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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

In the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>, political tensions<\/a> persist. The putative leader of the opposition, Moise Katumbi, blamed current President Joseph Kabila last week of not committing to leave office. The opposition platform \u201cRassemblement\u201d called for nationwide demonstrations on July 31 in order to demand timely organised elections.<\/p>\n

Last week in North Kivu<\/a>, military operations against the FDLR in Tongo displaced many locals. On Friday, July 1st, APCLS and Nyatura elements attacked three FARDC positions in Masisi territory. Reportedly, several soldiers were killed during the attacks. On July 5, an attack by alleged ADF rebels in Oicha, Beni territory, claimed the life of at least nine people. In Lenge, two artisanal miners were injured during clashes with guards of mining company COMIDE. The miners attempted to occupy the mining site, as they were promised part of it by the province of Lualaba<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Burundi<\/a>, confrontations between armed men and security forces resulted in two deaths in Bururi province on June 29. On the same day in Uganda<\/a>, one UPDF soldier shot and critically injured four people, before killing himself, in Jinja. Another UPDF soldier in Nagalama was arrested over allegations of placing roadblock in order to rob passers-by.<\/p>\n

On July 4, the United Nations expressed concerns<\/a> over the security and human rights situation in the Central African Republic<\/a>, warning of violence re-escalating. That same day, at least ten people were reportedly killed and dozens were injured in Bambari<\/a> during confrontations between alleged UPC elements.<\/p>\n

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Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

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

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

Conflict and natural resources<\/b><\/p>\n

Report: River of Gold<\/a><\/u><\/span> | July 2016 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

An estimated $28 billion worth of gold lies under the soil in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (hereafter Congo). But the country\u2019s gold wealth, the majority of which is artisanally mined, has long been ill-used. Preyed upon by armed groups, bandits and corrupt elites the revenues generated by eastern Congo\u2019s artisanal gold sector have all too often funded corruption or fuelled abuses and violent conflict rather than helping to relieve the region\u2019s poverty.<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or finance des groupes arm\u00e9s, selon Global Witness<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des groupes arm\u00e9s du territoire de Shabunda, dans la province du Sud-Kivu, se sont vu offrir des armes et de l\u2019argent par une entreprise mini\u00e8re chinoise qui exploite de l\u2019or dans ce territoire, d\u00e9nonce un rapport de l\u2019ONG Global Witness publi\u00e9 mardi 5 juillet. Ces groupes arm\u00e9s ont d\u00e9gag\u00e9, selon le m\u00eame rapport, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 25 000 dollars par mois en extorquant des mineurs locaux lors de la r\u00e9cente ru\u00e9e vers l\u2019or qu\u2019a connue cette r\u00e9gion pendant deux ann\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

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

Congo\u2019s Katumbi Says Kabila Should Commit to Leaving Office<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 June 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader and presidential aspirant Moise Katumbi dismissed convictions on charges of recruiting mercenaries and carrying out an illegal property transaction and criticized President Joseph Kabila for not publicly committing to leave office. Kabila \u201cshould have assured the people of his intention to leave power,\u201d Katumbi said on Thursday in an e-mailed statement, referring to a public address given by the head of state on Wednesday. \u201cThis speech and this missed opportunity risks pushing our country into a deeper crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019inqui\u00e9tant retour des \u00e9lections locales<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 3 July 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement congolais annonce vouloir d\u00e9marrer le processus \u00e9lectoral par l\u2019organisation des \u00e9lections locales, un temps \u00e9cart\u00e9e pour sa complexit\u00e9 et son co\u00fbt. Un revirement qui fait craindre un important report de l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle pr\u00e9vue en novembre<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019opposition appelle \u00e0 manifester pour exiger la tenue de la pr\u00e9sidentielle dans les d\u00e9lais pr\u00e9vus<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le \u00ab\u00a0Rassemblement\u00a0\u00bb, nouvelle plateforme d’opposition, a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 des manifestations en RDC le 31 juillet pour exiger la tenue dans les d\u00e9lais pr\u00e9vus par la constitution de l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle.<\/p>\n

RD Congo: l\u2019opposition appelle \u00e0 manifester le 31 juillet mais reste ouverte aux \u00ab consultations \u00bb avec la m\u00e9diation<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’opposition congolaise a appel\u00e9 lundi \u00e0 une journ\u00e9e de mobilisation nationale le 31 juillet alors que se r\u00e9unissait pour la premi\u00e8re fois le groupe de travail de la m\u00e9diation organis\u00e9e par l’Union africaine en faveur de l’instauration d’un dialogue national en RDC.<\/p>\n

Congo Opposition Leader Says Will Return for Vote, Dismisses Arrest Warrant<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi said he will return from Europe to fight presidential elections later this year, dismissing an arrest warrant against him as \u00ab\u00a0fake\u00a0\u00bb. The multi-millionaire owner of Congolese football club TP Mazembe said he had now recovered from what he and his supporters have alleged was a police attempt to poison him in May \u2014 an accusation rejected by the government.<\/p>\n

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

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 6 juillet 2016<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 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

