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HEADLINES<\/h1>\n


\n– DR Congo:<\/span><\/p>\n

* military operation against\u00a0ADF-Nalu<\/a>\u00a0(North Kivu), backed by MONUSCO<\/p>\n

* clashes between army and\u00a0APCLS in\u00a0Masisi<\/a>\u00a0(North Kivu)<\/p>\n

* violence by\u00a0FDLR<\/a>\u00a0north of Goma (North Kivu), Raia Mutomboki in Shabunda and \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0FNL in Uvira (South Kivu<\/a>), Bakata Katanga (Katanga<\/a>)<\/p>\n

* farm of former head of police John\u00a0Numbi<\/a>\u00a0in Lubumbashi searched<\/p>\n

* Rwanda asks to dismiss report by\u00a0UN Group of Experts<\/a>\u00a0on DRC<\/p>\n

* Dan\u00a0Gertler<\/a>\u00a0sells oil rights to government for 300 times purchase price<\/p>\n

– Central African Republic:<\/p>\n

* Bangui\u2019s mayor Catherine Samba-Panza elected as\u00a0new interim president<\/a><\/p>\n

* continued\u00a0violence<\/a>, mainly between Christians and Muslims<\/p>\n

*\u00a0EU<\/a>\u00a0decides to send troops<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Uganda<\/a>\u00a0for the first time admits it has troops in South Sudan to support president \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Salva Kiir<\/p>\n

–\u00a0Human Rights Watch<\/a>\u00a0publishes World Report 2014<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/h1>\n


\nIPIS Insights<\/em>: The 2nd Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva 2013\u00a0<\/a>| 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practice What You Preach: Theory and Practice of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)\u2019s Stakeholder Engagement Plan in Chad\u00a0<\/a>| 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\u00a0<\/a>| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/p>\n

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

Ambushed in Bangkok? The U.N. Panel on North Korea and the case of the IL-76 “4L-AWA”\u00a0<\/a>| 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<\/a>\u00a0| 26 August 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS)
\nSOCO International, a British oil company, is prospecting for oil in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park \u2013 a World Heritage Site. For the past year, their presence has been criticised for putting a fragile environment at risk. However, more recently, their impact on human rights has also been questioned. In this Insights IPIS looks at why it is so vital for companies to employ rights-respectful processes, such as those advised in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, from the very beginning of the prospection stage.<\/p>\n

Strijd tegen conflictmineralen: sleutel tot conflictresolutie in Oost-Congo?\u00a0<\/a>| 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.<\/p>\n

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Conflict and security in the Great Lakes region<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong>
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Export Constraints Agreed for Internet Snooping Tech<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | SciDev.net | allAfrica
\nArms-exporting nations have agreed to extend the export control regime that limits the proliferation of military products to include internet surveillance technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conflict trends (no. 22): Real-time analysis of African political violence, January 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | ACLED | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch World Report 2014 – Rights Struggles of 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nStopping Mass Atrocities, Majority Bullying, and Abusive Counterterrorism.<\/p>\n

Africa can solve its own problems with proper planning and full implementation of the African Standby Force<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Institute for Security Studies
\nHow much longer will the African Standby Force (ASF) simply continue to \u2018stand by\u2019 while France and others deal with Africa\u2019s crises? As African leaders prepare for their 22nd Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa next week, questions around the implementation of the ASF have become more urgent than ever.<\/p>\n

LRA Regional Update: Central African Republic, DR Congo and South Sudan (October – December 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 22 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

Military operation against ADF-Nalu, Beni, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord Kivu : Les FARDC entament les op\u00e9rations militaires contre les ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: l\u2019arm\u00e9e lance une vaste offensive contre les ADF-Nalu dans l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | RFI
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 jeudi 16 janvier les op\u00e9rations militaires de d\u00e9sarmement des rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF\/ Nalu dans le territoire de Beni (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Congo army attacks Ugandan Islamist rebels in lawless east<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Reuters
\nReuters correspondents outside the town of Beni, in North Kivu province, heard heavy gunfire as government troops moved in on positions held by ADF-NALU rebels who have been based in Congo for years and are seen as a major obstacle to peace.<\/p>\n

Les positions des ADF\/Nalu \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise a lanc\u00e9 le jeudi 16 janvier les op\u00e9rations contre les rebelles ougandais des ADF\/ Nalu, actifs dans le territoire de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Cette r\u00e9bellion, responsable de plusieurs exactions contre les populations civiles, occupe plusieurs positions dans cette partie de la province. La position des ADF\/ Nalu la plus proche de Beni est situ\u00e9e au village Kambi ya Miba, \u00e0 environ 35 kilom\u00e8tres de la ville dans le secteur de Beni-Mbau.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : l\u2019arm\u00e9e d\u00e9loge les ADF\/Nalu de 3 localit\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes militaires congolais ont d\u00e9log\u00e9 ce samedi 18 janvier les rebelles ougandais des ADF\/Nalu de trois localit\u00e9s du Nord-Kivu qu\u2019ils occupaient depuis plusieurs mois.<\/p>\n

Traque des ADF\/Nalu : la RDC ne collabore pas avec l\u2019Ouganda, selon l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00abIl n\u2019y a jamais eu d\u2019op\u00e9rations conjointes de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise avec celle ougandaise contre les rebelles des ADF\/Nalu\u00bb, a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 samedi 18 janvier le porte-parole des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC), le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral L\u00e9on Kasonga. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que l\u2019op\u00e9ration d\u00e9nomm\u00e9e \u00abSokola\u00bb [Nettoyez] contre les rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF\/Nalu sera men\u00e9e du d\u00e9but jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la fin par les militaires congolais.<\/p>\n

Les rebelles ADF migrent vers la Province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nQuatre jours apr\u00e8s le lancement par les FARDC de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u201cSokola\u201d [Nettoyez] pour d\u00e9manteler les groupes arm\u00e9s actifs dans le territoire de Beni, des sources locales signalent un mouvement des rebelles ougandais des ADF vers la Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

RDC: l’offensive de l’arm\u00e9e contre les ADF-Nalu s’enlise<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nEn RDC, au cinqui\u00e8me jour de l\u2019op\u00e9ration Sokola (\u00abnettoyez\u00bb en lingala) de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise contre la r\u00e9bellion des ADF-Nalu, les choses se compliquent. Des sources locales \u00e9voquent un mouvement des rebelles de l\u2019est vers l\u2019ouest, ainsi que des probl\u00e8mes de coordination du c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise.<\/p>\n

Beni : la population appel\u00e9e \u00e0 d\u00e9noncer toute pr\u00e9sence suspecte des rebelles ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe maire de Beni, Nyonyi Bwanakawa a appel\u00e9, lundi 20 janvier, la population de sa juridiction \u00e0 d\u00e9noncer toute pr\u00e9sence suspecte des rebelles ougandais des ADF. Il craint que les rebelles, traqu\u00e9s depuis cinq jours dans tout le territoire de Beni par l\u2019arm\u00e9e dans le cadre de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Sokola \u00bb [nettoyez], ne s\u2019infiltrent dans le groupe des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui arrivent dans la ville.<\/p>\n

La Monusco r\u00e9affirme son appui aux FARDC dans la traque des ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe commandant de la Brigade d\u2019intervention des Nations unies en RDC, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Alberto Do Santos Cruz, a r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 lundi 20 janvier \u00e0 Beni le soutien de la Monusco \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise. \u00abNous soutenons les FARDC sur le plan logistique aussi bien que sur le plan tactique.\u00bb, a-t-il expliqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Traque contre ces forces n\u00e9gatives : les premiers r\u00e9sultats de l\u2019Op\u00e9ration Sukola 1 sont tr\u00e8s encourageants dixit Lambert Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | MMC | digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les ADF renforcent leurs positions \u00e0 Beni et dans le parc des Virunga<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes rebelles ougandais ADF renforcent leurs positions dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s de la chefferie de Watalinga, environ 90 km de Beni-ville, dans le Nord-Kivu, ont indiqu\u00e9 mardi 21 janvier des sources locales, confirm\u00e9es par des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile.<\/p>\n

Murder of Col. Mamadou Ndala<\/strong>
\nMamadou Ndala : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu veut un proc\u00e8s public<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: attente et questionnements au Nord-Kivu apr\u00e8s la mort du commandant Ndala<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu exige l\u2019organisation d\u2019un proc\u00e8s public dans l\u2019assassinat du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de brigade Mamadou Ndala, commandant du 42e bataillon des commandos des FARDC des Unit\u00e9s de r\u00e9action rapide, tu\u00e9 dans une embuscade le 2 janvier \u00e0 Beni.<\/p>\n

