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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is verifying reports it received about gross human rights abuses including the summary killing of over 70 men and women allegedly committed by armed groups in a remote area of\u00a0Masisi<\/a>\u00a0territory, North Kivu. In the same territory, heavy fighting continued between the army and the\u00a0APCLS<\/a>\u00a0militia.
\nFurther north, in Beni territory, the army claimed to have taken control of the main strongholds of the Ugandan\u00a0ADF\/Nalu<\/a>\u00a0militia, and of an important road axis in the area, though the following day a journalist travelling with the military was killed in an ambush by the same militia. ADF\/Nalu is believed to be still holding several hundreds of hostages.
\nWhile the Bakata Katanga rebel group continued to attack villages in Pweto,\u00a0Katanga<\/a>, the UN announced it will immediately send troops to the area.
\nMambasa<\/a>\u00a0town, in Ituri, Province Orientale, saw a clash with heavy weapons between two army units.<\/p>\n

In the Central African Republic (CAR) often extreme\u00a0sectarian violence<\/a>\u00a0continued, mostly by anti-balaka militias targeting Muslim civilians. French and African troops escorted convoys of Muslims fleeing the capital.\u00a0France<\/a>\u00a0is to send an additional 400 soldiers, while CAR\u2019s interim president Catherine Samba-Panza has called for the French military to stay until 2015. An\u00a0EU<\/a>\u00a0force, under the name of Eufor-RCA, is expected to arrive in March.<\/p>\n

According to the Ugandan military,\u00a0LRA<\/a>\u00a0commander Joseph Kony\u2019s deputy, Okot Odhiambo, may have been killed in the Central African Republic last year.<\/p>\n

The OECD has announced it will investigate the activities of UK-listed oil company\u00a0SOCO<\/a>\u00a0International in DRC\u2019s Virunga National Park over alleged violations of environmental protections and human rights abuses, following a complaint filed by WWF.<\/p>\n

In its last Supplier Responsibility report,\u00a0Apple<\/a>\u00a0said all tantalum smelters in its supply chain had been certified by third-party auditors to be conflict-free, and that it was pushing its unaudited suppliers \u2013 mainly of gold and tin – to use verified sources of minerals.<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/h1>\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<\/a>\u00a0| January 2014 | IPIS
\nFrom the 2 – 4 December 2013, IPIS attended the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Forum was established by the Human Rights Council and is under the guidance of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. IPIS\u2019 researchers Gabriella Wass and Anna Bulzomi offer some insights into topics at the Forum that struck them as particularly interesting.<\/p>\n

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

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda\u2019s Oil – Part II: Protect and Remedy: Implementing State duties under the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0| December 2013 | IPIS
\nThe following is the second in a series of four reports exploring business and human rights issues in Uganda\u2019s oil sector. This series is a collaboration between IPIS vsw and ActionAid Uganda.
\nIn accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, this second report assesses the duty of the Ugandan, British, French and Chinese States to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights abuse by businesses.<\/p>\n

In search of clean water: human rights and the mining industry in Katanga, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 27 November 2013 | IPIS
\nToday, around 1,8 billion people in the world do not have access to safe water. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the most water-rich country in Africa, 51 million people lack access to potable water; only 26% of the population has access to safe drinking water. This is one of the lowest access rates in the world.
\nIn the Katanga province, rich in cobalt and copper, some industrial mining companies operate provoking significant pollution of water sources, seriously affecting the local population. Although there is a lack of comprehensive data available, several studies conducted by local civil society show environmental, health and socio-economic negative effects.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights<\/em>: Kimberley Process: observations from the sidelines. Part I\u00a0<\/a>| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/p>\n

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

Ambushed in Bangkok? The U.N. Panel on North Korea and the case of the IL-76 “4L-AWA”<\/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?\u00a0<\/a>| 25 July\u00a0 2013 | IPIS\u00a0(Internationale Spectator)
\nDe PDF van dit artikel is met toestemming van de redactie overgenomen uit de ‘Internationale Spectator, Clingendael Magazine voor Internationale Betrekkingen’, uitgegeven door de Koninklijke Van Gorcum, te Assen namens het Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen \u2018Clingendael\u2019 te Den Haag.<\/p>\n

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

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

Gold and diamonds in the Central African Republic. The country’s mining sector, and related social, economic and environmental issues<\/a>\u00a0| 26 March 2013 | IPIS
\nGold and diamonds in Central Africa easily conjure up images of conflict, rebel funding, human rights violations, and smuggling. As a country landlocked within an unstable region, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and recently the scene of another coup, the Central African Republic (CAR) might be considered an appropriate candidate for analysis within the conflict-mineral perspective. Yet this framework would ignore the country\u2019s mining sector\u2019s very specific characteristics. The sector offers an essential livelihood to many households, represents the country\u2019s second most important export product, and is organised in a particular way. Nonetheless, a wide range of issues regarding the country\u2019s mining sector persist.
\nThis report aims to analyse both the Central African Republic\u2019s gold and diamond mining sector and related environmental and socio-economic issues.<\/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<\/strong>
\nLRA \u2013 Kony\u2019s deputy killed?<\/strong>
\nKampala et Washington font \u00e9tat du possible d\u00e9c\u00e8s du n\u00b02 de la LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUgandan military says senior LRA commander may have been killed<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Reuters
\nUn chef rebelle ougandais recherch\u00e9 par la CPI serait d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | Hirondelle News Agency
\nUganda’s military said on Monday ICC-indicted Okot Odhiambo, a commander believed to be the deputy to Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, may have been killed last year in Central African Republic where an African Union force is hunting the insurgents.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 19 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

Military operation against ADF\/Nalu, Beni, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: l\u2019arm\u00e9e affirme contr\u00f4ler les principaux bastions des ADF \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) affirment contr\u00f4ler tous les grands bastions des rebelles ougandais des ADF dans le territoire de Beni.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les FARDC contr\u00f4lent l\u2019axe Mbau-Kamango \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC contr\u00f4lent depuis vendredi 14 f\u00e9vrier l\u2019axe Mbau-Kamango dans le territoire de Beni (Nord-Kivu). Cette information est livr\u00e9e par le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral-major Lucien Bauma Ambamba, commandant de la 8e r\u00e9gion militaire et de l\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00ab Sokola \u00bb d\u00e9clench\u00e9e contre des rebelles ougandais des ADF.<\/p>\n

RDC: les ADF-Nalu auraient subi de lourdes pertes face \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | RFI
\nEn R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), le gouvernement a affirm\u00e9 hier, vendredi 14 f\u00e9vrier, que son arm\u00e9e a inflig\u00e9 de lourdes pertes \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion ougandaise de l’ADF-Nalu, tuant 230 rebelles et prenant le contr\u00f4le d’importants bastions. Une offensive des FARDC qui a d\u00e9but\u00e9 le 16 janvier dernier.<\/p>\n

Beni : un journaliste succombe \u00e0 ses blessures apr\u00e8s une attaque des rebelles de l\u2019ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nNord-Kivu : un journaliste congolais tu\u00e9 dans une embuscade<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nRebel fire kills TV journalist travelling with military<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reliefweb | Reporters sans Fronti\u00e8res
\nA TV journalist was fatally injured during the weekend in the eastern province of Nord Kivu when the military truck in which he was travelling was ambushed by members of ADF\/Nalu, a Ugandan rebel group based in the province.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les d\u00e9fis \u00e0 relever apr\u00e8s la victoire sur les ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes militaires congolais contr\u00f4lent depuis vendredi 14 f\u00e9vrier tous les bastions des rebelles ougandais des ADF et tous les villages situ\u00e9s sur la route Mbau-Kamango \u00e0 Beni au Nord-Kivu. Apr\u00e8s ce succ\u00e8s militaire, les autorit\u00e9s administratives et locales ont appel\u00e9 les populations \u00e0 retourner dans ces zones lib\u00e9r\u00e9es par les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC). Mais les observateurs estiment qu\u2019\u00e0 ce stade il faudrait consolider les positions des FARDC, accompagner la r\u00e9installation des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui rentrent chez eux et r\u00e9habiliter la route Mbau-Kamango.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: un d\u00e9put\u00e9 s\u2019inqui\u00e8te du sort des otages d\u00e9tenus par les ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn vacances parlementaires \u00e0 Beni, le d\u00e9pute Gr\u00e9goire Kiro Tsongo invite le gouvernement \u00e0 tout mettre en \u0153uvre pour retrouver les otages d\u00e9tenus par les rebelles ougandais des ADF.<\/p>\n