Le Parquet ouvre une enqu\u00eate apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte des corps dans la rivi\u00e8re Ndjili<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Parquet g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pr\u00e8s la Cour d\u2019appel de Kinshasa\/Matete a ouvert une enqu\u00eate au sujet des corps d\u00e9couverts le dimanche 3 juillet dernier dans la rivi\u00e8re Ndjili. Selon les t\u00e9moignages recueillis aupr\u00e8s des riverains, ce sont sept corps que des p\u00eacheurs ont d\u00e9couverts sur la rivi\u00e8re. Le procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Matete, Idumbu Meli Meli, parle plut\u00f4t de trois corps. Il indique que ses services ont \u00e9t\u00e9 alert\u00e9s par la population qui a d\u00e9couvert des cadavres.<\/p>\n

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

Nord-Kivu: les familles fuient Tongo apr\u00e8s la reprise des op\u00e9rations contre les FDLR<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 June 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Avec les op\u00e9rations contre les FDLR dans la r\u00e9gion de Tongo, plusieurs familles ont fui la r\u00e9gion. Elles sont parties rejoindre d\u2019autres d\u00e9plac\u00e9s sur les sites de Kanaba, Kabizo et Rushashi, a dit \u00e0 Radio Okapi le chef de groupement de Tongo. Selon lui, les trois sites des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Tongo comptaient d\u00e9j\u00e0 environ 4000 familles avant l\u2019arriv\u00e9e de la derni\u00e8re vague qui a fui les op\u00e9rations.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: plusieurs morts dans une attaque des positions des FARDC \u00e0 Masisi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La coalition de l\u2019Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS) et Nyatura ont simultan\u00e9ment attaqu\u00e9 vendredi 1er juillet dans la matin\u00e9e plusieurs positions des FARDC dans la r\u00e9gion de Lukweti, Lwibo et Kinyumba en territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Des sources militaires dans la r\u00e9gion parlent de plusieurs morts dans les deux camps. Certaines parlent de 6 morts du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise et d\u2019autres avancent un bilan d\u2019un major tu\u00e9 dans le camp des FARDC. Il appartiendrait au 1er bataillon du 3412e r\u00e9giment \u00e0 Lwibo.<\/p>\n

RD Congo: une attaque attribu\u00e9e aux rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF fait neuf morts dans l\u2019Est<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Neuf personnes, dont cinq femmes, ont trouv\u00e9 la mort dans une attaque attribu\u00e9e aux rebelles ougandais des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF) \u00e0 Oicha, dans le nord de la province du Nord-Kivu, a-t-on appris mardi 5 juillet aupr\u00e8s de l’arm\u00e9e congolaise. L\u2019attaque meurtri\u00e8re a \u00e9t\u00e9 perp\u00e9tr\u00e9e dans la nuit de lundi \u00e0 mardi dans un quartier de Tenambo d\u2019Oicha, cible d\u2019attaques meurtri\u00e8res r\u00e9guli\u00e8res. Des exactions que l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise attribue aux rebelles ougandais musulmans des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF).<\/p>\n

Nouveau massacre pr\u00e8s de Beni apr\u00e8s une br\u00e8ve accalmie dans l’Est de la RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le territoire de Beni, dans l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, a \u00e9t\u00e9 endeuill\u00e9 mardi par un nouveau massacre ayant co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 neuf civils dont cinq femmes apr\u00e8s un r\u00e9pit relatif de quelques semaines. L’attaque nocturne a frapp\u00e9 la ville d’Oicha, dans le nord de la province du Nord-Kivu, a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 le lieutenant Mak Hazukay, porte-parole des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) dans la zone. Ville de quelque 120.000 habitants, Oicha est situ\u00e9e dans le territoire de Beni, th\u00e9\u00e2tre d’une s\u00e9rie de tueries ayant co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie \u00e0 plus de 600 civils depuis octobre 2014.<\/p>\n

Nouvelle attaque \u00e0 Beni: 9 personnes tu\u00e9es<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Au moins neuf personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es mardi 5 juillet par des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ADF dans les localit\u00e9s de Tenambo, Nzanza et Mamiki, dans la cit\u00e9 d\u2019Oicha, \u00e0 30 Km de la ville de Beni (Nord-Kivu). L\u2019Administrateur du territoire, Amisi Kalonda qui livre cette information indique que ce bilan est encore provisoire.<\/p>\n

Attaque de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Goma: le pr\u00e9venu Kambale Mujinga plaide coupable<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le deuxi\u00e8me suspect de l\u2019attaque de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Goma au Nord-Kivu, Kambale Mujinga, a plaid\u00e9 coupable. Lors de l\u2019audience du lundi 4 juillet \u00e0 la Cour militaire op\u00e9rationnelle, il a reconnu avoir distribu\u00e9 au moins une cinquantaine d\u2019armes de marque AK 47 \u00e0 plus de cent combattants la veille de l\u2019action. L\u2019attaque de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Goma a eu lieu dans la nuit du 1er au 2 juin 2015. Quatre \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la garde r\u00e9publicaine ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s et sept autres gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

