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

In Kampala, the only progress in the talks between the DR Congo Government and the M23 rebels was the agreement signed yesterday, 18 December, on the rules of procedure of the discussions to come.<\/p>\n

On the ground, the residents of Goma live in fear of a new attack on the city. The M23 rebels are still close, and Rwandan soldiers have crossed the border; the Rwandans claim they want to chase the FDLR, who are reported to mass troops in Masisi territory.<\/p>\n

In his annual State of the Nation before parliament, President Kabila called the crisis a \u201cwar of aggression by Rwanda\u201d. US President Obama urged his Rwandan counterpart Kagame to end all assistance for rebel groups in the DRC.<\/p>\n

While in the north of North Kivu province over 100 Mai-Mai surrendered to the Congolese army, in the neighbouring territory of Mambasa in Ituri in one week\u2019s time the army recaptured the gold-rich Pangoy area from Morgan\u2019s Mai-Mai and were chased again by 200 heavily armed FARDC deserters from North Kivu.<\/p>\n

In the Central African Republic, the new rebel coalition moved up and also took the northeastern towns of Bamingui and Bria, a diamond-mining hub. Chadian troops crossed the border to fight them.<\/p>\n

The International Criminal Court in The Hague acquitted former Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo of war crimes and crimes against humanity, saying prosecutors failed to prove his commanding role in the murder of 200 villagers in a 2003 attack in Ituri.<\/p>\n

A Belgian court opened the way for a trial against Belgians accused of complicity in the 1961 killing of Congo\u2019s first Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba.<\/p>\n

IPIS\u00a0News<\/strong><\/h1>\n

There will be no IPIS Briefing in\u00a0the following two weeks.Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) on strategy against LRA<\/strong><\/p>\n

UN and African Union to seek increased funding for strategy against the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Mobiliser des ressources \u00e0 l’appui du programme relatif \u00e0 la LRA, t\u00e2che la plus urgente du BRENUAC<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Activities of Lord\u2019s Resistance Army Top Concerns as Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative in Central Africa Briefs Security Council<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 : le Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour l’Afrique centrale constate une am\u00e9lioration de la situation malgr\u00e9 des d\u00e9fis persistants<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The United Nations and African Union (AU) will seek increased funding early next year for a strategy against the armed group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its impact on communities in Central Africa, the Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abou Moussa, told the Security Council.<\/p>\n

Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and on areas affected by the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army [S\/2012\/923]<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Rapport du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral sur les activit\u00e9s du Bureau r\u00e9gional des Nations Unies pour l\u2019Afrique centrale et les zones o\u00f9 s\u00e9vit l\u2019Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du Seigneur (S\/2012\/923)<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

UNOCA report covering the period June-December 2012.<\/p>\n

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

M23 crisis in North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kampala peace talks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Des concertations mais toujours pas de n\u00e9gociation directe entre Kinshasa et le M23<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Kinshasa \u00e9vite de \u00ab m\u00e9langer les interlocuteurs \u00bb, le M23 discute de \u00ab gouvernance \u00bb<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Pourparlers de Kampala – Le M23 veut imposer sa loi \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DR Congo officials and M23 rebels locked in talks<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : rebelles du M23 et gouvernement congolais tentent de fixer l’agenda de n\u00e9gociations de paix<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DRC Govt, M23 in Closed-Door Talks<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DR Congo’s M23 rebels and government delegates are locked in negotiations to agree an agenda for peace talks, a Ugandan official said Friday.<\/p>\n

“They have been meeting behind closed doors to agree on rules of procedure and the agenda,” said Paddy Ankunda, a spokesman for the Ugandan defence ministry, which is mediating the talks in Kampala.<\/p>\n

Kampala : report de la pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re aux pourparlers entre le Gouvernement et le M23<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ebauche de n\u00e9gociations \u00e0 Kampala entre le gouvernement congolais et le M23<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Talks in Kampala between the DRC government and the M23 rebels have been extended until 31 December. Discussions concern both the agenda and the rules of procedure. The agenda will set out two points: the evaluation of the March 23 agreements signed in 2009 with the rebels of the CNDP, and the second item is called “All elements relating to the security and the socio-economic management of the country”. The Ugandan mediators suggest the Government to accept the second point, demanded by the rebels, in exchange for a rule saying that any solution must respect the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Les pourparlers intercongolais pi\u00e9tinent<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

La fin des n\u00e9gociations Kinshasa – Le M23 annonc\u00e9e pour le 31 d\u00e9cembre<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DRC, M23 Talks Extended Till End of Year<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

M23-Kinshasa Talks Get $500,000 Financial Boost<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, linked to American billionaire Warren Buffett, has pledged US$500,000 to facilitate ongoing negotiations between the DRC government and M23 rebels in Uganda, it was announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

Congolese Govt, M23 Rebels Hold Closed-Door Talks<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le M23 r\u00e9clame d\u00e9sormais l’administration de Goma – L’ombre de l’\u00e9chec continue \u00e0 planer sur les discussions de Kampala<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Kampala : le gouvernement et le M23 ont adopt\u00e9 le r\u00e8glement int\u00e9rieur du dialogue<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese Government and the rebels of the movement of March 23 (M23) adopted and signed the rules of procedure of the negotiations in Kampala, Uganda Tuesday 18 December. The document includes twenty-two articles laying down the rules of the game and the terms of the discussions for the duration of the dialog. These rules, signed by Raymond Tshibanda on behalf of the Congolese Governement and by Fran\u00e7ois Rucogoza for M23, insist that the dialogue do not prejudice the constitution of the DRC, while finding solutions to the conflict in the East.<\/p>\n