Alleged mass killings in Masisi,\u00a0<\/strong>North Kivu<\/strong>
\nMartin Kobler, MONUSCO Chief, is seriously concerned by allegations of brutal acts against the population of Masisi territory<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | MONUSCO
\nDR Congo: UN envoy heads to Kinshasa to promote regional peace accord<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nAccord de paix en RDC : Robinson souhaite des r\u00e9sultats palpables pour la population<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCongo armed groups wielding machetes reportedly execute 70: U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Reuters
\nLa Monusco pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par des all\u00e9gations d\u2019actes cruels contre les populations \u00e0 Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: inqui\u00e9tudes apr\u00e8s des cas signal\u00e9s de violences dans le Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | RFI
\nUN mission to visit DR Congo ‘massacre’ site<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nUN blames DR Congo groups for ‘Masisi massacre’<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nMONUSCO received reports about several gross human rights violations including a summary execution of over 70 men and women committed in the Nyamaboko villages I and II, Masisi territory, North Kivu province.
\nMONUSCO mission is on the ground to verify the allegations.<\/p>\n

Heavy fighting between FARDC and APCLS militia, Masisi, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : les FARDC et miliciens APCLS s\u2019affrontent \u00e0 Bukombo<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes combats opposent depuis samedi 15 f\u00e9vrier les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC et des miliciens Nyatura (sic<\/em>) \u00e0 Bukombo, \u00e0 une dizaine de kilom\u00e8tres du chef-lieu du territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources s\u00e9curitaires dans ce territoire, un officier de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise et deux de ses gardes du corps seraient tu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les FARDC d\u00e9clenchent des combats contre les APCLS \u00e0 Nyabiondo<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC sont engag\u00e9es, depuis lundi 17 f\u00e9vrier dans les combats contre les rebelles de l\u2019Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS) dans la r\u00e9gion de Nyabiondo, \u00e0 une dizaine de kilom\u00e8tres du territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: l\u2019arm\u00e9e d\u00e9loge les miliciens APCLS de Nyabiondo<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise a d\u00e9log\u00e9 depuis le lundi 17 f\u00e9vrier en d\u00e9but d\u2019apr\u00e8s-midi les miliciens de l\u2019Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS) de Nyabiondo dans le territoire de Masisi au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Violence by and fighting between militias, Masisi, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Masisi appelle l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 se d\u00e9ployer \u00e0 Mwima<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe pr\u00e9sident de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Masisi appelle l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 se d\u00e9ployer dans la localit\u00e9 de Mwima, \u00e0 une centaine de Km \u00e0 l\u2019ouest de Goma, dans le Nord Kivu. Selon cette structure citoyenne, les milices Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef F\u00e9d\u00e9ration de d\u00e9fense pour les Congolais (FDC), Alliance du peuple pour un Congo libre (APCLS) et Nyatura y multiplient des exactions, pillages et extorsions des produits agricoles des populations. 12 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es le week-end dernier durant des affrontements entre ces groupes arm\u00e9s, indique pour sa part l\u2019administrateur du territoire de Masisi.<\/p>\n

Fizi,\u00a0<\/strong>South Kivu<\/strong>
\nSud-Kivu: pr\u00e8s de 500 miliciens attendent d\u2019int\u00e9grer les FARDC \u00e0 Fizi<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPr\u00e8s de 500 miliciens attendent, depuis quelques jours, d\u2019int\u00e9grer les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) dans les localit\u00e9s de Lusambo et Kashologosi, en territoire de Fizi, province du Sud-Kivu. Il s\u2019agit des hommes fid\u00e8les au chef milicien Mayele Wilondja et ceux du chef Kashologosi.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: 10 cas de vols arm\u00e9s enregistr\u00e9s \u00e0 Fizi<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDix cas des vols arm\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9s en l\u2019espace d\u2019un mois dans les localit\u00e9s du territoire de Fizi, \u00e0 300 km \u00e0 l\u2019Est de Bukavu (Sud-Kivu). Des t\u00e9moins accusent des miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e0 la base de ces actes de banditisme.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: \u00e9change de tirs entre deux unit\u00e9s de l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Mambasa<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDeux unit\u00e9s de l\u2019arm\u00e9e se sont tir\u00e9es dessus mardi 18 f\u00e9vrier dans la cit\u00e9 de Mambasa, \u00e0 environ 180 km au sud-ouest de Bunia, en Ituri (Province Orientale). Selon des sources locales, les militaires bas\u00e9s \u00e0 Mambasa voulaient contr\u00f4ler ceux qui revenaient du front, en territoire d\u2019Irumu, et qui se rendaient \u00e0 Kisangani.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale – la LRA accro\u00eet sa menace \u00e0 Bili<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nDes informations en provenance de la localit\u00e9 de Bili, en territoire de Bondo, \u00e0 500 Km au Nord de Kisangani, chef-lieu de la Province Orientale, ne sont pas rassurantes. Elles font \u00e9tat d’attaques des rebelles ougandais de l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du seigneur (LRA) contre les habitants de cette partie de la RDC.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: les rebelles LRA kidnappent 19 personnes \u00e0 Maziga<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes rebelles ougandais de la LRA ont tu\u00e9 une personne et enlev\u00e9 19 autres, en deux semaines, dans la localit\u00e9 de Maziga, \u00e0 700 km \u00e0 l\u2019Est de Kisangani (Province Orientale).\u00a0Le pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Niangara, Marcel Gomolo a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 ce regain d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 et l\u2019absence des militaire ou polici\u00e8re dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n

Ituri : Norbert Ezadri demande aux groupes arm\u00e9s de profiter de l\u2019amnistie pour d\u00e9sarmer<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe rapporteur de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale, Norbert Ezadri Eguma, demande aux groupes arm\u00e9s actifs en Ituri de d\u00e9poser les armes pour b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de la loi sur l\u2019amnistie adopt\u00e9e au Parlement au d\u00e9but du mois de f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/strong>
\nUN to boost troops in DRC\u2019s troubled Katanga Province<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | IRIN
\nLes Nations Unies renforcent leurs troupes dans la province agit\u00e9e du Katanga en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | IRIN
\nLa Monusco veut renforcer sa pr\u00e9sence au Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nU.N. to send more peacekeepers to Congo mining province<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reuters
\nRDC : envoi imm\u00e9diat d’une centaine de Casques bleus en renfort au Katanga (ONU)<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reliefweb | AFP
\nKatanga: la Monusco va d\u00e9ployer des casques bleus \u00e0 Pweto<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nThe United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo will deploy more troops to copper-rich Katanga province to help fight worsening militia violence there, the U.N. force commander said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Katanga : des miliciens Bakata Katanga attaquent les villages de Tutente et Katendezi<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Bakata Katanga ont attaqu\u00e9 les villages de Tutente et Katendezi dans le groupement Kasongo Mwana (Katanga) dans la nuit de mardi \u00e0 mercredi 12 f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n

Katanga: 261 000 USD pour reconstruire le village Kasama<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Bakata-Katanga causent des d\u00e9g\u00e2ts \u00e9normes au Nord de la province<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nDes d\u00e9g\u00e2ts mat\u00e9riels importans caus\u00e9s par les miliciens Bakata-Katanga sont surtout perceptibles dans le Nord de la province du cuivre. Le gouvernement provincial a d\u00e9bloqu\u00e9 240 millions de francs congolais, pour la reconstruction des maisons et des \u00e9coles incendi\u00e9es \u00e0 Kasama (Pweto). Les miliciens Bakata-Katanga ont sem\u00e9 et continuent \u00e0 semer la d\u00e9solation dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s au Nord du Katanga.<\/p>\n

Kyungu pr\u00e9conise la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019emplois pour les Bakata Katanga favorables au d\u00e9sarmement<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00ab L\u2019unique solution pour mettre fin au ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne Bakata Katanga qui s\u00e8me la mort et la d\u00e9solation au sein de la population reste la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019emplois pour occuper ceux qui acceptent de d\u00e9poser les armes et le recours \u00e0 la force contre ceux qui s\u2019y refusent \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9, samedi 15 f\u00e9vrier, le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019assembl\u00e9e provinciale du Katanga, Kyungu wa Kumwanza.<\/p>\n

