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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

In\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>, FARDC and MONUSCO launched an initiative to urge the Ugandan Militia ADF to voluntarily disarm. By dropping leaflets in the Beni region it is hoped to convince militiamen to drop their arms and release the around 250 people currently held hostage by the group. In\u00a0South Kivu<\/a>, fighting is reported to have broken out between the FARDC and the Mai-Mai Yakutumba on early Tuesday. A FARDC position and convoy were reportedly attacked by the militiamen. Whilst the army says it repelled the attacks, sources close to the militia claimed they had gained control over neighbouring villages. Meanwhile local officials called on the Government to strengthen their dialog with the militia. The debate around the\u00a0relocation of former FDLR fighters<\/a>\u00a0continued this week. While local civil society planed a \u2018ghost town\u2019 protest against the relocation of former fighters to Kisangani, government officials pleaded for national solidarity in order to bring peace for the country. The majority of locals reportedly did not follow the protest action, a step that is seen by the government as silent support of their plans.<\/p>\n

An\u00a0Amnesty International report on Burundi<\/a>\u00a0published this week denounces a rise in political violence, oppression of civil society and opposition politicians, and a clamp down on human rights such as freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The report describes how the ruling party\u2019s youth organisation, Imbonerakure, intimidates and even kills opposition politicians and civil society activists with impunity. This development is seen as connected with next year\u2019s presidential election. President Nkurunziza aims to run for a third term, a step widely criticised as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

National and international actors have congratulated the signing of a\u00a0ceasefire agreement for the Central African Republic<\/a>, whilst reiterating that it has to be followed by further steps to bring lasting peace to the country. Local Seleka fighters have declared that they will not respect the agreement. Meanwhile,\u00a0Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane has rejected the idea of a partition of the country.<\/p>\n

The CEO of DRC\u2019s state mining company\u00a0G\u00e9camines<\/a>, Ahmed Kalej Nkand, has been fired by President Kabila. According to a press statement he is accused of \u2018Mismanagement\u2019. Rfi reports that he is accused of overpaying in the acquisition of new machinery. On Sunday a spokesman of the opposition party UDPS demanded that a criminal prosecution be initiated against Nkand.<\/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

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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?<\/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<\/a>\u00a0| 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

Strengthening UN cooperation with AU<\/strong><\/p>\n

Security Council: Ban urged to streamline cooperation with African Union<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | UN News
\nWith preparations underway for the United Nations to take over from an African Union-led peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Security Council today requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to review what was done and how it could be done better in future transitions. The request was made during the Council\u2019s open debate on regional partnership and its evolution in UN peacekeeping, which focused on the Organization\u2019s relevant cooperation with African regional groups, as well as with entities under the auspices of the European Union (EU). The Council expressed its determination \u201cto take effective steps to further enhance the relationship between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union,\u201d according to a resolution adopted by the body\u2019s 15 members.<\/p>\n

Civil society in peace making<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace in CAR and beyond: a role for civil society<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | enough
\nWith a ceasefire recently signed in Brazzaville and a new U.N. mission preparing to deploy to the Central African Republic (CAR), civil society groups are seeking ways to promote local reconciliation processes and a role in encouraging peace more broadly across CAR. During or in the wake of other conflicts, civil society has helped lay the groundwork for peace in several ways, including by facilitating dialogues to build public support for reconciliation and a lasting peace agreement from a grassroots level. Understanding the different means by which civil society groups have been involved in promoting peace in other contexts can lend insight on civil society\u2019s role in developing sustainable peace in CAR.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Relocation of ex-FDLR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relocalisation des FDLR bloqu\u00e9e – Kivu, la guerre est-elle \u00e9vitable ?<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Phare
\nL’op\u00e9ration de transfert du premier contingent des rebelles rwandais des FDLR (Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda) ayant accept\u00e9 le d\u00e9sarmement volontaire depuis le mois de mai, programm\u00e9e pour hier jeudi 24 juillet 2014 \u00e0 Kisangani, en Province Orientale, n’a pas eu lieu. Elle devait toucher 313 ex-combattants et leurs \u00ab d\u00e9pendants \u00bb (femmes et enfants), pr\u00e9sentement cantonn\u00e9s dans le site am\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 leur intention par la Monusco, \u00e0 Walungu, dans la province du Sud-Kivu. Des sources indiquent que l’avion affr\u00e9t\u00e9 par le gouvernement congolais reste immobilis\u00e9 \u00e0 l’a\u00e9roport de Kavumu, depuis une semaine. Elles signalent \u00e9galement que les rebelles rwandais candidats au rapatriement au Rwanda ou dans un autre pays d’accueil posent comme pr\u00e9alable majeur \u00e0 leur relocalisation l’inspection des sites de leur accueil par des responsables de leur mouvement.<\/p>\n

Le conseil provincial de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 demande \u00e0 la population d\u2019accepter les FDRL de passage \u00e0 Walungu<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du territoire de Walungu (Sud-Kivu) invite la population \u00e0 ne pas c\u00e9der \u00e0 l\u2019incitation \u00e0 la violence contre des ex-rebelles rwandais des FDLR regroup\u00e9s dans leur site de transit. Au cours de la r\u00e9union organis\u00e9 jeudi 24 juillet, le conseil a fustig\u00e9 la circulation des tracts appelant les habitants \u00e0 s\u2019opposer \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sence de ces ex-combattants \u00e0 Walungu-centre. L\u2019administrateur de territoire assistant de Walungu, Colin Kasongo, qui a pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 ce conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 a aussi mis en garde \u00ab toute personne qui serait reconnue instigatrice de cette campagne de nature \u00e0 compromettre le processus de rapatriement volontaire de ces combattants \u00bb.<\/p>\n

La journ\u00e9e ville morte pour protester contre l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des FDLR n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 suivie<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00abKisangani ville morte\u00bb pr\u00e9vue vendredi 25 juillet dans cette ville n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 suivi. La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile avait initi\u00e9 ce mouvement pour protester contre l\u2019annonce de l\u2019h\u00e9bergement provisoire des rebelles rwandais des FDLR dans la capitale de la Province Orientale. Pour le maire de la ville, l\u2019\u00e9chec de cette op\u00e9ration signifie que la population boyomaise est derri\u00e8re son gouvernement. Les habitants de Kisangani n\u2019ont pas suivi le mot d\u2019ordre de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile et toutes les activit\u00e9s se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9es comme d\u2019habitude.<\/p>\n

Les ex-FDLR seront en transit \u00e0 Kisangani pour environ un mois, selon Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende a assur\u00e9 que les ex-rebelles des FDLR ne seront transf\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale) que pour environ un mois, avant d\u2019\u00eatre achemin\u00e9s \u00e0 Irebu (Equateur) et le processus de leur relocalisation dans un pays d\u2019asile pourra prendre six mois. Il l\u2019a affirm\u00e9 samedi 26 juillet au cours d\u2019un entretien avec les d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s civiles de la Province Orientale, du Nord et Sud-Kivu ainsi que des repr\u00e9sentants socioprofessionnels, \u00e0 Kisangani.<\/p>\n

\u00abNous avons besoin de la solidarit\u00e9 des Congolais pour nettoyer leur pays\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00abNous avons besoin de la solidarit\u00e9 de tous les Congolais pour nettoyer leur propre pays\u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 le porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende Omalanga, \u00e0 son arriv\u00e9e vendredi 25 juillet \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale). Il doit s\u2019y entretenir avec des d\u00e9l\u00e9gations d\u2019organisations de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile au sujet du cantonnement d\u2019anciens rebelles rwandais des FDLR dans la capitale de la Province Orientale. Ces ONG avaient initi\u00e9 le m\u00eame jour une journ\u00e9e ville morte pour protester contre ce projet du gouvernement. Mais elle n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 suivie net Toutes les activit\u00e9s se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9es comme d\u2019habitude.<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement ne n\u00e9gociera pas la relocalisation des ex-FDLR, affirme Lambert Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 27 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn visite \u00e0 Kisangani, Lambert Mende a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dimanche 27 juillet que le gouvernement congolais ne n\u00e9gociera pas la relocalisation des ex-rebelles FDLR dans cette ville de la Province Orientale et \u00e0 Irebu en Equateur. Pour lui, la d\u00e9cision de relocaliser ces ex-combattants rwandais dans ces deux villes rel\u00e8ve des pr\u00e9rogatives du gouvernement. Le porte-parole du gouvernement r\u00e9pondait notamment \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de la Province Orientale et de l\u2019Equateur qui s\u2019oppose \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sence de ces ex-FDLR dans ces deux provinces.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Journ\u00e9e ville morte \u00bb observ\u00e9e dans 5 territoires de la Province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa journ\u00e9e ville morte d\u00e9cr\u00e9t\u00e9e par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Haut U\u00e9l\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 suivie ce mardi 29 juillet dans cinq territoires de ce district de la Province Orientale. Les march\u00e9s, boutiques et entreprises priv\u00e9es n\u2019ont pas ouvert \u00e0 Wamba, Faradje, Dungu, Niangara et Rungu. Seuls les services \u00e9tatiques, les pharmacies et les structures m\u00e9dicales et les cabines de recharge t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique ont ouvert. Mais le mot d\u2019ordre n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 suivi dans le territoire de Watsa. Le commissaire du Haut-U\u00e9l\u00e9 confirme que la journ\u00e9e ville morte a \u00e9t\u00e9 suivie. Pour lui, c\u2019est une expression de la volont\u00e9 populaire\u00a0 qui ne perturbe pas\u00a0 l\u2019ordre public.<\/p>\n