RDC: arrestation muscl\u00e9e du capitaine Mo\u00efse Banza, aide de camp du commandant Ndala<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | RFI
\nLe gouvernement congolais a annonc\u00e9 l’interpellation samedi 18 janvier du capitaine Mo\u00efse Banza, l’aide de camp du commandant Mamadou Ndala, mort le 2 janvier dernier dans une embuscade.<\/p>\n

RDC – Anatomie d’un attentat : comment Mamadou Ndala a trouv\u00e9 la mort<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDans quelles circonstances exactes le colonel Mamadou Ndala a-t-il trouv\u00e9 la mort ? Qui avait le doigt sur la gachette et quel type de munition a-t-il \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9 ? Dans ce long billet, Laurent Touchard se livre \u00e0 l’analyse d\u00e9taill\u00e9e d’une vid\u00e9o tourn\u00e9e quelques secondes apr\u00e8s l’attentat qui a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie au h\u00e9ros des FARDC.<\/p>\n

Assassinat de Mamadou Ndala: \u00abL\u2019hypoth\u00e8se\u00bb du gouvernement n\u2019est pas un jugement, selon Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00abS\u2019il vous plait, cessez de penser que si le gouvernement \u00e9met une hypoth\u00e8se, c\u2019est un jugement ou un arr\u00eat de justice qui d\u00e9signe les coupables \u00bb. Lambert Mende, porte-parole du gouvernement congolais, a ainsi r\u00e9pondu mardi 21 janvier aux critiques d\u2019une partie de l\u2019opinion congolaise sur la d\u00e9claration qu\u2019il avait faite le 2 janvier dernier lors de l\u2019annonce de la mort du colonel Mamadou Ndala. Il avait indiqu\u00e9 ce jour-l\u00e0 que les auteurs de l\u2019assassinat de Mamadou Ndala seraient des rebelles ougandais des ADF. Une piste moins plausible au regard de l\u2019\u00e9volution de l\u2019enqu\u00eate, estiment des observateurs.<\/p>\n

M23 reorganising?<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: la Monusco redoute des exactions d\u2019anciens combattants du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de bureau de la Monusco au Nord-Kivu, Ray Virgilio Torres, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le mercredi 15 janvier redouter que d\u2019anciens rebelles du M23 deviennent des criminels qui commettent des exactions dans certains coins de la province.<\/p>\n

RDC: en Ouganda, les chefs du M23 \u00abni en prison, ni en r\u00e9sidence surveill\u00e9e\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | RFI
\nLa mission des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo a fait \u00e9tat de la r\u00e9apparition de combattants du M23 dans l\u2019est du pays et d\u2019un soutien des pays voisins, notamment de l\u2019Ouganda, aux ex-rebelles. Des accusations d\u00e9j\u00e0 port\u00e9es par le chef de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, lundi et vivement d\u00e9menties par le M23.<\/p>\n

Grands Lacs : pas d\u2019asile pour les criminels de guerre, exhorte l\u2019ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Haut-commissaire des Nations unies aux droits de l\u2019homme, Navi Pillay, a exhort\u00e9 les chefs d\u2019Etats de la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs \u00e0 ne pas donner asile aux personnes suspect\u00e9es d\u2019avoir commis des crimes internationaux et de graves violations des droits de l\u2019homme.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9organisation du M23: \u00abla RDC est pr\u00eate \u00e0 toute \u00e9ventualit\u00e9 \u00bb, affirme Lambert Mende<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC est pr\u00eate \u00e0 toute \u00e9ventualit\u00e9, a indiqu\u00e9 vendredi 17 janvier le porte-parole du gouvernement congolais, le ministre Lambert-Mende, en r\u00e9action aux d\u00e9clarations selon lesquelles des cadres du M23 tenteraient de r\u00e9organiser ce mouvement rebelle.<\/p>\n

Rwanda asks for U.N. report on Congo sanctions to be dismissed<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Reuters
\nSoutien de Kigali au M23: un rapport de l’ONU jug\u00e9 \u00abinacceptable\u00bb par le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | RFI
\nRwanda asked a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee on Friday to dismiss a report that says the defeated M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are still recruiting fighters in Rwanda and Congolese troops are involved in rights abuses.<\/p>\n

L’ONU dans l’est de la RDC: Comment fonctionne le r\u00e9gime des sanctions?<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nLe 6 janvier dernier, RFI r\u00e9v\u00e9lait en avant premi\u00e8re les grandes lignes du dernier rapport annuel du groupe d\u2019experts des Nations unies sur la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo dat\u00e9 du 12 d\u00e9cembre et qui devrait bient\u00f4t \u00eatre rendu public. Une fois de plus, les experts mettent en cause le Rwanda et l\u2019Ouganda, pointant notamment le soutien de ces deux pays \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion du M23. Quel peut \u00eatre l\u2019impact de tels rapports dans la r\u00e9solution du conflit ? Quelles sanctions sont-elles pr\u00e9vues ? Explications.<\/p>\n

RDC : Quel avenir pour l’ex-M23 ?<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Afrikarabia
\nApr\u00e8s sa d\u00e9faite militaire de novembre 2013, la r\u00e9bellion attend la mise en place de l\u2019accord sign\u00e9 avec Kinshasa et notamment la loi d\u2019amnistie. Mais les d\u00e9cisions tardent, au risque de voir revenir les anciens d\u00e9mons.<\/p>\n

FDLR<\/strong>
\nWashington demande \u00e0 la Monusco de \u00ab redoubler d\u2019efforts \u00bb contre les FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nWashington demande \u00e0 la Mission des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (Monusco) de \u00ab redoubler d\u2019efforts \u00bb dans la lutte contre les rebelles rwandais des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda pr\u00e9sents dans l\u2019Est de ce pays.<\/p>\n

Virunga National Park Ranger Killed in DRC Ambush<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nPark officials of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo report a park ranger was shot and killed when their patrol was ambushed by rebel militia. Two other rangers were seriously wounded in the attack.<\/p>\n

Masisi, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nDes humanitaires signalent d’\u00ab importantes tensions ressenties \u00e0 Kitchanga-Centre \u00bb entre les FARDC et des miliciens de l’APCLS<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nIls rapportent \u00e9galement que, \u00ab dans la nuit du 13 janvier, des \u00e9l\u00e9ments du groupe arm\u00e9 Nduma Defence of Congo (NDC) ont attaqu\u00e9 les positions de l’arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re (FARDC) dans la cit\u00e9 de Pinga \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : tension \u00e0 Masisi apr\u00e8s des affrontements entre FARDC et APCLS<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa tension reste perceptible \u00e0 Masisi malgr\u00e9 le retour d\u2019un semblant de calme apr\u00e8s les affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 samedi 18 janvier \u00e0 des combattants de la coalition APCLS-Nyatura \u00e0 Ngingwe, Bushoha et Kyekire, dans le groupement Bashali Mokoto, \u00e0 6 Km \u00e0 l\u2019ouest de la cit\u00e9 de Kitshanga, dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Masisi: conditions de vie difficiles pour les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes personnes fuyant les combats du week-end entre les Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) et les miliciens du groupe arm\u00e9 Alliance du peuple pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS) \u00e0 Ngingwe et Muhanga, quittent le territoire de Masisi pour se r\u00e9fugier \u00e0 Kitchanga (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

The Kivu Conflict: Say No To War – Stay in Civilian Life<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Local Voices
\nDeciding between an armed existence and civilian life is far from being a rhetorical question in a context where armed groups abound and the lack of economic opportunities erodes all thoughts of the future – as in rural North Kivu.<\/p>\n

