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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

In\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0further fighting between the FARDC and the Mai-Mai Cheka in the Kabombo region has caused many to flee. In\u00a0South Kivu<\/a>\u00a0the army\u2019s push against the Mai-Mai Mutomboki is said to have left several fighters dead. Meanwhile, it was reported that this militia group has attacked and looted a mine in Nsele. In\u00a0Province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0fighters of the FRPI are accused of murdering a local chief in the village Medu. Radio Okapi reports that he was killed as a reprisal for informing the military about atrocities committed by the militiamen in the last weeks. In the\u00a0Katanga<\/a>\u00a0region the fighting between Pygmies and Luba fighters of the last weeks has continued causing concerns that the situation could escalate further.
\nThe\u00a0FDLR<\/a>\u00a0has announced its refusal to transfer to the transit camp in Kisangani as part of the DDR process. With disarmament taking place slowly over the last weeks and allegations of FDLR related killings reported in the last days, Martin Kobler has said that a military option always remains on the table.
\nAn oil company owned by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, announced the discovery of a 3 billion barrel\u00a0oil deposit at Lake Albert<\/a>. A seismic study is said to have concluded that the oil reserves will have a production capacity of 50,000 barrels per day.<\/p>\n

Following last week\u2019s resignation of the Central African Republic\u2019s Prime Minister,\u00a0Mahamat Kamoun<\/a>\u00a0has been announced as the country\u2019s new and first ever Muslim Prime Minister. The step is reportedly part of an initiative to build a new and more inclusive government, though Seleka spokesperson, Habilah Awal, has declared the group\u2019s official opposition to the new government and Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

At the end of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Barack Obama has announced that the US will support the establishment of\u00a0rapid reaction peacekeeping forces in Africa<\/a>. The American President has pledged to spend 110 million USD annually to fight insecurity and violence in African countries caused by militant groups such as Boko Haram or al-Shabab. While the exact details of the plan remain unknown the move will see a partnership with Ghana, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda, who have in recent years engaged forces to peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n

IPIS’ News<\/h1>\n

IPIS Business & Human Rights Learning Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

IPIS and the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG), Tanzania\u2019s National Human Rights Institution, will be conducting a capacity-building session on Business & Human Rights in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on August 18 and 19, 2014.
\nParticipants registered so far include private sector representatives as well as Tanzanian nongovernmental organizations based in Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and in other areas of the country. For further information, please contact: Anna Bulzomi (anna.bulzomi@ipisresearch.be<\/a>) and Gabriella Wass (gabriella.wass@ipisresearch.be<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Supply Chains and Transport Corridors in East Africa<\/a>\u00a0\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<\/a>\u00a0\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?\u00a0<\/a>| 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

Rapid Response Peacekeeping<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obama – U.S. to Help Establish Africa Peacekeeping Force<\/a>\u00a06 August 2014 | All Africa | Deutsche Welle
\nObama Announces Rapid Response Peacekeeping Plan<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Voice of America
\nThe United States has announced plans to spend $110 million annually, for three to five years, to help African nations develop rapid reaction peacekeeping forces. President Barack Obama announced the new initiative at the close of a U.S. summit with 50 African leaders. From Boko Haram in Nigeria to al-Shabab in Somalia, African countries have struggled to curb violence and deadly attacks launched by militant groups. Speaking through a translator, African Union chairman and President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz said the unrest is one of the continent’s greatest challenges.<\/p>\n

U.S. to Partner With Rwanda to Build Rapid Peacekeeping Forces for Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nThe United States has announced a new initiative to partner with several African countries, including Rwanda, to build capacity of African militaries to rapidly deploy peacekeepers and to strengthen security institutions on the continent. The new partnership was announced by President Barack Obama on the last day of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington D.C, attended by about 50 African Heads of State and Government.<\/p>\n

Can U.S. Peacekeeping Fund End Africa’s Endemic Wars?<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nA $550 million (about Rwf380 billion) initiative that the US announced this week to enable rapid response of African forces to armed conflicts should focus on regional standby forces on the continent if it’s to be effective, a prominent Rwandan academic has advised. Political scientist Jean de la Croix Nkurayija, a senior lecturer at the University of Rwanda, says regional standby forces in Africa have the potential to effectively carry out peace missions.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and DRC push to define common borders<\/strong><\/p>\n

D\u00e9limitation des fronti\u00e8res RDC-Rwanda – La compromission<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nANALYSE
\nComme en mars 2009 lorsque Kinshasa concluait \u00e0 Goma un accord qui allait alimenter l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la partie de la RDC, c’est encore dans le chef-lieu de la province du Nord-Kivu que se tient depuis le lundi 4 ao\u00fbt 2014 une r\u00e9union cens\u00e9e d\u00e9boucher sur la red\u00e9finition des fronti\u00e8res entre la RDC et le Rwanda. En lieu et place du compromis que brandissent les officiels, il s’agit plut\u00f4t d’un acte de compromission qui fait la part belle au Rwanda en lui accordant sur un plateau d’or ce qu’il n’a pas pu obtenir par les armes.<\/p>\n

Le Rwanda et la RDC veulent identifier les 17 autres bornes de leurs fronti\u00e8res communes<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC et le Rwanda s’attellent \u00e0 la d\u00e9termination de leurs fronti\u00e8res communes<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | ADIAC
\nD\u00e9limitation de la fronti\u00e8re terrestre commune RDC-Rwanda – Mise sur pied d’une \u00e9quipe technique mixte<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nCongolais et Rwandais, experts en d\u00e9marcation de fronti\u00e8re, ont, \u00e0 l’issue de leurs travaux \u00e0 Goma, proc\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 la mise sur pied d’une \u00e9quipe technique mixte. Laquelle est appel\u00e9e \u00e0 d\u00e9ployer plus d’\u00e9nergie pour localiser les dix-sept bornes-fronti\u00e8res qui restent, en dehors de six de d\u00e9part d\u00e9j\u00e0 localis\u00e9es. Cette \u00e9quipe va se baser sur les donn\u00e9es du protocole d’accord intervenu en date du 25 juin 1911 entre la Belgique et l’Allemagne.<\/p>\n

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

Une douzaine de d\u00e9pendants de la LRA se rendent aux FARDC<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne douzaine de d\u00e9pendants des rebelles ougandais de la LRA sont arriv\u00e9s vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt dans le territoire d\u2019Ango, \u00e0 plus de 500 km au nord de Kisangani. L\u2019administrateur de cette entit\u00e9 affirme qu\u2019il s\u2019agit de 5 femmes et 7 enfants, d\u00e9pendants de ces rebelles, qui ont choisi de sortir de la for\u00eat. D\u2019autres t\u00e9moins \u00e9voquent une 13e personne. Selon eux, il s\u2019agit plut\u00f4t d\u2019otages que la LRA aurait rel\u00e2ch\u00e9s. Parmi les cinq femmes, on compte deux Ougandaises, deux Sud-soudanaises et une Congolaise originaire du territoire de Bondo.<\/p>\n

Children and armed conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statement By Chair of Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | UN Security Council
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DRC<\/h2>\n

UN Security Council Meeting on DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

DESPITE MARKED PROGRESS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CONFLICT WILL PERSIST IF REMAINING ARMED GROUPS DO NOT LAY DOWN WEAPONS, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2104 | UN Security Council
\nPress Release
\nDespite greatly improved security and last year\u2019s surrender of the \u201cM23\u201d, the protracted conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo would persist if other remaining armed groups in the country\u2019s east failed to lay down their weapons too, a senior United Nations official warned the Security Council today. \u201cWe are not at the end game,\u201d Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), said as he briefed the 15-nation body on recent developments in the strife-torn central African nation.
\nLink to Meeting Record<\/a><\/p>\n

L’ONU se f\u00e9licite des progr\u00e8s r\u00e9alis\u00e9s en un an dans l’est du pays<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | UN News
\nSituation s\u00e9curitaire dans l’Est – Martin Kobler s’exprime au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nUne r\u00e9union essentiellement consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la situation s\u00e9curitaire en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo s’est tenu, annoncent des sources onusiennes, dont radio Okapi, hier jeudi 7 ao\u00fbt au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Nations Unies \u00e0 New-York. Le repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’ONU en RDC, chef de la Monusco (Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation du Congo), Martin Kobler, \u00e9tait cens\u00e9 pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 cette r\u00e9union son rapport d’activit\u00e9s sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au pays, plus particuli\u00e8rement dans l’Est.<\/p>\n

