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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

In the joint FARDC-UN military operation against the\u00a0ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0rebel group in Beni, North Kivu, for the first time UN helicopters were deployed to bombard the alleged last rebel stronghold. Close to Beni town, a UN vehicle was attacked with grenades, leaving five peacekeepers wounded. Further south, clashes continued between the APCLS militia and the army in\u00a0Masisi<\/a>. The FARDC were accused of violence against civilians during the above operations, and of harassment in\u00a0Lubero<\/a>, North Kivu, and\u00a0Watsa<\/a>, Province Orientale. In\u00a0Ituri<\/a>, 20 soldiers reportedly involved in shooting incidents with other soldiers in Mambasa and Epulu, were arrested. In Moba,\u00a0Katanga<\/a>, the army recovered several villages that had been occupied by Mai-Mai rebels for over a year.<\/p>\n

This Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver its judgment in the case against Ituri warlord\u00a0Germain Katanga<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While violence in the Central African Republic (CAR<\/a>) diminished in the past week, the UN and aid groups called for increased\u00a0humanitarian<\/a>\u00a0support to the conflict-affected population in the country and to the thousands of refugees in neighbouring Cameroon and Chad. In a report to the\u00a0UN<\/a>\u00a0Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended sending a peacekeeping force of nearly 12,000 to protect civilians and restore stability.<\/p>\n

The European Commission proposed a law that offers European companies a voluntary self-certification scheme to prove they don\u2019t use or trade \u2018conflict minerals<\/a>\u2019. The draft regulation received criticism from civil society and others who strive for a legally binding obligation for all companies to undertake supply chain due diligence, as was recommended by the European Parliament. Meanwhile in the DRC, several mining sites in Masisi, North Kivu, that were recently certified as\u00a0conflict-free<\/a>\u00a0by the Government, were included in the iTSCi traceability system.<\/p>\n

In a January letter seen by Bloomberg News, the Congolese Prime Minister told mining companies operating in Katanga to postpone all expansion projects requiring supplemental energy, amid a\u00a0power shortage<\/a>\u00a0that will take years to resolve.<\/p>\n

In an unusual step,\u00a0World Bank<\/a>\u00a0President Jim Yong Kim delayed a $90 million loan to Uganda over the country\u2019s anti-gay law and criticised countries for legalising discrimination against minority groups.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/h1>\n

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

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

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

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

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

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda\u2019s Oil – Part II: Protect and Remedy: Implementing State duties under the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights\u00a0<\/a>| 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\u00a0<\/a>| 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\u00a0<\/a>| 19 November 2013 | Prince Kihangi Kyamwami
\nPlus de deux d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la Convention relative aux droits de l\u2019enfant (1989) en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la situation des enfants dans le territoire de Walikale demeure critique.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Conflict and security<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 5 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

Clashes and violence against civilians in Masisi,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: affrontements entre FARDC et miliciens APCLS \u00e0 Nyabiondo<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes militaires congolais et les miliciens de l\u2019Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS) s\u2019affrontent depuis ce vendredi 28 f\u00e9vrier dans la matin\u00e9e \u00e0 Nyabiondo au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les militaires accus\u00e9s de torturer les jeunes de Nyabiondo<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Nyabiondo, Mo\u00efse Wabushesha, accuse les FARDC de torturer des jeunes dans les localit\u00e9s de Nyabiondo, Bukomba et Bushani, \u00e0 environ 140 km \u00e0 l\u2019ouest de Goma dans le Nord-Kivu. Les militaires les accusent, selon lui, d\u2019appartenir au groupe arm\u00e9 APCLS (Alliance du peuple pour un Congo libre et souverain).<\/p>\n

FARDC hunting down APCLS in Masisi, and what about FDLR?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAfter a period of conspicious calm, Masisi has (for saddening reasons) returned on the scene in February. The last weeks have been marred by stark violence and massive military activities, in particular in the territory\u2019s southwestern parts. A brief summary analysis.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les FARDC d\u00e9logent les APCLS de 6 localit\u00e9s \u00e0 Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont d\u00e9log\u00e9, en trois semaines, les miliciens de l\u2019Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS) et leurs alli\u00e9s Nyatura de six localit\u00e9s du territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: plaidoyer pour un d\u00e9ploiement des policiers et militaires \u00e0 Nyabamoko<\/a>\u00a0(sic<\/em>) | 5 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes autorit\u00e9s coutumi\u00e8res des groupements Nyamaboko 1 et 2 r\u00e9clament le d\u00e9ploiement des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC et de la police dans trois localit\u00e9s de ces groupements du Nord-Kivu pour mettre fin aux exactions des miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef et Nyatura. Il s\u2019agit des localit\u00e9s de Bulinda, Matala et Muturi.<\/p>\n

Operation against ADF\/Nalu,\u00a0<\/strong>Beni<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu – La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile menace de \u00ab suspendre les appuis mat\u00e9riels aux militaires indisciplin\u00e9s \u00bb, auteurs d’exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nRDC : des militaires accus\u00e9s d’exactions pendant la traque de rebelles ougandais (soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile)<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\nDes militaires charg\u00e9s de lutter contre des rebelles ougandais pr\u00e9sents dans le Nord-Kivu, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, se livrent \u00e0 des assassinats, des viols et des pillages, accusent vendredi des ONG de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n

Les FARDC appellent les ADF \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes, avant \u00abl\u2019assaut final\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes FARDC appellent les rebelles ougandais des ADF qui refusent encore de d\u00e9sarmer \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : la Monusco bombarde le dernier bastion des ADF \u00e0 Saha Sitisa<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : des h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de l’ONU frappent les rebelles ougandais<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique | AFP
\nRaid a\u00e9rien contre l’ADF-Nalu dans l’est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | RFI
\nDR Congo: with attack helicopters deployed, UN envoy urges rebels to lay down arms<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : la MONUSCO appelle les rebelles de l’ADF \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCongo close to defeating Ugandan Islamist rebels: army<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reuters
\nPour la premi\u00e8re fois, et \u00e0 la demande des Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC), la brigade d’intervention rapide de la Monusco est intervenue ce samedi 1er mars avec deux h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res contre des \u00e9l\u00e9ments des rebelles ougandais de l’ADF-Nalu. L’op\u00e9ration a eu lieu dans la r\u00e9gion de B\u00e9ni, et ce ne sera pas la derni\u00e8re, a affirm\u00e9 le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Wafi.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des tirs d\u2019obus font 3 bless\u00e9s \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois personnes d\u2019une m\u00eame famille ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es, dans la nuit de dimanche 2 mars, \u00e0 Beni apr\u00e8s que deux obus sont tomb\u00e9s sur leur habitation.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 6 casques bleus de la Monusco bless\u00e9s dans l\u2019attaque de leur convoi \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRebels ambush U.N vehicle in eastern Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Reuters
\nMartin Kobler, head of MONUSCO, strongly condemns the grenade attack on a MONUSCO convoy in Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | MONUSCO
\nRDC : l’ONU condamne une attaque contre un convoi de Casques bleus au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nFive U.N. peacekeepers were injured when rebels ambushed their vehicle in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, the U.N. mission in the country said.<\/p>\n

Beni : 500 USD pour celui qui livrera les informations sur les lanceurs des grenades<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn l\u2019espace de deux jours, deux obus ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9s sur une habitation en pleine ville et un convoi de l\u2019Onu a \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9 \u00e0 la grenade, blessant six casques bleus \u00e0 Beni, dans le nord de la province du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

FDLR and FARDC harassment in Lubero,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: les femmes de Lubero d\u00e9noncent les tracasseries des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes femmes de groupements Tama et Itala au sud de Lubero (Nord-Kivu) d\u00e9noncent les tracasseries perp\u00e9tr\u00e9es par les combattants des forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR).<\/p>\n

Lubero: des militaires accus\u00e9s d\u2019extorsion sur les routes de desserte agricole<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du territoire de Lubero au Nord-Kivu d\u00e9nonce les tracasseries militaires sur les axes routiers Alimbongo-Mbingi et Mighobwe- Mbingi, \u00e0 plus de 100 km au sud de Butembo.<\/p>\n