UN Great Lakes envoy in Kinshasa<\/strong>
\nDR Congo: UN envoy heads to Kinshasa to promote regional peace accord<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nAccord de paix en RDC : Robinson souhaite des r\u00e9sultats palpables pour la population<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile devrait participer \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation de l\u2019accord-cadre, souhaite Mary Robinson<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nGreat Lakes envoy Mary Robinson is in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on authorities to fulfil their commitments to achieve lasting peace, as the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the DRC is due to visit alleged massacre sites in the restive eastern part of the vast country.<\/p>\n

EU ready to support DDR<\/strong>
\nL\u2019UE pr\u00eate \u00e0 appuyer la RDC dans la r\u00e9insertion des ex-combattants<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne est pr\u00eate \u00e0 appuyer la RDC dans la r\u00e9insertion des ex-membres des groupes arm\u00e9s, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi 18 f\u00e9vrier l\u2019ambassadeur de cette organisation en RDC, Jean-Michel Dumont.<\/p>\n

Security sector reform vital to stability (EU)<\/strong>
\nL’UE juge \u00ab cruciale \u00bb la r\u00e9forme de l’arm\u00e9e et de la police pour la stabilit\u00e9 en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nL’Union europ\u00e9enne (UE) est \u00ab engag\u00e9e dans la r\u00e9forme du secteur de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Kinshasa \u00bb qu’elle juge \u00ab cruciale \u00bb.<\/p>\n

National Human Rights Commission still not in place<\/strong>
\nRDC : le Renadhoc demande la mise en place de la Commission nationale de droit de l\u2019Homme<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa mise en place de la Commission nationale des droits de l\u2019Homme (CNDH) dont le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale avait fait allusion au d\u00e9but de la session extraordinaire le 6 janvier n\u2019a pas eu lieu.<\/p>\n

Comments<\/strong>
\nLa loi sur l\u2019amnistie suscite la controverse<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nLoi d’amnistie – un ch\u00e8que \u00e0 blanc au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nLa loi sur l\u2019amnistie, vot\u00e9e le 3 f\u00e9vrier par l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale aura-t-elle pour effet de contribuer \u00e0 une paix durable ou consacrera-t-elle une fois encore l\u2019impunit\u00e9 ?<\/p>\n

Le retour \u00e0 la v\u00e9ritable paix et \u00e0 la v\u00e9ritable s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Est de la RDC passe par un dialogue inter-rwandais incontournable<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Digitalcongo.net | Le Potentiel<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Ugandan troops in South Sudan<\/strong>
\nSouth Sudan\u2019s crisis ripples across region<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | IRIN
\nL\u2019impact de la crise sud-soudanaise dans la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | IRIN
\nThe Sudd Institute\u2019s director of research, Augustino Ting Mayai, told IRIN that Uganda\u2019s military involvement in South Sudan is directly related to its own interests.<\/p>\n

Uganda’s Withdrawal From S. Sudan a Process, Not On Order – Spokesperson<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | allAfrica | Sudan Tribune
\nA spokesperson for the Ugandan army said Friday that any move to withdraw its troops from South Sudan would be a process, not on order from western nations.<\/p>\n

Uganda Considers Troop Withdrawal from South Sudan<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nUganda\u2019s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa says troops from the Uganda People\u2019s Defense Force (UPDF) currently fighting rebels in neighboring South Sudan will be withdrawn beginning in April.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Continued violence<\/strong>
\n1,000 Muslims Reported Trapped in CAR Town<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nCentral African Republic – Extreme Violence and Tensions in Carnot<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | allAfrica | MSF
\nSince February 1, in Carnot, southwestern Central African Republic (CAR), nearly 1,000 people, mostly Muslim, have been trapped, surrounded and threatened by the self-defense militias known as anti-Balakas.<\/p>\n

CAR crisis: The church sheltering Muslims<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nFather Xavier Fagba wandered past the wooden pews inside St Peter’s Parish Church in the small, shabby town of Boali in the Central African Republic, and patted a few children’s heads before settling down to help a tearful six-year-old girl who had stubbed her toe.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : les chefs des anti-balaka mettent en garde<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLa pr\u00e9sidente annonce des mesures fermes contre les auteurs de violences<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nAu lendemain de la d\u00e9claration de la pr\u00e9sidente centrafricaine Catherine Samba Panza promettant “une guerre” s\u2019ils ne cessaient pas leurs crimes contre les musulmans, les chefs autoproclam\u00e9s des miliciens anti-balaka ont mis en garde, ce jeudi, contre toute attaque les visant.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic \u2018urgent test\u2019 for UN, regional partners, Security Council told<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : Ban exhorte la communaut\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 appuyer la MISCA<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nUN Chief Urges International Support for CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nWarning that \u201cdark clouds of mass atrocities\u201d are looming over the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for solidarity and concerted action by the United Nations and regional organizations to help the people of the strife-torn nation.<\/p>\n

UNICEF \u2018horrified\u2019 at cruelty against children in Central African Republic conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations children\u2019s agency says it is horrified by the cruelty and violence being perpetrated against children in the Central African Republic (CAR), where at least 133 children have been killed or maimed in the past two months.<\/p>\n

CAR: Girl found amongst dead bodies after village massacre<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Amnesty International
\nLife in the midst of horror in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Amnesty International
\nGirl, 11, Sole Muslim Survivor of Massacres in CAR Town<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nAn 11 year old Muslim girl has been found hiding alone in a village west of Bangui surrounded by bodies and without any food or water following a massacre four days ago.<\/p>\n

La communaut\u00e9 internationale face au bourbier centrafricain<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Le Point
\nLe pays \u00e9cum\u00e9 par des groupes arm\u00e9s et des pillards, o\u00f9 l’\u00c9tat ne contr\u00f4le plus rien, serait en proie \u00e0 un “nettoyage ethnique”.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: vaste op\u00e9ration Sangaris-Misca \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : les forces internationales s’attaquent aux anti-balaka<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCAR disarmament drive fails to capture militia leader<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nC.A.R. Capital Tense After Militia Disarmament Operation<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nRCA: quelques \u00abgros poissons\u00bb anti-balaka aux mains de la Misca<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | RFI
\nThe C.A.R. capital Bangui remains tense Sunday, one day after French and African troops embarked on a major operation to disarm local militias known as the anti-balaka. Those groups are accused of carrying out revenge attacks against Muslims.<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic: Sectarian savagery<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | The Economist
\nThe situation is still out of control, as Christian militiamen (pictured) hunt down Muslims.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: les Fran\u00e7ais de Sangaris en mission \u00e0 Bouar<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | RFI
\nAvec les troupes de Sangaris \u00e0 Bouar en Centrafrique [Diaporama]<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI
\nCe dimanche 16 f\u00e9vrier, les militaires de la force fran\u00e7aise Sangaris ont men\u00e9 leurs premi\u00e8res op\u00e9rations de recherches d\u2019armes dans la ville de Bouar, dans le nord-ouest de la RCA. Objectif : d\u00e9sarmer les divers groupes anti-balaka.<\/p>\n

CAR: Obituary for a village mayor<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nYou will struggle to find Dewa Adamou’s village on a map.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: \u00e0 Bouar, la fuite des musulmans face aux exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI
\nDans la ville de Bouar, au nord de la RCA, des milliers de musulmans ont trouv\u00e9 refuge depuis un mois dans la mosqu\u00e9e centrale de la ville et dans l’\u00e9cole attenante. A pr\u00e9sent, ces d\u00e9plac\u00e9s attendent leur tour pour partir, notamment au Cameroun voisin.<\/p>\n

RCA: ouverture de la fosse commune d\u00e9couverte \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI
\nLa Justice expertise les corps du charnier du BSS<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nA Bangui, la semaine pass\u00e9e, une fosse commune a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couverte dans le camp militaire du r\u00e9giment de soutien situ\u00e9 dans le quartier des 200 Villas. Un camp utilis\u00e9 par les combattants de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion Seleka.<\/p>\n

Tensions High in CAR Town of Kaga Bandoro<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe Central African Republic remains gripped in tit-for-tat inter-communal violence that has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes since December.\u00a0 In the northern town of Kaga Bandoro, tensions have been growing.<\/p>\n

