interburundais: pourquoi les discussions sont dans l\u2019impasse<\/a><\/u><\/span> l 20 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le dialogue interburundais doit reprendre samedi \u00e0 Arusha en Tanzanie, dans le but d’essayer de r\u00e9soudre la crise que conna\u00eet le pays depuis plus d’un an. Mais les discussions sont dans l’impasse depuis de nombreux mois, et elles risquent de tourner court une nouvelle fois. Le point sur les principaux d\u00e9saccords.<\/p>\n

Burundi\u2019s peace talks going nowhere<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | IRIN<\/p>\n

The purpose of peace talks is to engage your opponent across the negotiating table. But the Burundi government sees things differently and by picking and choosing who it talks to, on Tuesday sank the latest mediation effort to resolve the country\u2019s political crisis. Four days of an \u201cinter-Burundi dialogue\u201d, mediated by former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa, has been labeled a \u201cmonologue\u201d by the opposition. They are furious over the government\u2019s decision to exclude key members of the umbrella National Council for the Restoration of Arusha Agreement and Rule of Law \u2013 known by the French acronym \u201cCNARED\u201d.<\/p>\n

Divide and rule?<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | ISS Africa<\/p>\n

The most charitable interpretation one can put on Benjamin Mkapa\u2019s Burundi peace talks is that they are a desperate grope in the dark for a resolution to the year-long crisis. The danger of such desperation though, is that it might do no more than further weaken President Pierre Nkurunziza\u2019s political opponents. After months of delay, the dialogue \u2013 which is being run by Mkapa as facilitator for the East African Community kicked off last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Crise au Burundi: cl\u00f4ture provisoire des pourparlers \u00e0 Arusha, boycott\u00e9s par l\u2019opposition<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Boud\u00e9e par l’opposition, la nouvelle session de dialogue inter-burundais qui a repris samedi s’est achev\u00e9 mardi apr\u00e8s quatre jours de discussions… Benjamin Mpaka, le facilitateur de la crise burundaise a promis de rencontrer prochainement l’ensemble des protagonistes.<\/p>\n

UN Human Rights investigation<\/b><\/p>\n

UN probe completes on-the-ground deployment of human rights monitors<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The United Nations Independent Investigation in Burundi, which was set up to investigate human rights violations in the country since April 2015, said today it has completed the deployment of a team of human rights monitors on the ground. The UN Human Rights Council established the Independent Investigation team in December 2015 to investigate violations and abuses of human rights in Burundi, make recommendations on the improvement of the human rights situation, and engage in a dialogue with the authorities and other relevant actors in the ongoing crisis.<\/p>\n

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

Des d\u00e9placements d\u2019armes et des questions<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Depuis quelques jours, certaines sources parlent d\u2019armes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es des camps militaires vers des endroits inconnus. Le porte-parole des FDN d\u00e9ment et parle d\u2019une pratique tout \u00e0 fait normale. D\u2019apr\u00e8s nos sources, les r\u00e9serves d\u2019armes et de munitions conserv\u00e9es dans le \u00ab sous abri \u00bb (jargon militaire) sont d\u00e9plac\u00e9es vers des destinations inconnues. \u00ab Certains militaires disent qu\u2019elles sont conduites vers des provinces frontali\u00e8res comme Cibitoke (nord-ouest), Makamba (sud), Ngozi et Kirundo (nord). \u00bb<\/p>\n

<\/a>Des hommes arm\u00e9s attaquent une localit\u00e9 de Mugamba<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

\u00abIl \u00e9tait aux environs de 21 heures 30 quand nous avons entendus des coups de feu.\u00bb, t\u00e9moigne un habitant de la colline Mukara dans la commune de Mugamba en province de Bururi (sud du pays). Selon lui, des hommes arm\u00e9s et en tenues militaires ont attaqu\u00e9 quelques m\u00e9nages de cette localit\u00e9. Le gouverneur de la province Bururi, Christian Nkurunziza, confirme qu\u2019un homme a \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9 et qu\u2019un fusil a \u00e9t\u00e9 trouv\u00e9 sur une colline environnante de Mukara. Que ces hommes visaient certains individus, le gouverneur assure qu\u2019il n\u2019est pas au courant.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kamenge: un cadre de la Croix-Rouge tu\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | IWACU<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u2019est aux environs de 1 h dans la nuit de ce samedi 21 mai que ce m\u00e9decin a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9, c\u2019est \u00e0 la 4\u00e8me avenue du quartier Mirango II dans la zone Kamenge. Beno\u00eet Nizigiyimana et son \u00e9pouse venaient de quitter le bar commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9 \u2019\u2019Le Manguier\u2019\u2019, dont il est le propri\u00e9taire. Il n\u2019est pas tr\u00e8s loin de leur domicile. D\u2019apr\u00e8s Mo\u00efse Nkurunziza, porte-parole adjoint de la police, des hommes arm\u00e9s munis de pistolets et de grenades les attendaient chez eux. <\/span>Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 \u00e0 bout portant.<\/p>\n

