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HEADLINES<\/h1>\n


\n– DR Congo:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0UN launches first surveillance\u00a0drones<\/a>\u00a0to monitor\u00a0armed groups<\/a>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0Mai-Mai\u00a0Cheka<\/a>\u00a0militia pulls out of Pinga, North Kivu (UN)<\/span><\/p>\n

– Central African Republic:
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0ex-Seleka<\/a>\u00a0rebels seen leaving capital Bangui before arrival more\u00a0French<\/a>\u00a0troops
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0Christian \u2018anti-balaka\u2019 militia suspected of killings in\u00a0Boali<\/a>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0heavy fighting in capital\u00a0Bangui<\/a>
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0UN Security Council<\/a>\u00a0authorises\u00a0African<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0French<\/a>\u00a0troops to restore order
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0senior\u00a0LRA<\/a>\u00a0commander killed by Ugandan soldiers<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u00a0News<\/h1>\n


\n* The briefing is going on a winter\u00a0break<\/strong>, in which we\u2019ll conduct a reader\u2019s survey. We\u2019ll be back mid-January in an new format.<\/span><\/p>\n

* IPIS and Action Aid’s “Oil in Uganda” project will be conducting a\u00a0capacity-building session on Business & Human Rights<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Kampala<\/strong>, Uganda, on December 9 and 10, 2013.
\nThe event’s full title is: What does “business and human rights” mean and how can we bring about a healthy relationship between the two?
\nParticipants registered so far include private sector representatives as well as Ugandan and international nongovernmental organizations based in Kampala and in the oil-rich region of the country.
\nFor further information, please contact Anna Bulzomi (anna.bulzomi@ipisresearch.be) and Gabriella Wass (gabriella.wass@ipisresearch.be).<\/p>\n

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


\nIn 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda’s Oil. Part I: Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights\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.<\/p>\n

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Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong>
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Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA)<\/strong>
\nThe African Union-Led Regional Task Force scores success against the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | African Union | Reliefweb
\nUgandan Rebels On the Run, Says African Union<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Sudan Tribune | allAfrica
\nSince the launch of its \u201cOperation Monsoon\u201d against the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA), on 9 August 2013, the Regional Task Force (RTF) of the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the LRA (RCI-LRA) has continued to exert sustained pressure on the LRA in the Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and parts of South Sudan. On 28 November 2013, the RTF scored a major success against the LRA, by destroying one of its key camps located in the CAR.<\/span><\/p>\n

UPDF kills top Kony commander in ambush<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Daily Monitor
\nAfrican Troops Kill Senior LRA Commander, Uganda Says<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Reuters
\nUgandan Soldiers Kill Senior Lord\u2019s Resistance Army Leader<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Bloomberg
\nUgandan soldiers killed a senior commander in the rebel Lord\u2019s Resistance Army, \u2018Col.\u2019 Samuel Kangul, in an operation in Central African Republic backed by U.S. forces.<\/p>\n

When Kony goes quiet<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Good Governance Africa
\nAttacks by the violent and mystical Lord\u2019s Resistance Army may be diminishing, but fear of their resurgence remains high.<\/p>\n

LRA Crisis Tracker – Q3 Security Brief July\u2013September 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Resolve, Invisible Children
\nSharp decrease in LRA killings and abductions
\nLRA attacks rise in Congo, fall in CAR
\nDestruction of LRA camps in Congo<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 4 d\u00e9cembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

Kabila and Museveni want conclusion to Kampala talks<\/strong>
\nCongo’s President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Reuters
\nKampala : rencontre entre Joseph Kabila et Yoweri Museveni<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his government and rebel fighters, a Ugandan official said.<\/p>\n

Congo’s Kabila wants to conclude talks with rebels: statement<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Reuters
\nLes pr\u00e9sidents ougandais et congolais veulent une reprise des discussions avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | RFI
\nKabila et Museveni veulent l\u2019aboutissement des pourparlers de Kampala avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCongo’s president wants talks with rebels in the country’s east concluded as soon as possible, Ugandan and Congolese statements said, although there was no sign of a breakthrough on the wording of an accord that scuppered a signing last month.<\/p>\n

UN Special Envoy on tour in DRC<\/strong>
\nRDC: pour entamer le d\u00e9veloppement, il faut d\u00e9sarmer tous les groupes rebelles (Robinson)<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nMary Robinson : \u00ables pays signataires de l\u2019accord cadre doivent tenir leurs promesses\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL’envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de l’ONU dans les Grands-Lacs, Mary Robinson, a estim\u00e9 vendredi que le d\u00e9veloppement de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo d\u00e9pendait du d\u00e9sarmement de tous les groupes arm\u00e9s encore actifs dans l’est du pays.<\/p>\n

RDC – Mary Robinson : faites l’accord, pas la guerre !<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nEn tourn\u00e9e dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs, l’envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de l’ONU a appel\u00e9 la RD Congo \u00e0 n\u00e9gocier avec la r\u00e9bellion du M23.<\/p>\n

US Special Envoy travels to Europe and Rwanda<\/strong>
\nSpecial Envoy Feingold’s Travel to Europe and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | US Department of State
\nSpecial Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Russell D. Feingold will travel to Kigali and Paris to meet with government representatives and Great Lakes heads of state this week.<\/p>\n

UN inaugurates drones to monitor armed groups<\/strong>
\nUN peacekeeping chief in Eastern DR Congo to inaugurate new protection technology, sees progress<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nDrone Surveillance Begins in Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Reuters | The New York Times
\nLes drones de surveillance a\u00e9rienne bient\u00f4t op\u00e9rationnels en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : l’ONU va d\u00e9ployer ses premiers drones \u00e0 Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | RFI
\nThe United Nations will start using surveillance drones for the first time in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, United Nations officials said Monday. The drones will be used to monitor the volatile border between Congo and Rwanda and the movements of armed groups in the region. The mission will start with two drones, built by an Italian company, officials said.<\/p>\n

Clark – “Concerns About New Use of Drones”<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | DW | allAfrica
\nA new fleet of drones is set to make its first flight over the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo this week, an area where one rebel group, the M23, was recently defeated, but where many others still operate.<\/p>\n

UN launches unmanned surveillance aircraft to better protect civilians in vast DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC: vol inaugural du premier drone de surveillance de la MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nU.N. forces use drones for first time, in eastern Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Reuters
\nUN starts drone surveillance in DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nUN Launching Drones Over DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nRDC: vol inaugural du premier a\u00e9ronef non arm\u00e9 et sans pilote de la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: le drone de l’ONU a fait son premier vol au-dessus du Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | RFI
\nUN launches spy drones to pressure rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | The Guardian
\nWith top United Nations and Government officials and a crowd of reporters looking on, the world Organization today launched its first-ever unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the interest of better protecting civilians in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n

Uganda Hopeful UN Drones Will Help Combat ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nUganda\u2019s military is welcoming the deployment of U.N. drones over its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u00a0 Officers hope the drones will help combat a Ugandan rebel group, the ADF, that hides out in the eastern DRC.<\/p>\n

Armed groups<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : apr\u00e8s le M23, la Monusco cible les FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00ab Apr\u00e8s le succ\u00e8s contre le M23, la priorit\u00e9 de la Monusco est de combattre les FDLR \u00bb. Le Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Onu en RDC, Martin Kobler l\u2019a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 Radio Okapi jeudi 29 novembre \u00e0 Goma.<\/p>\n

Congolese president says fight against rebels not over<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila said Sunday the fight against insurgents in the country’s conflict-torn east was not over despite the recent defeat of the M23 rebels. Delivering the keynote speech of a 1,200-kilometre (750-mile) tour of the mineral-rich but deeply unstable region, Kabila said the surrender of the M23 army mutineers was just one stage in an offensive against armed groups that have harrowed the east for decades.<\/p>\n

Groupes arm\u00e9s actifs en R. D. Congo – Situation dans le \u00ab Grand Kivu \u00bb au 2\u00e8me semestre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | GRIP
\nL\u2019objectif de la pr\u00e9sente \u00e9tude est de donner un descriptif de la situation des groupes arm\u00e9s actifs dans l\u2019est du Congo, en particulier dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu, du Sud-Kivu et du Maniema, telle qu\u2019elle l\u2019\u00e9tait en cette seconde moiti\u00e9 de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2013.<\/p>\n