Samba-Panza en visite au Tchad<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nRCA: la pr\u00e9sidente Samba-Panza en visite au Tchad<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nLa pr\u00e9sidente centrafricaine de transition Catherine-Samba Panza est au Tchad, un pays accus\u00e9 d’ing\u00e9rence dans la crise centrafricaine par certains d\u00e9put\u00e9s du parlement centrafricain de transition.<\/p>\n

Chad says U.N. force needed to stabilize Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reuters
\nRCA: Idriss D\u00e9by interpelle l’Onu<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nTchad : D\u00e9by Itno demande \u00e0 l’ONU des “moyens” pour r\u00e9gler la crise en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nChad’s President Idriss Deby has called for the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping mission to contain violence in Central African Republic, the first time the region’s military heavyweight has publicly sought U.N. intervention.<\/p>\n

RCA : 8 morts entre Misca et anti-balaka<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nUn accrochage entre miliciens anti-balaka et soldats de la force africaine en Centrafrique a fait huit morts dans le village de Cantonnier, sur la fronti\u00e8re avec le Cameroun dans l\u2019Ouest du pays, selon la gendarmerie centrafricaine.<\/p>\n

RDF Rescues 2,000 CAR Civilians From Militia, Moves Them to Safety<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times (Kigali)
\nCentrafrique: le Rwanda condamne les attaques de convois humanitaires<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI
\nRwanda Defence Forces (RDF) peacekeepers bravely rescued nearly 2,000 civilians in the troubled Central African Republic after the fleeing Muslim civilians came under attack from the marauding mainly Christian anti-balaka militia, the military has said.<\/p>\n

RCA: au moins un mort pour un convoi<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nDes soldats tchadiens de la force africaine charg\u00e9s d\u2019escorter un convoi musulman fuyant la capitale centrafricaine ont ouvert le feu sur des civils mardi \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Bangui.<\/p>\n

International Efforts to Protect Civilians in Central African Republic Failing to Stop Slaughter<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | MSF
\nMSF: CAR Aid Efforts Have Failed<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nResponse to Central African Republic Crisis Is Failing, MSF Says<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Bloomberg
\nThe extreme levels of violence against civilians and targeted killing of minority groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) illustrates the utter failure of international efforts to protect the population, said the international medical humanitarian organisation M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF).<\/p>\n

RCA: Boda pleure son maire<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\n\u00c0 Boda, \u00e0 une centaine de kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l’Ouest de Bangui, le maire a r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9. Depuis des mois, il tentait de calmer les tensions entre chr\u00e9tiens et musulmans.<\/p>\n

New fighting in Central African Republic blocks U.N. visit<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique: violents incidents \u00e0 l’a\u00e9roport de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI
\nTirs nourris mercredi matin dans les quartiers du nord de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nCentrafrique: barricades \u00e0 Bangui contre les forces internationales<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2014 | RFI
\nHeavy fighting erupted near the airport in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Wednesday, as Christian militia tried to block the evacuation of Muslims and disrupted a visit by a top United Nations aid official, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: amid ongoing violence, UN rights chief urges accountability<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : l’ONU rappelle que les auteurs de crimes devront rendre des comptes<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nUN’s Pillay Warns CAR Sectarian Violence Getting Worse<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nAuthorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) will be held personally accountable for the serious human rights violations committed in the country, Navi Pillay, the United Nations human rights chief today said, urging that every effort be made to break the cycle of violence and revenge, and to restore security and rule of law.<\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00e9vacuation des Tchadiens de Centrafrique est termin\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2014 | RFI
\nLe gouvernement tchadien a annonc\u00e9 ce mercredi soir la fin des op\u00e9rations de rapatriement de ses ressortissants fuyant la Centrafrique. En tout, 72\u00a0481 personnes ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 rentrer au Tchad parfois, par leurs propres moyens.<\/p>\n

Divisions within anti-balaka<\/strong>
\nRCA : vers un cantonnement des anti-balakas ?<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nL’homme qui se pr\u00e9sente comme coordonnateur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des anti-balakas explique que les anti-balakas souhaitent leur cantonnement et leur r\u00e9insertion.<\/p>\n

CAR’s militias face identity crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : rupture consomm\u00e9e au sein des anti-balaka<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nRCA: les anti-balaka \u00e0 la crois\u00e9e des chemins<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI
\nR\u00e9publique centrafricaine: les anti-balaka divis\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s l’arrestation samedi de plusieurs de ses chefs, en Centrafrique le mouvement anti-balaka apparait plus divis\u00e9 que jamais.<\/p>\n

Who Are the Anti-Balaka of the CAR?<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nAuthorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) have declared war on the anti-balaka. The militia are accused of carrying out horrific attacks against Muslim civilians that have forced tens of thousands to flee the county in the past month.<\/p>\n

Divisions within ex-Seleka<\/strong>
\nRCA: profondes divisions chez les ex-Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | RFI
\nDepuis le d\u00e9part du pr\u00e9sident Michel Djotodia, l’ex-r\u00e9bellion Seleka est divis\u00e9e. Certains ont suivi l’ancien pr\u00e9sident dans son exil, d’autres ont pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 rester \u00e0 Bangui alors qu\u2019une partie a rejoint son fief dans le nord de la Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

EU force \u2018Eufor-RCA\u2019 to deploy in March<\/strong>
\nEU force to create ‘safe haven’ in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Reuters
\nThe small military force the European Union plans to send to violence-torn Central African Republic will focus on swiftly creating a safe haven in part of the capital Bangui, its French commander said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

EU to start sending troops to Central African Republic next month<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | RFI English
\nRCA: renforcement prochain de la Misca et de la force Sangaris<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | RFI
\nSeveral European Union countries will start deploying troops to the Central African Republic next month, according to France\u2019s junior minister for European affairs.<\/p>\n

Plaidoyer pour l\u2019envoi de renforts europ\u00e9ens en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nUne d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de parlementaires fran\u00e7ais en visite en Centrafrique estime que si le mandat de l\u2019Op\u00e9ration Sangaris doit \u00eatre prorog\u00e9, il faudrait des renforts europ\u00e9ens.<\/p>\n

RCA: vers un d\u00e9ploiement de soldats g\u00e9orgiens pour soutenir la Misca<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nL\u2019ancienne R\u00e9publique sovi\u00e9tique de la G\u00e9orgie pourrait envoyer une centaine de ses soldats en Centrafrique. Elle \u00e9tudie une demande r\u00e9cemment formul\u00e9e par l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne. Pour la G\u00e9orgie, c\u2019est une fa\u00e7on de se rapprocher davantage de l\u2019UE avec qui elle doit signer cette ann\u00e9e un accord d’association.<\/p>\n

La brigade franco-allemande va \u00eatre envoy\u00e9e au Mali<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2014 | RFI
\nEn Centrafrique, l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne a donn\u00e9 fin janvier son feu vert \u00e0 une intervention militaire baptis\u00e9e Eufor-RCA. Son d\u00e9ploiement est esp\u00e9r\u00e9 autour de la mi-mars. Eufor-RCA sera pilot\u00e9e depuis la base de Larissa en Gr\u00e8ce et devrait durer environ six mois. Sa mission consiste \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser le secteur de Bangui et ses populations, notamment l’a\u00e9roport M’Poko et les grands axes de la ville. L’objectif final \u00e9tant de passer le relai \u00e0 la Misca.<\/p>\n

France<\/strong>\u00a0to send more troops and to stay longer<\/strong>
\nG\u00e9n\u00e9ral Trinquand: \u00abIl y a un revirement important dans l’op\u00e9ration en RCA\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 12 February 2014 | RFI
\nLe g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Dominique Trinquand, ancien chef de la mission militaire aupr\u00e8s des Nations unies, est l’invit\u00e9 de Caroline Par\u00e9.<\/p>\n

France to send more troops to CAR, Hollande meets Chad’s Deby<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | RFI English
\nLa France va envoyer 400 soldats suppl\u00e9mentaires en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | RFI
\nFrance to send 400 more troops to Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Reuters
\nFrance Sending Additional Troops to CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nRCA: renforcement prochain de la Misca et de la force Sangaris<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | RFI
\nFrance said on Friday it plans to send another 400 troops to help combat a crisis in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : rencontre Hollande-D\u00e9by Itno ce vendredi \u00e0 Paris<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais Fran\u00e7ois Hollande et son homologue tchadien Idriss D\u00e9by Itno \u00e9voqueront la situation en Centrafrique lors d’une rencontre, vendredi, \u00e0 Paris.<\/p>\n

