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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

The DRC army, with the support of UN troops, started an offensive against the\u00a0FDLR<\/a>\u00a0in North Kivu. Meanwhile, military operations continued in Masisi and Beni. In Masisi, after a heavy machine gun attack by the\u00a0APCLS<\/a>\u00a0militia, the UN troops struck back with helicopters. In Beni, the FARDC took control of another\u00a0ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0stronghold. Katanga saw new attacks on civilians by the\u00a0Bakata Katanga<\/a>\u00a0rebel group.<\/p>\n

In what is only the second conviction in its 12-year existence, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found former Ituri warlord\u00a0Germain Katanga<\/a>\u00a0guilty of being an accessory to a crime against humanity and war crimes including murder and pillaging, but he was cleared on counts of rape and sexual slavery, as well as using child soldiers.<\/p>\n

While the\u00a0UN Security Council<\/a>\u00a0is considering sending peacekeeping forces to the Central African Republic (CAR), a UN\u00a0human rights investigation<\/a>\u00a0team arrived in Bangui.
\nUN officials and rights groups said most\u00a0Muslims<\/a>\u00a0have fled the capital and the west of the country – many of those remaining are waiting to be evacuated.
\nA\u00a0Red Cross<\/a>\u00a0staff member and a local volunteer were killed, in Ndele (northeast) and Bangui.
\nFrench troops reached the town of\u00a0Kaga-Bandoro<\/a>\u00a0in central CAR, to the relief of the local population surrounded by anti-balaka militias since several months.
\nHuman Rights Watch reported the attack of a village in the northwest of the country by\u00a0Seleka<\/a>\u00a0fighters only a few weeks ago.
\nWhile French President\u00a0Hollande<\/a>\u00a0received death threats on an Islamist website, CAR and French officials expressed their fears of an infiltration into the country by\u00a0Islamic terrorist groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/a>\u00a0expelled three Rwandan diplomats and one Burundian, linking Rwanda to the murder and attempted murder of Rwandan dissidents living in South Africa.<\/p>\n

In what is thought\u00a0to be the worst political crisis in\u00a0Burundi<\/a>\u00a0since the ending of the civil war in 2006, the UN office in Burundi and the US expressed their concern over the political tension and the radicalisation of positions, following the violent police disruption of opposition party meetings.<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/h1>\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)\u00a0<\/a>| 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.
\nTogether with the report, a series of maps of the area of focus is available at\u00a0www.ipisresearch.be\/mapping\/webmapping\/bordersudans<\/a>.<\/p>\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.
\nThe 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\u00a0<\/a>| 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.
\nA 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\u00a0<\/a>| 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\u00a0<\/a>| 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.<\/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

Africa is failing the Responsibility to Protect its citizens<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Pambazuka News
\nThe R2P principle offers potential to protect civilians from crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, genocide and war crimes. Yet in Africa violations continue to occur despite the legal peace and security architecture to deliver on the principle.<\/p>\n

Recruitment and use of children in government forces in conflict must end<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | UNICEF
\nWhat We Can Learn from Child Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | IPS
\nSpecial Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Ms. Leila Zerrougui and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake today unveiled a new effort to end the recruitment and use of children in government forces in conflict by 2016.<\/p>\n

Security Council sets out steps to combat violations against children in armed conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution setting out practical steps to combat violations against children in armed conflict, as United Nations officials underscored the need to do more to ensure that children are protected and perpetrators are brought to justice.<\/p>\n

Gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa focus of UN\u2013World Bank initiative<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nAs the 2014 session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women got under way today, the head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) spotlighted the agency\u2019s joint efforts with the World Bank to address the multidimensional challenges that women and girls face in Africa\u2019s Great Lakes and Sahel regions.<\/p>\n

#ElevatePeace – Building Momentum on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Enough Project
\nIn celebration of International Women\u2019s Day 2014, the Enough Project\u00a0organized and co-hosted an event last Thursday with the United Nations Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict entitled \u201cElevating the Conversation on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 12 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

RDC : 80% du territoire \u00e0 nouveau contr\u00f4l\u00e9 par les autorit\u00e9s, selon l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLors de son point de presse hebdomadaire, la Monusco a annonc\u00e9 mercredi que “presque 80 %” du territoire congolais \u00e9tait de nouveau sous l’autorit\u00e9 de l’\u00c9tat en RDC. Une fiert\u00e9 pour les Casques bleus qui participent \u00e0 la traque des groupes arm\u00e9s dans l’est du pays.”<\/p>\n

UN helicopters strike back against APCLS attack in Masisi,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 12 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | MONUSCO
\nRDC : les drones de la Monusco ont accentu\u00e9 les vols de reconnaissance \u00e0 Masisi et Walikale<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTraque des groupes arm\u00e9s : les mesures sont prises pour prot\u00e9ger les civils, selon la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa situation s\u00e9curitaire dans la r\u00e9gion de Nyabiondo, Masisi et Kashebere demeure tendue \u00e0 cause des affrontements r\u00e9currents opposant les FARDC aux miliciens de l\u2019Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS).
\nLe 9 mars 2014, en r\u00e9ponse aux tirs \u00e0 la mitrailleuse lourde contre les Casques bleus de la Brigade d\u2019Intervention et les a\u00e9ronefs de la mission lors des op\u00e9rations conjointes men\u00e9es dans la r\u00e9gion de Lukweti, les h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res d\u2019attaque de la Force de la MONUSCO ont ripost\u00e9, facilitant la capture par les troupes gouvernementales des objectifs situ\u00e9s \u00e0 Kilambo.<\/p>\n

Militias in Walikale,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nWalikale: les chefs miliciens appel\u00e9s \u00e0 int\u00e9grer l\u2019arm\u00e9e pour prot\u00e9ger la population<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Walikale, dans le Nord-Kivu, appelle les chefs des groupes arm\u00e9s de ce territoire \u00e0 int\u00e9grer le processus de d\u00e9mobilisation afin de rejoindre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et de devenir des protecteurs de la population.<\/p>\n

RDC : les drones de la Monusco ont accentu\u00e9 les vols de reconnaissance \u00e0 Masisi et Walikale<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes drones de surveillance de la Mission des Nations unies en RDC (Monusco) ont accentu\u00e9 leurs vols de reconnaissance et de surveillance pour appuyer les op\u00e9rations des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) contre les groupes arm\u00e9s dans les territoires de Walikale et Masisi dans le Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Joint FARDC-UN operations against FDLR<\/strong>
\nRDC : 4 morts dans des combats<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nDeux rebelles rwandais et deux soldats congolais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s dimanche en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), lors d\u2019une op\u00e9ration men\u00e9e par les FARDC (l’arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re), de concert avec l\u2019ONU.<\/p>\n

RDC : l’arm\u00e9e congolaise et la Monusco pr\u00e9parent des op\u00e9rations contre les rebelles du FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nRDC: la Monusco va agir contre les FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nRDC: la lutte contre les FDLR pose question<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise et les Casques bleus de l\u2019ONU pr\u00e9parent une offensive \u00e0 l\u2019encontre des rebelles hutu rwandais pr\u00e9sents dans l\u2019est de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Martin Kobler announces MONUSCO\u2019s strong support to FARDC operations against the FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | MONUSCO
\nDR Congo: UN envoy urges rebels to \u2018break away\u2019 from armed groups<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : l’envoy\u00e9 de l’ONU appelle les rebelles des FDLR \u00e0 se rendre<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : Martin Kobler appelle les combattants des FDLR \u00e0 se rendre sans d\u00e9lai<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nD\u00e9sarmement forc\u00e9 des FDLR – Le dernier ultimatum des Nations unies<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nTraque des FDLR – les FARDC et la MONUSCO pr\u00e9parent des op\u00e9rations conjointes<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\n\u201cI urge all FDLR rebels to immediately break away from their leaders who are being prosecuted by justice, otherwise they will be forcibly disarmed,\u201d declared Martin Kobler, the Head of MONUSCO.
\nMartin Kobler welcomes the launch of FARDC operations against the FDLR and affiliated armed groups. He announced MONUSCO\u2019s support and direct engagement alongside the Congolese army.<\/p>\n

U.N. and Congolese troops attack Rwandan Hutu rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reuters
\nU .N. peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo and government forces have attacked Rwandan Hutu rebels based in eastern borderlands, U.N. and Congolese officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les FARDC reprennent le contr\u00f4le de la localit\u00e9 de Miriki<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) contr\u00f4lent \u00e0 nouveau la localit\u00e9 de Miriki, qui \u00e9tait occup\u00e9e depuis deux ans par les rebelles rwandais des FDLR, dans le territoire de Lubero \u00e0 environ 200 km au nord de Goma (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Human rights violations in Lubero,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nKanyabayonga : plusieurs cas de violations de droits de l\u2019Homme, selon les ONG<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes violations graves des droits de l\u2019Homme ont \u00e9t\u00e9 commises au cours de ces deux derniers mois \u00e0 Kanyabayonga. Les ONG de droits de l\u2019Homme et la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du territoire de Lubero ont accus\u00e9 les militaires et les groupes arm\u00e9s d\u2019 \u00eatre auteurs de ces violations au cours de l\u2019atelier organis\u00e9 depuis samedi 8 mars \u00e0 Kirumba par l\u2019ASADHO. Le vice-pr\u00e9sident provincial de l\u2019Asadho, Justin Kyatsinge Saiba, parle de l\u2019enr\u00f4lement des jeunes enfants dans les milices, de 8 cas de meurtre, de 17 cas d\u2019assassinats, de 17 positions arm\u00e9es pour extorquer nourriture et argent et de 47 cas de viols identifi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Operation against AFD\/Nalu,\u00a0<\/strong>Beni<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nRDC: l\u2019ONU sous le choc apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque de l\u2019un de ses convois<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nEn RDC, le 3 mars 2014, une attaque \u00e0 la grenade a fait deux bless\u00e9s parmi la force onusienne de maintien de la paix au Congo. Cette attaque d\u2019un genre nouveau a choqu\u00e9 les forces de l\u2019ONU d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es dans le pays. Rencontre avec le bataillon n\u00e9palais de B\u00e9ni, victime de l\u2019agression.<\/p>\n

