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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

In\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>, MONUSCO has reported recovering 258 weapons with the aid of locals since May this year. In\u00a0Province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0MONUSCO and FARDC have announced a military advance against the FRPI and its leader Cobra Matata. While an exact date for the initiative has not been announced, the local leader of the Walendu Bindi region has requested time to negotiate a peaceful surrender of the militiamen. In\u00a0Maniema<\/a>\u00a0three Ra\u00efa Mutomboki militiamen also reportedly have died in clashes with the FARDC in the Punia region.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0FDLR<\/a>\u00a0has urged the international community to politically facilitate their return to Rwanda. They refuse to go to the designated camp in Kisangani, as they fear the local population will be hostile towards their presence. Meanwhile civil society groups are said to have called for investigations into the atrocities committed by the group since 1998.<\/p>\n

The government of the DRC has published a list of a further 272 beneficiaries of an\u00a0amnesty law<\/a>\u00a0passed in February this year. Of these, 191 are\u00a0former M23 fighters, making them the main beneficiaries of this fifth round of amnesties.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced the suspension of its activities in Batangfo in the North of the country. Following the growing tensions in the region and threats towards MSF staff, 40 employees had to be evacuated. MSF has called on all sides of the conflict to guarantee the safety of its staff and patients.<\/p>\n

In the on going effort to curb the trade in\u00a0conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0this week 70 academics, politicians and civil society professionals signed an open letter warning that legislation requiring companies to assure that their minerals sourced from the DRC are \u201cconflict-free\u201d may worsen the problem it aims to solve. The professionals argue that with widespread artisanal mining and poor infrastructure in DRC\u2019s East this certification is difficult to implement driving small-scale miners into illegality.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Supply Chains and Transport Corridors in East Africa\u00a0<\/a>\u2758 June 2014 \u2758 IPIS and TransArms-Research
\nTransport infrastructure plays a key role in boosting a country or region\u2019s economic development. IPIS and TransArms have ascertained on several occasions that the underdevelopment or degeneration of transport infrastructure is a problematic issue across a number of African countries and regions. This report analyses the current logistics situation in Eastern Africa, and the logistic challenges faced by various actors in that region. It is based on desktop research, and interviews and data collected by the authors during several field missions to East and Central Africa. At the time of writing, however, logistic and other challenges to cost-efficient trade and overall economic development are yet to be addressed. Further research and policy actions to effectively tackle current shortcomings are much needed. A strategy relying on a piecemeal approach (e.g. on ad hoc investments in infrastructure) is likely to result in a \u2018quick fix\u2019 to ship raw materials out of the African continent rather than in an effort to boost sustainable economic development.<\/p>\n

De Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking en fragiele staten: een kloof tussen beleid en praktijk?<\/a>\u00a0\u2758\u00a0<\/strong>May 2014\u00a0\u2758<\/strong>\u00a011.11.11 i.s.m. IPIS
\nZo goed als de helft van de Belgische middelen voor ontwikkelingshulp gaat naar partnerlanden waar de overheid niet de capaciteit, wil en\/of legitimiteit heeft om de publieke zaken effici\u00ebnt te beheren, voor veiligheid te zorgen en om de bevolking uit de armoede te halen. Omdat traditionele hulprecepten in deze \u2018fragiele staten\u2019 op hun limieten stuiten, is er de laatste decennia een internationaal beleid ontwikkeld dat een blauwdruk voorstelt voor een gedifferentieerde aanpak om deze landen te ondersteunen in het traject richting meer weerbaarheid. De Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking onderschrijft de internationale engagementen over fragiele staten die hieruit ontstonden, zoals de fragiele staten principes (FSP\u2019s) en de New Deal. In 2013 werd er een Belgische strategienota voor fragiele situaties goedgekeurd. Positief is dat Belgi\u00eb zich, ondanks de moeilijke context, rond dit thema blijft engageren \u2013 zowel op internationaal beleidsniveau als binnen haar eigen ontwikkelingsbeleid.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights: The EU draft law on conflict minerals due diligence: a critical assessment from a business & human rights standpoint\u00a0<\/a>\u2758<\/strong>\u00a030 April 2014\u00a0\u2758\u00a0<\/strong>IPIS
\nOn the 5th of March 2014, the European Commission proposed a responsible trading strategy for minerals from conflict zones. The proposal took place within a specific and timely context. As IPIS has long documented, the exploitation of natural resources can have adverse human rights impacts. Businesses operating in conflict-affected or fragile regions should therefore ascertain whether their direct operations or their business relationships with other parties, including through their supply chains, have fueled or funded conflict and\/or human rights abuse.<\/p>\n

Business & Human Rights in Uganda: What’s on the Agenda?<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | IPIS
\nA few days after attending the annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, IPIS Business & Human Rights Analysts Anna Bulzomi and Gabriella Wass boarded a plane to Kampala, Uganda, to run a two-day training with ActionAid Uganda for businesses and NGOs on \u201cWhat does business & human rights mean, and how can we bring about a healthy relationship between the two?\u201d This document summarises some thoughts and observations from our 19 participating organisations, as well as providing snapshots of the current relationship between business and human rights in Uganda.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights: Pentagon Accidentally Arms Al Qaeda Affiliate\u00a0<\/a>| 20 February 2014 | IPIS
\nA confidential report to the UN Security Council last week revealed that some of the weapons and ammunition to the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces appears to have been diverted to the Al Qaeda affiliate known as Al Shabaab.<\/p>\n

Mapping Conflict Motives: the Sudan – South Sudan border (2012-2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 5 February 2014 | IPIS
\nIn \u201cMapping Conflict Motives: the Sudan-South Sudan border\u201d, IPIS analyses the conflict dynamics in the wider border area spanning Sudan and South Sudan. The analysis specifically looks into the motivations and interests of the parties involved in the interstate, intrastate and local conflicts in this area.\u00a0Together with the report, a series of maps of the area of focus is available at\u00a0www.ipisresearch.be\/mapping\/webmapping\/bordersudans<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Conflict and security<\/h1>\n

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

Sexual Violence \/ Violence against children<\/strong><\/p>\n

Violence sexuelle: tous coupables?<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | BBC
\nSelon un rapport de l’ONU, quelque 120 millions de filles dans le monde, soit un peu plus d\u2019une fille sur 10, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 viol\u00e9es ou agress\u00e9es sexuellement avant l’\u00e2ge de 20 ans. Intitul\u00e9 \u201cHidden in Plain Sight\u201d (Cach\u00e9 \u00e0 la vue de tous), ce rapport de l\u2019organisation onusienne pour l\u2019enfance et l\u2019\u00e9ducation UNICEF indique que 95 000 enfants et adolescents, provenant pour la plupart d\u2019Am\u00e9rique latine et des Cara\u00efbes, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9s en 2012.<\/p>\n

Hidden in Plain Sight: A statistical analysis of violence against children<\/a>\u00a0| September 2014 | Unicef
\nInterpersonal violence \u2013 in all its forms \u2013 has a grave effect on children: Violence undermines children\u2019s future potential; damages their physical, psychological and emotional well-being; and in many cases, ends their lives. The report sheds light on the prevalence of different forms of violence against children, with global figures and data from 190 countries. Where relevant, data are disaggregated by age and sex, to provide insights into risk and protective factors.
\nDirect link to the report<\/a><\/p>\n

Ending Violence Against Children: Six Strategies for Action<\/a>\u00a0| September 2014 | Unicef
\nEnding Violence Against Children: Six Strategies for Action provides evidence of effective programmes to address violence against children drawn from UNICEF\u2019s decades of experience, and informed by key partners. Case studies from around the globe illustrate how well-crafted prevention and response strategies can reduce the prevalence and impact of violence against children. The report is released as part of the #ENDviolence global initiative calling for an end to all forms of violence against children. It is directed at government leaders, civil society representatives, the private sector and the international development community.
\nDirect link to the publication<\/a><\/p>\n

LRA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pression militaire – les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la LRA se rendent<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nProvince Orientale – Traqu\u00e9s de toutes parts par les FARDC et la Monusco, les rebelles ougandais de la LRA voient leur sort scell\u00e9. Revenus \u00e0 la raison, certains d’entre eux d\u00e9cident ainsi \u00e0 se rendre sans r\u00e9sistance aupr\u00e8s des troupes congolaises d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es en Province Orientale. En Province Orientale, la pression militaire des FARDC exerc\u00e9e, avec l’appui de la Force onusienne, sur les rebelles ougandais de l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du seigneur (LRA) continuer de payer.<\/p>\n

Rebels Dismiss Alleged Link With LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | Sudan Tribune
\nhe South Sudanese rebel faction of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM-in-Opposition) has dismissed a recent allegation that the rebel group under the leadership of the former vice-president Riek Machar was linking up with the notorious Ugandan rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) “This is unfounded and malicious propaganda by pro-government mouthpieces to try to disgrace our principled Movement,” said Machar’s spokesperson James Gatdet Dak.<\/p>\n

