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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

As the security situation in the region worsens, Rwanda and the DRC started working on a joint security plan, with the prevalence of armed militia at the heart of the talks. Martin Kobler continues to urge for closer collaboration between FARDC and MONUSCO in battling these groups. In the wake of deadly violence in Bangui, CAR\u2019s foreign minister has called for a strengthening of the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA. Meanwhile, the UN also expresses its concern over the increase in the numbers of dead on the streets of Burundi.<\/p>\n

In North Kivu<\/a>, at least eight people died and four others were injured, when gunmen raided an army camp in Rumangabo on September 24. A day earlier, FARDC soldiers and ADF clashed in Mayangose, north of Goma. In Kashebere, confrontations between FARDC and APCLS rebels have displaced thousands. Unidentified men killed a police officer in an attack about 90 km north of Beni on Monday night. Inhabitants, civil society and MONUSCO deplore the deteriorating security situation in the province. In South Kivu<\/a>, the Congolese military apprehended three armed bandits, who had stolen 40 000 USD, killed 13 people and injured five others while robbing a Trust Merchant Bank convoy. Meanwhile in Province Orientale<\/a>, Mai-Mai Simba created panic south of Mambasa by invading a village. Ten people were kidnapped in Bas-U\u00e9l\u00e9 district, and in Irumu territory, the population flees from atrocities inflicted by FRPI militiamen. In Katanga<\/a>, Mai-Mai kidnapped a local security chief in Manono. The DRC has closed its border with the CAR, prohibiting crossings over the Ubangi river (Equateur<\/a>), due to the violence in Bangui.<\/p>\n

The Central African<\/a> capital has been the scene of violent confrontations since Saturday, when the murder of a Muslim taxi driver sparked inter-communal clashes, which left more than 30 dead and over a hundred injured. Amidst the violence, hundreds of prisoners managed to escape from jail. The clashes triggered manifestations against the transitional government and the presence of French troops. Armed protesters demanding a reinforcement of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA), clashed with UN peacekeepers guarding the presidential palace, resulting in several deaths. MINUSCA denies opening fire. A night-time curfew was put in place and the situation remains tense.<\/p>\n

In Burundi<\/a>, opposition leader Jean-Baptiste Nsengiyumva was murdered in an ambush in Muramvya this Wednesday. Unidentified assailants killed a policeman and injured two others in Muyira last week. Cibitoke also saw an attack on a police post, during which one assailant died. Last Saturday, two bodies were found near the airport and this Tuesday, a young woman lay lifeless along the road in Buganda.<\/p>\n

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Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict and security related issues across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

DRC-Rwanda talks<\/b><\/p>\n

FDLR at Heart of Fresh Talks Between Rwanda and DRC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | AllAFrica | The New Times<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda and DR Congo yesterday launched a fresh round of security talks, a move both countries have described as “a new chapter” in their bilateral relations. This was announced following closed-door talks between the two countries’ defence ministers in Kigali, the first such meeting since June 2012. At the top of the agenda for yesterday’s bilateral summit in Kigali was the issue of FDLR, the DR Congo-based militia, primarily composed of elements linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, which claimed at least a million lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Talks to Mend Ties Between Rwanda, DRC<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | AllAFrica | The EastAfrican<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are working on a joint security plan that could mend ties between the two countries after almost three years of hostilities. Senior military officials and ministers of defence from both countries met in Kigali and agreed to set up a joint team for the repatriation of ex-M23 rebels in Rwanda, and Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels in DRC. The officials have also agreed to hold security meetings regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

DRC border closure due to CAR violence<\/b><\/p>\n

La RDC ferme sa fronti\u00e8re avec la Centrafrique<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Voice of America | Reuters<\/p>\n

La fronti\u00e8re est ferm\u00e9e “jusqu’\u00e0 nouvel ordre” parce qu’il y a une “situation incontr\u00f4lable en Centrafrique et que nous devons prot\u00e9ger nos populations contre tout d\u00e9bordement”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Lambert Mende. La RDC, elle-m\u00eame en proie \u00e0 une instabilit\u00e9 chronique dans l’est depuis 20 ans, n’est pas un “d\u00e9versoir de l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 des autres”, a ajout\u00e9 le porte-parole du gouvernement, joint par t\u00e9l\u00e9phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

MONUSCO<\/b><\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 30 septembre 2015<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

ONU: fin de mission pour Martin Kobler en RDC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Afrik.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Le chef de la mission de l\u2019ONU en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), Martin Kobler, arriv\u00e9 au Congo en ao\u00fbt 2013 doit quitter le pays d\u2019un jour \u00e0 l\u2019autre. Sa mission achev\u00e9e, il a indiqu\u00e9, au cours de sa derni\u00e8re conf\u00e9rence de presse ce mercredi que les diff\u00e9rentes \u00e9lections pouvaient encore se tenir en temps et en heure alors que l\u2019opposition craint un report cautionn\u00e9 par le pouvoir du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila pour se maintenir \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la RDC. \u00ab J\u2019ai confiance, parce que l\u2019on a le temps, jusqu\u2019au mois de novembre 2016. Il faut vraiment, maintenant, d\u00e9terminer les probl\u00e8mes qui sont encore ouverts \u00bb, a-t-il pr\u00e9cis\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Massacres \u00e0 Beni Mbau: La MONUSCO console et sensibilise les populations \u00e9prouv\u00e9es<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Reliefweb | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

Dix morts retrouv\u00e9s, une psychose dans la population, des autorit\u00e9s locales impuissantes face au d\u00e9sarroi de leurs gouvern\u00e9s\u2026 Les ADF ont fortement \u00e9prouv\u00e9 les populations de Mbau ces derni\u00e8res semaines. Dans le cadre de sa strat\u00e9gie de neutralisation des groupes arm\u00e9s, la MONUSCO a initi\u00e9 une tourn\u00e9e de sensibilisation dans les diff\u00e9rents villages de Beni Mbau, pour rassurer la population de son soutien et l\u2019inciter \u00e0 une meilleure collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n

La MONUSCO facilite l\u2019installation de la Commission de r\u00e9solution de conflits \u00e0 Mukebo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Reliefweb | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n

La MONUSCO facilite l\u2019installation de la Commission de r\u00e9solution de conflits \u00e0 Mukebo, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 160 Km au Nord-est de Manono dans la Province du Tanganyika. La Commission est constitu\u00e9e de 14 membres choisis par les deux communaut\u00e9s Pygm\u00e9e et Luba dans l\u2019objectif de relancer le dialogue intercommunautaire. La mise en place de la Commission paritaire Pygm\u00e9es-Luba vient consolider la mise en \u0153uvre du plan d\u2019action de r\u00e9solution de conflit intercommunautaire lanc\u00e9 depuis quelques mois par le Bureau de la MONUSCO-Kalemie en soutien aux autorit\u00e9s politico-militaires de la province du Tanganyika.<\/span><\/p>\n

La Monusco et la Su\u00e8de lancent un concours de dissertation sur la participation politique de la femme<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La Monusco et l\u2019ambassade de Su\u00e8de en RDC organisent un concours de dissertation destin\u00e9 \u00e0 la jeunesse congolaise sur la participation politique des femmes. Ce concours, ouvert \u00e0 tous les Congolais \u00e2g\u00e9s de 25 ans ou moins, est organis\u00e9 dans le cadre du 15e anniversaire de la r\u00e9solution 1325 du conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019ONU sur les femmes, la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Les participants vont disserter sur le sujet : \u00ab Pourquoi est-il important que les femmes participent \u00e0 la vie politique? Quels sont les obstacles, et que faire pour les surmonter? \u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

A New York, Martin Kobler plaide pour la collaboration entre les FARDC et la Monusco<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Martin Kobler, repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l’Onu, en fin mandat, a plaid\u00e9 pour la reprise de la coop\u00e9ration entre l’arm\u00e9e congolaise et la Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en RDC (Monusco) dans la lutte contre les groupes arm\u00e9s, mardi 29 septembre \u00e0 New-York, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de l’Assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale annuelle des Nations unies.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