South Kivu<\/strong>
\nRestauration de l’Etat au Sud-Kivu – La MONUSCO dresse un \u00e9tat des lieux<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLa Monusco tient \u00e0 soutenir l’Etat congolais dans la restauration et l’extension de son autorit\u00e9 dans les zones affect\u00e9es par les conflits arm\u00e9s. C’est dans ce contexte qu’elle a derni\u00e8rement accompagn\u00e9 au Sud-Kivu le gouverneur de la province et son \u00e9quipe dans le territoire de Shabunda. Selon la Monusco, l’objectif poursuivi par cette visite de travail a \u00e9t\u00e9 de \u00ab dresser un \u00e9tat des lieux de la situation et appeler les \u00e9l\u00e9ments des Rahiya Mutomboki, actifs dans la zone, \u00e0 se rendre et \u00e0 se soumettre au processus DDR \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Shabunda : les miliciens Raia Mutomboki multiplient les exactions depuis d\u00e9but janvier<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens Raia Mutomboki de la coalition Sisawa casapard ont multipli\u00e9 les exactions sur l\u2019axe Tombi-Kazozola \u00e0 Shabunda, depuis le d\u00e9but de l\u2019ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : une grenade explose et fait un mort et 4 bless\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUne personne est morte et quatre autres bless\u00e9es apr\u00e8s l\u2019explosion d\u2019une grenade dans la nuit de vendredi \u00e0 samedi 18 janvier au centre commercial d\u2019Uvira-centre (Sud-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : des rebelles burundais de FNL accus\u00e9s d\u2019exactions dans 3 localit\u00e9s d\u2019Uvira<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes rebelles burundais du FNL violent, pillent, enl\u00e8vent et extorquent les populations des localit\u00e9s de Mushule, Kagogo et Manana, surplombant la cit\u00e9 d\u2019Uvira au Sud-Kivu. Des acteurs humanitaires ont affirm\u00e9, mardi 21 janvier que ces rebelles se r\u00e9organisent dans ces cit\u00e9s o\u00f9 ils ont install\u00e9 des camps depuis le d\u00e9but du mois de janvier.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga: les ex-combattants de Kasokota r\u00e9clament leur r\u00e9insertion sociale<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes ex-combattants regroup\u00e9s aux centres de Kasokota et de Mulubwe au Katanga r\u00e9clament leur retour dans leurs milieux d\u2019origine. Ils l\u2019ont exprim\u00e9 mercredi 15 janvier \u00e0 une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la division D\u00e9sarmement, d\u00e9mobilisation, rapatriement, r\u00e9insertion et r\u00e9int\u00e9gration (DDRRR) de la Monusco venue de Goma, en vue d\u2019\u00e9valuer la situation humanitaire des ex-miliciens, quatre mois apr\u00e8s leur installation dans ce site.<\/p>\n

Katanga: des miliciens Bakata Katanga accus\u00e9s de pillage \u00e0 Diambala<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes miliciens Bakata Katanga sont accus\u00e9s de pillage dans les localit\u00e9s de Diambala et Kakokonya, en territoire de Kipushi (Katanga).<\/p>\n

Katanga: les Bakata Katanga enl\u00e8vent 2 personnes \u00e0 Kasama<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens Bakata Katanga ont kidnapp\u00e9, dimanche 19 janvier, deux personnes au terme d\u2019une incursion au groupement de Kasama, \u00e0 60 km au Nord-Ouest du territoire de Pweto (Katanga). Des sources de la r\u00e9gion accusent ces assaillants d\u2019avoir bless\u00e9 un militaire et emport\u00e9 des armes ainsi que des munitions \u00e0 l\u2019Etat-major militaire de Kasama.<\/p>\n

Katanga: les Bakata Katanga incendient plus de 600 habitations \u00e0 Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes miliciens Bakata Katanga ont incendi\u00e9, du 17 au 21 janvier, environ 600 maisons dans une vingtaine de localit\u00e9s du territoire de Pweto (Katanga). Les auteurs de ces incendies ob\u00e9issent aux ordres des chefs miliciens Mandrakwa et Malusoke, tr\u00e8s actifs dans cette zone.<\/p>\n

RDC : le domicile du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral John Numbi perquisitionn\u00e9 \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : John Numbi dans le viseur de la justice militaire congolaise<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLambert Mende: \u00abLa perquisition n\u2019\u00e9tait pas dirig\u00e9e contre John Numbi\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe domicile du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral John Numbi, ancien inspecteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la police nationale congolaise, a \u00e9t\u00e9 perquisitionn\u00e9 lundi 20 janvier par les forces de l\u2019ordre \u00e0 Lubumbashi, capitale provinciale du Katanga. Selon des sources concordantes, John Numbi ne s\u2019y trouvait pas au moment de la perquisition.<\/p>\n

Bafwasende, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: 12 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s bloqu\u00e9s dans la for\u00eat de Balob\u00e9 depuis 2009<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEnviron douze mille personnes sont bloqu\u00e9es depuis 2009 dans la for\u00eat de Balob\u00e9, une localit\u00e9 du territoire de Bafwasende \u00e0 262 km de Kisangani (Province Orientale). Elles avaient fui des affrontements entre les FARDC et les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef dans leur localit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch \u2013 World Report 2014<\/strong>
\nWorld Report 2014: Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nRDC: la majorit\u00e9 des atteintes aux droits humains restent impunies, selon Human Rights Watch<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nArmed conflict continued in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with Congolese security forces and non-state armed groups responsible for serious abuses against civilians. The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group committed widespread war crimes, including summary executions, rapes, and forced recruitment of children. As the military focused attention on defeating the M23, many other armed groups also attacked civilians.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Military intervention in South Sudan<\/strong>
\nUganda Backing South Sudanese Army in Rebel Fight, Museveni Says<\/a>\u00a0| 15 January 2014 | Bloomberg
\nYoweri Museveni: Uganda troops fighting South Sudan rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nUganda Admits Helping South Sudan Fight Rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nUgandan troops are fighting alongside South Sudanese government forces against rebels, President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Sudan rebels demand Uganda end support for president<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Reuters
\nSouth Sudan’s rebels have demanded that Uganda stop supporting government forces as a condition for signing a ceasefire to end fighting that has riven Africa’s youngest nation, a spokesman said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Doubts over Uganda\u2019s military intervention in South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | IRIN
\nThe Ugandan parliament\u2019s retroactive authorization of a military intervention in neighbouring South Sudan has elicited considerable criticism from activists and analysts.<\/p>\n

South Sudan says regains key town from rebels, Uganda claims credit<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Reuters
\nSouth Sudanese government forces said they seized the flashpoint town of Bor back from rebels on Saturday and Uganda’s army claimed credit for the operation, highlighting the depth of its involvement in the conflict.<\/p>\n

Uganda Playing Critical \u2018Role\u2019 to Solve South Sudan Conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nUganda\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman says the country is playing a critical role in regional efforts to resolve South Sudan\u2019s security situation, despite criticism that the government in Kampala is undermining ongoing peace negotiations between warring factions in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Uganda army ‘sets up rapid response centre’<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nUganda has set up a rapid response centre to get soldiers operational as soon as possible to intervene in regional conflicts, an official says.
\nThe way its forces recently deployed to South Sudan to fight rebels was an example of how it could work, he said.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Former Prime Minister allies himself with FDLR<\/strong>
\nRwanda: pour Faustin Twagiramungu, \u00abil est temps de mettre fin au chantage de Kigali\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | RFI
\nRwanda : l’opposant Faustin Twagiramungu se rapproche des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nL\u2019ancien Premier ministre rwandais, Faustin Twagiramungu, \u00e0 la t\u00eate Rwandan Dream Intiative, parti d’opposition en exil, a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de rallier les Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) – accus\u00e9es par le gouvernement rwandais d\u2019h\u00e9berger des g\u00e9nocidaires en leur sein – et le Parti social-Imberakuri, dont l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 pour \u00ab divisionnisme \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda: pour les autorit\u00e9s, \u00abIl ne pourra pas y avoir de dialogue avec le FDLR\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nCe jeudi 16 janvier sur RFI, l’ancien Premier ministre rwandais en exil en Belgique, Faustin Twagiramungu, annon\u00e7ait que son parti politique Rwandan Dream Initiative avait sign\u00e9 un accord avec les Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR, les rebelles hutus rwandais r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s au Congo), et le Parti social-Imberakuri.<\/p>\n

Karegeya murder<\/strong>
\nU.S. rebukes Rwandan leader amid scrutiny over opponent’s murder<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Reuters
\nAffaire Karegeya: d\u00e9clarations sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent des Etats-Unis \u00e0 l’\u00e9gard du Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nThe United States says it is deeply worried about threats made by Rwandan President Paul Kagame against political opponents after one of his exiled critics was found murdered in a hotel room in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Assassination of Karegyeya Will Usher in Dictatorship<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | The Star | allAfrica
\nMainly Patrick Karegyeya fought for freedom in Uganda and Rwanda. For his opposition to dictatorship, he was jailed by Obote for three years. Later he joined the government of Paul Kagame in Rwanda as one of his intelligent chiefs.<\/p>\n