French minister says CAR operation to last longer than expected<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Reuters
\nFrance’s military operation in the Central African Republic will last longer than initially planned because the situation in the country is worse than anticipated, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Envoi de troupes en Centrafrique : Hollande et Ban se renvoient la balle<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nLe Pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais Fran\u00e7ois Hollande a appel\u00e9 jeudi le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU, Ban Ki-moon, a acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l\u2019envoi de Casques bleus en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Hollande demande \u00e0 l’ONU d’acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l’envoi de Casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLa France, dont les troupes ont toutes les peines du monde \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser la Centrafrique, a demand\u00e9 jeudi \u00e0 l’ONU d’acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l’envoi de Casques bleus.<\/p>\n

French MPs visit CAR ahead of vote on military intervention<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI English
\nA delegation of 10 French MPs were to travel to the Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday for a one-day visit ahead of a vote in the French parliament on whether to extend or stop the French Sangaris military operation there.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Catherine Samba-Panza demande \u00e0 la France de prolonger son intervention militaire<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nCAR president calls for French military to stay until 2015<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI English
\nCentrafrique: l’op\u00e9ration Sangaris prolong\u00e9e jusqu’en 2015?<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nThe president of the Central African Republic (CAR) has called for French troops to prolong their in the country until elections due in early 2015, French MPs reported after meeting her in Bangui on Monday.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : pol\u00e9mique autour de l\u2019intervention militaire fran\u00e7aise<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Afrik.com
\nA peine la France a annonc\u00e9 l\u2019envoi de 400 hommes suppl\u00e9mentaires en Centrafrique, dans le cadre de l\u2019op\u00e9ration Sangaris, que des parlementaires fran\u00e7ais d\u00e9barquent \u00e0 Bangui. Ces derniers sont perplexes sur la poursuite de l\u2019op\u00e9ration militaire en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

AU assessment mission<\/strong>
\nAU Mission to Begin Assessing CAR Situation<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nA delegation from the African Union (AU) will on Wednesday begin assessing the political and security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) as part of the continental bloc\u2019s effort to return that country to constitutional rule after a one-year transitional period, says AU spokesman Eloi Yao.<\/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

ACT Alliance Alert: Democratic Republic of Congo – Assistance to Internal Displaced People (IDPs) and returnees in North Kivu Province<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Reliefweb | ACT Alliance<\/p>\n

IOM DRC Promotes Recovery in Former Rebel-Held Areas<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Reliefweb | International Organization for Migration (IOM)<\/p>\n

Refugee Crisis Hits CAR’s Neighbors As More Flee Violence<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Reliefweb | MSF
\nMSF has begun medical activities in Cameroon, Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Top aid official warns of worsening crisis in Katanga Province<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nUn haut responsable charg\u00e9 de l\u2019aide humanitaire pr\u00e9voit une aggravation de la crise au Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA
\nBad roads, insecurity hamper relief effort in DRC\u2019s Katanga Province<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Equateur: 350 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s congolais de Bangui rapatri\u00e9s par le HCR<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : plus de 1 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Masisi-Centre dorment \u00e0 la belle \u00e9toile<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC : le rapatriement des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s vivant en R\u00e9publique du Congo continue jusqu\u2019au 30 juin<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : l\u2019annonce du d\u00e9part du Pam inqui\u00e8te les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains d\u2019Ango<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins<\/strong>
\nSituation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 12 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 6\/14, 18 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 06\/14, 19 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 06\/14, 19 f\u00e9vrier 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Burundi UNHCR Fact Sheet January 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

UNHCR Operation in Burundi, January 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNCHR<\/p>\n

Burundi\u2019s avoidable flood deaths<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | IRIN
\nBuilding and planning code violations were largely to blame for the deaths – amid torrential rain earlier this month – of dozens of people in Burundi\u2019s capital, and the destruction there of 3,500 homes, according to a leading urban planning expert who noted that numerous reports had warned of just such an eventuality.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda: Population Movement (as of 11 Feb 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Reliefweb | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies<\/p>\n

South Sudan\u2019s crisis ripples across region<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | IRIN
\nL\u2019impact de la crise sud-soudanaise dans la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | IRIN
\nUganda is straining to host thousands of newly arrived refugees.<\/p>\n

L’Ouganda, terre d’accueil pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s sud-soudanais<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

No Going Back to South Sudan, Refugees in Uganda Say<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

UN emergency fund allocates another $10 million for Central African Republic aid effort<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : l’ONU alloue 10 millions de dollars suppl\u00e9mentaires pour l’aide humanitaire<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Antonio Guterres: \u00abEn RCA, la solution est politique\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | RFI
\nAntonio Guterres, Haut commissaire des Nations unies pour les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, \u00e9tait \u00e0 Bangui, ce mercredi 12 janvier. Au micro de RFI, il revient sur la situation humanitaire en Centrafrique.<\/p>\n

RCA: restaurer les quartiers pour le retour des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | RFI
\nEn RCA, la nouvelle urgence, c’est le retour des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s chez eux.<\/p>\n

Bringing Seeds of Life to CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says the ongoing fighting and violence in Central African Republic are pushing the country toward a full-scale food crisis.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic \u2018urgent test\u2019 for UN, regional partners, Security Council told<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique : Ban exhorte la communaut\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 appuyer la MISCA<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

CAR’s Shattered Health System Needs Urgent Repair<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe World Health Organization reports the Central African Republic\u2019s shattered health system is in desperate need of repair.<\/p>\n

Refugee Crisis Hits CAR’s Neighbors As More Flee Violence<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Reliefweb | MSF
\nMSF has begun medical activities in Cameroon, Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Situation Regional Update #2 – 7 to 12 February 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Des milliers de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 rejoint le Tchad<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Crise centrafricaine – Ngaound\u00e9r\u00e9 terre de transit<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | Cameroon Tribune<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 14 Feb 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reliefweb | UNOCHA<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : un convoi du PAM en route vers Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nUn convoi de plusieurs dizaines de camions a enfin pu circuler, ce mardi 18 f\u00e9vrier, sur la route qui relie le Cameroun \u00e0 Bangui.<\/p>\n

Cameroonians Evacuated From CAR As Violence Rages<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nThe escalating religious violence in the Central African Republic has prompted Cameroon to pull its citizens out of country.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine – “Je n’ai jamais vu des blessures d’une telle cruaut\u00e9”<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | ICRC<\/p>\n

Doctors Without Borders Seeks Help Treating CAR Wounded<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: avec les r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s de la mosqu\u00e9e de Bouar [Diaporama]<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: le Rwanda condamne les attaques de convois humanitaires<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00e9vacuation des Tchadiens de Centrafrique est termin\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2014 | RFI
\nLe gouvernement tchadien a annonc\u00e9 ce mercredi soir la fin des op\u00e9rations de rapatriement de ses ressortissants fuyant la Centrafrique. En tout, 72\u00a0481 personnes ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 rentrer au Tchad parfois, par leurs propres moyens.<\/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

\u00a0DRC<\/h2>\n

Bosco Ntaganda before ICC<\/strong>
\nDefense – Ntaganda Was a Peacemaker<\/a>\u00a0| 12 February 2014 | allAfrica | Lubanga trial website
\nToday, defense lawyers portrayed war crimes accused Bosco Ntaganda as a peace maker who was warmly welcomed by residents of a town that had been besieged by a murderous ethnic militia.<\/p>\n

Try Ntaganda, Prosecutors Ask ICC Judges<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | allAfrica | Lubanga trial website
\nInternational Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors have dismissed as “far from the truth” claims that Bosco Ntaganda’s militia group worked for peace and embraced people from all ethnic groups.<\/p>\n

Congolese Rebel Leader Faces 18 Counts at ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)
\nCourt must decide whether prosecution case is strong enough to bring Bosco Ntaganda to trial.<\/p>\n

Ntaganda Confirmation of Charges Hearing Ends<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | allAfrica | Lubanga trial website
\nProc\u00e8s Ntaganda: l\u2019accusation a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ses preuves<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | RFI
\nOn the last day of Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda’s confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court (ICC), his lawyers told judges the charges against him were based on “incorrect information.”<\/p>\n