UN force to go after other armed groups in DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nThe United Nations on Tuesday announced its peacekeeping troops will go after other armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after helping to defeat the M23 rebel force. Tackling such groups is now “a prospect” for the UN’s 20,000-strong MONUSCO force and “that’s just what we are going to do,” the head of UN peacekeeping operations, Herve Ladsous, said in the northeastern city of Goma, capital of strife-torn North Kivu province.<\/p>\n

RDC : que reste-t-il des FDLR ?<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRDC: la pression monte sur les rebelles FDLR rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s la fin de la r\u00e9bellion du Mouvement du 23-Mars (M23), les rebelles des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) sont la prochaine cible de la brigade d’intervention des Nations unies, dans sa mission de neutralisation des groupes arm\u00e9s de la partie est de la RDC. Quelle menace les FDLR repr\u00e9sentent-elles dans le Kivu ? D\u00e9cryptage.<\/p>\n

Goma : la nouvelle structure de d\u00e9mobilisation manque de moyens suffisants<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa nouvelle structure de d\u00e9sarmement, d\u00e9mobilisation et r\u00e9insertion (DDR-III) ne dispose pas d\u2019assez de moyens logistiques et financiers. Le ministre de la D\u00e9fense, Alexandre Luba Ntambo a confirm\u00e9 sa mise en place. Cependant, Il a indiqu\u00e9 que cette structure aura besoin de l\u2019appui de la communaut\u00e9 internationale comme les pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes.<\/p>\n

Herv\u00e9 Ladsous : \u00abIl faut offrir aux ex-combattants une perspective qui les emp\u00eache de r\u00e9cidiver\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00abIl faut offrir aux ex-combattants une perspective sinon ils seront tent\u00e9s de repartir \u00e0 leurs crimes pass\u00e9s\u00bb, a estim\u00e9 mercredi 4 d\u00e9cembre le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint des Nations unies charg\u00e9 de maintien de la paix, Herv\u00e9 Ladsous.<\/p>\n

After M23: Bunagana border post reopened, Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : le poste frontalier de Bunagana rouvert<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC perdait chaque mois quelque six millions de FC au poste de Bunagana pendant l\u2019occupation du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe gouvernement congolais a ordonn\u00e9 la r\u00e9ouverture du poste frontalier de Bunagana, ferm\u00e9 pendant plus d\u2019une ann\u00e9e \u00e0 cause de l\u2019occupation du M23.<\/p>\n

Families flee FDLR in northwestern Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : 800 familles \u00e0 Kanyabayonga pour fuir les rebelles rwandais des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nEn RDC, des familles fuient les zones contr\u00f4l\u00e9es par les rebelles du FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nHuit-cents familles des villages de Lusowa, Buheri, Bulindi et Burumbule, dans la chefferie-collectivit\u00e9 de Buito, sont arriv\u00e9s en trois jours dans le groupement de Kanyabayonga, dans le territoire du m\u00eame nom, au Nord-Kivu. Ils fuient la menace des rebelles rwandais des FDLR contre leurs localit\u00e9s situ\u00e9es \u00e0 environ 150 Km au nord de Goma.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai Cheka leave Pinga, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nRDC: une milice accus\u00e9e de tueries et viols massifs rend les armes (Kobler)<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nNord-Kivu : Pinga et ses alentours lib\u00e9r\u00e9s des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Cheka, selon Martin Kobler<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, a annonc\u00e9 vendredi 29 novembre que la localit\u00e9 de Pinga et ses alentours, dans le Nord-Kivu, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9s depuis 36 heures des combattants de Nduma D\u00e9fense of Congo (NDC) du chef milicien Cheka.<\/p>\n

Beni, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nBeni: Martin Kobler d\u00e9ment les all\u00e9gations de cannibalisme port\u00e9es contre des casques bleus<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes v\u00e9hicules de la Monusco ont \u00e9t\u00e9 caillasses ces deux derniers jours \u00e0 Beni (Nord-Kivu) par des manifestants en col\u00e8re, accusant des casques bleus bas\u00e9s dans cette entit\u00e9 de cannibalisme. Le patron de la Monusco, Martin Kobler, a d\u00e9menti jeudi 28 novembre ces all\u00e9gations contre la mission onusienne, les qualifiant de \u201cgraves\u201d.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les ADF\/NALU se cherchent des boucliers humains pour \u00e9chapper aux Fardc<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net
\nEn territoire de Beni, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, les rebelles ougandais des ADF\/NALU se cherchent des boucliers humains pour \u00e9chapper \u00e0 la frappe annonc\u00e9e par le chef de l’Etat Joseph Kabila.<\/p>\n

Shabunda, South Kivu<\/strong>
\nShabunda : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile r\u00e9clame un centre de regroupement pour les Raia Mutomboki d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUn centre de regroupement pour les miliciens Raia Mutomboki d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s doit \u00eatre mis en place \u00e0 Shabunda-Centre pour mieux contr\u00f4ler leurs mouvements.<\/p>\n

Uvira, South Kivu<\/strong>
\nSud-Kivu : 1 mort et 20 bless\u00e9s dans l\u2019explosion d\u2019une grenade \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUne personne est morte et vingt autres gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9es mercredi 27 novembre lors de l\u2019explosion d\u2019une grenade dans un march\u00e9 de Mulongwe dans la cit\u00e9 d\u2019Uvira au Sud-Kivu. Selon la police qui a livr\u00e9 l\u2019information, cet engin a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s dont l\u2019identit\u00e9 n\u2019est pas encore connue.<\/p>\n

Uvira : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile demande au gouvernement de r\u00e9soudre les conflits entre les communaut\u00e9s de Ruzizi<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa nouvelle soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile Congolaise d\u2019Uvira au Sud-Kivu plaide pour l\u2019implication du gouvernement dans la r\u00e9solution des conflits entre les communaut\u00e9s vivant sur la plaine de Ruzizi.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : trois rebelles FDLR tu\u00e9s lors d\u2019une attaque de l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Kabulo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nTrois rebelles des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques pour la lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s et un autre bless\u00e9 au cours d\u2019une attaque lanc\u00e9e par l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise, lundi 2 d\u00e9cembre pr\u00e8s de la localit\u00e9 de Kabulo \u00e0 Kalemie.<\/p>\n

Katanga : l\u2019arm\u00e9e renforce les mesures s\u00e9curitaires \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re avec la Zambie<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa 6\u00e8me r\u00e9gion militaire a d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 des troupes \u00e0 Mokambo et Sakania dans le territoire de Kipushi mardi 3 d\u00e9cembre. Le commandant r\u00e9gion des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC), le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mbwayama Siana affirme que ce renforcement de mesures s\u00e9curitaires le long de la fronti\u00e8re avec la Zambie vise \u00e0 lutter contre les incursions r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es des miliciens Bakata Katanga.<\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u00e9nonce des tracasseries militaires sur la route Lubumbashi \u2013Manono<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Mulongo, dans le territoire de Malemba Nkulu, \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 700 Km de Lubumbashi, au Katanga, d\u00e9nonce les tracasseries militaires dont sont victimes les populations locales.<\/p>\n

FARDC – Presentation of Rapid Reaction Unit trained by Belgians in Kindu, Maniema<\/strong>
\nKindu: plus de 600 commandos des FARDC form\u00e9s par des instructeurs belges et congolais<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRemise par De Crem de 600 commandos des FARDC \u00e0 Luba Ntambo : Joseph Kabila va d\u00e9cider sur leur d\u00e9ploiement<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | MMC | Digitalcongo.net
\nSix cent soixante-dix-sept commandos du 323e bataillon de l\u2019Unit\u00e9 de r\u00e9action rapide de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise form\u00e9s pendant sept mois par des instructeurs belges et congolais ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s le jeudi 28 novembre \u00e0 Kindu.<\/p>\n