The ADF-Nalu Was Next On the List<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nMONUSCO has vowed to help Kinshasa rid the region of the myriad rebel groups running amok in one of the continent’s most impenetrable regions. ADF-Nalu stands for Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda. It is one of the oldest but lesser known rebellions based in North-Kivu and is considered the only Islamist organisation in the region.<\/p>\n

The Kicwamba Massacre<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nAnalysis. 8 juni 1998 remains a day of untold grief in the Rwenzori region, in south western Uganda. It reminds many of the gory images after the deadly attack on Kicwamba Technical College by rebels of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF).<\/p>\n

RDC: le gouvernement satisfait du succ\u00e8s des FARDC sur les ADF \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement congolais s\u2019est dit satisfait du succ\u00e8s des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) sur les rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF dans le territoire de Beni (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Beni : l\u2019arm\u00e9e contr\u00f4le Makoyova 3, dernier bastion des rebelles ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont pris le contr\u00f4le de la localit\u00e9 de Makoyova 3, consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme le dernier bastion des rebelles ougandais des ADF \u00e0 Beni. Le commandant de la 8\u00e8 r\u00e9gion militaire au Nord-Kivu et de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Sokola \u00bb, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral-major Lucien Bahuma a annonc\u00e9 lundi matin que les rebelles ont fui la localit\u00e9 apr\u00e8s des combats qui ont fait 22 morts dans leurs rangs et deux du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019arm\u00e9e. L\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Sokola \u00bb, men\u00e9e par l\u2019arm\u00e9e contre les ADF dans le territoire de Beni, a d\u00e9but\u00e9 le 16 janvier.<\/p>\n

FRPI militia says ready to surrender, Irumu, Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nIturi: la FRPI sollicite un couloir de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour se rendre aux FARDC \u00e0 Getty<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef d\u2019Etat-major du groupe arm\u00e9e Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI), Mbadu Adirodu sollicite un couloir de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour qu\u2019il se rende avec ses hommes aux Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) \u00e0 Gety, \u00e0 60 km au Sud de Bunia (Province Orientale).<\/p>\n

Mob justice in Mahagi, Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nMahagi: plus 100 personnes lynch\u00e9es en une ann\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de cent personnes sont mortes dans le territoire de Mahagi depuis 2013 suite au lynchage.<\/p>\n

Government launches voluntary civilian disarmament campaign in Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nIturi : le gouvernement lance une campagne de d\u00e9sarmement civil volontaire<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTout civil habitant le district de l\u2019Ituri, en Province Orientale, et d\u00e9tenant ill\u00e9galement une arme \u00e0 feu est invit\u00e9 \u00e0 la rendre volontairement. Le ministre de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur, D\u00e9centralisation et S\u00e9curit\u00e9, Richard Muyej, a annonc\u00e9 mardi 11 mars l\u2019organisation d\u2019une campagne \u00e0 cet effet. Cette activit\u00e9 b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie de l\u2019appui financier du Programme des Nations unies pour le d\u00e9veloppement (PNUD).<\/p>\n

D\u00e9sarmement volontaire des civils en Ituri, 2 500 armes attendues<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019op\u00e9ration de d\u00e9sarmement volontaire des civils a d\u00e9but\u00e9 mercredi 12 mars en Ituri. Quelques civils se sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s avec des armes de type AK 47 et des lance-roquettes \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie officielle de lancement. La campagne pr\u00e9voit de r\u00e9colter 2 500 armes de tous calibres.<\/p>\n

Bakata Katanga rebels attack villages in Mitwaba and Pweto, Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : les casques bleus \u00e9gyptiens d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s \u00e0 Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nKatanga : une cinquantaine de casques bleus \u00e9gyptiens se d\u00e9ploient \u00e0 Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne unit\u00e9 d\u2019intervention de casques bleus \u00e9gyptiens de la Mission de l\u2019Onu en RDC (Monusco) a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e mercredi 5 mars \u00e0 Pweto, dans le nord du Katanga. Avec les territoires de Mitwaba et Manono, Pweto fait partie de la r\u00e9gion surnomm\u00e9e le triangle de la mort \u00e0 cause de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 qu\u2019y s\u00e8ment plusieurs groupes arm\u00e9s, notamment les Bakata Katanga.<\/p>\n

Des miliciens Bakata Katanga incendient une dizaine de villages \u00e0 Mitwaba et Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 12 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | MONUSCO
\nDes miliciens Bakata Katanga ont attaqu\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de dix villages des territoires de Mitwaba et Pweto au Katanga en l\u2019espace d\u2019une semaine. A en croire le pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Mitwaba, ces combattants ont incendi\u00e9 toutes les habitations de ces villages et coup\u00e9 les oreilles \u00e0 six personnes.<\/p>\n

DDR<\/strong>
\nBriefing: Troisi\u00e8me plan DDR en RDC : cette fois-ci sera-t-elle la bonne ?<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | IRIN
\nIl y aurait 54 groupes arm\u00e9s en fuite dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), selon les estimations du gouvernement, qui pr\u00e9voit de consacrer les cinq prochaines ann\u00e9es \u00e0 les \u00e9radiquer.<\/p>\n

Katanga: le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mbwayama reconforte les 1100 ex-combattants regroup\u00e9s \u00e0 Kamina<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne d\u00e9l\u00e9gation constitu\u00e9e des repr\u00e9sentants de la Monusco\/\u00a0Lubumbashi et de la sixi\u00e8me r\u00e9gion militaire a visit\u00e9 mardi 11 mars le centre de triage et des transites de plus de mille cent ex-combattants venus du Nord- Kivu \u00e0 la base militaire de Kamina.<\/p>\n

Amnesty for acts of insurgency<\/strong>
\nRDC : 300 personnes pourraient b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une amnistie pour faits insurrectionnels<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois cents personnes, dont des membres du mouvement insurrectionnel de f\u00e9vrier 2011, devraient b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une amnistie pour faits insurrectionnels, a indiqu\u00e9 vendredi 7 mars la Cour militaire.<\/p>\n

RDC : l\u2019Asadho d\u00e9nonce un monnayage de l\u2019amnistie pour faits d\u2019insurrection<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Association africaine des droits de l\u2019homme (Asadho) d\u00e9nonce un monnayage de l\u2019obtention de l\u2019amnistie pour faits insurrectionnels, pr\u00e8s d\u2019une semaine apr\u00e8s que la justice en ait d\u00e9fini les conditions.<\/p>\n

UN reports on MONUSCO and implementation of Addis Framework Agreement<\/strong>
\nReport of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S\/2014\/157)<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UN Security Council<\/p>\n

Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region (S\/2014\/153)<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UN Security Council<\/p>\n

ICC prosecutor in\u00a0<\/strong>Kinshasa<\/strong>
\nRDC – CPI : Fatou Bensouda \u00e0 Kinshasa pour demander “davantage de coop\u00e9ration”<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nFatou Bensouda \u00e0 Kinshasa pour renforcer la coop\u00e9ration entre la CPI et la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa procureure g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale, Fatou Bensouda, s\u00e9journe depuis mardi \u00e0 Kinshasa. Un entretien avec le pr\u00e9sident congolais, Joseph Kabila, est pr\u00e9vu le 13 mars pour solliciter “davantage de coop\u00e9ration” de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Diplomatic crisis Rwanda-South\u00a0<\/strong>Africa<\/strong>\u00a0over attacks on Rwandan dissidents living in\u00a0<\/strong>South Africa<\/strong>
\nSouth Africa, Rwanda expel diplomats in row over Rwandan exiles<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reuters
\nRwanda, South Africa Expel Each Others Diplomats, Minister Says<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nAfrique du Sud-Rwanda : expulsions crois\u00e9es de diplomates entre Kigali et Pretoria<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCrise diplomatique entre l’Afrique du Sud et le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nSouth Africa expelled three Rwandan diplomats it linked to a raid on an exiled Rwandan general’s Johannesburg home, and Rwanda has retaliated by ordering out six South African envoys, officials said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Six S. African Envoys Expelled<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times (Kigali)
\nThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expelled six members of the South African diplomatic staff in protest over the latter’s harbouring of Rwandan dissidents.<\/p>\n

Les Etats-Unis condamnent l\u2019attaque contre la maison du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Kayumba<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | RFI
\nWashington hausse une fois de plus le ton contre Kigali. Les Etats-Unis condamnent l\u2019attaque men\u00e9e contre la r\u00e9sidence du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral rwandais Kayumba Nyamwasa et f\u00e9licitent le gouvernement sud-africain pour l\u2019enqu\u00eate men\u00e9e, non seulement sur cet incident, mais aussi sur l\u2019assassinat en Afrique du Sud d\u2019un autre opposant rwandais, Patrick Karegeya.<\/p>\n

Revue de presse: Johannesburg reconsid\u00e8re ses relations avec Kigali<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | RFI
\nLa presse sud-africaine revient sur la crise diplomatique entre le Rwanda et l\u2019Afrique du Sud apr\u00e8s que trois diplomates rwandais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 somm\u00e9s de quitter le pays ce 6 mars apr\u00e8s une nouvelle tentative d\u2019assassinat visant le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral rwandais en exil Kayumba Nyamwasa. Johannesburg pourrait prendre des mesures encore plus s\u00e9v\u00e8res dans les jours qui viennent.<\/p>\n

South Africa expels Burundi diplomat: Burundian official<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reuters
\nSouth Africa Expels Burundian Diplomat Amid Dispute With Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nSouth Africa expelled a Burundian diplomat after removing Rwandan government officials in connection with the attempted attack on an exiled Rwandan army general in Johannesburg last week.<\/p>\n

South Africa to Rwanda – Don’t Touch Us On Our Sovereignty!<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | Daily Maverick
\nAnalysis. Rwanda and South Africa are still on speaking terms, but only barely – and if Dirco gets its way even this tenuous relationship will be terminated in the next few days.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and South Africa should not sever relations over Nyamwasa\/Karegeya row \u2013 Frederick Golooba-Mutebi<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | African Arguments
\nRwanda and South Africa are once again caught up in a diplomatic row. This erupted following reports of an attack by a group of armed men on the Johannesburg residence of Rwandan dissident and former Army Chief of Staff, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.<\/p>\n