Kabila\u2019s State of the Nation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph Kabila : \u00ab La guerre dans l\u2019Est a pour objectif de justifier la balkanisation de la RDC \u00bb<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The President of the DRC, Joseph Kabila, Saturday 15 December gave his annual address on the State of the Nation to a joint session of parliament in Kinshasa. He dedicated most of it to the security situation in North Kivu. He said that the objective of the war currently raging in the East of the DRC is to “create hotbeds of tension to create chaos and thus justify the Balkanization of the country\u201d.<\/p>\n

Congo President Kabila Wants Stronger UN Force to Fight Rebels<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

DR Congo\u2019s president,\u00a0Joseph Kabila, called for a stronger mandate for the United Nations peacekeepers in the country. \u201cThe current crisis has proven, one more time, the limits of the approach of its actions in our country to the deep frustration of the government and the Congolese population,\u201d president Kabila told a joint session of parliament in Kinshasa. \u201cWe have requested a reorganization of its mandate to bring it in line with the reality on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congo’s Kabila says plans initiative to unite country<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Reuters | AlertNet<\/p>\n

DRC President Joseph Kabila said on Saturday he was planning an initiative aimed at uniting the central African nation, torn by an eastern rebellion and a furious political opposition. “National cohesion must not be conditional, it must be open for all,” Kabila said in an address to parliament. “An initiative will be taken shortly, the details to be decided in due course. There should not be a Congo for the majority and a separate one for the opposition.”<\/p>\n

DR Congo leader says defence top priority after rebel takeover<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Daily<\/p>\n

DR Congo President Joseph Kabila on Saturday vowed that defence would be a top priority for his government after the recent brief rebel takeover of Goma. “Defence, nothing but defence, with a dissuasive, apolitical and professional army. “I call on our youth to massively enlist,” he said, adding that “any new attempt at aggression will be suicidal.”<\/p>\n

Kabila also accused neighbouring Rwanda of backing the push by the M23 rebels, echoing accusations by the United Nations that Rwanda has denied. “An unjust war has been imposed on us one more time. Everything has already been said about this war of aggression by Rwanda,” he said to whistles and cheers from lawmakers.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de la majorit\u00e9 estime que l\u2019appel \u00e0 la coh\u00e9sion du Chef de l\u2019Etat est opportun, ceux de l\u2019opposition insistent sur des pr\u00e9alables<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

L’option militaire prend d\u00e9sormais le dessus<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel<\/p>\n

Etat de la nation devant le congr\u00e8s<\/p>\n

MONUSCO \/ UN statements<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 12 d\u00e9cembre 2012<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

Situation in Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo remains \u2018tense and fragile\u2019 \u2013 UN spokesperson<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

RDC : situation s\u00e9curitaire toujours \u00ab tendue et fragile \u00bb dans les Kivu, confirme l’ONU<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The situation on the ground in the Kivus remains \u201ctense and fragile,\u201d a United Nations spokesperson said today. The spokesperson for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Kieran Dwyer, also said that \u2018blue helmets\u2019 from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) have received reports of fighters with the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group around the city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: initial findings by UN confirm human rights violations amid recent violence<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

UN says more than 125 rapes during DR Congo army retreat<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDCongo: 126 viols pr\u00e8s de Goma, neuf soldats gouvernementaux arr\u00eat\u00e9s (ONU)<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Neufs soldats arr\u00eat\u00e9s en RDC pour au moins 126 viols pr\u00e8s de Goma<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Monde<\/p>\n

Preliminary findings by United Nations investigators have documented at least 126 rapes and the killing of two civilians \u2013 one a minor \u2013 during a probe into human rights violations in and around the town of Minova between November 20 and 30, as the army retreated from advancing M23 rebels. A parallel investigation by the armed forces of DRC (FARDC), has led to the arrest of nine FARDC soldiers, two in connection with the rapes, and seven in connection with lootings, a UN spokesperson, Martin Nesirky, told at UN Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n

Les Casques bleus en alerte en RDCongo, l’ONU “pr\u00eate \u00e0 envoyer” des renforts<\/a> | 19th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The head of the United Nations peace-keeping operations, Herv\u00e9 Ladsous, said the UN is “ready to send reinforcements” to DR Congo, in response to the movements of the M23 rebels in the region of Goma. Mr. Ladsous told the Security Council and then the press that hundreds of rebels had been identified within a cease-fire zone some 20 km from the provincial capital of North Kivu. “Reinforcements can be transported very very fast to Goma if the circumstances required it”, he said.<\/p>\n

Tension in and around Goma<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : le M23 ne s\u2019est pas retir\u00e9 de Goma de 20 km, selon la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Contrary to the resolution of the heads of State of the Great Lakes that called on the M23 to withdraw beyond 20 miles from Goma, the rebel movement has installed its outpost at Munigi in the territory of Nyirangongo, pnly 10 km away from the provincial capital of North Kivu, civil society sources report.<\/p>\n