Equateur<\/strong>
\nEquateur: le d\u00e9put\u00e9 Busa appelle les autorit\u00e9s \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre le conflit entre Ngbandi et Ngbaka<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe d\u00e9put\u00e9 Jean-Lucien Busa, \u00e9lu de Budjala, a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 mardi 3 d\u00e9cembre les accrochages qui opposent les membres de la communaut\u00e9 Ngbandi du secteur Bolingo dans le\u00a0 territoire de Budjala et ceux de la communaut\u00e9 Ngbaka du secteur de Bowase dans le territoire de Gemena \u00e0 l\u2019Equateur. Les deux communaut\u00e9s se disputent des terres.<\/p>\n

Police chase after Kinshasa juvenile delinquents<\/strong>
\nRDC: les Kuluna, gangs de jeunes qui s\u00e9vissent \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nRDC : op\u00e9ration coup de poing contre les “kuluna” de Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nKinshasa : F\u00e9roce traque des “Kuluna”<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Syfia Grands Lacs
\nRDC : Quand la Police d\u00e9rape \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Afrikarabia
\nPour mettre un terme aux agissements des groupes de d\u00e9linquants arm\u00e9s, appel\u00e9s “kuluna”, Kinshasa a opt\u00e9 pour la mani\u00e8re forte en lan\u00e7ant une op\u00e9ration coup de poing. Au risque de commettre des bavures et de cr\u00e9er la pol\u00e9mique en RDC.<\/p>\n

45 Kulunas arr\u00eat\u00e9s \u00e0 Brazzaville renvoy\u00e9s \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de la police nationale congolaise (PNC), district de la Lukunga, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral C\u00e9lestin Kanyama, a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 la presse 45 membres de gangs dits \u00ab Kulunas \u00bb qui avaient tent\u00e9 de fuir \u00e0 Brazzaville, au Congo voisin.<\/p>\n

Matadi: les autorit\u00e9s alertent la population sur l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des kulunas venus de Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMatadi : pas d\u2019afflux de gangsters venus de Kinshasa, selon la PNC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Op\u00e9ration \u00abLikofi\u00bb : le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Kanyama passe le commandement au g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Sengelwa<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Law passed on control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)<\/strong>
\nRDC : le S\u00e9nat adopte la loi sur le contr\u00f4le des armes<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe S\u00e9nat adopte la loi portant r\u00e9duction et contr\u00f4le des armes en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nVote au S\u00e9nat d\u2019une proposition de loi r\u00e9glementant la d\u00e9tention et le trafic d\u2019armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLa loi portant pr\u00e9vention, contr\u00f4le et r\u00e9duction des armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res et de petit calibre et de leurs munitions en RDC, a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9e \u00e0 l’unanimit\u00e9, le mardi 3 d\u00e9cembre, par la pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re du S\u00e9nat.<\/p>\n

Sexual violence<\/strong>
\nAccess to justice and reparations for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | UN Human Rights Council
\nSexual violence against women in the context of the armed conflict has plagued the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Congo\u2019s Forgotten Curse: Epidemic of Female-on-Female Rape<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Time World
\nIn a secure darkened room, Marie, a 36-year-old mother of six, whispers and struggles to make eye contact.<\/p>\n

DRC : Denial of justice for the victims of sexual crimes<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | FIDH
\nIn the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), victims of sexual crimes are facing insurmountable obstacles to obtain justice and reparation. The cost of proceedings is prohibitive and judicial decisions are hardly implemented. This is the damaging picture described in a report FIDH and its member organisations in DRC are publishing today, following several missions in that country.<\/p>\n

Crimes of Sexual Violence in the DRC: Interview with Soyata Maiga, Special Rapporteur on Women\u2019s Rights of the African Commission on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (ACHPR)<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | FIDH<\/p>\n

Mob justice<\/strong>
\nThe disconcerting popularity of \u201cjustice populaire\u201d in the Eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | LSE Blog
\nBy Judith Verweijen
\nMob justice, or justice populaire as it is called in the DR Congo, is the practice by which citizens \u201ctake the law into their own hands\u201d and collectively kill alleged perpetrators of crime or witchcraft, for example by beating or stoning them to death, or by burning them alive.
\nAlthough there are no reliable statistics on this phenomenon, as on most other matters in the DR Congo, there is a general impression that mob justice is on the rise in certain parts of the east, as I learnt in the course of fieldwork in this region.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Risk Atlas 2014<\/strong>
\nHuman Rights Risk Atlas 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Maplecroft
\nIn sub-Saharan Africa, ongoing ethnic and sectarian conflict has resulted in a worsening risk score \u2013 from 4.56\/10 in 2008 to 3.34\/10 in 2014. Sudan (2nd), DR Congo (3rd) and Somalia (5th) remain amongst the five most extreme risk countries in the world, with DR Congo still having amongst the worst records of all countries for violations of women\u2019s and girl\u2019s rights, particularly sexual violence.<\/p>\n

Amani Itakuya essay series<\/strong>
\nEradicating the FDLR for sustainable peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #22, by Olivier Nduhungirehe
\nThere is a general consensus that one of the root causes of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Colonial Remembering, Injured Bodies, and Current Humanitarianism<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #23, by Charlotte Mertens
\nCongolese colonial subjects narrate vivid memories of the grotesque and spectacular violence inflicted upon them by European \u2018sadists\u2019 during Leopold\u2019s reign of the Congo Free State: …<\/p>\n

Promoting the values of ubuntu and their implications on peacebuilding in the DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | ChristophVogel.net
\nAmani Itakuya #24, by Michel Bigwi
\nThe purpose of this article is discuss how Congolese can engage the discourses that promote the values of ubuntu (quality of human-ness) and the implications of these values on conflict prevention and resolution in DR Congo.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda Hopeful UN Drones Will Help Combat ADF<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nUganda\u2019s military is welcoming the deployment of U.N. drones over its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.\u00a0 Officers hope the drones will help combat a Ugandan rebel group, the ADF, that hides out in the eastern DRC.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

UN mission to assess former M23 rebels in Rwanda<\/strong>
\nNow, UN experts to assess former M23 rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | The EastAfrican
\nThe United Nations has agreed to send a mission to Rwanda to participate in the process of identifying and verifying former M23 rebels who fled to its territory early this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interview with Gen. Nyamaswa<\/strong>
\nKagame Govt Days Are Numbered – Gen Nyamwasa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nInterview.
\nThree years after an assassination attempt on him in South Africa, the former Rwandan army Chief of Staff, Gen Kayumba Nyamaswa, has finally broken his silence has spoken about his assassination ordeal, bush war memories, and how President Paul Kagame has betrayed the purpose for Rwanda’s liberation struggle.<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Security situation<\/strong>
\nBabacar Gaye \u00e9value la situation \u00e0 Bossangoa<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nLe Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies, G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Babacar Gaye, s\u2019est rendu mercredi dernier \u00e0 Bossangoa. L\u2019objet de sa mission est d\u2019\u00e9valuer la situation s\u00e9curitaire et humanitaire sur le terrain.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA: les anti-balaka lancent un ultimatum \u00e0 Michel Djotodia<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nAlors que la Centrafrique attend l\u2019adoption d\u2019un projet de r\u00e9solution \u00e0 l\u2019Onu, qui permettrait de soutenir la force africaine charg\u00e9e de r\u00e9tablir l\u2019ordre sur le territoire, un groupe de Centrafricains lance un ultimatum de 72 heures au pr\u00e9sident de transition Michel Djotodia, qui a renvers\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9 le 24 mars dernier.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic interim leader denies genocide threat<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic transitional leader Michel Djotodia on Saturday denied European assertions that his country was on the brink of genocide and all-out inter-religious war.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: le couvre-feu r\u00e9tabli<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nLe couvre-feu est r\u00e9instaur\u00e9 alors que les Centrafricains s\u2019appr\u00eatent \u00e0 c\u00e9l\u00e9brer dimanche, le premier d\u00e9cembre, la f\u00eate nationale.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : d’ex-rebelles d\u00e9sertent Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nL’effet d’annonce de Paris a jou\u00e9 \u00e0 plein: avant m\u00eame le d\u00e9but de l’intervention militaire fran\u00e7aise \u00e0 Bangui, d’ex-rebelles plient bagages depuis quelques jours et d\u00e9sertent la capitale centrafricaine o\u00f9 ils terrorisaient la population depuis des mois.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : “C’est qui eux ?, ou l’imbroglio des patrouilles dans Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\n“C’est quel groupe, \u00e7a ?” s’interroge un passant en voyant s’approcher dimanche dans un nuage de poussi\u00e8re ocre un convoi de pick-up charg\u00e9s de soldats, le long du bouvevard menant \u00e0 l’a\u00e9roport de capitale centrafricaine.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : la chasse aux criminels est ouverte<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nDes sanctions devraient \u00eatre prochainement prises \u00e0 l’ONU contre certains membres de l’ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka. \u00c0 charge, ensuite, aux forces militaires sur place de les faire appliquer.<\/p>\n