ICC Bemba trial<\/strong>
\nLawyer Asks Judges to Bar Prosecutor From Contacting Bemba’s Witnesses<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | allAfrica | Bemba trial website
\nJean-Pierre Bemba’s lawyers have asked International Criminal Court (ICC) judges to bar prosecutors from contacting witnesses who testified in support of the Congolese opposition leader. They argued that this was to ensure the safety and security of individuals, including those “actively serving in extremely sensitive operations.”<\/p>\n

British-Norwegian sentenced to life imprisonment<\/strong>
\nBritish-Norwegian found guilty of killing cell mate in Congo jail<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Reuters
\nJoshua French gets life for killing Tjostolv Moland in Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nRDC : accus\u00e9 du meurtre de son cod\u00e9tenu, un Norv\u00e9gien est condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 la prison \u00e0 vie<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nBritish ex-soldier handed life sentence in Congo for killing best friend<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nA court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday found a British-Norwegian dual national guilty of killing his cell mate at a military prison where the two men were serving life sentences.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Simbikangwa genocide trial in\u00a0<\/strong>Paris<\/strong>
\nRwanda – Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : le g\u00e9nocide expliqu\u00e9 aux Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nQue savent les habitants de l’Hexagone des massacres de 1994 ? Peu de chose. Le proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa est l’occasion de les \u00e9clairer.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : les Tutsi, des “cancrelats” ? C’est leur faute, affirme l’accus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique | AFP
\n“Inyenzi” : cancrelats, ou cafards, le mot a d\u00e9sign\u00e9 les Tutsi dans les ann\u00e9es menant au g\u00e9nocide de 1994 au Rwanda. Cette d\u00e9shumanisation a favoris\u00e9 les massacres, selon des experts au proc\u00e8s \u00e0 Paris de Pascal Simbikangwa, lequel assure que les rebelles tutsi s’\u00e9taient choisi ce nom.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa : les ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant le g\u00e9nocide rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa est entr\u00e9 lundi dans sa troisi\u00e8me semaine. Au menu : le parcours de l’accus\u00e9, premier Rwandais jug\u00e9 en France pour le g\u00e9nocide de 1994, dans les ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant le drame.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa: t\u00e9moignage de l\u2019ancien ambassadeur belge<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s deux semaines consacr\u00e9es \u00e0 brosser un portrait de l\u2019accus\u00e9 et de l\u2019histoire du Rwanda, le proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa, premier Rwandais jug\u00e9 en France pour le g\u00e9nocide de 1994, se poursuit. Ce lundi 17 f\u00e9vrier, l\u2019ancien ambassadeur belge \u00e0 Kigali au moment du g\u00e9nocide est venu t\u00e9moigner.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa: un portrait peu flatteur de l\u2019accus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nDe nouveaux t\u00e9moins se sont exprim\u00e9s, ce lundi 17 f\u00e9vrier, sur le premier Rwandais poursuivi en France pour crimes li\u00e9s au g\u00e9nocide, pr\u00e8s de 20 ans apr\u00e8s ce drame. D\u00e9crit comme un homme de l’ombre \u00e0 la \u00ab r\u00e9putation redoutable \u00bb, accus\u00e9 de torture depuis deux semaines, les diff\u00e9rents t\u00e9moignages \u00e9clairent sur ce personnage peu connu.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: un ancien Premier ministre rwandais \u00e0 la barre<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nCe mardi, 18 f\u00e9vrier, c’est l’ancien Premier ministre du Rwanda, Faustin Twagiramungu qui \u00e9tait appel\u00e9 \u00e0 t\u00e9moigner, par la d\u00e9fense.<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Simbikangwa: un t\u00e9moin dit avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 tortur\u00e9 par l’accus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | RFI
\nLe proc\u00e8s de Pascal Simbikangwa, premier Rwandais jug\u00e9 en France en lien avec le g\u00e9nocide, s’est poursuivit ce mercredi devant la cour d’assises de Paris avec le t\u00e9moignage de Sam Gody.\u00a0Celui-ci, qui \u00e9tait \u00e0 l’\u00e9poque r\u00e9dacteur-en-chef de\u00a0Kiberinka, un journal d\u2019opposition, a t\u00e9moign\u00e9 \u00e0 la barre et accus\u00e9 Pascal Simbikangwa de l\u2019avoir tortur\u00e9 au d\u00e9but de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 1992.<\/p>\n

Former mayor convicted in\u00a0<\/strong>Germany<\/strong>\u2019s first genocide trial<\/strong>
\nVerdict Awaited in Germany’s First Rwandan Genocide Trial<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nAllemagne – Verdict mardi pour un ancien maire accus\u00e9 de g\u00e9nocide<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | Hirondelle News Agency
\nA court in Frankfurt is to pass a verdict in the case of a former Rwandan mayor accused of organizing one of the massacres in the 1994 genocide. He had sought asylum in Germany and denies the charges.<\/p>\n

German Court Sentences Rwandan Ex-Mayor On Genocide Charges<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nGerman court finds Rwanda mayor guilty of assisting genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reuters
\nRwanda genocide: German court jails ex-mayor Rwabukombe<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nAllemagne: premi\u00e8re condamnation d\u2019un g\u00e9nocidaire rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nG\u00e9nocide des Tutsis – Un ex-maire rwandais condamn\u00e9 en Allemagne<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | Hirondelle News Agency
\nA German court has sentenced a former mayor to 14 years in prison for his role in the Rwandan genocide. It was the first trial connected with the genocide to have taken place in Germany.<\/p>\n

Kigali se f\u00e9licite du premier jugement en Allemagne li\u00e9 au g\u00e9bnocide des Tutsis<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | allAfrica | Hirondelle News Agency<\/p>\n

Rwabukombe’s Trial Sends Out a Strong Signal to Fugitives<\/a>\u00a0| 20 February 2014 | allAfrica | The New Times (Kigali)<\/p>\n

Probe into Rwandan priest in UK<\/strong>
\nRwandan priest in UK faces probe over allegations of role in 1994 genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nHow ‘accomplice’ to Rwanda genocide turned up in a rural English pulpit<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nRt Rev Jonathan Ruhumuliza was a bishop in Rwanda, where he is accused of being a ‘propagandist’ for Hutu extremists.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cTerror trial\u201d in\u00a0<\/strong>Kigali<\/strong>
\n\u00abProc\u00e8s de la terreur\u00bb \u00e0 Kigali: le film des aveux de Mutabazi diffus\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | RFI
\nJo\u00ebl Mutabazi, ancien membre de la garde pr\u00e9sidentielle et 15 autres Rwandais sont accus\u00e9s d’avoir particip\u00e9 aux attaques \u00e0 la grenade qui ont eu lieu au Rwanda depuis 2010.<\/p>\n

Terror Trial – Lt. Joel Mutabazi’s Co-Accused Refuses to Speak in Court<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | The New Times
\nThe trial of Lt Joel Mutabazi, who is accused of treason and terrorism along with 15 others, resumed yesterday at the Military High Court in Kanombe with one of the co-accused, Joseph Nshimiyimana, refusing to respond to charges against him.<\/p>\n

Rwanda: le \u00abproc\u00e8s de la terreur \u00bb report\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | RFI<\/p>\n

\u00abProc\u00e8s de la terreur\u00bb : la crainte des violences en d\u00e9tention<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | RFI<\/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>
\nPoaching<\/strong>
\nGlobal Poaching Trade Worth $10 Billion a Year, Chatham Says<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Bloomberg
\nSmuggling of endangered species and their products mainly from sub-Saharan Africa by international organized crime rings and armed groups is worth as much as $10 billion a year, Chatham House said.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

OECD to examine SOCO oil exploration in\u00a0<\/strong>Virunga<\/strong>\u00a0National Park<\/strong>
\nSOCO Respects OECD Guidelines and Expects National Contact Point Initial Assessment<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | PRNewswire | SOCO International plc
\nSOCO International plc is expecting the imminent publication of the Initial Assessment of the case under consideration by the OECD for potential breach of the voluntary Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises brought by WWF.<\/p>\n

UK Government set to examine Soco\u2019s activities in Virunga National Park<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | WWF
\nThe UK Government is set to examine the activities of Soco, a London-based oil company, over alleged violations of environmental protections and human rights abuses in a protected African World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

