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EDITORIAL<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In Goma, North Kivu, last week the Ministers of Defence of the Great Lakes region discussed the operationalisation of the international neutral force that is meant to be deployed along the border between Rwanda and the DRC. A few days earlier in Brussels, Congo\u2019s Prime Minister Matata Ponyo doubted the possibility of a regional solution to the conflict in eastern DRC, calling it \u201calmost hypothetical\u201d.
\nOn the ground no clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels, but an incident with soldiers thinking they were attacked by M23 left several people dead.
\nIn the Virunga National Park, Mai-Mai fighters ambushed a patrol and killed two park rangers and a soldier.
\nShocking news again came from the areas in Ituri and North Kivu where the Mai-Mai militiamen of Chief Morgan and his Pygmy lieutenant Manu keep on terrorising the population.
\nIn Bukavu, South Kivu, the renowned gynaecologist and human rights activist Dr Mukwege escaped an attack at his home and was brought to safety in Burundi.
\nThe Burundian rebels of FNL created havoc in the south of South Kivu.
\nA report by the Enough Project draws the attention to the illegal gold trade in eastern DRC, which is now financing more than other minerals rebels and army commanders.
\nGlobal Witness published a report on the widespread illegal\u00a0logging and timber trade in the DRC.
\nIn the upcoming revision of the DRC mining code, Congo\u2019s government wants a bigger share in mining projects.
\nRwanda\u2019s High Court sentenced leading opposition politician Victoire Ingabire to eight years in prison for conspiracy against the authorities through terrorism and war, and denial of the genocide.<\/p>\n

Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

International force against armed groups in Eastern DRC (ICGLR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC-Rwanda: un plan d\u2019op\u00e9rationnalisation de la force neutre adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 Goma<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Defence Ministers of the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) adopted the operationalisation plan of the international neutral force that is to be deployed on the border between the DRC and Rwanda to fight the armed groups<\/p>\n

Kinshasa annonce la nomination \u00ab dans un bref d\u00e9lai \u00bb du commandant de la force internationale neutre<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The DRC Defence Minister announced that the heads of State of the Great Lakes region will appoint \u201cwithin a short time\u201d the commander of the International neutral force and his deputy.<\/p>\n

Guerre dans l’est – la SADC pr\u00eate \u00e0 participer \u00e0 la force neutre<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are ready to take part in the international neutral force that will be deployed in eastern DRC.<\/p>\n

R\u00e9bellion du M23 : les parlementaires de la CIRGL pr\u00e9conisent des solutions diplomatique et politique<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La solution de la crise en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) passe uniquement par la voie diplomatique et politique, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi 30 octobre \u00e0 Kinshasa, le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du forum des parlements de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale sur la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL), Higiro Prosper.<\/p>\n

Military cooperation in East Africa (EAC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Defence Minister Calls for Strong Regional Military Cooperation<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The EAC military cooperation should be taken as a key ingredient in the regional integration process, Defence Minister Gen James Kabarebe said yesterday. He was closing the regional military training that has been ongoing for the last two weeks at Rwanda Military Academy-Gako.<\/p>\n

EAC Beefs Up Early Warning Systems<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

EAC Strengthens Early Warning Systems Amid Security Challenges<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | Tanzania Daily News<\/p>\n

In an effort to improve regional peace and security mechanisms, the East African Community is beefing up its Early Warning unit and mediation capacity.<\/p>\n

DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Violence by Mai-Mai of Morgan in Province Orientale & North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province Orientale : un chef coutumier d\u00e9capit\u00e9 par les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef de Manu \u00e0 Lumu<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Mai-Mai fighters of Manu, the Pygmy\u00a0lieutenant of militia chief Paul Sadala alias Morgan, reportedly beheaded a customary chief, in front of the population of his village, close to Mangurejipa in North Kivu.<\/p>\n

Province orientale : le chef des Walesse-Karo menac\u00e9 de mort par les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef de Morgan<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The chief of Walese-Karo chefferie<\/em> in Mambasa territory, Province Orientale, has sougth refuge in Bunia, claiming he received death threats from the militiamen of Paul Sadala alias Morgan, for opposing poaching in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.<\/p>\n