Suspected Rebel Raid on DRC Army Camp Leaves 8 Dead<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Voice of America | Reuters<\/p>\n

At least eight people were killed late Thursday in an attack on an army camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that local sources blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels targeted by a Congolese army operation. Gunmen raided the camp in the village of Rumangabo, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of North Kivu’s provincial capital of Goma, about 11 p.m., said Jean Claude Mbabanze, president of the Civil Society of Rutshuru. “Three soldiers were killed as well as five soldiers’ wives. Three others were wounded, including two soldiers’ wives and the director of a school,” Mbabanze said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: affrontements entre FARDC et ADF \u00e0 Mayangose<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L’arm\u00e9e congolaise et les rebelles ougandais des ADF se sont affront\u00e9s mercredi 23 septembre, \u00e0 Mayangose, une agglom\u00e9ration situ\u00e9e en plein Parc national de Virunga, \u00e0 environ 20 kilom\u00e8tres au Nord-Est de Beni-Ville. Selon le porte-parole int\u00e9rimaire de l’op\u00e9ration Op\u00e9rations Sokola1, Mak Hazukay, qui a livr\u00e9 l’information jeudi 24 septembre, cet accrochage a eu lieu apr\u00e8s l’embuscade tendue par les rebelles contre un v\u00e9hicule des FARDC, lundi dernier, \u00e0 Kokola.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des villageois fuient les combats entre FARDC et APCLS \u00e0 Kashebere<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des milliers de villageois abandonnent leurs domiciles depuis samedi 19 septembre pour fuir les combats entre les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) et l’Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS), dans le groupement Luberike (Nord-Kivu). Selon des sources militaires de la r\u00e9gion, six mille personnes sont concentr\u00e9es au Centre de sant\u00e9 de Kashebere, \u00e0 l’Ecole primaire Matsumbi et \u00e0 l’Institut Waminifu, sous la protection des FARDC et des casques bleus de la Monusco. D’autres habitants ont trouv\u00e9 refuge en brousse, selon les m\u00eames sources.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: accalmie apr\u00e8s des combats entre l’arm\u00e9e et des miliciens \u00e0 Kashebere<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Une accalmie est observ\u00e9e \u00e0 Kashebere dans le territoire de Walikale (Nord-Kivu) depuis la nuit derni\u00e8re apr\u00e8s les affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 jeudi 24 septembre dans l’apr\u00e8s-midi les militaires congolais aux miliciens de l’APCLS. Selon des sources locales, plus de 6 000 personnes se sont regroup\u00e9es au Centre de sant\u00e9 de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence de Kashebere, autour de la base des casques bleus de la Monusco ainsi que dans les \u00e9coles. Malgr\u00e9 l’accalmie observ\u00e9e, des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile indiquent que la situation humanitaire des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s commence \u00e0 se d\u00e9t\u00e9riorer. Ils manquent de nourriture faute d’acc\u00e8s \u00e0 leurs champs. Et passent la nuit \u00e0 la merci des intemp\u00e9ries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les habitants de Beni interdits de se rendre dans les zones non s\u00e9curis\u00e9es<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L’administrateur du territoire de Beni, Amisi Kalonda, appelle la population \u00e0 ne plus acc\u00e9der aux zones non s\u00e9curis\u00e9es par l’arm\u00e9e dans cette partie du Nord-Kivu en proie \u00e0 l’activisme des groupes arm\u00e9s. Selon lui, cette mesure a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise par le conseil territorial de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour r\u00e9duire le nombre de tueries et massacres des civils loin de grandes agglom\u00e9rations. \u00abL’ennemi se prom\u00e8ne partout. C’est pourquoi nous avons interdit \u00e0 la population d’aller en profondeur, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 il n’y a pas nos troupes, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 il n’y a pas les FARDC\u00bb, indique Amisi Kalonda. L’administrateur du territoire annonce, en outre, que les op\u00e9rations militaires continuent pour s\u00e9curiser la r\u00e9gion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Traque des FDLR: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu contre la participation des militaires rwandais<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le coordonnateur de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu, Thomas d’Aquin Mwiti, fait \u00e9tat d’une information sur la signature d’un accord entre Kigali et Kinshasa sur l’arriv\u00e9e des militaires rwandais pour traquer avec leurs homologues congolais les rebelles des FDLR. Il met en garde contre la signature d’un tel accord. \u00ab L’information qui circule maintenant ce qu’il y a d\u00e9j\u00e0 un accord qui vient d’\u00eatre sign\u00e9 \u00e0 Kigali entre les gouvernements rwandais et congolais sur l’envoi des militaires rwandais sur le sol congolais pour traquer les FDLR. Le constat pour nous est amer \u00bb, d\u00e9clare Thomas d’Aquin Mwiti.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beni: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile s’inqui\u00e8te de la d\u00e9gradation de la situation s\u00e9curitaire<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Beni s’inqui\u00e8te de la d\u00e9gradation de la situation s\u00e9curitaire dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu. Son pr\u00e9sident, Teddy Kataliko, a indiqu\u00e9, dimanche 27 septembre, que sa structure a document\u00e9 vingt-sept cas de tueries, une vingtaine d’enl\u00e8vements et plus de six attaques meurtri\u00e8res contre les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC au cours de ce mois de septembre.<\/p>\n

Beni: un policier tu\u00e9 dans une attaque d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Kyondo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Un policier a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9, dans la nuit de lundi \u00e0 mardi 29 septembre, apr\u00e8s une attaque de la position de la Police nationale congolaise (PNC) par des hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s \u00e0 Kyondo, cit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 90 km au Nord-Ouest de la ville de Beni (Nord-Kivu). Selon l’inspecteur de la police de la ville, le colonel Jean-Pierre Wumbi, les assaillants ont emport\u00e9 l’arme du policier abattu.<\/p>\n

Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 au Nord-Kivu: la Monusco dispos\u00e9e \u00e0 appuyer les FARDC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le commandant adjoint du bataillon de la force de la Monusco en RDC, le G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jean Baillaud a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 lundi 28 septembre la recrudescence de l\u2019activisme des groupes arm\u00e9s au Nord-Kivu alors qu\u2019il rendait visite \u00e0 un casque bleu indien bless\u00e9 par des miliciens \u00e0 Kashebere pendant une patrouille de routine et qui re\u00e7oit des soins \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital de la Monusco \u00e0 Goma. Il a rappel\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019occasion que la Monusco est dispos\u00e9e \u00e0 appuyer les FARDC dans la lutte contre les groupes arm\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Lubero: l\u2019activisme des groupes arm\u00e9s inqui\u00e8te les habitants<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019activisme des groupes arm\u00e9s inqui\u00e8te les habitants des villages du groupement Musindi au Sud-Ouest du territoire de Lubero (Nord-Kivu), depuis plus de deux semaines. D\u2019apr\u00e8s des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile locale, des miliciens des groupes NDC de Sheka et ceux de Lafontaine occupent plusieurs villages alors que les FDLR ne seraient pas loin du secteur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rutshuru: les militaires n\u2019ont pas abandonn\u00e9 leurs positions, selon l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab Le commandement des op\u00e9rations Sokola 2 n\u2019a jamais re\u00e7u l\u2019ordre ou ordonner de d\u00e9garnir les positions FARDC \u00e0 Rutshuru. Tous les militaires sous son commandement sont en place\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi 29 septembre le porte-parole des op\u00e9rations sokola 2 au Nord-Kivu. Le capitaine Guillaume Njike r\u00e9agissait \u00e0 une rumeur persistante faisant \u00e9tat du \u00abretrait\u00bb des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) de leurs positions sur l\u2019axe routier Goma-Rutshuru.<\/p>\n

South Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

Uvira: 13 morts dans le braquage d’un convoi de la TMB<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\u200b | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Treize personnes sont d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es et cinq autres gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9es \u00e0 la suite de l’attaque des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simuzizi contre un convoi de la Trust Merchant Bank (TMB) \u00e0 la hauteur de la localit\u00e9 de Nyakandongo, en territoire d’Uvira (Sud-Kivu). Selon des sources militaires du secteur op\u00e9rationnel Sokola 2 \u00e0 Uvira, onze militaires qui escortaient ce convoi se comptent parmi les victimes. Les m\u00eames sources affirment que les bless\u00e9s sont admis dans un h\u00f4pital \u00e0 Uvira-centre et les deux rescap\u00e9s parmi les agents de paie de la TMB sont arr\u00eat\u00e9s pour raison d’enqu\u00eate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uvira: 3 pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s braqueurs d’un convoi de la TMB arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les militaires congolais ont appr\u00e9hend\u00e9, mardi 29 septembre, trois pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s braqueurs d’un convoi de la TMB et deux \u00e9pouses de leurs complices, dans la localit\u00e9 de Luvungi, en territoire d’Uvira (Sud-Kivu). Ces bandits arm\u00e9s sont accus\u00e9s d’avoir abattu, dimanche dernier, treize personnes et emport\u00e9 40 000 dollars am\u00e9ricains, destin\u00e9s \u00e0 la paie de septembre des enseignants des Moyens et Hauts plateaux de Lemera (Sud-Kivu).<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Province Orientale<\/b><\/p>\n

Wamba: les bantous accusent les pygm\u00e9es de se faire justice<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les pygm\u00e9es et les bantous qui vivent dans le territoire de Wamba, situ\u00e9 \u00e0 400 km \u00e0 l’est de Kisangani dans la province de la Tshopo, entretiennent des relations conflictuelles depuis un mois et demi. Les bantous accusent les pygm\u00e9es de se faire justice en posant des actes de viol, de pillage, d\u2019extorsion et de destruction des cultures dans plusieurs chefferies du territoire pour se venger des actes pos\u00e9s par les bantous.<\/p>\n

Ituri: incursion des miliciens Simba Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Makangalo<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le calme est revenu ce week-end dans la localit\u00e9 de Makangalo apr\u00e8s l’incursion des miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba dans cette entit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une dizaine de kilom\u00e8tres du village Biakato au Sud de Mambasa-Centre. Ce groupe d’hommes arm\u00e9s avait investi cette localit\u00e9 dans la nuit du vendredi au samedi 26 septembre. Des sources politico-administratives rapportent qu\u2019avant de se retrancher dans la for\u00eat, ces miliciens ont commis plusieurs exactions contre les populations civiles. Cette version n\u2019a cependant pas \u00e9t\u00e9 confirm\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s des FARDC sur place. Avant d\u2019investir cette entit\u00e9, les assaillants ont tir\u00e9 plusieurs coups de feu en l\u2019air. Une situation qui a cr\u00e9\u00e9 une panique g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, obligeant certains habitants \u00e0 trouver refuge \u00e0 Biakato, une localit\u00e9 plus s\u00e9curis\u00e9e, a indiqu\u00e9 l\u2019administrateur de Mambasa, Alfred Bongalanga Efoloko, joint au t\u00e9l\u00e9phone lundi 28 septembre matin par Radio Okapi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kisangani: plaidoyer pour maintenir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les sites miniers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le centre national d\u2019appui au d\u00e9veloppement et \u00e0 la participation populaire (CNADEP) plaide pour l\u2019am\u00e9lioration des conditions salariales des policiers et militaires pourmettre fin, selon cette structure, \u00e0 l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 qui pr\u00e9vaut dans les foyers miniers dans l\u2019ancienne Province Orientale. Le coordonnateur de cette ONG l\u2019a dit ce week-end \u00e0 la cl\u00f4ture de la matin\u00e9e de r\u00e9flexion qu\u2019elle a organis\u00e9e sur le r\u00f4le des acteurs arm\u00e9s dans le secteur minier de la Province Orientale. Les participants \u00e0 cet atelier qui a r\u00e9uni les activistes de droits de l\u2019homme, les repr\u00e9sentants de la police, de l\u2019arm\u00e9e et des services miniers, ont en outre propos\u00e9 la formation des agents de l\u2019ordre \u00e0 d\u00e9ployer dans les foyers miniers et la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019un cadre de r\u00e9flexion entre la police, l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les responsables des sites miniers pour maintenir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les mines.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bas-U\u00e9l\u00e9: dix personnes kidnapp\u00e9es \u00e0 Lumu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des hommes arm\u00e9s pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s comme rebelles de la LRA par la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile ont kidnapp\u00e9 plus de dix personnes et pill\u00e9 des greniers, lors d\u2019une incursion qu\u2019ils ont faite samedi 26 septembre dans la localit\u00e9 de Lumu en territoire d’Ango, plus de 500 km au nord de Kisangani, dans la province du Bas-U\u00e9l\u00e9. Selon le pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Lumu, ces hommes ont commenc\u00e9 par tirer des balles en l\u2019air avant de maitriser quelques jeunes gens susceptibles de r\u00e9sister \u00e0 leur assaut. Ils ont ensuite pill\u00e9 la localit\u00e9 en vidant les greniers des villageois. Les personnes kidnapp\u00e9es ont \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9es pour transporter dans la brousse les biens pill\u00e9s. Parmi les personnes enlev\u00e9es, une femme avec son b\u00e9b\u00e9 de dix mois.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ituri: les populations d\u2019Irumu fuient les exactions des miliciens FRPI<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les populations des villages Alingba et ceux situ\u00e9s dans les environs d’Aveba en territoire d\u2019Irumu, \u00e0 une soixantaine de kilom\u00e8tres au sud de Bunia dans la province d\u2019Ituri, fuient depuis lundi 28 septembre des exactions r\u00e9currentes des miliciens de la Force de R\u00e9sistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI), rapporte Jean de Dieu Mbafele, pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u2019Aveba.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/b><\/p>\n

Mitwaba: l’administrateur du territoire d\u00e9plore l’activisme des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef depuis trois mois<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef ont intensifi\u00e9 leur activisme \u00e0 Mitwaba (Haut-Katanga) depuis bient\u00f4t trois mois, a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 jeudi 24 septembre, l’administrateur de ce territoire du Haut-Katanga. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que les derniers incidents se sont produits dans la nuit de lundi \u00e0 mardi dans les villages Lusele-Karera et Tomombo, dans le secteur Balomotwa \u00e0 plus de 200 km de Mitwaba-centre. Plusieurs sources \u00e0 Mitwaba indiquent que les miliciens se sont introduits dans ces villages et ont tir\u00e9 en l’air. Pris de panique, les villageois se sont r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en brousse. Les miliciens en ont profit\u00e9 pour piller les biens et incendier les maisons avant de s’enfuir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanganyika: installation d’une commission de r\u00e9solution du conflit entre pygm\u00e9es et bantous<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Une commission de r\u00e9solution de conflit entre pygm\u00e9es et bantous a \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9e jeudi 24 septembre \u00e0 Mukebo, \u00e0 160 Km de Manono. Elle est constitu\u00e9e de 14 membres choisis par les deux communaut\u00e9s en conflit pour relancer le dialogue intercommunautaire. Selon son pr\u00e9sident, Abb\u00e9 Mo\u00efse Kiluba, cette commission compos\u00e9e de 7 pygm\u00e9es et 7 bantous sera charg\u00e9e de promouvoir le dialogue afin de faciliter la r\u00e9conciliation et la cohabitation pacifique.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lualaba: deux prisonniers abattus lors d\u2019une \u00e9vasion \u00e0 Kasaji<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Deux prisonniers ont \u00e9t\u00e9 abattus et un troisi\u00e8me gri\u00e8vement bless\u00e9 par des policiers de garde \u00e0 la prison de Kasaji (Lualaba) jeudi 24 septembre, lors d\u2019une \u00e9vasion massive des d\u00e9tenus. Sur 29 prisonniers, 13 ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 s\u2019\u00e9vader. Le procureur de la R\u00e9publique pr\u00e8s le tribunal de grande instance de Kasaji, pour sa part, d\u00e9plore le fait que cette maison carc\u00e9rale ne r\u00e9unit pas les conditions d\u2019une prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tanganyika: les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef enl\u00e8vent un chef de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Kabangu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des hommes du chef milicien Nyumba-Isha ont kidnapp\u00e9, vendredi 25 septembre, un chef local de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, dans la localit\u00e9 de Kabangu, en territoire de Manono (Tanganyika). Selon des sources concordantes, la victime reste jusqu\u2019\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent introuvable. Les m\u00eames sources renseignent que ce chef de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 est traqu\u00e9 pour des rapports qu\u2019il dresse sur les exactions que commettent ces miliciens sur la population Luba dans le groupement Mambwe. Saisi de cet enl\u00e8vement, le commandant du 621e bataillon des FARDC indique, pour sa part, avoir d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 ses soldats dans le secteur de Kabangu en vue de lib\u00e9rer ce chef de s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lubumbashi: attaque arm\u00e9e contre une fourgonnette de la TMB, 44 000 USD emport\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des hommes arm\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 mardi 29 septembre une fourgonnette de la Trust Merchant Bank (TMB) dans l’enceinte de l’H\u00f4tel Hollybum, \u00e0 Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga). Ils ont r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 emporter 44 000 dollars am\u00e9ricains destin\u00e9s au distributeur automatique des billets install\u00e9 dans cet h\u00f4tel.<\/p>\n