ICGLR \/ CIRGL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les chefs d’Etat de la CIRGL appellent \u00e0 \u00ab l’emploi des jeunes \u00bb pour \u00e9viter une \u00ab catastrophe \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nR\u00e9unis en sommet extraordinaire \u00e0 Nairobi (Kenya), les chefs d’Etat de la CIRGL ont convenu de promouvoir l’emploi des jeunes pour \u00e9viter une catastrophe dans la sous-r\u00e9gion. Les chefs d’Etat de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), r\u00e9unis jeudi 24 juillet 2014 \u00e0 Nairobi (Kenya) en sommet extraordinaire sur la \u00ab lutte contre le ch\u00f4mage des jeunes par le d\u00e9veloppement des infrastructures et la promotion des investissements \u00bb, ont lanc\u00e9 un vibrant appel en faveur de \u00ab l’emploi des jeunes \u00bb.<\/p>\n

La CIRGL, une coquille vide?<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
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\nLa Conf\u00e9rence internationale pour la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL) est-elle finalement une coquille vide ? La question vaut son pesant d’or. Le dernier sommet des chefs d’Etat de cette structure, tenu 24 juillet \u00e0 Nairobi au Kenya en offre la preuve la plus \u00e9loquente. Des onze chefs d’Etats membres de cette instance sous-r\u00e9gionale, deux seulement ont daign\u00e9 effectuer le d\u00e9placement de Nairobi. Le d\u00e9cryptage qui s’en suit serait que la CIRGL a perdu au fil des ann\u00e9es et des r\u00e9unions, toute sa substance. Une red\u00e9finition s’impose.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

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

Empowering DR Congo’s Sexual Violence Survivors By Enforcing Reparations<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | All Africa | IPS
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\nBefore a sexual violence survivor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has her day in court, she must surmount many obstacles. Poor or nonexistent roads and costly transportation may prevent her from going to a police station to report the crime, or to a hospital to receive treatment for the injuries sustained during the violence. Inadequate training of law enforcement, limited resources for thorough investigations, and lack of witness protection may also compromise her case.<\/p>\n

Introducing Congo\u2019s new Presidential Adviser on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | enough
\nOn 23 oktober 2013, President Kabila stood in front of the Congolese National Assembly and pledged that he would \u201cvery soon\u201d appoint a presidential\u00a0 adviser to address the issues of sexual violence and child soldier recruitment. His pledge was part of a larger speech responding to the recommendations brought forth during the \u201cconcertations nationales\u201d, a period of national dialogue that had begun in September with the aim of addressing national cohesion, the functionality of state institutions, and the violence in the east.<\/p>\n

Attack on camp Tshatsi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des expuls\u00e9s de Brazzaville parmi les assaillants du camp Tshatshi, affirme Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nAu lendemain de l\u2019attaque contre le camp militaire Tshatshi \u00e0 Kinshasa mardi 22 juillet, le porte-parole du gouvernement congolais, Lambert Mende, affirme que des expuls\u00e9s de Brazzaville ont \u00e9t\u00e9 identifi\u00e9s parmi les assaillants. Mais il a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 qu\u2019il fallait \u00ab approfondir les choses pour ne pas dire les choses \u00e0 tort et \u00e0 travers \u00bb. \u00ab Il n\u2019y a pas de groupe arm\u00e9 qui s\u2019appelle retourn\u00e9s de Brazzaville. Mais ce qui est certain, c\u2019est qu\u2019on a identifi\u00e9 parmi eux [les assaillants] certaines personnes qui avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 identifi\u00e9es par nos autorit\u00e9s apr\u00e8s le refoulement de nos compatriotes. Certains parmi eux sont de gens qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 refoul\u00e9s du Congo-Brazzaville derni\u00e8rement \u00bb, indique Lambert Mende, faisant allusion aux ressortissants de la RDC expuls\u00e9s depuis le mois d\u2019avril dernier du Congo-Brazzaville.<\/p>\n

Attaque du camp Tshatshi – L’opposition congolaise au banc des accuses<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nQuelques jours apr\u00e8s l’attaque du camp Tshatshi par des inciviques non autrement identifi\u00e9s, les choses commencent, petit \u00e0 petit, \u00e0 se dessiner clairement. Savoir, qui est derri\u00e8re cet acte ayant provoqu\u00e9 la panique le 22 juillet 2014, \u00e0 Kinshasa. Alors que les commentaires, en sens divers, attribuent cet acte aux Enyele, pour les uns, pour les autres, aux disciples du proph\u00e8te Mukungubila, et pour les autres encore aux \u00e9l\u00e9ments de Bakata Katanga, au regard de leur mode op\u00e9ratoire, aussi similaire que cela puisse para\u00eetre curieux. Mais, c’est la Majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sidentielle qui vient pointer du doigt l’opposition politique congolaise. Par la voie de son Porte-parole, S\u00e9bastien Luzanga, la MP met en garde l’opposition politique contre tout acte pouvant mettre en p\u00e9ril les efforts de d\u00e9mocratisation de la RDC.<\/p>\n

L\u2019Unadef condamne l\u2019attaque du camp Tshatshi<\/a>\u00a0| 27 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Union nationale des d\u00e9mocrates f\u00e9d\u00e9ralistes (Unadef) de Muando Simba a condamn\u00e9 l\u2019attaque du camp Tshatshi qui a eu lieu mardi dernier. Le pr\u00e9sdent de ce parti Muando Simba s\u2019est ainsi exprim\u00e9 samedi 26 juillet \u00e0 Kinshasa au cours d\u2019une rencontre avec les jeunes de son part. Il a aussi f\u00e9licit\u00e9 la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante (Ceni) pour l\u2019organisation de la l\u00e9gislative partielle \u00e0 Befale en Equateur.<\/p>\n

Muslim community calls for Congolese unity<\/strong><\/p>\n

La communaut\u00e9 musulmane appelle les Congolais \u00e0 l\u2019unit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00ab Tout musulman doit cultiver l\u2019unit\u00e9 dans sa diversit\u00e9 et dans notre pays rien ne pourra marcher sans l\u2019unit\u00e9 \u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 lundi 28 juillet Cheikh Ali Mwinyi, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la fin du Ramadan. D\u2019apr\u00e8s lui, le saint coran r\u00e9v\u00e8le que l\u2019Islam est la religion de l\u2019unit\u00e9 des peuples. \u00ab Vouloir devenir musulman, il faut vivre dans l\u2019unit\u00e9 car notre Dieu est unique, notre religion est unique et notre proph\u00e8te est unique. Notre livre aussi est aussi unique. Tout celui qui n\u2019a pas cet esprit dans l\u2019islam est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme malade et doit prier pour avoir l\u2019esprit d\u2019unit\u00e9 \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Cheikh Ali, officiant de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de la cl\u00f4ture du Ramadan de la mosqu\u00e9e centrale \u00e0 Kasuku l\u2019un de cinq sites de la ville de Kindu dans l\u2019est de la RDC.<\/p>\n

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

Plus de 33 000 nouveaux d\u00e9plac\u00e9s internes enregistr\u00e9s en juin<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de trente-trois mille nouveaux d\u00e9plac\u00e9s internes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 recens\u00e9s en juin dernier dans la province du Nord-Kivu, selon le bulletin hebdomadaire du Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires (Ocha) publi\u00e9 mercredi 23 juillet. Cette agence des Nations unies indique que les op\u00e9rations militaires contre les groupes arm\u00e9s, l\u2019activisme de ces groupes et des bandits arm\u00e9s sont \u00e0 l\u2019origine de cette situation.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu – La MONUSCO m\u00e8ne des patrouilles intensives \u00e0 Butembo-Centre<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLes Casques bleus de la Force de la Monusco, d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s au poste op\u00e9rationnel de Butembo, ont men\u00e9 des patrouilles intensives de domination de terrain \u00e0 Butembo-Centre et dans les localit\u00e9s environnantes. Ces op\u00e9rations militaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9es \u00ab dans le but d’interdire toute activit\u00e9 n\u00e9gative des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de groupes arm\u00e9s, y compris l’ADF, et de prot\u00e9ger les populations civiles \u00bb. Les patrouilles de la Force onusienne dans cette partie du Nord-Kivu sont initi\u00e9es \u00ab dans le cadre du soutien \u00e0 l’op\u00e9ration \u00ab Sukola 1 \u00bb men\u00e9e par l’arm\u00e9e gouvernementale dans le territoire de Beni \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Une caravane de paix organis\u00e9e pour rapprocher les communaut\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ASBL \u00abLes hommes de Dieu\u00bb organise du 26 au 27 juillet une caravane de paix pour rapprocher les communaut\u00e9s, apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite de la r\u00e9bellion du M23, au Nord-Kivu. Cette procession motoris\u00e9e est partie de la localit\u00e9 de Jomba jusqu\u2019au poste frontalier de Bunagana via la ville de Goma, un parcours de 150 km. Plac\u00e9e sous le th\u00e8me: \u00abUne autre fa\u00e7on de vivre est possible\u00bb, cette caravane conna\u00eet la participation d\u2019une trentaine des d\u00e9put\u00e9s nationaux \u00e9lus du Nord-kivu partis de Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Les FARDC et la Monusco sensibilisent les ADF au d\u00e9sarmement volontaire<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes FARDC et la Monusco ont lanc\u00e9 lundi 28 juillet dans le territoire de Beni\u00a0 une op\u00e9ration visant \u00e0 exhorter les rebelles ougandais des ADF encore r\u00e9fractaires\u00a0 \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes. Un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re de la mission onusienne a largu\u00e9\u00a0 des tracts dans certains villages, o\u00f9 200 \u00e0 300 personnes seraient prises en otage par ces rebelles. Les FARDC voudraient obtenir, par la m\u00eame occasion, la lib\u00e9ration volontaire de ces otages. Un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re de la mission onusienne, avec \u00e0 son bord quelques officiers des FARDC et de la section DDRRR de la Monusco, a largu\u00e9\u00a0 lundi des tracts dans les villages de Abia, Bango, Manzati, Kakuka et Kayinama.<\/p>\n