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

Obama can end the violence in the DRC \u2013 if he has the will<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | Guardian
\nCongo conflict is perhaps the only one in the world which is relatively easy and affordable to solve. With both Kabila and Kagame in Washington, now is the time
\nThose with a taste for detail may cite 27 January 2013 as the day when Barack Obama \u2013 without having to say so explicitly \u2013 underscored his seriousness to bring the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo to an end. It was that day, asked by a journalist why he hadn\u2019t yet acted to end the ongoing war in Syria, he explained how he personally, morally wrestled with questions about the violence in that county before concluding: \u201cAnd how do I weigh tens of thousands who have been killed in Syria versus the tens of thousands who are currently being killed in the Congo?\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite improved security, situation remains \u2018fragile,\u2019 UN envoys warn<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | UN News
\nTwo senior UN officials warned today that although the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has vastly improved since this time last year, it remains fragile and the gains are \u201cnot irreversible.\u201d Briefing the Security Council this morning, the Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative in the DRC and the head of the UN mission there (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, recalled that in August 2013, the \u201cM23 [armed militia] was knocking on the gates\u201d of Goma, the main city in the vast country\u2019s restive eastern region. \u201cI am pleased to note some tangible progress. A number of armed groups have been sent to the history books. Others will follow. In addition, a growing number of Congolese can envision a better future. These positive developments constitute the foundations of a lasting peace in the Great Lakes region.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Way To Bring A Lasting Peace In The Congo? Women.<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Enough project
\nOp-Ed by Think Progress
\nWhen Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee led women in song at the fish markets on the Liberian coast in the late 1990s, she began one of the most striking peace movements of our time. Amidst brutal civil war, Gbowee mobilized women across diverse religious and political affiliations to demand inclusion in their country\u2019s peace process. As they advanced from church basements to picket lines to presidential palaces, little did Gbowee know she would inspire women over a decade later, almost three thousand miles away in the war-ravaged eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

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

Washington pour un d\u00e9sarmement rapide des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | ADIAC
\nSelon l’administration Barak Obama, l’urgence s’impose pour r\u00e9soudre d\u00e9finitivement la probl\u00e9matique des FDLR, dernier groupe rebelle majeur encore actif dans l’est de la RDC. L’administration am\u00e9ricaine est largement pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par la question des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) qui, malgr\u00e9 le processus de reddition en cours de ses \u00e9l\u00e9ments, continuent n\u00e9anmoins \u00e0 repr\u00e9senter un danger permanent pour la r\u00e9gion des Grands lacs.<\/p>\n

La MONUSCO d\u00e9nonce l’activisme des rebelles hutu rwandais dans l’Est\u00a0<\/a>| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLes appels \u00e0 la reddition lanc\u00e9s vers les rebelles hutu rwandais, les FDLR (Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda), n’ont v\u00e9ritablement pas d’effets sur le terrain. Mercredi, devant la presse convi\u00e9e \u00e0 son point de presse hebdomadaire, la Monusco a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 l’activisme apparemment constant des FDLR dans diff\u00e9rents coins de l’Est de la RDC. Les rebelles hutu rwandais des FDLR continuent \u00e0 semer la terreur dans l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo malgr\u00e9 leur annonce de vouloir mettre fin \u00e0 la lutte arm\u00e9e, a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 la Mission de onusienne.<\/p>\n

Military threat key to push FDLR rebels in Congo to disarm -U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Reuters
\nRwandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo believe an extended deadline to disarm allows them to stall, a top U.N. official said on Thursday, suggesting military action against factions which do not comply or commit human rights abuses.
\n“Experience has shown that only a combination of political and military pressure has led to disarmament and demobilization,” Kobler told the Security Council.<\/p>\n

Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles FDLR tuent une personne dans l\u2019attaque d\u2019un minibus<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s combattants de la r\u00e9bellion des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) ont tu\u00e9 par balle un homme et bless\u00e9 gri\u00e8vement deux autres dans l\u2019attaque d\u2019un minibus, jeudi 7 ao\u00fbt, sur l\u2019axe Kalemie-Bendera, \u00e0 hauteur de la plaine de Kanyangwe (Katanga). Selon des t\u00e9moins, ces assaillants ont \u00e9galement emport\u00e9 plusieurs biens de valeur des passagers. Les m\u00eames sources renseignent que ces rebelles FDLR ont tir\u00e9 des coups de balle pour faire arr\u00eater le minibus o\u00f9 se trouvaient des commer\u00e7ants et plusieurs autres biens de valeur.<\/p>\n

Ultimatum de l’ONU aux FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | Deutsche Welle
\n\u00ab Les FDLR doivent saisir leur derni\u00e8re occasion de d\u00e9poser les armes \u00bb, c’est l’avertissement qu’a lanc\u00e9 Martin Kobler aux rebelles des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda, actifs dans l’est de la RDC. Le chef de la mission de l’ONU en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, la Monusco, s’exprimait jeudi soir devant le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Nations unies. Il a estim\u00e9 que la force onusienne et les troupes congolaises devaient mener des actions militaires conjointes contre les rebelles qui refusaient de d\u00e9poser volontairement les armes. Cette position du chef de la mission a suscit\u00e9 des r\u00e9actions dans l’est du pays.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9l\u00e9gations appellent la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le processus DDR et la r\u00e9forme du secteur de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour assurer sa stabilit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August | Reliefweb | UN Security Council
\nMalgr\u00e9 les progr\u00e8s r\u00e9alis\u00e9s depuis la d\u00e9faite du M23 qui avait pris la ville de Goma en novembre 2012 et l\u2019affaiblissement des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR), la plupart des d\u00e9l\u00e9gations intervenues ce matin, au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, se sont inqui\u00e9t\u00e9es des lenteurs du processus de d\u00e9sarmement des FDLR et de la r\u00e9forme du secteur de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). Depuis le r\u00e9cent ultimatum, seulement 250 membres des FDLR sur les 1 400 \u00e0 1 500 encore en activit\u00e9 se sont rendus, alors que la d\u00e9mobilisation des combattants du M23 reste incompl\u00e8te, a fait observer le Ministre des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Is Momentum Gathering Against FDLR Militia?<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nOpinions on the activities of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia suggest that military approach seems to be gaining the upper hand. At various forums in the US, last week, different speakers underscored the urgency of dislodging the Congo-based group.<\/p>\n

Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles FDLR ont tu\u00e9 quatre personnes \u00e0 Mungomba<\/a>\u00a0| 12 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s \u00e9l\u00e9ments des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) ont abattu, samedi 9 ao\u00fbt, quatre personnes et bless\u00e9 une autre dans la for\u00eat de Mungomba, en territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources concordantes, les victimes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9es pendant qu\u2019elles travaillaient dans leurs champs. Les auteurs de cet acte sont identifi\u00e9s comme des FDLR, actuellement tr\u00e8s actifs dans cette partie du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Kifwa interdit toute manifestation contre la relocalisation des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 12 August 2014 | Radio Okapi |
\nLe commandant de la 9\u00e8 r\u00e9gion militaire, g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jean-Claude Kifwa, a interdit toute manifestation contre la relocalisation temporaire des ex-rebelles FDLR, \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale). Il a annonc\u00e9 cette d\u00e9cision, lundi 11 ao\u00fbt, \u00e0 l\u2019issue d\u2019un \u00e9change avec les acteurs de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du chef-lieu de la Province Orientale. \u00abLe dossier FDLR \u00e9tant strictement militaire et relevant du gouvernement, aucune manifestation publique \u00e0 son encontre ne peut \u00eatre autoris\u00e9e\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Kifwa.<\/p>\n

Les FDLR refusent de rejoindre le camp de transit de Kisangani<\/a>\u00a0| 13 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Mission de l\u2019Onu en RDC (Monusco) se dit d\u00e9\u00e7ue que les rebelles rwandais des FDLR refusent de rejoindre le camp de transit de Kisangani (Province Orientale). Le chef de bureau de la Monusco au Nord-Kivu, Ray Virgilio Torres, estime que ce refus est une violation manifeste de la volont\u00e9 exprim\u00e9e par ces combattants \u00e0 mettre fin \u00e0 la lutte arm\u00e9e. Le gouvernement congolais a choisi le site de Kisangani pour les accueillir dans le cadre du processus de leur d\u00e9sarmement. \u00abC\u2019est quelques chose de tr\u00e8s important parce que s\u2019il n\u2019y a pas des mouvements de Kanyabayonga vers Kisangani, il ne peut pas y avoir d\u2019autres combattants qui rendront leurs armes et \u00e7a sera la lutte arm\u00e9e\u00bb, a-t-il affirm\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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