Goma: le M23 se retire progressivement, selon une structure de la CIRGL<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Deputy Coordinator of the joint border verification mechanism, colonel L\u00e9on Mahoungo, said Wednesday 12 December the M23 rebels will withdraw 20 km from Goma, in accordance with the resolutions of the Summit of the Heads of State of the ICGLR. He thus responded to the population of Goma who feared a possible attack from M23, installed at Munigi, 10 km from the provincial capital of North Kivu.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des troupes rwandaises signal\u00e9es \u00e0 Nyiragongo occup\u00e9 par le M23<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Soldiers of the Rwandan Army (Rwanda Defence Forces) are reported to have entered the DRC Wednesday 12 December via the border posts of Kasizi and Kanyanja, north of Goma, in Nyiragongo territory (North Kivu). This territory is currently occupied by the rebels of the M23. According to local sources, the Rwandans were first seen Tuesday 11 December in the morning. They arrived in a dozen of trucks with ammunition and other war effects of war from the border post of Kasizi.<\/p>\n

Le M23 accus\u00e9 de pr\u00e9parer une nouvelle guerre<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Several sources claim that the M23 rebels, still on the outskirts of Goma, have recently received “Rwandan” battalions to strengthen their ranks in the event of failure of the talks with Kinshasa. The Rwandan soldiers themselves said they are there to hunt for the rebels of the FDLR.<\/p>\n

Troops Mass in Fought-Over City, Raising Fear of New Violence in Congo<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Hundreds of troops from opposing sides have been moving into new positions around Goma, a strategic, contested city in the DR Congo, aid organizations said Sunday, raising worries of yet another explosion of violence. Witnesses reported that truckloads of Rwandan soldiers recently crossed the border and were camped within 20 miles of Goma. United Nations officials confirmed a sudden military buildup around Goma but said that they did not know the identities of the various groups of soldiers.<\/p>\n

Le porte-parole des FARDC au Nord-Kivu plac\u00e9 en d\u00e9tention<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Lieutenant-Colonel Olivier Hamuli, military spokesman of the FARDC in North Kivu, was placed in detention on Monday 17 December. According to provincial military sources, he is accused of serious breaches in the exercise of its functions within the army, without specifying them.<\/p>\n

RD Congo : “Ce n’est pas seulement le M23” qui est autour de Goma (gouvernement)<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Military sources, residents and human rights activists say that Rwandan troops entered the Congolese territory several times since early December. When questioned by AFP on the allegations, Government spokesman Lambert Mende said: “the information we have allows us to say (…) and I will say no more: it is not only the M23 which is around Goma. That’s all I can say”.<\/p>\n

DR Congo accuses M23 rebels of breaching ceasefire<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The DR Congo on Tuesday accused the M23 rebels of never fully withdrawing from the key eastern city of Goma, despite pledging to do so in a ceasefire brokered by East African nations to end the long-running conflict. “They never completely withdrew, they never carried out the terms of the statement by the heads of state” of the Great Lake region, government spokesman Lambert Mende said. “These are people who go from provocation to provocation. We expect everything, absolutely everything from our attackers.”<\/p>\n

Psychose et compte \u00e0 rebours \u00e0 Goma<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

International troops for neutral force<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

No Nam Troops to DRC<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Namibian | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Namibia will not contribute any troops to the SADC Standby Force for the Democratic Republic of Congo, but will assist the mission in other ways. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) last weekend pledged to send 4 000 troops to form a neutral force in eastern Congo, where rebels have waged an eight-month siege.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe: Nation to Deploy in DRC. . . Kinshasa to Meet Costs, Operation to Last One Year, SADC Okays Move<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Herald | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe will deploy troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a neutral Sadc force pledged by the regional bloc to resolve the armed conflict in the eastern part of that country.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe: Troops Heading to DRC, Again<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | SW Radio Africa (London) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

An official within ZANU PF has confirmed that troops from Zimbabwe will once again be heading to the war ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo, this time as part of a peacekeeping force under the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC).<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe: DRC Deployment – Mugabe Did Not Consult Cabinet<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Zimbabwe Independent | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Cabinet and parliament as well as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai were not consulted by President Robert Mugabe when he decided to deploy Zimbabwean troops to the DRC as part of a Sadc peacekeeping force.<\/p>\n

‘We Have Not Deployed in DRC’ . . . President Says SADC Standby Brigade Will Help Kinshasa, Tanzania Is Commander of the Regional Force<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Herald | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe has not deployed troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, but will only contribute soldiers to a Sadc Standby Brigade for a peacekeeping mission in that country, President Mugabe has said.<\/p>\n

Kudos to SADC for DRC Force<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Herald | allAfrica<\/p>\n

News that Sadc has finally moved to deploy its standby force in the Democratic Republic of Congo is providential and shows that the regional group is carrying on the legacy of the Front Line States that preceded it. As we report elsewhere in this issue, we are contributing troops to the Standby Force and we are not going in as Zimbabwe but as part of a Sadc force.<\/p>\n

Petit \u00e0 petit se signalent les arm\u00e9es de la Force neutre de s\u00e9curisation de la fronti\u00e8re entre la RDc et le Rwanda<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