Burambi-Mugamba\/ Le spectre des r\u00e8glements de compte<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Le climat s\u00e9curitaire devient de plus en plus d\u00e9l\u00e9t\u00e8re dans les communes Burambi en province Rumonge et Mugamba en province Bururi. Assassinats cibl\u00e9s, arrestations massives\u2026 La peur est dans tous les c\u0153urs. Accus\u00e9 d\u2019appartenir \u00e0 une bande arm\u00e9e, un homme a \u00e9t\u00e9 lynch\u00e9 par la population, ce mardi 17 mai, sur la colline Gahinda de la commune Burambi en province Rumonge. Dans la nuit de ce samedi 14 mai, un certain Philippe Gitwa, un jeune Imbonerakure, a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 sur la colline Gishiha de la m\u00eame commune. Selon des t\u00e9moins, c\u2019\u00e9tait aux environs de 21 heures alors que la victime sortait d\u2019une f\u00eate. \u00abIl a re\u00e7u un coup sur la t\u00eate avec un objet contondant.\u00bb D\u2019apr\u00e8s des sources \u00e0 Burambi, le disparu collaborait avec le chef de la zone Maramvya, Prime Ndayisenga, pour maltraiter et d\u00e9noncer \u00e0 la police les opposants au 3\u00e8me mandat de Nkurunziza.<\/p>\n

Ligue Iteka: plus de 70 personnes tu\u00e9es depuis fin mars jusqu\u2019au d\u00e9but du mois de mai<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Les chiffres sont fournis par la Ligue des droits de l\u2019Homme Iteka dans son rapport. C\u2019est un condens\u00e9 des informations parues dans ses bulletins hebdomadaires depuis le 22 mars jusqu\u2019au 1er mai sur les violations des droits de l\u2019Homme. Selon la Ligue Iteka, au cours du mois couvert par ce rapport, au total, 71 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dont 18 dans des attaques arm\u00e9es cibl\u00e9es, g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement par des hommes non identifi\u00e9s en uniformes militaires ou polici\u00e8res. Ces attaques ont fait au moins 61 bless\u00e9s. Une fosse commune de 3 personnes a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9galement d\u00e9couverte dans la province de Ngozi, indique ce rapport.<\/p>\n

Burundi: un policier et un civil tu\u00e9s<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Un policier et un civil ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s mardi soir dans la province de Mwaro, dans le centre du Burundi, lors d’une attaque men\u00e9e par \u00ab\u00a0un groupe de bandits arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Ndava: deux personnes tu\u00e9es dont un policier<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Un groupe de 10 hommes dont deux arm\u00e9s de fusils et \u00e0 moto ont attaqu\u00e9 dans la nuit de ce mardi 24 mai un d\u00e9p\u00f4t de bi\u00e8re servant aussi de bistrot situ\u00e9 au chef-lieu de la commune Ndava dans la province de Mwaro. C\u2019est vers 19 heures et demie que les coups de feu ont retenti. Selon Aloys Ndenzako, administrateur de cette commune, quand ces hommes ont fait irruption, ils se sont retrouv\u00e9s nez \u00e0 nez avec l\u2019OPJ du nom Laurent Ndikuriyo qui \u00e9tait dans le bar jouxtant ce d\u00e9p\u00f4t, il leur a demand\u00e9 pos\u00e9 la question de savoir pourquoi ils portaient des armes, mais ces derniers lui ont directement tir\u00e9 dessus.<\/p>\n

Ngagara: un colonel \u00e0 la retraite tu\u00e9 devant son domicile, son fils blesse<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Le colonel Lucien Rufyiri, un ex-Fab habitant \u00e0 Ngagara au Quartier II a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9 devant le portail de sa maison ce mercredi 25 mai vers 11 heures et demie par un groupe d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s, ils \u00e9taient \u00e0 bord d\u2019une camionnette. Le porte-parole de la police, Pierre Nkurikiye confirme cette information. D\u2019apr\u00e8s lui, cet officier \u00e0 la retraite venait des bureaux de la zone Ngagara pour faire signer le cahier de m\u00e9nage mentionnant les noms des personnes habitant dans sa propri\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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