Military Offensives Free DRC Villages<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe military spokesman for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) says a joint military offensive with the national army in Walikale and Masisi territories has freed over 20 villages from rebels from the Mai Cheka and the Alliance for the Sovereign and Patriotic Congo (APCLH) groups. Colonel Felix Basse says residents are expressing their appreciation. \u201cThis is a huge relief for the populations that live in the area because they have been under pressure, they have been under indiscriminate violence from these armed groups operating in that area,\u201d said Basse. \u201cNow, progressively, the Congolese forces backed by the UN forces are restoring the state authority in these areas. This is in line with MONUSCO\u2019s concept of Islands of stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plaidoyer pour la mise en place d\u2019un cadre permanent de dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes communaut\u00e9s locales du Nord-Kivu veulent instituer un cadre permanent de dialogue pour la consolidation de la paix dans leur province, en proie \u00e0 des conflits ethniques et \u00e0 l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 caus\u00e9e par des groupes arm\u00e9s. Elles l\u2019ont annonc\u00e9, dimanche 27 juillet, au terme d\u2019une caravane de paix organis\u00e9e entre la localit\u00e9 de Jomba et le poste frontalier de Bunagana via la ville de Goma. Cette caravane qui a mobilis\u00e9 500 personnes a parcouru 150 km.<\/p>\n

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

Note d\u2019information sur les r\u00e9centes violences entre les communaut\u00e9s Luba et Pygm\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nLe District du Tanganyika, vaste de pr\u00e8s de 500 000 km2, frontalier \u00e0 la province du Sud-Kivu, risque d\u2019\u00eatre embras\u00e9 par un conflit communautaire entre les pygm\u00e9es et Lubas dont son origine r\u00e9cente remonte \u00e0 mai 2013 o\u00f9 les Mayi Mayi \u00ab Bakata Katanga \u00bb, avaient incendi\u00e9 les localit\u00e9s voisines de Lwela et Nsange, localit\u00e9s situ\u00e9es sur l\u2019axe Kiambi \u2013 Nyunzu, \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 100 km de Manono Centre, dans le Territoire de Manono. A Lwela, selon certains sources, des femmes et enfants auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 brul\u00e9s vifs et environ 200 maisons incendi\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Un d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Fizi invite l\u2019Etat \u00e0 dialoguer avec les groupes arm\u00e9s actifs dans ce territoire<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe d\u00e9pute national Ambatobe Nyongolo invite le gouvernement \u00e0 dialoguer avec les groupes Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef encore actifs dans le territoire de Fizi, au Sud-Kivu. Lors d\u2019un point de presse jeudi 24 juillet \u00e0 Baraka, l\u2019\u00e9lu de Fizi a condamn\u00e9 les affrontements entre Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Yakutumba et Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) qui ont fait plusieurs d\u00e9plac\u00e9s parmi la population de cette zone. Selon le d\u00e9put\u00e9 Ambatobe Nyongolo, ces habitants ont fui les localit\u00e9s de Yungu, Talama, Kihingizi et kazimiya.<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b026\/14, 23 juillet 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Affrontements entre FARDC et miliciens Yakutumba sur la presqu\u2019\u00eele d\u2019Ubwari<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes combats ont oppos\u00e9 mardi 29 juillet dans la matin\u00e9e des militaires congolais aux miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Yakutumba sur la presqu\u2019Ile d\u2019Ubwari dans le territoire de Fizi (Sud-Kivu). Des sources officielles de l\u2019arm\u00e9e indiquent que les miliciens ont attaqu\u00e9 une position des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) \u00e0 Some.\u00a0 Une autre attaque a \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9e dans la r\u00e9gion la veille. Des\u00a0 militaires en provenance de Baraka qui se rendaient \u00e0 Kazimia ont \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9s par des combattants de la m\u00eame milice. Les activit\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 paralys\u00e9es dans la matin\u00e9e avant de reprendre dans la soir\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

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

Sexual slavery rife in Democratic Republic of the Congo, says MSF<\/a>\u00a0| 23 July 2014 | The Guardian
\nMedical NGO treats thousands of forced labour and rape survivors as militias target civilians in Orientale province. Men, women and children are being kidnapped and held for months as slaves by militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Healthcare professionals working for M\u00e9dicins sans Fronti\u00e8res in the gold and diamond mining regions of Okapi forest, Orientale province, say they have treated hundreds of women who had been seized from villages and held as sex slaves, many of whom have life-threatening injuries from sustained abuse. Men and children are also being kidnapped and made to work in the mines.<\/p>\n

Les FARDC et la MONUSCO maintiennent leur pression contre la LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nLa Province Orientale est de temps en temps victime d’actes de violation des droits de l’homme de la part des groupes arm\u00e9s. C’est ainsi que les RDC et la Force de la Monusco y maintiennent des pressions militaires contre les groupes arm\u00e9s dont la LRA. Les forces congolaises et onusiennes maintiennent, en Province Orientale, leur pression militaire contre les \u00e9l\u00e9ments r\u00e9siduels de l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du Seigneur \u00ab LRA \u00bb dans les districts du Haut-U\u00e9l\u00e9 et du Bas-U\u00e9l\u00e9. A cet effet, les op\u00e9rations conjointes d\u00e9nomm\u00e9es \u00ab Retour II \u00bb, \u00ab Point d’acier \u00bb et \u00ab Bienvenue \u00e0 la paix \u00bb se poursuivent normalement, dans le but de neutraliser les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de ce groupe arm\u00e9. La campagne motoris\u00e9e du contingent marocain de la Monusco assure en permanence la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’a\u00e9roport de Dungu, de la base logistique des Nations unies ainsi que des zones environnantes, dans le but d’y interdire toute pr\u00e9sence des groupes arm\u00e9s, dont la LRA, et de prot\u00e9ger les populations locales riveraines.<\/p>\n

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

Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes (Juin 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nINFOMAP<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Op-Ed by Murithi Mutiga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s Unfinished Miracle<\/a>\u00a0| 30 July 2014 | New York Times
\nLaments about corruption, physical insecurity and unresponsive bureaucrats are a staple of life in many countries in East and Central Africa, with one notable exception: Rwanda. The streets of its capital, Kigali, are impeccable, the roads are good, lights work and, unlike the traffic cops in Nairobi, Kampala or Dar es Salaam, police officers do not stop drivers simply to coerce bribes. Yet the architect of this miracle, President Paul Kagame, is in danger of reversing the gains that have made Rwanda a beacon of progress on the continent. For the most part, Mr. Kagame gets laudatory media coverage, especially in Africa, and it\u2019s easy to see why. Sustained economic growth of around 8 percent over the last decade has brought real benefits to the Rwandan people \u2014 a strikingly impressive turnaround in the years since the 1994 genocide, when more than 800,000 people, the overwhelming majority of them members of the Tutsi minority, were killed in a 100-day rampage incited and organized by members of the previous, Hutu-dominated government.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Crackdown on opposition raises fear of escalating conflict<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Peace at risk<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Africa Confidential
\nThe government is clamping down on elements within its former coalition partner, the mainly Tutsi Union pour le progr\u00e8s national (Uprona) because of their opposition to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s attempts to run for a third term of office in July 2015 and alter other parts of the constitution. Although Nkurunziza narrowly lost a vote to amend the constitution to allow him to stand again, he can try again \u2013 but not until March 2015. The United Nations has also expressed ‘deep concern’ about the political and security situation. Many years of civil war were brought to an uneasy end in 2000 with the Arusha Accords but widespread peace only took hold in 2006. The Accords set out power-sharing protocols between the Hutu and Tutsi communities, including ethnic quotas for government jobs.<\/p>\n

Charles Nditije accuse le pouvoir de noyauter l’Uprona<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nQuatre personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u00e9g\u00e8rement bless\u00e9es et quatre autres arr\u00eat\u00e9es par la police, dimanche \u00e0 Bujumbura, alors que des partisans de Charles Nditije, d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 par le pouvoir, tentaient d’emp\u00eacher la tenue des \u00e9tats g\u00e9n\u00e9raux de l’Uprona, principal parti tutsi d’opposition. Une r\u00e9union organis\u00e9e par Concilie Nibigira, d\u00e9sign\u00e9e \u00e0 la t\u00eate de ce parti par le ministre de l’Int\u00e9rieur. La pol\u00e9mique bat son plein sur la question de savoir qui sont exactement les centaines de personnes qui ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ces \u00e9tats g\u00e9n\u00e9raux du parti Uprona, dimanche, et qui ont modifi\u00e9 les statuts et d\u00e9sign\u00e9 les organes dirigeants suivant une nouvelle proc\u00e9dure, non pr\u00e9vue dans les statuts du parti.<\/p>\n