Incertitude sur le nombre d’otages des ADF-Nalu lib\u00e9r\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nEn R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, l’administrateur du territoire de Beni, dans le Nord-Kivu, a affirm\u00e9 que plus de 250 otages des rebelles islamistes ougandais des ADF-Nalu ont recouvr\u00e9 la libert\u00e9 depuis janvier 2014. Des chiffres contest\u00e9s par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile qui indique que le d\u00e9compte est moins bien \u00e9lev\u00e9. Selon Teddy Kataliko, pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Beni, seulement 97 personnes, essentiellement des femmes et des enfants, sont rentr\u00e9es depuis la mi-janvier. Il invite donc les autorit\u00e9s r\u00e9gionales \u00e0 un dialogue social.<\/p>\n

100 femmes viol\u00e9es et tortur\u00e9es en deux semaines au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne centaine de femmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 viol\u00e9es et d\u2019autres tortur\u00e9es entre le 15 et 30 juillet dernier dans les groupements Bapaitumba et Bapakombe dans le secteur de Bapere (Nord-Kivu). La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile qui a livr\u00e9 cette information jeudi 7 ao\u00fbt a indiqu\u00e9 que plusieurs villages ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pill\u00e9s ou incendi\u00e9s dans le m\u00eame secteur. Elle accuse les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba de feu Paul Sadala alias Morgan d\u2019avoir commis ces crimes.<\/p>\n

Les FARDC et la MONUSCO poursuivent les op\u00e9rations contre les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa semaine derni\u00e8re, le climat s\u00e9curitaire dans la province du Nord-Kivu a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9 par la poursuite des op\u00e9rations men\u00e9es par les FARDC, soutenues par la Monusco contre les groupes arm\u00e9s s\u00e9vissant dans les territoires de Walikale et de Beni. Dans le territoire de Walikale, l’arm\u00e9e gouvernementale a lanc\u00e9 la deuxi\u00e8me phase des op\u00e9rations contre le groupe Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Cheka Nduma D\u00e9fense du Congo (NDC) qui, selon des rapports concordants, proc\u00e8de au recrutement des jeunes \u00e0 Angoa et Kabombo (30 et 10 km au Nord-ouest de Walikale-Centre).<\/p>\n

Malgr\u00e9 les exactions des FDLR au Nord-Kivu – Lubero, la MONUSCO d\u00e9termin\u00e9e \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser les populations civiles<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nLe rendez-vous a \u00e9t\u00e9 respect\u00e9 au Quartier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Monusco. La conf\u00e9rence hebdomadaire a bel et bien eu lieu. Plusieurs questions ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9battues lors de ce face-\u00e0-face avec les professionnels des m\u00e9dias. Parmi lesquelles, l’affaire des Fdlr, la baisse de la tension \u00e0 la prison de Butembo, etc. A en croire le Lieutenant- Colonel F\u00e9lix Prosper Basse, au sud du territoire de Lubero, dans la Province du Nord-Kivu, les rebelles des Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda -Rassemblement Uni pour la D\u00e9mocratie (FDLR-RUD) et les Forces Combattants Abacunguzi (FDLR-FOCA), constituent toujours une source d’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9, malgr\u00e9 le processus de d\u00e9sarmement volontaire en cours.<\/p>\n

La France redoute la r\u00e9organisation militaire du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa France redoute une r\u00e9organisation militaire des rebelles du M23 d\u00e9faits par l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise appuy\u00e9e par les casques bleus de la Monusco fin novembre 2013 au Nord-Kivu. \u00abLe M23 a \u00e9t\u00e9 battu militairement sur le territoire congolais mais il n\u2019a pas disparu. La d\u00e9mobilisation de ses combattants est incompl\u00e8te et la perspective de sa r\u00e9organisation militaire reste une menace importante\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 jeudi au conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 Alexis Lamek, le repr\u00e9sentant permanentn de la France \u00e0 l\u2019Onu.<\/p>\n

La population fuit les affrontements entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Cheka<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlusieurs m\u00e9nages ont fuit les violents combats qui opposent depuis vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) aux combattants Ma\u00ef-ma\u00ef du Nduma defense of Congo (NDC) du chef milicien Cheka. Ces affrontements ont lieu dans la r\u00e9gion d\u2019Angowa et de Kabombo, dans le nord-est de Walikale, sur la route qui m\u00e8ne vers Kisangani, chef lieu de la Province Orientale. Les FARDC tentent de d\u00e9loger \u00e0 nouveau ces miliciens qui ont r\u00e9occup\u00e9 cette r\u00e9gion apr\u00e8s leur retrait.<\/p>\n

Les FARDC d\u00e9logent les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Cheka de Kabombo<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont d\u00e9log, dimanche 10 ao\u00fbt, les miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Cheka de la localit\u00e9 de Kabombo, apr\u00e8s une offensive lanc\u00e9e trois jours plus t\u00f4t contre ces miliciens dans cette contr\u00e9e situ\u00e9e dans le groupement Utunda, environ 100 km au Nord-Est du chef-lieu du territoire de Walikale (Nord-Kivu). Les responsables militaires \u00e0 Walikale n\u2019ont pas encore livr\u00e9 le bilan de ces affrontements \u00e0 Radio Okapi. Cheka et ses hommes se seraient repli\u00e9s au-del\u00e0 de la rivi\u00e8re Osso vers les localit\u00e9s d\u2019Irumba, Burongo, Katanga et Oninga, dans le groupement Bakano, \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re entre les territoires de Walikale et Lubero (Nord-Kivu), assurent ces responsables militaires.<\/p>\n

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

Sud-Kivu – Les affrontements entre FARDC et Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef font des victimes \u00e0 Chifunzi<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potential
\nSept personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et trois autres bless\u00e9es au cours des affrontements entre l’arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re et les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Ra\u00efa Mutomboki \u00e0 Chifunzi. Les troupes loyalistes et les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Ra\u00efa Mutomboki se sont affront\u00e9es, le dimanche 3 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 Chifunzi, une localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e dans le territoire de Kalehe (Sud-Kivu), rapporte radiookapi.net. A en croire la source, sept personnes ont trouv\u00e9 la mort et trois autres bless\u00e9es au cours de ces accrochages. Parmi les victimes, on a d\u00e9nombr\u00e9 4 militaires, une \u00e9pouse d’un militaire et deux enfants.<\/p>\n

Les sites miniers de Nsele et Isega d\u00e9sert\u00e9s apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque des Ra\u00efa Mutomboki<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes sites miniers de Nsele et Isega, en amont de la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi \u00e0 30 Km de Shabunda\/Centre (Sud-Kivu), sont vid\u00e9s de leurs populations apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque la nuit de jeudi \u00e0 vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt des \u00e9l\u00e9ments Ra\u00efa Mutomboki du groupe Cynthia. Plus de 150 grammes d\u2019or, l\u2019argent et autres biens de valeur ont \u00e9t\u00e9 emport\u00e9s, selon des sources locales. La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Shabunda se dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par cette situation. Les attaques ont commenc\u00e9 la nuit derni\u00e8re vers 02 heures du matin, heure locale. Selon des sources locales, ces hommes arm\u00e9s ont barricad\u00e9 toutes voies d\u2019entr\u00e9e et de sortie de Nsele et Isega.<\/p>\n

Des paysannes craignent la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s dans leurs champs<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes femmes du territoire de Luberizi (Sud-Kivu) craignent la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s dans leurs champs depuis deux semaines. Ces paysannes ont d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 leur pr\u00e9sence jeudi 7 ao\u00fbt au cours d\u2019une assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale d\u2019\u00e9valuation de la situation s\u00e9curitaire. Selon elles, ces hommes auraient tent\u00e9 de violer quatre femmes qui cultivaient leurs champs et auraient d\u00e9j\u00e0 assassin\u00e9 un couple. La pr\u00e9sence de ces hommes arm\u00e9s a \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9e dans les localit\u00e9s de Kagaragara, Tenge-Tenge et Kahanda.<\/p>\n