Police Create Security Ring for Kampala<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Police have created new security zones around Kampala to tighten crime surveillance in the city and its surroundings which include the neighbouring districts. The zones will form an expanded police surveillance ring which will see creation of more police stations and bases along major roads, 40km away from the city centre. Areas that have been identified are Lugazi on Kampala-Jinja highway, Kakula on Kampala-Kayunga road, Busula on Kampala-Bombo road, Lukoma on Kampala-Hoima Road, Zigoti on Kampala-Mityana Road, Bubula on Kampala-Masaka Road and Kisubi on Entebbe Road. The expanded security zone covers 2,000 square kilometres, policing more than 3.5 million people.<\/p>\n

‘Kidnapped’ FDC Leader Found<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Vice Chairperson for youth Zeridah Kakayi has been declared found after she reportedly disappeared on May 11. Kakayi is said to have gone missing on May 11 after attending prayers at Christ the king church in the center of Uganda’s capital, Kampala. FDC chief mobiliser Ingrid Turinawe at a press briefing held at Najjanakumbi on Monday said.<\/p>\n

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

Centrafrique: un chauffeur de MSF tu\u00e9 dans une embuscade<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Un chauffeur centrafricain d’un convoi de M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 mercredi au cours d’une attaque arm\u00e9e dans le nord-ouest de la Centrafrique, annonce jeudi l’ONG dans un communiqu\u00e9. Mercredi, un convoi MSF, compos\u00e9 de deux v\u00e9hicules bien identifi\u00e9s avec du personnel et des patients, a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Kouki, village situ\u00e9 \u00e0 82 kilom\u00e8tres au nord de la ville de Bossangoa\u00a0\u00bb, pr\u00e9cise MSF qui a depuis suspendu ses activit\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n

Noureddine Adam \u00e0 N\u2019Djamena<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre chef rebelle centrafricain Noureddine Adam s\u00e9journe depuis plusieurs semaines \u00e0 N’Djamena, o\u00f9 le pr\u00e9sident Faustin-Archange Touad\u00e9ra s’est rendu le 10 mai. Craignant qu\u2019il ne tente de d\u00e9stabiliser les nouvelles autorit\u00e9s, la France et les Nations unies ont demand\u00e9 au Tchad de faire en sorte que l\u2019ex-num\u00e9ro deux de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, Noureddine Adam, th\u00e9oriquement interdit de voyage par l\u2019ONU, y demeure.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: un d\u00e9cryptage de la situation en trois cartes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

La comprehension du conflit centrafricain n\u00e9cessite un triple \u00e9clairage, \u00e0 la fois ethnique, religieux et geopolitique. Ces trois cartes permettent de mieux comprendre la situation.<\/p>\n

CAR: ex-Seleka factions declare their forthcoming reunification<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

Numerous Seleka troop movements observed since weeks, finally make sense. In a recent press release, issued by their military leaders, they announced their upcoming reunification.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Vows Disarmament of Militias in Capital<\/a><\/u><\/span> l 25 May 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

The mayor of Central African Republic\u2019s capital vowed the immediate disarmament of all militias in the city. Taking weapons from the groups will be a top priority, Emile Gros Raymond Nakombo, who was sworn into office two weeks ago, told reporters Tuesday in Bangui, the capital.<\/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

West and Central Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

Infographic: West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (17 – 23 May 2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

RDC: 284 \u00e9tablissements scolaires endommag\u00e9s en RDC suite aux conflits, selon l\u2019Onu<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Deux cent quatre-vingt-quatre \u00e9tablissements scolaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 endommag\u00e9s ou d\u00e9truits en RDC suite aux conflits, de mars 2015 \u00e0 mars 2016, indique un communiqu\u00e9 de presse de l\u2019Unicef. Ces conflits menacent non seulement le bien-\u00eatre des enfants mais aussi l’avenir de toute une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, principalement les filles, qui sont les plus touch\u00e9es, se plaint l\u2019agence de l\u2019Onu pour les enfants.<\/p>\n