Cameroon Deploys Troops to CAR Border<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe government of Cameroon said it has deployed troops to its eastern border with the Central African Republic to stop rebels from entering the country. Officials said the rebels are bringing weapons into Cameroon’s territory.<\/p>\n

UN speaks out after latest violence claims more lives in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRCA: le BINUCA vivement pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par des violences meurtri\u00e8res<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nTwelve killed in Central African Republic attack: U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Reuters
\nLe gouvernement centrafricain fait part de nouvelles exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | RFI
\nNouvelles exactions en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : Regain de violence, situation tendue \u00e0 Boali dans l\u2019Ombella M\u2019Poko<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka
\nCentral African Republic militia ‘killed’ children<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nUnidentified Gunmen Kill at Least 12 Civilians in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe United Nations said unidentified gunmen have killed at least 12 civilians, including children, in the Central African Republic where security has been deteriorating since a March coup.<\/p>\n

Deteriorating Situation in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | US Department of State
\nLes Etats-Unis, \u00ab constern\u00e9s \u00bb par le meurtre d\u2019innocents pr\u00e8s de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nPress Statement by Marie Harf, Deputy Department Spokesperson
\nThe United States is appalled by today\u2019s reports of the murder of innocent women and children outside of Bangui. This horrifying account is the latest in a string of reports that illustrate the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) that could lead to an escalation in violence and further atrocities.<\/p>\n

Heavy weapons fire heard in Central African Republic capital<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic: Shots heard in Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nU.N. to discuss Central African Republic peacekeeping force as violence escalates<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | CNN
\nHeavy fire erupts in CAR capital<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Al Jazeera
\nNicolas Tiangaye: \u00abLes anti-balaka auraient d\u00e9clench\u00e9 les hostilit\u00e9s\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nHeavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

France deploys troops to secure CAR capital after clashes<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Reuters
\nRCA: 250 militaires fran\u00e7ais d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s dans les rues de Bangui apr\u00e8s des accrochages<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nThe French army deployed 250 troops to the capital of the Central African Republic, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday after clashes broke out between former rebels and militias.<\/p>\n

Clashes erupt as militia enter Central African Republic capital<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique: tension et peur sur Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nRival militia forces clashed in Central African Republic’s capital on Thursday hours before the U.N. was expected to authorize a French mission to halt Muslim-Christian sectarian violence that threatens to escalate into widespread massacres.<\/p>\n

UN Security Council authorises African and French troops to use force<\/strong>
\nU.N. Measure Would Send Forces to Aid Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | The New York Times
\nCentrafrique : vers une r\u00e9solution \u00e0 l’ONU “jeudi matin au plus tard”<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nCentrafrique : la MISCA doit recevoir son mandat de l\u2019ONU jeudi<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nFrance formally circulated a Security Council resolution on Tuesday night that would authorize thousands of African troops, aided by hundreds of French soldiers, to restore order in the Central African Republic, a mineral-rich country that has plunged into deadly anarchy and threatens to destabilize the region.<\/p>\n

UN-Backed Troops Set to Deploy in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | allAfrica
\nCentrafrique: l’ONU pr\u00eate \u00e0 autoriser l’op\u00e9ration militaire<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nThe United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on Thursday to approve UN intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR), giving African and French troops already in the country the go-ahead to deploy.<\/p>\n

U.N. authorizes French, African troops in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Reuters
\nThe U.N. Security Council authorized French and African troops in Central African Republic on Thursday to use force to protect civilians, imposed an arms embargo on the country and asked the United Nations to prepare for a possible peacekeeping mission.<\/p>\n

France \u2013 more French troops arriving<\/strong>
\nEn RCA, \u00ables militaires ne doivent pas faire d\u2019humanitaire pour \u00e9viter le m\u00e9lange des genres\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nLes autorit\u00e9s fran\u00e7aises assurent que le d\u00e9ploiement de militaires fran\u00e7ais en Centrafrique poursuit un double motif s\u00e9curitaire et humanitaire.<\/p>\n

With military commitments in Africa, France to leave Kosovo<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Reuters
\nNATO confirmed on Thursday that France plans to withdraw its 320 troops from Kosovo, citing commitments in Mali and a pending French intervention in Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

La France rappelle son ambassadeur en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nFrance to replace ambassador in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | RFI English
\nFrance has announced it will replace its ambassador to the Central African Republic, just days after sending extra troops to the country ahead of a possible military intervention backed by the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Un mini-sommet sur la Centrafrique se tiendra le 7 d\u00e9cembre \u00e0 Paris<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nFran\u00e7ois Hollande et plusieurs de ses homologues d’Afrique centrale se r\u00e9uniront, le 7 d\u00e9cembre, \u00e0 Paris, pour un mini-sommet sur la Centrafrique. Seront \u00e9galement pr\u00e9sents Ban Ki-moon et Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Les discussions auront lieu en marge du sommet de l’\u00c9lys\u00e9e sur la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : la France commence \u00e0 renforcer sa pr\u00e9sence militaire \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nForces fran\u00e7aises en Centrafrique: l’heure de la \u00abmont\u00e9e en puissance\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | RFI
\nEn pr\u00e9vision de son imminente intervention en Centrafrique, l’arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise a commenc\u00e9 jeudi \u00e0 acheminer hommes et mat\u00e9riels vers Bangui \u00e0 partir des pays voisins. En attendant une prochaine r\u00e9solution de l’ONU.<\/p>\n

Les objectifs de la nouvelle op\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | RFI
\nEnviron 800 soldats sont attendus en renfort, pour porter \u00e0 1 200 le nombre de militaires fran\u00e7ais pr\u00e9sents sur le terrain. Objectif : \u00e9pauler la force africaine d\u00e9j\u00e0 sur place, pour enrayer le cycle des repr\u00e9sailles, permettre le retour des travailleurs humanitaires, jusqu’\u00e0 ce que la Mission internationale de soutien \u00e0 la Centrafrique (Misca) soit pleinement op\u00e9rationnelle et puisse prendre en charge la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la RCA.<\/p>\n

RCA: les premiers renforts fran\u00e7ais attendent le feu vert<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | RFI
\nLa R\u00e9publique centrafricaine est dans l’attente du d\u00e9ploiement des renforts militaires fran\u00e7ais. Ce sont 350 soldats fran\u00e7ais qui sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 bord d’un b\u00e2timent de la marine. Ils ont accost\u00e9 au port de Douala au Cameroun.<\/p>\n

En Afrique, Paris aimerait n’\u00eatre plus que “l’ultime recours”<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nDans ses relations avec l’Afrique, la France voudrait d\u00e9sormais n’appara\u00eetre qu'”en appui” de l’Union africaine. Mais lors des crises, l’ex-puissance coloniale demeure encore et toujours en premi\u00e8re ligne.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic crisis: France sends more troops<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nThe first reinforcements to the French force in the Central African Republic (CAR) are deploying in a bid to restore order after a rebel takeover.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Bangui r\u00e9am\u00e9nag\u00e9e pour l\u2019intervention militaire fran\u00e7aise<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Afrik.com
\nL\u2019intervention militaire fran\u00e7aise en Centrafrique se pr\u00e9pare minutieusement. L\u2019a\u00e9roport de Bangui a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9am\u00e9nag\u00e9e pour les besoins l\u2019engagement militaire fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : 350 soldats fran\u00e7ais d\u00e9barqu\u00e9s au Cameroun en attente d’instructions<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nCentrafrique: \u00e0 Douala, les soldats fran\u00e7ais pr\u00eats \u00e0 prendre la route de Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | RFI
\nLe Dixmude, b\u00e2timent de projection et de commandement des forces arm\u00e9es fran\u00e7aises (BPC), est \u00e0 quai \u00e0 Douala, au Cameroun, o\u00f9 il a d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 350 soldats et une centaine de v\u00e9hicules.<\/p>\n