OECD to investigate Soco oil exploration in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | This is Africa
\nParc des Virunga – L’OCDE accepte la plainte de WWF contre Soco International PLC<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | allAfrica | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville
\nAfter heated campaigns by civil society groups, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has announced that it will examine the activities of the UK-listed oil company Soco International in Africa\u2019s oldest national park.<\/p>\n

OECD offers to mediate on oil exploration in Congo gorilla park<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | Reuters
\nThe OECD has offered to mediate between British oil company Soco International (SIA.L) and conservation group WWF to determine whether exploration in the last refuge of Congo’s mountain gorillas violates the organisation’s ethical standards.<\/p>\n

Apple pushes suppliers to avoid using conflict minerals<\/strong>
\nApple weeds out conflict metals from iPhone and iPad<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | PC Pro
\nSupplier Responsibility 2014 Progress Report<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Apple Inc.
\nIn its latest report on supplier responsibility, Apple said every smelter and refiner that provides tantalum metal to its suppliers had been designated conflict-free by a third-party auditor. It is also “pushing” its remaining suppliers – primarily gold and tin suppliers based in South Africa, Russia, China and Japan \u2013 to use verified sources of minerals.<\/p>\n

Apple in conflict mineral ‘name and shame’ crackdown<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nApple has begun publicising which of its suppliers may be sourcing minerals from conflict zones.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace praises Apple for reducing use of conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Los Angeles Times
\nApple released its annual supplier responsibility report Thursday, drawing praise from Greenpeace for steps the company has taken to reduce use of conflict minerals in its products.<\/p>\n

Apple plans to cease using conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nApple prend des mesures contre les \u00ab minerais du conflit \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nSupplies of cobalt, tin and gold will follow tantalum in being sourced only from conflict-free smelters.<\/p>\n

Semi-industrial gold exploitation suspended in Shabunda,\u00a0<\/strong>South Kivu<\/strong>
\nSud-Kivu : suspension de l\u2019exploitation semi-industrielle de l\u2019or dans la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi<\/a>\u00a0| 12 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019administrateur du territoire de Shabunda, Daniel Eloko Nsala, a suspendu depuis mardi 11 f\u00e9vrier l\u2019exploitation semi-industrielle de l\u2019or dans la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi, \u00e0 Shabunda, dans le Sud-Kivu. Il reproche aux exploitants de ne pas r\u00e9aliser des actions de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 impact visible au profit de la population locale.<\/p>\n

Artisanal miners killed in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : \u00e9chauffour\u00e9es dans la concession de Tenke Fungurume, un creuseur tu\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nUn creuseur est mort lors des \u00e9chauffour\u00e9es entre ses coll\u00e8gues, la police des mines et la garde industrielle de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM), dans la concession de cette entreprise \u00e0 200 km de Lubumbashi, samedi 15 f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n

Un homme tu\u00e9 dans un \u00e9boulement d\u2019une usine \u00e0 Likasi<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Digitalcongo.net | ACP
\nSelon des sources, Sam Lufuma, r\u00e9sidant au camp SNCC\/Likasi, creuseur artisanal des minerais, s\u2019\u00e9tait introduit dimanche dans une galerie o\u00f9 il a \u00e9t\u00e9 surpris par cet \u00e9boulement qui la tu\u00e9 sur le champ.<\/p>\n

Probe into mining pollution in Katanga<\/strong>
\nLe ministre de l\u2019environnement annonce une enqu\u00eate sur la pollution \u00e0 Likasi et Kambove<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement requerra une expertise internationale pour enqu\u00eater sur la pollution du sol et des cours d\u2019eau \u00e0 Likasi et Kambove dans la province du Katanga.
\nLe gouvernement central avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 diligent\u00e9 une mission dans ces deux entit\u00e9s apr\u00e8s que l\u2019ONG Umoja a accus\u00e9 quatorze entreprises mini\u00e8res de polluer le milieu, en octobre dernier.<\/p>\n

Kilo Goldmines<\/strong>
\nKilo Goldmines Ltd.: Gold Geochemistry Anomalies Delineated on Ngazi Licence, Somituri Project, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Kilo Goldmines Ltd. | Marketwired
\nToronto, Ontario – Kilo Goldmines Ltd. is pleased to announce results and interpretation of the detailed in-fill soil geochemical survey on the northern portion of the Ngazi Exploitation Licence of the Somituri Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Armadale<\/strong>
\nArmadale places bet on Mpokoto’s gold<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nDiscovered and explored by Gold Fields and Cluff Gold, Mpokoto\u2019s gold now seems likely to actually be mined. Lying in Katanga near the closed manganese mine of Kisenge, the Mpokoto project was recently acquired by Armadale Capital, an Australian investment firm which started focussing on mineral resources a while back.<\/p>\n

Tenke Fungurume Mining<\/strong>
\nTFM\/SNEL: Kapanga rejects electricity change<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe Societe Nationale d\u2019Electricite (SNEL) is under pressure ever since Congo-K\u2019s prime minister, Matata Ponyo, ordered it to share-out of power equally between mining companies that are both long-established in Katanga and newcomers.<\/p>\n

Sosider<\/strong>
\nUnited States\/Congo-K: Jack Morrison<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nA lot of questions surround 63-year-old Jack Morrison, chief executive officer and owner of the firm Global ITCM, which is registered in Florida but has its main address in Honolulu, where Morrison also lives.<\/p>\n

Delrand Resources<\/strong>
\nDRC explorer warns of impending funding crunch, narrows half-year loss<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo- focused mineral explorer Delrand Resources has narrowed its half-year loss from C$149 298 for the prior year\u2019s comparable period to C$101 564 for the six months ended 31 december 2013, mainly as a result of lower consulting and professional fees.
\nThis came as the company continued to advance the exploration and evaluation of several mineral properties across the DRC, including its Coexco and Bomili diamond exploration permit areas, in the Bafwasende region, and on a selection of targets in the DRC\u2019s Kasai provinces.<\/p>\n

Panex Resources<\/strong>
\nPanex Resources Inc.: Significant Drilling Results From Giro Gold Project, Moto Belt, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Panex Resources Inc. | Marketwired
\nZug, Switzerland – Panex Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received results for the first twelve holes drilled on its highly prospective Giro Gold Project. The Giro Project covers a surface area of 610sqkm and lies within the Kilo-Moto Belt in one of the world’s principal greenstone belts which hosts Randgold Resources’ multi-million ounce Kibali Gold deposits within 30km of Giro, Anglogold Ashanti’s deposits to the east, Loncore and Kilogold deposits to the south and 50Moz of gold discovered in Tanzania since 1994.<\/p>\n

AngloGold<\/strong>
\nAngloGold Skips Dividend Even as Production Rises, Costs Fall<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Bloomberg
\nAngloGold Ashanti Ltd., the world\u2019s third-largest producer of the metal, withheld a dividend for the second half of 2013 even as it increased annual production for the first time in nine years and lowered costs.
\nAngloGold, with 23 operations in 11 countries, is cutting expenses and exiting higher-cost sites as it seeks to remain profitable at a gold price that is more than 20 percent lower than the beginning of last year. Production in\u00a0Africa, boosted by AngloGold\u2019s Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was the highest since 2005 and output in the Americas was the most on record, Chief Executive Officer Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan said.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong>
\nLa Gecamines envisage de construire une centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique d’ici 2017<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | allAfrica | Le Potentiel
\nL’\u00e9nergie \u00e9lectrique de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 nationale d’\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 (Snel) est jug\u00e9e insuffisante pour les entreprises mini\u00e8res. Pour faire face \u00e0 cette insuffisance, la Gecamines envisage la construction de sa propre centrale \u00e9lectrique dans la province du Katanga.<\/p>\n

Illegal logging<\/strong>
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile environnementale d\u00e9nonce l\u2019exploitation ill\u00e9gale des for\u00eats<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLa Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Civile environnementale a appel\u00e9 lundi le gouvernement \u00e0 prendre toutes les mesures urgentes pour faire stopper l\u2019exploitation ill\u00e9gale des for\u00eats.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nTullow sees bright future despite tough 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | The Observer (Kampala)
\nA $473m tax dispute continues to loom large over Tullow\u2019s books of accounts, with the company recording a significant slump in profit, which is slightly overshadowed by its widening asset base.<\/p>\n