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

Congolese and Burundian refugees in Rwanda<\/b><\/p>\n

Rwanda Denies Expelling Burundian Refugees<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda has denied allegations that it expelled hundreds of Burundian refugees, saying a crackdown on illegal immigrants did not target Burundians but all foreigners. Burundian officials told news agencies this week that over 1,500 Burundians who have been seeking refuge in Rwanda were expelled for \u00ab\u00a0political reasons\u00a0\u00bb but Kigali says the expelled people have been living in Rwanda without proper documentation.<\/p>\n

UNHCR – Burundian, Congolese Refugees Need Help<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Burundian and Congolese refugees in Rwanda need ‘sustained’ help, according to the UN agency in charge of refugee affairs. Erika Fitzpatrick, UNHCR Rwanda Associate Reporting Officer, told Sunday Times that the number of \u00ab\u00a0active\u00a0\u00bb Burundian refugees in Rwanda now stood at 77,678 individuals in 31,586 households. Congolese refugees also total 74,587, implying that Rwanda now hosts more than 152, 200 refugees from the two countries.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Dysfonctionnement de la justice dans l\u2019ex-Kasa\u00ef-Occidental<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 22 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019appareil justici\u00e8re conna\u00eet un dysfonctionnement dans les deux nouvelles provinces issues du Kasa\u00ef-Occidental, a indiqu\u00e9 dimanche 22 mai l\u2019ONG R\u00e9seau ind\u00e9pendant anti-corruption (RIAC). Les d\u00e9tenus en p\u00e2tissent. D’apr\u00e8s les responsables de cette structure de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, cette situation est li\u00e9e aux nouvelles affectations de la majorit\u00e9 des magistrats en dehors de ces deux provinces.<\/p>\n

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

Arrest Bashir<\/b><\/p>\n

ICC Tasks Govt On Bashir Arrest<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has written to the government seeking an explanation over the failure to arrest embattled Sudanese president Omar-El-Bashir, who was in the country last week to attend President Museveni’s sixth swearing-in ceremony.<\/p>\n

Kampala bombings<\/b><\/p>\n

Kampala Bombings Judgment Tomorrow<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | The Observer | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

After a year of trial, Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo will deliver his judgment on Thursday in the case against 13 men accused of masterminding the July 2010 Kampala bombings. Some 76 people died and many more were injured in the two bombings at Kyadondo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Village restaurant at Kabalagala. Most victims were watching the World Cup final game in South Africa between Spain and Holland.<\/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

Energy<\/b><\/p>\n

Germany Boosts Energy Supply Efforts With Rwf13 Billion Grant<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The Government and the Federal Republic of Germany, yesterday, signed a bilateral agreement worth \u20ac15 million (about Rwf13 billion) to support energy supply in the country and the Great Lakes region. During the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning headquarters in Kigali, the minister, Amb. Claver Gatete, explained that the grant will be fully designated to the regional \u00ab\u00a0Hydropower Station Ruzizi III\u00a0\u00bb project.<\/p>\n

Egypt stands in Ethiopia’s way by supplying power to Great Lakes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Egypt is seeking to make headway in Uganda in order to counter Ethiopia\u2019s ambitions to become the region\u2019s power supplier through its 6000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.<\/p>\n

Methane in Lake Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

Lake Kivu\u2019s methane: Kigali\u2019s cheer tempered by another Kinshasa delay<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

While ContourGlobal\u2019s power plant has exceeded expectations in Rwanda, Congo-K\u2019s electricity projects are marking time.<\/p>\n

Tantalum<\/b><\/p>\n

Tantalum: Lessons Learned, or Will History Repeat Itself? Time Will Tell<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | PR Newswire<\/p>\n

In 2015, an estimated 62% of global tantalum supply came from Africa, 45% of it from Central Africa, mainly from Rwanda and the DRC. That was not the case in the past and it may not be the case in future. Much depends on whether or not the industry has learned the lessons of the last 15 or so years, and on whether or not it makes the same mistakes again, given that the nature of the industry has changed in many ways.<\/p>\n

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

Copper<\/b><\/p>\n

Ivanhoe starts 25 000 m drill campaign to test new discovery at Kamoa<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Project developer Ivanhoe Mines has deployed up to nine drills to undertake a 25 000 m drilling campaign on the Kakula discovery on the Kamoa copper mining licence area, in the Democratic Republic of Congo \u2013 a project billed as the largest undeveloped high-grade copper deposit in the world. The in-fill and exploration drilling programme would test the high-grade and flat-lying stratiform copper discovery, ideally situated for low-cost, mechanised mining and representing a significant extension of the Kamoa copper deposit, which Ivanhoe had discovered in 2008.<\/p>\n