Equateur<\/b><\/p>\n

Zongo: la travers\u00e9e de l\u2019Ubangi suspendue \u00e0 cause de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bangui<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La travers\u00e9e sur la rivi\u00e8re Ubangi est suspendue depuis samedi 26 septembre soir entre la ville congolaise de Zongo, dans l’extr\u00eame nord-ouest du Sud-Ubangi, et Bangui (RCA). A la base : des tirs d’armes automatiques et \u00e0 l’arme lourde qui ont retenti jusque la nuit derni\u00e8re \u00e0 Bangui. Cette situation affecte la population locale, dont l’essentiel des produits de premi\u00e8re n\u00e9cessit\u00e9, provient de la capitale centrafricaine. Aucune pirogue de Zongo n’a travers\u00e9 la rivi\u00e8re Ubangi pour la capitale centrafricaine dimanche. La m\u00eame situation a \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9e lundi, a confirm\u00e9 Georges Akake, pr\u00e9sident de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des entreprises du Congo (Fec) \u00e0 Zongo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwanda Pledges 1,600 More Troops to UN Peacekeeping Missions<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The New Times<\/p>\n

President Paul Kagame has announced that Rwanda will provide two additional infant battalions totalling 1600 troops, two attack helicopters, and all-female police unit and a field hospital to help bolster UN peacekeeping missions around the world. The President made the pledge on Monday during a high-profile leaders’ summit on international peace operations on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S.<\/p>\n

Police Explain Nyamasheke Shooting<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The New Times<\/p>\n

The Rwanda National Police has explained circumstances under which two people were shot dead by Police officers in Nyamasheke District on Monday. The shooting incident, which took place in Gasayo Cell of Karengera Sector in Nyamasheke, claimed the lives of Zakary Niyibizi, 33, and Protogene Niyonsenga, 29. In a statement released yesterday, Police explained that the officers acted in self-defence after an irate mob tried to disarm them.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Security incidents<\/b><\/p>\n

Kibenga-Lac: la r\u00e9sidence d\u2019un g\u00e9n\u00e9ral d\u00e9serteur attaqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la grenade<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

C\u2019est dans la nuit de ce vendredi 25 septembre vers minuit que des habitants de ce quartier ont entendu une grande d\u00e9tonation suivie de tirs \u00e0 l\u2019arme automatique. Selon des t\u00e9moins, une grenade a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9e vers la chambre \u00e0 coucher du Commissaire de Police Principal, Guillaume Nabindika, ancien chef de cabinet \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence charg\u00e9 de la police. Il a pris le large apr\u00e8s le coup d\u2019Etat manqu\u00e9 du 13 mai.<\/p>\n

Cibitoke: un mort dans une attaque contre une position de la police<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Selon des sources officielles, un assaillant a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la nuit de ce jeudi 24 septembre lors d\u2019une attaque contre une position tenue par des policiers tout pr\u00e8s des bureaux de la zone Cibitoke. Il y a eu beaucoup de coups de feu et d\u2019explosions de grenades. Ces tirs nourris ont \u00e9t\u00e9 entendus dans tous les quartiers du nord de la capitale. Selon les pi\u00e8ces d\u2019identit\u00e9 trouv\u00e9es sur le corps de ce jeune homme, il s\u2019appelle Eddy Ndayisenga, il est natif de la zone Kinama. D\u2019apr\u00e8s des sources polici\u00e8res, cet assaillant avait sur lui, une grenade, 61 cartouches et un chargeur garni avec 30 cartouches.<\/p>\n

Cibitoke: un homme abattu par la police<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Selon des sources sur place cet homme tu\u00e9 dans l\u2019apr\u00e8s midi de ce dimanche 27 septembre \u00e0 la 10\u00e8me avenue \u00e0 Cibitoke venait de Kamenge. Un groupe de policiers \u00e9tait \u00e0 sa poursuite. Et c\u2019est quand il a voulu les semer en entrant dans une propri\u00e9t\u00e9 que ces policiers ont ouvert le feu. Il est mort sur le champ. Il y a eu par apr\u00e8s attroupement de gens autour de ce corps sans vie pour pouvoir l\u2019identifier. Il gisait dans une marre de sang.<\/p>\n

Attaque \u00e0 Muyira: un policier tu\u00e9 et deux autres bless\u00e9s<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Pierre Nkurikiye, porte-parole adjoint de la police affirme que des personnes non encore identifi\u00e9es ont men\u00e9 une attaque contre le poste de police \u00e0 Muyira en commune Kanyosha rural. C\u2019\u00e9tait ce dimanche 27 septembre vers 23h. Il donne le bilan d\u2019un policier tu\u00e9 et deux autres l\u00e9g\u00e8rement bless\u00e9s. Selon Pierre Nkurikiye, quatre suspects ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s pour des enqu\u00eates. Le porte-parole adjoint de la police ajoute que des coups de feu ont \u00e9t\u00e9 entendus dans les montagnes qui surplombent le quartier Mutanga nord \u00e0 partir de 22h sans faire de d\u00e9g\u00e2ts. Il fait savoir que les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la police sont en train de chercher tous ces groupes de malfaiteurs.<\/p>\n

Killing of opposition leader<\/b><\/p>\n

Un opposant tu\u00e9 \u00e0 Muramvya<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Jean-Baptiste Nsengiyumva, pr\u00e9sident du parti Mouvement pour la solidarit\u00e9 et le d\u00e9veloppement (MSD) en commune de Muramvya, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9 devant son domicile sur la colline Shombo, commune Muramvya, vers 22 heures. Des sources sur place signalent que les tueurs lui ont tendu une embuscade et lui ont tir\u00e9 dessus et ils ont lanc\u00e9 deux grenades afin de d\u00e9courager toute intervention. Une information confirm\u00e9e par OPPI Domitien Barandereka, commissaire provincial de la police \u00e0 Muramvya.<\/p>\n

Extrajudicial killings<\/b><\/p>\n

Deux cadavres sur la route vers l\u2019a\u00e9roport<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Quartier industriel, route menant vers l\u2019a\u00e9roport, \u00e0 une vingtaine de m\u00e8tres de la pharmacie Siphar. Tr\u00e8s t\u00f4t le matin de ce samedi 26 septembre, la population d\u00e9couvre deux corps sans vie. Bras ligot\u00e9s, v\u00eatements d\u2019int\u00e9rieur, le premier homme g\u00eet au bord du trottoir. Un peu plus loin, le torse d\u2019un autre homme \u00e9merge d\u2019un sac. Pour n\u2019avoir pas su identifier les cadavres et pour n\u2019avoir pas entendu des coups de feu pendant la nuit, les personnes trouv\u00e9es sur le lieu avancent l\u2019hypoth\u00e8se de personnes ex\u00e9cut\u00e9es loin de l\u00e0.<\/p>\n