M23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: Le M23 en ordre de bataille<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

No fighting is going on between the army and the rebellion which destabilises since May the East of the DRC. But the M23 hold manoeuvres and and say they are ready to hold off the enemy.<\/p>\n

L’UDPS d\u00e9ment tout contact avec le M23<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Phare | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Opposition party UDPS strongly denies being in contact with the M23 rebel movement.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu – Le M23 continue d’ins\u00e9curiser des zones sous son contr\u00f4le<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

According to MONUSCO, the M23 rebels commit rape, kidnapping, arbitrary detention, illegal taxation, acts of banditism and pillage.<\/p>\n

Le M23 d\u00e9fait \u00e0 Kilolirwe<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Phare | allAfrica<\/p>\n

On 17 October, the FARDC repelled an attack of the M23 against their positions in Kilolirwe, 30 km from Sake on the road Sake \u2013 Kitchanga, MONUSCO said.<\/p>\n

Conflict in the Kivus – UN Report Leaves Peace Process in Uncertain Position<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | ThinkAfricaPress | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Kampala \u2014\u00a0A leaked United Nations report accusing Rwanda and Uganda of supporting M23 may undermine regional peace talks.<\/p>\n

RDC – Julien Paluku : “Le M23 ran\u00e7onne les op\u00e9rateurs \u00e9conomiques”<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Interview with the Governor of North Kivu province. Julien Paluku talks about his recent decisions to combat crime in Goma and about the rebels of the Revolutionary Army of Congo (ARC), ex-M23, menacing the city.<\/p>\n

RDC : Matata Ponyo juge \u00abpresqu\u2019hypoth\u00e9tique\u00bb une solution r\u00e9gionale de la crise de l\u2019Est<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo judges \u201calmost hypothetical\u201d the possibility of a regional solution to the crisis in the East of the DRC, since some actors in the subregion of the Great Lakes are implicated in the war.<\/p>\n

Deadly incident west of Goma, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : combats \u00e0 l\u2019arme lourde \u00e0 l\u2019ouest de Goma-Romandie<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC : 4 morts dans un \u00e9change de tirs entre FARDC \u00e0 Sake<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Gunfire in DR Congo due to ‘drunk soldiers’: army<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC: 4 morts dimanche dans des tirs dus \u00e0 une confusion entre soldats (officier)<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9change des tirs \u00e0 Sake, des officiers des FARDC interpell\u00e9s<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDCongo: 4 officiers arr\u00eat\u00e9s apr\u00e8s les tirs meurtriers de dimanche<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

A shooting incident among FARDC in Sake, North Kivu, left four dead and 19 wounded. Apparently two drunken soldiers shooting during a fight made other military think they were being attacked by M23.<\/p>\n

Renowned activist against sexual violence attacked in Bukavu<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHR Urges DRC Government to Protect Hospital Director After Violent Attack<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Physicians for Human Rights | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : des hommes arm\u00e9s attaquent la r\u00e9sidence du docteur Mukwege \u00e0 Bukavu<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Noted Women\u2019s Rights Activist in Congo Eludes Group of Gunmen<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Denis Mukwege: DR Congo anti-rape doctor attacked<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

UN chief condemns attack on home of renowned doctor in eastern DR Congo<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Congolese doctor who worked with rape victims survives murder attempt<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Dr Denis Mukwege: we have few heroes in this world. He is one<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Activist, Prominent Doctor Denis Mukwege Targeted in Congo Attack<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

Le Dr Denis Mukwege \u00e9chappe \u00e0 la mort<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Govt Must Investigate Assassination Attempt On Activist Dr Denis Mukwege<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Amnesty International | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Attack on Congolese doctor sparks outrage from UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Attempted Murder of DRC Healer and Hero<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A leading human rights activist from the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that he had narrowly escaped what appeared to be an assassination attempt when gunmen infiltrated his home, took his children hostage and killed a security guard in a spray of bullets before fleeing in the family car.<\/p>\n

Dr. Mukwege is a world-renowned obstetric surgeon who is founder and medical director of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he and his staff have helped treat over 30,000 survivors of sexual violence.<\/p>\n