Tin<\/b><\/p>\n

First permanent infrastructure being built at new DRC tin mine<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 23 May 2016 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

The first permanent mining infrastructure is being built at the proposed new tin mine at Bisie, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for which $130-million is being raised. Alphamin Resources CEO Boris Kamstra said the return airway drive being built would be used to acclimatise mining crews to safety at the Mpama North prospect in North Kivu, where a definitive feasibility study points to a 380-employee operation that will produce at a rate of 9 000 t of tin in concentrate a year from 2019.<\/p>\n

Oil in Cuvette Centrale<\/b><\/p>\n

Dig Oil in starting blocks on the Cuvette<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

The two Congos want to speed up exploration in the giant Cuvette basin that remains largely unexplored. Certain companies have long been waiting their chance.<\/p>\n

Investment prospection<\/b><\/p>\n

Kasa\u00ef-Oriental: des Sud-Africains prospectent des secteurs d\u2019investissement<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation sud-africaine, compos\u00e9e du consul sud-africain pour l\u2019ex-Katanga et les deux anciennes provinces du Kasa\u00ef ainsi que de la conseill\u00e8re \u00e9conomique de l\u2019ambassade de l\u2019Afrique du Sud \u00e0 Kinshasa s\u00e9journe depuis vendredi 20 mai dernier \u00e0 Mbuji-Mayi pour prospecter des potentiels secteurs d\u2019investissement dans la province du Kasa\u00ef-Oriental.<\/p>\n

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

Senator questions Grand Inga agency\u2019s legitimacy<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

A move by senator Jacques Djoli from the opposition MLC party to question the very existence of the Agence pour le Developpement et la Promotion du Project Grand Inga (ADPI) could give rise to yet another delay in building the Inga 3 dam.<\/p>\n

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

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Mining Sector to Diversify As Global Prices of Tin, Coltan Fall<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | The EastAfrican | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The drop in global prices for Rwanda’s principal minerals \u2013 tin, coltan and wolfram \u2013 has left some 37,800 miners facing joblessness as companies suspend operations. The government is now looking into exploring for other minerals, such as gold and gemstones, as well as ensuring that minerals are smelted and processed before exportation in order to add value to the product.<\/p>\n

Drop in Mineral Prices Forces Rwandans Into Farming<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 21 May 2016 | The EastAfrican | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The low global mineral prices which have resulted into local mineral prices dropping by 20 per cent have forced many to abandon the trade for farming. Though the exact number of miners who have opted for farming is not known, industrial players say the volume of minerals produced in the country is falling as mines owners reduce manpower. With dropping revenues, mine owners fail to pay on time and if they do, the payments are irregular.<\/p>\n

Energy<\/b><\/p>\n

Kagame, Kenyatta Endorse New AfDB Energy Deal<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

President Paul Kagame and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta have endorsed the ‘New Deal on Energy’, a vehicle through which the African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest in delivering electricity for all Africans, by 2025. Both Kagame and Kenyatta were speaking on a live CNBC-Africa television debate that also featured AfDB president Dr Akinwumi Adesina, yesterday afternoon, on the sidelines of the 51st AfDB Annual Meeting ongoing in Lusaka, Zambia.<\/p>\n

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

Land restoration<\/b><\/p>\n

Land Restoration in Murchison Falls National Park Complete<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | The Observer | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Land restoration on at least 40 of the 52 oil exploration and appraisal wells has been finished in the Murchison Falls national park and the neighbouring communities. The vegetation cover has matured and animals are able to wander freely. The park has 22 wells and seven of them have had land restored and handed back to government. Seven more are ready for handover.<\/p>\n

Land depletion<\/b><\/p>\n

Nyimbwa Forest Depleted Under Watch of Luweero Authorities<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Abdul Habib Issa, 52, is a mixed farmer and resident of Nakatonya village in Nyimbwa Sub-county Luweero District. Two decades ago, Issa was a prominent farmer, growing cereals on his two-acre piece of land throughout the year, which he used to sell in markets around Kampala City to meet the basic needs of his family members. However, this is no more. Issa blames this whole situation on the sudden change in weather patterns as a result of the depleted nearby Nyimbwa Forest Reserve, which has left the land bare. He is also quick to blame government for failing to reign in as Luweero District officials who parceled out the forest land to establish factories.<\/p>\n