ONU: Augmentation alarmante d\u2019exactions au Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l\u2019homme, Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein a tir\u00e9 la sonnette d\u2019alarme ce lundi 28 septembre. Il parle d\u2019augmentation inqui\u00e9tante du nombre d\u2019arrestations, de d\u00e9tentions et de meurtres au Burundi depuis d\u00e9but septembre. D\u2019apr\u00e8s Zeid, \u00abpresque chaque jour, des corps sans vie sont retrouv\u00e9s dans les rues de certains quartiers de Bujumbura. Dans de nombreux cas, les victimes semblent avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es par des balles tir\u00e9es \u00e0 bout portant. Leurs corps portent parfois des traces de torture et sont souvent retrouv\u00e9s les mains li\u00e9es dans le dos \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Bodies on Burundi’s streets offer grim warning<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Reliefweb | AFP<\/p>\n

Dawn in Bujumbura, and bodies line the streets. Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza succeeded in his return to power, but the violence that accompanied his controversial election has not stopped. Who carries out the killings on the streets of the capital — assassinations or reprisal raids — is not known, and both sides blame the other. Some say it is the opposition being killed, others say the attacks are to scare off pro-government supporters. “We discover corpses almost every day on the street in Bujumbura, sometimes with traces of extreme violence,” said Carina Tertsakian from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The corpses are often found in the same position – the arms bound tight behind the back, the limbs twisted in death.<\/p>\n

Cibitoke: une femme tu\u00e9e et jet\u00e9e au bord de la route \u00e0 Nyamitanga<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Un corps sans vie d\u2019une femme a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couvert ce mardi 29 septembre \u00e0 Nyamitanga dans la commune de Buganda. L\u2019identit\u00e9 de ce cadavre n\u2019est pas encore \u00e9tablie. Les d\u00e9fenseurs des droits de l\u2019homme exigent des enqu\u00eates. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un corps d\u2019une jeune femme d\u2019une trentaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es, il se trouvait dans la journ\u00e9e de ce mardi entre la transversale 4 et 5 du c\u00f4t\u00e9 du secteur Nyamitanga, zone Ndava \u00e0 une vingtaine de km du chef-lieu de la province Cibitoke. Sur place, son corps portait de nombreuses blessures qui prouvent \u00e0 suffisance que cette personne a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9e apr\u00e8s avoir subi plusieurs coups de machette.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Mob Kills 59-Year-Old Man in Revenge Attack<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The Monitor<\/p>\n

Residents of Mutojo Kyesika villages in Karungu Sub-county, Buhweju District have killed a 59-year-old man accused of killing his 48-year-old brother over a land dispute. Francis Bambuzakyi reportedly chopped off Gerald Tusiime’s head from the latter’s garden at around 11am in Kyesika village. Upon learning about the murder, a section of residents in the two neigbouring villages pursued Bambuzakyi and caught up with him near Rubindi Town in Mbarara District and stoned him to death last Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Robbers Attack, Severely Injure Family<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The Monitor<\/p>\n

Police at Lwebitakuli in Sembabule District are hunting for unidentified robbers who attacked the home of a resident and injured him and his two children. Mr Robert Mugabi and his children, Angel and David Mugabi are fighting for their lives at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital after sustaining deep cuts. The incident occurred last Saturday night at Kikondeka village, Nakasenyi Parish, Lwebitakuli Sub-county in Sembabule District.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Violent clashes in Bangui<\/b><\/p>\n

Violent Protests Erupt in CAR Capital After Clashes<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Armed Christian militia members roamed the streets and protesters erected barricades on Sunday in the capital of Central African Republic, where deadly inter-religious clashes erupted a day earlier, witnesses said. At least 21 people were killed and another 100 were wounded on Saturday when Muslims attacked a mainly Christian neighborhood in Bangui in reprisal for the murder of a Muslim man. The clashes were the worst this year in the city, where U.N. peacekeepers and French troops are meant to ensure security. The government blamed them on individuals seeking to derail elections planned for next month.<\/span><\/p>\n

RCA: nouveaux affrontements arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Bangui dimanche<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Selon des habitants de Bangui, tout est parti du meurtre, samedi matin, d’un conducteur de moto-taxi, pour une raison encore ind\u00e9termin\u00e9e. Les affrontements qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 samedi, \u00e0 Bangu, entre musulans et miliciens antibalaka ont repris dimanche \u00e0 Bangui. Un correspondant de VOA Afrique \u00e0 bangui parle d’une trentaine de morts pour samedi, et d’un bilan ind\u00e9termin\u00e9 pour dimanche.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sectarian Clashes Kill 24 in Central African Republic Capital<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in the capital city of the Central African Republic set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, leaving dozens dead or wounded in a stark reminder that the situation in the country remains extraordinarily fragile despite months of relative calm. The violence took a heavy toll, with at least 24 people killed on Saturday and nearly 100 wounded, according to hospital and medical NGO sources. The unrest continued into Sunday, prompting complaints that French and U.N. peacekeepers didn\u2019t act fast enough to halt the killing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bangui \u00e0 nouveau paralys\u00e9e, le gouvernement voit un complot<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

La tension est encore aussi vive dans la Capitale centrafricaine au lendemain de violentes manifestations d’un groupe de jeunes arm\u00e9s du Km5 dans les 3e et 5e arrondissements de Bangui. Le gouvernement centrafricain pointe du doigt les acteurs de Na\u00efrobi d’\u00eatre derri\u00e8re cette brusque mont\u00e9e de violences.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: nouvelle journ\u00e9e de paralysie g\u00e9n\u00e9rale ce lundi \u00e0 Bangui<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

En d\u00e9pit d\u2019un calme pr\u00e9caire observ\u00e9 dans la nuit de dimanche \u00e0 lundi dans les zones o\u00f9 se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9s les affrontements, Bangui est loin de retrouver l\u2019accalmie. Des barricades sont encore maintenues dans plusieurs avenues et la tension est toujours au pic. A la suite des violences de samedi et dimanche qui ont fait au moins 30 morts, plus d\u2019une centaine de bless\u00e9s et de nombreuses habitations incendi\u00e9es selon un bilan provisoire, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile centrafricaine appelle \u00e0 une d\u00e9sob\u00e9issance g\u00e9n\u00e9rale \u00e0 partir de ce 28 septembre.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrafrique: poursuite des violences \u00e0 Bangui malgr\u00e9 le couvre-feu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Afrik.com<\/span><\/p>\n

La capitale centrafricaine Bangui a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par une nouvelle nuit de violences de dimanche \u00e0 lundi. Des commerces et le si\u00e8ge de plusieurs organisations internationales ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pill\u00e9s malgr\u00e9 le couvre-feu instaur\u00e9 dimanche par le Premier ministre Mahamat Kamoun. Plusieurs maisons de la ville auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9es et incendi\u00e9es. Certains membres des ONG pr\u00e9sentes sur place ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vacu\u00e9s par la Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (MINUSCA). Les violences ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 samedi, apr\u00e8s la mort d\u2019un jeune taxi-moto de confession musulmane qui, selon plusieurs m\u00e9dias, aurait \u00e9t\u00e9 intercept\u00e9 puis \u00e9gorg\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s non-identifi\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Hundreds’ of Prisoners Escape Jail in Central African Republic<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | Deutsche Welle<\/p>\n

Hundreds of prisoners have escaped in a mass jailbreak in the capital of the Central African Republic, according to witnesses. The escape comes amid an increase in violence in recent days.<\/p>\n