Quatre Ra\u00efa Mutomboki tu\u00e9s dans un accrochage avec les FARDC \u00e0 Bunyakiri<\/a>\u00a0| 12 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nQuatre miliciens Ra\u00efa Mutomboki sont morts et plusieurs autres bless\u00e9s au cours des affrontements survenus, lundi 11 ao\u00fbt, dans les localit\u00e9s de Bulambika, Kambegeti et Kambale, dans le groupement de Bunyakiri, en territoire de Kalehe (Sud-Kivu). Ces accrochages ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 lorsque ces miliciens se sont rendus au camp militaire pour lib\u00e9rer trois de leurs compagnons arr\u00eat\u00e9s, le week-end dernier, parce qu\u2019ils imposaient des taxes arbitraires et collectaient des vivres aupr\u00e8s des vendeurs.<\/p>\n

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

11 000 armes r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es aupr\u00e8s des civils<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de onze mille armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res et de petit calibre ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es en Ituri (Province Orientale) au cours de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00abArme de d\u00e9veloppement\u00bb, lanc\u00e9e depuis mars dernier par les autorit\u00e9s de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). La cit\u00e9 de Bunia, chef-lieu de district, arrive en t\u00eate avec 7 929 armes collect\u00e9es. Ces armes sont remises contre des motos, v\u00e9los, moulins, pagnes, t\u00f4les et autres biens. Ces chiffres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9s, vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt matin, \u00e0 Mahagi par le coordonnateur de la commission \u201cD\u00e9sarmement civil volontaire\/Ituri, lieutenant-colonel Benoit Schilo Kalaly Kause, lors de la r\u00e9union d\u2019\u00e9valuation de cette op\u00e9ration.<\/p>\n

Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s FRPI ont abattu un chef local \u00e0 Medu<\/a>\u00a0| 12 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens de la Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI) sont accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir assassin\u00e9, samedi 9 ao\u00fbt, le chef coutumier de la localit\u00e9 de Medu, en territoire d\u2019Irumu (Province Orientale). Ces hommes du chef milicien Cobra Matata auraient \u00e9galement commis des viols, des actes de tortures et de pillages des biens dans cette contr\u00e9e de la Province Orientale. Des sources locales rapportent que ce chef coutumier a \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu par ces miliciens qui se sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s chez lui vers 22 heures.<\/p>\n

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

7 femmes \u00e9chappent aux Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef apr\u00e8s deux mois d\u2019esclavage sexuel<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nKidnapp\u00e9es en juin dernier, sept femmes ont \u00e9chapp\u00e9, il y a quelques jours, \u00e0 leurs ravisseurs Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Bakata Katanga. Des sources concordantes renseignent qu\u2019une huiti\u00e8me femme, \u00e9vad\u00e9e avec elles, a succomb\u00e9 en cours de route. Ces femmes, dont la plus \u00e2g\u00e9e \u00e0 75 ans, sont arriv\u00e9es, mercredi 6 ao\u00fbt, \u00e0 Pweto-centre, o\u00f9 elles sont prises en charge par l\u2019ONG Libertas. Cette derni\u00e8re ne leur assure cependant pas une assistance psycho sociale. C\u2019est depuis le 20 juin dernier que ces femmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enlev\u00e9es par les miliciens lors de leur incursion dans le village Kamakolo, groupement Nkumba Kubukongolo, au Sud du territoire de Pweto. Pendant leur captivit\u00e9 elles \u00e9taient reduite en esclaves sexuelles, selon l\u2019ONG Libertas.<\/p>\n

Violences entre Luba et Pygm\u00e9es dans le Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | rfi
\nEn R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), une vague de violence a repris ces derni\u00e8res semaines dans le Katanga \u2013 sud-est du pays – entre milices des populations Luba et combattants pygm\u00e9es. Cette vague de violence a conduit, selon des sources humanitaires, au d\u00e9placement de milliers de personnes dans le district de Tanganyka. Des voix s’\u00e9l\u00e8vent pour demander une m\u00e9diation entre communaut\u00e9s. Les actes de violences entre Luba et Pygm\u00e9es ne sont pas nouveaux au Katanga mais la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de la province dit assister, depuis quelque temps, \u00e0 une recrudescence d’attaques contre les civils dans le district de Tanganyka, principalement dans les territoires de Kabalo et de Nyunzu. Viols, assassinats et villages incendi\u00e9s principalement commis par des milices Luba, comme l’explique Stephane Banza, de l’ONG Apronapakat bas\u00e9e \u00e0 Lubumbashi : \u00ab Il y a des villages compl\u00e8tement incendi\u00e9s comme par exemple celui de Bouba. Presque tous les campements sont vides. Du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des Pygm\u00e9es, il y a eu \u00e9norm\u00e9ment de victimes \u00bb.<\/p>\n

La MONUSCO s’inqui\u00e8te de \u00abl’extermination\u00bb des Pygm\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nUn rapport de la Monusco sur les violences intercommunautaires au Katanga, en RDC, pointe un regain in\u00e9dit des exactions visant essentiellement les Pygm\u00e9es. Les auteurs de ce rapport confidentiel \u00e9voquent des faits qui s’apparentent au \u00ab crime de g\u00e9nocide \u00bb. Des violences opposent depuis plusieurs mois des groupes arm\u00e9s d’ethnie surtout Luba aux populations pygm\u00e9es, dans la province du Katanga, dans le sud-est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Des sources humanitaires font \u00e9tat de d\u00e9placements de populations, dans le district de Tanganyka. Plus de 1200 pygm\u00e9es qui ont fui l’attaque de leurs villages sont actuellement r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s dans des \u00e9coles du centre-ville de Kabalo.<\/p>\n

Kyungu wa Kumwanza appelle les bantous et pygm\u00e9es \u00e0 la cohabitation pacifique<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe\u00a0 pr\u00e9sident\u00a0 de l\u2019assembl\u00e9e provinciale du Katanga, Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza, a appel\u00e9 samedi 9 ao\u00fbt les\u00a0 communaut\u00e9s bantoues\u00a0 et pygm\u00e9es vivant\u00a0 dans le Nord de cette province \u00e0 la cohabitation pacifique. Il a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 les actes\u00a0 de violences\u00a0 inter ethniques\u00a0 enregistr\u00e9s dans cette partie du Katanga, invitant le gouvernement\u00a0 de la R\u00e9publique \u00e0 diligenter\u00a0 une\u00a0 enqu\u00eate afin\u00a0 de punir\u00a0 tous ceux qui encouragent ce conflit interethnique.<\/p>\n

Les habitants de Kabimba effray\u00e9s par des attaques attribu\u00e9es \u00e0 des miliciens<\/a>\u00a0| 13 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes coups de feu ont de nouveau \u00e9t\u00e9 entendus\u00a0 lundi 11 ao\u00fbt sur les \u00eeles Bilila situ\u00e9es \u00e0 une dizaine de Km de la cit\u00e9 industrielle de Kabimba au nord du Katanga. Des sources locales attribuent ces attaques aux hommes de Yakutumba, qui ravissent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement aux p\u00eacheurs leurs filets de p\u00eache et m\u00eame des hors-bord ou ran\u00e7onnent les villageois.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

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

Successful Elections in Burundi Critical to Overall Strategy Against Resurgence<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | UN Security Council
\nDOCUMENT
\nLink to Meeting Record<\/a><\/p>\n

UN envoy says 2015 elections will be \u2018litmus test\u2019 for democratic processes, stability<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | UN News
\nWhile noting Burundi\u2019s efforts to ensure an inclusive political climate ahead of elections in 2015, the United Nations envoy for the country warned today that the socio-political situation there remains characterized by \u201cdeep-rooted divergences and persisting mistrust between the Government and opposition parties, and between and within opposition formations as well.\u201d \u201cThere is a lack of genuine political dialogue on major national issues; and the effect of a number of restrictive laws on freedoms of expression and assembly is still a source of controversy and concern, which is disconcerting just nine months away from the 2015 elections,\u201d Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi said as he briefed the Security Council.<\/p>\n