Fears mount amid escalating political violence and government crackdown<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Amnesty International
\nBurundi\u2019s ruling party is perpetrating a relentless campaign of intimidation against government critics and its youth wing is carrying out crimes with impunity ahead of next year\u2019s election, warns Amnesty International in a report published today.\u00a0\u2018Locked down: A shrinking of political space<\/a>\u2019 explores a crackdown on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly and a sharp increase in politicized violence in Burundi linked to the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Attacks in Western Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Behind the Attacks in Western Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | The Independent
\nOPINION
\nRecent events in the districts of Kasese, Bundibugyo, and Ntororo show that President Yoweri Museveni’s strategy to politically and strategically capture the volatile region could be failing, experts say. For some time, Museveni has been attempting to have the Bakonjo and their leader, Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere Iremangoma, in his corner politically. Part of the reason is political. As Dr Arthur Syahuka Muhindo of Makerere University’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration – who has researched and presented papers about the Rwenzururu – once told The Independent, “the people of Kasese vote like rebels”.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

Carte : pour y voir clair dans le micmac des groupes rebelles de Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe “Forum pour la r\u00e9conciliation nationale et le dialogue politique” de Brazzaville a finalement accouch\u00e9 du cessez-le-feu tant esp\u00e9r\u00e9. L’ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, qui n’\u00e9tait apparemment pas venue avec l’id\u00e9e de n\u00e9gocier, avait sembler dynamiter les n\u00e9gociations d\u00e8s le premier jour en posant comme pr\u00e9alable la partition de la Centrafrique. Le lendemain, les d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s \u00e9taient absents obligeant \u00e0 une suspension du forum. Il a fallu une derni\u00e8re entrevue avec le pr\u00e9sident congolais Denis Sassou Nguesso pour que Moussa-Mohamed Dhaffane, qui conduisait la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de l’ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, accepte finalement de signer l’accord de cessation des hostilit\u00e9s avec Patrice-\u00c9douard Naga\u00efssona, coordinateur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des anti-balaka.<\/p>\n

Dans l’extr\u00eame Sud-Est, seules les armes parlent<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\nes gu\u00e9rillas affaiblies mais toujours dangereuses, des corps exp\u00e9ditionnaires d’arm\u00e9es \u00e9trang\u00e8res, des braconniers d’ivoire, des trafiquants de minerais: l’extr\u00eame Sud-Est centrafricain, coinc\u00e9 entre Soudan du Sud et R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, est une zone de non droit, dans un pays en totale d\u00e9rive. Cette lointaine r\u00e9gion isol\u00e9e du Haut-M’bomou \u00e9tait jusqu’\u00e0 r\u00e9cemment rest\u00e9e \u00e0 l’\u00e9cart de l’actualit\u00e9 de la Centrafrique d\u00e9chir\u00e9e par les affrontements entre l’ex-r\u00e9bellion S\u00e9l\u00e9ka et les milices anti-balaka qui viennent de signer un cessez-le-feu dont le succ\u00e8s est loin d’\u00eatre garanti.<\/p>\n

Silent majority held hostage<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | BBC
\n\u201cIt struck me – not for the first time in CAR – that here was a civilian population being held hostage, not only by external enemies but also by those who claimed to be protecting the community\u201d<\/p>\n

Gold and diamond mining feeds conflict\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold, diamonds feed Central African religious violence<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nThree young rebels, their AK47s propped against wooden stools in the afternoon heat, guard the entrance to the giant Ndassima gold mine carved deep into a forested hilltop in Central African Republic. Sat in a thatched shack at the edge of a muddy shantytown, the gunmen keep the peace – for a price – among hundreds of illegal miners who swarm over the steep sides of the glittering open pit, scratching out a living.<\/p>\n

Diane Corner new Deputy Special Representative for MINUSCA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Corner nomm\u00e9e repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale-adjointe de Ban Ki-Moon en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ambassadrice de la Grande-Bretagne en RDC, Diane Corner est nomm\u00e9e repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale-adjointe du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Onu en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine. Selon une d\u00e9p\u00eache de l\u2019agence African press organization (APO), Mme Corner sera \u00e9galement chef adjointe de la mission multidimensionnelle int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de l\u2019Onu en RCA (Minusca). Diane Corner va quitter Kinshasa apr\u00e8s 14 mois de mandat \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019ambassade de la Grande-Bretagne en RDC. Cette diplomate anglaise avait succ\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 Patrick Neil Wigan.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ceasefire: Comments and implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Copy of the ceasefire agreement (French)<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | MINUSCA<\/p>\n

CAR Cease-fire Implementation Faces Myriad Challenges<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Voice of America
\nA cease-fire deal agreed upon by warring militias in the Central African Republic is a welcome development for the war-torn country, though Implementing the accord will not be an easy task. Leaders of the rival anti-Balaka militia and the Seleka rebels agreed at meetings in the Republic of Congo to end sectarian violence in the C.A.R. The deal — signed Wednesday by various armed groups, members of the transitional government and civil society — calls for an immediate halt to fighting that has left thousands of people dead and displaced nearly a quarter of the C.A.R.’s population.<\/p>\n

Accord de Brazza sur la RCA – Ce b\u00e9b\u00e9 venu par c\u00e9sarienne survivra-t-il ?<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Pays
\nANALYSE
\nLes participants au forum de Brazzaville pour la paix en Centrafrique sont parvenus, apr\u00e8s un v\u00e9ritable parcours du combattant, \u00e0 un accord de cessez-le-feu, qui, certes a un arri\u00e8re go\u00fbt d’inachev\u00e9, mais est quand m\u00eame bon \u00e0 prendre. En effet, l’arr\u00eat des hostilit\u00e9s entre la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka et les anti-Balaka, auquel les protagonistes se sont engag\u00e9s dans un contexte marqu\u00e9 par des exactions imputables aux deux camps, peut produire, un tant soit peu, un r\u00e9pit qui pourrait \u00eatre mis \u00e0 profit par les fr\u00e8res ennemis centrafricains pour r\u00e9apprendre \u00e0 vivre ensemble.<\/p>\n

Security Council, UN officials welcome signing of Central African Republic ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July | UN News
\nThe Security Council and senior United Nations officials have welcomed the signing of an agreement on the cessation of hostilities by the parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) and highlighted the need to follow this up with national reconciliation and reconstruction efforts. The agreement was signed yesterday in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, at the end of a three-day forum that brought together heads of State, including CAR\u2019s interim president Catherine Samba-Panza, representatives of civil society organizations, political parties and armed groups, as well as refugees.<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s le forum de Brazzaville, la pr\u00e9sidente annonce un gouvernement de large ouverture<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Hirondelle
\nAu lendemain de la signature de l\u2019accord de cessez-le-feu, dans la capitale congolaise, la pr\u00e9sidente de transition de la R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine, Catherine Samba-Panza, a annonc\u00e9 jeudi \u00e0 Bangui une plus large ouverture des institutions. \u00ab Nous avons commenc\u00e9 par la volont\u00e9 d\u2019arr\u00eater les violences. Ensemble, nous verrons avec les partenaires au d\u00e9veloppement quel type de d\u00e9sarmement et de r\u00e9insertion nous voulons\u00bb, a expliqu\u00e9 la pr\u00e9sidente qui s\u2019adressait \u00e0 la presse.<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s Brazzaville, les prochaines \u00e9tapes vers une paix durable en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | rfi
\nDans l’accord sign\u00e9 mercredi 23 juillet par des repr\u00e9sentants des anti-balaka et de la Seleka, les deux parties s’engagent \u00e0 ne plus commettre un certain nombre de crimes : ex\u00e9cutions sommaires, torture ou encore incendie de villages. Elles s\u2019engagent aussi \u00e0 cantonner leurs hommes dans un d\u00e9lai raisonnable. La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape sera donc la mise en application de cet accord. Dans les prochains jours, selon le Premier ministre Andr\u00e9 Nzapay\u00e9k\u00e9, le recensement et le cantonnement des combattants doivent se mettre en place un peu partout dans le pays.<\/p>\n

The Car Ceasefire – a (Very) Small Step Towards Stability<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | Daily Maverick
\nANALYSIS
\nNews that warring parties in the Central African Republic have agreed on a ceasefire is encouraging – but not too encouraging. A few crucial oversights in the peace deal, coupled with the structural realities of the conflict, mean that it’s going to be very difficult to enforce. Still, it’s a start. After three days of talks in Brazzaville, 169 citizens of the Central African Republic – a state that currently exists in name only – agreed to a tentative ceasefire that should, in theory, end the fighting that has devastated the country over the last 18 months. This select group of people included representatives from the transitional government, from the anti-Balaka militia, from the Seleka rebels, and even a smattering of civil society activists.<\/p>\n

Les partis non repr\u00e9sent\u00e9s \u00e0 Brazzaville m\u00e9fiants sur l’accord<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\n\u00c0 peine sign\u00e9, d\u00e9j\u00e0 amplement comment\u00e9. L’accord de cessation des hostilit\u00e9s sign\u00e9 le 23 juillet entre – entre autres – des repr\u00e9sentants du mouvement anti-balaka et de la coalition Seleka suscite de multiples r\u00e9actions politiques. Sans surprise, les acteurs des n\u00e9gociations s’estiment satisfaits, tandis que les organisations qui n’\u00e9taient pas pr\u00e9sentes au Forum se disent m\u00e9fiantes.<\/p>\n