US on Rwanda and M23<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obama Warns Rwanda\u2019s President Against Backing Congo M23 Rebels<\/a> | 19th<\/sup> December 2012 | Bloomberg<\/p>\n

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all assistance for rebel groups in the\u00a0Democratic Republic\u00a0of the Congo, calling such support \u201cinconsistent\u201d with regional stability. During a phone call yesterday with Kagame, Obama pressed the importance of \u201creaching a transparent and credible political agreement that includes an end to impunity\u201d by commanders of rebels, including the M23 group, linked to human rights abuses, according to a White House statement.<\/p>\n

Congo: Two Rebel Leaders Hit With Financial Sanctions<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

The United States blacklisted two senior leaders of the M23 movement, Col. Baudoin Ngaruye and Col. Innocent Kaina, accusing them of recruiting child soldiers and obstructing peaceful resolution of the chronic conflict in the\u00a0Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Rep. Karen Bass, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health and Human Rights Joins House Colleagues in Asking for Congo Envoys<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | United States Congress | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Washington, D.C \u2014 Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights joined 12 members of the U.S. House of Representatives asking the Obama Administration to appoint a U.S. envoy as well as the appointment of a U.N. envoy to help in diffusing the crisis engulfing eastern Congo.<\/p>\n

Susan Rice renounces State Dpt<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Congo: Susan Rice dans le collimateur<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Susan Rice and Africa\u2019s unholy trinity<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Pambazuka News<\/p>\n

Susan Rice renonce au d\u00e9partement d’\u00e9tat<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Susan Rice rattrap\u00e9e par son soutien \u00e0 Kigali<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Comments, analyses, interviews<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda’s genocide and the bloody legacy of Anglo-American guilt<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Failure to intervene in 1994’s horror means the US and UK have refused to rein in President Paul Kagame’s excesses in Congo.<\/p>\n

The M23 Funhouse, Where Congolese Youth Get in Free<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Le M23, une opportunit\u00e9 pour les jeunes ?<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The M23 movement presents a conundrum to youth in North Kivu. Promised bright, lucrative futures, some young Congolese citizens have joined in the ranks of these rebels.<\/p>\n

Policy Brief: Issues That Must Be On the Table at Eastern Congo’s Peace Talks<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

As Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast argued at this week’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the crisis in the Congo, the current approach is “already making all of the same mistakes as its predecessor processes, and will likely result in the same kind of short-term deal”\u00a0that has left Congo in an state of war for almost two decades.<\/p>\n

Africa’s Wealth and Western Poverty of Thought<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Pambazuka News | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A response to J. Peter Pham’s New York Times’ article on the Congo, 30 november 2012.<\/p>\n

RDC: Les Banyamulenge se dissocient des rebelles du M23<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | BurundiVision<\/p>\n

What if the Kivu war harmed the Congolese Tutsis more that it benefits them? Interview with Enock Ruberangabo, National President a.i. of the Banyamulenge community.<\/p>\n

Negotiating With the DRC Rebels – First As Tragedy, Then As Farce?<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | ThinkAfricaPress | allAfrica<\/p>\n

If talks with M23 are not responsibly managed and we see a repeat of the 2009 CNDP talks, we could also see another identikit conflict a few years down the line.<\/p>\n

The World\u2019s Worst War<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/p>\n

Bring Women into DRC Peace Talks – Diop<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Last month Bineta Diop – named by\u00a0Time\u00a0magazine as one of the world’s most influential women – responded to appeals from local women and visited the conflict-ravaged eastern region of the DRC. She almost didn’t make it out.<\/p>\n

Governor accuses rebels of terrorising DR Congo city<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RD Congo: le M23 veut “maintenir Goma dans la psychose” (gouverneur)<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The governor of the unstable DR Congo province of North Kivu on Monday accused rebels of the M23 movement of seeking to terrorise people in the eastern city of Goma, which they had left after a brief occupation. Julien Paluku argued that the rebels were maintaining “pressure to show that at any moment, if this or that isn’t done in Kampala, they will take Goma.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile in Goma – Withdrawal of M23 and Kampala ‘Negotiations’<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | African Arguments<\/p>\n

The day Goma fell to the M23 I was on my way there, having planned to take a boat to Eastern Congo’s largest city on November 20th from Bukavu. Eventually I had to travel to Kinshasa through Bujumbura and Nairobi. Three weeks later, the flights from the capital to the east have become normalised again.<\/p>\n

Analysis: Seeking civilian and military solutions in the DRC<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Even as they continue to work toward a negotiated solution to the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the leaders of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) are planning to deploy a 4,000-strong “neutral force” to the region to improve its security. Yet regional analysts and stakeholders are at odds over the force\u2019s composition and mandate.<\/p>\n

Hazy motives fuel Congo conflict<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Financial Times<\/p>\n

Minerals are only one factor behind the most extensive rebellion in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in years.<\/p>\n

FDLR allegedly massing troops in Masisi territory, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

6,000 Rebels Preparing Offensive<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