UN sees improving political climate, while genuine political dialogue is lacking<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 examine la situation au Burundi \u00e0 neuf mois de la tenue d’\u00e9lections qui seront cruciales<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | UN Security Council
\nDOCUMENT
\nL’ONU note quelques progr\u00e8s destin\u00e9s \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer le climat politique<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | UN News
\nLe Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour le Burundi, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, a not\u00e9 mercredi devant le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 que le Burundi avait fait quelques progr\u00e8s destin\u00e9s \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer le climat politique dans la perspective des \u00e9lections pr\u00e9vues en 2015. \u00ab La situation sociopolitique au Burundi reste caract\u00e9ris\u00e9e par des divergences profondes et une m\u00e9fiance persistante entre le gouvernement et les partis d’opposition, entre les formations d’opposition, ainsi qu’\u00e0 l’int\u00e9rieur de ces formations \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 M. Onanga-Anyanga dans un expos\u00e9 devant les membres du Conseil.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

Interview with Paul Melly – CAR Needs More Time to Stabilize<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | Deutsche Welle
\nINTERVIEW
\nThe government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has stepped down. The resignation comes as part of a peace deal aimed at ending months of sectarian violence in which thousands have died. Central African Republic’s interim Prime Minister Andre Nzapayeke, and his Cabinet stepped down on Tuesday as part of a peace agreement reached last month with Christian and Muslim rebel factions, interim President Catherine Samba-Panza said. Following talks with both factions, Samba-Panza said she would make the transitional government more inclusive. DW spoke to Paul Melly associate fellow for Africa programme at Chatham house in London<\/p>\n

A Culture of Impunity – Is Now the Right Time to Push for Justice in the CAR?<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Daily Maverick
\nANALYSIS
\nAmnesty International wants peace in the Central African Republic (don’t we all?), but they also want justice. The rights group has named names, and called for prosecutions. SIMON ALLISON wonders if this is the right approach. Maybe justice, like revenge, is a dish best served cold.<\/p>\n

Crise en RCA – La solution passera-t-elle par la nomination de Mahamat Kamoun?<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Pays
\nDepuis son \u00e9lection \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la transition centrafricaine, Catherine Samba-Panza se d\u00e9m\u00e8ne comme un beau diable pour le retour de la paix en RCA. Mais l’on a l’impression qu’elle est en train de pr\u00eacher dans le d\u00e9sert. En effet, toutes les initiatives qu’elle a pu entreprendre pour amener ses compatriotes de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka et des anti-balaka \u00e0 fumer le calumet de la fraternit\u00e9, se sont r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9es jusque-l\u00e0 infructueuses.<\/p>\n

Fighting between anti-Balaka factions in capital Bangui leaves two dead<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fierce clashes shatter CAR calm<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | Aljazeera
\nRival vigilante militias in the Central African Republic have clashed with heavy weapons overnight in the capital Bangui, residents say. The gunfire had subsided by Saturday noon, but the situation remained tense in a northern suburb of Bangui, where the fighting took place. “It is the anti-balaka, they do not leave us alone,” one resident fleeing the clashes in the Boy-Rabe neighbourhood told AFP, referring to the mainly Christian vigilante groups. The “anti-balaka” (anti-machete) forces were formed following the overthrow of president Francois Bozize by the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition in March 2013.<\/p>\n

Vives tensions et \u00e9changes de tirs \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDeux morts dans des “r\u00e8glements de comptes” \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nDeux personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es \u00e0 Bangui, en Centrafrique, das la nuit de vendredi \u00e0 samedi. Ce serait l\u2019oeuvre des combattants anti-balaka qui ont charg\u00e9 un quartier de la capitale centrafricaine, Boy-Rabe, faisant pourtant partie de leur fief. Selon l\u2019AFP qui cite des sources concordantes, des affrontements et des tirs \u00e0 l\u2019arme lourde ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 dans un quartier nord de Bangui entre diff\u00e9rentes factions des milices anti-balaka. Une habitante qui fuyait le quartier de Boy-Rabe, a expliqu\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019AFP que \u00ab ce sont les anti-balaka qui ne nous laissent pas en paix (…). Depuis hier soir, ils se livrent \u00e0 des attaques cibl\u00e9es arme \u00e0 la main. Les habitants n\u2019osent m\u00eame pas sortir. Il faut seulement profiter d\u2019une accalmie pour quitter la zone. En tentant de fuir, certains habitants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s dans des tirs crois\u00e9s \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Thousands attend peace march in Bangui<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des milliers de personnes ont march\u00e9 pour la paix<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nEn Centrafrique, une marche pacifique a rassembl\u00e9 des milliers de personnes ce samedi \u00e0 Bangui. Cette manifestation a \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9e au lendemain de nouvelles violences. Situation contrast\u00e9e ce samedi \u00e0 Bangui avec d’abord ces affrontements arm\u00e9s dans la nuit. Des combats \u00e0 l’arme lourde qui ont dur\u00e9 trois heures dans le quartier Boy Rabe au petit matin ont fait deux morts. Chose inhabituelle, ils se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9s entre des \u00e9l\u00e9ments des Forces arm\u00e9es centrafricaines et anti-balaka.<\/p>\n

Fighting in Batangafo<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Batangafo, les Seleka comptent leurs morts<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nDepuis lundi, la force Sangaris m\u00e8ne une op\u00e9ration muscl\u00e9e dans la ville de Batangafo, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 400 km au nord de Bangui. Trois jours de combats entre la Misca, Sangaris, d’un c\u00f4t\u00e9, et la Seleka, de l’autre, ont fait plus de soixante tu\u00e9s, c\u00f4t\u00e9 Seleka. Les forces internationales comptent \u00e9galement au moins trois bless\u00e9s. Selon plusieurs sources, ce jeudi 7 ao\u00fbt au matin, des sc\u00e8nes de pillages ont eu lieu dans le quartier musulman de Batangafo, malgr\u00e9 la pr\u00e9sence des forces de la Misca rest\u00e9es positionn\u00e9es dans la ville. Dans la journ\u00e9e, plusieurs \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la Seleka \u00e9taient revenus dans la ville pour r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer les corps de leurs camarades, apr\u00e8s les violents combats.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ex-seleka reprend possession de Batangafo<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nApr\u00e8s les affrontements de lundi et mardi dernier \u00e0 Batangafo dans le nord-ouest du pays, les rebelles de l\u2019ex-seleka ont repris possession de la ville. Les forces internationales et notamment Sangaris se sont retir\u00e9es de la localit\u00e9. Les combats qui ont oppos\u00e9 la force fran\u00e7aise Sangaris, la MISCA et les anti-balaka, d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9, aux combattants de l\u2019ex-seleka, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019une rare violence, lundi et mardi dernier, \u00e0 Batangafo dans le nord-ouest de la Centrafrique. La situation s\u2019est calm\u00e9e en fin de semaine. Des n\u00e9gociations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 entam\u00e9es entre les diff\u00e9rentes parties. Les soldats fran\u00e7ais se sont retir\u00e9s de la localit\u00e9 et cantonnent \u00e0 neuf kilom\u00e8tres au sud de la ville.<\/p>\n

Displacement<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les habitants de Batangafo fuient les combats<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nDepuis le d\u00e9but de la semaine, Batangafo – ville situ\u00e9e \u00e0 300 km au nord de Bangui – est un champ de bataille. Ces derniers jours, cette ville du nord de la Centrafrique est le th\u00e9\u00e2tre de combats violents qui opposent les forces fran\u00e7aises et celles de la Misca \u00e0 la Seleka. Les quelque 15 000 habitants ont tous quitt\u00e9 leur maison pour se r\u00e9fugier en brousse ou encore dans des sites de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s. L’op\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise semble s’inscrire dans la dur\u00e9e et apr\u00e8s quatre jours de combats, le bilan pourrait d\u00e9passer les soixante morts et plusieurs dizaines de bless\u00e9s dans les rangs de la Seleka et deux bless\u00e9s, c\u00f4t\u00e9 fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n

Clashes in north-western Central African Republic cause renewed displacement \u2013 UN<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | UN News
\nFighting from 30 to 31 July in Batangafo, Central African Republic (CAR) has caused renewed displacement, according to Jens Laerke of the UN\u2019s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). With skirmishes between ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka and anti-Balaka elements leaving some 20,000 people displaced in town and thousands more on major roads in the region, he told reporters in Geneva today that an inter-agency assessment mission has been deployed to visit Batangafo early next week.<\/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