Definition of border between DRC and Rwanda<\/strong><\/p>\n

La presse de Kigali attribuerait au Rwanda des collines disput\u00e9es avec la RDC, selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu se dit scandalis\u00e9e par \u00ab l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation erron\u00e9e \u00bb que font certains m\u00e9dias rwandais de r\u00e9sultats des travaux de d\u00e9marcation des bornes fronti\u00e8res entre la RDC et le Rwanda. Dans un communiqu\u00e9 publi\u00e9 mercredi 3 septembre, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile affirme que les m\u00e9dias rwandais attribuent d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 leur pays les collines de Kanyesheja et de Hehu \u00e0 l\u2019origine des accrochages entre les forces arm\u00e9es rwandaises et congolaises en juin dernier.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charles Antoine Bambara : “La Monusco n’a pas de mandat pour faciliter le dialogue inter-rwandais”<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDe passage \u00e0 Paris, Charles Antoine Bambara, responsable de l’information publique de la Monusco, est revenu mercredi sur les op\u00e9rations militaires en cours contre les rebelles ougandais ADF dans l’est de la RDC. Mais aussi sur l’hypoth\u00e9tique d\u00e9sarmement volontaire des FDLR. Si l’op\u00e9ration “Sokola” (nettoyer, en lingala) se poursuit dans l’est de la RDC contre les rebelles ougandais des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es (ADF), aucune action militaire n’a \u00e9t\u00e9 engag\u00e9e depuis d\u00e9but juillet contre les \u00e9l\u00e9ments rwandais des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR). Une d\u00e9cision des pays de la r\u00e9gion qui ont accord\u00e9 \u00e0 ces derniers six mois pour se rendre.<\/p>\n

New list of beneficiaries of amnesty law announced<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loi d\u2019amnistie: 272 nouveaux b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires sont connus<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2104 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement annonc\u00e9 mercredi 3 septembre une nouvelle vague des personnes b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de la loi d\u2019amnistie du 11 f\u00e9vrier dernier. 272 personnes, dont la majorit\u00e9 est constitu\u00e9e d\u2019anciens rebelles du M23, sont amnisti\u00e9es, selon le porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende. Tous ceux qui ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 sign\u00e9 l\u2019acte d\u2019engagement et dont les dossiers sont en cours de traitement au minist\u00e8re de la Justice seront amnisti\u00e9s, a-t-il poursuivi, quel que soit le temps que cela prendra.<\/p>\n

Cinqui\u00e8me vague d’amnistie – 191 ex-rebelles du M23 parmi les 272 nouveaux amnisti\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLe gouvernement a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 hier mercredi 03 septembre \u00e0 Kinshasa la 5\u00e8me vague de 272 nouveaux amnisti\u00e9s. Cette liste est r\u00e9partie comme suit : 191 ex-rebelles du M23 bas\u00e9s en Ouganda, 28 des \u00ab Attaques du 27 f\u00e9vrier 2011 \u00e0 Kinshasa \u00bb, 35 du \u00ab GALCD \u00bb de Ngbanda Honor\u00e9 \u00e0 Kinshasa \u00bb, 11 de l’ARP, 1 de Faustin Munene et 7 de l’URDC du lieutenant-colonel Hilaire Paluku. A ce jour, pr\u00e8s de 600 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de la loi d’amnistie du 11 f\u00e9vrier 2014 promulgu\u00e9e par le pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila Kabange.<\/p>\n

191 ex-M23 amnisti\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Afrikarabia
\nKinshasa vient de publier une liste de 272 nouveaux b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de la loi d’amnistie. 191 anciens rebelles du M23 en font partie. Une cinqui\u00e8me vague d’amnisties a \u00e9t\u00e9 rendue public ce mercredi par le porte-parole du gouvernement congolais, Lambert Mende. Sur les 274 personnes se trouvant sur cette nouvelles liste, 191 proviennent de l’ancienne r\u00e9bellion du M23 – la liste compl\u00e8te est \u00e0 t\u00e9l\u00e9charger ici. En plus des ex-rebelles, cette liste concerne d’autres groupes “insurrectionnels” : 11 \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance populaire (ARP) de l’ancien g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Faustin Munene , 54 membres du GALCD d’Honor\u00e9 Ngbanda (1), 7 de l’URDC d’Hilaire Paluku et 28 assaillants qui avaient\u00a0 attaqu\u00e9 la r\u00e9sidence du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila \u00e0 Kinshasa le 27 f\u00e9vrier 2011.<\/p>\n

Le M23 bien servi par la cinqui\u00e8me vague d’amnisties<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nLe porte-parole du gouvernement congolais Lambert Mende a publi\u00e9 mercredi 3 septembre la liste de 272 nouveaux b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de l’amnistie d\u00e9cr\u00e9t\u00e9e le 11 f\u00e9vrier dernier. La part belle est faite au M23. D’autres groupes arm\u00e9s, comme celui du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral \u00e0 la retraite Faustin Munene et celui d’Honor\u00e9 Ngbanda, figurent sur la liste. Le processus va continuer, a rassur\u00e9 Lambert Mende. Mais des suspicions subsistent.<\/p>\n

Study on image of ICC in the DRC public<\/strong><\/p>\n

A CPI N\u2019A PAS D\u2019IMPACT SUR LA PAIX, SELON UNE ETUDE D\u2019HARVARD ET DU PNUD<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | Hirondelle
\nPour la majorit\u00e9 des habitants de l\u2019Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI) n\u2019a d\u2019impact ni sur la paix, ni sur la justice, r\u00e9v\u00e8le une \u00e9tude d\u2019Harvard Humanitarian Initiative et du Programme des Nations unies pour le d\u00e9veloppement (PNUD). Les rapporteurs d\u2019 \u00ab A la recherche d\u2019une paix durable \u00bb pr\u00e9cisent que 28% des 5166 adultes interrog\u00e9s dans les Kivus et en Ituri fin 2013 pensent que la juridiction internationale a une influence n\u00e9gative sur la paix. Seule une personne sur cinq a une vision positive de la Cour.<\/p>\n

Searching for Lasting Peace – Population-Based Survey on Perceptions and Attitudes about Peace, Security and Justice in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>\u00a0| September 2014 | Harvard Humanitarian Innitiative
\nThis report presents the results of a mixed-methods study conducted in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between November and December 2013, to assess the population\u2019s perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes about peace, security and justice. The study included a survey of 5,166 randomly selected adult residents, to provide results that are representative of the adult population of territories and major urban areas in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, and the district of Ituri.
\nDirect Link to the Roprt:\u00a0English<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0French<\/a><\/p>\n

SSR<\/strong><\/p>\n

UN organizes capacity-building session for DRC Police Inspection Personnel in Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September | MONUSCO
\nMONUSCO Security Sector Reform section organized between 26 and 29 August, in Kinshasa, a 4-day operational capacity-building workshop for the Congolese National Police Inspection personnel. Twenty senior police members received basic courses on Excel and Power Point at Utex II compound. The aim of the training was to explore the means and ways to improve the mechanism for civilians\u2019 protection through the use of a better communication tool. MONUSCO, though this project, intends to help Police Inspection to make best use of the Call Center availed to them. Operational in Kinshasa since 2012, the call center helps the population denounce the abuses and exactions committed by the police personnel on duty. Through this free line, the population can report abuses, exactions and other harassments perpetrated by the police members.<\/p>\n

Des officiers de police judiciaires form\u00e9s pour enqu\u00eater sur les violences sexuelles<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne session de formation des policiers et officiers de police judiciaire (OPJ) dans la lutte contre les violences bas\u00e9es sur le genre et la protection de l\u2019enfant s\u2019est ouverte lundi 8 septembre \u00e0 Kinshasa. La formation, qui va jusqu\u2019au 3 octobre prochain, est organis\u00e9e par la Coop\u00e9ration internationale allemande pour le d\u00e9veloppement (GIZ) avec l\u2019appui financier de l\u2019Union Europ\u00e9enne. Il s\u2019agit de renforcer les capacit\u00e9s de ces policiers dans la r\u00e9pression des infractions relatives aux violences sexuelles.<\/p>\n

FDLR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Martin Kobler \u00e9voque les \u00abblocages\u00bb des op\u00e9rations militaires contre les FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe patron de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 mercredi les \u00abblocages\u00bb des op\u00e9rations militaires contre les rebelles des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) dans l\u2019Est de la RDC, au cours de la conf\u00e9rence de presse hebdomadaire des Nations unies. \u00abNous avons un mandat de neutraliser les groupes arm\u00e9s. Les FDLR doivent arr\u00eater sans condition. Entre 2002 et maintenant, on a rapatri\u00e9 11 117 FDLR au Rwanda. Cette ann\u00e9e, on avait un blocage. La premi\u00e8re raison, c\u2019est l\u2019offre de la CIRGL et la SADC de dire [aux FDLR]: vous avez six mois. si on dit qu\u2019ils ont six mois [pour d\u00e9sarmer], alors la pression militaire s\u2019arr\u00eate. et puis on fait la r\u00e9ddition volontaire. On a le temps jusqu\u2019au mois de janvier de l\u2019ann\u00e9e prochaine. C\u2019est ce qui bloque\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le patron de la Monusco<\/p>\n

D\u00e9sarmement volontaire ou rien – La MONUSCO accorde une derni\u00e8re chance aux FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nDans son intervention \u00e0 partir de Goma, au Nord-Kivu, le Repr\u00e9sentant Sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies en RDC, Martin Kobler, s’est dit tr\u00e8s touch\u00e9 par la disparition brutale du G\u00e9n\u00e9ral-major Jean-Lucien Bahuma, Commandant de la 8\u00e8me r\u00e9gion militaire. Il a adress\u00e9 une lettre de compassion et de condol\u00e9ances au Chef de l’Etat, Joseph Kabila et \u00e0 la famille biologique de l’illustre disparu. Pour Kobler, l’on vient de perdre un grand G\u00e9n\u00e9ral des troupes. Au m\u00eame moment, il souligne que la priorit\u00e9 de la Monusco, au stade actuel, est la reddition volontaire des FDLR dans un d\u00e9lai de 6 mois, comme d\u00e9cid\u00e9 par la Conf\u00e9rence Internationale sur la R\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs(CIRGL).<\/p>\n