Militia lays down arms in Uvira,\u00a0<\/strong>South Kivu<\/strong>
\nUvira : la milice MPDC annonce la fin de sa lutte arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Mouvement du peuple pour la d\u00e9fense du Congo (MPDC) a annonc\u00e9 lundi 3 mars la fin de ses activit\u00e9s militaires et la poursuite de sa lutte en tant que parti politique. Son pr\u00e9sident, Me Ndigaya Ngezi, l\u2019a fait savoir \u00e0 la cl\u00f4ture de la mission du coordonnateur du programme pr\u00e9-DDR \u00e0 l\u2019Est du pays, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Delphin Kahimbi.<\/p>\n

Soldiers arrested in Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nBunia: arrestation de 20 militaires poursuivis pour \u00ab fuite devant l\u2019ennemi \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nVingt militaires congolais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019auditorat militaire de Bunia le vendredi 28 f\u00e9vrier. Selon un magistrat du parquet militaire, ils sont poursuivis pour violation de consignes et fuite devant l\u2019ennemi.
\nCes militaires, d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s au Sud du territoire d\u2019Irumu, avaient quitt\u00e9 leurs positions pour se rendre \u00e0 Kisangani sans l\u2019autorisation de leurs sup\u00e9rieurs. Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s apr\u00e8s des \u00e9changes de tirs \u00e0 Mambasa et Epulu avec d\u2019autres militaires. Ces \u00e9changes de tirs avaient fait cinq morts et plusieurs bless\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

FARDC harassment in Watsa, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nLes FARDC accus\u00e9es de tracasseries \u00e0 Watsa<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence tenue samedi 1er mars dans le territoire de Watsa, la corporation des d\u00e9put\u00e9s nationaux et provinciaux ressortissant de cette entit\u00e9 de la Province Orientale a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9rection par les FARDC de plus de vingt-cinq barri\u00e8res sur l\u2019axe routier Watsa \u2013 Gombari \u2013 Mungbere.<\/p>\n

Clashes between FARDC and militia in Wamba, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nWamba: 10 villages d\u00e9sert\u00e9s suite aux combats entre FARDC et miliciens<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPr\u00e8s d\u2019une dizaine de villages du territoire de Wamba dans la Province Orientale sont abandonn\u00e9s par leurs habitants depuis pr\u00e8s de cinq mois. Ces derniers affirment fuir les affrontements entre les FARDC et des hommes arm\u00e9s non encore identifi\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

FARDC chase Mai-Mai in Moba,\u00a0<\/strong>Katanga<\/strong>
\nD\u00e9ploiement des Casques bleus au Katanga – la MONUSCO exclut toute pol\u00e9mique<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nIl n’y a pas de bras de fer entre la Monusco et le gouvernement congolais sur la question relative au d\u00e9ploiement des troupes onusiennes au Katanga. La Monusco va bel et bien d\u00e9ployer ses \u00e9l\u00e9ments \u00e0 Manono, Pweto et Mitwaba, une zone baptis\u00e9e de \u00ab Triangle de la mort \u00bb \u00e0 la suite de l’activisme des milices dans cette partie de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Katanga : les FARDC r\u00e9cup\u00e8rent 5 groupements qu\u2019occupaient les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Moba<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC ont r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 cinq groupements de la chefferie de Nganye en territoire de Moba (Katanga), \u00e0 l\u2019issue d\u2019une offensive qu\u2019elles ont lanc\u00e9e il y a une semaine.<\/p>\n

DDR<\/strong>
\nRDC: la ministre su\u00e9doise de la Coop\u00e9ration plaide pour un plan DDR cr\u00e9dible et clair<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn visite dans le centre de regroupement d\u2019anciens combattants de Bweremana au Nord-Kivu le jeudi 27 f\u00e9vrier, la ministre su\u00e9doise de la Coop\u00e9ration et du d\u00e9veloppement, Hillevi Engstr\u00f6m, a plaid\u00e9 pour la mise en place d\u2019un plan de d\u00e9mobilisation transparent, cr\u00e9dible et clair.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : des ex-miliciens r\u00e9ticents pour int\u00e9grer l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEnviron deux mille ex-combattants qui attendent le processus de d\u00e9mobilisation \u00e0 Bweremana, au sud-ouest de Goma (Nord-Kivu) h\u00e9sitent de rejoindre la base militaire de Kitona au Bas-Congo pour entamer le processus de leur r\u00e9int\u00e9gration dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Mbandaka: 51 jeunes d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s exigent de retourner dans leurs milieux d\u2019origine<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nCinquante et un jeunes de moins de 18 ans sortis de groupes arm\u00e9s exigent d\u2019\u00eatre relocalis\u00e9s dans leurs provinces d\u2019origine \u00e0 savoir le Nord-Kivu, le Sud-Kivu et le Katanga.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 1 500 ex-miliciens envoy\u00e9s \u00e0 Kitona et Kamina<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de 1 500 ex-miliciens regroup\u00e9s depuis quelques semaines \u00e0 Bweremana au Nord-Kivu ont \u00e9t\u00e9 envoy\u00e9s le lundi 3 mars dans les centres de formation militaire de Kitona (Bas-Congo) et Kamina (Katanga).<\/p>\n

Briefing: DDR in eastern DRC – try, try again<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | IRIN
\nThere are 54 armed groups at large in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the government, which plans to spend the next five years getting shot of them.<\/p>\n

Amnesty law<\/strong>
\nRDC : la loi sur l’amnistie passe mal<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Afrikarabia.com
\nLa loi d\u2019amnistie sur les groupes arm\u00e9s, adopt\u00e9e d\u00e9but f\u00e9vrier, est fortement d\u00e9cri\u00e9e par les ONG qui d\u00e9noncent une \u00ab prime \u00e0 l\u2019impunit\u00e9 \u00bb alors que les rebelles attendent une \u00ab amnistie totale \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Les anciens rebelles ne pourront b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de la loi d\u2019amnistie qu\u2019\u00e0 la faveur d\u2019un s\u00e9v\u00e8re tamis s\u00e9lectif effectu\u00e9 au cas par cas<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLa loi d\u2019amnistie ne sera appliqu\u00e9e pour les anciens rebelles qui esp\u00e8rent en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier qu\u2019apr\u00e8s un tamis s\u00e9v\u00e8re de s\u00e9lection au cas par cas et non dans une application globale et g\u00e9n\u00e9rale qui risque d\u2019inclure des criminels de guerre et autres g\u00e9nocidaires.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile r\u00e9clame une commission pour l\u2019application de l\u2019amnistie<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Sud-Kivu plaide pour la mise en place d\u2019une commission de mise en application, de suivi et d\u2019\u00e9valuation de la loi sur l\u2019amnistie des faits insurrectionnels, faits de guerre et infractions politiques.<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Muamba: l\u2019amnistie sera individuelle. Point<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nInterview de Fran\u00e7ois Muamba, coordinateur du m\u00e9canisme national de suivi de l\u2019accord cadre d\u2019Addis Abeba.<\/p>\n

Background, analysis, comments<\/strong>
\nHow Kabila is buying time<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Institute for Security Studies
\nIt was a surreal situation at last week\u2019s Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) summit in Kinshasa, where several of the continent\u2019s most controversial presidents gave Oscar-worthy performances as conscientious heads of state tirelessly dedicated to the development of their countries.<\/p>\n

Thoughts on MONUSCO’s upcoming mandate renewal<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | ChristophVogel.net
\nOn 28 March 2013, the UN Security Council did something unexpected in many years before. It made clear, in its resolution 2098 that a peacekeeping force could, under given circumstances, actually implement chapter VII of the UN Charter.<\/p>\n

FARDC hunting down APCLS in Masisi, and what about FDLR?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAfter a period of conspicious calm, Masisi has (for saddening reasons) returned on the scene in February. The last weeks have been marred by stark violence and massive military activities, in particular in the territory\u2019s southwestern parts.<\/p>\n

RDC: baisse des cas de violations des droits de l\u2019homme en janvier<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Bureau conjoint des Nations unies aux droits de l\u2019homme (BCNUDH) a recens\u00e9 173 violations de droits de l\u2019homme au mois de janvier en RDC. C\u2019est 13,5% de cas en moins qu\u2019en d\u00e9cembre 2013 o\u00f9 200 cas de violations des droits de l\u2019homme avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9s par le m\u00eame bureau.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

East Africa willing to send stabilisation force to South Sudan<\/strong>
\nEast African Mediator Proposes Regional Force for South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nEast African Nations Ready to Send a Stabilization Force to South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nEast African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in\u00a0South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
\nEthiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi have made a \u201cpositive response\u201d to requests for participation in the \u201cneutral stabilization and protection force,\u201d Seyoum told reporters today in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital where peace talks have been taking place.<\/p>\n