RDC: le Docteur Mukwege \u00e9vacu\u00e9 de Bukavu \u00ab pour des raisons de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00bb, assurent ses proches<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Dr Mukwege se trouve au Burundi<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Soir<\/p>\n

RDC: le Dr Mukwege en s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au Burundi, pourrait venir en Belgique -RTBF<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | RTBF | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: L’\u00e9motion toujours vivace \u00e0 Bukavu apr\u00e8s l’agression d’un \u00abhomme de paix\u00bb<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Dr Mukwege is safe in Burundi and could go to Belgium.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai kill 3 in Virunga National Park, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef tuent 3 membres d\u2019une patrouille mixte ICCN-FARDC<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Rebels kill two park rangers in eastern Congo<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Virunga National Park: DR Congo rangers killed<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

8 Killed in Clash at DRC’s Virunga National Park<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Eight killed in militia attack at DR Congo wildlife reserve<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : 8 morts lors d’une attaque de miliciens dans le parc des Virunga<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Two park rangers and a soldier were killed in a firefight with local Mai-Mai in the Virunga National Park on the western side of Lake Edward, near the border with Uganda. Five rebels were also killed in the attack in the park, which is one of the world’s last refuges for mountain gorillas.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les FARDC d\u00e9logent les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Kanzama<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese military attacked and chased Mai-Mai rebels from a village on the shores of Lake Edward<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai Nyatura to be integrated into army<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: environ 1 000 ex-miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Nyatura en voie d\u2019int\u00e9gration dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

About a thousand ex-combatants of the Nyatura Mai-Mai group from Kalehe territory, South Kivu, will soon be integrated into the army.<\/p>\n

MCC rebels surrender in Uvira, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: 30 miliciens se rendent aux FARDC<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

An officer and 29 elements of MCC, a new militia operating in Uvira territory, surrendered to the FARDC.<\/p>\n

Burundi FNL in Uvira, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : des rebelles burundais incendient 300 cases \u00e0 Uvira, 7 morts<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Burundi rebels of the FNL killed seven people and set on fire 300 straw houses in ten villages in Uvira territory.<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : un groupe d\u2019auto-d\u00e9fense lib\u00e8re 4 personnes enlev\u00e9es par le FNL<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

An self-defence group rescued four boys that had been kidnapped by FNL in Uvira.<\/p>\n

Military operation in Fizi, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fizi\/Kivu : Tahazari, nouvelle op\u00e9ration militaire contre les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | L\u2019Observateur | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

The FARDC and MONUSCO launched a new joint military operation, called Taharazi (Alert), against the armed groups operating in Fizi territory.<\/p>\n

UN destroys arms in Goma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : 242 armes l\u00e9g\u00e8res d\u00e9truites par l\u2019UNMacc \u00e0 Goma<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

In Goma, North Kivu, the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) destroyed 242 small arms and light weapons, mostly from ex-FDLR combatants.<\/p>\n

Sexual violence<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fighting sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNDP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project in the Kivus and Ituri Districts, part of a broader Access to Justice Programme in DRC, is hoping to restore trust in the justice system; provide better access to justice, safety and security for victims of sexual violence; train police to investigate and the judiciary to prosecute those responsible; raise awareness about rights; and documenting the many crimes committed.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

UPDF Overruns Al-Shabaab Hideout<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Uganda contingent of the African Union forces in Somalia has raided an al-Shabaab hideout in the thickets of Albao, 20km north-west of Mogadishu, seizing several military hardware and items used for terrorism attacks.<\/p>\n

Uganda mulls peacekeeping missions after UN Congo charges<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Uganda will reassess its military and peacekeeping operations in regional hotspots, a government minister said on Thursday, after the United Nations accused it and neighbouring Rwanda of backing Congolese rebels.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Britain Criticized For Rwanda Aid Donation<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Reprise de l’aide publique de la Grande-Bretagne au Rwanda – l’opposition britannique crie au scandale<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Human rights groups have criticized Britain for handing the Rwandan government $26 million in aid, after most international donors had frozen payments because of allegations that Rwanda was supporting a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The British donation has been caught up in a political scandal in London.<\/p>\n