Le d\u00e9sarmement des FDLR semble au point mort<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nLe d\u00e9sarmement des rebelles hutu rwandais pr\u00e9sents dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo depuis 20 ans, n’avance pas. Un dialogue de sourds s’est instaur\u00e9 entre les FDLR (Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda) et la communaut\u00e9 internationale. Deux organisations sous-r\u00e9gionales – la CIRGL et la SADC – leur ont donn\u00e9 jusqu’\u00e0 la fin de l’ann\u00e9e, au plus tard, pour se d\u00e9sarmer et, d’ici l\u00e0, pour montrer leur bonne volont\u00e9, au grand dam du Rwanda qui les accuse de g\u00e9nocide, et de la mission des Nations unies au Congo dont le mandat est de lutter contre les groupes arm\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Des centaines de FDLR bloqu\u00e9s dans des camps de transit<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nTrois mois apr\u00e8s une nouvelle op\u00e9ration de d\u00e9sarmement volontaire r\u00e9clam\u00e9e et annonc\u00e9e par la r\u00e9bellion hutu rwandaise, les FDLR, tout est bloqu\u00e9. Depuis le 9 juin, seuls 185 combattants se sont rendus \u00e0 la Monusco. Ils refusent d’\u00eatre rapatri\u00e9s vers un camp de d\u00e9sarmement en RDC ou encore de rentrer au Rwanda. Aucun nouveau combattant n’est venu se rendre. R\u00e9sultat : la force de l’ONU se retrouve avec des FDLR et leurs familles bloqu\u00e9s dans des camps de transit.<\/p>\n

Les ex-FDLR appellent la communaut\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 faciliter leur retour au Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nOppos\u00e9s \u00e0 leur relocalisation \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale) et \u00e0 Irebu (Equateur), les ex-rebelles FDLR demandent \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 internationale de faciliter politiquement leur retour au Rwanda. Ils ont formul\u00e9 leur demande, jeudi 4 septembre, \u00e0 une mission d\u2019\u00e9valuation conjointe Monusco-FARDC en visite de travail dans leur camp de transit, \u00e0 Kanyaboyanga, en territoire de Lubero (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

FDLR Militias Threaten to Remain Armed<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | All Africa | News of Rwanda
\nA rebel group of The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda said that they will not surrender even when the deadline to disarm and peacefully repatriate is only a few months away. The deadline will expire at the end of January next year 2015. In a recent letter addressed to President Mugabe, the rebels stated the current peace process is compromised and they no longer trust the UN forces operating in the Congo- Monusco, the Kigali government and that of DR Congo; but the FDLR leadership was not clear on how the agreement was compromised<\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile exige une enqu\u00eate sur les exactions des FDLR contre les civils<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Lubero plaide pour l\u2019ouverture d\u2019une enqu\u00eate sur les atrocit\u00e9s commises depuis 1998 par les combattants hutus rwandais des FDLR dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu. Dans un rapport de lobbying et de plaidoyer pour la pacification et la reconstruction de ce territoire publi\u00e9 mardi 9 septembre, la coordination de cette force vive estime qu\u2019il est temps de mettre fin aux menaces sur les communaut\u00e9s autochtones. Elle demande au gouvernement et \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 internationale d\u2019envisager des m\u00e9canismes de r\u00e9paration pour les pr\u00e9judices subis par la population.<\/p>\n

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

Martin Kobler inspects weapons and ammunition recovered in North-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | MONUSCO
\nThe Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Martin Kobler, accompanied by the North-Kivu head of office Ray Torres inspected the weapons and rounds of ammunition recovered by the Indian Battalion in North-Kivu. Between May and August 2014, the Indian Battalion in North-Kivu found arms caches including 258 weapons and ammunitions found in Rumangabo, Tshanzu and Katale, the territory of Rutshuru with the help of the local population. Hailing the Indian Battalion\u2019s tireless efforts for peace to prevail in that part of the country, Mr. Kobler said such actions would contribute effectively to the restoration of the state authority and civilians\u2019 protection in line with MONUSCO\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n

La Monusco r\u00e9cup\u00e8re 258 armes \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes casques bleus de la Monusco ont r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9, entre le 8 mai et le 24 ao\u00fbt dernier, deux cent cinquante-huit armes individuelles et lourdes ainsi que plusieurs munitions de guerre dans des caches d\u2019armes dans les secteurs de Chanzu et Rumangabo, en territoire de Rutshuru au Nord-Kivu. Le commandant de la force de la Monusco, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Dos Santos Cruz qui a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ces armes mercredi 3 septembre \u00e0 la presse a indiqu\u00e9 que c\u2019est la population qui avait alert\u00e9 les casques bleus sur ces caches d\u2019armes.<\/p>\n

La vie reprend progressivement \u00e0 Rutshuru, apr\u00e8s 19 mois de calvaire<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nApr\u00e8s la d\u00e9b\u00e2cle du M23 d\u00e9but novembre 2013, la vie reprend progressivement son cours dans le territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu), o\u00f9 la population vient de traverser un calvaire de pr\u00e8s de 19 mois impos\u00e9 par le M23, avant sa d\u00e9faite dans le triangle Chanzu, Mbuzi et Runyoni. Consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme le fief de la r\u00e9bellion du M23, la cit\u00e9 de Runyoni avait \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9e \u00e0 la suite de l’op\u00e9ration muscl\u00e9e \u00ab Pomme orange \u00bb men\u00e9e dans cette r\u00e9gion par les Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (Fardc) appuy\u00e9es par la Monusco.<\/p>\n

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

Traque des Mai-Mai Mutomboki au Sud-Kivu – Un commandant et 34 miliciens se rendent<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLes op\u00e9rations militaires lanc\u00e9es contre les Mai-Mai Rahiya Mutomboki au Sud-Kivu portent leurs fruits : le commandant second de ce groupe arm\u00e9 et 34 autres de ses \u00e9l\u00e9ments viennent de se rendre. Outre la reddition de ces miliciens, les op\u00e9rations de l’arm\u00e9e gouvernementale dans la province ont favoris\u00e9 le retour de plusieurs familles de cette partie de la R\u00e9publique dans leurs localit\u00e9s d’origine. Le porte-parole militaire de la Mission de l’Onu pour la stabilisation du Congo (Monusco), le lieutenant-colonel F\u00e9lix-Prosper Basse, l’a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le mercredi 3 septembre \u00e0 partir de Goma o\u00f9 il s\u00e9journe. C’\u00e9tait au cours de la vid\u00e9o-conf\u00e9rence hebdomadaire de la Mission onusienne en RDC \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Les affrontements FARDC-Rahiya Mutomboki perturbent l’assistance humanitaire \u00e0 Penekusu<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLes humanitaires \u00e9prouvent d’\u00e9normes difficult\u00e9s pour acc\u00e9der \u00e0 Penekusu, au sud du territoire de Shabunda. Et pour cause, les FARDC et la milice Rahiya Mutomboki s’affrontent, depuis ao\u00fbt dernier, dans cette partie du Sud-Kivu. Au Sud-Kivu, l’assistance humanitaire \u00e0 plus de 120 000 personnes vuln\u00e9rables dans la zone de Penekusu, au sud du territoire de Shabunda, est perturb\u00e9e depuis mi-ao\u00fbt. Cela \u00e0 la suite des combats opposant les Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) aux miliciens Rahiya Mutomboki. C’est ce que renseigne un rapport hebdomadaire du Bureau de coordination des Affaires humanitaires (OCHA) publi\u00e9 avec l’appui du Groupe d’information humanitaire (HIG).<\/p>\n

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

La Monusco et les FARDC envisagent une op\u00e9ration militaire contre la FRPI de Cobra Matata<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Monusco et les FARDC ont opt\u00e9 pour une action militaire conjointe afin de neutraliser le chef milicien Cobra Matata et son groupe arm\u00e9 la Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI) dans la collectivit\u00e9 de Walendu-Bindi. Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Fal Sikabw\u00e9, commandant de la zone op\u00e9rationnelle des FARDC en Ituri, et Martin Kobler, le Chef de la Monusco, l\u2019ont annonc\u00e9 mercredi 3 septembre. Cobra Matata dit \u00eatre au courant de ces intentions de guerre et promet de se battre. L\u2019option de frapper militairement Cobra Matata et ses hommes est prise pendant qu\u2019un processus de paix pour la reddition pacifique des miliciens est pilot\u00e9e depuis pr\u00e8s de deux semaines par Alexandre Peke Kaliaki, chef coutumier de Walendu Bindi.<\/p>\n

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

Braquage d\u2019un v\u00e9hicule de transport sur la route Kalemie-Nyunzu<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nKinshasa Katanga – Gunmen terrorize passengers between Kalemie and Nyunzu<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nDes hommes arm\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 vendredi 5 ao\u00fbt un v\u00e9hicule de transport sur l\u2019axe routier Kalemie-Nyunzu au nord du Katanga, emportant de l\u2019argent et des minerais appartenant aux\u00a0 passagers. Les autorit\u00e9s militaires locales indiquent avoir d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 une patrouille de s\u00e9curisation\u00a0 dans la zone.<\/p>\n