Vers un forum de r\u00e9conciliation – Bangui, Sassou \u00e9teint le feu !<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9riet\u00e9
\nDes discussions qui, d\u00e8s le d\u00e9part, ont failli tourner au vinaigre, se sont, finalement, sold\u00e9es par un franc succ\u00e8s, \u00e0 Brazzaville. Les parties prenantes dont les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la Seleka qui pr\u00e9sentaient, comme il fallait s’y attendre, des exigences extr\u00e9mistes, ont pli\u00e9 l’\u00e9chine devant les vertus de l’arbre \u00e0 palabre ainsi plant\u00e9, pour ramener de l’ordre dans la boutique.<\/p>\n

Forum de Brazzaville, la position d’un collectif<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | All Africa | Africa Info
\ni-Rca \u2014 Le Collectif \u00ab Touche pas \u00e0 ma constitution \u00bb, en solidarit\u00e9 avec les membres de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile ayant pris position de ne pas participer au forum de Brazzaville tient \u00e0 pr\u00e9ciser ce qui suit : Faisant de la lutte contre les injustices, l’impunit\u00e9 la prise en compte des victimes, les respects des fondamentaux et toutes autres formes de violences ayant caract\u00e9ris\u00e9s la crise centrafricaine, le Collectif, r\u00e9it\u00e8re son appel pour la tenue en terre centrafricaine d’un v\u00e9ritable dialogue inclusif pour en d\u00e9battre et y mettre fin v\u00e9ritablement \u00e0 la souffrance du peuple centrafricain.<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s l\u2019accord de Brazzaville, le pr\u00e9sident du parlement entame des consultations tous azimuts<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Hirondelle
\nA peine rentr\u00e9 de Brazzaville o\u00f9 un accord de cessez-le-feu a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 mercredi soir, le pr\u00e9sident du Conseil national de la transition (CNT), parlement provisoire, Alexandre Ferdinand Ngu\u00e9ndet, a entam\u00e9 le week-end une s\u00e9rie de consultations avec la classe politique. Vendredi, il a rencontr\u00e9 l\u2019ancien ministre D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Zanga Kolingba et le coordonnateur de la plateforme Alternance citoyenne pour la d\u00e9mocratie et la paix (ACDP), Enoch Derant Lakou\u00e9.<\/p>\n

La suite de l’accord de Brazzaville<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nApr\u00e8s le cessez-le-feu entre groupes arm\u00e9s centrafricains conclu \u00e0 Brazzaville le 23 juillet, reste \u00e0 mettre en musique cet accord pour \u00e9viter qu’il ne reste lettre morte. M\u00e9diateur de la crise centrafricaine, le pr\u00e9sident congolais Denis Sassou Nguesso a dans un premier temps \u00e9mis le souhait que les anciens chefs d’\u00c9tat Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9 et Michel Djotodia soient invit\u00e9s au forum de la paix de Brazzaville. L’id\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 abandonn\u00e9e devant les fortes r\u00e9ticences de la communaut\u00e9 internationale et notamment des \u00c9tats-Unis, intransigeants sur la question de l’impunit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

A tentative ceasefire in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | IRIN
\nWhile the ceasefire signed in Brazzaville on 23 July by the two principal armed factions in the Central African Republic (CAR), the ex-Seleka and anti-Balaka, was widely greeted as a positive step forward, analysts are sceptical it can lead to lasting peace. The agreement, negotiated during a three-day Forum for National Reconciliation in CAR and mediated by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou N\u2019guesso, involved CAR religious groups, trade unions, civil society, the National Transitional Council and government officials.\u00a0 The agreement stipulates that all parties will abstain from all forms of violence, including summary executions, torture, harassment, arson, looting, arbitrary detention and execution, the recruitment and use of child soldiers and civilians, and sexual violence.<\/p>\n

Seleka position on partition after the ceasefire<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab Nous ne sommes pas pour une partition du pays \u00bb, selon le chef de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Afrik.com
\nINTERVIEW
\nLe chef de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane, a livrer \u00e0 Afrik.com les dessous de la n\u00e9gociation qui s\u2019est d\u00e9roul\u00e9e \u00e0 Brazzaville entre la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, les anti-balaka et le gouvernement centrafricain du 21 au 23 mars dernier. Un cessez-le-feu a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 mercredi.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic rebel chief rejects ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | BBC
\nL\u2019accord de Brazzaville rejet\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | BBC
\nSeleka rebels in the Central African Republic have rejected a ceasefire deal and demanded the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians. In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Harding, Seleka military chief Joseph Zoundeiko said his forces would ignore the ceasefire agreed on Thursday. He said the deal had been negotiated without proper input from the military wing of the former Seleka alliance.<\/p>\n

Le chef de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka d\u00e9ment toute id\u00e9e de partition du pays<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Potentiel
\nINTERVIEW
\nLe chef de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, Mohamed Moussa Dhaffane, a, dans une interview livr\u00e9e \u00e0 Afrik.com, d\u00e9menti toute id\u00e9e de partition de la Centrafrique. Il a, entre autres, \u00e9voqu\u00e9 les dessous de cartes des n\u00e9gociations inter centrafricaines qui sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9es \u00e0 Brazzaville entre la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, les anti-balaka et le gouvernement centrafricain du 21 au 23 mars dernier. Un cessez-le-feu a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 mercredi. Retour sur cette interview. La S\u00e9l\u00e9ka a tard\u00e9 \u00e0 se rendre \u00e0 la n\u00e9gociation \u00e0 Brazzaville, comment s’est pass\u00e9e l’arriv\u00e9e de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation S\u00e9l\u00e9ka dans la capitale congolaise ?<\/p>\n

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

Pas de tr\u00eave \u00e0 Bambari, en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | BBC
\nVIDEO
\nC’est un calme pr\u00e9caire qui r\u00e8gne en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine et ce malgr\u00e9 un accord de cessez-le feu sign\u00e9 cette semaine \u00e0 Brazzaille entre les diff\u00e9rents protagonistes de la crise centrafricaine.
\nLa ville de Bambari, au Nord-Ouest de Bangui, est l’une des zones de tensions. La cohabitation entre les combattants de la Seleka et de la milice anti-Balaka y est difficile.\u00a0Link to English Video<\/a><\/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

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

\u201cWe felt like human beings again:\u201d Treating and supporting survivors of sexual violence<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | World Bank
\nVIDEO
\nViolence against women and girls has reached epidemic proportions in Africa\u2019s Great Lakes Region. In DRC, nearly three-quarters of women report having suffered from spousal or partner abuse at one time in their lives. In Rwanda, nearly half of women have experienced physical and sexual violence. In Burundi, entrenched poverty, gender inequality and socio-cultural beliefs perpetuate high levels of domestic violence. Survivors of sexual violence need emergency and long-term care and services. Health systems have a critical role to play, both in treating and supporting survivors, and in identifying those at risk early enough, preventing further violence. Effective support for survivors of sexual violence is a good barometer of health system performance as several critical elements need to work in tandem. For example, when treating survivors of sexual and gender based violence, time is of the essence, both to prevent pregnancy and HIV transmission.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Kampala Convention<\/strong><\/p>\n

As DRC ratifies the Kampala Convention, IDMC asks: What difference will it make?<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Reliefweb | Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
\nMillions have been displaced by conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the last two decades; over 2 million in the last two years alone. While displaced people of DRC have shown tremendous resilience, displacement is a profound and life shattering event that many often experience time and time again. With the recent announcement that DRC has now ratified the Kampala Convention, IDMC asks; will it make any difference?<\/p>\n

Measles<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Team of MSF Vaccinated 38,000 Children Against Measles in Minova Before Continuing the Campaign in Kalonge<\/a>\u00a0| All Africa | MSF
\nLast week, the emergency unit of M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) in South Kivu ended the vaccination campaign in the district of Minova after reaching nearly 38,000 children and young people between 6 months to 15 years. The vaccination campaign in different parts of eastern DRC now continues in the neighboring district of Kalonge. The immunization campaign took place for about three weeks, from 27 June to 16 July in four health areas (Lumbishi, Numbi, Shanje and Tushunguti) in the hilly surroundings of the town of Minova, the so called Hauts Plateaux.<\/p>\n

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

UNICEF Monthly Humanitarian Situation Report – 01 – 30 June 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Reliefweb | UN Children\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n

CAR Population Displacement, December 2013 \u2013 22 July 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | Assessment Capacities Project<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

Malaria is the leading killer in Central African Republic: aid group<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reuters
\nAs a recent ceasefire deal boosts prospects for peace in Central African Republic, a key medical aid group warned on Thursday that malaria was the leading killer in the impoverished landlocked country. Malaria, a life-threatening disease transmitted to people via mosquitoes, kills more than half million people a year, mainly infants in the poorest parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said it had seen a jump in cases in Central African Republic, where violence between Christian militia and Muslim rebels has killed thousands of people and forced a million from their homes.<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic Emergency Situation (as of 25 July 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Relifweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 24 July 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nINFOMAP
\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, 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

\u00a0Rwanda<\/h2>\n

US dedicated to find missing accused at ICTR<\/strong><\/p>\n

LES \u00c9TATS-UNIS PR\u00caTS A \u00ab FOUILLER LA PLAN\u00c8TE\u00bb POUR ARR\u00caTER KABUGA ET LES AUTRES ACCUS\u00c9S DU TPIR EN FUITE<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Hirondelle
\nLes Etats-Unis sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 \u00ab fouiller la plan\u00e8te \u00bb en vue de l\u2019arrestation des neuf accus\u00e9s du Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) encore en fuite, parmi lesquels le richissime homme d\u2019affaires F\u00e9licien Kabuga, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 comme l\u2019argentier du g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis de 1994, a assur\u00e9 jeudi \u00e0 Kigali, un haut diplomate am\u00e9ricain. \u00abVingt ans se sont \u00e9coul\u00e9s depuis, mais nous voulons le dire clairement, nous fouillerons la plan\u00e8te pour que ces fugitifs restants soient traduits en justice, dans l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat des victimes et dans l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat des survivants \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Stephen Rapp, ambassadeur itin\u00e9rant des Etats-Unis pour les crimes de guerre.<\/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