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

Ituri: vive tension apr\u00e8s la mort d\u2019un jeune homme \u00e0 Kafe<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les activit\u00e9s sociales et \u00e9conomiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 paralys\u00e9es, samedi 2 juillet, dans la localit\u00e9 de Kafe, en territoire de Djugu (Ituri) \u00e0 la suite de la mort d\u2019un jeune d\u00e9tenu au cachot de la police nationale congolaise. Pour manifester leur col\u00e8re, les habitants de cette localit\u00e9 ont incendi\u00e9 les bureaux de diff\u00e9rents services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et des maisons d\u2019habitations des policiers. Ils estiment que ce jeune est mort suite au mauvais traitement qu\u2019il a subi pendant sa d\u00e9tention au cachot.<\/p>\n

Ituri: retour au calme apr\u00e8s le soul\u00e8vement des habitants de Kafe<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 3 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le calme est revenu ce dimanche 3 juillet dans la localit\u00e9 de Kafe en Ituri o\u00f9 les habitants se sont soulev\u00e9s la veille, \u00e0 la suite de la mort d\u2019un jeune d\u00e9tenu au cachot de la police nationale congolaise. Depuis ce dimanche dans la matin\u00e9e, les activit\u00e9s ont repris dans la localit\u00e9. Commerces et \u00e9glises fonctionnent normalement. Selon l\u2019administrateur du territoire, Idriss Koma Kokodila, l\u2019ordre a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9tabli apr\u00e8s l\u2019intervention des militaires qui auraient calm\u00e9 les manifestants.<\/p>\n

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

Haut-Katanga: des miliciens rendent leurs armes \u00e0 Mitwaba<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La Commission nationale de contr\u00f4le d\u2019arme l\u00e9g\u00e8re et de petits calibres a r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 trente-quatre armes et des munitions neuves aupr\u00e8s de(s) miliciens. Ces armes et munitions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es jeudi 30 juin \u00e0 Mitwaba dans le Haut-Katanga. L\u2019op\u00e9ration vise \u00e0 lutter contre la circulation des armes dans cette contr\u00e9e, autrefois en proie \u00e0 l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 caus\u00e9e par les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef.<\/p>\n

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

Kanyama: des mesures s\u00e9curitaires pour pr\u00e9venir d\u2019\u00e9ventuelles attaques arm\u00e9es<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019administrateur int\u00e9rimaire du territoire de Kanyama (Haut-Lomami), Laurent Kiyoko Lukemba, a annonc\u00e9 mercredi 29 juin la pr\u00e9sence des forces de l\u2019ordre pour s\u00e9curiser les habitants de cette r\u00e9gion sous la menace d\u2019attaques arm\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

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

Lualaba: deux creuseurs bless\u00e9s apr\u00e8s accrochage avec les gardes d\u2019une carri\u00e8re<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Deux creuseurs artisanaux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s \u00e0 la suite de leur altercation, samedi 2 juillet, avec les gardes du site de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re COMIDE, dans la localit\u00e9 de Lenge (Lualaba). A la base, des centaines de creuseurs se sont r\u00e9volt\u00e9s apr\u00e8s que le gouvernement provincial de Lualaba a promis en vain de leur octroyer une partie de ce site minier. Ces creuseurs se sont d\u00e9cid\u00e9s d\u2019occuper ce site minier par la force.<\/p>\n

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

Human trafficking<\/b><\/p>\n

Statement By the Government of Rwanda On the State Department’s 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 June 2016 | Government of Rwanda | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The Government of Rwanda today described the characterisation of Rwanda’s efforts to tackle the issue of human trafficking affecting our region contained in this year’s State Department’s report on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as a gross misrepresentation of the reality.<\/p>\n

MPs Host Dialogue On Human Trafficking<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Legislators have called on the Government to scale up campaigns at the grassroots level to educate young people about the dangers of human trafficking and protect them from modern-day slavery such as prostitution, drug dealing, and forced labour.<\/p>\n

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

Affrontements \u00e0 Bururi: deux morts<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 June 2016 l IWACU<\/p>\n

Deux tu\u00e9s, quatre captur\u00e9s, un civil et un policier bless\u00e9s, tel est le bilan des affrontements entre des agents des forces de l\u2019ordre et un groupe d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s, ce mercredi 29 juin, sur la colline Mubuga, de la zone Gasanda commune et province Bururi.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9curit\u00e9\/ Une crise aux graves cons\u00e9quences s\u00e9curitaires<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Le pays est plong\u00e9 dans une ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 depuis une ann\u00e9e avec des assassinats cibl\u00e9s, des cas de torture et des violations graves des droits humains. \u00ab823 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 ex\u00e9cut\u00e9es et plus de 600 personnes port\u00e9es disparues depuis le 26 avril 2015 au 15 avril 2016 \u00bb, indique Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Aprodh. D\u2019apr\u00e8s lui, plus de 4800 personnes sont dans les diff\u00e9rentes prisons du pays uniquement pour mobiles politiques li\u00e9s au 3\u00e8me mandat de Pierre Nkurunziza et plus de 1870 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9es et ont pris le chemin de l\u2019exil de peur d\u2019\u00eatre achev\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Human trafficking<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi: trafic humain vers Oman et l\u2019Arabie saoudite<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Le Forum pour la conscience et le d\u00e9veloppement (FOCODE) a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9, dans un rapport, le trafic de filles et femmes du Burundi \u00e0 destination d\u2019Oman et d\u2019Arabie saoudite. Certaines autorit\u00e9s de l\u2019Etat sont \u00e9pingl\u00e9es. Dans un rapport de 15 pages, le Forum pour la conscience et le d\u00e9veloppement (FOCODE) a d\u00e9taill\u00e9 ce qu\u2019il a appel\u00e9 \u00ab Ampleur pr\u00e9occupante du trafic de filles au Burundi \u00bb.<\/p>\n