Residence of former chief of staff attacked in South Africa<\/strong>
\nAfrique du Sud: la r\u00e9sidence du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral rwandais Kayumba Nyamwasa attaqu\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | RFI
\nLe domicile de Nyamwasa attaqu\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nEn Afrique du Sud, la r\u00e9sidence du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Kayumba Nyamwasa a \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9e hier matin par des hommes arm\u00e9s. L’ancien chef de l’arm\u00e9e rwandaise, r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 en Afrique du Sud et les membres de sa famille sont sains et saufs.<\/p>\n

Afrique du Sud: Kayumba Nyamwasa accuse le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019ancien chef d\u2019\u00e9tat-major du Rwanda, Kayumba Nyamwasa, accuse le Rwanda d\u2019avoir \u00e0 nouveau tent\u00e9 de l\u2019assassiner et d\u2019\u00eatre derri\u00e8re l\u2019attaque contre sa r\u00e9sidence survenue lundi dernier.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

FNL attack against military<\/strong>
\nBurundi : entre 3 et 10 morts dans une attaque contre des militaires<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLes Forces nationales de lib\u00e9ration (FNL), une ex-r\u00e9bellion devenue principal parti d\u2019opposition du Burundi, a revendiqu\u00e9, ce lundi, l\u2019attaque commise la veille contre une position militaire situ\u00e9e dans la r\u00e9serve naturelle de la Rukoko, \u00e0 l\u2019est du Burundi.<\/p>\n

East Africa willing to send stabilisation force to South Sudan<\/strong>
\nEast African Mediator Proposes Regional Force for South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nEast African Nations Ready to Send a Stabilization Force to South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nEast African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in\u00a0South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
\nEthiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi have made a \u201cpositive response\u201d to requests for participation in the \u201cneutral stabilization and protection force,\u201d Seyoum told reporters today in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital where peace talks have been taking place.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Extra troops to Somalia<\/strong>
\nUgandan troops to form U.N. guard force in Somalia<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reuters
\nUganda will send about 400 extra troops to Somalia to protect U.N. personnel in the capital Mogadishu, officials said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Anti-balaka leader not arrested<\/strong>
\nAU: CAR Anti-Balaka Leader Not Arrested<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nCongo: le chef anti-Balaka serait lib\u00e9r\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nPeacekeepers in the Central African Republic have retracted a report that a leader of the anti-Balaka militia movement had been arrested.
\nThe African Union mission in the C.A.R., known as MISCA, said Wednesday that Patrick Edouard Ngaissona had been arrested by authorities in the neighboring Republic of Congo. A MISCA spokesman, Eloi Yao, now tells VOA’s French to Africa Service, however, that Congolese authorities arrested a different man with the same name as the anti-Balaka leader.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Nga\u00efssona, l’homme qui se voulait “roi” des anti-balaka<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCible num\u00e9ro 1 des autorit\u00e9s centrafricaines, Pierre-\u00c9douard Ngaissona court toujours. L’ex-ministre de Boziz\u00e9 s’est autoproclam\u00e9 “coordinateur politique” des milices anti-balaka.<\/p>\n

France – President Hollande in\u00a0<\/strong>Bangui<\/strong>
\nCentrafrique : des soldats fran\u00e7ais venus du Tchad en renfort<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nUn important convoi d\u2019une cinquantaine de v\u00e9hicules blind\u00e9s est arriv\u00e9 ce jeudi dans la capitale centrafricaine ; Bangui, en provenance du Tchad pour renforcer les forces fran\u00e7aises \u00e0 bout de souffle au cours de l\u2019op\u00e9ration Sangaris.<\/p>\n

Little hope for C.Africa Muslims ahead of French president visit<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Africa Daily | AFP
\nReeling from savage attacks, Central African Republic’s Muslim minority have little faith that Friday’s visit by President Francois Hollande will change their fortunes, while the French military has warned that the country cannot only rely on foreign help.<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Hollande \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | RFI
\nDe retour du Nigeria, le pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais fait un d\u00e9tour par la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine. Au programme, selon l’Elys\u00e9e, un discours aux troupes de Sangaris, suivi d’une rencontre avec la pr\u00e9sidente de transition Catherine Samba-Panza et les autorit\u00e9s religieuses du pays.<\/p>\n

France striving to stop Central African Republic split, Hollande says<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reuters
\nA Bangui, Hollande met en garde contre toute partition du pays<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : Hollande \u00e0 Bangui pour fixer le futur agenda politique et militaire<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nFrench President Francois Hollande told the Central African Republic on Friday that his troops would work to stop the country splitting in two and endeavor to disarm rival fighters engaged in months of inter-religious killing.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : retranch\u00e9s au PK-5, les musulmans disent “NON” \u00e0 Hollande<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nL\u2019arriv\u00e9e de Fran\u00e7ois Hollande ce vendredi matin \u00e0 Bangui, pour une visite d\u2019une journ\u00e9e, a d\u00e9clench\u00e9 une col\u00e8re monstre au sein de la communaut\u00e9 musulmane. Elle demande le d\u00e9part du pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais, accus\u00e9 de fermer les yeux sur les meurtres des musulmans de Bangui.<\/p>\n

Hollande: France Will Help Fund CAR Government<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nFrench President Francois Hollande was in the Central African Republic Friday for the second time in just over three months. He was visiting the French troops stationed in the country, as well as consulting with the new CAR government and with religious leaders.<\/p>\n

French troops in CAR to move outside Bangui, Hollande<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | RFI English
\nFrance is to deploy more troops outside Bangui, French President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande said on a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR), where he warned of the danger of the partition of the country and promised to end sectarian violence.<\/p>\n

Three ex-Seleka rebels killed in\u00a0<\/strong>Bangui<\/strong>
\nCentrafrique : trois morts \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nTrois anciens rebelles de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s par balle et un autre gravement bless\u00e9, samedi \u00e0 Bangui.<\/p>\n

UN \u2013 Ban Ki-moon proposes 12,000-strong peacekeeping force<\/strong>
\nMediation \u2018still possible\u2019 between communities in Central African Republic \u2013 UN official<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : le HCR appelle au d\u00e9ploiement rapide de forces internationales plus robustes<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nAmid reports of retaliatory killings between armed Christian and Muslim factions the Central African Republic (CAR), a senior United Nations official today warned that \u201cethno-religious cleansing\u201d is being carried out in the country, and now it is \u201cmost important\u201d for mediation among the communities, and for more international forces to be deployed to protect civilians.<\/p>\n

U.N. proposes Central African Republic peacekeeping force<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reuters
\nUN Chief Recommends Peacekeeping Force for CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nCentrafrique : l’ONU estime les besoins \u00e0 12 000 Casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA: l’ONU propose l’envoi d’une force de 12 000 hommes<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nThe United Nations on Monday proposed a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for conflict-ravaged Central African Republic that would have a “robust mandate” and initially focus on protecting civilians. The recommendation was included in a report from U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the 15-nation Security Council.<\/p>\n

U.N. Debates the Breadth of a Mission in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | The New York Times
\nThe world is watching: That has been the resounding message of world powers in the face of deadly sectarian strife in the Central African Republic.
\nYet how much is the world willing to pay to stanch the killings? That delicate, awkward debate has begun, behind the scenes, at the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Political Wrangling Stymies CAR Peacekeeping Force<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | IPS
\nBudget constraints in Washington and obstinacy at the highest levels of the African Union (AU) have combined to dangerously delay a possible U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to sources close to negotiations currently underway in New York.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : les Casques bleus de l\u2019ONU ne seront pas d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s avant septembre<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLes pr\u00e8s de 12 000 Casques bleus de l\u2019ONU pr\u00e9vus en Centrafrique pour pr\u00eater main forte aux troupes fran\u00e7aises et \u00e0 la force africaine MISCA ne seront pas d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s avant l\u2019automne prochain.<\/p>\n

Background, analysis, comments, appeals<\/strong>
\nIncompetent, under-resourced and uninformed \u2013 the international response to crisis in the CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | African Arguments
\nEarlier this week I interviewed Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International\u2019s senior investigator in crisis response. She has just returned from a week in the Central African Republic (CAR). We spoke about the current international military and humanitarian response to the crisis in the CAR and events unfolding in the country.<\/p>\n