Ethanol production<\/b><\/p>\n

Cassava Production Rises As Farmers Benefit From Ethanol Plant<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

A year after the establishment of an ethanol extraction factory in Lira District, farmers in northern Uganda are no longer worried about a market for their cassava. The $1.8m (Shs6b) Kamtech Logistics plant, located at Barlwala in Adekokwok Sub-county. It is joint enterprise between Saudi, Ugandan and Lebanese investors, and became operational in 2015. While production of cassava increased, farmers had difficulty selling their crop due to low demand, low prices and unscrupulous middlemen.<\/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

Conflict minerals<\/b><\/p>\n

New initiative launched to reduce link between conflict and minerals in EU supply chain<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | ITRI<\/p>\n

A joint initiative to set up a European Partnership for Responsible Minerals has been launched with the aim of eradicating links between conflict and minerals in the supply chain to the EU. Several governments, led by The Netherlands, are involved in the scheme and they will work together with leading businesses, including major electronics manufacturers, to support the socially responsible extraction of minerals with a special focus on conflict zones and other high risk areas. Press release<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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

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

Le \u00ab Prix Equateur \u00bb d\u00e9cern\u00e9 \u00e0 une ONG congolaise<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Dynamique des groupes des peuples autochtones, une ONG congolaise \u0153uvrant dans le domaine de l\u2019environnement, a re\u00e7u mercredi 18 mai le \u00ab Prix Equateur \u00bb \u00e9dition 2015. C\u2019est une r\u00e9compense biennale qui encourage les initiatives des communaut\u00e9s locales du tiers-monde qui d\u00e9veloppent un projet visant au d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique durable par la pr\u00e9servation de la biodiversit\u00e9. Le \u00ab prix Equateur \u00bb ou Initiative Equateur est attribu\u00e9 en partenariat avec le Programme des Nations unies pour le d\u00e9veloppement (PNUD) et les pouvoirs publics locaux.<\/p>\n

Salonga park<\/b><\/p>\n

La RDC va partager la gestion du parc de la Salonga avec le WWF<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 25 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) a annonc\u00e9 \u00e0 Kinshasa le lancement de la gestion conjointe avec l’\u00c9tat congolais du parc national de la Salonga, situ\u00e9 dans le centre-ouest de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). Le programme de cogestion du parc de la Salonga \u00ab\u00a0vise \u00e0 contribuer \u00e0 l’objectif global de la conservation de la biodiversit\u00e9 tout comme \u00e0 la r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9 et \u00e0 la stabilisation des effets du changement climatique\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9clare WWF dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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

Child labour<\/b><\/p>\n

Silence far from golden for child labourers in the mines of Uganda<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

One of the oldest children working at this mine \u2013 some of those he works alongside are as young as eight \u2013 Agaba is engaged in what the International Labour Organisation (ILO) describes as the worst form of child labour. He spends up to 11 hours a day bending over makeshift gold pans, sluicing gold ore while standing ankle-deep in ponds of mercury and water. Some of the children here, like Agaba, work for themselves, selling their bits of gold to middlemen who gather daily at the edges of the mine. The smaller children mainly work for older miners. Most are unaware of the dangers they face. According to official records, however, the gold they unearth doesn\u2019t exist. The work of children who risk their lives for a few dollars a day is fuelling a lucrative trade in illegal gold that is smuggled out of the country and into products and supply chains worldwide.<\/p>\n

Wildlife conservation<\/b><\/p>\n

Artists Come Together to Conserve Wildlife<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | The Observer | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Some people use art to make statements, mobilise for change or advocate for a major cause. Later this month, artists Taga Nuwagaba from Uganda and Barbara Hollweg, a photographer from USA, will be showcasing wildlife art with the aim of supporting the conservation of wildlife and a bias for chimpanzees. For a period of three days, between May 26 and 28, these artists will be showcasing at the Lion Centre, Sheraton Kampala hotel, in a drive to fundraise for the proposed medical facility for the rescued chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Trust, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.<\/p>\n

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

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

Opposition<\/b><\/p>\n

DRC Seeks Arrest of Presidential Challenger<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has issued an arrest warrant for Moise Katumbi, an opposition leader planning a possible election challenge to President Joseph Kabila. Government spokesman Lambert Mende told VOA French to Africa on Thursday that the arrest warrant was issued after Katumbi was indicted on a charge of hiring mercenaries.<\/p>\n