RCA: le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Soriano \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l’op\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise \u00abSangaris\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nLe g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Francisco Soriano prendra la t\u00eate de l’op\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise en Centrafrique. Une op\u00e9ration baptis\u00e9e \u00ab Sangaris \u00bb, du nom d’un papillon rouge que l’on trouve dans les for\u00eats centrafricaines. Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral dirige actuellement les forces fran\u00e7aises au Gabon.<\/p>\n

France seeks to shed policeman role at Africa meeting<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Reuters
\nLaurent Fabius: notre objectif en Centrafrique est \u00abd\u2019assurer la s\u00e9curisation et la reconstruction\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nJean-Pierre Bat : en Afrique, “la France n’agit plus en solo”<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nFrance will tell African leaders at a Paris summit on Friday it will no longer play policeman on the continent, even as it prepares to act in a new conflict in Central African Republic after its Mali intervention this year.<\/p>\n

AU Support Mission (MISCA\/AFISM)<\/strong>
\nLa Misca bient\u00f4t sur le terrain<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Africa Info (Douala) | allAfirca
\nA en croire le colonel Michel Narkoyo, ex-porte-parole militaire de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka (au pouvoir) aujourd’hui patron de la gendarmerie nationale, d’ici la semaine prochaine, la Mission internationale de soutien \u00e0 la Centrafrique prendra la r\u00e9v\u00e8le de la Force multinationale de l’Afrique centrale.<\/p>\n

Crise centrafricaine – Le Congo envoie le premier contingent de la Misca<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Les D\u00e9p\u00eaches de Brazzaville | allAfrica
\nCentrafrique: un contingent de 500 soldats congolais envoy\u00e9 \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | RFI
\nCentrafrique : le Congo envoie 500 militaires pour r\u00e9tablir l’ordre<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | AFP | Jeune Afrique
\nQuelque 500 militaires congolais ont quitt\u00e9 Brazzaville dimanche pour renforcer la force africaine d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 Bangui et aider \u00e0 r\u00e9tablir l’ordre en Centrafrique avec l’appui de la France.<\/p>\n

Appeals for help and troops<\/strong>
\nCentral African Republic needs many more peacekeepers: E.U.<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic needs up to four times more peacekeepers than are now deployed to quell a worsening sectarian conflict and provide security for aid workers, the European Union’s top humanitarian official said.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Groups Warn of Unprecedented Violence in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Reuters | Voice of America
\nHumanitarian groups say the situation in the Central African Republic is worsening daily, with the violence in some areas reaching unprecedented levels.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Appeals to World to Intervene<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | CISA | allAfrica
\nThe Archbishop of Bangui, the Most Reverend Dieudonne Nzapailanga has asked the United Nations to send an effective intervention force, with a mandate to use force where necessary to protect the people of Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

CAR PM Calls for Aid, Foreign Troops<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nNicolas Tiangaye \u00e0 la VOA: “la priorit\u00e9 pour la RCA, c’est la stabilit\u00e9”<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nThe interim prime minister of the Central African Republic said stabilizing his violence-plagued country will require foreign financial aid in addition to the deployment of international troops.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: UN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass slaughter<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Amnesty International
\nThe UN Security Council has no time to waste to authorize a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from the violence and chaos engulfing the country, Amnesty International said today.<\/p>\n

RCA: “il faut aider le gouvernement”<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nL’intervention militaire de la France en Centrafrique “ne pourra elle seule r\u00e9soudre les probl\u00e8mes” d’un pays qui “est une catastrophe”, a averti le pr\u00e9sident de M\u00e9decins sans fronti\u00e8res (MSF), Meguerditch Terzian.<\/p>\n

Comments, analysis, stories, interviews<\/strong>
\nEn RCA, \u00ables militaires ne doivent pas faire d\u2019humanitaire pour \u00e9viter le m\u00e9lange des genres\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nLes autorit\u00e9s fran\u00e7aises assurent que le d\u00e9ploiement de militaires fran\u00e7ais en Centrafrique poursuit un double motif s\u00e9curitaire et humanitaire. Mais elles refusent le m\u00e9lange des genres comme l\u2019explique Alain Boinet, le fondateur de l’ONG Solidarit\u00e9s International.<\/p>\n

Ne contr\u00f4lant presque plus rien, Michel Djotodia vit ses derniers moments \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nBoud\u00e9 et ignor\u00e9 par la communaut\u00e9 internationale qui pr\u00e9f\u00e8re plut\u00f4t discuter avec le Premier ministre Nicolas Tiangaye, le pr\u00e9sident de la transition centrafricaine, Michel Djotodia ne contr\u00f4lant presque plus rien, serait entrain de vivre ses derniers moments \u00e0 la t\u00eate de ce pays.<\/p>\n

Exclusif Christian Nyombayire : “Il n\u2019y a pas de fatalit\u00e9 centrafricaine”<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Afrik.com
\nAlors que la France a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d\u2019envoyer plus d\u2019un millier de soldats en Centrafrique, Christian Nyombayire, membre du Comit\u00e9 ex\u00e9cutif du think tank CAPafrique (www.capafrique.org) nous livre son analyse sur l\u2019intervention fran\u00e7aise et fait le point sur la situation de ce pays chroniquement instable.<\/p>\n

From terror to tyranny<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Good Governance Africa
\nThe former rebel coalition Seleka has taken over the Central African Republic and plunged it into unmitigated violence and chaos.<\/p>\n

La RCA face \u00e0 l’indispensable intervention militaire<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | Cameroon Tribune | allAfrica
\nPour la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, la journ\u00e9e de dimanche aurait d\u00fb \u00eatre un moment de joie et de r\u00e9jouissances populaires. C’est le 1er d\u00e9cembre 1958 qu’est n\u00e9e des fonts baptismaux la R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, m\u00eame si formellement l’ind\u00e9pendance n’est proclam\u00e9e que deux ans plus tard, 13 ao\u00fbt 1960.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic crisis: Another French intervention?<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nA fresh crisis in Africa – and once again French troops are on their way.
\nSo what’s new? Is this just a case of Paris once again acting as gendarme in a former sub-Saharan colony?<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, d\u00e9gage !<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nDu chaos qui s’est install\u00e9 en Centrafrique, Michel Djotodia et la coalition qui l’a port\u00e9 au pouvoir en mars sont directement responsables. Une seule solution : les faire partir, et vite.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Better Late Than Never<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | International Crisis Group
\nCentral African Republic: Better Late than Never<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | International Crisis Group – Africa Briefing N\u00b096
\nAs the Central African Republic (CAR) stares into an abyss of potentially appalling proportions, the international community must focus on the quickest, most decisive means of restoring security to its population.<\/p>\n

French army buildup in CAR unlikely to quell bloodshed<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Africa Daily
\nFrance deployed more than 200 troops by the weekend in the crisis-torn Central African Republic, once part of its African empire, and is expected to send another 600 in a bid to end months of sectarian bloodshed.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : silence, on tue<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nPar Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch
\nLes journalistes ne peuvent plus s’y rendre, mais quelques humanitaires bravent encore le danger. Peter Bouckaert, directeur de la section Urgences de Human Rights Watch, a racont\u00e9 \u00e0 Jeune Afrique son voyage dans le nord de la Centrafrique, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 l’\u00c9tat a cess\u00e9 d’exister. L\u00e0 o\u00f9 tout peut arriver.<\/p>\n

Fear and brutality stalk CAR after rebel takeover<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nR\u00e9publique centrafricaine: o\u00f9 sont-ils donc tous pass\u00e9s?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nForeign warnings of “genocide” here in CAR widely viewed as alarmist. But the amount of fear, chaos and communal distrust here is chilling.<\/p>\n