Aid Agencies Face Moral Dilemma in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nAnalysis: Evacuation dilemma in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | IRIN
\nAnalyse : Le dilemme de l\u2019\u00e9vacuation en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | IRIN
\nAid agencies in the Central African Republic are facing a moral dilemma – should they evacuate endangered Muslims to safer areas, or encourage them to stay put? If they get involved in evacuations, they risk being accused of complicity with ethnic or religious “cleansing.” But the alternative might be letting civilians fall victim to large-scale massacres.<\/p>\n

CAR: Urgent action needed by the UN Security Council to address crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Amnesty International
\nMembers of the UN Security Council, including France, the US and UK must throw their full weight behind proposals to tackle the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), said Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

An Equal Share of Wealth Equals Lasting Peace in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | IPS
\n\u201cThe conflict is multifaceted and does reflect tensions between groups over the control for land and natural resources. Neither side is fighting in the name of god, though paradoxically there is a religious tone that has complicated the crisis,\u201d Comfort Ero, the Africa programme director for the International Crisis Group, told IPS.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Instabilit\u00e9 et recrudescence des violences<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nRecrudescence des violences en Centrafrique : cons\u00e9quence de l\u2019instrumentalisation politique de la religion par les acteurs politiques centrafricains sous l\u2019indiff\u00e9rence coupable de la communaut\u00e9 internationale.<\/p>\n

Four steps the UK should take to stop the CAR from turning into another Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | The Independent
\nTo date Britain has regarded the bloody conflict as \u201cnot one for us\u201d.<\/p>\n

Le pays respire mieux<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | allAfrica | Cameroon Tribune
\nLa R\u00e9publique centrafricaine revient de loin. Loin de normaliser la situation politique du pays, la mise \u00e0 l’\u00e9cart de l’ancien pr\u00e9sident de transition, Michel Djotodia, a plut\u00f4t failli l’empirer.<\/p>\n

Analysis – UN Force Is Last Roll of the Dice for Desperate CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | allAfrica | Daily Maverick
\nThere’s no easy fix for the Central African Republic. Even once the bloodshed stops, someone has to figure out how to rebuild a state which no longer exists, and prevent it from falling apart again. Only the United Nations has the skills and experience to confront all the country’s problems simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Ignore Kony at Your Peril<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nThe world\u2019s most viral villain is by no means the greatest threat to the CAR’s security. But that doesn’t mean we should turn a blind eye to his latest gamble for survival.<\/p>\n

Cameroun – Centrafrique : voisinage \u00e0 risques<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLes affrontements qui font rage en Centrafrique risquent fort d’\u00e9branler Yaound\u00e9. Ce qui ne semble gu\u00e8re inqui\u00e9ter le pr\u00e9sident camerounais, Paul Biya, tr\u00e8s discret sur le terrain diplomatique.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9raphin Ngwej : “La RDC est le pays qui fait le plus en Centrafrique”<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nAmbassadeur itin\u00e9rant du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila, S\u00e9raphin Ngwej est aussi l’un de ses conseillers les plus \u00e9cout\u00e9s sur les questions diplomatiques. Pour “Jeune Afrique”, il explique pourquoi la RDC s’implique autant dans la crise en Centrafrique.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Humanitarian news<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

WB to Help Conflict-Affected Communities in Eastern DRC Find Livelihoods, Rebuild Infrastructure<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | World Bank
\nThe World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved support to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help poor and vulnerable communities find better livelihoods and to rebuild community infrastructure, focusing on the conflict-affected eastern part of the country.<\/p>\n

Rutshuru : retour progressif des Congolais r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en Ouganda<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nMille cinq cents m\u00e9nages qui avaient trouv\u00e9 en Ouganda sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 rentr\u00e9s, depuis d\u00e9cembre dernier, dans leurs villages dans le groupement Binza, en territoire de Rutshuru au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

RDC: le plan d\u2019actions humanitaire 2014 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Bureau des Nations unies pour la coordination des affaires humanitaires (Ocha) a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9, mercredi 26 f\u00e9vrier, le plan humanitaire 2014 aux acteurs \u00e9tatiques et non \u00e9tatiques du territoire d\u2018Uvira (Sud-Kivu). Evalu\u00e9 \u00e0 832 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains, ce document entend mobiliser 90 \u00e0 100% des ressources pour apporter de l\u2019aide humanitaire aux sinistr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Wamba: 10 villages d\u00e9sert\u00e9s suite aux combats entre FARDC et miliciens<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPr\u00e8s d\u2019une dizaine de villages du territoire de Wamba dans la Province Orientale sont abandonn\u00e9s par leurs habitants depuis pr\u00e8s de cinq mois.<\/p>\n

Poverty amid mining riches in Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | IRIN
\nLa pauvret\u00e9 derri\u00e8re la richesse mini\u00e8re du Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | IRIN
\nKiubo – The row over how to patch up the severed highway was heating up. With truck crews close to blows over who should lay the massive rocks into the mud that had halted traffic for a week, one driver pinned the blame on the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC) highest authority.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: funding gap forces UN agency to scale back food rations<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : le PAM contraint de r\u00e9duire l’aide alimentaire \u00e0 cause du manque d’argent<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced today that a major funding gap is forcing the agency to scale back geographical coverage of its work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to instead focus on what it describes as \u201cacutely-insecure, conflict-affected areas\u201d in the vast country.<\/p>\n

Everyday Emergency: Silent Suffering in Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reliefweb | MSF
\nRDC: le difficile travail des humanitaires dans les provinces de l\u2019Est<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nRDC: pr\u00e8s de 3 millions des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s ont besoin d\u2019aide humanitaire, selon MSF<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : l\u2019aide internationale jug\u00e9e inefficace<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nMSF releases report on shocking humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Le PAM fournit une assistance alimentaire vitale aux victimes de conflits arm\u00e9s dans le territoire de Beni, \u00e0 l’est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Reliefweb | WFP<\/p>\n

Katanga : bient\u00f4t de la nourriture pour 40 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins & infographic<\/strong>
\nRDC – Sud-Kivu : Realisations de la communaute humanitaire en 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 7\/14, 26 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 08\/14, 26 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 09\/14, 4 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 08\/14, 5 mars 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

‘Only Peace Will Stop Refugee Influx’<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | Rwanda Focus
\nContingency Planning for Massive Refugee Influx<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | Rwanda Focus
\nWhile the number of refugees streaming from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Rwanda continues to increase, the representative of the UNHCR says it is difficult to find a sustainable solution to the problem, and that only sustainable peace can end the refugee influx.<\/p>\n

UNHCR welcomes the decision on 37 protracted Rwandan refugees<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR
\nUNHCR welcomes the decision of the Government of Burundi to regularize the situation of 37 Rwandan refugees who fled their country between 1959 and 31 december 1998.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda Emergency Update Covering the southwest, midwest and northwest, 18 – 24 February 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Refugees by the thousands search for safety in Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Reliefweb | IFRC
\nTwo months after violence broke out in South Sudan, there is still a flurry of activity at the Nyumanzi transit centre in Adjumani District in northwest Uganda, the first stop for refugees fleeing to safety.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Central African Republic: Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 26 Feb 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Situation External Regional Update #4 – 20-26 February 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

UN: CAR Civilians Need Increased Protection<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nA senior U.N. refugee official says more massacres of civilians in the Central African Republic are inevitable without an increase in international forces.<\/p>\n

CAR Refugees in Need of Emergency Food Aid<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | allAfrica | MSF
\nIn Gore, in southern Chad, more than 6,000 refugees who fled violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) do their best to find a shelter in and around an old hospital.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains au Cameroun – des conditions de vie d\u00e9plorables<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | allAfrica | MSF
\nAlors que les affrontements en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (RCA) perdurent, des milliers de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s sont arriv\u00e9s au Cameroun. Ils manquent d’eau potable, d’un abri d\u00e9cent et de nourriture, pr\u00e9vient l’organisation m\u00e9dicale M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF).<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Situation Report #34<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reliefweb | WFP
\nHumanitarian Funding Urgently Needed for the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nAt 32 percent funded, WFP\u2019s emergency operation is in a dire situation. Without immediate contributions, the agency will be unable to scale-up ahead of the planting and rainy seasons, or to respond in newly secured areas.<\/p>\n