Le Rwanda et l\u2019Afrique du Sud se parlent \u00abpour sortir de l\u2019impasse\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019ambassadeur sud-africain au Rwanda a rencontr\u00e9 \u00e0 Kigali la ministre rwandaise des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res Louise Mushikiwabo, a appris RFI de source diplomatique sud-africaine.<\/p>\n

SA Not a Springboard for Illegal Activities<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Sanews.gov.za
\nRadebe Issues Stern Warning to Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | SAPA
\nSouth Africa rebukes Rwanda over attacks on exiled opponents<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reuters
\nSouth Africa Sends \u2018Stern\u2019 Warning After Rwandans Expelled<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nL’Afrique du Sud lance un avertissement au Rwanda, apr\u00e8s les expulsions de diplomates<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nSouth Africa delivered a diplomatic slap to Rwanda on Wednesday, warning it would not tolerate “criminal” attacks on its soil against Rwandan exiles that have drawn international criticism of President Paul Kagame’s government.<\/p>\n

South Africa links Rwanda diplomats to attacks<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | BBC Africa
\nPretoria assure avoir des \u00abpreuves\u00bb contre les diplomates rwandais expuls\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nSouth Africa has accused three expelled Rwandan diplomats of links to the murder and attempted murder of Rwandan dissidents living in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Rwanda Has Right to Reciprocate, Says Mushikiwabo<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times (Kigali)
\nForeign Affairs minister Louise Mushikiwabo has said Rwanda was justified in showing six South African diplomats the door in retaliation to three Rwandan diplomats being expelled from Pretoria. The diplomatic spat followed the alleged attack on the South African residence of a Rwandan fugitive, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa.<\/p>\n

Parliament rejects report by national Human Rights Committee<\/strong>
\nWhy MPs Rejected Report By Human Rights Committee<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times (Kigali)
\nMembers of Parliament on Tuesday rejected a report by the Standing Committee on Unity, Human Rights and fight against genocide, on the 2012\/13 National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) findings, with MPs describing the report as shoddy. The 2012\/13 NHRC report tabled before Parliament exposed several cases of abuse of human rights, ranging from illegal arrests, confiscation of property and expropriation without pay.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

South Africa<\/strong>\u00a0expels Burundian dipomat amid dispute with\u00a0<\/strong>Rwanda<\/strong>
\nSouth Africa expels Burundi diplomat: Burundian official<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reuters
\nSouth Africa Expels Burundian Diplomat Amid Dispute With Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nSouth Africa expelled a Burundian diplomat after removing Rwandan government officials in connection with the attempted attack on an exiled Rwandan army general in Johannesburg last week.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Ugandan troops in\u00a0<\/strong>South Sudan<\/strong>
\nCut Off Uganda Military Aid to South Sudan’s Kiir<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Star (Nairobi)
\nOpinion. Despite the IGAD led mediation talks held recently in Addis Ababa, South Sudan’s political future looks disturbingly uncertain. In the face of the signing of a ceasefire, fighting continues in three of the most volatile and strategic states. International Crisis Group and the United Nation estimates the violence has claimed at least 10,000 civilians and left more than 800,000 citizens displaced since the chaos began in mid-December.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Security situation<\/strong>
\nDes militaires tchadiens de la MISCA accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir tu\u00e9 3 personnes \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nLes habitants du 5e arrondissement de Bangui accusent des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l\u2019arm\u00e9e tchadienne d\u2019avoir tu\u00e9 mercredi trois personnes, dont un soldat de l\u2019arm\u00e9e nationale, au bord l\u2019avenue Koudoukou \u00e0 la hauteur de Badamassi.
\nU.N. says west of Central African Republic ‘cleansed’ of Muslims<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic: Muslim Communities Emptied<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nMost Muslims have been driven out of the western half of conflict-torn Central African Republic, where thousands of civilians risk of being killed “right before our eyes,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

U.N. says almost all Muslims have fled Central African capital<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reuters
\nUN Says Almost All Muslims Have Fled CAR Capital<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nFewer than 1,000 remain of more than 100,000 Muslims who once lived in the capital of the Central African Republic, after a campaign of violence by Christian militias, the U.N. humanitarian chief said on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u00ab S\u00e9questr\u00e9s dans le camp de transit de PK 12 \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | allAfrica | MSF
\nPr\u00e8s de la mosqu\u00e9e du camp de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de PK 12, dans la banlieue Nord de Bangui – capitale de la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (RCA), se trouve une petite enclave, encercl\u00e9e par les anti-Balakas, o\u00f9 vivent environ 1 800 musulmans et Peuhls (pasteurs nomades musulmans).<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : l’ONU s’inqui\u00e8te de la situation dans la ville de Boda<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique: 6000 musulmans de Boda candidats \u00e0 l\u2019exil<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nRCA: urgence humanitaire pour les musulmans de Boda<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: \u00e0 Boda, les candidats au d\u00e9part vont devoir patienter<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nLe Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme (HCDH) a estim\u00e9 vendredi que le situation s’est am\u00e9lior\u00e9e r\u00e9cemment dans certaines parties de la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine mais a exprim\u00e9 son inqui\u00e9tude concernant la ville de Boda, \u00e0 190 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l’ouest de la capitale Bangui.
\nUne mission humanitaire est attendue \u00e0 Boda, o\u00f9 11 000 musulmans vivent dans des conditions difficiles, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s des milices anti-balaka par 80 soldats fran\u00e7ais et un contingent de la Misca.
\nCentral African Republic: ICRC staff member killed<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | ICRC
\nRed Cross worker killed in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | Reuters
\nRCA : un collaborateur du CICR tu\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is profoundly shocked by the killing today of one of its staff members in northern Central African Republic. The killing occurred in connection with violence in Ndele. Armed men entered the Catholic mission there, where four ICRC staff were quartered, and killed one of them. The other three are safe.<\/p>\n

Red Cross Mourns the Death of a Volunteer in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | allAfrica | IFRC
\nPatrick Matede, a first aid volunteer with the Central African Red Cross Society, was attacked and killed in his parents’ home in Bangui Sunday night, not far from where he had been instrumental in providing assistance to families left homeless by the ongoing violence.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : quatre pillards tu\u00e9s dans des r\u00e8glements de compte<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique | AFP
\nCentrafrique : quatre pillards tu\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nRCA: Bangui livr\u00e9e aux bandes rivales<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nQuatre pillards ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s par balle dans la nuit de samedi \u00e0 dimanche \u00e0 Bangui lors d’une altercation entre deux bandes rivales qui a d\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 en fusillade, a-t-on appris de source militaire centrafricaine.<\/p>\n

Samedi meurtrier \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | RFI
\nSept personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es \u00e0 Bangui ce samedi 8 mars, apprend-on de source m\u00e9dicale. La veille, quatre musulmans avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Deux enfants morts dimanche dans des explosions de grenades \u00e0 Bangui et \u00e0 Berberati<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nLe premier incident s\u2019est produit dans le 3e arrondissement de la capitale lorsqu\u2019un enfant a fait exploser \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019un marteau une grenade qu\u2019il avait ramass\u00e9e lors d\u2019une promenade. Le m\u00eame dimanche, une explosion similaire a tu\u00e9 un enfant et bless\u00e9 un autre \u00e0 Berberati dans la Mamb\u00e9r\u00e9 Kad\u00e9\u00ef.
\nLes forces Sangaris \u00e0 Kaga Bandoro<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nLa population a laiss\u00e9 exploser sa joie suite \u00e0 l\u2019arriv\u00e9e lundi des forces fran\u00e7aises dans la ville. Plusieurs familles qui avaient fui en brousse commencent \u00e0 revenir.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Seleka Fighters Attack Village<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nHeavily armed Seleka fighters joined by Muslim Peuhl cattle herders on 26 februari 2014, carried out a deadly attack on the village of Bowai, northeast of Bossangoa, Human Rights Watch said today.<\/p>\n

UN<\/strong>
\nCivilian protection stressed as Security Council mulls UN force in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 examine le projet de d\u00e9ploiement de 12.000 casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nUnited Nations to Consider Large Peacekeeping Force for Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | The New York Times
\nCentrafrique : l’ONU planche sur le d\u00e9ploiement de Casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCasques bleus en RCA: la proc\u00e9dure s\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : accord de principe sur une intervention de l\u2019ONU pleines d\u2019incertitudes<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nTop United Nations officials today underscored the need for urgent action to confront the myriad challenges facing the Central African Republic (CAR), as the Security Council considered Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon\u2019s proposals for deploying a peacekeeping mission that will be tasked, first and foremost, with protecting civilians in the strife-torn nation.<\/p>\n

CAR Urges UN to Dispatch Peacekeeping Force<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe foreign minister of the Central African Republic has asked the U.N. Security Council to quickly send a U.N. peacekeeping force to his country. The minister highlighted the deteriorating conditions in the CAR, and warned his country could be infiltrated by international terrorist groups.<\/p>\n

\u2018Extremely grave\u2019 situation in Central African Republic demands urgent action \u2013 UN official<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nUrgent Action Needed to Prevent Further Bloodshed in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nPainting a grim picture of war-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where months of inter-religious violence has wrecked State institutions, left millions on the brink of starvation and now threatens to suck in the wider region, the top United Nations relief official today called for urgent international action \u2013 more peacekeepers and more aid \u2013 to end the crisis.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: UN probe set to investigate reports of rights violations<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : la Commission d’enqu\u00eate se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 commencer son travail de terrain<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentral African Republic: UN launches human rights probe<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | BBC Africa
\nU.N. aims to bring killers to account in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reuters
\nUN Begins Inquiry Into CAR Abuses<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nCentrafrique : d\u00e9but de l’enqu\u00eate onusienne sur les violations des droits de l’homme<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLes membres de la Commission internationale d\u2019enqu\u00eate sont \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nCentrafrique: d\u00e9part pr\u00e9cipit\u00e9 d\u2019un des experts des Nations unies<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | RFI
\nThe United Nations has launched a human rights investigation into the violence in the Central African Republic. Underscoring CAR\u2019s history of coups, violence and impunity, the head of the UN inquiry warned today that the spread of hate speech and the collapse of law and order in the strife-riven country are likely precursors to grave human rights violations, including genocide.<\/p>\n