Central Emergency Response Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regional Office for West and Central Africa Bulletin – Central Emergency Response Fund, Second Quarter 2014 [EN\/FR]<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nREPORT
\nThis report reviews funding allocated to West and Central African countries by the United Nations Central Emergency Fund. It covers the period from January to June 2014. Direct link to PDF:\u00a0EN<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0FR<\/a><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

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

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b024\/14, 7 ao\u00fbt 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Flood<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi Flood Victims Need More Help<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | IRIN
\nThousands of people displaced by floods and a mudslide in the Burundian capital Bujumbura and surrounding areas in February 2014 need more help to reconstruct their homes and livelihoods, aid workers say. “These people who haven’t been resettled and even those who have gone back to their homes are in need of proper shelter, food and blankets,” Methode Niyungeko, coordinator of the Platform for the Prevention of Risks, a local NGO, told IRIN.<\/p>\n

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

Rwandan Government and WBG Sign Agreement to Help Survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014 | All Africa | World Bank
\nThe World Bank Group and the Government of Rwanda today signed a financial agreement of US$15 million to provide community and health services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) by expanding the Isange One Stop Centers while promoting gender equality, behavioral change and violence prevention in Rwanda. The financial credit is part of a US$107 million regional project, the Great Lakes Emergency SGBV and Women’s Health Project, approved by the Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on June 26th to Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda as well as the International Conference to the Great Lakes Region, to help survivors of gender based violence.<\/p>\n

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

Le Rwanda est-il touch\u00e9 par le Ebola ?<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLe Ebola pourrait bien avoir fait irruption sur le territoire rwandais. Les autorit\u00e9s ont annonc\u00e9 dimanche soir avoir plac\u00e9 en isolement un \u00e9tudiant allemand hospitalis\u00e9 \u00e0 Kigali, pr\u00e9sentant des sympt\u00f4mes de la maladie d\u2019Ebola. \u00ab Aujourd\u2019hui (dimanche), en fin d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi, un patient de l\u2019h\u00f4pital King Faisal pr\u00e9sentant des sympt\u00f4mes d\u2019Ebola a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en isolement dans l\u2019attente des r\u00e9sultats de ses tests \u00bb, qui devront d\u00e9terminer si le patient souffre de la fi\u00e8vre h\u00e9morragique, selon un communiqu\u00e9 du gouvernement rwandais. Les r\u00e9sultats devraient \u00eatre disponibles sous 48 heures.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

Central African Republic Emergency Situation (as of 8 August 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Refugee Situation UNHCR Regional Update 27, 2-8 August 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 8 August 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nThe security situation remains volatile throughout the country. Renewed tension and the escalation of violence in the interior of the country, in particular in the town of Bambari and Batangafo, have triggered new displacements. Humanitarian operations continue to be severely constrained by insecurity and serious funding gaps. Total IDP figures remain high, with nearly one million people displaced internally and across borders. Hundreds of CAR refugees continue to arrive in Cameroon every week. A recent survey showed that 36 per cent of site-resident IDPs in CAR intend to remain in displacement sites.<\/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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Trial of former militia leader Yves Kawa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verdict attendu dans le proc\u00e8s de l\u2019ancien chef milicien Yves Kawa<\/a>\u00a0| 13 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe verdict dans le proc\u00e8s de l\u2019ancien chef milicien Yves Kawa Panga Mandro est attendu mercredi 13 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 Kisangani, en Province Orientale. L\u2019ancien chef milicien avait \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 au premier degr\u00e9, en 2006, par le tribunal de grande instance de Bunia, notamment pour crimes de guerre et crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9. Au terme d\u2019une audience publique \u00e0 Bunia, la Cour militaire de la Province Orientale devrait rendre le verdict au deuxi\u00e8me degr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Genocide accused arrested in US<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwandan man accused of war crimes arrested crossing into U.S<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Reuters
\nA Rwandan man accused of war crimes was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol in northern Maine after a local citizen reported a “suspicious person” walking near the Canadian border, law enforcement officials said on Thursday. Jean Leonard Teganya, 42, a Rwandan who authorities said had violated international law and the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, walked across the border into the United States illegally on Sunday when he was spotted, according to a statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security. He was later detained and processed for removal from the United States, a spokeswoman said. According to Canadian court documents, Teganya, an ethnic Hutu, and his family fled Rwanda during that country’s civil war in 1994. He traveled first to Congo, then Kenya, and India, before finally entering Quebec to seek asylum.<\/p>\n

Prosecution Investigates Rwandan Arrested By American Border Patrol<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nThe National Prosecution Authority is investigating the circumstances under which a Rwandan man was reportedly arrested Sunday by US border control patrol agents over illegal entry into American soil by walking across the border from Canada. Reports from the US state of Maine on Wednesday indicated that Jean Leonard Teganya, 42, a Rwandan man wanted on an active warrant in Canada for removal from that country was arrested after he illegally crossed the international border near Houlton, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).<\/p>\n

Victim compensation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genocide Survivors’ Compensation Should Not Delay, Warns Minijust<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | Rwanda Focus
\nThe permanent secretary in the ministry of justice, Isabelle Kalihangabo, has warned no trial concerning property refunds related to the 1994 genocide against Tutsis should take more than a year because the process is clear. The warning comes after the permanent secretary was notified of some cases where survivors complain that local leaders interfere and prolong the property refund trials.<\/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

African-Australian mining cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conference promotes African\u2013Australian mining collaboration<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | mining weekly
\nPromoting investment in African mining exploration, establishing partnerships between mining companies and encouraging collaboration between Australia and Africa will be the focus of this year\u2019s Africa Down Under Conference, which will take place in Perth, Australia from September 3 to 5. The event will feature several key mining role-players and, apart from exhibiting mining companies, several African mining ministers, business leaders and executives from the mining services industries will be in attendance. The 2013 Africa Down Under Conference attracted more than 2 000 delegates and 160 exhibitors and featured a full three-day programme with speeches delivered by influential speakers.<\/p>\n

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

African countries appeal to rich nations to help stem illicit flows by multinationals<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
\nThe world\u2019s richest nations must toughen their laws against money laundering, tax havens and tax evasion if a global drive against corruption and illicit finance is to deliver results, senior African diplomats said on Thursday. \u201cThere are two sides to this coin. If there were no facilitators on their side, the miscreants on our side would not have succour,\u201d said Liberia\u2019s Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan… \u201cThe G7 needs to walk the talk on this and deal with tax havens and opportunities created on their side of the divide that make it possible for those on the other side to loot the continent,\u201d he said…Sierra Leone\u2019s Foreign Minister Samura Kamara said…that sometimes multinationals will form subsidiaries in joint partnership with governments and then load the subsidiary with debt, reducing any dividends the government had expected to receive. \u201cThe tax structures used by multinationals must be addressed,\u201d he said, calling for greater transparency, particularly in the extractive industries.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

3 billion barrel oilfield found around Lake Albert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gertler\u2019s Oil Company Says Congo Project Has 3 Billion Barrels<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Bloomberg
\nIsraeli billionaire finds 3-bln-barrel oil reserve in Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Reuters
\nAn oil company owned by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler said on Thursday it had discovered reserves of around 3 billion barrels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an amount similar to the proven reserves of oil producers Britain and South Sudan. The crude was discovered around Lake Albert on Congo’s eastern border with Uganda, Oil of DRCongo said in a statement. An analysis of seismic survey data “indicates around 3 billion barrels of oil in place”, it said. “These are very positive results from our extensive seismic campaign,” said Giuseppe Ciccarelli, Oil of DRCongo’s CEO. “We continue to believe the project has the potential to provide significant revenues and multiple other benefits to the people of (Congo).”<\/p>\n

3 milliards de barils de r\u00e9serves d\u00e9couverts autour du Lac Albert<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | All Africa | ADIAC
\nIl s’agit d’une estimation r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e par Oil of DRC, une filiale du groupe Fleurette d\u00e9tenue par le milliardaire isra\u00e9lien, Dan Gertler, \u00e0 l’issue d’une analyse des donn\u00e9es de lev\u00e9s sismiques men\u00e9e dans cette partie du territoire national. Selon Reuters, reprenant les extraits du communiqu\u00e9 livr\u00e9 au public par la compagnie mini\u00e8re, le 7 ao\u00fbt, le brut d’une quantit\u00e9 comparable aux r\u00e9serves prouv\u00e9es de producteurs de p\u00e9trole britannique et sud-soudanais a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couvert autour du Lac Albert, \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re orientale de la RDC avec l’Ouganda. En effet, il existe des blocs p\u00e9troliers dans l’Ouganda voisin qui contiennent, a estim\u00e9 la compagnie, une quantit\u00e9 similaire, et sont actuellement exploit\u00e9s par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 britannique Tullow, Total en France et China national offshore oil corp.<\/p>\n