Blood stains Rwanda’s seat in the UN<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | European Voice<\/p>\n

The EU could \u2013 and should \u2013 do more to hold Rwanda to account for fuelling the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

New armed group<\/strong><\/p>\n

L’arm\u00e9e burundaise aux prises avec de nouveaux groupes rebelles dans le nord du pays<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI<\/p>\n

The Burundi army is confronting a new armed group in the northwest of the country. The otherwise unknown group launches its attacks from neighbouring DRC.<\/p>\n

ICG Report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi: Bye-bye Arusha?<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | International Crisis Group<\/p>\n

Africa Report N\u00b0192. Although the institutions are functioning and the government has been priding itself on its development and security achievements, Burundi is regressing.<\/p>\n

Geneva conference on development in Burundi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi: Make Human Rights a Conference Priority<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

The Burundian government and partners attending a conference on development in Burundi should make human rights issues a top priority. The conference in Geneva on October 29 and 30, 2012, will bring together representatives of the Burundian government, foreign governments, donor agencies, and others.<\/p>\n

Other<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Central African Republic: Victims cry foul over Uganda\u2019s LRA strategy<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s practice of pardoning and then integrating into its military captured or surrendered members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), getting them to hunt down their former comrades-in-arms, has come in for criticism by civilians affected by the rebel group in the Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

Refugee and IDP Reports<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on the status of refugees in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Does the Kampala Convention on Internal Displacement in Africa Mean for Housing, Land and Property Restitution?<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Brookings<\/p>\n

Central Africa: Humanitarian presence in the LRA-affected region (October 2012)<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Humanitarian presence in bordering regions (October 2012)<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Action humanitaire en Province Orientale – Rapport mensuel septembre 2012<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R.D. Congo – Quel quotidien et quel avenir pour les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s ?<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Premi\u00e8re Urgence \u2013 Aide M\u00e9dicale Internationale | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DRC Humanitarian Crisis Growing Severe – OCHA<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s affluent vers Sake<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu – 5.000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s victimes d’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire \u00e0 Uvira<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord Kivu N\u00b0 38\/12, 24 octobre 2012<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 43\/12, 24 octobre 2012<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de Orientale N\u00b0 39\/12, 23 octobre 2012<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de l\u2019Equateur N\u00b0 41\/12, 24 octobre 2012<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Brazzaville : le HCR a rapatri\u00e9 plus de 30 000 Congolais de la RDC en 5 mois<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Burundi\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Burundi struggles to cope with Congolese influx<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le Burundi fait face \u00e0 l’afflux de Congolais<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le HCR \u00e9paule le Burundi pour faire face \u00e0 l’afflux de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s en provenance de RDC<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

While tens of thousands of Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda and Rwanda since April, a smaller but significant number of frightened civilians have been fleeing from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and seeking shelter in Burundi.<\/p>\n

Justice and Tribunals\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on major trials and tribunals for crimes committed in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>DRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chebeya case<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya en appel: le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral John Numbi ne compara\u00eetra pas<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya: Numbi ne compara\u00eetra pas<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya – Inculpation du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral John Numbi : les requ\u00eates des parties civiles rejet\u00e9es<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Affaire Chebeya – \u00abLa justice est en train d’organiser un proc\u00e8s cr\u00e9dible\u00bb<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya : la Haute cour militaire refuse la libert\u00e9 provisoire au Colonel Daniel Mukalay<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya – Matata \u00ab ne voit pas la relation entre le chef de l’etat et un citoyen en rapport avec la police \u00bb<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Affaire Chebeya : une \u00e9trange vid\u00e9o pour d\u00e9cr\u00e9dibiliser le t\u00e9moignage de Paul Mwilambwe<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya en appel: \u00abLes Amis de Nelson Mandela\u00bb r\u00e9cuse la justice congolaise<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Affaire Chebeya – les d\u00e9fenseurs des droits humains en appellent aux instances internationales<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Chebeya – Les ONGDH retirent leurs avocats pour non implication de John Numbi<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

L’affaire Chebeya bient\u00f4t devant les juridictions insternationales<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Phare | allAfrica<\/p>\n