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

EAC Reviews Faltering Burundi Talks<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 3 July 2016 | The Citizen | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The East African Community (EAC) will next month assess security situation in Burundi. The decision has come at a time when the scheduled second round of mediation talks among warring parties in Burundi under retired President Benjamin Mkapa is hanging in the balance.<\/p>\n

Burundi: reprise des pourparlers, toujours sans l\u2019opposition<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Relanc\u00e9 en mai apr\u00e8s plusieurs mois de blocage, le dialogue inter-burundais doit reprendre ce samedi \u00e0 Arusha, la capitale tanzanienne. Une fois encore, la principale coalition d’opposition, le Cnared, devrait \u00eatre absente. \u00ab Le prochain round du dialogue de sortie de crise au Burundi est pr\u00e9vu du 9 au 12 juillet \u00e0 Arusha, a annonc\u00e9 sur Twitter Macocha Tembele, secr\u00e9taire particulier de l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident tanzanien Benjamin Mkapa, d\u00e9sign\u00e9 comme facilitateur dans le conflit burundais.<\/p>\n

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

Uganda Reconsiders Pull-out From Somali Mission<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says his country will reconsider plans to pull its troops from Somalia if the AU stabilization mission there moves in the right direction. Speaking to reporters at the end of a regional security summit in Kampala Monday, Museveni said the military mission in Somalia has not been working successfully.<\/p>\n

Abuse by soldiers<\/b><\/p>\n

UPDF Soldier Shoots 4, Kills Self<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | The Observer | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Four critically-injured people were rushed to Jinja regional referral hospital at around midnight on June 29, after a UPDF soldier attached to Gaddaffi military barracks opened fire on civilians before taking his own life. The incident occurred at High Life bar in Kimaka market, which is located just outside the barracks and near Kimaka airstrip. Jinja district police commander Felix Mugizi has identified the deceased soldier as 34-year-old Pte Stephen Ajuna.<\/p>\n

UPDF Soldier Arrested Over Armed Robbery<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 3 July 2016 |\u00a0The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Police are holding a UPDF soldier in Nagalama on allegations of leading a gang of thieves who have been mounting roadblocks to rob people in Mukono and Kayunga districts. According to the army, Pte Kenneth Mugombesya was arrested a week ago in Kalagi in Mukono District after he and four others, mounted a roadblock in Kalagi and robbed commuters of their phones.<\/p>\n

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

Amuru Residents Beat, Detain Six Adjumani Farmers<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Six people from Adjumani District were last week detained in Amuru District in a renewed conflict over land. The six people, all residents of Gbayi village in Itirikwa Sub-county, Adjumani District, said about 50 people from Amuru District, armed with machetes, axes and sticks participated in the mid-morning seizure, which they described as \u00ab\u00a0cruel\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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

Centrafrique: 154 hommes du FDPC abandonnent la lutte arm\u00e9e<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 30 June 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

154 hommes du Front D\u00e9mocratique du Peuple Centrafricain (FDPC), du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Abdoulaye Miskine ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d’abandonner la lutte arm\u00e9e. Ces hommes avec leurs \u00e9quipements de gu\u00e9rilla ont quitt\u00e9 le maquis et sont regroup\u00e9s depuis plus d\u2019un mois au village Zoukombo, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Bouar sur l’axe Garoua-Boulai (Ouest).<\/p>\n

Bouar: des rumeurs d’une attaque de la ville cr\u00e9e la psychose<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Des rumeurs attestant d’une \u00e9ventuelle attaque de la ville de Bouar par des groupes arm\u00e9s cr\u00e9ent une forme de psychose pour les populations. La coh\u00e9sion sociale est donc de nouveau menac\u00e9e dans cette ville de l\u2019ouest de la RCA (Pr\u00e9fecture de la Nana-Mamb\u00e9r\u00e9). Et chacun y va de ses commentaires.<\/p>\n