Paul Kagam\u00e9 : “Pourquoi devrions-nous respecter les terroristes ?”<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe chef de l\u2019\u00c9tat rwandais, Paul Kagam\u00e9, a accord\u00e9 \u00e0 Jeune Afrique sa premi\u00e8re interview depuis l\u2019assassinat de l\u2019opposant Patrick Karegeya.<\/p>\n

Karegeya le transfuge qui en savait trop<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nEmmitoufl\u00e9 dans son pardessus et son \u00e9charpe, l\u2019allure tranquille et le regard aux aguets, Patrick Karegeya, en novembre dernier, avait refus\u00e9 de nous recevoir ailleurs que dans un grand h\u00f4tel du quartier hupp\u00e9 de Johannesbourg et c\u2019est presque \u00e0 l\u2019improviste qu\u2019il avait soudain surgi \u00e0 notre table.<\/p>\n

Les travaillistes britanniques demandent au gouvernement de suspendre son aide au Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nEn Grande-Bretagne, le parti travailliste appelle le gouvernement \u00e0 suspendre son aide au Rwanda, le temps d’enqu\u00eater sur les assassinats d’exil\u00e9s politiques rwandais. Ces d\u00e9clarations surviennent apr\u00e8s l\u2019assassinat de l\u2019exil\u00e9 politique Patrick Karegeya \u00e0 Johannesburg, et mettent la coalition de David Cameron en difficult\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Rwandans join African Mission in Central African Republic<\/strong>
\nU.S. starts flying Rwandan forces into Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Reuters
\n850 Rwandan Peacekeepers Set Off for CAR Mission<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nRDF Is Living Up to the Vow of ‘Never Again’<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe Rwanda Defence Forces’ (RDF) Mechanized Infantry battalion of 850 Personnel has deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of an African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA).<\/p>\n

RDF Peacekeepers Guarding New CAR Interim President<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Silence on anti-corruption activist\u2019s murder \u2013 Human Rights Watch<\/strong>
\nRwanda: Investigate Anti-Corruption Campaigner\u2019s Murder<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nOfficial investigations into the murder of a Rwandan anti-corruption activist appear to have ground to a halt six months later. The case has received surprisingly little public attention, and the victim’s family is still awaiting justice. Human Rights Watch has visited the town of Rubavu where the body was found and interviewed witnesses and the police.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Catherine Samba-Panza elected as new interim president<\/strong>
\nRCA: accord du CNT sur les crit\u00e8res pour \u00eatre candidat \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | RFI
\nDes discussions autour du choix du nouveau chef d\u2019Etat<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nLes membres du Conseil national de transition (CNT, Parlement provisoire) ont \u00e9tabli, par consensus, une liste de 17 crit\u00e8res que devront remplir les candidats pour se pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence de la transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9sidence de la transition en Centrafrique: d\u00e9p\u00f4t des premi\u00e8res candidatures<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nOuverture du d\u00e9p\u00f4t des candidatures \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence de transition dans un climat de violence<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

Eight run for Central African Republic presidency, violence flares<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique: huit candidatures valid\u00e9es pour l\u2019\u00e9lection du pr\u00e9sident de la transition<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | RFI
\nPr\u00e9sidence de transition en Centrafrique: les 8 candidats choisis sur des crit\u00e8res tr\u00e8s s\u00e9lectifs<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | RFI
\nLa Centrafrique \u00e9lit son nouveau pr\u00e9sident de transition sur fond de violences<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCentral African Republic lawmakers shortlisted eight candidates, including two sons of former leaders, to run for interim president in a vote on Monday and pull the country out of months of turmoil and sectarian killings.<\/p>\n

Bangui Mayor Picked as Interim CAR President<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nCentral African Republic names new leader, EU to send troops<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic MPs elect Catherine Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nCentrafrique: Catherine Samba-Panza \u00e9lue pr\u00e9sidente de la transition<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI
\nUne femme \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence de transition<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nBangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza, 59, has been elected interim president of the Central African Republic, making her the first woman to hold the post.<\/p>\n

New CAR President Works to ‘Calm Down’ Nation<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe new interim president of the Central African Republic tells VOA the most important thing to do to bring peace to her country is to “calm people down.”<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Catherine Samba-Panza seeks troops<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nNew Central African Republic leader Catherine Samba-Panza has asked both European and African countries to send more troops to help restore order.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: les priorit\u00e9s de la nouvelle pr\u00e9sidente<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: Catherine Samba-Panza entend \u00eatre \u00abefficace\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : les nombreux d\u00e9fis de Catherine Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCentrafrique: r\u00e9tablir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9, d\u00e9fi majeur de Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 23 January 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : 5 choses \u00e0 savoir sur Catherine Samba Panza, la nouvelle pr\u00e9sidente de transition<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCatherine Samba-Panza, nouvelle pr\u00e9sidente de Centrafrique: pourquoi elle<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI
\nFrom Mayor to Interim President – a Portrait of Catherine Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | DW | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Beaucoup d\u2019espoirs et de satisfaction apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9lection de la nouvelle pr\u00e9sidente de transition<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nCentrafrique: l’\u00e9lection de Catherine Samba-Panza accueillie avec bienveillance<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nLes t\u00e9moignages sont unanimes. El\u00e8ves, \u00e9tudiants, vendeurs, fonctionnaires du public et du priv\u00e9 expriment leur satisfaction face l\u2019\u00e9lection de la premi\u00e8re femmes \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019Etat.<\/p>\n

U.S. Welcomes Selection of New Transitional President of the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | US Department of State
\nThe United States welcomes the selection of Catherine Samba-Panza as Transitional President in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.). As C.A.R.’s first woman head of state since the country\u2019s independence, and with her special background in human rights work and mediation, she has a unique opportunity to advance the political transition process, bring all the parties together to end the violence, and move her country toward elections not later than February 2015.<\/p>\n

Catherine Samba-Panza: \u00abMaire de Bangui, j’ai toujours eu de bonnes relations avec tout le monde\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Parfait Mbay sur RFI: \u00abMadame Samba-Panza ne part pas en terre inconnue\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Catherine Samba Panza nommera son Premier ministre “mercredi ou jeudi”<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | AFP\/Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: consultations en vue de la formation du nouveau gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 23 January 2014 | RFI
\nEn Centrafrique, \u00e0 la veille de son investiture, Catherine Samba-Panza a poursuivi, ce mercredi 22 janvier, ses consultations en vue de la nomination de son futur Premier ministre et de la formation d’un gouvernement de transition. La nouvelle pr\u00e9sidente de transition centrafricaine doit pr\u00eater serment ce jeudi 23 janvier, dans l’apr\u00e8s-midi, alors que des affrontements opposant des civils \u00e0 des combattants de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion Seleka ont eu lieu mercredi matin, pr\u00e8s d’un camp militaire de la capitale.<\/p>\n

Continued violence<\/strong>
\nCentral African Republic lynch mob seeks sectarian revenge<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nAs sectarian violence continues in the Central African Republic, the BBC’s Thomas Fessy writes of his encounter with a lynch mob in the north-western town of Bozoum.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : violences en cours dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s au nord et \u00e0 l’ouest de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA: les actes de violences se multiplient dans le pays<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : les exactions se multiplient en province \u00e0 l’approche de l’\u00e9lection<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nEight run for Central African Republic presidency, violence flares<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Reuters
\nPlusieurs localit\u00e9s au nord et \u00e0 l’ouest de Bangui sont en proie \u00e0 des actes de violence, ont rapport\u00e9 samedi des t\u00e9moins, notamment \u00e0 Sibut, \u00e0 160 km au nord de la capitale, o\u00f9 les habitants terroris\u00e9s par des hommes de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka se terrent ou ont fui en brousse.<\/p>\n

Red Cross: Death Toll Mounts in Central African Republic\u2019s North<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nFresh violence in the western and northwestern Central African Republic has resulted in more deaths, serious injuries and residents fleeing their homes and seeking safety in the bush.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Nourredine Adam bri\u00e8vement arr\u00eat\u00e9 \u00e0 Douala<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nAncien chef des services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de Michel Djotodia et num\u00e9ro deux de l’ex-s\u00e9l\u00e9ka, Nourredine Adam a \u00e9t\u00e9 bri\u00e8vement arr\u00eat\u00e9 \u00e0 Douala au Cameroun.<\/p>\n

CAR Fighting Spills Into Cameroon<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe government of Cameroon is denying that former Seleka rebels from the Central African Republic have attacked its border town of Garoua Boulai. Officials are trying to calm panic-stricken residents who say they witnessed the fighters enter their town and set off explosives.<\/p>\n