Renewed attacks in Central African Republic prompt UN call for end to violence<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate end to the sudden eruption of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) which has led to more than 30 deaths and left over 100 wounded. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban deplored the upsurge in violence, which was sparked by the murder of a young Muslim man on 26 September in the capital, Bangui. According to the UN humanitarian wing, thousands of people have fled the areas with heightened tension to seek refuge, mostly with host families and in displacement sites. Many houses have been burned or looted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manifestation against presidency<\/b><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Protests Rock Capital After Overnight Clashes<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Hundreds of demonstrators, some armed with machetes and AK-47s, marched in the capital city of the Central African Republic on Monday before clashing with U.N. peacekeepers guarding the presidential palace. The protesters demanded an end to the 20-month-old transitional government and the exit of French troops, which have struggled to tamp down inter-communal violence alongside a 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force. Protesters said the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) should be reinforced so that they can assume responsibility for the rapidly deteriorating security situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrafrique: des centaines de manifestants appellent Samba Panza \u00e0 d\u00e9missionner, 3 morts<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Afrik.com<\/span><\/p>\n

Les casques bleus ont ouvert le feu ce lundi pour disperser une manifestation de plusieurs centaines de personnes, qui se dirigeaient vers la pr\u00e9sidence, dans la capitale centrafricaine Bangui. Au moins trois personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es. Les tirs ont eu lieu alors que les manifestants se dirigeaient \u00e0 la mi-journ\u00e9e vers la pr\u00e9sidence en r\u00e9clamant la d\u00e9mission de la pr\u00e9sidente de transition, Catherine Samba Panza, apr\u00e8s les violences meurtri\u00e8res du week-end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centrafrique: les Casques bleus d\u00e9mentent avoir tu\u00e9 des manifestants<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n

Un communiqu\u00e9 de la Minusca indique que les Casques bleus d\u00e9fendant le palais pr\u00e9sidentiel \u00e0 Bangui n’ont pas “ouvert le feu” lundi contre des manifestants ni tu\u00e9 trois d’entre eux.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: tension toujours vive \u00e0 Bangui apr\u00e8s de nouveaux affrontements<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Afrik.com<\/span><\/p>\n

La tension est toujours vive \u00e0 Bangui, la capitale centrafricaine trois jours apr\u00e8s l\u2019assassinat d\u2019un conducteur de moto-taxi qui a entra\u00een\u00e9 des affrontements entre les ex-rebelles de la s\u00e9l\u00e9ka, et les milices chr\u00e9tiennes anti-balaka, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es comme des partisans du Pr\u00e9sident d\u00e9chu, Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9. En effet, des tirs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9chang\u00e9s, ce mardi 29 septembre 2015, pr\u00e8s de l\u2019a\u00e9roport international entre les forces internationales et des anti-balaka. Une source s\u00e9curitaire a indiqu\u00e9 qu\u2019au mois quatre anti-balaka ont perdu la vie durant les combats.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic capital under lockdown<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | BBC News<\/span><\/p>\n

Fierce clashes between the two groups erupted after the killing of a Muslim taxi driver in Bangui on Saturday. At least 36 people have died in the violence, and the UN says it has forced at least 10,000 people to flee.<\/span><\/p>\n

In wake of \u2018dramatic\u2019 violence in Central African Republic, Foreign Minister calls to strengthen UN mission<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | UN News Centre<\/span><\/p>\n

Warning that the Central African Republic (CAR) is currently seeing an upsurge in deadly violence in and around its capital, Bangui, Foreign Minster Samuel Rangba today called on the United Nations to step up its support for the war-weary country, including by strengthening the UN peacekeeping mission there and lifting sanctions impacting training of military forces.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian News<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news, including IDP and refugee issues, across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Evictions<\/b><\/p>\n

Kinshasa: une centaine de familles d\u00e9guerpies du site de p\u00eacheurs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Des militaires et policiers ont d\u00e9guerpi une centaine de familles du site des p\u00eacheurs, situ\u00e9 le long du fleuve Congo, dans la commune de Ngaliema (Kinshasa). R\u00e9agissant vendredi 25 septembre \u00e0 Radio Okapi, ces victimes rapportent que ces hommes en uniforme seraient mandat\u00e9s par le minist\u00e8re de la D\u00e9fense nationale. Selon ces familles, les militaires et policiers envoy\u00e9s sur ce site disent vouloir renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du chef de l’Etat, le long du fleuve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Internally displaced people<\/b><\/p>\n

Beni: 14 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s sans assistance \u00e0 Mamove<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Quatorze mille d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de plusieurs villages et localit\u00e9s du territoire de Beni vivent sans assistance humanitaire \u00e0 Mamove, a indiqu\u00e9 vendredi 25 septembre le pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Beni \u00e0 une mission de sensibilisation sur le mandat et les activit\u00e9s de la Monusco, dans cette localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 50 kilom\u00e8tres au nord-ouest de la ville de Beni. Il appelle le gouvernement \u00e0 assister urgemment ces d\u00e9plac\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African refugees<\/b><\/p>\n

Bondo: l’afflux de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains inqui\u00e8te les autorit\u00e9s locales<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L’administrateur du territoire de Bondo, Floribert Ekili Akambe, a exprim\u00e9 sa crainte, vendredi 25 septembre \u00e0 Radio Okapi, face \u00e0 l’arriv\u00e9e massive de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains dans ce territoire du Bas-Uel\u00e9. Selon lui, cette situation constitue une source d’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9, si la Commission nationale aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s (CNR) ne la r\u00e9gularise pas: \u00abMaintenant que ce r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s ne disposent pas de cartes d’identit\u00e9 \u00e7a pose un probl\u00e8me s\u00e9rieux sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et l’administration locale. M\u00eame au niveau des chefferies, \u00e7a pose des probl\u00e8mes. Il n’y a rien qui prouve qu’ils sont des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, parce que leurs cartes sont expir\u00e9s \u00bb, s’est plaint Floribert Ekili. L’effectif de ces r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s est estim\u00e9 \u00e0 plus de dix mille personnes dans le territoire de Bondo.<\/span><\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Human rights abuse<\/b><\/p>\n

Senior UN official alarmed at upsurge in human rights abuses in Burundi<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today reported an alarming upsurge in arrests, detention and killings in Burundi since the beginning of September, and urged the country\u2019s authorities to fight against impunity. \u201cAlmost every day, dead bodies are found lying on the streets of some of Bujumbura\u2019s neighbourhoods,\u201d Zeid Ra\u2019ad Al Hussein said in a news release. \u201cIn many cases, the victims appear to have been killed by a bullet fired at close range. The bodies sometimes show signs of torture and are typically found with their hands tied behind their backs.\u201d Reports received by the High Commissioner\u2019s Office (OHCHR) suggest that many of these people had been arrested by the police or by the National Intelligence Agency (SNR) prior to their deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Report: UNHCR Uganda – Update on the Burundi Refugee Response<\/a><\/span><\/span> (18 – 24 September 2015) | 24 September 2015 | Reliefweb | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

Violent clashes in Bangui<\/b><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: UN and relief agencies condemn renewed violence against civilians<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The interim United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator, Marc Vandenberghe and the entire humanitarian community in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned renewed violence against civilians in the capital, Bangui, and called on all parties to respect international law, to protect civilians and ensure that they can relocate from insecure areas.<\/p>\n

UNHCR seeking urgent access to thousands fleeing Bangui, CAR violence<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | UNHCR<\/p>\n

Fighting between rival militias in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui since Saturday has left at least 36 people dead, forced thousands to flee their homes and moved the reconciliation process a step backwards, the UN refugee agency announced today. “UN troops have been deployed to restore order: however, as of this morning, UNHCR staff members in Bangui say the situation is very tense with shooting in the city centre,” UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs told a press briefing in Geneva. He said the situation was worryingly reminiscent of late 2013 and early 2014, when thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands of others forcibly displaced by inter-communal conflict.<\/p>\n

Central Africa leader pleads for calm as 30,000 flee tense capital<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Reliefweb | AFP<\/p>\n

The streets of the capital of the Central African Republic were deserted Tuesday with terrified residents sheltering indoors and tens of thousands fleeing their homes after three days of shooting and bloodshed. Gunfire was heard in the afternoon in the Combattant neighbourhood next to Bangui’s international airport, where some 20,000 people have taken refuge near French and UN military bases.<\/p>\n

Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Fight against crime<\/b><\/p>\n

