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

Because of the accusations in the leaked UN Group of Experts report that Uganda, together with Rwanda, is backing the M23 rebel movement in eastern DR Congo, the Ugandan government last week has threatened to withdraw its troops from its international peacekeeping missions in Somalia, DRC and Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

On the ground, an incident at the DRC-Rwanda border in which one Congolese soldier was killed raised the tension between the two countries, but had no further consequences.<\/p>\n

The Rift Valley Institute launched the first two reports of its Usalama Project, directed by Jason Stearns, which will publish a dozen reports on armed groups in the eastern Congo over the next year. The first report explores the origins and trajectory of the M23 rebellion, the second describes the historical context of the current conflict in North Kivu in greater detail.<\/p>\n

The most violent news again came from Mambasa territory in Ituri, where the Mai-Mai militia of Paul Sadala, known as Morgan, has been sowing terror since the beginning of May, killing, raping, kidnapping and burning houses.<\/p>\n

In a decision that represents the end of any judicial relief in Canada for victims of the 2004 Kilwa massacre in Katanga, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the application for leave to appeal brought in the case against Anvil Mining by an organisation representing survivors and families of victims of the massacre.<\/p>\n

As part of the traceability process of minerals started by the Congolese government,150 tons of tin ore from Maniema was exported via the transit port of Kalemie in Katanga, and no longer through the Kivus.<\/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

Uganda threatening to withdraw from peacekeeping missions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda to Quit Somalia<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda to Pull Out of Somalia, CAR, DRC<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda to withdraw troops from Somalia, says Mukasa<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

L’Ouganda se retire de la Somalie<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Uganda Threatens to Pull Troops From Somalia<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Uganda threatens Somalia troop withdrawal<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Uganda threatens to pull out of peacekeeping missions<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Uganda vows to withdraw peacekeepers over UN’s Congo claims<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Uganda accused<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Africa Confidential<\/p>\n

Ugandan Troops to Quit Somalia<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda to Withdraw Troops From Somalia<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Govt Statement On UN Allegations Over M23 Rebels<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda says to pull out troops from Somalia over Congo charges<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Conflit \u00e0 l\u2019Est de a RDC : l\u2019Ouganda menace de retirer ses forces des op\u00e9rations de maintien de la paix<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Uganda has threatened to pull out of all its international peacekeeping missions in DR Congo, Somalia and Central African Republic (CAR), in response to the allegations by the UN Group of Experts that it is supporting the M23 rebels in eastern DRC. Instead, the government of Uganda will now send the soldiers to protect the country’s eastern border with Democratic Republic of Congo, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi told Parliament. The Security Minister, Wilson Mukasa, described the decision as “irreversible” and said another cabinet minister was travelling to New York to explain Uganda’s position.<\/p>\n

Uganda Officials to Meet U.N. Security Council Monday<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Officials Meet UN Security Council<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A government spokesman said officials from Kampala plan to meet members of the U.N. Security Council. The administration will decide its next line of action after the meeting with the Security Council. In Uganda other meetings will take place before a decision will be arrived at.<\/p>\n

Report On Congo Rebels Not Final – UN<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The United Nations has put a disclaimer on a recent report which accuses Uganda of supporting the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The President of the UN Security Council, Ambassador H.S Puri said the views expressed by independent experts do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations. Puri added that the report was yet to be considered by the Sanctions Committee concerning the DRC.<\/p>\n

Somalia wants Ugandan troops to remain<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

If DR Congo Wants Peace, Their Best Friend Is Uganda<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Henry Okello Oryem, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs spoke to The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko about the allegations that Uganda is backing the M23.<\/p>\n

Uganda holds Somalia hostage in high-stakes diplomacy<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Daily Maverick | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Threat to withdraw troops from fragile neighbour is political posturing that suggests some truth to UN accusations.<\/p>\n

Uganda Keen On Regional Peace, Says Museveni<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Uganda is committed to supporting the restoration of peace and stability in the region despite the ongoing negative stance portrayed in some sections of the media, President Yoweri Museveni has said. The President gave the assurance while meeting the American Under-Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, at State House, Entebbe on Saturday.<\/p>\n

US expects Ugandan peacekeepers to stay in Somalia<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

The United States expects Uganda to keep its peacekeeping forces in Somalia, despite a threat to withdraw in protest at a U.N. report accusing Kampala of aiding rebels in eastern Congo, a senior State Department official said on Monday.<\/p>\n