CAR: Interim president must rein in \u201cout of control\u201d militias as Muslims forced to flee<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Amnesty International
\nHunted Down – Muslims Forcibly Displaced in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Amnesty International | allAfrica
\nThe new interim President of the Central African Republic must urgently rein in the \u201cout of control\u201d anti-balaka militias currently forcing scores of people from Muslim communities to leave the country in a bid to escape terrifying abuse, Amnesty International said.<\/p>\n

Public killings highlight power shift in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | IRIN
\nTwo murders committed in full view of the media and witnessed by French peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) this weekend have raised questions about security and the balance of forces in the capital, Bangui.<\/p>\n

Des attaques arm\u00e9es en pr\u00e9lude \u00e0 l\u2019investiture de Catherine Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nUne attaque \u00e0 la grenade a vis\u00e9 mardi soir une \u00e9quipe des forces africaines dans le 8e arrondissement de Bangui. Le bilan fait \u00e9tat de un (1) mort et six (6) bless\u00e9s graves, parmi lesquels quatre (4) soldats congolais de la MISCA.<\/p>\n

Seven dead in tit-for-tat killings in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique : Bangui replonge dans la violence avant l’investiture de Catherine Samba-Panza<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nSeven people died in inter-religious attacks and reprisal killings in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Wednesday, a human rights campaigner said, underlining the challenge the new interim president faces in restoring peace.<\/p>\n

EU to send troops<\/strong>
\nFrance confident of EU troop support in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | RFI English | allAfrica
\nThe French defence minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has expressed confidence that the European Union will send peacekeepers to the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

EU to send 500 troops to Central African Republic, fewer than expected<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Reuters
\nEU Agrees to Send Troops to Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nLes Vingt-Huit donnent leur feu vert \u00e0 une mission militaire europ\u00e9enne en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique: un contingent europ\u00e9en en appui des soldats fran\u00e7ais et africains<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI
\nThe European Union decided on Monday to send troops to help stabilize Central African Republic, deploying its first major army operation in six years, but the force will be smaller than originally expected at around 500-strong.<\/p>\n

Rwandan peacekeepers join AU mission MISCA<\/strong>
\nU.S. starts flying Rwandan forces into Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Reuters
\n850 Rwandan Peacekeepers Set Off for CAR Mission<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nRDF Is Living Up to the Vow of ‘Never Again’<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe Rwanda Defence Forces’ (RDF) Mechanized Infantry battalion of 850 Personnel has deployed to the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of an African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA).<\/p>\n

RDF Peacekeepers Guarding New CAR Interim President<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nBarely a week after the first batch of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) peacekeepers were airlifted to Central African Republic; the force has been tasked, among other peacekeeping assignments, with maintaining security of the newly-elected CAR Interim President, Catherine Samba-Panza.<\/p>\n

UN<\/strong>
\n‘Seeds of genocide’ in Central African Republic, U.N. warns<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique : “Tous les \u00e9l\u00e9ments sont r\u00e9unis pour un g\u00e9nocide”, selon l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique\/AFP
\nRisque de g\u00e9nocide<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nA senior U.N. official warned of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic without a more robust international response to communal bloodshed in which at least 20 more people were killed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

L’ONU se f\u00e9licite de la d\u00e9mobilisation d’un premier groupe de 23 enfants soldats<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | UN News Centre | allAfrica
\nUNICEF s’est f\u00e9licit\u00e9 vendredi de la d\u00e9mobilisation de 23 enfants \u00e2g\u00e9s entre 14 et 17 ans des rangs de groupes arm\u00e9s en RCA, une lib\u00e9ration qui devrait \u00eatre suivie par d’autres dans les jours \u00e0 venir.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: over 6,000 child soldiers may be involved in fighting, UN says<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nMore than 6,000 child soldiers may now be involved in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), with their numbers growing as fighting pits community against community in clashes that have taken on increasingly sectarian overtones, the United Nations reported today.<\/p>\n

UN urges stronger response to \u2018crisis of epic proportions\u2019 in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nLe Conseil des droits de l’homme r\u00e9clame l’arr\u00eat imm\u00e9diat des violences<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UN News Service | allAfrica
\nUnited Nations officials today called for a stronger response to prevent further human suffering in the Central African Republic (CAR), which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as \u201ca crisis of epic proportions.\u201d<\/p>\n

United Nations Human Rights Council – Special Session On the Human Rights Situation in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch | allAfrica
\nConseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU – Session sp\u00e9ciale sur la situation des droits humains<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch | allAfrica
\nSince the Seleka rebel coalition seized power in March 2013, the Central African Republic has been in the grip of a grave human rights and humanitarian crisis. Human Rights Watch, since April 2013, has documented widespread burning and pillaging of villages, extrajudicial executions, rape, and the recruitment of children as soldiers by Seleka forces.<\/p>\n

Security Council Committee Concerning Central African Republic Commences Work<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UN | allAfrica
\nOn 16 January 2014, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic held its first meeting.<\/p>\n

Brutality against children in Central African Republic reaches unprecedented levels \u2013 UN<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentral African Republic children forced to commit atrocities: U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Reuters
\nWith brutality against children in the Central African Republic (CAR) reaching unprecedented levels as youngsters are maimed, killed and beheaded, and amid rampant sexual violence, the world community must use all the tools at its disposal to stop the conflict, the Security Council was warned today.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: l’ONU annonce la composition de la Commission d’enqu\u00eate<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nLe Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies, Ban Ki-moon, a annonc\u00e9 mercredi la composition de la Commission internationale charg\u00e9e d’enqu\u00eater sur les violations des droits de l’homme en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine depuis le 1er janvier 2013.<\/p>\n

ICGLR<\/strong>
\nSouth Sudan, Central African Republic to Face War Crimes Audit<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Bloomberg
\nAfrican leaders ordered a committee to probe crimes such as murder and sexual violence committed in strife-torn South Sudan and Central African Republic, where the humanitarian crises are mounting.
\nHeads of state from the 12-member International Conference on the Great Lakes Region who met in the Angolan capital of Luanda yesterday directed its committee on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to \u201caudit\u201d the countries, according to an e-mailed final communique.<\/p>\n

France<\/strong>
\nFrance ‘underestimated’ Central African Republic hatred<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nLa haine entre chr\u00e9tiens et musulmans a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab sous-estim\u00e9e \u00bb, selon un diplomate fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica
\nFrance, Chad, Gaddafi and the CAR – Years of Meddling Should Not Be Ignored Now<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | African Arguments | allAfrica
\nFrance underestimated the level of hatred between Christian and Muslim communities in the conflict-riven Central African Republic, its ambassador to the UN has said.<\/p>\n

RCA: pour le patron de Sangaris, il faut aussi s\u2019appuyer sur les Centrafricains<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nLe g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Francisco Soriano, commandant de l’op\u00e9ration Sangaris en Centrafrique, a estim\u00e9 jeudi que le contingent de 1 600 soldats fran\u00e7ais d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s dans le pays est suffisant pour conduire l’op\u00e9ration, compte tenu de la mont\u00e9e en puissance de la force africaine. Il y a \u00e9galement les forces de l\u2019ordre centrafricaines \u00ab qui ont leur r\u00f4le \u00e0 jouer \u00bb, a soulign\u00e9 le patron de la force Sangaris.<\/p>\n

Background, analysis, comments, interviews<\/strong>
\nMore Peacekeepers May Be Needed, Says U.S. Official<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | allAfrica
\nAmid fears that the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) could descend into a genocide, a senior member of the Obama administration’s foreign policy team says the time may come when the African-led peacekeeping mission has to be expanded to include more troops from outside the continent.<\/p>\n

U.N. troops likely needed to save Central African Republic: EU aid chief<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic could still be saved from becoming another failed state like Somalia, but it probably will require the deployment of a strong United Nations peacekeeping operation, European aid chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Herv\u00e9 Ladsous: \u00abIl faut travailler \u00e0 une intervention de l’ONU en Centrafrique\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nDes Casques bleus francophones dans les pays francophones. C’est l’objectif de Abdou Diouf. Le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie a annonc\u00e9 le 14 janvier \u00e0 Paris que l’OIF va mettre en place un “R\u00e9seau d’expertise et de formation francophone pour les op\u00e9rations de paix”. A ses c\u00f4t\u00e9s, le Fran\u00e7ais Herv\u00e9 Ladsous, secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral-adjoint de l’ONU charg\u00e9 des Op\u00e9rations de maintien de la paix.<\/p>\n