Maniema<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 Ra\u00efa Mutomboki d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9s dans un combat avec les FARDC \u00e0 Kibeleketa<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois miliciens Ra\u00efa Mutomboki ont trouv\u00e9 la mort au cours de leur affrontement, dimanche 7 septembre, contre les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC), \u00e0 Kibeleketa, en territoire de Punia (Maniema). Les militaires ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 d\u00e9loger ces assaillants de la localit\u00e9 de Kibeleketa et les environs, apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e des combats.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Japan to support Ugandan border control<\/strong><\/p>\n

Japan Sees Uganda Lift<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | East African Business Week
\nJapan is thinking of more help for Uganda’s border surveillance activities, to limit smuggling and lift tax revenues. However this will depend on the final results of a needs assessment in Mutukula and Kasensero, Southern Uganda. If promising, Uganda can expect financial assistance to buy new speed boats and vehicles to patrol Lake Victoria and the vast, porous border with Tanzania. The project would be carrried out through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab La paix en RCA viendra d’abord des Centrafricains eux-m\u00eames \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 7 September 2014 | All Africa | Cameroon Tribune
\nMgr Dieudonn\u00e9 Nzapalainga, archev\u00eaque de Bangui a accord\u00e9 une interview exclusive \u00e0 Cameroon Tribune.
\nLa crise qui pr\u00e9vaut en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine depuis deux ans a donn\u00e9 l’occasion \u00e0 plusieurs leaders d’opinion de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de ce pays voisin de faire entendre leur voix pour la cause de la paix. Parmi eux , principalement les leaders des communaut\u00e9s religieuses dont Mgr Dieudonn\u00e9 Nzapalainga, archev\u00eaque de Bangui. Celui-ci vient de passer quatre jours \u00e0 Yaound\u00e9, de la soir\u00e9e du 29 ao\u00fbt au matin du 1er septembre 2014, r\u00e9pondant positivement \u00e0 une invitation expresse de ses confr\u00e8res camerounais de la congr\u00e9gation des Spiritains, de venir pr\u00e9sider \u00e0 Mvoly\u00e9 une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d’ordination diaconale. Bien que fortuitement rencontr\u00e9 et malgr\u00e9 son emploi du temps ajust\u00e9, il accept\u00e9 , au pied lev\u00e9, de s ‘entretenir avec Cameroon tribune sur un probl\u00e8me pour la solution duquel il parcourt le monde avec d’autres leaders religieux, \u00e0 savoir la qu\u00eate de la paix dans son pays la RCA. Son t\u00e9moignage est poignant et \u00e9difiant .<\/p>\n

Five killed as Seleka storm northern city of Nana Bakassa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central African town stormed by gunmen<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | Aljazeera
\nAt least five people have been killed during an attack by armed men on a northern town in the Central African Republic, a source in the African peacekeeping force has said. Heavily armed men believed to be ex-Seleka rebel fighters stormed Nana Bakassa, 300km north of the capital Bangui on Tuesday, an officer with the MISCA force told the AFP news agency. “We provisionally counted five dead and others wounded” in the attack, where people were targeted on the streets and in their homes, he added on condition of anonymity. The men were identified by residents as members of the Seleka movement, an alliance of mostly Muslim groups which controls parts of the north, the officer said.<\/p>\n

French forces clash with Anti-Balaka fighters in Bossangoa\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affrontements entre anti-balaka et soldats fran\u00e7ais, 1 mort<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Afrik.com
\nDes soldats fran\u00e7ais et miliciens anti-balaka se sont affront\u00e9s ce jeudi \u00e0 Bossangoa, dans le nord-ouest de la Centrafrique, faisant au moins un mort parmi les miliciens et plusieurs blesses. Regain de violence en Centrafrique. Des soldats fran\u00e7ais et miliciens anti-balaka se sont affront\u00e9s ce jeudi \u00e0 Bossangoa, dans le nord-ouest de la Centrafrique, faisant au moins un mort parmi les miliciens et plusieurs bless\u00e9s. \u00ab Un \u00e9change de tirs a eu lieu jeudi \u00e0 Bossangoa entre soldats fran\u00e7ais de l\u2019op\u00e9ration militaire Sangaris et des miliciens anti-balaka suite \u00e0 une op\u00e9ration de d\u00e9sarmement \u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 une source de la force africaine Misca sur place.<\/p>\n

Encore des r\u00e9sistances au d\u00e9sarmement en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 7 September 2014 | All Africa | Cameroon Tribune
\nDes affrontements entre troupes fran\u00e7aises et miliciens anti-balaka ont fait un mort et des bless\u00e9s. Le calme semble \u00eatre revenu et les activit\u00e9s ont repris dans les localit\u00e9s de Bossangoa et de Ngakobo apr\u00e8s des affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9, en fin de semaine derni\u00e8re, des milices locales aux troupes fran\u00e7aises de Sangaris. A Bossangoa, selon certains m\u00e9dias locaux, les forces fran\u00e7aises ont tent\u00e9 de neutraliser des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la milice anti-balaka porteurs d’armes. Cette action a entra\u00een\u00e9 de vives tensions au cours desquelles un milicien anti-balaka a trouv\u00e9 la mort dans l’affrontement qui s’en est suivi.<\/p>\n

MSF suspends activities in Batangfo\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

MSF denounces violence against teams and health facilities that has forced the suspension of activities in the city of Batangafo<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | MSF
\nThe international medical humanitarian organisation M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) has been forced to stop its activity almost entirely in the city of Batangafo, in northern Central African Republic (CAR). Around 40 workers of MSF had to be evacuated because of the growing tension in the town which has resulted in violent incidents and threats against MSF members. MSF calls on the parties to the conflict to respect CAR\u2019s structures and health teams, whose sole purpose is to respond to the medical and humanitarian needs of the population they serve. “We hope that people understand it takes tranquility and a physical space to work. And most importantly, we need to respect the physical and psychological integrity of our patients and employees,” said the MSF head of mission in the country, Javier Eguren.<\/p>\n

MSF d\u00e9nonce les actes de violences perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s contre les \u00e9quipes et les structures sanitaires de Batangafo<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | MSF
\nDepuis les derniers combats d’ao\u00fbt, la tension n’a cess\u00e9 d’augmenter \u00e0 Batangafo, en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (RCA). Certains \u00e9l\u00e9ments arm\u00e9s ont tent\u00e9 de s’en prendre \u00e0 nos patients musulmans, ainsi qu’\u00e0 notre personnel de la m\u00eame confession. L’int\u00e9grit\u00e9 physique et psychologique de nos patients et de nos personnels doit imp\u00e9rativement \u00eatre respect\u00e9e. Suite \u00e0 des tensions croissantes \u00e0 Batangafo, divers incidents violents ainsi que des menaces dirig\u00e9es \u00e0 l’encontre des membres de MSF, nous avons d\u00fb cesser la plupart de nos activit\u00e9s dans cette ville situ\u00e9e au nord de la RCA et \u00e9vacuer les membres de notre \u00e9quipe (une quarantaine de personnes).<\/p>\n

Postponement of national elections<\/strong><\/p>\n

L’organisation des \u00e9lections impossible dans le contexte actuel<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | All Africa | Africa Info
\nLa Centrafrique ne pourra pas tenir des \u00e9lections l\u00e9gislative et pr\u00e9sidentielle en f\u00e9vrier 2015, comme cela \u00e9tait initialement pr\u00e9vu. Ce report sine die a \u00e9t\u00e9 confirm\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment par le Conseil National de Transition (CNT). Selon cette institution, l’organisation de ces scrutins est techniquement impossible dans le contexte actuel. Un avis d’ailleurs partag\u00e9 par tout le monde. Lors d’une rencontre vendredi \u00e0 Bangui, le bureau du Conseil national de transition (CNT, assembl\u00e9e provisoire), l’envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Louis Michel et le directeur de l’Institut des \u00e9lections pour une d\u00e9mocratie durable en Afrique (Elections Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa), Denis Kandima ont fait le m\u00eame constat. Ces deux diplomates achevaient une visite de travail vendredi dernier \u00e0 Bangui.<\/p>\n

Des voix en faveur du report des \u00e9lections en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | Cameroon Tribune
\nLes acteurs politiques admettent des difficult\u00e9s majeures sur la tenue du scrutin en f\u00e9vrier 2015. En d\u00e9but de semaine, le pr\u00e9sident de l’Autorit\u00e9 nationale des \u00e9lections (ANE), Dieudonn\u00e9 Kombo-Yaya a tir\u00e9 la sonnette d’alarme sur les difficult\u00e9s mat\u00e9rielles rencontr\u00e9es par l’ANE dans le cadre de sa mission. Il a notamment \u00e9voqu\u00e9 l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 et un manque de moyens financiers. Depuis cette sortie, de nombreux acteurs politiques centrafricains lui ont embo\u00eet\u00e9 le pas au cours des derniers jours. Unanimement, ils reconnaissent que le processus \u00e9lectoral a pris du retard. Que l’ANE a toutes les difficult\u00e9s du monde pour se d\u00e9ployer sur le territoire. Pourtant, le recensement \u00e9lectoral sur toute l’\u00e9tendue du territoire reste un imp\u00e9ratif cat\u00e9gorique \u00e0 la tenue des \u00e9lections. Mais selon le pr\u00e9sident de l’ANE, les fichiers \u00e9lectoraux de certaines villes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enti\u00e8rement d\u00e9truits. Dans ces conditions, il est difficile de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 la mise \u00e0 jour du fichier \u00e9lectoral avant l’\u00e9ch\u00e9ance de f\u00e9vrier 2015, pr\u00e9vue pour tenir des \u00e9lections, au moment de la mise sur pied d’un r\u00e9gime de Transition.<\/p>\n