US weak in fight against use of child soldiers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Analysis: Is US action against use of child soldiers on the backburner?<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Analyse : La lutte contre l\u2019utilisation des enfants soldats rel\u00e9gu\u00e9e au second plan<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Child Soldier Prevention Act<\/a>\u00a0(CSPA) was a prime example of US bipartisan human rights legislation: sponsored by Democratic and Republican senators and signed into law in 2008 by Republican President George Bush, the law entered into force under the Democratic presidency of Barack Obama. But even armed with this political consensus, the US consistently shies away from using the full spectrum of the law, citing national security interests.<\/p>\n

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

Usalama Project studying armed groups in DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Introducing: The Usalama Project<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Rift Valley Institute | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

What is the Usalama Project?<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

The Rift Valley Institute’s Usalama Project, directed by Jason Stearns, launched the first two reports in a series of publications on armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Project will publish a dozen reports on armed factions in the eastern Congo over the next year.<\/p>\n

The first Usalama report is an account of the origins and trajectory of the new M23 rebellion and its alleged relationship with the Rwandan government. The second report traces the deeper history of conflict in the CNDP’s and M23’s stronghold, North Kivu province. Both reports can be downloaded from the Rift Valley Insitute\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Morgan\u2019s militia terrorizing Mambasa territory, Ituri<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province orientale : les miliciens de Morgan ont tu\u00e9 20 braconniers \u00e0 Mambasa<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The militiamen of Paul Sadala alias Morgan killed 20 poachers in a village in Ituri\u2019s Mambasa territory, Province Orientale. They also attacked various other villages, raping women and setting fire to many houses.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : les miliciens de Morgan tuent 25 personnes dans 3 villages de Mambasa<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Local sources say Morgan\u2019s militia killed 25 people and injured several others in attacks on three villages in Mambasa territory.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : les miliciens de Morgan coupent les oreilles de 2 personnes pr\u00e8s de Mambassa<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Militia chief Morgan\u2019s men cut the ears off of two men in a village in Mambasa territory.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : 3 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s refusent de retourner dans leurs villages \u00e0 Bombo<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Three thousand IDPs refuse to go back to their villages in Bombo chefferie<\/em> (Mambasa territory) fearing the brutalities of chief Morgan\u2019s militiamen.<\/p>\n

Border incident DRC-Rwanda<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : un militaire congolais tu\u00e9 par des soldats rwandais \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC Soldiers Enter Rwanda, Two Killed in Shoot Out<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DR Congo soldier killed in border clash with Rwandan army<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Rwandans kill DR Congo soldier<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Un soldat congolais tu\u00e9 au Rwanda<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Pol\u00e9mique apr\u00e8s un accrochage meurtrier entre les arm\u00e9es du Rwanda et de la RDC \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A Congolese soldier was killed and a Rwandan soldier wounded in a skirmish along the border between the DRC and Rwanda, close to Goma. According to the Congolese army, a few of their soldiers had crossed the border to buy some milk or beer, while the Rwandan military said the Congolese were on a reconnaissance mission.<\/p>\n

RDC-Rwanda : l\u2019accrochage de samedi n\u2019implique pas les commandements de deux arm\u00e9es, selon le colonel Hamuli<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Congo, Rwanda control tempers after border shoot-out<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo sought on Monday to prevent the killing of a Congolese soldier in a border clash from causing an escalation of already tense relations, officials said.<\/p>\n

International support for peace in eastern DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : la force neutre sera op\u00e9rationnelle \u00ab dans les prochaines semaines \u00bb, selon Raymond Tshibanda<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raymond Tshibanda, said he is convinced that the international neutral force to be deployed at the border between DRC and Rwanda will be operational \u201cin the coming weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n

U.S. Backs Regional Approach to DRC<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Washington s\u2019engage \u00e0 appuyer les efforts du gouvernement congolais pour ramener la paix dans la partie Est de la RDC<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

The US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman, has said that the ongoing efforts by the ICGLR to end violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are an indication of the region’s collective desire for peace.<\/p>\n

CIRGL : le Rwanda dit participer \u00e0 la recherche de la paix dans la r\u00e9gion<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Fp-Cirgl : les parlements invit\u00e9s \u00e0 jouer un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant pour la paix dans les Grands lacs<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

The parliaments of the ICGLR member states have engaged to ensure their control over the member states in order to hold them to their decisions and engagement for peace and development in the region.<\/p>\n