RCA: Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Niem-Yelewa, cri d’alerte du porte-parole des chefs traditionnels peuhls<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9sident de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation sp\u00e9ciale de la commune de Niem Y\u00e9l\u00e9wa et porte parole des chefs traditionnels peuhls de Centrafrique, Lamido Issa Bi-Amadou d\u00e9nonce la spirale de violence dans sa commune. Dans une interview accord\u00e9e \u00e0 Radio Ndeke Luka, il demande au gouvernement centrafricain de prendre \u00e0 bras le corps ce probl\u00e8me qui a des cons\u00e9quences sur la paix et la coh\u00e9sion sociale dans la Nana-Mamb\u00e9r\u00e9.<\/p>\n

<\/a>UN warnings<\/b><\/p>\n

UN rights chief warns of violence re-escalating in Central African Republic<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The United Nations human rights chief today warned that the security and human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) may be starting to deteriorate again, after a series a major incidents in the capital of Bangui and rural areas. \u201cWhile 2016 began on a positive note, with the successful holding of elections in February, recent events in Bangui and in several other parts of the country make me fear a re-escalation of violence in the coming months,\u201d said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in a news release.<\/span><\/p>\n

L’ONU juge \u00ab\u00a0urgent\u00a0\u00bb de d\u00e9sarmer les groupes arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Le Haut-Commissaire de l’ONU aux droits de l’Homme a jug\u00e9 lundi \u00ab\u00a0urgent de d\u00e9sarmer les groupes arm\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb en Centrafrique et de r\u00e9tablir l’autorit\u00e9 \u00e9tatique, craignant une nouvelle escalade de la violence. \u00ab\u00a0Alors que 2016 avait d\u00e9but\u00e9 sous de bons auspices, avec les \u00e9lections r\u00e9ussies de f\u00e9vrier 2016, les \u00e9v\u00e9nements r\u00e9cents qui se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9s \u00e0 Bangui et dans plusieurs endroits du pays me font craindre une nouvelle escalade de violence dans les mois \u00e0 venir\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Haut-Commissaire, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Violence in Bambari<\/b><\/p>\n

Bambari: des affrontements inter UPC font fuir la population<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Les tirs \u00e0 l’arme lourde et automatique ont encore retenti ce 04 juillet \u00e0 Bambari \u2013 Capitale de la Ouaka, ville situ\u00e9e \u00e0 385 Km de Bangui. Selon les premi\u00e8res informations recueillies par RNL depuis Bambari, ce sont des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’UPC (Union pour la Paix en Centrafrique) qui s’affrontent entre eux. Aucun bilan n’est pour l’instant disponible puisque les tirs se sont poursuivis jusqu’en d\u00e9but d’apr\u00e8s midi de ce lundi 4 juillet.<\/p>\n

Au moins 10 morts dans des affrontements dans l’est de la Centrafrique<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Au moins 10 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et on d\u00e9nombre plus de 25 bless\u00e9s dans des affrontements qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 lundi \u00e0 Bambari\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP un officier de la gendarmerie sous couvert d’anonymat. Ces combats opposaient entre eux des membres de l’Unit\u00e9 du peuple centrafricain (UPC), une des principales factions arm\u00e9es issues de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, qui avait pris le pouvoir \u00e0 Bangui en mars 2013 avant d’en \u00eatre chass\u00e9e par une intervention militaire internationale d\u00e9but 2014, selon cet officier. Plusieurs civils figurent parmi les victimes, a-t-il ajout\u00e9 sans pouvoir pr\u00e9ciser leur nombre.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: au moins 10 morts dans des affrontements entre membres de l\u2019ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka dans l\u2019Est<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Des affrontements arm\u00e9s ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 entre factions rebelles dans l’est du pays, a-t-on appris mardi aupr\u00e8s de la gendarmerie locale. \u00ab Au moins 10 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et on d\u00e9nombre plus de 25 bless\u00e9s dans des affrontements qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 lundi \u00e0 Bambari \u00bb, ville mini\u00e8re de l\u2019est du pays, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019AFP un officier de la gendarmerie sous couvert d\u2019anonymat, le 5 juillet. \u00ab Plusieurs civils figurent parmi les victimes \u00bb, a-t-il ajout\u00e9 sans pouvoir pr\u00e9ciser leur nombre, et de nombreux habitants ont fui \u00ab en direction des sites des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s et des bases de la force onusienne en Centrafrique (la Minusca) \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: Bambari plong\u00e9e dans la psychose apr\u00e8s des heurts meurtriers entre membres de l\u2019UPC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Un calme apparent r\u00e8gne ce mardi dans la ville de Bambari apr\u00e8s les affrontements qui ont eu lieu ce 04 juillet entre des membres du mouvement rebelle UPC (Union pour la Paix en Centrafrique). Ces violences, selon des sources non officielles, auraient fait plus d’une vingtaine de morts et une vingtaine de bless\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Central Africa tensions rise as fresh clashes kill 10<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Clashes between rival rebel factions have left at least 10 dead and 25 injured in Central African Republic, police said Tuesday, raising fears of fresh unrest in one of the world’s most volatile nations. The clashes come as the UN warns of a possible upsurge of violence in a country where thousands died and one in 10 people were displaced in a three-year spiral of communal violence.<\/p>\n

Allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers<\/b><\/p>\n

Enqu\u00eate sur deux nouveaux cas d’agressions sexuelles pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es de mineurs par des Casques bleus en Centrafrique<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Les Nations unies ont annonc\u00e9 vendredi avoir lanc\u00e9 une enqu\u00eate sur deux nouveaux cas d’agressions sexuelles pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es de mineurs par des Casques bleus en Centrafrique, qui font d\u00e9j\u00e0 l’objet d’accusations similaires. Les accusations datent de mai et les agressions pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es se seraient produites dans la r\u00e9gion centrale de Kemo, a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 le porte-parole de l’ONU St\u00e9phane Dujarric.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: l\u2019ONU enqu\u00eate sur deux nouveaux cas d\u2019abus sexuels pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s de mineurs par des Casques bleus<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Les Nations unies ont indiqu\u00e9 vendredi avoir ouvert une enqu\u00eate sur deux nouveaux cas d’agressions sexuelles pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es de mineurs par des Casques bleus en Centrafrique. \u00ab Les accusations datent de mai et les agressions pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es se seraient produites dans la r\u00e9gion centrale de Kemo \u00bb, a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9, le 1e juillet, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, porte-parole de l\u2019ONU. Plusieurs abus similaires impliqu\u00e9s des Casques bleus, voire des soldats fran\u00e7ais, ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9nonc\u00e9s en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Infographic: Burundian Refugees in Rwanda – Registration Statistics (Monday 4th July 2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Central African Refugees Emergency: A Forgotten Crisis \u2013 Flash Update 5 July 2016<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

After some months of relative peace and stabilization in the Central African Republic (CAR), since Faustin Archange Touadera was elected President in February 2016, armed militia started to take up violent incursions against civilians and rival armed groups in the Ouham Pend\u00e9 region of the north-western CAR again. A dispute between cattle herders, escorted by ex-Seleka members and anti-Balaka \u201cself-defence\u201d forces on 11 June, escalated into a week of intense violence between the two armed groups, leaving about 25 000 to 30 000 people affected inside the CAR and prompting over 6,000 people to flee to neighboring countries. As of 3 July, 5,570 CAR refugees have been registered in southern Chad and 555 in Cameroon.<\/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

Rape<\/b><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo arrests group over child rape<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 24 June 2016 | BBC<\/p>\n

The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrested 75 suspected militiamen for murder and rape in the province of South Kivu. They are accused of targeting very young girls, reportedly associating them with supernatural protection. Those detained include the group’s alleged leader, Frederic Batumike, who is a provincial deputy.<\/p>\n

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

Genocide trials<\/b><\/p>\n

Rwanda: verdict attendu \u00e0 Paris dans le proc\u00e8s pour g\u00e9nocide de Tito Barahira et Octavien Ngenzi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | Jeune Afrqiue<\/p>\n

a cour d’assises de Paris doit rendre son verdict mercredi dans le proc\u00e8s de Tito Barahira et Octavien Ngenzi, deux anciens bourgmestres rwandais accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir particip\u00e9 au g\u00e9nocide rwandais dans leur village de Kabarondo en avril 1994.<\/p>\n

France Sentences 2 to Life in Prison for 1994 Genocide in Rwanda<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

France on Wednesday sentenced two former Rwandan mayors to life in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the African country in 1994. Tito Barahira, 65, and Octavien Ngenzi, 58, were tried over attacks against ethnic Tutsis in the town of Kabarondo, where they both have been mayor. They denied any wrongdoing. Ethnic Hutu extremists killed more than 800,000 Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus in a three-month rampage in 1994 while the world largely stood by.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9nocide rwandais: Tito Barahira et Octavien Ngenzi condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 en France<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

La cour d’assises de Paris a condamn\u00e9 Tito Barahira et Octavien Ngenzi \u00e0 la r\u00e9clusion criminelle \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9. Ces deux anciens bourgmestres rwandais \u00e9taient accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir particip\u00e9 au g\u00e9nocide rwandais dans leur village de Kabarondo en avril 1994. Au terme d\u2019un proc\u00e8s hors norme, la cour aura donc suivi l\u2019avocat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, qui avait requis la prison \u00e0 vie pour Tito Barahira, 65 ans, et Octavien Ngenzi, 58 ans. Les deux hommes, qui se sont succ\u00e9d\u00e9s \u00e0 la t\u00eate de Kabarondo, avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9s comme des rouages essentiels du g\u00e9nocide dans leur commune.<\/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

Environmental impact of firewood consumption<\/b><\/p>\n

Environmentalists Deeply Concerned With Firewood Consumption in Refugee Camps<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 3 July 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Environmental activists have expressed concern over reliance on firewood for cooking or heating in refugee camps. The issue, they contended, poses risk to both the environment and people’s health. The United Nations Environment Programme’s ‘Action on Air Quality’ report launched during the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Kenya in May, stated that air pollution- both indoor and outdoor- remains a major challenge in Africa.<\/p>\n

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

Gold<\/b><\/p>\n

Loncor Resources Announces Election of Directors<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 June 2016 | MarketWired<\/p>\n