According to News of Rwanda, a classified United Nations document says the FDLR militia is amassing troops – with some from Zambia and Congo Brazzaville in preparation for an attack on Rwanda. The document with reference number CLA-MP-94\/12-12 dated December 17 was prepared by MONUSCO for internal consumption. It reads in part: “Reliable sources (humanitarian workers) has reported to MONUSCO’s component on 16th Dec 12 about the presence of 4000 FDLR cadres at Kazibake…, Groupement of Bashali Mokoto, Localit\u00e9 Lukweti\/Ndurumo.”<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai surrender in Lubero territory, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lubero: plus de 100 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef se rendent aux FARDC<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Over 100 Mai-Mai militiamen of general Kikuli la Fontaine and of colonel la Temp\u00eate began surrendering to the FARDC on 13 December in Lubero territory, North Kivu.<\/p>\n

Heavy fighting over gold mines in Mambasa territory, Ituri, Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province Orientale : les FARDC r\u00e9cup\u00e8rent plusieurs localit\u00e9s occup\u00e9es par les hommes de Morgan<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ituri: 3 militaires tu\u00e9s dans des affrontements entre les FARDC et des d\u00e9serteurs<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Reportedly about 200 army deserters from North Kivu lead by a certain colonel Hilaire attacked and chased the FARDC from several villages in the gold-rich Pangoy area in Mambasa territory, Ituri. Only a week ago, the Congolese army had succeeded in chasing the militiamen of rebel chief Paul Sadala alias Morgan from the same villages, after four months of occupation.<\/p>\n

LRA activity in Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faradje: des rebelles LRA ont enlev\u00e9 5 personnes \u00e0 Lidjo, selon la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

According to the civil society of Watsa, armed men identified as Ugandan rebels of the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) kidnapped five people in the village of Lidjo in Faradje territory, Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Province orientale – Des groupes arm\u00e9s actifs \u00e0 Duru-Kpaika-Nambia<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

MONUSCO says elements of the LRA are still present in certain parts of Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Violence in central Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitwaba : des hommes arm\u00e9s tuent le conservateur du parc de l\u2019Upemba<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The curator of the Upemba national park was killed by armed men last Saturday, 15 December, in the territory of Mitwaba (Katanga).<\/p>\n

The same day, in the same territory, Congolese soldiers fell into an ambush by Mai-Mai militiamen.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013 \u2013 DRC second<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crackdown on political dissent spurs rise in human rights abuses in growth economies \u2013 Maplecroft Risk Atlas<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Maplecroft news<\/p>\n

The risk of complicity in human rights violations by security forces is especially high in fragile, resource rich countries such as DR Congo (2), Myanmar (6), Iraq (7), Nigeria (12) and Indonesia (32).<\/p>\n

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

Ugandan Defence Chief on ADF and M23 rebels<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDF Will Only Enter Congo to Fight ADF- Aronda<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The chief of defence forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, recently revealed that the Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebels in the eastern DR Congo are re-organising and recruiting to attack Uganda. Joshua Kato talked to him about the threat.<\/p>\n

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

Rebels also take Bamingui and Bria<\/strong><\/p>\n

RCA : les rebelles menacent Boziz\u00e9<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: Les attaques dans le nord-est revendiqu\u00e9es par une alliance de groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Central African Republic rebels take diamond-mine town<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: Les rebelles entrent dans la ville mini\u00e8re de Bria<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : des villes du Nord-Est entre les mains des rebelles<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Chad deploys troops to help fight CAR rebels<\/a> | 19th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Rebel forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) have captured Bria, a key mining town in a diamond-rich region. The new rebel coalition, \u201cSeleka\u201d, says it now controls at least four towns and has threatened to overthrow the government. Chad has sent troops to fight them.<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic: UN envoy signs agreements on conflict-related sexual violence<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine: deux accords conclus par l’ONU pour mieux prot\u00e9ger les victimes de violences sexuelles<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

The UN Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, today concluded a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) with the announcement of two agreements on conflict-related sexual violence with stakeholders in the country\u2019s peace process. In addition to focussing greater international attention on the situation in the CAR, the aim of the envoy\u2019s visit was to gain first-hand knowledge of the challenges involved in addressing conflict-related sexual violence there.<\/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

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

Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo: Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 12 d\u00e9cembre 2012<\/a><\/strong> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 50\/12, 12 d\u00e9cembre 2012<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

More than 900,000 displaced in east DR Congo: UN<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : Plus de 900.000 personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es comptabilis\u00e9es au Nord Kivu (HCR)<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

More than 900,000 people have been displaced by violence in the strife-ridden eastern DR Congo region of North Kivu, up about 500,000 on the figure made public in April, a UN official said Thursday. The steep rise was due to intense fighting between the army and rebel group M23 around the regional capital Goma, said Gert Weskereen of UN refugee agency UNHCR.<\/p>\n

RD Congo : les d\u00e9plac\u00e9s du Nord-Kivu \u00e0 nouveau dans la tourmente<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | MSF | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Rapport de Situation Humanitaire sur la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – 14 d\u00e9cembre 2012<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : CARE recueille les t\u00e9moignages des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | CARE | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu – Banro vole au secours des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mugunga<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

DR Congo fighting ‘sees refugee numbers rise’<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Humanitarian workers have warned of a sharp rise in refugees in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of recent fighting.<\/p>\n