Martin Zigu\u00e9l\u00e9: \u00abNous avons failli \u00e0 construire un Etat centrafricain\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019ancien Premier ministre centrafricain Martin Zigu\u00e9l\u00e9, qui pr\u00e9side le Mouvement de lib\u00e9ration du peuple centrafricain (MLPC) et l\u2019Alliance des forces d\u00e9mocratiques de la transition, en ligne de Bangui, r\u00e9pond aux questions de Christophe Boisbouvier.<\/p>\n

New management, old divisions<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | The Economist
\nAn interim president will be chosen soon and is supposed to rule until elections early next year, though France, which has sent 1,600 troops in the hope of providing basic security, wants them sooner. Mr Nguendet is a leading candidate for the crown in the longer term. Others may include B\u00e9atrice Epaye, a former minister and fervent opponent of S\u00e9l\u00e9ka; Josu\u00e9 Binoua, a former security minister; and D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Kolingba, son of a former president, Andr\u00e9 Kolingba.<\/p>\n

South Africa in the CAR – Was Pulling the Troops a Catastrophic Mistake?<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | The Daily Maverick | allAfrica
\nAfter 14 South African soldiers died on the streets of Bangui, South Africa’s military commitment to the Central African Republic halted abruptly. This was a popular decision at home. But was it the right one? Is there anything we could have done to prevent the CAR’s swift descent into chaos and humanitarian crisis?<\/p>\n

Du Rwanda \u00e0 la Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\n\u00ab L\u2019Europe ne peut laisser la France seule \u00bb\u2026 Le Ministre allemand des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 le sentiment g\u00e9n\u00e9ral :l\u2019horreur de la situation en Centrafrique est telle que tout doit \u00eatre mis en \u0153uvre afin d\u2018enrayer la spirale de la violence, par simple solidarit\u00e9 avec les innombrables victimes mais aussi par crainte de la contagion vers d\u2019autres pays d\u2019Afrique centrale sinon de r\u00e9percussions en Europe m\u00eame.<\/p>\n

Factbox – Women in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | AlertNet | allAfrica
\nCentral African Republic lawmakers chose their capital’s mayor, Catherine Samba-Panza, to become the country’s first female president – Africa’s third female head of state in the post-colonial era – and to pull the country out of months of sectarian bloodshed.<\/p>\n

New Leader in CAR, Same Human Rights Crisis?<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | IPS
\nThe appointment of a new transitional president, Catherine Samba-Panza, in the Central African Republic (CAR) is generating optimism in some quarters that the country\u2019s first female leader will manage to quell mounting ethnic strife.<\/p>\n

Peace and Security for Africa, Made in France<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nFor all the talk of a new approach, it seems France is the only actor able and willing to engage militarily in much of Africa.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: \u00e0 Rome, Sant\u2019Egidio \u0153uvre pour la r\u00e9conciliation<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | RFI
\n\u00c0 Rome, une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de repr\u00e9sentants du gouvernement sortant centrafricain, de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile et de l’autorit\u00e9 nationale des \u00e9lections discutent avec Sant’Egidio.<\/p>\n

Les h\u00e9rauts de la paix en RCA devant le Parlement fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0| 23 January 2014 | RFI
\nLes deux h\u00e9rauts de la paix en Centrafrique, l’archev\u00eaque de Bangui, Mgr Dieudonn\u00e9 Nzapalainga, et le pr\u00e9sident de la communaut\u00e9 islamique de RCA, l’imam Omar Kobine Layama, poursuivent leur tourn\u00e9e en Europe.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch \u2013 World Report 2014<\/strong>
\nWorld Report 2014: Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nHRW: Crises in South Sudan, CAR, Provoke Abuses<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nA rebel coalition known as the Seleka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), on 24 maart 2013, forcing out the former president, Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9. A transitional government was established, and Michel Djotodia was formally named interim president in April. New elections were scheduled for early 2015.<\/p>\n

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Humanitarian news<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

RD Congo : Situation humanitaire \u2013 D\u00e9cembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UNICEF | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

68 Congolais en provenance de la Centrafrique regagnent leurs villages en Equateur<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Rapport de mission d\u2019information sur le nouveau site des D\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Kampunda 14 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: 12 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s bloqu\u00e9s dans la for\u00eat de Balob\u00e9 depuis 2009<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 5 000 m\u00e9nages des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mugunga veulent rentrer chez eux<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Without Precedent or Prejudice? UNSC Resolution 2098 and its potential implications for humanitarian space in Eastern Congo and beyond<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | ChristophVogel.net<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins<\/strong>
\nBulletin humanitaire provincial – Sud-Kivu 2013 en revue<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RD Congo – Province du Sud-Kivu : D\u00e9placements au 31 d\u00e9cembre 2013 (Janvier 2009 – d\u00e9cembre 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

LRA Regional Update: Central African Republic, DR Congo and South Sudan (October – December 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 02\/14, 15 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Katanga No. 01\/14, 15 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 03\/14, 21 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Katanga No. 02\/14, 22 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Sud-Kivu, N\u00b002\/14, 22 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale No 2\/14, 22 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda Flash Update: South Sudanese Influx 12 – 15 January 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nAs at 15 January, a total of 45,239 South Sudanese refugees had arrived in Uganda since 16 December according to manual registration by the Ugandan Government.<\/span><\/p>\n

South Sudan Conflict Leaves Women and Children to Cope As Refugees<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNHCR | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Central African Republic: UN humanitarian appeal for $247 million only 6 per cent funded<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nUn haut responsable humanitaire de l’ONU appelle \u00e0 faire de la Centrafrique une priorit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nDonors have provided only 6 per cent of the $247 million that the United Nations needs over the next 100 days to ease the \u201cmega-tragedy\u201d in strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where nearly 900,000 people have been driven from their homes and now lack the very basics of food, water, medical care and shelter.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Central African Republic, WFP Distributions Bring Hope<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | WFP | allAfrica<\/p>\n

9 Hunger Facts<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | WFP | allAfrica
\n9 faits\u00a0sur la faim<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | WFP | allAfrica
\nThe conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Amid ongoing insecurity, WFP is distributing food assistance to families in need. Here are nine key facts about the hunger crisis in CAR.<\/p>\n

Major food crisis looms in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | IRIN<\/p>\n

OP-ED: Avoiding\u00a0Another Crisis in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | IPS<\/p>\n

The World Can No Longer Ignore the Humanitarian Catastrophe<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | ICRC | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Overview of evacuation (15 Jan 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African\u00a0Republic: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 16 Jan 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African\u00a0Republic Fact Sheet January 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

WFP Running Out of Food in Central African Republic Amid Widespread Bloodletting<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | WFP | allAfrica
\nU.N. Truckers’ Strike Cuts Food Aid to Displaced in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | AlertNet | allAfrica
\nThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is running out of food to distribute to growing numbers of displaced people in the Central African Republic because insecurity is blocking supply routes.<\/p>\n

EU and UN Mobilise\u00a0Half a Billion Dollars to Save Lives in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | European Union External Action | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: aux abords de l’a\u00e9roport de Bangui, la mis\u00e8re se banalise<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Centrafrique :\u00a0crise humanitaire, la solidarit\u00e9 africaine mise \u00e0 l’\u00e9preuve<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

ICRC Appeals for End to Intercommunal Violence<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | ICRC | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Central African Republic’s Children Urgently Need Healing, Hope and Funding, Says Unicef Chief<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | UNICEF | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Additional U.S.$30 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for the People of the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | USAID | allAfrica<\/p>\n

La persistance des violences suscite de vives pr\u00e9occupations<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | ICRC | allAfrica<\/p>\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><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0DRC<\/h2>\n

Province Orientale : 9 militaires poursuivis pour crimes de guerre \u00e0 Walendu Bindi<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nNeuf militaires congolais sont aux arr\u00eats au cachot de l\u2019auditorat militaire garnison de l\u2019Ituri \u00e0 Bunia. Ils sont poursuivis pour crime de guerre par meurtre, viol et pillage commis pendant les op\u00e9rations militaires dans la collectivit\u00e9 de Walendu Bindi au sud d\u2019Irumu en Province Orientale. Ces arrestations sont cons\u00e9cutives \u00e0 une enqu\u00eate men\u00e9e conjointement par l\u2019auditorat militaire et le Bureau des droits de l\u2019homme de la Monusco dans cette entit\u00e9 coutumi\u00e8re d\u00e9but janvier.<\/span><\/p>\n