Aid Agencies Face Moral Dilemma in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nAnalysis: Evacuation dilemma in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | IRIN
\nAnalyse : Le dilemme de l\u2019\u00e9vacuation en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | IRIN
\nAid agencies in the Central African Republic are facing a moral dilemma – should they evacuate endangered Muslims to safer areas, or encourage them to stay put? If they get involved in evacuations, they risk being accused of complicity with ethnic or religious “cleansing.” But the alternative might be letting civilians fall victim to large-scale massacres.<\/p>\n

Volunteering for the Red Cross in the Central African Republic – Why It Is Not for the Faint of Heart<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | allAfrica | IFRC
\nOlivier Nyssens is a psychosocial delegate with the Belgian Red Cross, deployed to the Central African Republic with IFRC, to provide support to Red Cross volunteers who are witnessing the atrocities of the current conflict first hand.<\/p>\n

UN increasingly concerned for people fleeing Central African Republic, South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nTchad : des milliers de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s de Centrafrique ont besoin d’assistance, selon l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nU.N. says Central Africa, South Sudan refugees ‘in poor shape’, children hardest hit<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Reuters
\nHumanitarian Aid to CAR, South Sudan Woefully Underfunded<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe United Nations refugee agency today appealed for increased support to meet the needs of people fleeing the crises in the Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan, especially those who have arrived in Chad, Cameroon and Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Rains bring further misery for Central Africa’s displaced<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Reuters
\nAn early start to the rainy season in Central African Republic has worsened the plight of hundreds of thousands of people sheltering from religious violence in makeshift camps, raising the risk of malaria and dysentery, aid workers said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Over 76,000 People Displaced From Central African Republic Into Chad Facing Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | allAfrica | UNICEF
\nTchad: vive inqui\u00e9tude pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s venus de Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nAs the humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic continues to spill over into neighboring countries, UNICEF is raising the alert that more than 76,000 people, mostly women and children, fleeing the violence from CAR into Chad are in urgent need of additional assistance.<\/p>\n

Food Distribution Increases in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe World Food Program says emergency food supplies are reaching more people in Central African Republic. However, the main supply road from Cameroon to CAR\u2019s capital Bangui remains insecure.<\/p>\n

Chad\/CAR: New humanitarian crisis for those fleeing violence in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Amnesty International
\nThousands of people forced to flee the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now facing another humanitarian catastrophe in neighbouring Chad, said Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

CAR Races to Save Planting Season<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nA food crisis is looming in many parts of the Central African Republic, where many villagers have lived in the bush for months to avoid marauding armed groups.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

ICC and the DRC<\/strong>
\nHow did the DRC become the ICC\u2019s Pandora\u2019s Box? \u2013 By Thijs B. Bouwknegt<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | African Arguments
\nThis Friday, Germain Katanga has the ambiguous honour of receiving the third ever judgement from the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/p>\n

ICC \u2013 Germain\u00a0<\/strong>Katanga<\/strong>\u00a0case<\/strong>
\nJudgment in Katanga case to be delivered on 7 March 2014: Practical information<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | ICC – CPI
\nJugement vendredi dans le proc\u00e8s de Germain Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nEight Things You Need to Know About the Katanga Case At the ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | allAfrica | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
\nThis Friday, the International Criminal Court is due to deliver a verdict in its case against Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga.<\/p>\n

ICC – Bosco Ntaganda case<\/strong>
\nBosco Ntaganda case: Appeals Chamber confirms the decision rejecting the Defence\u2019s request for interim release<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | ICC – CPI
\nAffaire Bosco Ntaganda : la CPI rejette la requ\u00eate de mise en libert\u00e9 provisoire<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | UN News Centre
\nToday, 5 March 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed, by majority, the appeal of Bosco Ntaganda against the\u00a0Pre-Trial Chamber II decision of 18 November 2013. Pre-Trial Chamber II had rejected the Defence\u2019s application for interim release. Mr Ntaganda remains in the ICC\u2019s custody.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai Morgan on trial in Mambasa, Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nIturi: 24 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba jug\u00e9s pour crimes de guerre \u00e0 Mambasa<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nVingt-quatre miliciens du groupe Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba de Morgan sont jug\u00e9s depuis le samedi 1er mars \u00e0 Mambasa en chambre foraine au tribunal militaire garnison de l\u2019Ituri. Ils sont poursuivis pour participation \u00e0 un mouvement et crimes de guerre qu\u2019ils auraient commis dans le territoire de Mambasa en Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Simbikangwa genocide trial in\u00a0<\/strong>Paris<\/strong>
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: la Cour a entendu de nouveaux t\u00e9moins \u00e0 charge<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | RFI
\nLe proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa, cet ex-capitaine des renseignements rwandais jug\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris pour complicit\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide et crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 pour son r\u00f4le en 1994, se poursuit. Depuis le d\u00e9but de la semaine, la cour d’assises entend des t\u00e9moins \u00e0 charge.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: un t\u00e9moin encombrant pour l’accus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | RFI
\nCe vendredi, un Tutsi a racont\u00e9 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 sauv\u00e9 par Pascal Simbikangwa, tout en mettant \u00e0 mal la ligne de d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: un second t\u00e9moin g\u00eanant pour l’accus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nProc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : un nouveau Tutsi “sauv\u00e9” par l’accus\u00e9 t\u00e9moigne<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLundi 3 mars, la cour a entendu un Tutsi sauv\u00e9 par l’accus\u00e9. Mais ce t\u00e9moignage s’est r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 bien encombrant pour la d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa : le t\u00e9moignage d’un Tutsi fragilise sa d\u00e9fense<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nCe mardi 4 mars, un deuxi\u00e8me Tutsi \u00ab sauv\u00e9 \u00bb par l’accus\u00e9 a t\u00e9moign\u00e9 \u00e0 la barre. Ce qu’il a racont\u00e9 fragilise la d\u00e9fense, contredit le niveau de responsabilit\u00e9 de Pascal Simbikangwa lors du g\u00e9nocide de 1994.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s du g\u00e9nocide rwandais en France : Pascal Simbikangwa entre ombre et lumi\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Afrik.com
\nAlors que le proc\u00e8s du pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 g\u00e9nocidaire Pascal Simbikangwa entre dans sa cinqui\u00e8me semaine, les nouveaux t\u00e9moignages apport\u00e9s, notamment ce lundi, laissent apercevoir la complexit\u00e9 du cas de cet ancien capitaine de la garde pr\u00e9sidentielle.<\/p>\n

Hearing of genocide suspects in UK<\/strong>
\nTrial of Five Genocide Suspects Begins in UK<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times
\nThe long-awaited hearing to determine whether five Rwandans in custody in the UK can be extradited to face charges over their role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi began Monday at Westminster Magistrates Court.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

Extractive industries<\/strong>
\nUndermining Africa’s Wealth<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | allAfrica | OSISA
\nA critique of the British government’s and British extractive companies’ role in Africa.<\/p>\n

Central Africa’s Extractive Industry Must Create Jobs and Wealth – Chadian Minister<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | allAfrica | UN Economic Commission for Africa
\nN’djamena \u2014 Central Africa is a mineral-rich sub-region, but the contribution of extractive industries to the development of other economic sectors is limited. This is one major finding at a meeting of experts in N’Djamena – Chad, to scrutinise a document drafted by ECA to serve as a reference framework for national extractive industry policies in the sub-region.<\/p>\n

Ending the Resource Curse<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Africa in Fact
\nAfrica, blessed with many minerals and other natural resources, has often fallen prey to the resource curse. This disease comes in two forms: revenues from natural resources push up a country’s currency exchange rate and depress other sectors, particularly manufacturing; and\/or governing politicians become “rent-seekers”, seizing control of these assets and using the income to stifle opposition to their rule.<\/p>\n

Facets of Value<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Africa in Fact
\nShould African countries be condemned to digging holes in the ground and exporting unprocessed oil, gold, iron and other natural resources?
\nFor the better part of a decade, the international community has advised African countries not to add value to their raw minerals, a process better known as beneficiation. But most African policymakers have refused to accept that this development model is sustainable.<\/p>\n