ICC trial against Bemba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patass\u00e9 Cited in MLC Command<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC: la juge Fatumata Diara de la CPI d\u00e9plore le retard enregistr\u00e9 dans le proc\u00e8s Bemba<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Command Structure Dominates Bemba Trial This Week<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Denies Being Paid to Testify for Bemba<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

New Defense Witness Gives All Evidence in Closed Session<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Denies Being Coached By Bemba’s Lawyers<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Victoire Ingabire sentenced to 8 years in prison<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda’s High Court on Tuesday sentenced a leading opposition politician to eight years in prison. Victoire Ingabire, leader of the unregistered FDU-Inkingi party, had faced six charges and was found guilty of two: \u201cconspiracy in harming authorities through terrorism and war” and denial of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Ingabire had pleaded not guilty. She was accused of transferring money to FDLR Hutu rebels and of questioning why no Hutu victims were mentioned in a genocide memorial.<\/p>\n

Rwandan opposition politician jailed for eight years<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Rwanda Opposition Leader Sentenced to 8 Years<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Rwanda : l’opposante Ingabire condamn\u00e9e \u00e0 huit ans de prison ferme<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Monde Afrique<\/p>\n

Huit ans de prison ferme pour l’opposante victoire ingabire<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire condamn\u00e9e \u00e0 8 ans de prison<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Eight Years for Victoire Ingabire<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda jails opposition leader for ’treason’<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Rwandan opposition leader jailed for treason<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Eight-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

Rwanda : Une peine de huit ann\u00e9es d\u2019emprisonnement est prononc\u00e9e contre une dirigeante de l\u2019opposition<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

Victoire Ingabire condamn\u00e9e<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire jailed<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Ingabire Handed Eight Years<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Victoire Ingabire Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwandan Minister Defends Ingabire 8-Year Prison Sentence<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Ingabire Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Genocide suspect arrrested in DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genocide Suspect Arrested in DRC<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC\/Rwanda – Un suspect de g\u00e9nocide rwandais arr\u00eat\u00e9 en RDCongo<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency<\/p>\n

RDC : un pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 g\u00e9nocidaire rwandais arr\u00eat\u00e9 par Interpol<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Genocide conviction in Finland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finnish Court Upholds Pastor Life Sentence<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

La perpetuit\u00e9 confirm\u00e9e pour un pasteur baptiste vivant en Finlande<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Recent news on issues relating to natural resource extraction and governance in the Great Lakes Region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8th<\/sup> African Development Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recipes for Overturning Africa\u2019s Resource Curse to Blessing<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | African Development Bank Group<\/p>\n

Africans Come Together to Benefit from Their Own Natural Resources<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Delegates from around Africa wrapped up the 8th African Development Forum, ADF, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday, October 25. African countries were called on to harness their abundant natural resources for the sustainability of economies and the empowerment of the people of the continent.<\/p>\n

DRC\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u2018Conflict gold\u2019 financing armed groups in eastern DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Child Miner to Jewelry Store: The Six Steps to Conflict Gold in Congo<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

RDC: le trafic d\u2019or nourrit la guerre<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Un r\u00e9seau de contrebande mini\u00e8re signal\u00e9 dans l\u2019Est de la Rdc<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : Exploitation ill\u00e9gale des minerais par le M23 qui contr\u00f4le les mines d\u2019or<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Phare | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

L’ONG am\u00e9ricaine Enough accuse le M23 de trafic d’\u00ab or de sang \u00bb au Nord-kivu<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The conflict-gold rush is thriving in eastern Congo. Recent U.S. legislation and supply-chain pressure from tech companies has made it difficult for armed groups in the region to sell the 3-T minerals\u2014tin, tantalum, and tungsten\u2014and as a result, rebels and army commanders have increasingly turned to gold. In a report released today<\/a>, the Enough Project looks at the illegal conflict-gold trade in eastern Congo that is fueling one of the most violent conflicts in the world. The paper traces the gold trade industry from mines in eastern Congo into its final form: jewelry or gold bars sold to consumers worldwide.<\/p>\n