L\u2019Union Europ\u00e9enne r\u00e9it\u00e8re sa disposition \u00e0 s\u2019impliquer dans le r\u00e8glement de la crise \u00e0 l\u2019Est de la RDC<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

The representative of the European Union in DRC has reaffirmed the EU\u2019s readiness to contribute to a solution for the crisis in eastern DRC.<\/p>\n

RDC : Andr\u00e9 Flahaut exige la fin de \u00ab tout soutien ext\u00e9rieur \u00bb au M23<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: Andr\u00e9 Flahaut demande \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 internationale de s\u2019engager pour ramener la paix dans l\u2019Est<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Visit to Congo of the president of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies.<\/p>\n

Insecurity in North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

La situation s\u00e9curitaire demeure \u00ab tendue et impr\u00e9visible \u00bb<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

According to MONUSCO, the situation in North Kivu remains \u201ctense and unpredictable\u201d due to grave human rights violations committed by M23, FDLR, Mai-Mai Nyatura and Raia Mutomboli.<\/p>\n

Violence by presumed Mai-Mai Shetani in Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: un chef de localit\u00e9 tu\u00e9 par des hommes arm\u00e9s<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: le chef de la localit\u00e9 Makoka assassin\u00e9<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The chief of a village close to Rutshuru, North Kivu, was kidnapped and killed by alleged Mai-Mai Shetani.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: un op\u00e9rateur \u00e9conomique kidnapp\u00e9 \u00e0 Ishasha<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Presumed Mai-Mai Shetani have kidnapped a tradesman in Ishasha, a border town with Uganda, in Rutshuru territory.<\/p>\n

Violence by alleged Mai-Mai Nyatura in Masisi, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : des miliciens Nyatura accus\u00e9s de l\u2019assassinat de 7 personnes \u00e0 Masisi<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RD Congo : 4 femmes et 2 enfants tu\u00e9s par une milice dans l’Est (soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile)<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Des miliciens Nyatura alli\u00e9s aux FDLR \u00ab massacrent \u00bb 6 femmes et un b\u00e9b\u00e9 au Nord-Kivu<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Civil society suspects Mai-Mai Nyatura of killing six Hunde women and a baby who were found dead in a field in Masisi territory.<\/p>\n

Dr Mukwege in Belgium after attack in Bukavu, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : la Monusco fustige la tentative d\u2019assassinat du docteur Mukwege<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Misogyny Behind an Attempted Assassination of a Man in Congo<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | The Atlantic<\/p>\n

A doctor who’s treated tens of thousands of women raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo was fiercely attacked last week.<\/p>\n

Rape Doctor Denis Mukwege Wants to Return to DRC Despite Murder Attempt<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Denis Mukwege sur RFI- \u00abIl faut une s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour toute la population\u00bb<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Gynaecologist Denis Mukwege described to RFI how assailants shot at him at least seven times as they escaped in his car after breaking into his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Dr mukwege annonce \u00e0 partir de Stockholm son prochain retour en RDC<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Denis Mukwege : \u00ab\u00a0 jusque \u00e0 quand devons nous encore assister impuissants \u00e0 d\u2019autres massacres ? \u00bb<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: Apr\u00e8s l’agression du docteur Mukwege, le gouverneur se dit \u00ab\u00e0 la trousse des malfaiteurs\u00bb<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

State Dept. On Attack On Congolese Human Rights Activist<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | US Department of State | allAfrica<\/p>\n

D\u00e9claration du d\u00e9partement d’\u00e9tat sur l’attaque contre un militant congolais des droits de l’homme<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | US Department of State | allAfrica<\/p>\n

USA: la RDC doit enqu\u00eater sur l\u2019agression du Dr Mukwege -Belga via RTBF<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | RTBF | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Agression du Dr Mukwege – Washington appelle Kinshasa \u00e0 \u00ab mener une enqu\u00eate minutieuse \u00bb<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The United States calls on the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to investigate thoroughly the events of the October 25 attack on Dr. Denis Mukwege, of Panzi Hospital. We note the prompt response of local law enforcement officials and the UN, and urge Congolese authorities to hold the perpetrators of this senseless violence accountable – and all those who perpetrate violence against the women and girls served by humanitarians as Dr. Mukwege.<\/p>\n