CAR Crisis Places Burden on Neighbors<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nAbou Moussa invite les voisins de la RCA \u00e0 s’unir pour g\u00e9rer la crise<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nThe U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for Central Africa, Abou Moussa, is calling for a global response to help the region cope with the impact of the crisis in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

AU Support\u00a0<\/strong>Mission<\/strong>\u00a0(MISCA)<\/strong>
\nCrise centrafricaine – la Guin\u00e9e \u00c9quatoriale envoie un nouveau contingent militaire<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville
\nLa Guin\u00e9e \u00c9quatoriale annonce l’envoi d’un nouveau contingent militaire en Centrafrique pour la pacification du pays, sans donner le nombre.<\/p>\n

Les Etats-Unis offrent 37 v\u00e9hicules militaires \u00e0 la MISCA<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Info Plus Gabon
\nLe D\u00e9partement d’Etat am\u00e9ricain a remis dimanche dernier \u00e0 Yaound\u00e9 37 v\u00e9hicules \u00e0 la Mission internationale de soutien \u00e0 la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (MISCA), annonce un communiqu\u00e9 de l’ambassade des Etats-Unis au Cameroun transmis \u00e0 la PANA.<\/p>\n

Islamist death threats against French President Hollande<\/strong>
\nMilitant Islamist website calls for attacks on France and Hollande: SITE<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reuters
\nFran\u00e7ois Hollande, “t\u00eate de l’ath\u00e9isme et de la criminalit\u00e9”, menac\u00e9 de mort par des islamistes<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nAl Qaida-linked website calls for Hollande’s assassination<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | RFI English
\nAn Al Qaida-linked website has called for the assassination of President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande and French soldiers because of France’s military interventions in Mali and the Central African Republic. Sources close to the president promised “extreme vigilance”, while declaring that such threats were nothing new.<\/p>\n

Background, analysis, comments, interviews<\/strong>
\nHalting the Central African Republic\u2019s descent into hell<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Pambazuka News
\nThe French have a historic role in the current crisis in the Central African Republic in assisting dictators install themselves into power. A way forward is for a Christian and Muslim Monitoring Group to identify individuals perpetrating hate crimes and help bring justice to all victims.<\/p>\n

Repairs Begin in CAR After Year of Massive Looting<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe rebellion in the Central African Republic last year turned into the worst looting spree the country has ever seen. The Seleka rebels and criminal gangs pillaged businesses, homes, government offices, religious missions, health centers and public utilities.<\/p>\n

Guerre religieuse ou lutte de pouvoir ?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nLa situation reste tr\u00e8s instable en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine, o\u00f9 les violences sont quotidiennes. On parle souvent d’un conflit entre musulmans et chr\u00e9tiens, mais les origines de la crise sont plus complexes.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic. Violence takes new shapes<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Africa Confidential
\nThe patterns of violence in Bangui are changing. One month ago, most of the killing was carried out by gangs attacking civilians in numbers but now the lynch mobs have largely gone. Instead, targeted killings have become the norm and as a result, there are fewer corpses on the streets.<\/p>\n

Mathias Morouba \u00e0 la VOA: “dans ces conditions, ce n’est pas possible d’organiser des \u00e9lections en Centrafrique”<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nLe pr\u00e9sident de l’Observatoire centrafricain des droits de l’homme est l\u2019invit\u00e9 de la Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique. Il explique que sans arm\u00e9e ni justice fonctionnelles, le scrutin pr\u00e9sidentiel 2015 est impossible \u00e0 organiser alors que pr\u00e8s d’un million de personnes sont d\u00e9plac\u00e9es suite au conflit.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Legacy of Misrule<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nQuestions and Answers<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic\u2019s complex war, explained in the journey of a Muslim baby girl<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | The Washington Post
\nBoyali, Central African Republic \u2014 Fatimatu Yamsa will never know her baby\u2019s fate, but in an instant she altered it forever.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Anti-Balaka Thirst for Revenge<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nThe anti-balaka have a long history in the Central African Republic. Originally, they were local self-defense groups. Every village had its own militia. Now they are pawns, manipulated by their political leaders.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: Les Faca sont la pi\u00e8ce manquante<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville<\/p>\n

France – Afrique : comment l’arm\u00e9e a pris le pouvoir<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDu Mali \u00e0 la Centrafrique, jamais les militaires n’ont autant pes\u00e9 sur la politique africaine de Paris. Au grand dam des diplomates…<\/p>\n

Deux chefs religieux vont plaider la cause centrafricaine \u00e0 New York<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | RFI
\nL’archev\u00eaque de Bangui, monseigneur Nzapalainga, et le pr\u00e9sident de la communaut\u00e9 islamique de Centrafrique, Omar Kobine Layama, sont en chemin pour les \u00c9tats-Unis pour convaincre les Nations unies et les dirigeants am\u00e9ricains de l’importance du d\u00e9ploiement d’une mission onusienne de maintien de la paix.
\nCrise en RCA – le gouvernement craint l’installation de Boko Haram au Nord<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nCAR Urges UN to Dispatch Peacekeeping Force<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nLa situation s\u00e9curitaire tr\u00e8s critique en Centrafrique, avec comme corolaire des actions violentes contre la population musulmane, ce qui risque de servir de pr\u00e9texte \u00e0 l’installation de la secte ismaliste Boko Haram au Nord de ce pays.<\/p>\n

Nigeria-Centrafrique, la dangereuse connexion<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nApr\u00e8s s\u2019\u00eatre r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 au B\u00e9nin, Noureddine Adam serait, selon les services de renseignements fran\u00e7ais, au Nigeria. Une pr\u00e9sence qui inqui\u00e8te Paris.<\/p>\n

CAR farmers struggle to recover from devastation<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | IRIN
\nBessan – With the year\u2019s main planting season just weeks away, many in the Central African Republic have been left desperately ill-equipped by months of conflict.<\/p>\n

CAR refugees overwhelm Cameroon<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | IRIN
\nUp to 130,000 refugees have fled from the Central African Republic (CAR) to Cameroon, many of them wounded from attacks, dehydrated or traumatized, say local officials and aid workers, who are struggling to cope with the speed of the influx.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Humanitarian news<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Situation humanitaire d\u00e9gradante \u00e0 Masisi, selon l\u2019administrateur de territoire<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne accorde \u00e0 la RDC une aide de 620 millions d\u2019euros<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne va accorder \u00e0 la RDC une aide au d\u00e9veloppement de 620 millions d\u2019euros (environ 861 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains) pour la p\u00e9riode 2014-2020.<\/p>\n

Zongo : mise en place d\u2019une commission pour recenser les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPour \u00e9viter l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des combattants arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Zongo, Michel Siazo, le maire de cette ville de l\u2019Equateur, a mis en place la semaine derni\u00e8re une commission pour recenser tous les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains qui fuient l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans leur pays.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et d\u00e9plac\u00e9s affluent vers Aba<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUn afflux de personnes est observ\u00e9 dans la cit\u00e9 d\u2019Aba (Province Orientale) depuis le d\u00e9but de cette ann\u00e9e. Selon les autorit\u00e9s de la cit\u00e9, ces personnes reviennent de Nyori, Lasu et de Yei, villes du Soudan du Sud o\u00f9 le HCR avait ouvert un camp pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s congolais qui avaient fui depuis 2009 des exactions attribu\u00e9es aux rebelles ougandais du LRA.<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins and maps<\/strong>
\nDR Congo: Humanitarian challenges (February 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 08\/14, 05 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 09\/14, 12 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nLa situation s\u00e9curitaire dans les territoires de Manono, Mitwaba, Moba et Pweto est loin de s\u2019am\u00e9liorer, en raison de la persistance de l\u2019activisme des groupes Mayi Mayi. Cette ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 aggrave la pr\u00e9carit\u00e9 de la situation des populations civiles.<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 08\/14, 12 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Province du Nord-Kivu : Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes dans les sites de d\u00e9placement (au 25 f\u00e9v. 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : Situation des personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes (PDI) au 25 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Innovation: New Rwanda site a pilot for refugee camp planning and design<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR
\nMugombwa, Rwanda, March 7 (UNHCR) \u2013 The UN refugee agency has opened a new camp in southern Rwanda that will house thousands of Congolese refugees and act as a test bed for camp planning and design.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

La Croix-Rouge Ougandaise re\u00e7oit des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en provenance du Soudan du Sud<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | allAfrica | IFRC
\nDeux mois apr\u00e8s la violence qui a \u00e9clat\u00e9 au Soudan du Sud, il y a une foultitude d’activit\u00e9s au centre de transit de Nyumanzi dans le district d’Adjumani au nord-ouest de l’Ouganda, le premier arr\u00eat oblig\u00e9 des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en qu\u00eate de s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Uganda Emergency Update Covering the southwest, midwest and northwest, 26 February – 4 March 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNCHR<\/p>\n

Les familles sud-soudanaises dans le besoin dans les camps de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en Ouganda<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | allAfrica | IFRC
\nJohn Adjak Mapior regarde ses jeunes enfants jouer innocemment au camp de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s d’Alere au nord de l’Ouganda.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Remarks to the United Nations Security Council, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 6 March 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR
\n\u201cI do not remember any field visit in my 8-year tenure as High Commissioner that caused me such anguish as my recent trip to the Central African Republic.\u201d<\/p>\n

CAR Refugees in Chad Need Urgent Aid, Protection<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nChad is now home to more than 80,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR). Most of them are Muslims who have fled the recent violence in the CAR. Aid agencies say these refugees urgently need food and shelter.<\/p>\n

CAR Crisis Places Burden on Neighbors<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe U.N. secretary-general’s special representative for Central Africa, Abou Moussa, is calling for a global response to help the region cope with the impact of the crisis in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Update #9, 15 to 28 February 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