Insurance Institute Eyes Oil Sector Risks<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nAs part of activities to marks its 50th anniversary, the Insurance Institute of Uganda (IIU) has organised a seminar to discuss risks associated with the oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n

Mining – hydropower<\/strong>
\nKilembe Mines to Produce 12 Megawatts<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Observer (Kampala)
\nTibet Hima, the consortium that took over Kilembe Mines Limited, has announced that it will upgrade electricity generation capacity on River Mubuku from the 5MW to 12MW.<\/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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Apple pushes suppliers to avoid using conflict minerals<\/strong>
\nApple weeds out conflict metals from iPhone and iPad<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | PC Pro
\nSupplier Responsibility 2014 Progress Report<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Apple Inc.
\nIn its latest report on supplier responsibility, Apple said every smelter and refiner that provides tantalum metal to its suppliers had been designated conflict-free by a third-party auditor. It is also “pushing” its remaining suppliers – primarily gold and tin suppliers based in South Africa, Russia, China and Japan \u2013 to use verified sources of minerals.<\/p>\n

Apple in conflict mineral ‘name and shame’ crackdown<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nApple has begun publicising which of its suppliers may be sourcing minerals from conflict zones.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace praises Apple for reducing use of conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Los Angeles Times
\nApple released its annual supplier responsibility report Thursday, drawing praise from Greenpeace for steps the company has taken to reduce use of conflict minerals in its products.<\/p>\n

Apple plans to cease using conflict minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 14 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nApple prend des mesures contre les \u00ab minerais du conflit \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 15 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nSupplies of cobalt, tin and gold will follow tantalum in being sourced only from conflict-free smelters.<\/p>\n

Semi-industrial gold exploitation suspended in Shabunda,\u00a0<\/strong>South Kivu<\/strong>
\nSud-Kivu : suspension de l\u2019exploitation semi-industrielle de l\u2019or dans la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi<\/a>\u00a0| 12 February 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019administrateur du territoire de Shabunda, Daniel Eloko Nsala, a suspendu depuis mardi 11 f\u00e9vrier l\u2019exploitation semi-industrielle de l\u2019or dans la rivi\u00e8re Ulindi, \u00e0 Shabunda, dans le Sud-Kivu. Il reproche aux exploitants de ne pas r\u00e9aliser des actions de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 impact visible au profit de la population locale.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Vital Kamerhe: Kabila\u2019s public enemy number one? \u2013 By Kris Berwouts<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | African Arguments
\nOn Friday 7th and Sunday 9th of February, the Congolese opposition leader Vital Kamerhe and a delegation of his party tried to take a plane from Kinshasa to Goma, to complete a tour through eastern Congo. The authorities prevented his departure twice.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Opposition towards alliance<\/strong>
\nRwanda: vers une alliance de l\u2019opposition<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | RFI
\nL’opposition rwandaise sur la voie d’une alliance. Six partis politiques ont tenu une r\u00e9union, le samedi 15 f\u00e9vrier, \u00e0 Bruxelles pour annoncer un premier rapprochement et ils ont jusqu’au 1er mars pour officialiser cette alliance. En attendant, ils ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 un comit\u00e9 \u00e9largi pour \u00e9laborer une plate-forme commune et un code de conduite.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

UN mission extended<\/strong>
\nSecurity Council extends UN mission in Burundi until December 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nU.N. Security Council renews Burundi mission amid political crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 13 February 2014 | Reuters
\nThe Security Council today renewed until the end of the year the United Nations mission helping Burundi recover from decades of ethnic war, despite the Central African country’s request to end it earlier, as it moves towards crucial elections amid political violence and intra-party tensions.<\/p>\n

Burundi: Rising Threats to Democracy, Peace<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | AfricaFocus<\/p>\n

Political crisis<\/strong>
\nBurundi: des opposants tutsi arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nLa police a dispers\u00e9 dimanche \u00e0 Bujumbura un rassemblement politique en proc\u00e9dant \u00e0 des arrestations de leaders dont trois membres du principal parti tutsi du Burundi.<\/p>\n

Burundi army won’t intervene in political crisis: minister<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | Reuters
\nBurundi’s national army said on Monday it would not intervene in the worst political crisis to grip the east African country since a 12-year civil war ended nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Burundi president appoints ministers to end crisis, rivals reject move<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reuters
\nBurundi: nouvel \u00e9pisode dans la crise entre le pouvoir et l\u2019Uprona<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | RFI
\nBurundi’s president appointed three ministers from his junior coalition partner in a bid to end a political crisis on Tuesday, but a rival group in the party rejected the candidates and said it no longer considered itself part of the government.<\/p>\n

Burundi : quand le pr\u00e9sident Nkurunziza s’immisce dans les affaires de l’Uprona<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | IRIN
\nL’Union pour le progr\u00e8s national (Uprona), principal alli\u00e9 du CNDD-FDD, au pouvoir au Burundi, est au bord de l’explosion. \u00c0 la man\u0153uvre, le camp du pr\u00e9sident Pierre Nkurunziza d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 affaiblir une formation politique qui s’est prononc\u00e9e contre un troisi\u00e8me mandat de son champion.<\/p>\n

Sacking of Vice President Tilts Burundi Into Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | allAfrica | DW
\nIn Burundi, there are growing strains within the fragile coalition. At issue is whether President Pierre Nkurunziza should run for a third term – and the future of an alliance of ex-civil war foes.<\/p>\n

ICG report<\/strong>
\nFields of Bitterness (II): Restitution and Reconciliation in Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | International Crisis Group
\nLes terres de la discorde (II) : restitution et r\u00e9conciliation au Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | International Crisis Group
\nTo avoid a revival of past ethnic tensions between Hutu and Tutsi, Burundi needs to find the right balance between land restitution and national reconciliation.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Anti-homosexuality bill<\/strong>
\nObama Condemns Uganda\u2019s Tough Antigay Measure<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | The New York Times
\nObama Condemns Uganda Law Criminalizing Homosexuality<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | Voice of America
\nUgandan anti-gay law is huge step backwards, says Barack Obama<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | The Guardian
\nBarack Obama warns Uganda’s Museveni over anti-gay bill<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | BBC Africa
\nEnacting Anti-Gay Law Will Complicate U.S.-Uganda Relations, Obama Says<\/a>\u00a0| 17 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nPresident Obama on Sunday condemned a measure to criminalize homosexuality in Uganda, publicly warning the country\u2019s president that such discrimination could harm its relationship with the United States.<\/p>\n

Making Sense of Museveni’s Decision to Sign the Anti-Homosexual Bill<\/a>\u00a0| 16 February 2014 | allAfrica | The Independent (Kampala)
\nBelow are the President’s remarks on decision to sign anti-homosexual bill at the closing ceremony of the 10-day retreat of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus, 16th February 2014:<\/p>\n

Uganda dismisses Obama pressure on anti-gay law<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | Reuters
\nUganda on Tuesday dismissed U.S. president Barack Obama’s call to its leader Yoweri Museveni not to sign an anti-homosexuality law, saying the U.S. was trying to blackmail the east African country.<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s anti-homosexuality bill has \u2018serious human rights implications\u2019 \u2013 UNAIDS<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nOuganda : l’ONUSIDA appelle \u00e0 ne pas promulguer une loi visant les homosexuels<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations agency leading the global HIV\/AIDS response warned today that the signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda would have \u201cserious human rights implications\u201d and urged protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world.<\/p>\n

European Statement On Anti-Homosexuality Bill<\/a>\u00a0| 18 February 2014 | allAfrica | European Union External Action
\nStatement by European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton on anti-homosexuality legislation in Uganda: “I am deeply concerned about the news that Uganda will enact draconian legislation to criminalise homosexuality. The EU deplores discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It is firmly committed to fundamental human rights and the rule of law in respect of those rights, including freedom of association, conscience and speech and the equality of persons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Law Will Come at a Serious Cost<\/a>\u00a0| 19 February 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nUganda\u2019s pending Anti-Homosexuality bill violates the country\u2019s human rights obligations and is a barrier to advancing critical public health goals.Uganda\u2019s international donor partners should clearly and publicly specify the consequences for relations with Uganda if the Anti-Homosexuality bill becomes law. Uganda\u2019s parliament passed the bill on 20 december 2013, and President Yoweri Museveni has indicated that he intends to sign the bill.<\/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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