RDC : les femmes du Sud-Kivu r\u00e9clament le retour du docteur Mukwege<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Dr Mukwege veut retourner en RDC \u00ab le plus t\u00f4t possible \u00bb-RTBF<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | RTBF | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Dr Mukwege compte rentrer \u00e0 Bukavu<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Army fighting Mai-Mai Raia Mutomboki in Shabunda, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: la localit\u00e9 de Kigulube de nouveau sous contr\u00f4le des FARDC<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The army says it has regained control of Kigulube in Shabunda territory, occupied by militiamen of the Raia Mutomboki group.<\/p>\n

Insecurity in Irumu, Ituri<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les FARDC et la MONUSCO intensifient les patrouilles en Ituri<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

FARDC and MONUSCO increase their patrols to protect the civilian population, in the framework of the joint operation \u201cEagle claw\u201d in the south of Irumu territory (Province Orientale).<\/p>\n

Le chef milicien Cobra Matata se retire des n\u00e9gociations avec Kinshasa<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Cobra Matata, leader of the FRPI militia, has cancelled his negotiations with the government.<\/p>\n

Insecurity in Pweto, Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katanga – D\u00e9gradation de la situation s\u00e9curitaire \u00e0 Pweto<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Clashes between the army and Mai-Mai in a village in Pweto territory have caused an alarming humanitarian situation, according to OCHA.<\/p>\n

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

One-third of Congolese men admit committing sexual violence<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

More than one in three men surveyed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s war-torn east admits committing sexual assault, and three in four believe that a woman who “does not dress decently is asking to be raped”,\u00a0researchers have found<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Army recruiting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : l\u2019arm\u00e9e veut encore recruter 800 jeunes pour le service militaire<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese armed forces (FARDC) want to recruit another 800 young people, after having recruited 500 in a first phase.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister promises salary increase for army & police<\/strong><\/p>\n

Budget 2013: Matata Ponyo promet de lutter contre les in\u00e9galit\u00e9s salariales<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Matata Ponyo has presented the budget for 2013 to the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

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

Andrew Mitchell faces grilling over Rwandan aid decision<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Andrew Mitchell, the former chief whip, is to be grilled by MPs over a decision made on his last day as international development secretary to restore \u00a316m in British aid to Rwanda. The decision was made despite fears about the human rights record of the country’s president, Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n

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

Analysis: Burundi\u2019s bumpy road to the 2015 polls<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Analyse: Scrutin de 2015 au Burundi \u2013 un parcours sem\u00e9 d\u2019emb\u00fbches<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

The US$2 billion\u00a0pledged by donors on 30 October to support Burundi\u2019s development sounds like a ringing endorsement of the central African country\u2019s progress from civil war to peace and democracy.<\/p>\n

But memories are still fresh of the 1993-2005 conflict that killed more than 200,000 people, and analysts, human rights experts, and civil society and political opposition members – while they agree significant gains have been made –\u00a0worry about a range of security and governance issues that could derail them ahead of the 2015 elections.<\/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

Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Refugees in the Great Lakes Region (ECHO\/COD\/BUD\/2013\/91000) Last update: 29\/10\/2012 Version 1<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid department | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

LRA Regional Update: Central African Republic, DR Congo and South Sudan: July – September 2012 (Quarter 3)<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Bulletin Eastern Africa, Issue 17, 16-29 October 2012<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 45\/12, 6 novembre 2012<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Les activit\u00e9s en bref entre juillet et septembre 2012<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | ICRC | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Les \u00e9chos du Nord-Kivu : les Gouvernements Provinciaux de la Rdc \u00e0 la rescousse des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de guerre \u00e0 l\u2019Est<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Citing \u2018monumental\u2019 humanitarian needs, UN official urges greater relief aid for eastern DR Congo<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Face \u00e0 une situation \u00abd\u00e9sesp\u00e9r\u00e9e\u00bb, l’OCHA demande un renforcement de l’aide humanitaire dans l’est de la RDC<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

OCHA Operations Director John Ging Press statement on joint mission to the DRC New York, 5 November 2012<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