Other<\/h2>\n

Sexual violence by AU troops in Somalia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Somalia: Sexual Abuse by African Union Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\noldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and donors to AMISOM should urgently address these abuses and strengthen procedures inside Somalia to seek justice.
\nThe 71-page report,\u00a0\u201c\u2018The Power These Men Have Over Us\u2019: Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by African Union Forces in Somalia,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0documents the sexual exploitation and abuse of Somali women and girls on two AMISOM bases in Somalia\u2019s capital, Mogadishu, since 2013. The AU soldiers, relying on Somali intermediaries, have used a range of tactics, including humanitarian aid, to coerce vulnerable women and girls into sexual activity. They have also raped or otherwise sexually assaulted women who were seeking medical assistance or water at AMISOM bases. Human Rights Watch interviewed 21 women and girls who described being raped or sexually exploited by Ugandan or Burundian military personnel serving with the AU forces<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Humanitarian news<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news & events, including refugee and IDP issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b030\/14, 3 septembre 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Les pensionnaires de la prison de Gungu meurent de faim<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes pensionnaires de la prison de Gungu manquent de nourriture depuis deux mois, d\u00e9plore la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de ce territoire du Bandundu. Les autorit\u00e9s locales sur place se rejettent la responsabilit\u00e9 de cette situation. Cette pr\u00e9carit\u00e9 frappe la plupart des prisons \u00e0 travers le pays. Selon Joachim Kusamba, pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Gungu, ce sont les familles des prisonniers qui apportent de la nourriture \u00e0 leurs parents d\u00e9tenus. Cependant, la plupart de pensionnaires de la maison carc\u00e9rale de Gungu viennent d\u2019entit\u00e9s \u00e9loign\u00e9es du chef-lieu du territoire et n\u2019ont pas de familles sur place.<\/p>\n

Ocha lance un nouvel appel \u00e0 l\u2019aide pour plus de 500 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 10 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn marge de la c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la journ\u00e9e mondiale de l\u2019aide humanitaire mardi 9 septembre \u00e0 Lubumbashi (Katanga), l\u2019Onu rappelle la crise humanitaire qui s\u00e9vit dans cette province. Selon le Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires de l\u2019Onu (Ocha), les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s sont \u00e9valu\u00e9s \u00e0 plus de 500 000 depuis juin 2014 dans cette partie du territoire congolais. Au cours d\u2019une rencontre entre une trentaine d\u2019acteurs humanitaires au b\u00e2timent du 30 juin, Ocha a lanc\u00e9 un \u00e9ni\u00e8me plaidoyer pour la prise en charge de ces d\u00e9plac\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Ebola<\/strong><\/p>\n

Update on the Ebola virus disease in DRC, No. 7 – 3 September 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Ebola: la RDC passe \u00e0 32 morts<\/a>\u00a0| 7 September 2014 | BBC
\nL’\u00e9pid\u00e9mie d’Ebola qui s\u00e9vit dans une r\u00e9gion recul\u00e9e du nord-ouest de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo a tu\u00e9 32 personnes selon le nouveau bilan des autorit\u00e9s. Au cours d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse, le Docteur F\u00e9lix Kabange Numbi a annonc\u00e9 que la RDC a enregistr\u00e9 59 cas confirm\u00e9s, possibles ou probables, soit un de plus que mardi.<\/p>\n

Les pays de la SADC renforcent la surveillance des voyageurs en provenance de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe ministre congolais de la Sant\u00e9, F\u00e9lix Kabange, a annonc\u00e9 samedi 6 septembre que tous les voyageurs en provenance de la RDC doivent d\u00e9sormais se munir d\u2019un document sp\u00e9cial de son minist\u00e8re pour se rendre dans un pays membre de la Communaut\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019Afrique australe (SADC). Il l\u2019a fait savoir \u00e0 la presse au retour d\u2019une r\u00e9union des ministres de la Sant\u00e9 des pays de la SADC tenue vendredi dernier au Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

Water shortages due to lack of electricity<\/strong><\/p>\n

La carence d’eau \u00e0 Mbuji-Mayi, un v\u00e9ritable casse-t\u00eate chinois<\/span><\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nC’est pour la uni\u00e8me fois que les habitants de la ville de Mbuji-Mayi d\u00e9plorent la s\u00e9cheresse aux robinets de la REGIDESO. Cela, pour les raisons \u00e9videntes de manque de l’\u00e9nergie \u00e9lectrique pouvant alimenter la station de pompage de Lukelenge pour la distribution de l’eau potable dans toutes les parties du chef-lieu de la province du Kasa\u00ef Oriental.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

Humanitarian Bulletins and reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

HIV\/Aids – Conflict in Central African Republic Disrupts Treatment<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September | UNHCR
\nConflict forced Nayo to flee her native South Sudan and seek shelter in neighbouring Central African Republic, but it has not prevented the 58-year-old refugee from receiving the medical treatment that keeps her alive. “Fighting has forced me twice to leave South Sudan for the Central African Republic, once as a little girl and once as an adult,” she tells UNHCR. “I’d love to see my country, even though it’s at war. But I am tired of running. I am too old and too sick,” she adds resignedly.<\/p>\n

CAR – Experts Start Mapping Families’ Access to Food<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | World Food Programme
\nIn the little village of Yombo, 25 km south of Bangui, the arrival of a convoy of several cars and a bus is a source of excitement for the rural community. Although the capital of Central African Republic is just an hour away, it feels very isolated. There is no electricity and no mobile phone network – unless you want to climb up a hill where you can sometimes catch a signal. Yombo is one of the villages where WFP and its partners – NGOs and the government — are finalizing details of the Emergency Food Security Assessment, which will be conducted throughout C.A.R. in the coming weeks. Randomly chosen heads of households are sitting down for about an hour with the WFP team, answering questions not only about what the family eats, but also how they make a living, what the household’s expenses are, and how they access healthcare and education.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

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

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

ICTR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judgment On September 29 for Rwandan Political Leaders<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Hirondelle
\nThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will hand down its appeals judgment on September 29 in the case of two former Rwandan political party leaders, Hirondelle learned on Monday. Matthieu Ngirumpatse was president of the MRND party, while Edouard Karemera was its vice-president. The MRND was the party of former head of state Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana, whose assassination on 4 april 1994 sparked the genocide.<\/p>\n

Jugement d’appel le 29 septembre pour les anciens chefs du parti de Habyarimana<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | Hirondelle
\nLe Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) rendra son jugement d’appel le 29 septembre dans le proc\u00e8s de deux anciens responsables de l’ex-parti pr\u00e9sidentiel rwandais, apprend-on lundi. Matthieu Ngirumpatse \u00e9tait pr\u00e9sident du Mouvement r\u00e9publicain national pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le d\u00e9veloppement (MRND) tandis qu’Edouard Karemera \u00e9tait vice-pr\u00e9sident de ce parti de l’ex-pr\u00e9sident Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana dont l’assassinat, le 6 avril 1994, avait d\u00e9clench\u00e9 le g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

National Parks<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Drillers in the Mist’ – How Secret Payments and a Climate of Violence Helped UK Firm Open African National Park to Oil<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Global Witness
\nBritish oil company Soco International and its contractors have made illicit payments, appear to have paid off armed rebels and benefited from fear and violence fostered by government security forces in eastern Congo, as they sought access to Africa\u2019s oldest national park for oil exploration. The shocking behaviour of one of the UK\u2019s 200 largest public companies is laid bare in a new report released today by Global Witness. Our findings are based on undercover recordings gathered in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of an investigation by UK film-makers, which have been reviewed by Global Witness.<\/p>\n

Global Witness presse Soco de se retirer du parc des Virunga<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nSoco appel\u00e9 \u00ab \u00e0 se retirer pour de bon \u00bb du parc des Virunga<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019organisation non gouvernementale Global Witness a appel\u00e9 jeudi 4 septembre la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 p\u00e9troli\u00e8re britannique Soco \u00ab \u00e0 se retirer pour de bon \u00bb du parc national des Virunga, la plus vieille r\u00e9serve naturelle d\u2019Afrique, dans l\u2019Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. \u00ab Global Witness appelle les actionnaires de Soco […] \u00e0 dire \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de se retirer du parc national des Virunga pour de bon \u00bb, \u00e9crit l\u2019ONG dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Stolen minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

La police saisit 90 tonnes de minerais vol\u00e9s \u00e0 Tenke Fungurume<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa police des mines a saisi, en deux mois, plus de\u00a0 90 tonnes de minerais vol\u00e9s dans les installations de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM), \u00e0 200km de Lubumbashi (Katanga). Les responsables de cette soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ont livr\u00e9 cette information, mardi 2 septembre, \u00e0 une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Monusco\/Lubumbashi en mission dans cette contr\u00e9e du Katanga. Les responsables de Tenke Fungurume affirme que les vols de ces minerais sont op\u00e9r\u00e9s avec la complicit\u00e9 de certains de leurs agents. \u00abSi 90 tonnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 intercept\u00e9s, beaucoup d\u2019autres produits sont sortis frauduleusement par des creuseurs artisanaux ill\u00e9gaux qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieraient de la collaboration de certains agents de la TFM\u00bb, a comment\u00e9 un responsable de TFM.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong><\/p>\n