Loncor Resources Inc. (the \u00ab\u00a0Company\u00a0\u00bb or \u00ab\u00a0Loncor\u00a0\u00bb) announces that the four nominees listed in the Company’s management information circular for the annual and special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the \u00ab\u00a0Meeting\u00a0\u00bb) held on Wednesday, 29 juin 2016 were elected at the Meeting as directors of Loncor.<\/p>\n

Loncor Closes Private Placement Financing<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 29 June 2016 | MarketWired<\/p>\n

Loncor Resources Inc. (the \u00ab\u00a0Company\u00a0\u00bb) is pleased to announce that, further to its 13 juin 2016 press release, it has closed a non-brokered private placement of 1,750,000 units of the Company at a price of Cdn$0.12 per unit for gross proceeds of Cdn$210,000. Each such unit is comprised of one common share of the Company and one-half of one warrant of the Company, with each full warrant entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of Cdn$0.18 for a period of two years. The Company intends to use the proceeds from this financing for general corporate purposes. All securities issued in connection with the financing are subject to a hold period of four months plus a day from the date of closing and the resale rules of applicable securities legislation.<\/p>\n

Congo\u2019s Illegal Gold Trade Seen Benefiting Foreign Companies<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Foreign companies and armed groups are profiting from an illegal trade in gold in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite international regulations intended to clean up the sector, Global Witness said. One Chinese company that operates gold-dredging boats in the region smuggled as much as $17 million worth of the metal out of the country during a 12-month period between 2014 and 2015, the London-based advocacy group said in a report published Tuesday. Armed groups made as much as $25,000 a month in illegal taxes extorted from artisanal diggers and received at least two assault rifles and $4,000 from the company over a two-year period, it said.<\/p>\n

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

Ituri: l\u2019ultimatum donn\u00e9 aux orpailleurs de Kpangba arrive \u00e0 terme<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 l Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019ultimatum donn\u00e9 aux orpailleurs de Kpangba pour quitter ce carr\u00e9 minier est a pris fin lundi 4 juin. D\u2019apr\u00e8s des sources locales, le ministre des Mines, Martin Kabwelulu, avait demand\u00e9, depuis le 4 juin dernier, \u00e0 plus de vingt mille creuseurs artisanaux de quitter ce site \u00ab pour exploitation ill\u00e9gale de l\u2019or \u00bb. Ces creuseurs ne respectent pas les normes en la mati\u00e8re, rapporte les sources locales qui citent le ministre Kabwelulu.<\/p>\n

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

Excellent Copper Recoveries and Concentrate Grades Confirmed by Preliminary Metallurgical Tests of Drill Core from Kakula Discovery at the Kamoa Project in D.R. Congo<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | MarketWired<\/p>\n

Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), and Lars-Eric Johansson, Chief Executive Officer, today announced initial metallurgical test results from a sample of drill core from ongoing exploration in the Kakula Discovery zone, in a southerly portion of the Kamoa Copper Project. The tests achieved copper recoveries of 86% and produced a copper concentrate with an extremely high grade of 53% copper. The results also indicate that material from Kamoa’s Kakula and Kansoko zones could be processed through the same concentrator plant, which would yield significant operational and economic efficiencies.<\/p>\n

Congo miners stare into abyss after commodities slump<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

At a mining conference in Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining capital, Lubumbashi, last month, government officials and mining company executives huddled around two big tables, brainstorming how to save a failing copper mine. The mine was fictional but the scenario was all too real: Africa’s leading copper producer has shed thousands of mining jobs this year after global commodities prices tumbled, and analysts say further retrenchment is likely.<\/p>\n

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

Africa Greenco pulls the money together for dams<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 5 July 2016 | Africa Engergy Intelligence<\/p>\n

The British consulting concern Africa Greenco has taken over the quest for finance for big power programs like Inga 3 (4,800 MW), Ruzizi 3 (147 MW) in Congo-K and Batoka Gorge (1,600 MW) in Zambia.<\/p>\n

La centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Matebe dessert d\u00e9j\u00e0 200 m\u00e9nages de Rutshuru<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Au moins deux cents m\u00e9nages de Rutshuru sont desservis en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 produite par la centrale de Matebe, inaugur\u00e9e en d\u00e9cembre 2015 \u00e0 environ 80 kms au nord de Goma. Selon le charg\u00e9 des programmes au sein de la Fondation Virunga, une autre ligne est tir\u00e9e pour alimenter le chef-lieu du territoire de Rutshuru et la cit\u00e9 de Kiwanja. Les deux cents m\u00e9nages qui ont b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 de premiers raccordements vivent dans les villages au sud du chef-lieu du territoire de Rutshuru. Il s\u2019agit de Rubare, Burahi, Kako et Rumangabo.<\/p>\n

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

Illegal mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Police Cautions Public Over Illegal Mining<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a04 July 2016 | Rwanda Focus |\u00a0AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda National Police has appealed to the general population to desist from practicing illegal mining activities. The call follows an illegal mining incident that left Vincent Maniraguha dead on July 01. The victim, a resident of Ndaro Sector in Ngororero District had sneaked into a closed mining concession at night to illegally mine coltan when he got covered by a landslide.<\/p>\n