A top United Nations relief official urged a greater response to tackle the \u201cmonumental\u201d humanitarian needs being experienced in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where over two million people have been displaced by fighting.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale assiste 2800 m\u00e9nages des d\u00e9places \u00e0 Mugunga 3<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Refugees in the Great Lakes Region (ECHO\/COD\/BUD\/2013\/91000) Last update: 29\/10\/2012 Version 1<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid department | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Plan de mise en oeuvre humanitaire (HIP) : R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) et r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid department | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Basango – Bulletin bimestriel d\u2019information de la Repr\u00e9sentation R\u00e9gionale du HCR en RDC: Num\u00e9ro 01 – Octobre 2012<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de l\u2019Equateur N\u00b0 42\/12, 31 octobre 2012<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le HCR a rapatri\u00e9 plus de 30 000 ressortissants de la RDC vivant en R\u00e9publique du Congo en 5 mois<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Government of the Republic of Congo | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RD Congo : Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es et retourn\u00e9es (au 30 Septembre 2012)<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de Orientale N\u00b0 40\/12, 30 octobre 2012<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord Kivu N\u00b0 39\/12, 31 octobre 2012<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 44\/12, 31 octobre 2012<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les Kivus : le Burundi fait face \u00e9galement \u00e0 l\u2019afflux de Congolais<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | UN Radio | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) Central African Republic (ECHO\/CAF\/BUD\/2013\/91000) Last update: 29\/10\/2012 Version 1<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | European Commission Humanitarian Aid department | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African Republic Information Bulletin No. 204, 09 October \u2013 23 October 2012<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/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

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

No appeal for victims of Kilwa massacre<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supreme Court won’t hear appeal in Congo massacre case<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | CBC News (Montreal)<\/p>\n

No justice in Canada for Congolese massacre victims<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | L\u2019entraide missionnaire | Mines and Communities<\/p>\n

No justice in Canada for Congolese massacre victims as Canada\u2019s Supreme Court dismisses leave to appeal in case against Anvil Mining<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

Congo-Kinshasa: La Cour Supr\u00eame du Canada refuse d’entendre les victimes du massacre de Kilwa en RDC<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Massacre de Kilwa – La Cour Supr\u00eame du Canada rejette la plainte des victimes contre Anvil Mining<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal filed by The Canadian Association against Impunity, an organization representing survivors and families of victims of the 2004 Kilwa massacre. The Association has tried to file a class-action suit in Quebec against Anvil Mining Ltd, over its alleged involvement in the massacre. They allege that Anvil provided logistical support to the Congolese military as it crushed a rebel uprising in 2004, killing as many as 100 people in the port city of Kilwa in Katanga province.<\/p>\n

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

Tenth Defense Witness Concludes Testimony in Closed Session<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bemba Trial Resumes Tomorrow<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The trial, which commenced at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in November 2010, has since last August heard from 10 defense witnesses. Mr. Bemba’s lawyers have told judges that they expected to call 64 people with “tangible knowledge” of the five month period during which the accused’s soldiers were deployed in the Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

Convicted MLC Soldiers ‘Served Their Full Sentences’<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Rwanda still searching for over 50,000 genocide suspects<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda seeking over 50,000 genocide suspects<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Fondation Hirondelle | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

La CPI m\u00e9contente, Kigali recherche plus de 50.000 suspects<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

More than 50,000 people suspected of having participated in the 1994 genocide are still at large in various African and European countries, according to the Rwandan Prosecutor General\u2019s office. The Rwandan judicial authorities have only issued arrest warrants for 146 of these suspects but state they are working on the case files of the others.<\/p>\n

First genocide trial in Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweden’s First Genocide Trial to Open This Month<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Sweden indicts man over Rwanda genocide<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters Africa<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Un su\u00e9dois d’origine rwandaise inculpe pour son r\u00f4le pr\u00e9sume dans le g\u00e9nocide<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A man suspected to have participated in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi will be tried by a Swedish court, beginning 28 november 2012.<\/p>\n

Reactions to\u00a0Ingabire conviction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda: Un verdict politique d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 apr\u00e8s la condamnation de l’opposante Victoire Ingabir\u00e9<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: La femme qui a os\u00e9 s’opposer au dictateur Kagame<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Ingabire’s Daughter – ‘You Get Used to It’<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Ra\u00efssa, fille de Victoire Ingabire – ‘On s’y habitue’<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: huit ans de prison pour Ingabire<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Kagame’s Mask Slips As Opposition Leader Is Jailed<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Daily Maverick | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Prosecution Disappointed By Ingabire Sentence<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

IBUKA Wants Prosecution to Appeal Ingabire’s Sentence<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Fairness on trial. Opposition leaders in Rwanda are hounded in the courts<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | The Economist<\/p>\n