Shattered Families, Raped Lives in DR Congo<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Refugees recount M23’s invasion, rapes and murder.<\/p>\n

Displaced People in North Kivu Are Facing Renewed Turmoil<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | MSF | allAfrica<\/p>\n

UNHCR still concerned about security situation in camps near Goma<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le HCR reste pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par la situation de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les camps pr\u00e8s de Goma<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Les personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es dans l’est de la RDC toujours sous la menace des groupes arm\u00e9s rebelles, selon le HCR<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Millions Left At the Mercy of Militias and Armed Forces Across Eastern Congo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Oxfam International | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Des millions de personnes sous la menace des milices et forces arm\u00e9es dans l\u2019Est de la RDC<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Oxfam | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

EU Nobel Prize Money Granted to Save the Children and Norwegian Refugee Council<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Marketwire<\/p>\n

13,000 children who have fled from conflict in Somalia and DR Congo will benefit from EU Nobel prize money, granted to Save the Children and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).<\/p>\n

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

UNHCR Burundi Bulletin sp\u00e9cial sur Mtabila No. 10<\/a><\/strong> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Other<\/strong><\/h1>\n

South Sudan \u2013 Congolese refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 3,000 refugees in Morobo County<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Miraya FM | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Over three thousand six hundred refugees fleeing conflict in the DR Congo have crossed into Moro County in Central Equatoria State. The Refugees are fleeing conflict between DR Congo government forces and M23 rebels in the eastern part of the country.<\/p>\n

Zambia \u2013 Congolese refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zambia: Housing the DRC refugees<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Over the past five weeks, almost 1,000 people have fled into Zambia to escape fighting in the DR Congo, forcing the Zambian government to consider re-opening a refugee camp it closed two years ago. The refugees are pouring into Kilwa Island, on Lake Mweru, from villages in DRC\u2019s Katanga Province. Many refugees have told the Zambians that they fled an onslaught by the Mai-Mai militia groups, while others said they had been forced to leave because of fighting between the government\u2019s forces, FARDC, and the rebel group M23 in eastern DRC.<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic – Help for People Fleeing Violence in Nd\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | ICRC | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Several hundred people have fled their homes since armed men attacked Nd\u00e9l\u00e9, a town of 20,000 inhabitants in northern Central African Republic, on 10 December.<\/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

ICC acquits Mathieu Ngudjolo<\/strong><\/p>\n

In its second ever verdict, the International Criminal Court (ICC) of The Hague acquitted former Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui and ordered his immediate release. He had been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in 2003 during an attack against the village of Bogoro in Ituri (Province Orientale), a massacre that claimed almost 200 lives. Judges said that the prosecution had not proved \u201cbeyond reasonable doubt\u201d that Ngudjolo was the leader of the Lendu fighters who took part in the attack, but they emphasised that Ngudjolo’s acquittal did not mean no crimes occurred in the village.<\/p>\n

La CPI prononcera son deuxieme verdict mardi<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

ICC to Hand Down Second Verdict Tuesday<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Ngudjolo \u00e0 la CPI : le verdict sera rendu ce mardi<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La CPI va prononcer son premier verdict pour meurtre, contre Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Monde<\/p>\n

RDC : la CPI acquitte Mathieu Ngudjolo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

ICC acquits Congolese ex-militia boss of war crimes<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Congo militia boss Ngudjolo acquitted of war crimes at Hague<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

CPI: un ex-chef de milice congolais acquitt\u00e9<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Congolese militia leader acquitted of rape and murder charges<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

ICC acquits Congolese militia leader over atrocities<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

ICC Acquits Congolese Militia Leader of War Crimes<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Congo Warlord’s ICC Acquittal Raises Questions<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

ICC Acquits Mathieu Ngudjolo in Second Verdict<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Mathieu Ngudjolo acquitt\u00e9 pour les crimes de Bogoro<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

International Criminal Court acquits former Congolese rebel leader of war crimes<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

La CPI acquitte un ancien chef rebelle congolais de crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Congolese Rebel Leader Is Acquitted of War Crimes<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Le milicien congolais Mathieu Ngudjolo acquitt\u00e9 par la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

ICC acquits DR Congo ‘warlord’ Ngudjolo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Congo war crimes trial ends in acquittal<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | CNN<\/p>\n

Disappointment, fear after ex-DR Congo militia boss freed<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

ICC: Congolese Rebel Leader Acquitted in Court\u2019s Second Case<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Human Rights Watch<\/p>\n

ICC acquits Congolese armed group leader<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Amnesty International<\/p>\n

Warlord verdict casts doubt on Hague court<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Financial Times<\/p>\n

La CPI ordonne la lib\u00e9ration de Ngudjolo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

La CPI rejette la demande de maintien en d\u00e9tention de Mathieu Ngudjolo<\/a> | 19th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

ICC Bemba trial suspended until March 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le proc\u00e8s Bemba suspendu jusqu’au 4 mars 2013<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Proc\u00e8s Bemba: les audiences sont suspendues jusqu\u2019au 4 mars 2013<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Belgian judicial inquiry into death Lumumba<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ouverture d\u2019une enqu\u00eate sur la mort de Patrice Lumumba<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Soir \/ AFP<\/p>\n