The politics of preventing genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | IRIN
\nThe crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been deteriorating for the best part of this year. In the words of UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, the international community has \u201cwatched from a distance\u201d as the country descended into \u201cvirtual melt-down.\u201d He called the decision to act \u201ca profoundly important test of international solidarity and of our responsibility to prevent atrocities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Briefing: Central African Republic: Inter-communal dialogue key to long-term stability \u2013 December 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Conciliation Resources | Reliefweb
\nThe current upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has not come out of the blue – the country has suffered years of cyclical crises, as well as neglect by the international community.<\/p>\n

\u00abAujourd\u2019hui, on lit sur le visage d\u2019un Centrafricain la haine et la souffrance\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | RFI
\nEntretien avec B\u00e9atrice Epaye, figure de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile centrafricaine. Ancienne d\u00e9put\u00e9e ind\u00e9pendante, elle si\u00e8ge aujourd\u2019hui au Conseil national de transition et pr\u00e9side la Voix du c\u0153ur, une association pour les enfants des rues.<\/p>\n

CAR: \u2018Genocide\u2019 risk in CAR \u201coverstated\u201d but religious tensions rising \u2013 interview with Thierry Vircoulon, International Crisis Group<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | African Arguments
\nAfrican Arguments interviewed Thierry Vircoulon, Project Director for Central Africa at International Crisis Group on the current situation in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Abandoned and burnt villages<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | BBC Africa
\nThe sectarian and sexual violence gripping the Central African Republic is now the worst it has ever been. Andrew Harding reports.<\/p>\n

AU Expresses Concern Over Security in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe African Union (AU) is gravely concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) following violence that has forced thousands to flee after the overthrow of President Francois Bozize last March, says Erastus Mwencha, deputy AU chairman.<\/p>\n

Why Is It France Rescuing CAR?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | The Star
\nAfter the rebel group Seleka captured power last year, the Central African Republic imploded. There is virtually no security and Christians and Muslims are in open warfare. France has been leading the rescue attempts. It wants to increase its troops in CAR from 600 to 1,200 and raise international funding to expand the tiny African Union peacekeeping force up to 3,600.<\/p>\n

Is the Central African Republic on the Verge of Genocide?<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Africa is a Country
\nBy Louisa Lombard
\nOver the last few weeks, the usually unrelenting stream of baby pictures and lose-weight ads in my Facebook feed has increasingly been interrupted by news from the Central African Republic (CAR). \u201cUnspeakable Horrors in a Country on the Verge of Genocide,\u201d blared one particularly oft-shared headline.<\/p>\n

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Refugee and IDP Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on the status of refugees in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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Enhancing Economic Opportunities for the Vulnerable in LRA-Affected Areas<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program | Reliefweb
\nThe World Bank\u2019s Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program (TDRP) supported thousands of conflict-affected and vulnerable people in areas of Central Africa ravaged by the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict. The pilot project \u2018Consolidation of Peace through Empowering Socio-economic Associations\u2019 responded to the urgent needs of the most affected communities with significant results.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

RDC: le gouvernement veut fermer les camps de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s autour de Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nDans l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, le gouvernement veut fermer les camps de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s autour de la ville de Goma. Certains existent depuis dix ans, ils accueillent des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s, des Congolais qui ont fui leurs maisons, leurs villages et les combats pour se rassembler autour de la capitale du Nord Kivu. Environ 30 000 personnes seraient concern\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

Masisi : la d\u00e9t\u00e9rioration des routes emp\u00eache les humanitaires d\u2019atteindre les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de quarante mille d\u00e9plac\u00e9s internes risquent d\u2019\u00eatre priv\u00e9es d\u2019assistance humanitaire \u00e0 cause du mauvais \u00e9tat des routes dans le territoire de Masisi au Nord-Kivu, s\u2019inqui\u00e8tent le Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires (Ocha) dans son rapport hebdomadaire paru mardi 26 novembre \u00e0 Goma.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian aid still needed in east of country<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | ICRC | Reliefweb
\nWith the end of fighting between the armed forces and M23 in Rutshuru, displaced people are returning home. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are carrying on with their humanitarian work in the east of the country.<\/p>\n

Funding shortage forces UN agency to reduce food assistance in DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe PAM contraint de r\u00e9duire son aide alimentaire en RDC, faute de contributions financi\u00e8res<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSerious resource constraints are forcing the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reduce or interrupt some of its activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) beginning this month, leaving thousands of people with no food assistance.<\/p>\n

MSF Vaccinates, Provides Supplies to Thousands Displaced by Violence in Northeastern DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | MSF<\/p>\n

Local Voices redonne la voix aux sans voix du Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Afrikarabia
\nUn projet journaliste original propose sur internet une s\u00e9rie de t\u00e9moignages photographiques sur le quotidien des populations du Kivu, en conflit depuis 20 ans.<\/p>\n

Masisi, the Wound of Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | Local Voices
\nTorn apart by a 20-year bloody conflict, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most violence-stricken parts of the world. In a region with colossal economic potential, many armed groups without specific goals regularly engage in fighting with dramatic consequences for the local populations.<\/p>\n

ECHO Factsheet Democratic Republic of Congo, December 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid Departement | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins<\/strong>
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale No 47\/13, 3 d\u00e9cembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu No 41\/13, 04 d\u00e9cembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

By Providing Food Assistance, WFP Helps Refugees Rebuild Their Lives<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | WFP | Reliefweb<\/span><\/p>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on major trials and tribunals for crimes committed in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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ICC<\/strong>
\nSome ICC accused may attend trial by video-conference<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nKenyatta trial: ICC may allow video-link evidence<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | BBC Africa
\nLa CPI et les pays africains trouvent un accord<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nProc\u00e8s Kenyatta : la CPI autorise la visioconf\u00e9rence pour apaiser les tensions avec l’Afrique<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nSidiki Kaba: \u00abL’accord est un compromis dynamique qui r\u00e9concilie l’Afrique et la CPI\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | RFI
\nSome defendants at the International Criminal Court (ICC) may be authorized to attend court sessions by videoconference, according to a new amendment to the ICC\u2019s founding statute agreed by member states. The amendment was adopted by the twelfth session of the Assembly of States Parties, which ended Thursday in The Hague, Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

Court Is Accused of Unfairly Targeting a Continent\u2019s Leaders<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | The New York Times
\nLittle noticed outside Africa, a movement against the International Criminal Court has been brewing on the continent this fall, challenging a unique but often polarizing international mechanism to prosecute grave human rights abuses.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0DRC<\/h2>\n

ICC Bemba case<\/strong>
\nBemba, lawyer and MP before court for suspected witness tampering<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nCongolese Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba, his lawyer and a Congolese MP from his party made their initial appearance Wednesday afternoon before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for suspected witness tampering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bemba’s Legal Representation Dilemma<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Bemba trial website | allAfirca
\nA day after his initial appearance over fresh charges of presenting forged evidence and “ordering, soliciting or inducing his associates to pay money to court witnesses,” Jean-Pierre Bemba was back in the court room to discuss how the new charges and the arrest of two senior members of his defense team would affect his ongoing trial.<\/p>\n

RDC : coup de bambou pour Bemba, qui ne baisse pas les bras<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nQuatre proches du leader du Mouvement de lib\u00e9ration du Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s. Accus\u00e9s de subornation de t\u00e9moins, ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9s devant la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale, comme leur chef.<\/p>\n

L’article 70 du Statut de Rome d\u00e9termine les comp\u00e9tences de la CPI en mati\u00e8re de \u00ab subornation de t\u00e9moin \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nL’arrestation \u00e0 Kinshasa du d\u00e9put\u00e9 MLC Fid\u00e8le Babala Wandu dans la nuit du samedi 23 \u00e0 dimanche 24 novembre 2013 et son transf\u00e8rement au quartier p\u00e9nitentiaire de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI) le 25 novembre \u00e0 La Haye (Pays-Bas) font pol\u00e9mique en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC).<\/p>\n