RDC: l’opposant Katumbi sera jug\u00e9 pour atteinte \u00e0 la s\u00fbret\u00e9 de l’\u00c9tat<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

La justice congolaise a annonc\u00e9 jeudi l’ouverture prochaine d’un proc\u00e8s pour atteinte \u00e0 la s\u00fbret\u00e9 de l’\u00c9tat contre l’opposant Mo\u00efse Katumbi, candidat d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 la succession du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila, qu’un r\u00e9cent arr\u00eat autorise \u00e0 se maintenir au pouvoir au-del\u00e0 du terme de son mandat fin 2016. M. Katumbi \u00ab\u00a0a \u00e9t\u00e9 inculp\u00e9 du chef d’atteinte \u00e0 la s\u00fbret\u00e9 int\u00e9rieure et ext\u00e9rieure de l’\u00c9tat […] et plac\u00e9 sous mandat d’arr\u00eat provisoire\u00a0\u00bb, indique un communiqu\u00e9 du parquet g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). En RDC, l’inculpation \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 la fin de la phase d’instruction. M. Katumbi, 51 ans, est donc d\u00e9sormais en attente d’un proc\u00e8s, dont la date n’a pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

L’opposant congolais Mo\u00efse Katumbi a quitt\u00e9 la RDC pour l’Afrique du Sud<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | La voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

L’opposant congolais Mo\u00efse Katumbi a d\u00e9coll\u00e9 de l’a\u00e9roport international de Lubumbashi \u00e0 bord d’un jet immatricul\u00e9 ZS\/AQS \u00e0 20H03 (18H03 GMT). Le candidat d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle poursuivi par la justice de son pays, a quitt\u00e9 vendredi soir la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), officiellement pour se faire soigner en Afrique du Sud, sans perspective de retour \u00e0 court terme.<\/p>\n

Dialogue en RDC: Edem Kodjo continue \u00e0 attendre la liste de l\u2019opposition<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le facilitateur d\u00e9sign\u00e9 par l\u2019Union africaine pour le dialogue politique en RDC, Edem Kodjo, s\u2019est plaint vendredi que \u00ab\u00a0l’opposition (NDLR, congolaise) reste divis\u00e9e sur sa participation au dialogue\u00a0\u00bb. L’UDPS, qui lui avait promis depuis le 26 mars, de faire une liste commune de l’opposition pour le comit\u00e9 pr\u00e9paratoire, ne lui a, jusqu’\u00e0 ce jour, toujours rien remis, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 M. Kodjo au cours d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence presse \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

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

Former ADF rebels\u2019 conditions for surrender<\/b><\/p>\n

Former ADF Rebels Decry Govt Neglect<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 19 May 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

More than 30 former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) reporters under western region Amnesty Commission have castigated the government over breach of conditions set for their surrender. Ms Edreda Kabugho, 63, a resident of Kasazi village in Bundibugyo District, on Tuesday said since she reported to the Amnesty Commission, government has not extended any assistance to her yet she is a widow with 10 children.<\/p>\n

Coffee cultivation<\/b><\/p>\n

En Ouganda, des femmes s\u2019\u00e9mancipent gr\u00e2ce au caf\u00e9<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 May 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

En Ouganda beaucoup de femmes cultivent le caf\u00e9, mais peu sont propri\u00e9taires de leurs terres et per\u00e7oivent directement leurs revenus. Depuis trois ans, certaines, \u00e0 l\u2019image de Jennifer Waetteka, ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de se soustraire \u00e0 la loi coutumi\u00e8re et de s\u2019\u00e9manciper. \u00c0 travers le Caf\u00e9 des femmes.<\/p>\n

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

L\u00e9gislatives en Centrafrique: seuls trois candidats passent au premier tour<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 20 May 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Henri Tago, Rufin Francis Watende, et Aristide Symphorien Nampessa sont \u00e9lus d\u00e9put\u00e9s, selon les r\u00e9sultats que l’Autorit\u00e9 Nationale des \u00c9lections, ANE, a publi\u00e9 vendredi. Les trois \u00e9lus sont tous de la troisi\u00e8me circonscription de Bangui. \u00ab\u00a0Dans les autres circonscriptions \u00e9lectorales, les candidats sont soumis au second tour dont la date sera fix\u00e9e dans les jours \u00e0 venir\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Julius Rufin Ngoade-baba, rapporteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’ANE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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