La G\u00e9camines dans la tourmente<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Afrikarabia
\nLe fleuron de l\u2019industrie mini\u00e8re congolaise peine \u00e0 s\u2019extirper de 50 ans de mauvaise gestion. La r\u00e9cente r\u00e9vocation de son directeur pour surfacturation affaibli de nouveau l\u2019entreprise et son pr\u00e9sident, le tr\u00e8s en vue Albert Yuma.<\/p>\n

Trade relations with South Africa\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SA Pushes Trade, Investment in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | SAnews.gov.za
\nTwenty-five companies are on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in search of investment and export opportunities. The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will lead the business representatives on an Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) to Kinshasa and Lubumbashi later this week. The business delegation comprises companies in the agriculture and agro-processing, infrastructure, built environment, energy, mining and capital equipment, electro technical and medical equipment, solutions and supplies sectors.<\/p>\n

Artisanal mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exploitation mini\u00e8re artisanale – 95% des f\u00e9d\u00e9rations du Katanga disparaissent<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | | All Africa | ADIAC
\nLeur nombre est pass\u00e9 de cent quarante \u00e0 seulement sept dans la province cuprif\u00e8re, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 une recommandation expresse du minist\u00e8re national des Mines voulant ainsi augmenter la marge de manoeuvre de l’\u00c9tat dans ses interventions dans le secteur. La d\u00e9cision est ainsi le fruit de la derni\u00e8re r\u00e9union du Saescam (Service d’assistance et d’encadrement du Small mining ou de la petite mine) \u00e0 Lubumbashi sous la pr\u00e9sidence de son directeur provincial, Bany Banza, et son coll\u00e8gue du Nord-Tanganyika, Jacques Mwenze. La baisse drastique du nombre des f\u00e9d\u00e9rations d’exploitation mini\u00e8re vise \u00e0 aider \u00e0 un meilleur contr\u00f4le et encadrement des exploitants miniers dans les sites am\u00e9nag\u00e9s et mis \u00e0 leur disposition pour une exploitation artisanale efficiente. \u00c0 en croire l’Agence congolaise de presse, il faut s’attendre rapidement \u00e0 la nomination des responsables de ces diff\u00e9rentes f\u00e9d\u00e9rations.<\/p>\n

Illegal logging<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affaire 61 containers de bois ill\u00e9gal au port de Matadi – Le minist\u00e8re bloque l’exportation de la cargaison<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa Coalition nationale contre l’exploitation ill\u00e9gale du bois (CNCEIB) a r\u00e9ussi son action. Le minist\u00e8re de l’Environnement, Conservation de la nature et Tourisme (MECNT) vient de bloquer l’exportation de 61 containers de bois Wenge pour irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9s. La Coalition nationale contre l’exploitation ill\u00e9gale du bois (CNCEIB) a obtenu gain de cause dans l’affaire de 61 containers contenant 584 grumes de bois Wenge qui se retrouvent d\u00e9j\u00e0 au part de Matadi, lesquelles attendent d’\u00eatre export\u00e9es pour la Chine par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 HOMIMEX. Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 qui les aurait achet\u00e9es aupr\u00e8s de l’entreprise TERCO.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

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

Rwanda Supports Mining Projects<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | East African Business Week
\nThe government has developed strategies that can support the mining sector which is one of the main foreign exchange earners. “Government of Rwanda aims at exporting minerals worth $400million by the year 2017. The government therefore looks at ways of helping the mining sector which will help it contribute more to national development,” Michael Biryabarema Deputy Director General\/ Geology and Mines Department said during the recently concluded World Bank’s Rwanda Economic Update report presentation in Kigali.<\/p>\n

Investment Opportunities in Rwanda Could Attract Japanese Investors<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | Rwanda Focus
\nThis week, Rwanda Development Board presented some of the county’s investment opportunities – including energy, infrastructure, mining, financial services, manufacturing, tourism, construction materials, agribusiness, and information and communication technology – to Japanese investors in an effort to enhance the business relationship. The Japanese investors, representing over 30 companies, have been in Kigali, attending tours and business meetings. The companies represented include Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Itochu, NEC, Nishimura, and Asahi.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

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

Uganda’s Oil Bonanza<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | The Independent
\nOn Aug.28, the government revised upwards the country’s petroleum resources by over 85% to about 6.5 billion barrels of oil initially in place. This was an upgrade of the 3.5 billion barrels of oil, which the government announced about a year ago. In addition, about 500 billion cubic feet of non-associated gas (independent gas) is also now estimated to have been discovered in Uganda to date. The gas volumes are equivalent to about 90 million barrels of oil equivalent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Regulation, voluntary initiatives, and CSR<\/h1>\n

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

Open Letter on conflict-minerals legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Eastern Congo, economic colonialism in the guise of ethical consumption?<\/a>\u00a0| 10 September 2014 | The Washington Post
\nDR Congo\u2019s miners bear brunt of attempts to make minerals conflict-free<\/a>\u00a0| 10 September 2014 | The Guardian
\nLegislation that requires firms to trace the supply chains of minerals sourced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is disrupting people\u2019s livelihoods and creating sources of funding for armed groups. An\u00a0open letter<\/a>\u00a0signed by 70 academics, politicians and civil society professionals warns that efforts to block armed groups from selling minerals \u201crisk contributing to, rather than alleviating, the very conflicts [such measures] set out to address\u201d. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, which was passed in 2010, US companies are required to submit due diligence reports that prove minerals sourced in Congo do not \u201cdirectly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups\u201d. Products that meet this requirement are labelled conflict-free. But experts say many Congolese rely on small-scale artisanal mining, which is difficult to track. Legislation aimed at blocking armed groups from receiving mining revenues is harming these subsistence miners, they say.<\/p>\n

EITI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviewing the impact of transparency<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2014 | EITI
\nThis year, countries implementing the EITI must complete annual activity reports as part of the EITI Standard, adopted in 2013. This is the first time that all implementing countries have been required to communicate the efforts they have undertaken to meet and\/or maintain compliance with the EITI Requirements. The annual activity reports describe progress made in achieving the objectives set out in the previous year\u2019s workplan and document the impact of the EITI in implementing countries. Each of the 46 implementing countries develops an EITI process that is best suited to their national needs and priorities, and the countries are encouraged to go beyond the minimum requirements of the EITI Standard. This leads to varied annual activity reports that highlight the wide range of ways that the EITI is having results in different environments.<\/p>\n

African countries should ensure fair return from resource riches<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | Mining weekly
\nWestern Australian Premier Colin Barnett has urged African leaders not to be intimidated by global mining companies, but to ensure that their citizens received a fair return for their resource exploitation. Speaking at the first day of Paydirt\u2019s Africa Downunder conference, in Perth, Barnett told delegates that while capital required a safe environment for investment, resource companies would always pursue resource deposits. \u201cThe mining industry will do what it does, but African nations need the courage and political will to ensure that a fair return from the projects are derived,\u201d the Premier said.<\/p>\n

Top leader decries delay in joining Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
\nAs Uganda embarks on the oil production stage, the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called for a commitment towards transparency within the extractive industries…Kadaga said government had not delivered on its promise on transparency. \u201cWe had resolved in 2011 that in addition to bringing the legislation on extractive industries, there was [a plan] to extend the extractive industries transparency initiative,\u201d Kadaga said. \u201cThis has not been done; when we resume the House, this is one of the issues we should ask government to explain, [especially] why it has taken three years to consider this yet we are exploring, and considering refining oil and so on,\u201d she added. She said good governance and transparency in the extractive industry would improve the investment climate in the country. According to Kadaga, if natural resources are managed well, they would create employment opportunities; boost procurement of goods and services, and improve production and distribution as well as social and community investment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

American and Chinese interests in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

China and America\u2019s renewed interest in Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September | Pambazuka
\nChinese officials work hand in glove with Africa\u2019s dictators during the day and dine and wine with them at night. American officials criticize African dictators during the day and dine and wine with them at night. So, how does Africa ensure its interests are served?<\/p>\n

Aggressive Is Normal for Chinese Firms<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | All Africa | East African Business Week
\nIn Uganda, the government has run into a heated controversy over construction of the new Standard Gauge railway that will criss-cross the country from Malaba and connect with the Rwanda border. This is part of an ambitious Northern Corridor integration programme intended to speed up the flow of goods between Mombasa in Kenya and landlocked Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda. No project of this magnitude has been undertaken in recent decades and defines a new thinking by East African leaders that you cannot dare ignore infrastructure if you want to compete internationally. Since it is the Chinese government (through its Exim Bank) that is paying for the project upfront, Chinese contractors are expected to be the leading beneficiaries. The controversy is born out of the aggressive tactics being used.<\/p>\n

East African Legislative Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda, Burundi Members Thwart Eala Quorum<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Tanzania Daily News
\nMembers of the East Africa Legislative Assembly from Rwanda and Burundi reportedly frustrated the quorum at yesterday’s session in Dar es Salaam, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the House. The meeting was adjourned until next month when it will sit in Kigali, Rwanda, following its two weeks ‘business’ in Dar es Salaam. Following the tabling of a report on EALA regional affairs and conflict resolution on Thursday, a member stood to ask that the debate could not go on due to quorum challenges. When the Speaker, Ms Margaret Nantongo-Zziwa, counted members in the House it was found that Tanzania had 7 members, Kenya 6, Uganda 4, Rwanda 2 and Burundi 1. Members were told to vacate the House for 15 minutes before another count was made by the Speaker. Rules stipulate that quorum has to be a half of the elected members and at least three from each partner state. But on Thursday, Rwanda and Burundi were below minimum by one member and two members.<\/p>\n