DRC at US-Africa Summit\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

DRC ‘Attracts’ American Investors At U.S.-Africa Summit<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | All Africa | Voice of America
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) information minister says the just-concluded U.S.-Africa summit presented an opportunity to his government to reintroduce the natural resource-rich country to American business. It’s a bid to encourage investment in the country, following efforts to improve DRC’s security situation. Lambert Mende, who attended the three-day summit as part of a delegation led by President Joseph Kabila, said the DRC received lots of attention from American investors and businesses interested in business ventures in the country.<\/p>\n

Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Randgold Resources production at DRC mine stutters<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Mineweb
\nA production hiccup at Randgold Resources Ltd’s fledgling mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo overshadowed a jump in quarterly profit, sending the miner’s shares down 2 percent. Randgold, forced to process harder ore pending the installation of new equipment, produced less gold at the Kibali mine in the second quarter than in the preceding three months. It said it remained on track to meet its full-year target. “Any production dip is never taken well, so we expect the market to react negatively,” analysts at GMP Securities wrote.<\/p>\n

Forest conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conservation des for\u00eats congolaises – Int\u00e9r\u00eat croissant des priv\u00e9s am\u00e9ricains\u00a0<\/a>| 8 August 2014| All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa d\u00e9forestation des for\u00eats du Br\u00e9sil et de l’Indon\u00e9sie a pris des proportions inqui\u00e9tantes au point que les op\u00e9rateurs priv\u00e9s am\u00e9ricains tournent leurs regards vers les for\u00eats congolaises. Des financements sont en vue. La conservation ou la protection des for\u00eats congolaises est en discussion dans des capitales qui comptent. Derni\u00e8rement, \u00e0 Londres, la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation congolaise a attir\u00e9 au plus haut point toute l’attention des officiels britanniques.<\/p>\n

Attacks on mining sites<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les sites miniers de Nsele et Isega d\u00e9sert\u00e9s apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque des Ra\u00efa Mutomboki<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes sites miniers de Nsele\u00a0 et Isega, en amont de la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi \u00e0 30 Km de Shabunda\/Centre (Sud-Kivu), sont vid\u00e9s de leurs populations apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque la nuit de jeudi \u00e0 vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt des \u00e9l\u00e9ments Ra\u00efa Mutomboki du groupe Cynthia. Plus de 150 grammes d\u2019or, l\u2019argent et autres biens de valeur ont \u00e9t\u00e9 emport\u00e9s, selon des sources locales. La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Shabunda se dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par cette situation.Les attaques ont commenc\u00e9 la nuit derni\u00e8re vers 02 heures du matin, heure locale. Selon des sources locales, ces hommes arm\u00e9s ont barricad\u00e9 toutes voies d\u2019entr\u00e9e et de sortie de Nsele\u00a0 et Isega.<\/p>\n

Trois creuseurs clandestins arr\u00eat\u00e9s, apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque d\u2019un site minier \u00e0 Kawama<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois creuseurs clandestins ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s et transf\u00e9r\u00e9s, samedi 9 ao\u00fbt, aux instances judicaires de Kipushi, \u00e0 30 km de Lubumbashi (Katanga). Ils sont accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir tent\u00e9 de faire incursion dans la carri\u00e8re mini\u00e8re de Kawama sur la route Lubumbashi-Likasi (Katanga). Ces assaillants arm\u00e9s ont tent\u00e9 en vain de faire incursion dans le site minier de Kawama. Apr\u00e8s la r\u00e9sistance des gardes de cette carri\u00e8re, ils ont d\u00e9tal\u00e9 en laissant tomber une grenade qui n\u2019a pas fait de victimes.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

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

Slippery Oil Boards<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | All Africa | The Independent
\nANALYSIS
\nAfter a prolonged and arduous process, the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act became law in April 2013 while the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission and Midstream Storage) Act was enacted in July of the same year. More than a year later, the key institutions that are a major component of those laws, have never been set up. A month ago, nominees for board membership of the institutions – the National Petroleum Authority and National Oil Company (NOC) – were submitted to the Parliamentary Appointments Committee for vetting. However, the suspicion and distrust that have greeted the vetting process is yet another manifestation of the mistrust that Ugandans have about the manner the country’s nascent oil industry is being handled by the government.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

US-Africa summit<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the Summit: How U.S. can break China’s grip on Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | CNN
\nAfrica has indeed turned the corner. A continent once synonymous with death, disease and destruction is showing signs of improvement. Virtually unscathed by the global financial slowdown, the African continent boasts some of the fastest growing economies in the world. Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania are some of the countries leading the way in this exclusive economic growth club. With a combined population size of 1 billion, 70% under the age of 30 and an annual spend of $600 billion, the African continent is an attractive business proposition for any investor.<\/p>\n

SOMMET DE WASHINGTON: 33 MILLIARDS DE DOLLARS POUR L\u2019AFRIQUE<\/a>\u00a0| 8. August 2014 | Hirondelle
\nTrente-trois milliards de dollars, c\u2019est l\u2019enveloppe que les \u00c9tats-Unis vont d\u00e9bloquer prochainement pour promouvoir l\u2019investissement en Afrique. L\u2019annonce a \u00e9t\u00e9 faite hier par le pr\u00e9sident Barack Obama \u00e0 la quarantaine des chefs d\u2019\u00c9tat du continent r\u00e9unis depuis lundi \u00e0 Washington pour le premier Sommet \u00c9tats-Unis \u2013 Afrique. Le pr\u00e9sident malien IBK, qui participe \u00e0 ce sommet, en a profit\u00e9 pour avoir plusieurs entretiens.<\/p>\n

Religious leaders and youth from S. Sudan and CAR learn from Rwandan genocide<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tirer les le\u00e7ons du g\u00e9nocide pour la RCA et le Soudan du Sud<\/a>\u00a0| 9 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nDes responsables religieux de R\u00e9publique centrafricaine et des associations de jeunes du Soudan du Sud viennent de passer deux jours au Rwanda suivre une conf\u00e9rence sur la paix et la r\u00e9conciliation. La R\u00e9publique centrafricaine et le Soudan du Sud traversent tous deux un tr\u00e8s grave conflit dans lequel la religion ou l’ethnie est largement instrumentalis\u00e9e, au point que la communaut\u00e9 internationale avait point\u00e9 le risque pour ces deux Etats de sombrer dans un g\u00e9nocide. Au Rwanda, en 1994, le g\u00e9nocide perp\u00e9tr\u00e9 par le r\u00e9gime hutu extr\u00e9miste contre la minorit\u00e9 tutsi a fait environ 800 000 morts en \u00e0 peine 100 jours.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Arrest of opposition politician<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le gouvernement justifie l\u2019arrestation de l\u2019opposant Ewanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nL\u2019arrestation, mardi 5 ao\u00fbt, du d\u00e9put\u00e9 Jean-Bertrand Ewanga a d\u00e9clench\u00e9 la col\u00e8re de l\u2019opposition en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Le gouvernement tente de justifier son action, sur fond de tension. Le gouvernement RD-congolais tente de s\u2019expliquer suite \u00e0 l\u2019arrestation du d\u00e9put\u00e9 de l\u2019opposition Jean-Bertrand Ewanga. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9, mardi 5 ao\u00fbt, pour offense au chef de l\u2019Etat. Selon Lambert Mende, porte-parole du gouvernement, M. Ewanga est \u00ab en r\u00e9sidence surveill\u00e9e \u00bb depuis qu\u2019il a fait \u00ab la promotion de la haine entre les ethnies \u00bb. Ce que d\u00e9ment l\u2019opposant.<\/p>\n