La CPI menace de renvoyer en RDC 3 t\u00e9moins, demandeurs d\u2019asile aux Pays-Bas<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI) a menac\u00e9 lundi 20 janvier de renvoyer en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo trois t\u00e9moins, qui ont demand\u00e9 l\u2019asile aux Pays-Bas en 2011. Les trois Congolais avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9s depuis leur prison \u00e0 Kinshasa pour t\u00e9moigner en mars 2011 dans le proc\u00e8s pour crimes contre l\u2019humanit\u00e9 et crimes de guerre de deux chefs de milice congolais, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui et Germain Katanga.<\/p>\n

Lubanga Adds Prosecution’s Non-Disclosure of Evidence to His Appeal Grounds<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Lubanga trial website | allAfrica
\nAppeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have allowed Thomas Lubanga to add a new ground of appeal related to non-disclosure by the prosecutor to the accused of evidence that the defense deems exculpatory.<\/p>\n

Bemba Lawyers, Prosecutor Want Statement By Judges’ Witness Discounted<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Bemba trial website | allAfrica
\nProsecutors and lawyers representing Jean-Pierre Bemba in his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have opposed the admission into evidence of a statement by a witness called by judges.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Attentat contre Habyarimana: inqui\u00e8tude des parties civiles apr\u00e8s l’affaire Karegeya<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | RFI
\nLes parties civiles dans l’affaire de l’attentat contre l’avion du pr\u00e9sident rwandais Juvenal Habyarimana, le 6 avril 1994, se sont plaintes de la lenteur de la proc\u00e9dure en France et se sont dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9es par la disparition d’un possible t\u00e9moin, Patrick Karegeya, assassin\u00e9 le 31 d\u00e9cembre 2013, dans un h\u00f4tel \u00e0 Johannesburg.<\/span><\/p>\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><\/span><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

DRC’s future is in the hands of its parliament<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Africa Progress Panel
\nL’avenir de la RD Congo est entre les mains de son Parlement<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nUsed wisely, the Democratic Republic of the Congo\u2019s natural resources could help lift millions out of poverty and build the foundations for a functioning, peaceful society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minerals<\/strong>
\nCongo Postpones Ban on Mineral Exports Because of Power Shortage<\/a>\u00a0| 15 January 2014 | Bloomberg
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Mines Ministry postponed a ban on exports of concentrated copper and cobalt until 2015 because the country doesn\u2019t have enough electricity to process the minerals, Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu said.<\/p>\n

Walikale: l\u2019exploitation de la cassit\u00e9rite n\u2019am\u00e9liore pas les conditions de vie, selon la Cenco<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Conf\u00e9rence \u00e9piscopale nationale du Congo et la Commission \u00e9piscopale pour les ressources naturelles (CERN) d\u00e9plorent dans un rapport que l\u2019exploitation de la cassit\u00e9rite \u00e0 Walikale (Nord-Kivu) ne profite pas aux creuseurs artisanaux et \u00e0 leurs familles.<\/p>\n

Kisangani: sensibilisation sur le nouveau certificat de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes op\u00e9rateurs miniers de Kisangani sensibilis\u00e9s sur le nouveau certificat de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais de la CIRGL<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe nouveau certificat de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale sur la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), qui doit entrer en vigueur dans trois jours, va permettre de r\u00e9duire sensiblement la fraude \u00e0 l\u2019exportation des minerais.<\/p>\n

Kasa\u00ef Oriental – Les miniers sans carte d’exploitation ind\u00e9sirables<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica
\nLe gouvernorat provincial a annonc\u00e9 le d\u00e9marrage prochain d’un recouvrement forc\u00e9 pour faire respecter sa directive qui ne doit souffrir d’aucune exception, a-t-il averti. Tout op\u00e9rateur minier non-d\u00e9tenteur de ce document ne peut exercer dans le secteur minier sur toute l’\u00e9tendue du territoire de la province du Kasa\u00ef Oriental.<\/p>\n

Gold trafficking: UN singles out Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nRessources naturelles – L’\u00e9quivalent en or de 400 millions de dollars US sortis clandestinement de la RDC en 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica
\nThe effect of the sanctions imposed by the Security Council in 2007 against the two main Ugandan gold exporters has been to multiply the illegal traffic in gold from Congo-K ten-fold.<\/p>\n

Echos d\u2019\u00e9conomie du mardi 21 janvier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n(…) Ce magazine parle \u00e9galement du coordonnateur de la Cellule de coordination de planification mini\u00e8re au minist\u00e8re des Mines, Donnat Kampata qui estime que seule l\u2019exploitation industrielle des minerais peut permettre r\u00e9ellement \u00e0 la population locale de profiter de ses richesses. Il a par ailleurs indiqu\u00e9 que cette strat\u00e9gie, pr\u00f4n\u00e9e par le gouvernement, permettra de mettre fin \u00e0 l\u2019exploitation illicite des minerais d\u00e9nonc\u00e9e chaque fois par les ONG nationales et internationales.<\/p>\n

Mining companies<\/strong>
\nKatanga : 113 familles d\u00e9log\u00e9es par Tenke Fungurume exigent leurs indemnisations<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDans une correspondance adress\u00e9e samedi 18 janvier \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, cent treize familles r\u00e9clament \u00e0 l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Tenke Fungurume ming de payer leurs frais d\u2019indemnisation de d\u00e9logement. Elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9log\u00e9es il y a huit ans de Fungurume, \u00e0 250 kilom\u00e8tres de Lubumbashi (Katanga) pour \u00eatre relog\u00e9es dans la cit\u00e9 de Kiloville au village Mulumbu.<\/p>\n

Randgold Resources: Kibali meets its goals and more<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Randgold Resources Ld | Marketwired
\nRandgold\u2019s Kibali mine aces first operating quarter<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nBristow warns on Kibali gold mine \u2013 Don\u2019t rock the boat!<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Mineweb
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo-based Kibali gold mine, which last month completed its first operating quarter, has more than met the objectives set for it at the time of its acquisition in September 2009, Africa-focused miner Randgold Resources CEO Mark Bristow said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Kipoi’s financials surge on higher reserves<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nCopper miner Tiger Resources has doubled the expected net present value (NPV) of its Stage 2 solvent extraction electrowinning (SX-EW) operation at the Kipoi project, following a recent ore reserve increase.<\/p>\n

Mawson West Limited: Kapulo Project Mineral Resource Update<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Mawson West Limited | Marketwired
\nMawson West lifts DRC flagship\u2019s resources<\/a>\u00a0| 23 January 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nAfrica-focused miner Mawson West on Wednesday announced that it had increased the National Instrument 43-101-compliant copper resources at its flagship Kapulo copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), lifting the total tonnes of resource by 54% and the estimated contained copper in the measured category by 64%.<\/p>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nCongo Oil Law May Impose 40% Tax, Allow Drilling in Gorilla Park<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Bloomberg
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s parliament is debating an oil code that may impose a 40 percent capital gains tax, allow drilling in national parks, and force current title holders to renegotiate their deals.<\/p>\n

Ituri: controverse entre les communaut\u00e9s locales et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Oil of DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nIturi : les communaut\u00e9s locales de Djugu sollicitent le retrait de la licence d\u2019exploitation \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Oil of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | MMC | Digitalcongo.net
\nLes communaut\u00e9s locales du bloc 1 Graben Albertine dans le territoire de Djugu (Province Orientale) appellent le Gouvernement \u00e0 retirer la licence d\u2019exploitation accord\u00e9e \u00e0 la compagnie p\u00e9troli\u00e8re Oil of Congo, accus\u00e9e de n\u2019avoir r\u00e9alis\u00e9 \u00abaucune action sociale depuis 2010.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Israeli billionaire sells Congo oil rights for 300 times purchase price<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Reuters
\nCongo fails to reveal loss-making oil deal with controversial businessman\u2019s offshore firm<\/a>\u00a0| 23 January 2014 | Global Witness
\nIsraeli billionaire businessman Dan Gertler sold one of his Congo-based oil companies to the government last year for $150 million – 300 times the amount paid for the oil rights – in a deal criticised by transparency campaigners.<\/p>\n