A court in Brussels authorised a judicial inquiry into the death of the former Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba, murdered in 1961. The Lumumba family had lodged a complaint against several Belgians in 2011.<\/p>\n

Comp\u00e9tence universelle pour Lumumba ?<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Soir<\/p>\n

Is the killing of Patrice Lumumba to be considered murder or a war crime?<\/p>\n

Assassinat de Patrice Lumumba – vers un proc\u00e8s en Belgique?<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Assassinat de Patrice Lumumba – La justice belge va rouvrir le dossier 50 ans apr\u00e8s<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

La Belgique ouvre le dossier Lumumba<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Affaire Lumumba: la famille du h\u00e9ros national sollicite l\u2019appui du gouvernement congolais<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Assassinat de Lumumba – La justice belge veut identifier les commanditaires<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Comment les belges ont fait dispara\u00eetre Lumumba<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | RFI | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

ICTR \u2013 terms of judges extended<\/strong><\/p>\n

Security Council extends terms of judges serving on UN Rwanda genocide tribunal<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Security Council extends term of office of five appeals judges for Rwanda criminal tribunal until 31 December 2014 – resolution 2080 (2012) adopted unanimously<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 proroge de deux ans le mandat des juges du Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) – r\u00e9solution 2080 (2012)<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

The UN Security Council extended\u00a0the term of office of five judges serving with the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, to facilitate the completion of the court\u2019s work. The Council has urged both the ICTR and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to conclude their work by the end of 2014.<\/p>\n

Two ICTR convicts released<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals Grants Bisengimana, Serushago Early Release<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda: Lib\u00e9ration anticip\u00e9e pour deux condamn\u00e9s du TPIR ayant plaid\u00e9 coupables<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) granted early release to ex-Rwandan mayor, Paul Bisengimana, and former Interahamwe militiaman Omar Serushago, both detained in Mali.<\/p>\n

Kigali High Court – Mugesera trial<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mugesera Trial Resumes Today<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda\/Justice – Mugesera Trial Opens With Defence Challenge<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Rwanda\/Justice : La d\u00e9fense de Mugesera conteste la comp\u00e9tence temporelle de la cour<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | Hirondelle News Agency<\/p>\n

Mugesera, who was extradited from Canada last January, is charged in connection with a 1992 speech. The five charges against him include planning and publicly inciting genocide.<\/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

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

Belgian resolution to protect Virunga National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Georges Dallemagne<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Georges Dallemagne, a Belgian MP, succeeded on Dec. 13 in getting Parliament to adopt a resolution calling on the government to turn up heat on Kinshasa to ensure that all oil exploration permits (operated by Soco and Total) inside the Virunga national park in the eastern part of Congo-K be cancelled.<\/p>\n

\u2018Conflict minerals\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Africa: The quest for clean hands<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Financial Times<\/p>\n

Analysis. A Dodd-Frank act provision on stemming \u2018conflict minerals\u2019 trade has failed to rein in Congo militias.<\/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

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

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

DRC miner draws down $515.5m loan to expand operations<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

DRC-focused copper\/cobalt miner Katanga Mining says it has met all conditions precedent to draw down its $515.5-million senior secured facility provided by commodity trader Glencore. The facility funds part of the Phase 4 expansion of Katanga’s copper\/cobalt mine, in the Kolwezi district of the DRC.<\/p>\n

Alphamin Resources Corp.: Update on Bisie Tin Project, DRC<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Aphamin Resources Corp. | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Alphamin Resources Corp. has received results for a further 5 holes drilled on its wholly owned Bisie Tin Project in Walikale territory, North Kivu Province, DRC. Tin mineralisation at Bisie is unique due to the high grades of tin exploited historically by artisanal miners and confirmed with drilling.<\/p>\n

Concordia Announces the Start of Drilling on Its Ebende Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Concordia Resource Corp | Marketwire<\/p>\n

Concordia Resource Corp. announced that its joint venture partner, High Power Exploration Inc., has commenced an initial drill program and will begin an airborne magnetics survey this month over the southern licences of Concordia’s Ebende Project in the DR Congo, Kasai Oriental province. The exploration program is targeting nickel-copper and platinum group elements.<\/p>\n

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

Le ministre des Hydrocarbures d\u00e9plore la sous-exploitation des 31 blocs p\u00e9troliers du pays<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Congolese Minister of Hydrocarbons deplores the under-exploitation of the rich petroleum resources in 31 identified blocks in the DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Georges Dallemagne<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Georges Dallemagne, a Belgian MP, succeeded on Dec. 13 in getting Parliament to adopt a resolution calling on the government to turn up heat on Kinshasa to ensure that all oil exploration permits (operated by Soco and Total) inside the Virunga national park in the eastern part of Congo-K be cancelled.<\/p>\n

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

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

Museveni, Putin agree on oil, arms<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Daily Monitor<\/p>\n

Kampala<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s largest private crude producer, LUKoil, has expressed interest in the exploration, production and refining of Uganda\u2019s waxy oil, according to reports in the Russian media. The development came a day before President Museveni met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where they discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation on energy and mining.<\/p>\n

Ernest Rubondo<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

The powerful boss of the petroleum exploration and production department at Uganda\u2019s energy ministry, Ernst Rubondo, accompanied the country\u2019s president when he travelled to Russia last week.\u00a0(…)<\/p>\n