EU provides \u20ac4 million to help refugees fleeing violence in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reliefweb | European Commission
\nThe European Commission will provide life-saving assistance to a hundred thousand victims of the violence in Central African Republic (CAR) who have been forced to flee to Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon.<\/p>\n

RCA: rapatriement de Tchadiens ayant fui au Cameroun<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nDans un premier temps, un groupe de quelques 1000 Tchadiens doivent retourner dans leur pays d\u2019origine bord de convois routiers.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Interview – “A Major Humanitarian Disaster Is Underway”<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | allAfrica | Cameroon Tribune
\nKouassi Lazare Etien, UNHCR Representative in the Central African Republic, CAR, speaks on the serious humanitarian situation the country faces, with rains just around the corner.<\/p>\n

CAR farmers struggle to recover from devastation<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | IRIN
\nBessan – With the year\u2019s main planting season just weeks away, many in the Central African Republic have been left desperately ill-equipped by months of conflict. In the charred village of Bessan, to the west of the country, the concerns are typical: a dire lack of seeds, tools and manpower.<\/p>\n

CAR refugees overwhelm Cameroon<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | IRIN
\nUp to 130,000 refugees have fled from the Central African Republic (CAR) to Cameroon, many of them wounded from attacks, dehydrated or traumatized, say local officials and aid workers, who are struggling to cope with the speed of the influx.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

ICC \u2013 Germain Katanga found guilty<\/strong>
\nCongo warlord verdict a test for flagging international court<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reuters
\nThe International Criminal Court passes judgment on alleged Congo warlord Germain Katanga on Friday in a key test of the prosecutors’ ability to bring solid cases and win convictions at the Hague-based tribunal.<\/p>\n

DRC: All you need to know about the historic case against Germain Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Amnesty International
\nTomorrow, the International Criminal Court will hand down its verdict in the case against Germain Katanga, former leader of the Patriotic Resistance Force in Ituri, an armed opposition group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
\nKatanga is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relation to an attack on Bogoro, a village in the Ituri district of the country, in early February 2003.
\nThe decision will be extremely significant because, amongst other issues, it will deal with charges of sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and sexual slavery, for the first time.<\/p>\n

Germain Katanga found guilty of four counts of war crimes and one count of crime against humanity committed in Ituri, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reliefweb | CPI – ICC
\nToday, 7 March 2014, Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), ruling in the majority, with Judge Christine Van den Wyngaert dissenting, rendered its judgment in the case The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga. The Chamber was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of Germain Katanga\u2019s guilt as an accessory (\u2026) to one crime against humanity (murder) and four war crimes (murder, attacking a civilian population, destruction of property and pillaging) committed on 24 February 2003 during the attack on the village of Bogoro, in the Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Decisions on sentencing and victim reparations will be rendered later. The Prosecutor and the Defence may appeal the judgment within 30 days.<\/p>\n

DR Congo warlord Germain Katanga found guilty at ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | BBC Africa
\nInternational Criminal Court Convicts Congolese Warlord<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nCongolese Militia Leader Convicted in Attack on Village<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | The New York Times
\nCongo warlord’s conviction brings relief to international court<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reuters
\nCongo Rebel Leader Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nGermain Katanga guilty of murder and pillage in Congo massacre<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | The Guardian
\nCPI : Le chef de milice congolais Germain Katanga reconnu coupable<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nRDC: Germain Katanga reconnu coupable de crimes de guerre et crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nJustice internationale: Germain Katanga d\u00e9clar\u00e9 coupable par la CPI<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nThe International Criminal Court has found Congo militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of charges including murder and pillage over a deadly attack on a village in eastern Congo, but acquitted him of rape, sexual slavery and using child soldiers.<\/p>\n

UN welcomes International Criminal Court conviction of former DR Congo militia leader<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCPI : un ancien chef de milice congolais d\u00e9clar\u00e9 coupable de crimes en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nRDC: Martin Kobler salue le verdict de la CPI contre Germain Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC\/ICC: Katanga found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Amnesty International
\nICC: Congolese Rebel Leader Found Guilty<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nProsecutor Needs to Continue Investigations in Congo
\nDRC: Germain Katanga before the International Criminal Court, A Mixed Verdict<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | FIDH
\nDRC: Katanga’s ICC Conviction is One Small Step towards Justice<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nKatanga convicted: Has justice been done?<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Katanga condamn\u00e9 – les r\u00e9actions des Ituriens<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | allAfrica | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
\nInterrog\u00e9s aujourd’hui vendredi juste apr\u00e8s la publication du verdict prononc\u00e9 par la CPI contre Germain Katanga, les jeunes Ituriens sont satisfaits du jugement, pour eux une mani\u00e8re de d\u00e9courager les autres criminels.<\/p>\n

Les organisations des droits de l’homme saluent le verdict dans l’affaire Germain Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nRDC : le Renadhoc salue la condamnation de Germain Katanga \u00e0 la CPI<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Congolese Rebel’s Conviction Only a Qualified Success<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
\nExperts say changes to the charges against Germain Katanga raise serious questions about the final judgement.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Simbikangwa genocide trial in\u00a0<\/strong>Paris<\/strong>
\nQuatorze ans apr\u00e8s ses aveux au TPIR, Georges Ruggiu refuse de t\u00e9moigner \u00e0 visage d\u00e9couvert \u00e0 Paris<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nL\u2019Italo-Belge Georges Ruggiu, seul non-Rwandais \u00e0 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 jug\u00e9 par le Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) pour son r\u00f4le dans le g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis de 1994 au Rwanda, a refus\u00e9 de t\u00e9moigner \u00e0 visage d\u00e9couvert au proc\u00e8s du capitaine Pascal Simbikingwa, premier Rwandais jug\u00e9 en France pour son r\u00f4le pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 dans ce g\u00e9nocide.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9fenseurs de Pascal Simbikangwa veulent aller sur le terrain<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Pascal Simbikangwa: la d\u00e9fense encore une fois \u00e9branl\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: fin des d\u00e9bats, d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9 la semaine prochaine<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nInvit\u00e9 surprise apr\u00e8s cinq semaines de proc\u00e8s, le fr\u00e8re de Pascal Simbikangwa<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | allAfrica | Hirondelle News Agency
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : l\u2019heure du bilan apr\u00e8s des d\u00e9bats parfois confus<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nDans le proc\u00e8s aux assises de l’ancien capitaine rwandais Pascal Simbikangwa, poursuivi pour \u00ab complicit\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide \u00bb et \u00ab complicit\u00e9 de crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 \u00bb, les d\u00e9bats se sont achev\u00e9s ce vendredi 7 mars apr\u00e8s cinq semaines d’audiences. Il s’agit du premier proc\u00e8s en France li\u00e9 au g\u00e9nocide qui a fait 800 000 morts au Rwanda en 1994. Les plaidoiries et le d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9 sont attendus pour la semaine prochaine. Bilan des d\u00e9bats.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9nocide rwandais : derni\u00e8re ligne droite dans le proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa, qui nie toujours<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique | AFP
\nLe premier proc\u00e8s en France li\u00e9 au g\u00e9nocide de 1994 au Rwanda entre lundi dans sa derni\u00e8re semaine avec un accus\u00e9, Pascal Simbikangwa, qui affirme toujours avoir travers\u00e9 ces 100 jours o\u00f9 800.000 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 massacr\u00e9es sans voir un seul cadavre.<\/p>\n

Le proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa entre dans sa derni\u00e8re semaine<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: d\u00e9but des plaidoiries des parties civiles<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nProc\u00e8s de Simbikangwa : le \u00ab sympt\u00f4me du tueur-sauveteur \u00bb, selon les parties civiles<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nD\u00e9but de la derni\u00e8re semaine d’audiences, avec la premi\u00e8re journ\u00e9e ce lundi des plaidoiries des parties civiles. Ce sont les avocats de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration internationale des droits de l’homme qui ont commenc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9nocide rwandais : des rescap\u00e9s de camps nazis pr\u00e9sents au proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLes deux avocats de la CPCR, le collectif des parties civiles pour le Rwanda, sont intervenus, ce mardi matin, au cours de la deuxi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e de plaidoirie des parties civiles. Elles ont fait venir des associations de d\u00e9port\u00e9s, une mani\u00e8re de faire pression sur les jur\u00e9s et un aboutissement dans leur argumentation \u00e9maill\u00e9e par certaines impr\u00e9cisions.<\/p>\n

Verdict vendredi dans le premier proc\u00e8s en France li\u00e9 au g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nLa Cour d\u2019assises de Paris prononcera son verdict vendredi dans le proc\u00e8s du capitaine Pascal Simbikangwa, premier Rwandais jug\u00e9 en France pour sa participation pr\u00e9sum\u00e9e au g\u00e9nocide des Tutsis de 1994.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: l\u2019heure est au r\u00e9quisitoire<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nDirect – Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : l’accus\u00e9 face au r\u00e9quisitoire<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : l’accus\u00e9 risque la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 pour crime de g\u00e9nocide<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : l’avocat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral requiert la prison \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 contre le capitaine rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nG\u00e9nocide au Rwanda: la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 requise contre Pascal Simbikangwa<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019avocat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la cour d\u2019assises de Paris a requis la r\u00e9clusion criminelle \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019encontre de Pascal Simbikangwa. L\u2019ancien militaire rwandais est accus\u00e9 de complicit\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide et de crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9. Le minist\u00e8re public a demand\u00e9 la requalification des charges, pour que l\u2019accus\u00e9 soit condamn\u00e9 en tant qu\u2019auteur, et non comme simple complice.<\/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

Africa<\/strong>\u2019s push to add value to minerals<\/strong>
\nAfrica’s push to add value to minerals now a riskier gamble<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reuters
\nAfrican government efforts to force mining companies to process minerals before export may backfire as they come up against weakening commodity prices and investor demands that firms reduce risky investments.<\/p>\n

China\u00a0in\u00a0<\/strong>Africa<\/strong>
\nRisky Business: Is China Wavering in Africa?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nChinese companies and banks were once seen as bold and fearless as they invested in countries Western investors deemed too risky. But this may now be changing.<\/p>\n