USA to strengthen economic ties with Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obama Seeks Closer Africa Ties as China Is First Choice<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Bloomberg
\nWhen Uganda sought bids last month for an $8 billion contract to expand the East African nation\u2019s rail network, it only invited Chinese companies to apply. That condition, agreed to by the Ugandan and Chinese governments, illustrates the hurdles President Barack Obama must overcome as the U.S. tries to challenge China\u2019s status as Africa\u2019s No. 1 investor and trading partner. China\u2019s trade with the continent exceeded $200 billion last year, more than double that of the U.S, which it overtook five years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oil and gas in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Biggest Oil Producers in Shadowy State Deals With Swiss Commodity Traders<\/a>\u00a0| 22 July 2014 Reliefweb | AlertNet
\nGovernments in sub-Saharan Africa are selling crude petroleum in shadowy deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars without publicly accounting for the money, according to a new report. A lack of transparency over staggering amounts of oil revenues is concerning from countries that have millions of people living in dire poverty, weak budgetary oversight, long track records of corruption, Natural Resource Governance Institute said. Its research found that sub-Saharan Africa’s top 10 oil-producing countries have sold more than $254 billion in crude through their state-owned oil companies over the past three years – equivalent to 56 percent of their combined government revenues, it said in its “Big Spenders” report released on Monday.<\/p>\n

Africa’s oil & gas sector continues to show substantial growth, despite regulatory uncertainty and corruption, according to PwC Review<\/a>\u00a0| 23 July 2014 | OilVoice
\nThe challenges facing oil & gas companies operating in Africa continue to be diverse and numerous fuelled by fraud, corruption, theft, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled resources, among others. Regulatory uncertainty and delays in passing laws are severely inhibiting sector development in many countries around the continent. ‘Some key players have delayed or cancelled projects until further clarity can be sought in their respective jurisdictions as they cannot move forward with doubts given the long-term nature of the needed investments,’ says Chris Bredenhann, PwC Africa Oil & Gas Advisory Leader.<\/p>\n

Poaching<\/strong><\/p>\n

South African court gives rhino poacher record 77 years<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Reuters
\nA South African court has sentenced a rhino poacher to 77 years in jail, the heaviest penalty imposed by authorities desperate to halt a wave of poaching that is threatening the population of the endangered animals. Mandla Chauke was convicted of shooting three rhinos, as well as murder and possession of illegal firearms, after he and two other poachers cut through wire fencing and infiltrated the flagship Kruger National Park in 2011, officials said.<\/p>\n

5 \u00e9l\u00e9phants tu\u00e9s en un mois dans la r\u00e9serve du Sankuru<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Institut congolais de conservation de la nature (ICCN) condamne le braconnage de cinq \u00e9l\u00e9phants en un mois dans la r\u00e9serve du Sankuru. Selon le coordonnateur de cet institut pour le Maniema et le Kasa\u00ef-Oriental, Dieudonn\u00e9 Byaombe, des enqu\u00eates sont en cours pour identifier ces braconniers. Il d\u00e9plore cependant la complicit\u00e9 de certaines autorit\u00e9s locales dans ces braconnages. \u00abNous avions d\u00e9j\u00e0 des troupeaux d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9phants qui \u00e9taient dans la r\u00e9serve du Sankuru et qui se sont faits tu\u00e9s par des braconniers. Entre mai et juillet, plus de 5 \u00e9l\u00e9phants ont [encore] \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s\u00bb, a-t-il expliqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Gecamines CEO fired<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Congo fires CEO of state miner Gecamines for ‘gross negligence”<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Mineweb
\nCongolese President Fires Gecamines CEO Over \u2018Mismanagement\u2019<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Bloomberg
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila has fired the chief executive of the country’s state mining company Gecamines for “gross negligence”, according to a presidential decree read out on the state television channel. Government officials declined to give further details on the nature of Ahmed Kalej Nkand’s negligence following Saturday’s decision. The government issued a stern warning to Gecamines last year against selling the country’s assets without its approval, highlighting concerns over the transparency ofmining deals and the running of the firm. Gecamines’ management has also been criticised by the International Monetary Fundfor a lack of transparency in the sale of assets following concerns that stakes in projects had been sold for considerably less than their market value.<\/p>\n

Le patron de G\u00e9camines r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 suite \u00e0 des soup\u00e7ons de surfacturations<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | rfi
\nAhmed Kalej Nkand, administrateur directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la G\u00e9camines a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 de ses fonctions par le pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila pour faute grave. Interrog\u00e9 sur la nature de cette faute, le Premier ministre Matata Ponyo s’est limit\u00e9 \u00e0 parler de mauvaise gouvernance. L’enqu\u00eate men\u00e9e par RFI r\u00e9v\u00e8le cependant des probl\u00e8mes de malversations et de surfacturation au sein de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d’Etat d’exploitation des mines en RDC. Selon des sources contact\u00e9es par RFI, la G\u00e9camines avait d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de se doter d’engins lourds pour l’extraction des minerais dans ce qui lui reste encore comme carri\u00e8res, apr\u00e8s avoir c\u00e9d\u00e9 nombre de ses concessions \u00e0 des priv\u00e9s. L’ensemble de ces engins, initialement destin\u00e9s \u00e0 relancer des activit\u00e9s, aurait co\u00fbt\u00e9 seulement 4 millions de dollars. Mais la facture pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par les dirigeants de l’entreprise aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 gonfl\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ADG de la G\u00e9camines r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 doit \u00eatre d\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 en justice, exige l\u2019UDPS<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS) a exig\u00e9 que le patron de la G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des carri\u00e8res et des mines (G\u00e9camines), Amed Kalej Kant soit d\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 en justice apr\u00e8s sa r\u00e9vocation. Dans une interview accord\u00e9e dimanche 27 juillet \u00e0 Radio Okapi, le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral charg\u00e9 de Justice et Droits humains de ce parti d\u2019opposition, Me Astia Mulunda, a estim\u00e9 que cela permettra \u00ab d\u2019\u00e9viter l\u2019arbitraire et des r\u00e8glements des comptes \u00bb. Le chef de l\u2019Etat a r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 la veille le responsable de la G\u00e9camines \u00ab pour manquement grave dans l\u2019exercice de ses fonctions \u00bb.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9camines – Les attentes du Gouvernement mises \u00e0 rude \u00e9preuve<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nApr\u00e8s la r\u00e9vocation de Kalej Kant – G\u00e9camines, l’UDPS exige l’implication de la Justice !<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nLa nouvelle est tomb\u00e9e comme une foudre, le samedi 26 juillet 2014, en d\u00e9but d’apr\u00e8s-midi. Amed Kalej NKand, Administrateur Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de carri\u00e8res et des mines, G\u00e9camines en sigle, a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9voqu\u00e9 par le Chef de l’Etat, Joseph Kabila Kabange. Les motifs de son incrimination renferment beaucoup de d\u00e9tails. Selon l’ordonnance pr\u00e9sidentielle, Kalej est reproch\u00e9 des manquements graves dans l’exercice de ses fonctions. Si c’est une purge pour se d\u00e9barrasser des mauvais gestionnaires des entreprises publiques, alors le glas a sonn\u00e9 pour l’impunit\u00e9. Par cons\u00e9quent, les attentes du Gouvernement sont mises \u00e0 rude \u00e9preuve. Les vieux engins acquis pour la production des minerais ne pouvant r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la planification.<\/p>\n

Corruption<\/strong><\/p>\n

How UK business enables corruption in poor countries<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | The Guardian
\nUK professionals are acting as enablers for corrupt deals in developing countries…The amount lost to the DRC in five suspicious mining deals, for example, was equivalent to their total health and education budget…Last month a network of MPs and peers campaigning on international corruption came together with representatives of relevant industries to discuss how to prevent UK professionals becoming involved in illegitimate business…As a group, MPs and peers often want to fix problems with new laws, but our discussions highlight the importance of enforcing those already in place. We will continue to draw attention to this issue with policymakers and while we do, urge all British businesses to play their part in preventing corruption. [refers to Base Titanium (part of Base Resources), BHP Billiton & Adaro Energy]<\/p>\n

Iron-Ore<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sundance inks Republic of Congo mining convention<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nIron-ore developer Sundance Resources has signed the Nabeba mining convention with the government of the Republic of Congo. The signing follows the issue of the mining permit, which was approved in December 2012, and outlines the fiscal and legal terms and conditions that Sundance has to satisfy for the development and management of the 35-million-tonne-a-year Nabeba iron-ore project. Sundance MD Giulio Casello said on Friday that the signing of the convention was the culmination of the strong support given to the project by the Congo-Brazzaville government, since the company started exploration at Nabeba in 2010.<\/p>\n

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

Les creuseurs artisanaux somm\u00e9s d\u2019arr\u00eater l\u2019exploitation mini\u00e8re \u00e0 Kasulo<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement provincial du Katanga accorde un d\u00e9lai d\u2019un mois aux creuseurs artisanaux pour qu\u2019ils mettent fin \u00e0 leurs activit\u00e9s dans le site minier de Kasulo, en territoire de Kolwezi (Katanga). Le ministre provincial de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur du Katanga a pris cette mesure, mercredi 23 juillet, au cours d\u2019une rencontre avec le maire de Kolwezi, les repr\u00e9sentants de certains services de l\u2019\u00e9tat ainsi que ceux des creuseurs artisanaux.<\/p>\n