Opaque Chinese gold mining companies in Ituri<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province Orientale : une entreprise chinoise somm\u00e9e d\u2019arr\u00eater l\u2019exploitation de l\u2019or \u00e0 Irumu<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s chinoises accus\u00e9es d\u2019exploiter ill\u00e9galement de l\u2019or \u00e0 Irumu<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Local authorities in Ituri are ordering a Chinese gold mining company to stop its activities and three others to regularise their situation, because they are working in \u201ctotal opacity\u201d.<\/p>\n

Illegal logging<\/strong><\/p>\n

Widespread abuse of logging permits opens up Congo\u2019s forests to more destruction<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

L\u2019utilisation abusive g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9e des permis de coupe expose les for\u00eats du Congo \u00e0 un risque croissant de destruction<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

Global Witness d\u00e9nonce le pillage des for\u00eats de la RDC<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

‘Wild West’ timber trade threatening Congo forests \u2013 Global Witness<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters | Engineering News<\/p>\n

Exploitation ill\u00e9gale des for\u00eats : agents de l\u2019Etat et exploitants industriels index\u00e9s<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: Une Ong d\u00e9nonce les pratiques ill\u00e9gales de l’exploitation des for\u00eats<\/a> | 28th<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Mise en place d\u2019une commission interne pour examiner les diff\u00e9rents permis de coupe de bois<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Industrial logging companies and officials are systematically abusing community logging permits in order to bypass the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s freeze on new logging concessions, says\u00a0a new report by Global Witness<\/a>. The \u201cArtisanal Logging Permits\u201d are designed to allow Congolese communities to carry out small-scale logging in their forests. But in practice, they are being used by foreign loggers to exploit Congo\u2019s forests on an industrial scale, primarily for buyers in China.<\/p>\n

Land<\/strong><\/p>\n

DRC Revises Land Policy<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

GOMA\u00a0\u2014 Farmers organizations have been meeting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to discuss changes to the country\u2019s land law, which is being revised.\u00a0 Experts say the current law, mainly dating from colonial times, is out of date and failing to prevent conflict.\u00a0 The land problems are acute in the country’s North Kivu province.<\/p>\n

Extractive Companies, Energy, Trade and Foreign Investment<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Recent news on national and international extractive and energy companies and investment in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Africa: Managing Risks in the Extractive Industries<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | African Arguments | allAfrica<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS. Rising demand fuelled by emerging countries, most notoriously China and India, has led to increased competition for natural resources. Despite recurrent volatility in the markets, the trend is a rise in prices, oil being the prime example. In this context, frontiers have disappeared and previously overlooked regions, which include Western and Central Africa, constitute the new El Dorados.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congo Government Wants 35% of Mining Projects in Code Revisions<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

DR Congo says seeks bigger stake in mine projects<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Miners rattled by DR Congo plan to raise stakes<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Reuters | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo will seek to raise its stake in new mining projects to 35 percent in a revised mining code, up from 5 percent now, the country’s top mining official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Telferscot Resources Provides Operational Update on Copper Exploration in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Telferscot Resources Inc. provides an operational update for its Kolwezi Project situated in the copper-cobalt rich Kolwezi District located in Katanga Province.<\/p>\n

Diamant : l\u2019Etat investit dans l\u2019ex-Sengamines<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | L\u2019Avenir | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

The State will fund the construction of a hydroelectric power plant and a modern factory for the treatment of diamonds in Kasai Oriental Province.<\/p>\n

Additional Drilling Results at Africo’s Kalukundi Copper-Cobalt Project<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Africo Resources Ltd. reports that the resource drilling at its Kalukundi property has been completed and results for much of the drilling undertaken on the\u00a0Anticline Fragment\u00a0have been received and assessed.<\/p>\n

Loncor Resources Reports Further Drill Intersections at Its Ngayu Project in DRC<\/a> | 25th<\/sup> October 2012 | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Loncor Resources Inc. announces further core drilling results at the company’s Makapela and Itali prospects, Ngayu Gold Project, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n

Congo\u2019s Gecamines Plans 500 Megawatt Coal-Fired Plant<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

Gecamines, Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s state-owned copper miner, will build a 500-megawatt coal-fired plant to help mining companies address electricity shortages, Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Kalej Nkand said.<\/p>\n