Oil Officials Should Declare Wealth – DP<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> November 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Democratic Party (DP), has demanded that all public officials involved in the oil industry declare their assets and subject their declaration to verification.<\/p>\n

Analysis: New law fails to ease oil concerns in Uganda<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Uganda’s parliament recently passed a law to govern the exploration, development and production of the country’s estimated three billion barrels of oil, a resource whose extraction will directly affect the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. While the law streamlines the burgeoning industry, analysts have raised concerns over transparency and over who controls the sector.<\/p>\n

President Museveni’s Speech to Parliament in Full<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Yoweri Museveni Thursday afternoon addressed Parliament on various issues, top of the agenda being oil.<\/p>\n

Uganda President Says Foreigners Sabotaging Oil Sector<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, facing donor aid cuts over graft, on Thursday accused unnamed “foreign interests” of sabotaging the oil sector to prevent the country from attaining financial freedom.<\/p>\n

MPs Were Bribed to Fail Oil Bill – Museveni<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Yoweri Museveni has asked the Inspector General of Government to investigate circumstances under which some Members of Parliament were paid huge sums of money during debate on the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill 2012. Museveni suspects that the MPs were generously funded by foreign interests bent on frustrating development of Uganda’s oil sector.<\/p>\n

Uganda: President Warns Lawmakers Over Oil Sabotage<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Members of parliament who were bribed to sabotage government from passing of the oil Exploration Development and Production Bill 2012 may end up in courts of law if the, Ombudsman, the Inspector General of Government implement what the president has ordered.<\/p>\n

NGOs Hit Back At President Museveni Over Oil<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

NGOs which President Yoweri Museveni accused of funding MPs to oppose the Oil Bill have shot back. The heads of the NGOs say they will not be intimidated or gagged.<\/p>\n

Civil Society Coalition On Oil Hits Back At Museveni Jibes<\/a> | 15th<\/sup> December 2012 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Civil Society Coalition on Oil (CSCO), a group of Ugandan NGOs following the oil and gas sector have labeled President Museveni’s accusations that the NGOs and some MPs were representing ‘foreign interests’ during the just concluded debate on the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2012 as diversionary politics.<\/p>\n

Uganda to Build Oil Refinery<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Yoweri Museveni has emphasized the need for Uganda to refine its oil instead of exporting it in crude form.<\/p>\n

Oil Refinery Survey Starts Next Year<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

An environmental baseline survey on the proposed land for the establishment of an oil refinery at Kabaale in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima district will start in January.<\/p>\n

Oil bill squeezes through<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n

Uganda\u2019s oil industry has come under new legislation since Dec.\u00a07.<\/p>\n

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

Tungsten mining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wolfram Mining and Processing Secures Tungsten Mining Concession<\/a> | 13th<\/sup> December 2012 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Five Year Mining Deal<\/a> | 16th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Mining Day Celebrated in Kayonza<\/a> | 17th<\/sup> December 2012 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The government has signed a five year mining concession extension with Wolfram Mining and Processing Limited for wolfram also known as tungsten exploitation. The concession area comprises a mine in Gifurwe, Burera District in the Northern Province.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

La BAD et la Centrafrique signent un Accord de don de 23 milliards de FCFA pour financer un projet d’interconnexion des r\u00e9seaux \u00e9lectriques avec la RDC<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Africa Development Bank Group<\/p>\n

The Africa Development Bank and the Central African Republic (CAR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to the first phase of the project of interconnection of the power networks of the CAR and the DRC, from the hydropower system of Boali.<\/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

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

EITI \u2013 Katanga provincial office opened<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kabwelulu installe une antenne de l’ITIE au Katanga pour aider \u00e0 la collecte des donn\u00e9es<\/a> | 14th<\/sup> December 2012 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Congolese Minister of Mines Martin Kabwelulu installed in Lubumbashi (Katanga) on Friday 14 December, the first provincial office of the Technical Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).<\/p>\n

Dodd-Frank Act on \u2018conflict minerals\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central Africa: The quest for clean hands<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Financial Times<\/p>\n

Analysis. A Dodd-Frank act provision on stemming \u2018conflict minerals\u2019 trade has failed to rein in Congo militias.<\/p>\n

IMF loan suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les risques de corruption montrent que le FMI a eu raison d\u2019arr\u00eater son programme de pr\u00eats au Congo<\/a> | 12th<\/sup> December 2012 | Global Witness<\/p>\n

(Translation in French of a statement originally published in English on 5 December 2012)<\/p>\n

Bloomberg and Reuters news agencies have reported that the International Monetary Fund has halted its loan programme with the DR Congo because of concerns over transparency in the country’s mining sector. While Congo is clearly in desperate need of funds, Global Witness believes that concerns over possible corruption in the country’s mining sector were so serious that the IMF was justified in stopping its lending.<\/p>\n

RDC: le ministre des Mines juge \u00ab d\u00e9mesur\u00e9e \u00bb la suspension des pr\u00eats du FMI<\/a> | 18th<\/sup> December 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

The Congolese Minister of Mines Martin Kabwelulu, judges “disproportionate” the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend $240 million of loans to the DRC because of the failed publication of some mining contracts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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