Genocide memory\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pan-Ethnicity and Memories of Violence in Pre-1994 Burundi and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | All Africa | Pambazuka
\nBurundi and Rwanda have close historical ties, including a history of political violence. This author analyses the violent interactions between the two countries with reference to pan-ethnic ‘imagined communities’ and memories of violence as catalysts On 6 April 1994 the plane carrying President Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana of Rwanda and his Burundian counterpart Cyprien Ntaryamira was shot down while approaching Kigali airport. Returning from a regional summit in Tanzania, the two statesmen died when two surface-to-air missiles downed the aircraft. The incident remains unprecedented in African history and is memorable in at least two ways.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Constitutional reform<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jean-Claude Muyambo : “Pourquoi nous disons non \u00e0 la r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle” en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nSi Joseph Kabila ne s’est toujours pas prononc\u00e9 sur sa candidature en 2016, ce n’est pas le cas des partis de sa famille politique, d\u00e9sormais divis\u00e9s entre ceux qui souhaitent le voir rempiler et ceux qui lui conseillent de ne pas y aller, \u00e0 l’instar de Jean-Claude Muyambo. Ce dernier s’explique \u00e0 “Jeune Afrique”.<\/p>\n

La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile veut pr\u00e9parer la population \u00e0 un \u00e9ventuel r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum constitutionnel<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile compte sensibiliser la population de Kisangani, en Province Orientale, \u00e0 un \u00e9ventuel referendum constitutionnel. Elle l\u2019a confi\u00e9 jeudi 4 septembre au gouverneur de province, Jean Bamanisa, au cours d\u2019un entretien dans son cabinet de travail. Pour le directeur ex\u00e9cutif national des Amis de Nelson Mandela, Robert Numbi Ilunga, il s\u2019agit de pr\u00e9parer cette population \u00e0 se prononcer en connaissance de cause, au moment opportun.<\/p>\n

L\u2019UNC appelle la population \u00e0 boycotter la r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe parti de l\u2019opposition, Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC) appelle la population de Goma (Nord-Kivu) \u00e0 boycotter la r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle. Au cours d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence anim\u00e9e dimanche 7 septembre dans la capitale provinciale du Nord-Kivu, ce parti a jug\u00e9 \u00abinopportun\u00bb de r\u00e9viser cette loi fondamentale du pays. Selon le parti de Vital Kamerhe, la r\u00e9vision de la constitution de la RDC sera \u00abun recul de la d\u00e9mocratie\u00bb. Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 UNC \u00e9lu du territoire de Walikale, Juv\u00e9nal Munubo Mubi, estime qu\u2019au lieu de reviser la constitution, il faudrait plut\u00f4t consolider les acquis de la d\u00e9mocratie et appliquer les lois qui rencontrent les besoins prioritaires de la population.<\/p>\n

Election<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les confessions religieuses cr\u00e9ent un cadre d\u2019\u00e9change d\u2019informations \u00e9lectorales<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes chefs des confessions religieuses ont sign\u00e9, samedi 6 septembre \u00e0 Kinshasa, un protocole d\u2019accord portant cr\u00e9ation de la Commission d\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 et m\u00e9diation \u00e9lectorales (Cime). Cette structure est un cadre d\u2019\u00e9change d\u2019informations \u00e9lectorales et de dialogues permanents qui vise \u00e0 g\u00e9rer par la m\u00e9diation les tensions \u00e9lectorales, avant, pendant et apr\u00e8s les \u00e9lections. La Cime a aussi pour objectif de contribuer \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9mergence en RDC d\u2019une culture d\u00e9mocratique qui privil\u00e9gie les \u00e9lections libres, \u00e9quitables et transparentes comme seule voie pour la conqu\u00eate du pouvoir.<\/p>\n

Death of general Bahuma<\/strong><\/p>\n

La VSV exige une autopsie du corps du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Bahuma<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nD\u00e9c\u00e8s du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Lucien Bahuma, la VSV exige une enqu\u00eate ind\u00e9pendante et l’autopsie<\/a>\u00a0| 6 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa Voix des sans voix (VSV) exige une autopsie du corps du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Bahuma Ambamba, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 samedi dernier en Afrique de suite d\u2019un accident cardiovasculaire. Dans un communiqu\u00e9 parvenu mercredi 3 septembre \u00e0 Radio Okapi, cette ONG juge suspecte la mort de l\u2019ancien commandant de la 8e r\u00e9gion militaire du Nord-Kivu. \u00ab Nous on cherche \u00e0 connaitre ce qui s\u2019est pass\u00e9 r\u00e9ellement. C\u2019est ce qui nous a pouss\u00e9 \u00e0 exiger une autopsie sur le corps du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Bahuma pour savoir exactement de quelle mort il a \u00e9t\u00e9 emport\u00e9 \u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 le coordonnateur des activit\u00e9s de la VSV, Peter Ntumba.<\/p>\n

La police emp\u00eache un rassemblement d\u2019\u00e9tudiants \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa police nationale a quadrill\u00e9, vendredi 5 septembre, le rond-point Nyamwisi pour emp\u00eacher le rassemblement d\u2019\u00e9tudiants de Beni, ville situ\u00e9e \u00e0 350 km au Nord de Goma (Nord-Kivu). Les \u00e9tudiants avaient invit\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s en ce lieu pour expliquer les circonstances de la mort du colonel Mamadou Ndala, tu\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni le 2 janvier dernier et du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral-major Lucien Bahuma, d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 le 30 ao\u00fbt des suites d\u2019un accident cardio-vasculaire.<\/p>\n

Human Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trois activistes des droits de l\u2019homme pouss\u00e9s \u00e0 la clandestinit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ONG congolaise des droits humains \u00abHuman Rescue DRC\u00bb d\u00e9nonce l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans laquelle se trouvent ses trois activistes, qui vivent actuellement en clandestinit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bandundu. Ces derniers re\u00e7oivent intempestivement des menaces de mort par SMS anonymes, selon la m\u00eame source, depuis qu\u2019ils ont fait un monitoring sur le cas d\u2019un policier qui aurait trouv\u00e9 la mort \u00e0 la r\u00e9sidence de son chef (un colonel de la police) o\u00f9 il \u00e9tait de garde la nuit du 13 au 14 ao\u00fbt 2014.<\/p>\n

Le gouverneur Bamanisa pour la vulgarisation des textes juridiques sur les droits humains<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa province Orientale conna\u00eet d’une fa\u00e7on r\u00e9currente plusieurs actes de violation des droits de l’homme. Par ignorance, la population de cette province, en grande majorit\u00e9, ne parvient pas \u00e0 se d\u00e9fendre. Raison pour laquelle le gouverneur de province a organis\u00e9 une rencontre avec les repr\u00e9sentants des ONGDH pour leur recommander la vulgarisation des textes l\u00e9gaux sur les droits de l’homme.<\/p>\n

Droits de l’Homme – Des femmes outill\u00e9es pour des actions de plaidoyer<\/a>\u00a0| 9 September 2014 | All Africa | ADIAC
\nL’atelier qui se tient \u00e0 Kinshasa vise \u00e0 remettre \u00e0 niveau leurs capacit\u00e9s par rapport aux formations acquises et \u00e0 leur donner un compl\u00e9ment aux droits humains. Une trentaine de femmes du groupe cible primaire et des journalistes suit, du 9 au 11 septembre au Centre de r\u00e9\u00e9ducation pour handicap\u00e9s physiques, \u00e0 Kinshasa un s\u00e9minaire de remise \u00e0 niveau sur le plaidoyer pour les droits de l’Homme. La formation organis\u00e9e par Femmes Africa Solidarit\u00e9 (FAS) en partenariat avec ONU Femmes sous financement de l’Union europ\u00e9enne rentre dans le cadre du projet \u00ab Plaidoyer des femmes sur les droits et libert\u00e9s fondamentales \u00e0 l’est de la RDC \u00bb lanc\u00e9 depuis 2009 avec comme partenaire local de mise en \u0153uvre Femmes solidaires pour la paix et le d\u00e9veloppement (FSPD).<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Lessons to learn from Rwanda\u2019s post Genocide development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Science, development and the rebuilding of Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | The Guardian
\nAs Rwanda sought to rebuild after the horrors of the 1994 genocide, its development strategy emphasised science and technology. Romain Murenzi, who served as Rwanda\u2019s science minister for eight years, describes the lessons this approach might offer to other developing countries.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Three nuns murdered<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trois religieuses assassin\u00e9es dans un couvent de Bujumbura<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nAu Burundi, dimanche 7 septembre en fin d’apr\u00e8s-midi, deux religieuses du couvent de Kamenge, en p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie de Bujumbura, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retrouv\u00e9es sauvagement assassin\u00e9es. Et alors que les forces de l’ordre gardaient l’\u00e9tablissement, une troisi\u00e8me femme a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9e dans la nuit. Le premier acte s’est jou\u00e9 dimanche vers 16 heures avec l’assassinat des deux premi\u00e8res religieuses, s\u0153ur Lucia Pulici, 75 ans, et s\u0153ur Olga Raschietti, 83 ans. Elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9gorg\u00e9es apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 viol\u00e9es dans leur couvent de Kamenge. Apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9part de la police vers minuit, une unit\u00e9 des forces de l’ordre reste en faction \u00e0 l’ext\u00e9rieur du mur d’enceinte.<\/p>\n