Illegal logging<\/strong>
\nTackling Illegal Logging Should Not Be a Yearly Event<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | allAfrica | Greenpeace International
\n12 months after the European Union’s Timber Regulation came into force it is a good time to reflect on the impact of the law and to call on governments to do more to ensure that it is enforced effectively.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Draft EU law on conflict minerals meets with criticism<\/strong>
\nEU Commission should heed parliament\u2019s call for strong EU regulation on conflict resources, campaigners say<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Global Witness
\nThe EU must seize the opportunity to keep conflict minerals out of Europe<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | EurActiv
\nCampaigners welcomed the passage yesterday of a European Parliament report on \u2018promoting development through responsible business practices\u2019. The report, drafted by Green MEP Judith Sargentini, calls for binding EU rules that ensure that all companies operating in the EU, using or trading minerals sourced from conflict-affected areas, check their supply chains to reduce the risk of conflict financing and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

EU drafts conflict minerals law, with opt-in clause<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | EurActiv
\nEuropean firms are set to be offered a voluntary self-certification scheme to prove that their products\u2019 mineral components were not sold by warlords to fuel bloody conflicts, under a draft EU law that falls short of campaigners\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n

Re: The EU Proposal on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Shift
\nLetter by John Ruggie, Chair of Shift, former UN Special Representative on business & human rights, to Jos\u00e9 Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.<\/p>\n

European Commission: Make Reporting on Conflict Minerals Mandatory<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nLetter to President Barroso on Supply Chain Due Diligence<\/p>\n

Proposed EU law will not keep conflict resources out of Europe, campaigners warn<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Global Witness
\nA law proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies\u2019 mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations, campaigners said today.<\/p>\n

Proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals: commentaries & media coverage<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
\nThis page contains information on developments regarding a possible EU regulation on conflict minerals.<\/p>\n

US<\/strong>\u00a0lawsuit against SEC conflict minerals rule<\/strong>
\nInvestors urge court to uphold SEC conflict-minerals rule<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | The Hill
\nToday, misleading arguments and a \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d attitude threaten the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s 1502 rule on conflict-minerals disclosure, as a panel of three federal appellate judges prepares its response to a lawsuit levied by powerful business interests. Striking the rule would create troubling uncertainties for the future of countless SEC disclosure requirements that are essential to investor confidence.<\/p>\n

iTSCi minerals traceability system launched in Rubaya area, Masisi,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nGoma : lancement du syst\u00e8me de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLev\u00e9e de l\u2019embargo sur l\u2019exportation des minerais du Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe syst\u00e8me de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais d\u00e9nomm\u00e9 Initiative de chaine d\u2019approvisionnement (ITSCI) a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 samedi 1er mars \u00e0 Goma. D\u00e8s lundi 3 mars, la cassit\u00e9rite et le coltan provenant du secteur de Rubaya seront \u00e9tiquet\u00e9s depuis le site d\u2019extraction, avant leur exportation. Le ministre provincial en charge des mines, Jean Ruyange a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019\u00e0 ce jour, seulement dix-sept sites de ce secteur du territoire de Masisi ont \u00e9t\u00e9 valid\u00e9s par arr\u00eat\u00e9 minist\u00e9riel.<\/p>\n

Sexual exploitation of girls in mines of Banalia, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nBanalia : un chef de secteur d\u00e9nonce l\u2019exploitation sexuelle des filles dans les mines<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de secteur de Mangi, Florent Agombe, d\u00e9nonce l\u2019exploitation sexuelle des filles, la plupart \u00e2g\u00e9es de moins de 15 ans, dans les mines de son secteur et de celui de Panga, dans le territoire de Banalia, en Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Resource curse in Katanga<\/strong>
\nPoverty amid mining riches in Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | IRIN
\nLa pauvret\u00e9 derri\u00e8re la richesse mini\u00e8re du Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Who profits from copper?<\/strong>
\nMyst\u00e8re sur les revenus du cuivre congolais<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nA qui profite le cuivre ?<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nApr\u00e8s les ann\u00e9es sombres de la G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des carri\u00e8res et des mines (Gecamines), la RDC vient de renouer avec le succ\u00e8s dans le secteur minier au point d’\u00e9galer sa voisine, la Zambie, en termes de production de cuivre. Or, cette embellie mini\u00e8re n’est pas perceptible dans le budget de l’Etat. Un myst\u00e8re que le gouvernement a du mal \u00e0 \u00e9lucider alors que les revenus des op\u00e9rateurs priv\u00e9s du secteur explosent.<\/p>\n

Good and bad news for mining projects<\/strong>
\nCongo open to compromise on state share in mine projects, copper tax<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reuters
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo is prepared to compromise on proposals to increase the state’s share in new mining projects and to triple copper royalties, the vice-president of a commission studying a new mining code said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Congo Halts Mining Expansion Projects Amid Electricity Shortage<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nThe\u00a0Democratic Republic\u00a0of Congo,\u00a0Africa\u2019s biggest copper producer, told miners to halt any project expansion requiring more power amid a shortage that will take years to resolve, according to government documents. The country will institute an electricity-rationing program for miners and its state-owned power company must stop signing new contracts, Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo said in a January letter to the ministers of mines and energy.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong>
\nA qui profite le cuivre ?<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLa principale entreprise mini\u00e8re du pays, la G\u00e9camines, qui fournissait en 1980 environ 66 % des recettes budg\u00e9taires de l’Etat et 70 % de ses recettes d’exportation avec une production de 450 000 tonnes, a vu cette production s’effondrer. Jusqu’\u00e0 19 000 tonnes en 2002.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nAhmed Kalej Nkand, administrator of the state-owned copper and cobalt giant Gecamines, will have to once again expel small-scale miners in order to resume extraction at the Lupoto mine in Kipushi territory in Katanga.<\/p>\n

La G\u00e9camines peine \u00e0 r\u00e9unir les 2,5 milliards USD n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 sa relance<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLa G\u00e9n\u00e9rale des carri\u00e8res des mines (G\u00e9camines) de la RD Congo – implant\u00e9e au Katanga sur une \u00e9tendue de 7.109 km2 et exploitant des gisements de cuivre, de charbon, d’\u00e9tain et divers m\u00e9taux accompagnateurs – est toujours \u00e0 la recherche, depuis juillet 2013, de 2,5 milliards USD n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 sa relance.<\/p>\n

Ivanhoe Mines<\/strong>
\nIvanhoe Mines\u2019 drills start turning at DRC copper\/zinc project<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nIvanhoe Mines Begins 20,000-Metre Drilling Program Designed to Confirm and Expand Kipushi Mine’s Historical High-Grade Zinc-Copper Resources<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | Marketwired
\nFollowing the successful \u2013 despite lengthy and problem-beset \u2013 process to dewater the Kipushi high-grade copper\/zinc project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa-focused project promoter Ivanhoe Mines on Monday announced that underground drills had started turning on a campaign to confirm and expand the old mine\u2019s historic resources.<\/p>\n

Hydropower \u2013 Inga<\/strong>
\nLa BAD octroie 68 millions USD en faveur du barrage hydro\u00e9lectrique d’Inga<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLe conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BAD) a approuv\u00e9, le jeudi 27 f\u00e9vrier 2014 \u00e0 Tunis, un financement de 68 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains au profit du Projet d’appui au d\u00e9veloppement du secteur de l’\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 (PASEL) et du site \u00ab multinational \u00bb d’Inga.<\/p>\n

World Bank Statement on the Inga-3 Hydropower Development Project Appraisal Document<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | World Bank
\nRDCongo : la Banque mondiale reprend ses discussions sur un projet de centrale<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\n“In keeping with our World Bank Group commitment to supporting the Inga-3 hydropower development, we have today submitted to our Executive Board a proposed grant of US$73 million to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the ‘Inga 3 Basse Chute (BC) and Mid-Size Hydropower Development Technical Assistance’ project for their approval.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00c9lectricit\u00e9 – Le projet Inga III suscite toujours l’int\u00e9r\u00eat des partenaires<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | allAfrica | Les d\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville
\nPour la pr\u00e9paration du projet, la BAD va financer la RDC \u00e0 hauteur de 75 millions USD et la Banque mondiale \u00e0 hauteur de 73 millions USD.<\/p>\n