Les Chinois en Afrique : o\u00f9 sont-ils ? Que font-ils ?<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLa pr\u00e9sence chinoise en Afrique explose, ce n’est un secret pour personne. Dans un r\u00e9cent rapport sur la diaspora chinoise, le Conseil au commerce ext\u00e9rieur de la France d\u00e9taille notamment leur pr\u00e9sence sur le continent. Investissements, taille des diasporas, tout est l\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nMega-Dams Economically Unviable – Oxford Report<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | AlertNet
\nMost large-scale dam projects do more economic harm than good due to poor or dishonest planning – and their skyrocketing costs could play a role in crippling the fragile economies of some developing countries, a study by Oxford University’s Sa\u00efd Business School charges.<\/p>\n

Poaching<\/strong>
\nThreats of Poaching, Habitat Loss Focus of First World Wildlife Day<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | MediaGlobal
\nHabitat loss and illegal trade are two major threats faced by wildlife, experts said during the celebration of the United Nation’s first-ever World Wildlife Day. These twin threats often work together and each has the ability to threaten the well-being of humans as well as wildlife.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Research on identies, natural resources and conflicts in DRC<\/strong>
\nG\u00e9opolitique – Focus sur les identit\u00e9s, les ressources naturelles et les conflits en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 March 2014 | allAfrica | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville
\nSont couche\u00e9s dans le livre de 240 pages, les conclusions d’une somme de r\u00e9flexions de chercheurs qui s’interrogent sur les \u00ab d\u00e9fis m\u00e9thodologiques et voies de sortie \u00bb possibles. Fruit des recherches men\u00e9es sous la direction du Pr. Germain Ngoie Tshibambe, Identit\u00e9s, ressources naturelles et conflits en RDC, D\u00e9fis m\u00e9thodologiques et voies de sortie ? s’emploie \u00e0 revisiter les discours dominants qui s’\u00e9l\u00e8vent en rapport avec les conflits en RDC.<\/p>\n

Southern\u00a0<\/strong>Africa<\/strong>\u00a0Resource Barometer training<\/strong>
\nSouthern Africa Resource Barometer Training in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | OSISA
\nThe Southern Africa Resource Watch and the SADC-Parliamentary Forum will conduct a training session on the recently launched Southern Africa Resource Barometer for parliamentarians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
\nThe training will introduce them to the barometer and train them on the importance of its guidelines in relation to the extractive sector – guidelines that will help parliament to monitor extractive industries and help to ensure that they drive broad socio-economic development rather than merely enriching local elites and the shareholders of foreign multinationals.<\/p>\n

Mining<\/strong>
\nLa contribution du secteur minier au budget de l’Etat projet\u00e9e \u00e0 25% en 2016<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLe secteur minier \u00e9tant consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme le moteur de son \u00e9conomie, la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) projette de porter la contribution du secteur minier au budget de l’Etat \u00ab de 9% en 2010 \u00e0 25% en 2016 \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Power rationing in Congo may have only a marginal impact on Copper production<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Commodity Online
\nPower rationing in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may only have a marginal impact on copper production in the country and smaller miners are likely to be affected, according to Barclays.<\/p>\n

Freeport says Congo mine can weather power-rationing<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Reuters
\nMining company Freeport McMoRan said on Friday power rationing in the Democratic Republic of Congo would not affect its operations in the short term but that future expansion plans would depend in part on a reliable energy supply.<\/p>\n

Dispute SOKIMO \u2013 Kibali Gold Mines<\/strong>
\nRDC: une question des royalties divise la Sokimo et Kibali Gold Mines<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 SOKIMO \u00e0 couteaux tir\u00e9s avec Kibali Gold Mines autour des royalties mal pay\u00e9es d\u2019un contrat maintenant d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 pour son caract\u00e8re l\u00e9onin<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nEn mars 2009, la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 mini\u00e8re de Kilomoto (Sokimo) a c\u00e9d\u00e9 des gisements d\u2019or \u00e0 Kibali Gold Mines, filiale de la sud-africaine Ango Gold Ashanti en Ituri, Province Orientale. La Sokimo affirme attendre sans succ\u00e8s, depuis six mois, de Kibali entre 1 500 000 \u00e0 1 800 000 dollars am\u00e9ricains par mois comme frais de royalties, des redevances qui lui sont dues en contrepartie de la cession de ses gisements d\u2019or.<\/p>\n

Loncor Resources<\/strong>
\nLoncor Resources Provides Corporate Update<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Loncor Resources Inc. | Marketwired
\nToronto, Ontario – As required by the rules of the NYSE MKT LLC, Loncor Resources Inc. reports that it has received a letter from the NYSE MKT advising that the NYSE MKT has determined that the Company is currently not in compliance with Sections 1002(c) and 1003(c)(i) of the NYSE MKT’s Company Guide, relating to the Company’s reduced exploration effort.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong>
\nKatanga : 20 000 creuseurs artisanaux ont envahi la carri\u00e8re de Lupoto<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa G\u00e9camines d\u00e9nonce l\u2019occupation ill\u00e9gale de sa carri\u00e8re de Lupoto par plus de vingt mille creuseurs artisanaux.<\/p>\n

Germans in power overdrive<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe state-owned mining giant Gecamines is hoping to make up for power shortages in Katanga by starting to build a coal-fired power plant generating 500 MW at Luena before the end of 2014.<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nInga III – la Banque mondiale fait sauter le verrou<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nRDC : La Banque Mondiale soumet pour approbation le financement du barrage d\u2019Inga<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net | APA
\nLa Banque Mondiale a soumis ce jeudi, pour approbation au Conseil de ses Administrateurs un financement de 73 millions de dollars en faveur de la RD Congo, pour le projet d\u2019assistance technique au d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019Inga 3.<\/p>\n

Kabila counts on Zongo 2 in 2015<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nWith elections scheduled for next year, Congo-K\u2019s president is touring the country to put pressure on builders of new dams. Sinohydro has received good marks for Zongo 2.<\/p>\n

Oil exploration in Virunga National Park<\/strong>
\nPiebalgs et Labille invitent les autorit\u00e9s de la RDC \u00e0 \u00ab respecter les engagements internationaux \u00bb au site des Virunga<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLe commissaire europ\u00e9en au D\u00e9veloppement Andris Piebalgs et le ministre belge de la Coop\u00e9ration Jean-Pascal Labille invitent les autorit\u00e9s de la RD Congo \u00e0 \u00ab respecter les engagements internationaux \u00bb au site des Virunga (Nord-Kivu), class\u00e9 Patrimoine mondial de l’humanit\u00e9. En effet, les deux personnalit\u00e9s \u00ab ont pris connaissance de l’enqu\u00eate du Guardian publi\u00e9e le 3 mars dernier relative aux activit\u00e9s de l’entreprise p\u00e9troli\u00e8re SOCO dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs, et plus particuli\u00e8rement dans le parc des Virunga \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Logging<\/strong>
\nIllegalities and Human Rights Violations – the Reality of the DRC’s Logging Sector<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | allAfrica | Greenpeace International
\nOne year after the publication of a Greenpeace Africa report on the situation of the logging sector in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the entry into force of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), the DRC forest sector remains in a state of organized chaos and continues to supply the illegal timber to the European market.<\/p>\n

Bas-Congo: lev\u00e9e de la suspension de l\u2019exploitation du bois<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa mesure interdisant l\u2019exploitation du bois dans la province du Bas-Congo, en vigueur depuis sept ans, est lev\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa : 270 grumes de bois Wenge saisies au port de l\u2019Onatra<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Environnement a saisi mardi 11 mars 270 grumes de bois Wenge au port de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 congolaise de transport et ports (SCTP), ex Onatra, \u00e0 Kinshasa. Ce bois, appartenant \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019exploitation foresti\u00e8re ITB, provient de Bikoro, dans la province de l\u2019Equateur. Le gouvernement reproche \u00e0 cette entreprise de ne pas respecter les clauses sociales convenues avec les communaut\u00e9s de ce territoire o\u00f9 se trouve sa concession foresti\u00e8re.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nRegideso<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nWork on building the Jiji dam (31.5 MW) on the (…)<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nA taxing affair: Collecting oil revenues in Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Oxfam America \u2013 The Politics of Poverty
\nFive experts say resource-rich African governments should not leave money on the table.<\/p>\n

Oil and Gas Boom in East Africa Promises Riches, but Experts Fear Only Elites Will Benefit<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | AlertNet
\nThe oil and gas bonanza in East Africa is changing the power dynamics of one of the poorest regions in the world, promising to free governments from long dependence on foreign aid once the billions of dollars in natural resource revenues start to flow.<\/p>\n

Most oil wells are in my land-Kaahwa<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Oil in Uganda
\nWhen one brings up the subject of land anywhere in Buliisa district, one man\u2019s name inevitably comes up: Francis Kaahwa-locally known as Franco. He is arguably the biggest land owner in Buliisa, laying claim to several prime pieces of real estate where some of the district\u2019s oil wells are found.<\/p>\n

Uganda Denies Delaying Oil Output<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | allAfrica | East African Business Week
\nThe government is not intentionally delaying production of oil, but rather taking necessary precautionary measures to get the best out of industry.<\/p>\n

Nairobi steals the show from Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe snail\u2019s pace of Uganda\u2019s decisions concerning outlets for its oil could prompt some companies like Tullow Oil to strongly turn their attention to neighbouring Kenya. Reserves identified in the Lokichar and Turkana basins combined with Nairobi\u2019s pro-active stance are indeed acting as a magnet.<\/p>\n

Ernest Rubando<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe current boss of the Petroleum Exploration & Production Department (PEPD), a unit of Uganda\u2019s energy ministry, is in pole position to become the first chairman of the future National Oil Company of Uganda.<\/p>\n

Muloni touts new blocks<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nUganda’s energy and oil minister, Irene Muloni, headed a delegation to Houston between March 3-7 to make a pitch for a licensing round.<\/p>\n

Gold<\/strong>
\nThe Looming Battle for Uganda’s Gold<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nKaramoja, Uganda \u2014 Having lost their traditional herds, the local people of Karamoja, Uganda, increasingly turned to small-scale gold mining as a meager but fairly steady source of income. But with large mining interests moving into the region, even their gold could soon be taken from them.<\/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