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

Vulgarisation du rapport ITIE 2011 – Les jeunes et les organisations communautaires sensibilis\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | Le Phare
\nApr\u00e8s le coup d’envoi de la vulgarisation du rapport de 2011 sur l’Initiative de Transparence des Industries Extractives par C\u00e9l\u00e9stin Vunabandi, ministre du Plan et de Suivi de la Mise en \u0153uvre de la R\u00e9volution de la Modernit\u00e9 et la Coalition. Publiez ce que vous payez, le mercredi 16 juillet 2014 \u00e0 l’h\u00f4tel Sultani, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile a d\u00e9marr\u00e9 les activit\u00e9s de la diss\u00e9mination \u00e0 Kinshasa le vendredi 25 juillet 2014 \u00e0 la paroisse Saint Eloi, dans la commune de Barumbu.<\/p>\n

World Bank funds gives 100 million USD for agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n

18 millions USD pour accro\u00eetre la production de ma\u00efs<\/a>\u00a0| 27 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nInternational Finance Corporation (IFC), un membre du groupe de la Banque mondiale, a accord\u00e9 un pr\u00eat de 18 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains \u00e0 Terra et African Milling Company Congo. L\u2019accord a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 le vendredi 25 juillet \u00e0 Lubumbashi. Cet argent doit permettre aux deux entreprises implant\u00e9es au Katanga d\u2019accro\u00eetre leur production de ma\u00efs. Pour l\u2019IFC, une augmentation de la production locale r\u00e9duira les importations du ma\u00efs et renforcera la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire au Katanga.<\/p>\n

Soutien au secteur agricole – La Banque Mondiale promet 100 millions USD \u00e0 la RDC !<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9
\nLes efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s par le Gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique dans l’am\u00e9lioration de la gouvernance sont salu\u00e9s par plus d’un. Le Vice-pr\u00e9sident de la Banque Mondiale, Makhtar Diop, les a, \u00e9galement, reconnus hier, dimanche 27 juillet 2014, lors d’une conf\u00e9rence de presse conjointe \u00e0 la Primature. Ma\u00eetrise du cadre macro\u00e9conomique, r\u00e9duction de l’inflation, acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration de la croissance, r\u00e9forme des entreprises publiques, bonne note dans le cadre de l’Initiative pour la Transparence dans les Industries Extractives, bonne gouvernance par des mesures individuelles dans le secteur des mines, l’augmentation des r\u00e9serves en banque… Au regard de ces r\u00e9sultats, a indiqu\u00e9 Makhtar Diop, la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo va devoir b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier des opportunit\u00e9s de financement de certains projets.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

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

Imena Speaks Out On Gatumba Concession, Conflict Minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 27 July 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nINTERVIEW
\nMining companies will soon receive long term licenses, thanks to the new mining law, Evode Imena, the Minister of State in charge of Minerals has said. Speaking in an exclusive interview with The New Times’ Ivan Mugisha, on various issues in the mining sector, Imena said it was previously challenging for government to grant long term licenses to investors. Government says it targets large scale investors under the amended mining law published early this month in the Official Gazette, as part of efforts to ensure maximum productivity of the sector. Under the previous law, government was only allowed to grant a license of five or 30 years – nothing in-between-but the duration of five years was too short to small-scale investors. Imena says this has now changed.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Ethanol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s Kakira Sugar Plans to Produce Ethanol Fuel by 2016<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Bloomberg
\nKakira Sugar Works Ltd., Uganda\u2019s biggest processor of the sweetener, plans to build an ethanol plant by the end of 2016 after it spent $75 million expanding cane-crushing and power operations over the past two years. The ethanol from the facility that will have capacity to produce 20 million liters (5.3 million gallons) annually will be distilled from 85,000 metric tons of molasses, the result of processing 2 million tons of cane, Kenneth Musinga Barungi, an assistant to the company\u2019s general manager, said by e-mail yesterday.<\/p>\n

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

Uganda’s Hopes in Extractives Sector Lie in EITI<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | All Africa | The Observer
\nOPINION
\nUganda has high expectations in the extractives sector, especially with an addition of oil and gas resource to the basket of the abundant mineral resources. However, these hopes can only be realised if the country agrees to sign up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI is an international standard for transparency in extractive industry payments and receipts. In countries participating in the EITI, companies are required to publish what they pay to governments and governments are required to publish what they receive from companies. For Uganda, only Tullow Oil Plc has done so.<\/p>\n

Genetically modified crops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why Uganda needs GMOs<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Pambazuka
\nOn account of population pressures and diseases that are affecting Uganda\u2019s coffee, maize, banana and cassava production, GMOs are necessary to address the food insecurity and hidden hunger in the country.<\/p>\n

Decision in Tullow tax dispute<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tullow receives judgment in its favour following appeal by Heritage<\/a>\u00a0| 23 July 2014 | OilVoice
\nTullow Oil plc announce that Tullow Uganda Limited, its Ugandan subsidiary, has received judgment in its favour in the proceedings against Heritage Oil and Gas Ltd and Heritage Oil Plc (together ‘Heritage’) in the Court of Appeal in London (Case No: 2013\/2175). In June 2013, Tullow succeeded in the High Court in London with its indemnity claims against Heritage with regard to Capital Gains Tax payments that Tullow had made on Heritage’s behalf to the Uganda Revenue Authority. In August 2013, Tullow received $345.8 million from Heritage in satisfaction of this High Court judgment.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

Gold and Diamond mining feeds conflict\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold, diamonds feed Central African religious violence<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nThree young rebels, their AK47s propped against wooden stools in the afternoon heat, guard the entrance to the giant Ndassima gold mine carved deep into a forested hilltop in Central African Republic. Sat in a thatched shack at the edge of a muddy shantytown, the gunmen keep the peace – for a price – among hundreds of illegal miners who swarm over the steep sides of the glittering open pit, scratching out a living.<\/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

Uganda<\/h2>\n

CSR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oil Firm Provides Health Care<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | All Africa | East African Business Week
\nChina National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) together with Chinese Chamber of Enterprises has offered free medical services to over 850 people recently. CNOOC is the only oil firm to date prospecting in western Uganda to have been issued a production license by the government. Chinese doctors from Naguru Hospital in Kampala, traveled to Hoima, about 200 kilometres north west to treat such malaria, eye and skin diseases, diabetes and, teach the residents about family planning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

African Court of Justice and Human Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n

African Court Comes With In-Built Impunity – Granting top officials immunity from prosecution is likely to restrict Western donor support.<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | IWPR
\nThe African Union has approved a treaty to establish a regional human rights court with jurisdiction over criminal as well as civil cases. But if the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) comes into being, it will exempt sitting heads of state and other senior leaders from prosecution.\u00a0 African Union (AU) states adopted a protocol on the ACJHR at a meeting in Equatorial Guinea, at the end of June. The new court will merge the existing African Court on Human and People\u2019s Rights, based in Arusha, Tanzania, with the previously proposed African Court of Justice, which only exists on paper. While the Arusha court currently handles only civil cases, the ACJHR would also have jurisdiction to prosecute international-scale crimes, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. In addition, it will also deal with \u201ctransnational crimes\u201d like money laundering, human and drug trafficking, terrorism, and piracy.<\/p>\n

French aid to Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing development into law<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Africa Confidential
\nThe drama of French military operations in Africa eclipses the fact that the continent is the target of almost all its admittedly tiny bilateral aid. Following President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande’s brief African tour this month came questions about France’s development aid policy. After all, critics say, it is economic development and poverty reduction that offer the best prospect of keeping young people away from the radical activism which ends up being the target of defence budget spending. Paris’s answer is to keep Africa as the priority recipient of its bilateral aid. This has now been codified in the country’s first development policy law (Politique de d\u00e9veloppement et de solidarit\u00e9 internationale), which the Senate passed on 7 July.<\/p>\n

Perception of the Rwandan genocide in DRC 20 Years on<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty years on, the Rwandan genocide festers across the border<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | Reliefweb | Peace Direct
\nDr Denise Bentrovato looks at how the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath is perceived across the border in DR Congo. Twenty years on, the memory of the 1994 genocide, pervasive across Rwanda\u2019s thousand hills, lingers on well beyond the country\u2019s borders. It extends into the surrounding region where it is remembered as a shocking and unforgettable event. \u201cIt was the cruellest genocide of all times in Africa and we all have to remember it so it will never happen again,\u201d a young Burundian in Bujumbura affirmed when asked about the tragic events that occurred in neighbouring Rwanda two decades ago. Across the border, Rwanda is widely admired for having been able to bring to a close such a dark chapter in its history and to move towards a brighter future. \u201cNow the past is behind them,\u201d a young Burundian in the central town of Gitega said. \u201cRwandans have tried to rebuild their country together in the best possible way, developing at great speed,\u201d a Congolese boy in Goma further explained.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

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

Le PPRD est favorable \u00e0 la r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle, selon Evariste Boshab<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nR\u00e9viser la constitution, \u00abc\u2019est aussi la respecter\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi 29 juillet le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et la d\u00e9mocratie (PPRD), Evariste Boshab, donnant ainsi la position officielle du premier parti de la majorit\u00e9 au pouvoir sur cette question qui fait d\u00e9bat en RDC depuis quelques mois. Cette r\u00e9vision peut se faire par voie r\u00e9f\u00e9rendaire, a-t-il indiqu\u00e9, r\u00e9affirmant aussi la volont\u00e9 du PPRD d\u2019aller aux \u00e9lections locales et municipales programm\u00e9es par la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante (Ceni) en 2015.<\/p>\n