Parliament could amend law against Genocide ideology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Govt Seeks to Amend Genocide Ideology Law<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Le gouvernement accepte d’amender la loi punissant \u00abl’id\u00e9ologie de g\u00e9nocide\u00bb<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | RFI | 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

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n

On international day, Ban underscores bond between peace and the environment<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | US News Centre<\/p>\n

Redoublons d’efforts pour pr\u00e9venir les conflits provoqu\u00e9s par les ressources naturelles, encourage Ban<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | US News Centre<\/p>\n

Ban Ki-moon appelle \u00e0 une r\u00e9flexion sur le r\u00f4le de la gestion des ressources naturelles dans la pr\u00e9vention des conflits et le maintien de la paix<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | UN Secretary-General | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned about the precarious links between peace, conflict and the environment, urging the international community to recognize peace and security as \u201ca critical fourth dimension\u201d of sustainable development. \u201cThere can be no peace if the resource base that people depend on for sustenance and income is damaged or destroyed \u2013 or if illegal exploitation finances or causes conflict,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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

Tin ore from Maniema exported via port of Kalemie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katanga: 150 tonnes de cassit\u00e9rite du Maniema export\u00e9es via le port de Kalemie<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les op\u00e9rateurs miniers invit\u00e9s \u00e0 suivre le circuit officiel<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 | allAfrica<\/p>\n

150 tons of cassiterite mined in Maniema was\u00a0successfully exported from the transit port of Kalemie in Katanga. The exportation of minerals from Maniema via Kalemie, and no longer through the Kivus,\u00a0is part of the traceability process of minerals that was started by the Congolese Government.<\/p>\n

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

Congo-Kinshasa: Greenpeace’s Comment On the Statement By the Congolese Minister of the Environment<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Greenpeace International | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Greenpeace demande au gouvernement de mettre fin \u00e0 la culture de l’impunit\u00e9<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Greenpeace welcomes the announcement by the Congolese government to clean up the logging industry. This is a first step towards sustainable use and protection of the Congo Forest. However more needs to be done to ensure control and enforcement of laws governing the World’s second largest rainforest.<\/p>\n

Equateur: la population de Bandayowa exige le d\u00e9part de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 foresti\u00e8re Contrefort<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les populations contre l\u2019exploitation semi-industrielle du bois dans des for\u00eats des communaut\u00e9s locales<\/a> | 3rd<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par l’exploitation ill\u00e9gale des for\u00eats<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

La r\u00e9forme fonci\u00e8re en RDC s\u2019invite dans le c\u00e9nacle des partenaires financi\u00e8res du pays<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

UN-HABITAT \u00e0 la rescousse de la RDC<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 | allAfrica<\/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

African Economic Conference in Kigali<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kigali: d\u00e9cideurs politiques et chercheurs discutent du d\u00e9veloppement et de la croissance en Afrique<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kigali: \u00ab les conflits arm\u00e9s affectent la croissance \u00e9conomique inclusive en Afrique \u00bb, selon la Bad<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Good Contracts and Clear Politics Needed to Benefit from Natural Resources<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | African Development Bank Group<\/p>\n

Countries have the sovereign responsibility and their citizens expect them to use their natural resources responsibly, Roger Nord, the Deputy Director, IMF Africa Department, said at the African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda.<\/p>\n

One sure way to achieve this is to ensure that right from the start they negotiate contracts that are in their interests. Countries that are already in agreements that disfavour them should find all means possible to renegotiate them, he added.<\/p>\n

The best place to start, according to Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the former Governor of Nigeria\u2019s Central Bank, is to put in place robust legislation against which these negotiations can be anchored.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose discovering oil now and natural resources, write the laws before you start exploiting them. Once the resource revenues start flowing it becomes difficult to manage or even to write the laws,\u201d Soludo said while contributing in a plenary focused on harnessing Africa\u2019s extractive industries.<\/p>\n

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

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

Scoping study proves up Kanzi – Minbos<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

A scoping study into phosphate hopeful Minbos\u2019 Kanzi project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has demonstrated positive economics, with the study forecasting a cash flow of $1.5-billion over a 17-year mine life. The Kanzi project is some 15 km from the Congo River and 35 km from the operating port of Boma, Bas-Congo province. The project has an inferred mineral resource of 66-million tons, at 15.3% phosphate.<\/p>\n

Des Ong accusent l’entreprise mini\u00e8re Tenke Fungurume Mining de fraude fiscale<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Seven NGOs accuse the company Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) of overstating its investment in Katanga with the aim of minimising taxes owed to the Congolese State.<\/p>\n