Illegal logging<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale : 90% des exploitants forestiers artisanaux travaillent ill\u00e9galement<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe ministre provincial des Ressources naturelles de la Province Orientale, Paulin Odiane, a accord\u00e9 un d\u00e9lai d’un mois aux exploitants forestiers artisanaux de cette province, en vue de se mettre en ordre avec le gouvernement congolais.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Nebbi Residents Get Oil Money<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | The Observer | allAfrica
\nThe oil exploration firm Total E&P has compensated Nebbi residents for land trampled on during exploration activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Expedition Begins Study of Uganda’s Shrinking Ruwenzori Glaciers<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nA two-week expedition into western Uganda\u2019s Ruwenzori Mountains – Africa’s fabled Mountains of the Moon – will begin tomorrow to assess the effects of climate change on Africa\u2019s vanishing glaciers and raise awareness of the advent of a looming global water crisis.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Vanoil Announces Settlement Accord With the Government of Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Vanoil Energy Ltd. | Marketwired
\nVanoil Energy Ltd., a Vancouver-based Canadian international oil and gas development company announces that the Government of Rwanda and Vanoil have agreed to end their discussions regarding the exploration of Lake Kivu in Rwanda following expiry of the Technical Evaluation Agreement (“TEA”) between them in June 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

AXMIN Reports on Recent Events in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | AXMIN Inc. | Marketwired
\nVancouver, British Columbia – AXMIN Inc. announces today that it is closely monitoring the recent political developments in the Central African Republic. (…) AXMIN’s permanently stationed Vice President and CAR Country Manager, Mr. Jiang Lifei, reports that AXMIN’s local staff in the CAR is working closely with all stakeholders to ensure the Company is fully updated on what is happening in the country. (…) In the meantime, AXMIN will continue to conduct its activities in the CAR in a safe and diligent manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/h1>\n

South Sudan<\/strong>
\nSouth Sudan civil war still no deterrent to Chinese firms<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | South China Morning Post
\nHundreds of Chinese nationals and tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing the worsening civil war in South Sudan, yet Chinese companies are still investing billions of dollars in the troubled region.<\/span><\/p>\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>
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Transparency<\/strong>
\nRecommendations on Mandatory Disclosure of Payments from Canadian Mining Companies to Governments<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Publish What You Pay Canada
\nMining Companies and Civil Society Put Forward Strong Recommendations for Increasing Transparency in the Canadian Mining Sector<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | Global Witness
\nOn January 16th, 2014 The Resource Revenue Transaprency Working Group released its final recommendations to Canadian governments and provincial securities commissions for the creation of a robust mandatory payment reporting standard for mining companies publicly traded on Canadian stock exchanges. The final recommendations detail a payment reporting standard that aligns with those recently passed into law in the U.S. and the E.U.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kimberley Process<\/strong>
\nGeorges Dallemagne<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nAt the initiative of Belgian MP Georges Dallemagne, the Belgian House of Representatives\u2019 external relations commission passed a resolution on January 15 calling for the government and the European Commission to lobby to broaden the notion of conflict diamonds in the Kimberley Process.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Sustainable sourcing<\/strong>
\nTheo: the small chocolate company taking big strides in the DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | The Guardian
\nOne US chocolate company is pushing industry boundaries by supporting cacao farmers through sustainable sourcing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/span><\/p>\n

ICGLR mineral traceability certificate<\/strong>
\nKisangani: sensibilisation sur le nouveau certificat de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes op\u00e9rateurs miniers de Kisangani sensibilis\u00e9s sur le nouveau certificat de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais de la CIRGL<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe nouveau certificat de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale sur la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), qui doit entrer en vigueur dans trois jours, va permettre de r\u00e9duire sensiblement la fraude \u00e0 l\u2019exportation des minerais.<\/p>\n

Conflict-free sourcing<\/strong>
\nConflict-Free Sourcing Initiative Urges More Companies To Become Members<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | 3BLMedia
\nThe Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) is petitioning more companies to join the effort to become conflict-free by becoming CFSI members. The group is made up of 120 companies from 7 industries and their goal is to help members make informed choices about conflict minerals in their supply chains. One of their greatest challenges in the upcoming year is to help members meet their reporting deadline related to the U.S. conflict minerals regulation.<\/p>\n

Local communities against companies<\/strong>
\nIturi: controverse entre les communaut\u00e9s locales et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Oil of DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nIturi : les communaut\u00e9s locales de Djugu sollicitent le retrait de la licence d\u2019exploitation \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Oil of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | MMC | Digitalcongo.net
\nLes communaut\u00e9s locales du bloc 1 Graben Albertine dans le territoire de Djugu (Province Orientale) appellent le Gouvernement \u00e0 retirer la licence d\u2019exploitation accord\u00e9e \u00e0 la compagnie p\u00e9troli\u00e8re Oil of Congo, accus\u00e9e de n\u2019avoir r\u00e9alis\u00e9 \u00abaucune action sociale depuis 2010.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Katanga : 113 familles d\u00e9log\u00e9es par Tenke Fungurume exigent leurs indemnisations<\/a>\u00a0| 20 January 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDans une correspondance adress\u00e9e samedi 18 janvier \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, cent treize familles r\u00e9clament \u00e0 l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Tenke Fungurume ming de payer leurs frais d\u2019indemnisation de d\u00e9logement. Elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9log\u00e9es il y a huit ans de Fungurume, \u00e0 250 kilom\u00e8tres de Lubumbashi (Katanga) pour \u00eatre relog\u00e9es dans la cit\u00e9 de Kiloville au village Mulumbu. Cette entreprise mini\u00e8re devrait construire \u00e0 Fungurume une usine de production des minerais.<\/p>\n

EITI<\/strong>
\nMove towards rejoining ITIE<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe DRC is on the way to rejoining the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, from which it was suspended in April 2013 for \u201clack of exhaustiveness\u201d and inadequate \u201cdata quality\u201d concerning payments resulting from working natural resources in 2010.<\/p>\n

Oil law revision<\/strong>
\nCongo Oil Law May Impose 40% Tax, Allow Drilling in Gorilla Park<\/a>\u00a0| 22 January 2014 | Bloomberg
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s parliament is debating an oil code that may impose a 40 percent capital gains tax, allow drilling in national parks, and force current title holders to renegotiate their deals.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

CSR<\/strong>
\nNebbi Residents Get Oil Money<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | The Observer | allAfrica
\nThe oil exploration firm Total E&P has compensated Nebbi residents for land trampled on during exploration activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transparency<\/strong>
\nEU envoy calls for transparency on oil<\/a>\u00a0| 19 January 2014 | New Vision
\nUganda can only benefit from oil if the Government embraces transparency and allows the civil society to scrutinize the sector effectively, the European Union (EU) head of delegation has said.<\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n


\nUganda President Yoweri Museveni blocks anti-gay law<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | BBC Africa
\nOuganda: pour Museveni, une r\u00e9pression accrue envers les homosexuels n\u2019est pas la solution<\/a>\u00a0| 18 January 2014 | RFI
\nUganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has refused to approve a controversial bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda’s Museveni: ‘Random Breeding’ Causes Homsexuality<\/a>\u00a0| 17 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nA Ugandan newspaper has reported the president refused to approve a controversial bill that would imprison homosexuals for life, saying there are better ways to cure what he calls the “abnormality” that can be caused by “random breeding.”<\/p>\n

Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Still a Threat, Activists Say<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | Voice of America
\nWhile speculation persists as to whether Ugandan President Museveni will sign the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” passed by parliament, civil society groups are calling attention to the implications of the bill, if it were to become law.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill, Unsigned but Still Effective<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | IPS | allAfrica
\nLast week, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, refused to sign a controversial anti-gay bill that would mean life in prison for people convicted of homosexual acts.
\nBut many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and intersex (LGBTI) people in the East African country, and NGOs trying to help them, say many have been suffering discrimination for years and it is getting worse.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwanda: premi\u00e8re visite officielle de l’expert de l’ONU sur le droit de r\u00e9union et d’association<\/a>\u00a0| 16 January 2014 | UN News Centre
\nLibert\u00e9s d\u00e9mocratiques, meurtre de Patrick Karegeya: un expert des Nations unies au Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 21 January 2014 | RFI
\nLe Rapporteur sp\u00e9cial des Nations Unies sur le droit de r\u00e9union et d’association pacifiques, Maina Kiai, a annonc\u00e9 jeudi qu’il se rendra en mission au Rwanda du 20 au 27 janvier 2014 afin d’\u00e9valuer dans quelle mesure les droits \u00e0 la libert\u00e9 de r\u00e9union pacifique et d’association sont garantis dans le pays.<\/span><\/p>\n

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IPIS Recent Publications<\/h1>\n

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

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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