Three Italian Nuns Murdered in Twin Attacks<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | Deutsche Welle
\nThree elderly Italian nuns have been raped and murdered in twin attacks at their convent in the north of Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. Police say the motive for the killings is unclear. Three Italian Roman Catholic nuns were murdered in twin attacks on Sunday and Monday in their convent in the north of Bujumbura, police said. Sisters Olga Raschietti and Lucia Pulici, aged 75 and 82, were stabbed to death on Sunday afternoon, and Sister Bernadetta Boggia, 79, died in a second attack early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ugandan Youth Demand Government Action on Unemployment<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2014 | Voice of America
\nWith Uganda’s unemployment rate at near 83 percent, the government is being challenged by a group of former students who have formed the National Association of the Unemployed.\u00a0 Their demands are for the government to sponsor and create jobs for Uganda\u2019s large youth population.\u00a0\u00a0 Uganda has one of the highest rates of unemployment on the African continent.\u00a0 It also has one of the largest populations of people under 30. This combination has created a contentious climate from which the National Association of the Unemployed has emerged.\u00a0 The group is asking the government for widespread reforms to ease unemployment burdens.<\/p>\n

Bugunda kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chiefs Plot to Abandon Mengo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 September 2014 | All Africa | The Observer
\nThree traditional chiefs have joined hands to broaden their rebellion against Buganda kingdom, and vowed to push for their assets as separate cultural institutions. The Observer has learnt that in recent months, the rulers of Kooki, Bunyala and Buruuli have been meeting and plotting to speak with a unified voice. And in a move that could escalate tensions with Buganda kingdom, the chiefdoms say they no longer consider themselves part of Buganda.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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IPIS Recent Publications<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Boundary spanning: moving towards strategic stakeholder engagement<\/a>\u00a0| 3 February 2014 | IPIS
\nBy Anna Bulzomi
\nTo address complex human rights impacts, companies need to move away from responding to crises and work with communities towards creating shared value.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights<\/em>: The 2nd Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva 2013<\/a>\u00a0| January 2014 | IPIS
\nFrom the 2 – 4 December 2013, IPIS attended the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Forum was established by the Human Rights Council and is under the guidance of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. IPIS\u2019 researchers Gabriella Wass and Anna Bulzomi offer some insights into topics at the Forum that struck them as particularly interesting.<\/p>\n

Practice What You Preach: Theory and Practice of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)\u2019s Stakeholder Engagement Plan in Chad<\/a>\u00a0| 9 January 2014 | IPIS
\nThe past decade has seen a staggering increase in Chinese investment flows in Africa, leaping from USD 392 million in 2005 to USD 2520 million in 2012. Chinese Government officials often describe the burgeoning Sino-African ties as \u2018win-win partnerships\u2019, emphasizing how their \u2018non-interference\u2019 policy truly allows African countries to choose their own development path.
\nAgainst this background, doubts may arise with regard to the environmental and social standards applied by Chinese companies conducting business overseas, especially in post-conflict states with poor human rights records and inadequate governance structures.\u00a0The case discussed in this paper concerns the operations of the Chadian branch of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).<\/p>\n

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda\u2019s Oil – Part II: Protect and Remedy: Implementing State duties under the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0| December 2013 | IPIS
\nThe following is the second in a series of four reports exploring business and human rights issues in Uganda\u2019s oil sector. This series is a collaboration between IPIS vsw and ActionAid Uganda.
\nIn accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, this second report assesses the duty of the Ugandan, British, French and Chinese States to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights abuse by businesses.<\/p>\n

In search of clean water: human rights and the mining industry in Katanga, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 27 November 2013 | IPIS
\nToday, around 1,8 billion people in the world do not have access to safe water. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the most water-rich country in Africa, 51 million people lack access to potable water; only 26% of the population has access to safe drinking water. This is one of the lowest access rates in the world.
\nIn the Katanga province, rich in cobalt and copper, some industrial mining companies operate provoking significant pollution of water sources, seriously affecting the local population. Although there is a lack of comprehensive data available, several studies conducted by local civil society show environmental, health and socio-economic negative effects.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights<\/em>: Kimberley Process: observations from the sidelines. Part I<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/p>\n

Travail des enfants dans le site minier d’exploitation artisanale de Bisie en territoire de Walikale. Une crise oubli\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Prince Kihangi Kyamwami
\nPlus de deux d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la Convention relative aux droits de l\u2019enfant (1989) en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la situation des enfants dans le territoire de Walikale demeure critique.<\/p>\n

Ambushed in Bangkok? The U.N. Panel on North Korea and the case of the IL-76 “4L-AWA”<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | IPIS\/TA
\nThis new IPIS\/TA report explains why the conclusion of the latest United Nations report on North Korea sanctions, about an arms flight grounded in Thailand, is not supported by facts, but based on a misalliance of wrong and misleading information, gleaned both about the cargo aircraft, its flight and the entities involved, together with erroneous interpretations of standard aviation practices made by the UN Panel of experts on North Korea.<\/p>\n

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nIn August 2009 the \u2018International Peace Information Service\u2019 (IPIS) published a first map of militarised mining areas in Eastern DR Congo. By 2012, the international interest in the issue had grown but the map was out-dated. To find a structural solution, IPIS sat down with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI) and agreed to set up a permanent system to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups in the mineral exploitation and trade.\u00a0A first version of the resulting map has been published at\u00a0https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/mapping\/webmapping<\/a>. It shows the location of nearly 800 mining sites and 85 trading centres, including information about armed groups presence and involvement, and the scale of the mining activity. The map includes at least 410 cases of illegal taxation by armed groups or the Congolese army.<\/p>\n

‘Conflict Minerals’ initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local mining communities<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nThe exploitation of minerals is an important source of income for many communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yet this mineral wealth also plays a significant role in the continuation of insecurity in parts of the country.
\nOver recent years, several domestic, regional and international initiatives have been developed to address the so-called \u2018conflict minerals\u2019 problem and the high level of informality in the DRC\u2019s artisanal mining sector. These initiatives have provoked varying reactions regarding their impact on local livelihoods.
\nThis report aims to provide insight into the impact of initiatives on the livelihood strategies of local communities in the DRC, based on field research in a wide range of mining areas; and document the perceptions of local stakeholders of these initiatives and their impacts.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights:<\/em>\u00a0Why businesses should assess human rights impacts from the outset of projects. SOCO International Oil Company in Virunga National Park, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 26 August 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS)
\nSOCO International, a British oil company, is prospecting for oil in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park \u2013 a World Heritage Site. For the past year, their presence has been criticised for putting a fragile environment at risk. However, more recently, their impact on human rights has also been questioned. In this Insights IPIS looks at why it is so vital for companies to employ rights-respectful processes, such as those advised in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, from the very beginning of the prospection stage.<\/p>\n

Strijd tegen conflictmineralen: sleutel tot conflictresolutie in Oost-Congo?<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July\u00a0 2013 | IPIS\u00a0(Internationale Spectator)
\nDe PDF van dit artikel is met toestemming van de redactie overgenomen uit de ‘Internationale Spectator, Clingendael Magazine voor Internationale Betrekkingen’, uitgegeven door de Koninklijke Van Gorcum, te Assen namens het Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen \u2018Clingendael\u2019 te Den Haag.<\/p>\n

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda’s Oil. Part I: Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS) \u2013 ActionAid International Uganda
\nThe following report is the first of a series of four collaborations between IPIS Research and ActionAid International Uganda. The series sheds a light on the oil sector in Uganda, its possible impact on human rights, and how government, companies, and civil society can best enable a positive bond between oil and the welfare of the Ugandan people.<\/p>\n

The formalisation of artisanal mining in the DRC and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| December 2012 [April 2013]\u00a0| IPIS
\nThis report describes and evaluates initiatives to formalise the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in order to locate lessons learned. We hope that these perspectives will support the formation of well-informed policy and regulatory options \u2013 both by the EU and by harvesting countries \u2013 concerning the formalisation of timber production in tropical countries.
\nThe report was commissioned by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), which is dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity through providing information that leads to better informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in tropical countries.<\/p>\n

Gold and diamonds in the Central African Republic. The country’s mining sector, and related social, economic and environmental issues<\/a>\u00a0| 26 March 2013 | IPIS
\nGold and diamonds in Central Africa easily conjure up images of conflict, rebel funding, human rights violations, and smuggling. As a country landlocked within an unstable region, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and recently the scene of another coup, the Central African Republic (CAR) might be considered an appropriate candidate for analysis within the conflict-mineral perspective. Yet this framework would ignore the country\u2019s mining sector\u2019s very specific characteristics. The sector offers an essential livelihood to many households, represents the country\u2019s second most important export product, and is organised in a particular way. Nonetheless, a wide range of issues regarding the country\u2019s mining sector persist.
\nThis report aims to analyse both the Central African Republic\u2019s gold and diamond mining sector and related environmental and socio-economic issues.<\/p>\n

Pinocchio Ltd. The NRA and its corporate partners: US shipments of small arms ammunition by sea<\/a>\u00a0| 25 March 2013 | TA-R\u00a0| IPIS
\nThe National Rifle Association (NRA) claims to have monitored in the last 20 years all United Nations activities that could impact Second Amendment rights. Its latest target is the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international treaty to establish common international standards for the import, export, and transfer of conventional arms presently under discussion at the United Nations. The international community has been calling for the inclusion of ammunition and civilian arms within the scope of the ATT. This reasonable call is used by the NRA to claim that the ATT could restrict the lawful ownership of firearms in the United States.<\/p>\n

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