Ituri: la population de Fataki salue les efforts de la CPI dans la r\u00e9pression des crimes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les habitants de la localit\u00e9 de Fataki, en territoire de Djugu (Ituri) saluent les efforts de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI) dans la r\u00e9pression des crimes commis dans cette partie du pays. Ils l’ont fait au cours d’une s\u00e9ance d’informations sur le proc\u00e8s Bosco Ntaganda, organis\u00e9e samedi 26 septembre, par l’Unit\u00e9 de sensibilisation de la CPI en Ituri. L’Unit\u00e9 de sensibilisation de la CPI en Ituri a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 trois films notamment sur les deux premiers jours du proc\u00e8s de Bosco Ntaganda \u00e0 la Haye. Ces populations souhaitent \u00e9galement que la CPI poursuive d’autres crimes commis en Ituri.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beni: la police interpelle 6 pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s criminels<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

L’inspecteur urbain de la police nationale \u00e0 Beni (Nord-Kivu), Flamand Baliwa Ngoy a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un groupe de six pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s criminels, lundi 28 septembre, \u00e0 la presse. Ces bandits arm\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s, dans la nuit de samedi, \u00e0 l’issue d’un \u00e9change de tirs avec une patrouille de la police, \u00e0 Mataba, quartier situ\u00e9 \u00e0 une dizaine de kilom\u00e8tres du centre-ville de Beni. Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Flamand Baliwa Ngoy accuse ces criminels de faire partie d’une organisation qui a maintes fois endeuill\u00e9 la ville de Beni et ses environs.<\/p>\n

FDLR leaders\u2019 conviction<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Exactions en RDC: deux chefs rebelles rwandais condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 13 et 8 ans de prison<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Deux chefs de la r\u00e9bellion hutu rwandaise des FDLR, Ignace Murwanashyaka et Straton Musoni, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9s lundi 28 septembre par la justice allemande \u00e0 13 ans et 8 ans de prison pour avoir orchestr\u00e9 depuis l’Allemagne des crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 et crimes de guerre dans l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Il ne s’agit pas d’un proc\u00e8s politique mais d’une proc\u00e9dure p\u00e9nale d’une ampleur particuli\u00e8re, a soulign\u00e9 le juge J\u00fcrgen Hettich en d\u00e9livrant le verdict, \u00e0 l’issue de quatre ans d’un proc\u00e8s \u00e9pineux.<\/p>\n

La condamnation de deux chefs des FDLR est \u00ab un signal fort \u00bb, selon HRW<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

La condamnation de deux chefs rebelles rwandais des FDLR \u00ab est un signal fort \u00bb pour d’autres chefs rebelles impliqu\u00e9s dans de crimes graves en RDC, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 lundi 28 septembre dans un communiqu\u00e9 l’organisation internationale Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n

Jean Pierre Bemba<\/b><\/p>\n

Former Congolese VP on Trial Again at ICC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Voice of America<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, who already faces war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, is on trial again. This time, Bemba and his associates are accused of corrupting witnesses and interfering with justice. All five are accused of trying to influence the outcome of Bemba\u2019s first trial at the ICC. Also facing accusations in this second trial are two members of Bemba\u2019s initial defense team, including his lawyer, Aime Kilolo, along with a close associate and a trial witness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Death penalty<\/b><\/p>\n

Mbandaka: 2 militaires et 1 policier condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 mort pour vols \u00e0 mains arm\u00e9es<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Le tribunal militaire de Mbandaka a condamn\u00e9 deux militaires et un policier \u00e0 la peine de mort et a acquitt\u00e9 un autre policier, dans un verdict prononc\u00e9 lundi 28 septembre \u00e0 Mbandaka. Ces condamn\u00e9s \u00e9taient arr\u00eat\u00e9s en ao\u00fbt dernier au plus fort de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 perp\u00e9tr\u00e9e par des bandits arm\u00e9s dans la ville de Mbandaka. Ces membres des forces de l\u2019ordre faisaient partie d\u2019une \u00e9quipe de patrouille mixte affect\u00e9e au quartier Petite ville.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Unlawful imprisonment<\/b><\/p>\n

Rwanda: Rounded Up Off the Streets<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

The Rwandan authorities are arbitrarily arresting and unlawfully holding some of the country\u2019s most vulnerable people in an unofficial detention center, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.<\/p>\n

Report: Rwanda Unlawfully Imprisons, Punishes People at Gikondo<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

U.S.-based rights organization Human Rights Watch says Rwandan authorities are unlawfully holding some of the country’s most vulnerable citizens in an unofficial detention center in the capital, Kigali. The organization released a report Thursday detailing accounts from people who had been interned at Gikondo Transit Center – known locally as Kwa Kabuga – between 2011 and 2015. Human Rights Watch says its staff interviewed 57 former detainees as well as their relatives and other sources. It says it found that Rwandan authorities are unlawfully detaining such people as sex workers, street vendors, beggars, homeless people, and suspected petty criminals as a means of keeping “undesirable” elements off the streets. Until 2014, it says many street children were also detained there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rights Group Accuses Rwanda of Abuses<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Voice of America | Reuters<\/p>\n

Rwanda is unlawfully locking up beggars, sex workers and homeless people to clean up the image of its capital, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, in a report dismissed by the government. Officials said drug addicts and other people were held only briefly in a transit center before going on to rehabilitation programs. They denied breaking local or international laws.<\/p>\n

Rwanda Denies Existence of Unofficial Detention Centers<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s Justice Minister has described as obscene and preposterous a report by Human Rights Watch accusing the government of unlawfully holding some of its most vulnerable citizens in an unofficial detention center in the capital, Kigali. Johnston Busingye said all detention facilities in Rwanda are run in accordance with United Nations standards and Rwandan laws.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Lualaba: le groupe Ivanhoe autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 vendre 49% de ses actifs de la mine de Kamoa<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans un communiqu\u00e9 de presse publi\u00e9 mercredi 23 septembre, le gouvernement a autoris\u00e9 le groupe canadien Ivanhoe \u00e0 vendre 49,5% de ses actifs de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Kamoa Holding \u00e0 l\u2019entreprise chinoise Zijin. Le communiqu\u00e9 sign\u00e9 par les ministres Louise Munga du Portefeuille et Martin Kabwelulu des Mines pr\u00e9cise que \u00able gouvernement soutenait la transaction en cours entre Kamoa Holding Limited et le groupe chinois Zijin\u00bb, estim\u00e9e \u00e0 412 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains. Cette d\u00e9cision est l\u2019\u00e9pilogue d\u2019un diff\u00e9rend qui opposait le groupe canadien Ivanhoe au gouvernement congolais, alors associ\u00e9s dans le projet d\u2019exploitation de la mine de Kamoa sous l\u2019appellation de Kamoa Holding Limited.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poaching<\/b><\/p>\n

Tshopo: une ONG d\u00e9nonce l\u2019intensification du braconnage dans le parc de la Lomami<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans la province de la Tshopo, l\u2019ONG Rayon vert international bassin du Congo, partenaire de l\u2019ICCN dans le projet de cr\u00e9ation du parc de la Lomami, d\u00e9nonce l\u2019intensification des activit\u00e9s du braconnage dans le territoire d\u2019Opala. Selon son repr\u00e9sentant provincial, Timoth\u00e9e Kombozi, des dizaines de perroquets sont captur\u00e9s et des \u00e9l\u00e9phants abattus par des braconniers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Haut-Lomami: les braconniers empoisonnent les \u00e9l\u00e9phants<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Trois \u00e9l\u00e9phants en divagation ont \u00e9t\u00e9 empoisonn\u00e9s et leurs d\u00e9fenses emport\u00e9es au mois ao\u00fbt dernier \u00e0 Katala dans le territoire de Malemba Nkulu, province de Haut-Lomami. Le conservateur principal du parc national Upemba, Jean Mululwa, a point\u00e9 du doigt mardi 29 septembre certains braconniers \u00e0 la recherche des pointes d\u2019ivoire.<\/p>\n