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

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

Uganda Offers $4 Billion Refinery Project to Korea-Led Group<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s government invited a group of companies led by SK Engineering & Construction Co. of South Korea to begin negotiations to build an oil refinery as it suspended a deal with a rival Russian company. The state halted talks with RT Global Resources Consortium after the group made \u201cadditional demands\u201d from the government before a deal was to be signed last month, the Ugandan Energy Ministry said in a statement Friday. The government reached an agreement in principle with the group led by RT Global, a unit of Moscow-based Rostec State Corp., in May.<\/p>\n

Uganda Begins Fresh Negotiations for Oil Refinery<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | The EastAfrican |\u00a0AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda is back to the negotiation table over the construction of a 60,000 barrels per day refinery following the failure of its agreement with its preferred bidder, Russia-led consortium RT Global Resources. This latest development is likely to affect the general oil production timeline of 2022.<\/p>\n

Diversify From Oil, Uganda Advised By World Bank<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | The EastAfrican |\u00a0AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Diversify or burn out after oil production, a report produced jointly by the World Bank and the Ugandan government advises. The World Bank Uganda Country Economic Memorandum titled \u00ab\u00a0Economic diversification and growth in the era of oil and volatility,\u00a0\u00bb cautions the government not to neglect other sectors of the economy, as has often been the case with countries that discover oil.<\/p>\n

Air Force to Guard Oil, Says Gen Katumba<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has said the army will boost the nation’s air space security and guard the oil sector from any aggression. According to Gen Wamala, lessons have been learnt from some African countries with oil resources that have had violence.<\/p>\n

Gold Mining Banned Over School Dropouts<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Authorities in Namanyigo district have banned illegal mining of gold following a noticeable decline in the number of pupils turning up for school. Most children of school going age opt to forego school for employment to ferry soil which is normally dug up to extract gold particles. Others are employed on grinding machines. Those employed earn between Shs5,000 and Shs10,000 for a day’s work.<\/p>\n

Deforestation<\/b><\/p>\n

Tension As Encroachers Invade Bugoma Forest<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 July 2016 | The Monitor |\u00a0AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The unchecked destruction of forest reserves in Bunyoro areas has now claimed hectares of Bugoma Forest in Hoima District. National Forest Authority (NFA) officials alleged that there is an investor intending to establish a sugarcane plantation on 8,000 hectares of the forest reserve in Nsozi.<\/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

Dodd-Frank Act<\/b><\/p>\n

US Republicans propose repeal of conflict minerals act<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | ITRI<\/p>\n

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have proposed a full repeal of the US’s conflict minerals reporting rules through discussion of the Financial CHOICE Act, released last week. CHOICE stands for Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs and is the Republican plan to replace what they see as the failed Dodd-Frank Act and promote economic growth.<\/p>\n

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

Fight against child labour in mines<\/b><\/p>\n

Tanganyika: les parents sensibilis\u00e9s contre le travail des enfants dans les mines<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 1 July 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019Association Watoto inje ya mungochi (WIM) [Les Enfants hors des sites miniers, en fran\u00e7ais] a lanc\u00e9 jeudi 30 juin une campagne de sensibilisation des parents pour sortir les enfants des sites miniers dans le territoire de Manono (Tanganyika). Le but de cette campagne est de r\u00e9duire le nombre d\u2019enfants dans les carri\u00e8res mini\u00e8res de ce territoire, a expliqu\u00e9 le chef du projet WIM, Marthe Balunda.<\/p>\n

Kimberly Process<\/b><\/p>\n

Kinshasa: un s\u00e9minaire d\u2019information sur le processus de Kimberley<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 July 2016 |\u00a0Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Centre d\u2019\u00e9valuation, d\u2019expertise et de Certification des substances min\u00e9rales et semi ouvr\u00e9es (CEEC) et l\u2019Initiative Internationale Diamant et D\u00e9veloppement (DDI) organisent lundi 4 juillet et mardi 5 juillet un s\u00e9minaire d\u2019information sur le processus de Kimberley. Doroth\u00e9e Gizenga, directrice de la DDI, indique que ce s\u00e9minaire vise \u00e0 promouvoir le r\u00f4le important jou\u00e9 par la RDC dans le processus de Kimberley, ainsi que l’importance de toutes les parties prenantes dans l\u2019am\u00e9lioration du secteur minier, des ventes et de l’exportation des min\u00e9raux.<\/p>\n

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

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

Political Flash Points Ahead for DRC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 2 July 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

President Joseph Kabila is due to step down as head of state of the Democratic Republic of Congo in December but it is looking increasingly likely that this year’s election will be delayed. Statements this week by the president and the lead opposition figure, now in exile, underscore the uncertainty of the central African nation’s political future, and the potential flash points ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, political tensions persist. The putative leader of the opposition, Moise Katumbi, blamed current President Joseph Kabila last week of not committing to leave office. 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