Logging<\/strong>
\nKatanga : les exploitants forestiers demandent la lev\u00e9e de l\u2019interdiction d\u2019exploiter le bois<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Comit\u00e9 d\u2019exploitants forestiers artisanaux appelle le gouvernement \u00e0 lever la mesure interdisant l\u2019exploitation et l\u2019exportation de bois dans le nord du Katanga. Lors de son dernier passage \u00e0 Kalemie, le ministre provincial de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur, Juv\u00e9nal Kitungwa, avait annonc\u00e9 la suspension de cette exploitation suite au non respect de la r\u00e9glementation sur l\u2019extraction et la commercialisation de bois.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace Afrique demande \u00e0 la Rdc d\u2019appliquer les recommandations de REM<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nGreenpeace Afrique demande aux autorit\u00e9s de la Rdc d\u2019appliquer les recommandations du Ressource Extraction Monitoring (REM), une ONG de droit britannique qui \u00e9tait charg\u00e9e de faire l\u2019observation ind\u00e9pendante de 2011 \u00e0 1013 dans le secteur forestier de la Rdc.<\/p>\n

Oil exploration and farming in\u00a0<\/strong>Virunga<\/strong>\u00a0National Park<\/strong>
\nSoco International’s oil activity in world heritage park raises tricky questions for investors<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | The Guardian
\nWithdraw, engage or ignore? The oil company’s exploration of options in Africa’s oldest national park puts its investors, including Aviva and L&G, into a difficult position.<\/p>\n

L\u2019ICCN d\u00e9truit les cultures \u201cill\u00e9gales\u201d dans le parc des Virunga \u00e0 Kibirizi<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe conflit opposant les gardes de parc et les paysans dans le secteur de Kibirizi, \u00e0 une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres au nord de Goma, dans le territoire de Rutshuru, en plein parc national des Virunga, refait surface.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nOmnicane et M\u00e9camidi vont construire 15 centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques en Afrique de l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe mauricien Omnicane Energy a sign\u00e9 un accord avec le groupe fran\u00e7ais M\u00e9camidi pour la construction de 15 centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques au Rwanda, au Kenya et en Ouganda. Le projet n\u00e9cessitera 125 millions de dollars d’investissements.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Mining governance criticized<\/strong>
\nMining governance under fire<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nBurundi’s Observatoire de la Lutte Contre la Corruption et les Malversations Economiques, which prides itself on acting as a partner of the World Bank, USAID and Belgium, has slammed the way Burundi\u2019s government manages the money it receives from the mining industry.<\/p>\n

Nickel<\/strong>
\nThe World Sports Alliance Intergovernmental Organization and the Government of Burundi Confirm a Fast-Tracking of the Natural Resource Mining Public-Private Partnership (NRM-PPP) Project<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Marketwired
\nToday, the Government of Burundi confirmed its support and its will for a fast-tracking and early commencement of the Natural Resource Mining Public-Private Partnership (NRM-PPP) Project, between the World Sports Alliance (WSA) and the Republic of Burundi, targeting in particular the development of the nickel deposits (and other associated minerals) of the Waga and Nyabikere Mining Concessions, in the Gitega Region in Burundi.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nTullow Exit Real?<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nOn Feb.05, Tullow Oil Uganda and its partners Total and CNOOC signed a landmark agreement with the government, which charts the course for Uganda’s downstream oil industry operations.
\nExactly one week later on Feb.12, Paul McDade, Tullow’s chief operating officer, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal as saying that the company was considering selling its holding in Uganda and then move to neighbouring Kenya where the government has been “more supportive” to the company.<\/p>\n

Northern Uganda Emerges From Kony Threat to Attract Oil Projects<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Bloomberg
\nNorthern Uganda\u2019s return to peace following a 20-year rebellion by Joseph Kony\u2019s Lord\u2019s Resistance Army is spurring investment in oil exploration, electricity production and railways.<\/p>\n

Can NEMA Bite Oil Companies?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nIn the second part of our series on oil waste, we explore how oil companies flout standard industry practices by hiring private firms to transport oil waste without licenses from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema).<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nOwen Falls Dam Falling Apart<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nAfter the next five to 10 years, the 60-year-old Owen Falls dam in Jinja could cave in, if the cracks and damage to the dam are not repaired, an official of Eskom, the hydro power generation company, has said.<\/p>\n

Omnicane et M\u00e9camidi vont construire 15 centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques en Afrique de l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe mauricien Omnicane Energy a sign\u00e9 un accord avec le groupe fran\u00e7ais M\u00e9camidi pour la construction de 15 centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques au Rwanda, au Kenya et en Ouganda. Le projet n\u00e9cessitera 125 millions de dollars d’investissements.<\/p>\n

Solar power<\/strong>
\nUganda’s Newest Utility: Pay-as-you-go Solar Power<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nIn Uganda, telecom provider MTN and a company called Fenix are gearing up this year for a nationwide rollout of pre-paid electricity, similar to pre-paid airtime, but using solar kits. Uganda has one of the lowest electrification rates in Africa – a continent where some 600 million people are off the power grid.<\/p>\n

Uganda Finalizes Solar Framework<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | allAfrica | East African Business Week
\nWhile the country eagerly awaits an additional 600MW from the Karuma Hydropower Dam project, there is need for alternative sources of electricity so as to ensure security of supply.<\/p>\n

Poaching<\/strong>
\nShoot Poachers On Sight – Museveni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | allAfrica | East African Business Week
\nKaabong \u2014 Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has given the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) a go ahead to shoot on sight any poacher found in a National Park.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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

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

Transparency for Canadian extractive companies<\/strong>
\nGovernment of Canada Announces Progress on Payment Transparency for the Extractive Sectors<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Publish What You Pay
\nPublish What You Pay (PWYP) Canada welcomes the Government of Canada\u2019s continued progress on the implementation of its June 2013 commitment to develop mandatory transparency standards for payments made by Canadian oil, gas and mining companies to governments, both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Draft EU law on conflict minerals meets with criticism<\/strong>
\nEU Commission should heed parliament\u2019s call for strong EU regulation on conflict resources, campaigners say<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Global Witness
\nThe EU must seize the opportunity to keep conflict minerals out of Europe<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | EurActiv
\nCampaigners welcomed the passage yesterday of a European Parliament report on \u2018promoting development through responsible business practices\u2019. The report, drafted by Green MEP Judith Sargentini, calls for binding EU rules that ensure that all companies operating in the EU, using or trading minerals sourced from conflict-affected areas, check their supply chains to reduce the risk of conflict financing and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

EU drafts conflict minerals law, with opt-in clause<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | EurActiv
\nEuropean firms are set to be offered a voluntary self-certification scheme to prove that their products\u2019 mineral components were not sold by warlords to fuel bloody conflicts, under a draft EU law that falls short of campaigners\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n

Re: The EU Proposal on Conflict Minerals Due Diligence<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Shift
\nLetter by John Ruggie, Chair of Shift, former UN Special Representative on business & human rights, to Jos\u00e9 Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.<\/p>\n

European Commission: Make Reporting on Conflict Minerals Mandatory<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nLetter to President Barroso on Supply Chain Due Diligence<\/p>\n

Proposed EU law will not keep conflict resources out of Europe, campaigners warn<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Global Witness
\nA law proposed by the European Commission on responsible sourcing of minerals is not strong enough to prevent European companies\u2019 mineral purchases from financing conflict or human rights abuses, and falls far short of expectations, campaigners said today.<\/p>\n

Proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals: commentaries & media coverage<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
\nThis page contains information on developments regarding a possible EU regulation on conflict minerals.<\/p>\n

US<\/strong>\u00a0lawsuit against SEC conflict minerals rule<\/strong>
\nInvestors urge court to uphold SEC conflict-minerals rule<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | The Hill
\nToday, misleading arguments and a \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d attitude threaten the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s 1502 rule on conflict-minerals disclosure, as a panel of three federal appellate judges prepares its response to a lawsuit levied by powerful business interests. Striking the rule would create troubling uncertainties for the future of countless SEC disclosure requirements that are essential to investor confidence.<\/p>\n

iTSCi minerals traceability system launched in Rubaya area, Masisi,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nGoma : lancement du syst\u00e8me de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLev\u00e9e de l\u2019embargo sur l\u2019exportation des minerais du Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe syst\u00e8me de tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 des minerais d\u00e9nomm\u00e9 Initiative de chaine d\u2019approvisionnement (ITSCI) a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 samedi 1er mars \u00e0 Goma. D\u00e8s lundi 3 mars, la cassit\u00e9rite et le coltan provenant du secteur de Rubaya seront \u00e9tiquet\u00e9s depuis le site d\u2019extraction, avant leur exportation. Le ministre provincial en charge des mines, Jean Ruyange a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019\u00e0 ce jour, seulement dix-sept sites de ce secteur du territoire de Masisi ont \u00e9t\u00e9 valid\u00e9s par arr\u00eat\u00e9 minist\u00e9riel.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil waste<\/strong>
\nCan NEMA Bite Oil Companies?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nIn the second part of our series on oil waste, we explore how oil companies flout standard industry practices by hiring private firms to transport oil waste without licenses from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Genocide commemoration<\/strong>
\nUN marks launch of \u2018Kwibuka20\u2019 to \u2018remember, unite, renew\u2019 after Rwanda genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nAhead of the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today honoured the launch of \u201cKwibuka 20,\u201d a series of events commemorating the tragedy, and urged the international community to do more to fully internalize and implement the lessons learned from the killings of 800,000 people in 1994.<\/p>\n