Business & Human Rigths<\/strong>
\nInjustice incorporated: Corporate abuses and the human right to remedy<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Amnesty International
\nAmnesty International has today launched \u201cInjustice Incorporated: Corporate Abuses and the Human Right to Remedy\u201d. The book aims to advance the right to remedy for victims and survivors of corporate human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

Tax dodging in Africa<\/strong>
\nMost Africans Dodge Taxes Because of Corruption Among Revenue Authorities – Survey<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | allAfrica | AlertNet
\nMost Africans say their willingness to pay taxes is undermined by corruption among revenue authorities in their country, while an opaque tax system actually encourages tax dodging, a new survey shows.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Opposition<\/strong>
\nKinshasa: le retour de Kamerhe \u00e9maill\u00e9 d\u2019agitations<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: retour mouvement\u00e9 \u00e0 Kinshasa pour l\u2019opposant Vital Kamerhe<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nL’opposant Vital Kamerhe, pr\u00e9sident de l’Union pour la nation congolaise, est rentr\u00e9 ce jeudi \u00e0 Kinshasa apr\u00e8s une tourn\u00e9e agit\u00e9e dans l’est du pays. Un retour agit\u00e9 puisque des sympathisants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 dispers\u00e9s \u00e0 l’a\u00e9roport par la police et que la grande majorit\u00e9 des journalistes a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9e par la Garde r\u00e9publicaine.<\/p>\n

RDC : o\u00f9 est pass\u00e9 \u00c9tienne Tshisekedi ?<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\n\u00c0 moins de deux ans de la pr\u00e9sidentielle, l’opposition congolaise (RDC) cherche un nouveau souffle. Alors qu’\u00c9tienne Tshisekedi, le deuxi\u00e8me homme de l’\u00e9lection de 2011, est en retrait, la rel\u00e8ve ne semble pas encore assur\u00e9e…<\/p>\n

Anti-gay bill in DRC too?<\/strong>
\nDRC Looks to Follow in Uganda’s Footsteps with Anti-Gay Bill<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nIturi : les parlementaires favorables \u00e0 la p\u00e9nalisation de l\u2019homosexualit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nA Congolese MP is leading the latest bid to criminalise homosexuality, but he will have to deal with a counter-campaign by LGBT activists and health workers if he is to be successful.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

20 years after the genocide<\/strong>
\nTwenty years on, Rwanda’s reconciliation goes on step by step<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\nCyendajuru – In the years that followed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Immaculee Mukankundiye would hear nothing of the word reconciliation.<\/p>\n

20 ans apr\u00e8s le g\u00e9nocide rwandais : l’horreur, le deuil et apr\u00e8s ?<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Afrikarabia.com
\nComment va le Rwanda vingt ans apr\u00e8s le g\u00e9nocide ? Le chercheur Kris Berwouts dresse le portrait d\u2019un pays \u00e9cartel\u00e9 entre r\u00e9ussite \u00e9conomique et pouvoir autoritaire.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Political crisis \u2013 police clashes with opposition party members<\/strong>
\nUN official denounces restrictions on political rights ahead of Burundian polls<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nBurundi : Pillay d\u00e9nonce les restrictions croissantes des droits civils et politiques<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations human rights chief today voiced concern at the increasing restrictions on civil and political rights in Burundi, following a series of violent acts by the ruling party\u2019s youth wing and the disruption of public meetings organized by opposition parties.<\/p>\n

Une manifestation de l\u2019opposition burundaise d\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | RFI
\nBurundi : la police blesse des opposants<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nBurundi: violents affrontements entre policiers et opposants<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nSamedi 8 mars, des affrontements, sans doute les plus violents dans les rues de Bujumbura depuis la fin de la guerre civile en 2006, ont eu lieu entre des centaines de policiers et des milliers de militants du parti d\u2019opposition Mouvement pour la solidarit\u00e9 et le d\u00e9veloppement.<\/p>\n

Call for Constructive Dialogue and Moderation, 10 March 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UN Office in Burundi
\nBurundi: l’ONU appelle \u00e0 la retenue et au dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 10 March 2014 | RFI
\nOver the last few months, BNUB noted political tension in Burundi and a radicalization of positions that are likely to lead to an outright confrontation, as illustrated by recent events.<\/p>\n

State Dept. On Violence in Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | allAfrica | US Department of State
\nU.S. condemns ‘heavy-handed tactics’ by Burundi police in clashes<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Reuters
\nBurundi: les Etats-Unis pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par la r\u00e9pression de manifestations<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nThe United States on Tuesday condemned what it called the use of heavy-handed tactics by Burundi’s police to break up opposition party meetings at the weekend in which more than a dozen people were injured and several were arrested.<\/p>\n

Burundi seeks to arrest opposition leader after clashes<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reuters
\nBurundi’s authorities have ordered the arrest of an opposition leader after clashes between his party members and police last week, a move the opposition said was a bid to remove rival voices before elections in 2015.<\/p>\n

Des opposants inculp\u00e9s d’insurrection au Burundi, o\u00f9 monte la tension politique<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\nBurundi: l\u2019opposant Alexis Sinduhije poursuivi pour \u00abinsurrection arm\u00e9e\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | RFI
\nBurundi : inculp\u00e9s d\u2019”insurrection”, 71 militants de l\u2019opposition risquent la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLa justice burundaise a inculp\u00e9 mercredi “d’insurrection”, infraction passible de la perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9, un responsable de l’opposition et 71 militants, apr\u00e8s des affrontements particuli\u00e8rement violents avec la police, risquant d’aggraver la tension dans ce pays sorti en 2006 de plus de dix ans de guerre civile.<\/p>\n

Burundi on the Brink: Is Nkurunziza Tightening his Grip Ahead of 2015 Elections?<\/a>\u00a0| 12 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nIn recent months, opposition ministers have been sacked, violence by the ruling party’s youth wing have increased, and controversial constitutional reforms have been proposed.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Anti-homosexuality law<\/strong>
\nWill Homosexuals Bring Down Museveni?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nIn April 2013, the global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, published a report entitled: “Making love a crime: Criminalisation of same sex conduct in Sub-Saharan Africa” in which Ugandan gay rights activist Frank Mugisha gave very emotional testimony.<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s anti-homosexuality bill: looking beyond a single explanation \u2013 By Kristof Titeca<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | African Arguments
\nLast Friday, a wealthier primary school in the suburbs of Kampala had a special occasion during their Friday Assembly (in which students hold performances): the P2 class reenacted the signing of the anti-homosexuality bill by President Museveni.<\/p>\n

Ouganda: face \u00e0 la loi homophobe, plusieurs pays coupent leur aide<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nDe plus en plus de pays occidentaux r\u00e9agissent \u00e0 l’adoption, fin f\u00e9vrier, de la loi qui durcit la r\u00e9pression contre les homosexuels en Ouganda. Leur moyen de pression : couper les aides au d\u00e9veloppement, notamment celles vers\u00e9es directement \u00e0 l\u2019Etat ougandais. La Su\u00e8de est le dernier pays en date \u00e0 manifester son d\u00e9saccord avec cette loi homophobe.<\/p>\n

Ouganda: le droit des femmes bafou\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 7 March 2014 | RFI
\nEn Ouganda, les d\u00e9fenseurs des droits humains se mobilisent suite \u00e0 la promulgation de deux lois ces derni\u00e8res semaines, l\u2019une contre la pornographie, l\u2019autre contre l\u2019homosexualit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Aid-Cuts Talk a Rumour – BoU<\/a>\u00a0| 9 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nGovernment will not cut its growth prospects because of the donors’ threats to cut aid, the Central bank governor has said.<\/p>\n

Homophobie en Ouganda: Orange arr\u00eate sa publicit\u00e9 dans Red Pepper<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | RFI
\nLe g\u00e9ant fran\u00e7ais des t\u00e9l\u00e9com, Orange, vient d’annoncer qu’il cessait ses campagnes de publicit\u00e9 dans le tablo\u00efd ougandais Red Pepper. Celui-ci a publi\u00e9 fin f\u00e9vrier une liste de 200 personnes pr\u00e9tendument homosexuelles.<\/p>\n

Uganda anti-homosexuality law challenged in court<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | BBC Africa
\nUgandan Activists Fight Anti-Homosexuality Law in Court<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nUganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Challenged<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nOuganda : la loi antihomosexualit\u00e9 contest\u00e9e devant la Cour constitutionnelle<\/a>\u00a0| 11 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nOuganda: des pressions pour faire invalider la loi anti-homosexualit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 13 March 2014 | RFI
\nUgandan rights activists and politicians Tuesday filed a petition in the Constitutional Court challenging the country\u2019s new anti-homosexuality law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

IPIS Recent Publications<\/strong>
\nPinocchio 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.Major Powers Fuelling Atrocities. Why the\u00a0world needs a robust Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| March 2013 | Amnesty International
\nIPIS contributed to the research for this AI report.
\nEvery year, thousands of people are killed, injured, raped and forced to \ufb02ee from their homes as a result of abuses and atrocities committed with conventional arms and ammunition. Harrowing testimonies and images from con\ufb02ict zones and human rights crises around the world underline the urgent need to end irresponsible arms transfers and illicit traf\ufb01cking.<\/p>\n

The Arms Trade Treaty: Building a Path\u00a0to Disarmament<\/a>\u00a0| 19 March 2013 |\u00a0Sergio Finardi, Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert, Ken Matthysen
\nThe goal of this article is to examine and suggest proposals that could enhance the role of the international Arms Trade Treaty\u2014presently in discussion at the United Nations\u2014in the regulation of the international arms trade and in addressing the role of the legal trade in: a) providing the bulk of the arms used in armed conflicts, armed violence and human rights abuses; b) the excessive arming of developing countries; and c) the continuous unsettling of power balances in sensitive world regions, not least because of competition amongst arms-exporting countries.<\/p>\n