Tshisekedi, Kamerhe et Fayulu appellent au rassemblement le 4 ao\u00fbt contre la r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDans une lettre commune publi\u00e9e mardi, l’UDPS d’\u00c9tienne Tshisekedi, l’UNC de Vital Kamerhe et l’Ecide de Martin Fayulu appellent les Congolais \u00e0 se r\u00e9unir le 4 ao\u00fbt sur une grande place de Kinshasa pour d\u00e9noncer tout projet de r\u00e9vision de la Constitution en RDC. Trois partis, un objectif. Barrer la route \u00e0 une \u00e9ventuelle candidature de Joseph Kabila \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle de 2016. Dans une lettre publi\u00e9e le 29 juillet, l’Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS) d’\u00c9tienne Tshisekedi, l’Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC) de Vital Kamerhe et l’Engagement pour la citoyennet\u00e9 et le d\u00e9veloppement (Ecide) de Martin Fayulu, appellent au rassemblement des Congolais le 4 ao\u00fbt sur une grande place de Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

L\u2019opposition en appelle \u00e0 la rue<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Afrikarabia
\nL\u2019opposition congolaise ne d\u00e9sarme pas et tente une nouvelle fois d\u2019alerter l\u2019opinion sur la r\u00e9vision de la Constitution en cours en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). Apr\u00e8s une p\u00e9tition, \u00ab Sauvons la Constitution \u00bb et une action en justice contre le pr\u00e9sident de la Commission \u00e9lectorale, l\u2019Abb\u00e9 Malu-Malu, trois partis d\u2019opposition veulent accentuer la pression en organisant une manifestation contre le projet de r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle \u00e0 Kinshasa. A la manoeuvre, on retrouve l\u2019UNC de Vital Kamerhe, l\u2019UDPS d\u2019Etienne Tshisekedi et l\u2019Ecid\u00e9 de Martin Fayulu. Ces opposants pensent tous que le majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sidentielle souhaite modifier la Constitution pour pouvoir permettre au pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila de briguer un troisi\u00e8me mandat, ce que lui interdit le texte actuel. Pour cela, les proches de Joseph Kabila peuvent organiser un r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum et modifier le fameux article 220 qui limite \u00e0 deux les mandats pr\u00e9sidentiels, o\u00f9 tenter des manoeuvres plus subtiles pour maintenir le Chef de l\u2019Etat au pouvoir, au-del\u00e0 de 2016, date de la prochaine \u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle.<\/p>\n

Schools burned after release of final exam results<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deux \u00e9coles incendi\u00e9es apr\u00e8s publication des r\u00e9sultats de l\u2019Examen d\u2019Etat<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDeux \u00e9coles secondaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 incendi\u00e9es le week end 25 et 26 juillet \u00e0 Kalemie (Katanga), apr\u00e8s publication des r\u00e9sultats de l\u2019Examen d\u2019Etat \u00e9dition 2014. Les finalistes m\u00e9contents de leurs \u00e9checs ont mis le feu aux b\u00e2timents scolaires. Un de ces \u00e9tablissements, l\u2019institut Ngobi Katanga, a enregistr\u00e9 des d\u00e9g\u00e2ts importants.<\/p>\n

Arrests after police attack on journalists<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saccage de Moli\u00e8re TV: le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Oleko annonce l\u2019arrestation de quelques policiers<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019inspecteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Police nationale congolaise (PNC), Jean de Dieu Oleko, a annonc\u00e9 lundi 28 juillet l\u2019arrestation de certains policiers de circulation routi\u00e8re impliqu\u00e9s dans les incidents d\u2019il y a six jours dans les installations de Moli\u00e8re TV \u00e9mettant de Kinshasa.\u00a0 Cette chaine de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision priv\u00e9e a accus\u00e9 des agents de la Police de circulation routi\u00e8re (PCR) d\u2019avoir tabass\u00e9 un journaliste et un cameraman, avant de saccager ses installations.<\/p>\n

Denis Engunda elected as national MP for Befale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denis Engunda \u00e9lu d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Befale<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDenis Engunda Litumba a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu, vendredi 25 juillet, d\u00e9put\u00e9 national de la circonscription \u00e9lectorale de Befale (Equateur). Ce candidat du Parti d\u00e9mocrate chr\u00e9tien (PDC) est cr\u00e9dit\u00e9 de 41, 02 % de suffrage, apr\u00e8s d\u00e9pouillement des agents de la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante. Ce scrutin s\u2019est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 dans les groupements de Bolomba, Mompono et dans deux centres de vote du groupement de Lombeolo.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

New cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Prime Minister Murekezi Swears In<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nThe newly appointed Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi has today taken oath of office before the Head of State at Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura, Kigali. Murekezi, who was appointed on Wednesday, replacing Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi, is expected to announce a new cabinet later today.<\/p>\n

Full List of New Cabinet<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | All Africa | New Times<\/p>\n

Rwanda Dismisses Prime Minister, Appoints Replacement<\/a>\u00a0| 24 July 2014 | Voice of America
\nRwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has been dismissed and Anastase Murekezi appointed to replace him. While the decision to replace Habumuremyi is not officially described as a dismissal, that is how it has been reported in local media. And there has been no official denial that he was, in effect, fired on Wednesday. The new prime minister, Anastase Murekezi, was sworn in Thursday, along with several new ministers. Afterwards, President Paul Kagame said the Cabinet shakeup did not mean the replaced members were lacking in capabilities or achievements, and added they would continue to serve in other offices.<\/p>\n

Growing trust in Judiciary\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Study Shows Growing Confidence in Judiciary<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | All Africa | New Times
\nAt least 68.8 per cent of people who have gone through courts are satisfied by the court decisions in the country. This is according to a new study, dubbed ‘Situational Analysis of Professionalism and Accountability of Courts for a sound rule of law in Rwanda.’ Released yesterday, the report revealed growing public satisfaction for the decisions rendered by judges in different courts across the country. The sampled population was 2,931 and they had had cases at all courts right from primary courts to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Women in Rwandan politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda female MPs ‘pioneers’ in gender equality<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2014 | BBC
\nVIDEO
\nRwanda is a leading example of what women can do if they are in positions of power, the executive director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, told BBC Africa. The former deputy president of South Africa – who was one of the key speakers at the Girl Summit co-hosted in London earlier this week by Unicef and the UK government – said she was optimistic about the initiatives taken by some African countries. She told the BBC’s Kim Chakanetsa that some of the changes which have taken place in Rwanda in terms of health and education are linked to the fact that 64% of parliamentarians are women – the highest such proportion in the world.<\/p>\n

Rwanda is proof that more women should work in criminal justice<\/a>\u00a0| 26 July 2014 | The Guardian
\nMary Gahonzire, Rwanda’s deputy prisons commissioner, says women have had vital post-genocide role in rebuilding country. “At the time of the genocide and immediately afterwards, perpetrators, victims and international observers were crying for justice. Women fought a war without guns.” As the world looks on in horror at the bloodshed in Gaza, Mary Gahonzire brings a unique perspective to the role of women in peacemaking and reconciliation. Gahonzire is deputy commissioner of the Rwanda Correctional Service, which runs prisons in the country that 20 years ago was torn apart by 100 days of killing.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Relationship to China<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ugandans begin to question the high price of the growing China-Africa pact<\/a>\u00a0| 27 July 2014 | The Guardian
\nThe televised broadcast in Africa of a father’s last call to his family before he was put to death for drug trafficking offences has sparked calls to review the imbalance in relations with Beijing, reports Patience Akumu in Kampala. The last words Ham Andrew Ngobi spoke to his wife, Mariam Nabanja, were intended to be reassuring. “Be firm. I am OK,” he said, unaware that this was to be his last call to his family. Ngobi was one of two Ugandans put to death in Guandong province, China, in June after they were found guilty of drug trafficking. His last communication with home before he was executed was broadcast on Ugandan television, sparking outcry and demands that the country review its relationship with China.<\/p>\n

Anti-Gay law \/ Swedish Aid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweden resumes aid to Uganda after suspending it over anti-gay law<\/a>\u00a0| 28 July 2014 | Reuters
\nSweden has resumed financial aid to Uganda after suspending some assistance in March over a law widely condemned by donor nations that increases punishment for homosexuals. Uganda relies on aid to fund about 20 percent of its annual state budget, but it has resisted Western pressure to rescind the law, enacted in February, which imposes jail terms of up to life for “aggravated homosexuality”, including gay sex with a minor or while HIV-positive. The Swedish embassy in Kampala said it would provide 1.35 billion crowns ($198 million) over the next five years to improve child and maternal health, sustainable growth and employment in the east African country.<\/p>\n

How Uganda emerged from chaos to become a tourist destination once more<\/a>\u00a0| 29 July 2014 | CNN
\nFifty years ago Uganda was the “Pearl of Africa,” a newly independent republic with a thriving economy, a functioning democracy and splendid national parks. It was the place to take a safari holiday — floating down the crocodile-flanked Nile, fishing on Lake Victoria, wandering among the elephant herds of Queen Elizabeth National Park or listening to the roar of mighty Murchison Falls. With films like “African Queen” shot on location there, Uganda was also a Hollywood darling.<\/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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