Coalition of opposition parties in exile<\/strong>
\nRwanda: l’opposition en exil se r\u00e9unit \u00e0 Bruxelles<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | RFI
\nRwanda: quatre partis de l’opposition en exil forment une coalition<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | RFI
\nRwanda: Kigali minimise la coalition de l’opposition en exil<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | RFI
\nR\u00e9unis \u00e0 Bruxelles samedi 1er mars quatre partis d’opposition ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de former une coalition intitul\u00e9e coalition des partis politiques rwandais pour le changement. Le RDI de l’ex-Premier ministre Faustin Twagiramungu, initiateur de cette r\u00e9union, en fera partie, ainsi que l’Union d\u00e9mocratique rwandaise et l’alliance FDLR PS Imberakwuri.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Political crisis<\/strong>
\nBurundi crisis may stir unrest but not by me, says ex-rebel<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Reuters
\nBurundi’s worst political crisis since the end of its 12-year civil war risks unleashing a new wave of unrest before next year’s presidential election, the main opposition leader said on Thursday. Agathon Rwasa, the last rebel commander to lay down arms in 2009, accused President Pierre Nkurunziza of seeking to rewrite the constitution for his party’s own gain and of behaving increasingly like a dictator.<\/p>\n

Burundi Risks Suspension From EAC<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | allAfrica | Tanzania Daily News
\nThe East African Law Society (EALS) based in Arusha has put the government of Burundi under the spotlight over the breach of human rights and democracy in the country.<\/p>\n

Burundi: pour le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Uprona, le pouvoir cherche \u00e0 diviser les partis politiques<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | RFI
\nLundi sur RFI, le porte-parole adjoint de la pr\u00e9sidence burundaise a d\u00e9menti toute ing\u00e9rence dans les affaires des partis politiques. Pour Charles Nditije, le pr\u00e9sident de l’Uprona destitu\u00e9 par le pouvoir et qui dit \u00eatre toujours soutenu par 94% des membres du parti, la pr\u00e9sidence cherche au contraire \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des dissensions au sein des partis politiques de peur de perdre les \u00e9lections.<\/p>\n

Burundi: pas d\u2019accalmie dans la crise qui oppose le pouvoir \u00e0 l\u2019Uprona<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | RFI
\nSuite de la crise entre le principal parti tutsi du Burundi l\u2019Uprona et le pouvoir du pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza, qui a d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident du parti et tente d\u2019y imposer une ancienne responsable, r\u00e9put\u00e9e plus proche du parti au pouvoir. Mardi, environ un millier de militants se sont livr\u00e9s \u00e0 une d\u00e9monstration de force \u00e0 Bujumbura.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

International reactions against anti-homosexuality law<\/strong>
\nUN warns against inciting hatred after Ugandan newspaper publishes names of gays<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations human rights office said today that the publication by a Ugandan newspaper of the names and photos of people it claims are homosexual violates basic rights to privacy and dignity, and called on media outlets to refrain from actions that fuel hatred and violence.<\/p>\n

Discrimination by law carries a high price<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | The Washington Post
\nBy Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group
\nWorld Bank Holds Up Uganda Loan Over Anti-Gay Law<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2014 | Voice of America | Reuters
\nWorld Bank\u2019s Kim Halts Uganda Loan Over Anti-Gay Law<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Bloomberg
\nWorld Bank postpones Uganda loan over anti-gay law<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nThe World Bank on Thursday said it postponed a $90 million loan to Uganda’s health system over a law that toughened punishment for gays, an unusual move for an institution that usually avoids wading into politics.<\/p>\n

18 Ambassadors Condemn Anti-Homosexuality Law<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nAs Uganda continues to take in the backlash following the enactment and signing into law of the Anti Homosexuality Act, The Observer continues to bring you the latest news on this and other stories.<\/p>\n

Uganda: Scientific statement from the Ministry of Health on homosexuality<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2014 | Pambazuka News
\nA team of top scientists appointed by the government to give an opinion on homosexuality is unanimous that this sexual orientation is natural and has existed in Africa and everywhere in the world since time immemorial. It is strange for President Museveni to claim he relied on this expert report to assent to the draconian anti-gay bill.<\/p>\n

Lois anti-homosexualit\u00e9 : la Banque mondiale inqui\u00e8te pour ses employ\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique | AFP
\nLa Banque mondiale (BM) a exprim\u00e9 son inqui\u00e9tude pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de ses employ\u00e9s travaillant dans des pays r\u00e9primant l’homosexualit\u00e9, selon un m\u00e9mo interne consult\u00e9 vendredi par l’AFP.<\/p>\n

Antigay Laws Gain Global Attention; Countering Them Remains Challenge<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | The New York Times
\nAfter Uganda criminalized homosexuality, the White House immediately warned that the law would \u201ccomplicate\u201d the country\u2019s relationship with Washington, and the Netherlands and Norway cut off bits of development aid.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s anti-gay law. Deadly intolerance<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2014 | The Economist
\nDiplomatic pressure did not stop an absurd law.<\/p>\n

Uganda Gets No Aid in Fight Against Gays<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nA week after President Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law; the dire effects of that decision are becoming clear as angry donors begin to withhold aid.<\/p>\n

Homosexualit\u00e9 : l’\u00c9glise anglicane ougandaise menace de se s\u00e9parer de l’\u00c9glise m\u00e8re anglaise<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nL’\u00c9glise anglicane d’Ouganda a fait savoir lundi qu’elle pourrait se s\u00e9parer de l’\u00c9glise m\u00e8re d’Angleterre si celle-ci faisait pression sur Kampala au sujet de la loi antihomosexualit\u00e9 qui vient d’y \u00eatre promulgu\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Uganda anti-gay bill author says aid cuts small price to pay<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Reuters
\nThe author of Uganda’s new anti-gay bill that imposes tough jail terms for homosexual acts said aid cuts imposed by disapproving Western donors were a price worth paying to protect the east African nation’s moral values.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s anti-gay bill outs the country as anti-human rights<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | The Guardian
\nMany Ugandans see the bill as preserving African culture and a snub to the west, but it only shows a country with a lack of tolerance.<\/p>\n

Le fatwa de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nEn chef d’\u00c9tat organis\u00e9, Yoweri Museveni a voulu que cela se fasse devant t\u00e9moins. Lundi 24 f\u00e9vrier, le pr\u00e9sident ougandais a donc convoqu\u00e9 en sa r\u00e9sidence d’Entebbe ses ministres, les m\u00e9dias, une demi-douzaine de pasteurs… et une poign\u00e9e de scientifiques dont les “travaux” pr\u00e9sentent l’avantage de certifier que l’homosexualit\u00e9 n’a pas d’origine g\u00e9n\u00e9tique – ce qui rend responsables, donc coupables, celles et ceux qui partagent cette orientation.<\/p>\n

Gay Africa: casualty of a different power struggle \u2013 By Richard Dowden<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2014 | African Arguments
\nUganda\u2019s war over homosexuality threatens to spread to other African countries and has further damaged the increasingly strained relationship between Africa and Western donors.<\/p>\n

After Uganda, Kenya Gears Up for Gay Rights Debate<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2014 | Voice of America
\nKenya could become the next battleground for gay rights as lawmakers plan to introduce a motion in parliament to compel authorities to more strongly enforce the country’s anti-homosexual laws. Gay rights activists say the pressure has already increased since neighboring Uganda passed a strict anti-gay law last month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\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.<\/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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