Mills head to Kibali as development progresses<\/a> | Randgold Resources Ld | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Indicative of the steady progress being made with the development of the Kibali gold project, two giant 7 megawatt mills are currently being trucked halfway across Africa, from the east coast port of Mombasa to the mine site at Doko in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Kibali mine will be one of the largest of its kind in Africa when it pours its first gold, scheduled for the end of 2013.<\/p>\n

Oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dig Oil the president’s pet<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

The firm Dig Oil has succeeded in starting the first-ever exploration campaign in the huge central basin without officially winning a permit.<\/p>\n

La Cor\u00e9e du Sud manifeste son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour le p\u00e9trole de la Cuvette centrale<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

South Korea is interested in the DRC\u2019s mineral oil, particularly in the Central Basin.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda: Battle Over National Oil Company Reveals Strains of the Sector<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | African Arguments | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda’s Oil Is Taking Too Long to Flow<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Star | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nile Powers Uganda Slowly<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | IPS<\/p>\n

Uganda is facing the unwelcome possibility of increased costs for building a projected 600-megawatt hydropower plant at the Karuma Falls, on the Victoria Nile, owing to construction delays.<\/p>\n

Karuma Dam Project Back on Course<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Solomon Signs Formal Option Agreement on Rwanda Property; Balance of Unit Private Placement to be Completed<\/a> | 26th<\/sup> October 2012 | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Solomon Resources Limited\u00a0reports it has signed a definitive agreement whereby it has been granted an option to acquire 100% of the Rurembo Property, a prospecting licence for tin, tantalum, niobium and tungsten covering approximately 1,000 square kilometers in the Republic of Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Angelique on Kabu 16 at last<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

A go-ahead from lenders and backing from India have combined to clear the way for a dam project on the Kaburantwa river.<\/p>\n

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

Non-comprehensive overview and selected articles on legal and reputational\u00a0issues relating to businesses operating in the Great Lakes Region\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transparency and conflict mineral reporting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oil Company Lawsuit Against US Securities and Exchange Commission Threatens Global Transparency Initiative<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | Publish What You Pay USA<\/p>\n

EITI makes partial progress despite Big Oil resistance to contract and project level disclosure<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

The international board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) made partial progress to strengthen the initiative during its meeting in Lusaka, Zambia on October 25-26th. \u00a0While the EITI Board agreed to expand EITI\u2019s reporting requirements, extractive industry companies continued to block the inclusion of transparency of resource contracts and project level payments. This comes at a time when the European Union (EU) Council agreed on October 26th<\/sup> to include project level reporting in transparency directives designed to mirror U.S. law.<\/p>\n

U.S. Companies Making Strides to be Conflict-free in Congo, Despite Industry Lawsuit<\/a> | 24th<\/sup> October 2012 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

ICGLR Regional Initiative on Natural Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regional Countries Urged to Streamline Mining Trade<\/a> | 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Countries from the region have been asked to implement the six tools put in place to guide the exploration of mineral resources under the Regional Initiative on Natural Resources (RINR). The six specific tools were put in place to curb the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Great Lakes Region, and were approved by all 11 member states of the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).<\/p>\n

DRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

U.S. Companies Making Strides to be Conflict-free in Congo, Despite Industry Lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0| 24th<\/sup>\u00a0October 2012 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

Other\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Zambia<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Zambia’s Transparency On Mining Revenue Good’<\/a> | 27th<\/sup> October 2012 | Times of Zambia | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Govt to Introduce Law On Extractive Industries<\/a> 30th<\/sup> October 2012 | Times of Zambia | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Government will introduce an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Act that will compel all mining firms operating in Zambia to disclose their production figures and all material payments they make. The legal framework will among other things compel all mining companies including Gemstone and small-scale miners to disclose their production and payments made to Government to promote transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n

Tanzania<\/strong><\/p>\n

AngloGold says Tanzania law changes worry investors<\/a> | 29th<\/sup> October 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Tanzania should stick to existing agreements in the fast-growing mining sector or investors will lose confidence, the company which owns the country’s biggest gold mine, said on Saturday. Major international miners are still in talks with the government two years after it passed mining legislation that included a rise in royalties on gold exports to 4% of gross value from 3% of netback value.<\/p>\n

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