Kilo Goldmines: Intersection of 5.80 m Grading 42.24 G\/T Gold, in a 700 m Open Ended High Grade Gold Zone<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Maketwire<\/p>\n

Kilo Goldmines Ltd. announces results from eleven drill holes, completed in 2012, on the Kitenge prospect of the Company’s Somituri Project in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Mills en route to new DRC gold mine halfway across Africa<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Turbines for DRC hydropower project being made in Boksburg<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Mark Bristow et Louis Watum : \u00ab La mine de Kibali sera une des plus grandes de son genre en Afrique \u00bb<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Two 7 MW mills are being transported halfway across Africa \u2013 from the Port of Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast, to the Kibali gold project, in Doko, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to Randgold, 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

Chemaf\u2019s plans disrupted by diggers<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

Lubumbashi: la population attaque les installations de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Chemaf<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The coming months could be difficult for the private security firm Bras Security which informed the authorities in Katanga in late October about the daily invasions of hundreds of diggers on the Etoile copper and cobalt concession of Chemicals of Africa (Chemaf), a 99.7% owned affiliate of Shalina Resources.<\/p>\n

DRC mining law changes won’t be retroactive – Minister<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Mining code reforms: state wants bigger share<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

Tiger moves to allay investor fears on DRC legislation<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo’s planned overhaul of mining laws, to give the State higher royalties and a bigger stake in projects, will not affect existing contracts, its Mines Minister said. The country is seeking to enlarge its stake in mining projects to 35% from 5% and increase royalties to gain greater state revenues from the sector, a move that has rattled firms active in the country.<\/p>\n

Gas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avec ses 65 milliards de m3 de gaz m\u00e9thane, la RDC est pr\u00eate \u00e0 entrer dans \u00ab l’\u00e2ge d’or du gaz \u00bb<\/a> | 1st<\/sup> November 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DRC natural gas reserves are estimated at 65 billion m3<\/sup> of methane, the equivalent of 50 million tons of oil.<\/p>\n

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

Uganda suspends new mining licences issuance<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | The East African | Africa Review<\/p>\n

Uganda has suspended the issuance of new mining licences and put on notice those with non-performing ones following revelations that a number were handed out irregularly. Officials from the Ministry of Energy said most of the illegal licences had ended up in the hands of speculators who lacked the financial or technical ability to deliver.<\/p>\n

Uganda invites bids for re-starting of copper mines<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Reuters | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Uganda has invited bids for the restart of production at its Kilembe copper mines near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and expects the winner to invest about $100-million in the project. The mine was abandoned in the early 1980s due to political turmoil and lower copper prices in global markets.<\/p>\n

Oil Firms Must Conserve Exploration Areas<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Following the discovery of 3.5 billion barrels of oil now, Uganda is largely still under more oil exploration. It is also set to construct an oil refinery in western Uganda. Most of the oil wells are located in National parks hosting many tourist attractions.<\/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

U.S. Seeks Updated Definition of Conflict Diamonds<\/a> | 31st<\/sup> October 2012 | US State Department | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Les Etats-Unis cherchent une d\u00e9finition actualis\u00e9e des diamants de la guerre<\/a> | 2nd<\/sup> November 2012 | US Department of State | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The United States will urge representatives at an international meeting on diamond certification to agree to an updated definition for “conflict diamond.” At the November 27-30 meeting at the State Department, the United States also will encourage the 77 countries that participate in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to strongly enforce certification rules. That will stem the illicit flow of diamonds used by rebel movements to fund wars against legitimate governments, said U.S. Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic, who leads the 2012 U.S. chairmanship of the Kimberley Process.<\/p>\n

Africa: UN Experts Call for More Protection of Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups Affected By Business Activities<\/a> | 4th<\/sup> November 2012 | UN News Centre | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A United Nations expert body has called on States and business enterprises to address the heightened risk of vulnerability, discrimination and marginalization of groups and communities whose human rights are affected by business activities across the world.<\/p>\n

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

Mineral traceability – tin ore from Maniema exported via port of Kalemie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katanga: 150 tonnes de cassit\u00e9rite du Maniema export\u00e9es via le port de Kalemie<\/a> | 5th<\/sup> November 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les op\u00e9rateurs miniers invit\u00e9s \u00e0 suivre le circuit officiel<\/a> | 6th<\/sup> November 2012 | La Prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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