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Final Report on one-year pilot implementation of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| January 2013 | OECD – IPIS
\nThis report is the final in a cycle of three reports on the pilot implementation by upstream companies of the “Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas”. The goal of the report is to provide an overall assessment of the progress and impact of the one-year pilot implementation phase of the OECD Guidance and its Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten.\u00a0The pilot implementation phase of the Guidance focused on Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region and was carried out during the period August 2011 \u2013 October 2012. Drawing on lessons from the ground, this final report identifies key trends and common approaches to overcome challenges as well as tools used by companies to implement the OECD Guidance.<\/p>\n

Exploitation mini\u00e8re industrielle et artisanale au Sud-Kivu. Possibilit\u00e9s d’une cohabitation pacifique ?<\/a>\u00a0| December 2012 | Gabriel Kamundala Byemba
\nLe secteur minier en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et au Sud-Kivu en particulier alimente toujours les d\u00e9bats tant au niveau international qu\u2019au niveau national. Pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 sous plusieurs facettes, ce secteur au Sud-Kivu a \u00e9t\u00e9 dans le temps industriel, puis artisanal et aujourd\u2019hui il est en m\u00eame temps artisanal et industriel. Le retour en force, ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s industrielles dans le paysage minier du Sud-Kivu co\u00efncide avec l\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration des dynamiques mini\u00e8res, gr\u00e2ce aux opportunit\u00e9s qu\u2019offre la RDC en mati\u00e8re d\u2019investissements priv\u00e9s et aux r\u00e9formes amorc\u00e9es du cadre l\u00e9gislatif et r\u00e9glementaire du secteur minier congolais. Ces r\u00e9formes ont abouti \u00e0 la mise en place du nouveau Code minier en 2002 et du R\u00e8glement minier en 2003.<\/p>\n

Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits : le M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS
\n\u00c0 la lumi\u00e8re de la r\u00e9cente occupation de Goma par le M23 et eu \u00e9gard \u00e0 la recrudescence du risque de conflit arm\u00e9 \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle en RDC, IPIS publie une br\u00e8ve mise \u00e0 jour de sa s\u00e9rie de rapports \u00ab Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits \u00bb (2007-2010), en se focalisant sp\u00e9cifiquement sur les intentions du M23.
\nCes rebelles affichent clairement une ambition politique et s\u2019orientent vers l\u2019instauration d\u2019un contr\u00f4le politique sur le territoire, en contestant l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de Kinshasa \u2013 int\u00e9r\u00eats strat\u00e9giques qu\u2019ils pourraient partager avec le Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Mapping Conflict Motives: M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS
\nIn light of the recent occupation of Goma by M23 and the renewed risk of large-scale armed conflict in the DRC, IPIS publishes an update to its 2007-2010 \u2018mapping conflict motives\u2019 report series focusing specifically on the intentions of M23.
\nThe M23 rebels show a clear political ambition and a tendency to establish political control over territory and challenge Kinshasa\u2019s authority \u2013 strategic interests they might share with Rwanda.<\/p>\n

A Code of Conduct for Arms Transport by Air. Transport Services under an Arms Trade Treaty Series<\/a>\u00a0| August 2012 | IPIS
\nThis report is a discussion of some key considerations for the development of a Cargo Industry Voluntary Code of Conduct relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment (ACI Code). The purpose of such a Code is to encourage as many aviation companies and other actors as possible in the air cargo industry to adhere to existing and new standards relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment.<\/p>\n

Rough Seas. Maritime Transport and Arms Shipments<\/a>\u00a0| July 2012 | IPIS
\nAs stated by the authors in their report \u201cTransparency and Accountability\u201d (February 2012), the Chairman\u2019s Draft Paper (14 July 2011) presented by the Arms Trade Treaty’s Preparatory Committee (ATT PrepCom), included within the ATT\u2019s scope certain \u201cservices\u201d, such as transport and brokering. However, no provision has been envisaged for the monitoring or ATT-related regulation of arms transport services. Monitoring transport services may be key to implementing and enforcing the Arms Trade Treaty. This report will demonstrate how arms shipments may be monitored and reported where there is a substantial risk that the shipments could contribute to fuelling conflict, repressive state practices, and other human rights abuses. The report provides examples of the monitoring of actual conventional arms shipments to Egypt and Syria in 2011 and 2012, and of suspected conventional arms shipments to Syria in 2012.\u00a0 It also shows that where there is an open society, or at least a fair degree of access to government activities, arms transfers can be monitored and discussed without jeopardizing legitimate security policies.<\/p>\n

Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Cycle 2 Interim Progress Report on the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| May 2012 | OECD \u2013 IPIS
\nThe following report is the second in a cycle of three on upstream companies\u2019 implementation of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten to the OECD\u2019s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. The objective is to report on progress made by upstream companies in their implementation of due diligence, with a focus on current practices and experiences in developing systems and processes for the implementation of the Five-Step OECD Framework.<\/p>\n

Etat des lieux du d\u00e9veloppement socio-\u00e9conomique dans les zones mini\u00e8res au Nord-Kivu (territoires de Walikale et Masisi)<\/a>\u00a0| March 2012 | ASSODIP | IPIS (editorial advice)
\nAt a moment when the attention of both the national and international communities is focused on the reorganisation of the mining sector in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the local civil society organisation ASSODIP considered it opportune to carry out a study of the impact of mining exploitation on the socio-economic development in North Kivu\u2019s Walikale and Masisi territories. These territories are among the richest in mineral resources of eastern DRC, with the exploitation and trade in minerals adding greatly to public revenues. Nonetheless, the concrete situations as presented in this paper sufficiently show that the development of the local mining communities has never been taken into due account.<\/p>\n

Assessment of existing practices regarding end-user certification<\/a>\u00a0| February 2012 | UNODA | IPIS
\nAlready, in 2002, the Security Council called upon States to establish an effective national end-user certificate system and to study the feasibility, as appropriate, of developing such a system at the regional and global levels, as well as information exchange and verification mechanisms. This study assesses existing practices regarding end-user certification in a wide range of countries. It examines concepts, documents and procedures relating to the regulation of end use and end users of conventional arms. It also endeavours to identify political and practical obstacles to the development of an international framework for authentication, reconciliation and standardization of end-user certificates. Finally, it proposes practical guidelines to assist States in the development of a reliable system of end-user certification.<\/p>\n

Transparancy and Accountability. Monitoring and Reporting Methods Under An Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0| February 2012 | TransArms R | IPIS
\nWithout an understanding of the existing practices of States regarding their commonly agreed standards for the monitoring and reporting of their international transfers of conventional arms, it will be very difficult to draft many of the basic provisions of the Treaty to ensure compliance and enforcement. This report therefore seeks to clarify and discuss existing terminology and reporting practices for State regulation of international transfers of goods and services and for international transfers of conventional arms. It is hoped that this will also help contribute to the development of common international standards for monitoring and reporting international transfers of conventional arms. Standardization of statistical requirements and reporting methods is of paramount importance for the ATT to be effective.<\/p>\n

Upstream Pilot Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas\u00a0 Baseline Report on the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | OECD | IPIS
\nIPIS executed the research for and writing of this OECD report. The present baseline report is the first in a cycle of three reports on the implementation by upstream companies of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (hereafter \u201cthe Guidance\u201d). The objective of this report is to understand where upstream companies currently stand with the implementation of due diligence.<\/p>\n

Violence against women in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Whose responsibility? Whose complicity?<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | ITUC | IPIS
\nIPIS contributed the research for and writing of this ITUC report. Summary: Eastern DRC has been ravaged by war and violence since the mid-1990s. Civilians carry the greatest burden of the conflict. Women and girls are especially vulnerable to such attacks.. Hundreds of women and girls get sexually violated in their homes and at their workplace. Fuelled and motivated by Congo\u2019s minerals, rebel and army forces are inclined to maintain an insecure environment that ensures the continuation of the status quo. Congo\u2019s conflict minerals go through a convoluted, yet manageable and traceable, supply chain and end up in industrialised consumer products. The introduction of transparency and governance into the mining sector is advancing, but still much has to be done.<\/p>\n

Bisie. A one-year snapshot of the DRC\u2019s principal cassiterite mine<\/a>\u00a0| November 2011 | IPIS
\nMuch has happened in the mining sector of Eastern DRC over the last year. President Kabila imposed a ban on all mining activities last fall, during which production fell considerably. As soon as the suspension was lifted in the spring of this year, the major global electronic companies stopped buying minerals from the region, provoking a de facto embargo on Congo\u2019s minerals with detrimental effects on the sector. At the same time, the Congolese government has taken major steps to restructure its army in the east of the country. These different decisions in the mining and security sectors have affected the nature and volume of minerals production and export and have reconfigured the security situation in the region. The consequences of these actions are discussed and illustrated with the use of the most important and well-known cassiterite mine in North Kivu called Bisie.<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e9hicules civils militarisables\u201d and the EU arms embargo on Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| September 2011 | IPIS | TA-R | ASER
\nIn this case study we will focus on the use of European manufactured trucks in the Darfur region, and more specifically what the defence industry calls \u201cv\u00e9hicules civils militarisables\u201d – commercial vehicles that can be militarized. All armed actors in the conflict require vehicles to transport combatants through the vast Darfur deserts. Japanese Toyota (Landcruisers) pick-up trucks are the most common vehicles that are spotted in the region. Usually they are mounted with machineguns, and as such compose an important assault instrument. Furthermore, a wide array of military trucks or civilian trucks modified for military purposes are being used in Darfur, e.g. anti-aircraft guns are mounted on a variety of trucks to function as support and\/or attack vehicles. Some of these trucks are European models, assembled by a local company: GIAD Automotive Industry Company.<\/p>\n

Conflict motives in Kenya\u2019s North Rift region<\/a>\u00a0| September 2011 | IPIS intern series
\nKenya’s North Rift Region continues to suffer from violent conflict in which a series of actors are involved. Armed groups perform widespread and devastating raids against neighbouring communities. The strength of these warrior groups varies regionally and from case to case. Security operations are often characterised by their disproportionate brutality. Power figures are known to instigate violence or organise and finance armed militias. Uasin Gishu and Trans-Nzoia bore the brunt of the post-election violence in 2007 and 2008. The violence mainly pitted Kalenjin warrior groups against Kikuyu communities in a struggle over political injustices and power but also over economic discrepancies and feelings of ethnic antagonism.<\/p>\n

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