Logging<\/b><\/p>\n

RDC: les exploitants artisanaux de bois veulent payer moins de taxe<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les exploitants artisanaux des bois r\u00e9clament la r\u00e9vision \u00e0 la baisse du nombre de taxes sur l\u2019exploitation des bois en RDC. Ils l\u2019ont fait savoir \u00e0 la cl\u00f4ture d\u2019un atelier sur le respect de la r\u00e8glementation foresti\u00e8re tenu le week-end dernier \u00e0 Kisangani. Pour ces exploitants de bois, les seize taxes et deux imp\u00f4ts auxquels ils sont soumis ne leur permettent de rentabiliser leurs activit\u00e9s dans ce secteur. Ils reprochent \u00e0 l\u2019Etat congolais de profiter des taxes per\u00e7ues sans encourager les initiatives priv\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/b><\/p>\n

Uganda Plans to Open up New Oil Basins<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The Observer<\/p>\n

The ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) plans to open up another oil basin in the country, almost ten years after it hit its first well in the Albertine basin. Frank Mugisha, the acting commissioner in charge of exploration in the Petroleum Directorate, said the country was going to start exploring for oil in Lake Kyoga in central basin and Moroto-Kadama basin in Karamoja sub-region. He said the opening up of these basins could come as early as this financial year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenya and Uganda to Establish Company to Manage Crude Oil Pipeline<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | Daily Nation<\/p>\n

Kenya and Uganda are making plans to set up an oil company to be owned by all the stakeholders in the $4 billion crude oil pipeline deal. Daniel Kiptoo, Petroleum Legal Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary Davies Chirchir told the Nation that the planned company will help address conditions set by Uganda on the pipeline. It will help the two countries move fast in decision making as well as agree on tariffs set for transporting oil per barrel. The framework of the oil company, shareholding, location, operations and the process of recruiting the management will be handled by the Kenya-Uganda committee on the crude oil pipeline.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cnooc Yet to Make Use of Oil Field in Hoima<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 28 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The Monitor<\/p>\n

With the first oil production not expected until around 2019\/2020, pending final investment decisions on the Greenfield oil refinery and a crude export pipeline, Chinese’s oil company, Cnooc, is also taking its time on the Kingfisher oil field (Block EA-3A). The company is currently rethinking most of its earlier conceptual designs for the oil field, undertaking surveys for feeder pipelines that will evacuate crude oil from the Kingfisher to the refinery and baseline studies for the installation facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Uganda, China Sign Deal to Boost Mining Sector<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 24 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The Monitor<\/p>\n

The Uganda Chamber of Minerals and Petroleum (UCMP) has signed a cooperation agreement with a Chinese province to help boost the budding mining sector. According to the UCMP vice chairman, Mr Richard Kaijuka, the chamber inked the deal with Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources to invest in different areas of the mining sector in Uganda. He said as a result, a national central mineral laboratory will be built, extensive mineral geological exploration done and specialised mining equipment installed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central African Republic<\/h2>\n

\u2018Blood diamonds\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

Central African Republic warning over ‘blood diamonds’<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | BBC News<\/p>\n

Authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) should confiscate “blood diamonds” to prevent them being exported, Amnesty International says. The human rights group said CAR’s biggest traders have been buying diamonds without properly checking their origins. Armed groups on both sides of CAR’s conflict have been profiting from the diamond trade, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diamond Trafficking Fuels Central African Republic Violence<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 30 September 2015 | Bloomberg Business<\/p>\n

Illicit trafficking of diamonds in the Central African Republic has helped finance a more than two-year conflict, which has flared up again as the fiercest bout of fighting in the capital in a year has left more than 50 people dead, Amnesty International said. Traders who have bought diamonds worth \u201cseveral million dollars\u201d failed to investigate if the beneficiaries are armed groups who carry out executions, rape and looting, the London-based rights group said Wednesday in a report. Local companies could soon begin exporting stockpiled gems that may have been mined by child laborers and avoided taxes.<\/p>\n

Regulation, Voluntary Initiatives and Business and Human Rights<\/h1>\n

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

DRC<\/h2>\n

Child labour<\/b><\/p>\n

Kalemie: l\u2019Unicef condamne le travail des enfants dans les mines et les champs<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 25 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00abLes parents doivent comprendre que l\u2019enfant n\u2019a pas demand\u00e9 de na\u00eetre. Il a ses droits, il faut les respecter. M\u00eame si l\u2019enfant peut aider, dans certains travaux m\u00e9nagers, il ne peut pas devenir une main d\u2019\u0153uvre pour le production\u00bb. Cette d\u00e9claration est celle de Damien Dahanua, chef du bureau de l\u2019Unicef \u00e0 Kalemie en Province du Tanganyika, faite le jeudi 24 septembre au retour des \u00e9quipes de l’Unicef partie lancer la campagne d’inscription massive des enfants \u00e0 l’\u00e9cole. Selon lui, le travail des enfants pour assurer la survie des familles est inacceptable. Des \u00e9quipes d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es sur terrain ont remarqu\u00e9s que les enfants sont souvent retenus dans les travaux de mines et de champ dans les territoires de la nouvelle province du Tanganyika. Et pourtant, la loi interdit d\u2019utiliser les enfants dans les travaux les plus lourds, indique Damien Dahanua.<\/span><\/p>\n

Illegal gold trade<\/b><\/p>\n

Kinshasa: organisation d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence pour lutter contre le commerce illicite d\u2019or<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 29 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Les organisations non gouvernementales(ONG) Open society initiative for Southern Africa (Osisa) et Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) organisent, du 29 au 30 septembre \u00e0 Kinshasa, une conf\u00e9rence sur les causes de la vente illicite de l\u2019or et des mesures pour contrer cette pratique en RDC. Les participants tablent aussi sur les m\u00e9canismes \u00e0 mettre en place pour r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer 3 tonnes d\u2019or sorties frauduleusement de la RDC et qui se trouvent en Suisse. Les participants \u00e0 cette conf\u00e9rence sont des experts issus du Minist\u00e8re des mines et des ONG \u0153uvrant dans le secteur des mines. Les d\u00e9bats sont ax\u00e9s sur les initiatives et perspectives congolaises pour combattre la fraude dans le secteur de l\u2019or, le blanchiment des capitaux et la corruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural resource protection<\/b><\/p>\n

Mbandaka: 10 agents en \u00e9cologie et foresterie form\u00e9s OPJ<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span> | 27 September 2015 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n

Dix agents du Centre de recherche en \u00e9cologie et foresterie (CREF) de Mabali situ\u00e9 \u00e0 140 kilom\u00e8tres dans le territoire de Bikoro, ont pr\u00eat\u00e9 serment, samedi 26 septembre, en tant qu’officier de police judiciaire (OPJ) \u00e0 comp\u00e9tence restreinte devant le procureur de la r\u00e9publique du parquet de grande instance. Ces agents qui ont suivi une formation paramilitaire gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l’ONG internationale WWF de protection de la nature, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clar\u00e9s d\u00e9sormais capables d’assurer la protection de l’\u00e9cosyst\u00e8me de la r\u00e9serve scientifique du CREF\/Mabali, un centre de recherche \u00e0 caract\u00e8re r\u00e9gional pour l’Afrique centrale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other<\/h1>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

Crisis Continues to Simmer<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The EastAfrican<\/p>\n

Though Burundi may have slipped off the world’s radar, the crisis that erupted in April after President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would be vying for a third term is yet to be fully resolved. As expected, things are not moving in the right direction after the president made good his announcement to vie for the top seat and won the controversial election. In fact, no foreign head of state attended the swearing-in ceremony in August. The elections had been initially criticised by the African Union, the European Union and the US State Department as not being free and fair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Opposition Leaders, Journalists and Activists Flee Govt Crackdown<\/a><\/span><\/span> | 26 September 2015 | AllAfrica | The EastAfrican<\/p>\n

As Burundi tightens the screws on anti-government voices, opposition leaders, activists and journalists are fleeing the country for Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Europe. Analysts term the exodus of anti-regime voices as yet another attempt to silence those who could threaten President Pierre Nkurunziza’s new coalition with his long-time rival, Agathon Rwasa, now serving as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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