Trial for Minova mass rapes<\/strong>
\nRDC: le traumatisme des femmes viol\u00e9es de Minova<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nRDC: inqui\u00e9tudes \u00e0 l’ouverture du proc\u00e8s public des viols de Minova<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | RFI
\nRDC: le proc\u00e8s Minova ajourn\u00e9 d\u00e8s sa reprise<\/a>\u00a0| 5 December 2013 | RFI
\nEn RDC, le proc\u00e8s Minova a repris ce mercredi 4 d\u00e9cembre. Il doit juger 39 membres de forces arm\u00e9es congolaises accus\u00e9s de graves violations des droits de l’homme, dont des viols massifs commis en novembre 2012 \u00e0 Minova, dans l\u2019est du pays. Mais hier, la deuxi\u00e8me audience a \u00e9t\u00e9 suspendue, le temps de trancher sur deux probl\u00e8mes soulev\u00e9s par les avocats des victimes.<\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Mutabazi Trial to Be Conducted in Camera<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica
\nThe military court today ruled that terror suspect Lt. Joel Mutabazi’s trial will be conducted in camera due to the nature of crimes that he and his co-accused are being tried for.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region<\/h1>\n

Recent news on issues relating to natural resource extraction and governance in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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Reducing mercury use in artisanal gold-mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Focus On Private Sector – How Miners Can Cut Mercury Use<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | SciDev.Net | allAfrica
\nLast month, 92 countries met in Japan and signed the Minamata Convention, an agreement aiming to curb global mercury pollution.<\/p>\n

Elephant poaching<\/strong>
\nAfrican, Asian Nations Agree on ‘Urgent’ Steps to Save Elephants<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nBotswana Summit Pledges Action to Save Elephants<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | DW | allAfrica
\nAn international gathering in Botswana has come to agreement on the urgent steps to be taken to combat the illegal trade in ivory and protect elephant populations in Africa.
\nThe agreement calls for governments to classify ivory trafficking as a “serious crime” and impose “maximum” sentences for wildlife offenses. It also urges nations to cooperate in legal matters such as extradition and asset seizure and forfeiture.<\/p>\n

Economic value of Africa\u2019s natural resources<\/strong>
\nPlacing Economic Value on Africa’s Natural Resources<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UNEP
\nAfrican Ministers and Experts Spotlight Efforts to Incorporate Natural Wealth Accounting in Development Planning.
\nWealth accounting and the valuation of ecosystem services are critical to Africa’s future growth, as the continent undergoes unprecedented development.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Joint UNDP-UNICEF-FAO project for North Kivu artisanal mining community<\/strong>
\nRubaya (Nord Kivu): Les mines doivent participer au d\u00e9veloppement!<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UNDP-PNUD
\nLe Programme des Nations Unies pour le D\u00e9veloppement (PNUD), le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l\u2019Enfance (UNICEF) et l\u2019Organisation des Nations Unies pour l\u2019Alimentation et l\u2019Agriculture (FAO) ont \u00e9labor\u00e9 un projet conjoint pour renforcer la coh\u00e9sion sociale et l’accessibilit\u00e9 des moyens de subsistance dans la zone mini\u00e8re de Rubaya. Le projet, intitul\u00e9 \u00ab Consolidation de la paix dans les zones mini\u00e8res et artisanales du Nord Kivu \u00bb, cherche notamment \u00e0 r\u00e9duire les tensions communautaires, favoriser le d\u00e9veloppement durable au travers de la prestation de services sociaux de base et l\u2019am\u00e9lioration des moyens de subsistance de la population.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tin in Maniema<\/strong>
\nTin Production in Congo Province Seen Rising as Tracing Starts<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Bloomberg
\nTin production is rising in Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s eastern province of Maniema, according to an industry group that introduced a program for tracing the source of metal mined in the war-torn country.<\/p>\n

Oil exploration in parks<\/strong>
\nOil Rush in Africa’s Parks Drives Hunt for Eco-friendly Methods<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Reuters | Voice of America
\nEast Africa’s oil rush is spreading into parks and protected areas, prompting companies to develop new ways to explore for hydrocarbons without disturbing wildlife and natural treasures such as rare fossils.<\/p>\n

Illegal timber seized in Germany<\/strong>
\nAllemagne: saisie de deux cargaisons de bois ill\u00e9galement export\u00e9 de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDeux cargaisons de bois en provenance de la RDC ont \u00e9t\u00e9 saisies en Allemagne par les autorit\u00e9s du pays. L\u2019action du gouvernement allemand a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clench\u00e9e au d\u00e9but novembre \u00e0 la suite d\u2019une alerte de Greenpeace, renseigne un communiqu\u00e9 de presse de cette ONG environnementale. Selon Greenpeace, cette saisie constitue le premier cas d\u2019application du nouveau r\u00e8glement europ\u00e9en sur le bois depuis son entr\u00e9e en vigueur le mois de mars 2013.<\/p>\n

Land reform<\/strong>
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Civile renforce les capacit\u00e9s de ses organisations pour le processus de la r\u00e9forme fonci\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Hyamaz\/MMC | Digitalcongo.net
\nLe S.G. du minist\u00e8re des Affaires fonci\u00e8res assure la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de son implication dans le processus de la r\u00e9forme fonci\u00e8re en cours en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLes organisations de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient depuis mardi d\u2019une formation en vue de renforcer et am\u00e9liorer leur participation et repr\u00e9sentativit\u00e9 dans le processus de la R\u00e9forme fonci\u00e8re initi\u00e9e par le gouvernement.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong>
\nOil Rush in Africa’s Parks Drives Hunt for Eco-friendly Methods<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Reuters | Voice of America
\nEast Africa’s oil rush is spreading into parks and protected areas, prompting companies to develop new ways to explore for hydrocarbons without disturbing wildlife and natural treasures such as rare fossils.<\/span><\/p>\n

P\u00e9trole : pactole en vue en Afrique de l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nDepuis deux ans, on a trouv\u00e9 plus d’hydrocarbures le long des c\u00f4tes orientales africaines que dans n’importe quelle autre r\u00e9gion du monde. Les exportations devraient bondir. Encore faut-il que les infrastructures suivent…<\/p>\n

Oil Could Trigger Financial Markets Growth<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nUganda could see more companies list or buy shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) as the country gets closer to producing its first barrel of oil, Grace Kavuma, the board chairman of the Capital Markets Authority, has said.<\/p>\n

Following the oil money: How much has it done?<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Daily Monitor
\nAt any Oil and Gas revenue workshop, economic experts will always weigh in on how Uganda should better utilise its oil revenues. So far, the argument has been that Uganda invests the money in infrastructure and social services like education, health and to focus on improving the traditional sources of income like agriculture to avoid the infamous Dutch disease and rent seeking. However, as we plan how to use the money, how much oil money has entered Uganda\u2019s economy since the discovery of the resources?<\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Mineral certification<\/strong>
\nCertificates Required to Export Rwandan Ore<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica
\nRwanda is the first country in the Great Lakes Region to issue mineral export certificates which confirm traceability and transparency in the whole mining procress.<\/span><\/p>\n

OECD calls on traders to favour Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe chairman of the OECD working party on responsible business conduct, Roel Nieuwenkamp, a former executive of Arthur Andersen & Co. (…)<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Diamonds – Kimberley Process suspension<\/strong>
\nC.African Republic calls for end to ban on diamond exports<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic has called for a ban on its diamond exports to be lifted, saying it needed the tax revenue from sales to revive its crisis-crippled economy.
\nThe Kimberley Process, a global watchdog set up to stop the trade in “blood diamonds”, announced a suspension of certified diamond trading with the country in May, two months after a coalition of mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Extractive Companies, Energy, Trade and Foreign Investment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent news on national and international extractive and energy companies and investment in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
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\nShrinking mining budgets will spark government disputes – Chatham House<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | Mineweb
\nConflict and Coexistence in the Extractive Industries<\/a>\u00a0| November 2013 | Chatham House
\n\u201cFuture disputes have significant ramifications not only for the economic and political stability of the countries concerned but also for companies\u2019 assets and reputations,\u201d says a new Chatham House report.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Ashanti Goldfield Kilo (AGK)<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale : l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Ashanti Gold d\u00e9nonce l\u2019occupation de sa concession<\/a>\u00a0| 2 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de quatre cents creuseurs artisanaux d\u2019or ont envahi depuis pr\u00e8s d\u2019une ann\u00e9e sept kilom\u00e8tres carr\u00e9s de la concession de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Ashanti Gold Kilo (AGK), dans le territoire de Djugu (Province Orientale).<\/span><\/p>\n