Le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’UNC Ewanga plac\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9sidence surveill\u00e9e \u00e0 l’H\u00f4tel Invest<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2104 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLe d\u00e9put\u00e9 national et secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du parti Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC), Jean-Bertrand Ewanga a \u00e9t\u00e9 extirp\u00e9 de la prison central de Makala o\u00f9 il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9 mardi dernier pour \u00eatre assign\u00e9 vendredi 8 ao\u00fbt dans la matin\u00e9e \u00e0 r\u00e9sidence surveill\u00e9e \u00e0 l’H\u00f4tel de presse Invest, dans l’enceinte de la RTNC, dans la commune de Lingwala \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Political dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Probl\u00e9matique des \u00e9lections de 2016 – L’Opposition salue la possibilit\u00e9 d’ouverture d’un nouveau dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nL’annonce faite par le porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende, sur la possibilit\u00e9 d’ouverture d’un dialogue entre la Majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sidentielle et l’Opposition politique, est per\u00e7ue comme une victoire dans les rangs de l’Opposition qui avait boycott\u00e9 les concertations nationales. Pour le porte-parole de la Coalition pour le vrai dialogue (CVD), le d\u00e9put\u00e9 national Steve Mbikayi, l’option lev\u00e9e par le ministre des M\u00e9dias d\u00e9montre que pendant une ann\u00e9e rien n’a avanc\u00e9 dans le sens du r\u00e9tablissement de la coh\u00e9sion nationale.<\/p>\n

Ethnic minorities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les Pygm\u00e9es demandent l’\u00e9galit\u00e9 des droits<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | All Africa |
\nRfi
\nC’\u00e9tait la Journ\u00e9e des peuples autochtones ce samedi 9 ao\u00fbt. La Dynamique des groupes des peuples autochtones (DGPA) de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 une marche des Pygm\u00e9es dans les rues de Kinshasa : une occasion pour cette cat\u00e9gorie de citoyens de revendiquer un peu plus de consid\u00e9ration dans leur soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Ils \u00e9taient quelques dizaines dans les rues de Kinshasa, ce samedi 9 ao\u00fbt, pour revendiquer l’\u00e9galit\u00e9 des droits avec les autres peuples de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

UN Security Council report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi (S\/2014\/550)<\/a>\u00a0| Reliefweb | UN Security Council<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Reintegration for former LRA fighters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Witchcraft and Trauma Hinder Former LRA Soldiers From Integrating Back Home<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | All Africa | AlertNet
\n“Each time I hear a loud noise or somebody shouting, I feel this compulsion that I should kill somebody.” These are the words of 17-year-old Jean de Dieu who was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) when he was 11. He escaped three years ago, but he still has some of the reflexes instilled in him by his former masters. “They (LRA commanders) gave us the training for this. They would make cuts above our eyebrows to put on their traditional medicines to make us strong and to kill without thinking,” he told researchers interviewing former LRA members in Congo and South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Anti-Homosexuality law<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda Parliamentary Speaker Expects Passage of New Anti-Gay Law<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Bloomberg
\nUgandan Parliamentary Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said she expects lawmakers to restore anti-gay legislation nullified by a court on procedural grounds. Lawmaker Latif Ssebaggala last week began circulating a petition to re-introduce a law imposing hasher sentences for homosexual acts. The constitutional court annulled the Anti-Homosexual Act on Aug. 1 because it was passed without a requisite parliamentary quorum. More than 200 of the country\u2019s about 385 legislators have signed a petition promising to support bringing back similar legislation, according to Kadaga. \u201cNow that we have the 207 signatures, the rest is going to be smooth,\u201d the Kampala-based, state-run Uganda Media Centre cited Kadaga as saying on its Twitter account. \u201cThe merit of the people of Uganda is still alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

Mahamat Kamoun new Prime Minister\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahamat Kamoun nomm\u00e9 PM<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | BBC
\nSamba-Panza nomme Mahamat Kamoun Premier minister<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLa Centrafrique a un nouveau Premier ministre. Il s\u2019agit de Mahamat Kamoun, ancien ministre d\u2019Etat, Conseiller sp\u00e9cial \u00e0 la Pr\u00e9sidence de la centrafricaine. Le nouveau chef du gouvernement de transition remplace ainsi Andr\u00e9 Nzapay\u00e9k\u00e9, d\u00e9missionnaire. Catherine Samba-Panza, Pr\u00e9sidente de la transition centrafricaine a ainsi nomm\u00e9 un musulman au poste de Premier ministre, aux termes d\u2019un d\u00e9cret sign\u00e9 ce dimanche. Le nouveau chefr du gouvernement est de religion musulmane et proche de la coalition de l\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion seleka.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Gets First Muslim PM<\/a>\u00a0| 10 August 2014 | Voice of America
\nMuslim PM Kamoun appointed<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | BBC
\nThe interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR) has chosen a Muslim prime minister to head a transitional government. It comes in the wake of an agreement signed last month between rival militias aimed at ending more than a year of religious conflict. Mahamat Kamoun, an economist, is the first Muslim prime minister in the Christian-dominated country.<\/p>\n

Une nomination contest\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | BBC
\nL\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka a rejet\u00e9 la nomination du nouveau Premier ministre centrafricain, Mahamat Kamoun. Selon la coalition rebelle, le nouveau chef du gouvernement n’est pas issu de ses rangs. Sa nomination viole tous les accords sign\u00e9s jusque-l\u00e0, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 la BBC le capitaine Ibrahim Ahmat Nedjad, porte-parole de l’aile militaire de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka.<\/p>\n

Le nouveau Premier ministre fixe ses “priorit\u00e9s”<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | All Africa | Sidwaya Quotidien
\nLe nouveau Premier ministre centrafricain Mahamat Kamoun, nomm\u00e9 dimanche par la pr\u00e9sidente Samba Panza pour relancer la transition, aura pour priorit\u00e9 “la s\u00e9curit\u00e9” et “la restauration de l’Etat”, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9 lundi \u00e0 Bangui. M. Kamoun travaillera autour de “quatre axes majeurs”, avec en premier lieu “la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la restauration de l’autorit\u00e9 de l’Etat”, a-t-il expliqu\u00e9 au cours d’une conf\u00e9rence de presse. “Vous avez les questions d’assistance humanitaire, les d\u00e9fis humanitaires qu’il faut relever. Vous avez aussi la r\u00e9conciliation nationale.<\/p>\n

Rebuilding of Government<\/strong><\/p>\n

Resignation of Government Must Not Open Door to Impunity<\/a>\u00a0| 6 August 2014\u00a0 | All Africa | Amnesty International
\nFollowing the resignation of the Prime Minister and his cabinet, Amnesty International has called on the relevant Central African Republic (CAR) authorities, including Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza, to ensure that those suspected of involvement in crimes under international law are not given a seat in government. These individuals must instead be brought to justice in fair trials with no recourse to the death penalty.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka ne participera pas au prochain gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLa Seleka dit qu’elle ne participera pas au prochain gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 11 August 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nEn R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, la nouvelle de la nomination, dimanche 10 ao\u00fbt, du nouveau Premier ministre, Mahamat Kamoun, fait grincer des dents au sein de la Seleka. Son porte-parole a annonc\u00e9 que son mouvement ne participera pas au prochain gouvernement. Certains responsables se sont indign\u00e9s du choix d’un Premier ministre effectu\u00e9 avant m\u00eame que les rebelles aient d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le nom de leur candidat. Le jour m\u00eame de la nomination de Mahamat Kamoun, le porte-parole de la Seleka, Habilah Awal, livre la position officielle du mouvement.<\/p>\n

300 Malians evacuated from Boda amid sectarian clashes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pr\u00e8s de 300 ressortissants maliens regagnent leur pays<\/a>\u00a0| 8 August 2014 | Hirondelle
\n299 ressortissants maliens, venus en majorit\u00e9 de la ville mini\u00e8re de Boda dans le sud-ouest de la R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine, ont quitt\u00e9 Bangui le 07 ao\u00fbt pour Bamako au Mali \u00e0 bord d\u2019un vol sp\u00e9cial\u00a0 affr\u00e9t\u00e9 par l\u2019Etat malien. \u00ab Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un rapatriement volontaire organis\u00e9 par le gouvernement malien en partenariat avec le gouvernement centrafricain et l\u2019Organisation internationale pour la migration, OIM \u00bb, explique Diadi\u00e9 Dagnko, ambassadeur du mali en Centrafrique.<\/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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