Tiger<\/strong>
\nTiger draws down on funding for Kipoi development<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nCopper miner Tiger Resources has drawn down on a A$50-million advanced payment facility from Gerald Metals SA to support the construction of its Stage 2 solvent-extraction and electrowinning (SX-EW) plant at the Kipoi copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

MDM Engineering \u2013 Casa Mining<\/strong>
\nMexican and DRC silver and gold project work awarded to MDM Engineering<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Mineweb
\nMDM has announced two more contract awards to add to its string of current work with work on the Parral silver\/gold tailings project in Mexico and the Misisi gold project in the DRC.<\/p>\n

Fleurette Group<\/strong>
\nBillionaire Gertler\u2019s Congo Gold Deposit May Be \u2018World Class\u2019<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Bloomberg
\nBillionaire Dan Gertler\u2019s Moku-Beverendi gold project in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo may contain as much as 5 million ounces of the metal, his Fleurette Group said.<\/p>\n

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Uganda<\/h2>\n

Tullow Oil<\/strong>
\nOil – Money Is At the Production Stage<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nBy Aidan Heavey, Chief Executive Officer of Tullow Oil Plc.
\nWe were one of the first exploration companies to risk our capital and invest in finding oil in the Lake Albert Rift Basin. As a result of this investment and our exploration expertise we have had exceptional success. We have drilled 79 exploration and appraisal wells and found an estimated 1.7 billion barrels of oil.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

AXMIN<\/strong>
\nTax discount for Axmin<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nFearing for a while that it could lose its gold licenses in Central African Republic, the Canadian mining concern Axmin finally carried the day. (…)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

Zambia suspends Chinese mining licence<\/strong>
\nZambia suspends Chinese mine licence over noncompliance on conditions<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly
\nZambia has suspended the licence issued to a unit of China’s Nonferrous Mining Corp to build a $832-million copper mine after the company failed to comply with some conditions, the country’s environmental agency said on Wednesday. The agency said NFC Africa had not fulfilled a requirement to prepare a comprehensive resettlement plan for parties affected by the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Regulation, Compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on legal and reputational\u00a0issues relating to businesses operating in the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong>
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Global tax justice<\/strong>
\nGlobal Tax Justice in Africa: It’s Time to Turn Words into Action<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nAfrica has incredible resource wealth, but if it is to reap the benefits, there must be a change of attitude amongst governments, corporations and the international community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Access to Judicial Remedy project<\/strong>
\nThe Third Pillar: Access to Judicial Remedies for Human Rights Violations by Transnational Business<\/a>\u00a0| December 2013 | ICAR, CORE, ECCJ
\nThe Access to Judicial Remedy (A2JR) Project set out to identify and analyze the barriers in the United States, Canada, and Europe\u2026The detailed mapping exercise undertaken in the development of this Report shows that States are generally not fulfilling their obligation to ensure access to effective judicial remedies to victims of human rights violations by businesses operating outside their territory.<\/p>\n

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DRC<\/h2>\n

Conflict-free minerals<\/strong>
\n‘Conflict free’ minerals from the DRC will only be possible if companies stay<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | The Guardian
\nNew legislation for the disclosure of conflict minerals in companies’ supply chains may force many to leave the troubled DRC, but change will only happen if they stay<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Mineral certification<\/strong>
\nCertificates Required to Export Rwandan Ore<\/a>\u00a0| 1 December 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica
\nRwanda is the first country in the Great Lakes Region to issue mineral export certificates which confirm traceability and transparency in the whole mining procress.<\/span><\/p>\n

OECD calls on traders to favour Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe chairman of the OECD working party on responsible business conduct, Roel Nieuwenkamp, a former executive of Arthur Andersen & Co. (…)<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Kimberley Process suspension<\/strong>
\nC.African Republic calls for end to ban on diamond exports<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Reuters
\nCentral African Republic has called for a ban on its diamond exports to be lifted, saying it needed the tax revenue from sales to revive its crisis-crippled economy.
\nThe Kimberley Process, a global watchdog set up to stop the trade in “blood diamonds”, announced a suspension of certified diamond trading with the country in May, two months after a coalition of mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

Zimbabwe plans sale of Marange diamonds in Antwerp<\/strong>
\nZimbabwe Plans Gem Sale From Field Said to Fund Mugabe<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Bloomberg
\nDiamonds from Zimbabwe\u2019s Marange fields will be sold in Antwerp after the European Union lifted sanctions even as rights groups allege abuses at the mines and say revenue has financed President Robert Mugabe\u2019s ruling party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

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East African monetary union deal<\/strong>
\nEast African trade bloc approves monetary union deal<\/a>\u00a0| 30 November 2013 | Reuters
\nThe leaders of five East African countries signed a protocol on Saturday laying the groundwork for a monetary union within 10 years that they expect will expand regional trade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Corruption perceptions index<\/strong>
\nCorruption Perceptions Index 2013<\/a>\u00a0| December 2013 | Transparency International
\nThe Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 serves as a reminder that the abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world. The Index scores 177 countries and territories on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). No country has a perfect score, and two-thirds of countries score below 50.<\/p>\n

Perceived Corruption High in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nSomalia, North Korea, Afghanistan Head Corrupt State Index<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Voice of America
\nSeveral African nations were among the worst performers in Transparency International’s annual report on perceived corruption.<\/p>\n

Fragile states<\/strong>
\nAfrica’s fragile states need extra help<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | Institute for Security Studies
\nIt is true for Mali and Somalia. But not for Burkina Faso or Kenya. To be labelled a \u2018fragile state\u2019 is not something any country in Africa welcomes. The category implies that a country is unable to borrow on the market and faces stringent conditionalities put in place by international financial institutions such as the World Bank. It carries the stigma of incapacity and lack of progress; of poverty, violence and poor governance.<\/p>\n


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Indice de perception de la corruption : la RDC am\u00e9liore l\u00e9g\u00e8rement son score<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC se situe en 2013 \u00e0 la 154\u00e8 position sur 177 pays class\u00e9s sur l\u2019indice de perception de la corruption publi\u00e9 chaque ann\u00e9e par Transparency International. Le pays gagne ainsi 6 places compar\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019indice 2012<\/p>\n

\u00a0uganda<\/h2>\n

Uganda Drops Lower in Global Corruption Perception Index<\/a>\u00a0| 3 December 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nThis year’s Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index has seen Uganda drop ten places from last year’s 130th position with a point’s score of 26 out of a possible 100.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwanda : L’aide du gouvernement aux ONG se fait attendre<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Syfia Grands Lacs
\nLes Ong rwandaises attendent avec impatience l’aide financi\u00e8re du gouvernement, pr\u00e9vue par une loi de 2012, alors que les financements ext\u00e9rieurs se font rares. Mais l’arr\u00eat\u00e9 qui doit en fixer les modalit\u00e9s n’est toujours pas paru.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Burundi : Pol\u00e9mique sur la prolongation du mandat du BNUB<\/a>\u00a0| 29 November 2013 | Syfia Grands Lacs
\nEstimant que le pays a retrouv\u00e9 la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9, le gouvernement burundais demande \u00e0 l’ONU de mettre fin au mandat du Bureau des Nations Unies au Burundi (BNUB). Mais pour l’opposition et la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, ce bureau reste indispensable pour consolider le dialogue politique et pr\u00e9venir les d\u00e9rapages lors des \u00e9lections de 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burundi: le gouvernement annonce la mise en place d’un dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 28 November 2013 | RFI
\nLe gouvernement, qui avait refus\u00e9 jusqu’ici de d\u00e9battre de sa r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle, vient de reculer. Il a annonc\u00e9 mercredi 27 novembre qu’il va organiser un cadre de dialogue sur le sujet, alors que la tension \u00e9tait en train de remonter.<\/p>\n

UN mission calls on all Burundians to show restraint during constitutional review process<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe BNUB appelle \u00e0 la mod\u00e9ration et \u00e0 la retenue dans le d\u00e9bat sur la r\u00e9vision de la Constitution<\/a>\u00a0| 4 December 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations today called on all political parties and actors in Burundi to show restraint as the country carries out its constitutional review process.<\/p>\n

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IPIS Recent Publications<\/h1>\n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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