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

Last Sunday in Addis Ababa the \u201cPeace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region\u201d was signed by the DR Congo, its nine neighbours and South Africa, as well as by the UN and the African organisations AU, ICGLR and SADC. In this agreement the neighbouring countries make a renewed commitment not to interfere in the DRC, and the DRC to boost reforms, including security sector reform and democratization. The accord was greeted with a great deal of scepticism by Congolese and international civil society, Congolese political opposition and international observers; its supporters point out that oversight mechanisms at various levels are created to monitor the implementation of the commitments undertaken. Included in the agreement are also the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to the region and a \u201cstrategic review\u201d of the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Part of this review should be the deployment of the long-awaited Neutral International Force in the form of a special Intervention Brigade within MONUSCO, with a more robust peace enforcement mandate. While asking support for the creation of such a Brigade, Ban Ki-moon told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that neighbouring countries of the DRC continue to support rebel groups in the east of the country.<\/p>\n

The same day the Framework Agreement was signed, dissension within the M23 rebel movement between pro-Nkunda and pro-Bosco factions led to heavy fighting in Rutshuru town, leaving at least eight people dead. On Wednesday evening, M23\u2019s military leader Sultani Makenga<\/u> deposed the movement\u2019s political coordinator Jean-Marie Runiga.<\/p>\n

Not far from Rutshuru, in the former CNDP stronghold of Kitchanga<\/u>, the Congolese armed forces clashed with the APCLS militia. The army and the rebel group each hold half of the town.<\/p>\n

Further up north in North Kivu province, a soldier was killed and three wounded in two ambushes by rebel group ADF\/Nalu<\/u>.<\/p>\n

In South Kivu the Raia Mutomboki<\/u> militia remained very active in Shabunda territory, while in Uvira<\/u> territory the population continued to flee from FDLR and Burundian FNL.<\/p>\n

The Rift Valley Institute published two more reports of its Usalama Project, both on conflict in Ituri<\/u>, past and present.<\/p>\n

In Katanga<\/u> province, different Mai-Mai groups continue to create havoc; a Belgian missionary gives a gruesome account.<\/p>\n

In the Central African Republic<\/u> (CAR), the scheduled cantonment of the Seleka rebels was postponed indefinitely. The rebels accuse the government of failing to respect certain terms of the 11 January Libreville peace agreement, like the freeing of political prisoners and the departure of foreign troops.<\/p>\n

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IPIS’ News<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blood Coltan<\/strong>\u00a05 March 2013, 19:00-20:30<\/p>\n

University of Maastricht, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, Maastricht<\/p>\n

Mobile phones, smart phones and tablets all contain tiny electronic circuits, and they couldn\u2019t work without a mineral called coltan. Coltan is mined in eastern Congo. Here, this mineral helps to fuel one of the world\u2019s deadliest conflicts. Our demand for phones has been helping to finance a civil war in Congo. The event, organised by the Studium Generale of Maastricht University and the European Studies Association Concordantia, will discuss the human rights violations and ecological devastation accompanying coltan mining and trading.<\/p>\n

Toward a EU initiative on conflict minerals?<\/strong>\u00a013 March 2013<\/p>\n

Senate House, Brussels<\/p>\n

IPIS Research will be presenting on the OECD due diligence guidelines and the principle results of implementation monitoring.<\/p>\n

CONCORD Raw Materials Task Force – Stakeholder analysis on conflict minerals<\/strong>\u00a014 March 2013, 9:00-15:30<\/p>\n

11.11.11, Brussels<\/p>\n

IPIS research will be presenting on the principle results of the OECD pilot implementation phase and possible EU strategies on conflict minerals at this NGO platform event.<\/p>\n

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

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Upstream Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Final Report on one-year pilot implementation of the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten<\/a>\u00a0| January 2013 | IPIS<\/p>\n

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

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Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits : le M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la lumi\u00e8re de la r\u00e9cente occupation de Goma par le M23 et eu \u00e9gard \u00e0 la recrudescence du risque de conflit arm\u00e9 \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle en RDC, IPIS publie une br\u00e8ve mise \u00e0 jour de sa s\u00e9rie de rapports \u00ab Cartographie des motivations derri\u00e8re les conflits \u00bb (2007-2010), en se focalisant sp\u00e9cifiquement sur les intentions du M23.<\/p>\n

Ces rebelles affichent clairement une ambition politique et s\u2019orientent vers l\u2019instauration d\u2019un contr\u00f4le politique sur le territoire, en contestant l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de Kinshasa \u2013 int\u00e9r\u00eats strat\u00e9giques qu\u2019ils pourraient partager avec le Rwanda.<\/p>\n

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Mapping Conflict Motives: M23<\/a>\u00a0| November 2012 | IPIS<\/p>\n

In light of the recent occupation of Goma by M23 and the renewed risk of large-scale armed conflict in the DRC, IPIS publishes an update to its 2007-2010 \u2018mapping conflict motives\u2019 report series focusing specifically on the intentions of M23.<\/p>\n

The M23 rebels show a clear political ambition and a tendency to establish political control over territory and challenge Kinshasa\u2019s authority \u2013 strategic interests they might share with Rwanda.<\/p>\n

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A Code of Conduct for Arms Transport by Air. Transport Services under an Arms Trade Treaty Series<\/a>\u00a0| August 2012 | IPIS<\/p>\n

This report is a discussion of some key considerations for the development of a Cargo Industry Voluntary Code of Conduct relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment (ACI Code). The purpose of such a Code is to encourage as many aviation companies and other actors as possible in the air cargo industry to adhere to existing and new standards relating to the transport of arms, ammunition and other military equipment<\/p>\n

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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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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LRA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Issue Brief: Intelligence Needs in the Hunt for the LRA<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

With operations by the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army spanning several countries and swaths of dense jungle, hunting down the rebels requires excellent real-time intelligence\u2014something long deficient in the efforts to bring the LRA to an end. In a new \u00a0issue brief<\/a>\u00a0published by the Enough Project, LRA analyst. Ashley Benner, offers six reasons why intelligence about the LRA is difficult to collect and suggests six ways that the U.S. could address this challenge.<\/p>\n

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

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nation Unies du mercredi 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

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Framework Agreement signed in Addis Ababa<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Framework\u2019 Announced for Peace in Congo<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | The New York Times<\/p>\n

Leaders of several African countries and United Nations officials on Sunday announced a new \u201cframework\u201d to tackle instability in the\u00a0Democratic Republic of Congo, a war-torn country that has become synonymous with suffering and has eluded countless attempts to build a lasting peace over the years.<\/p>\n

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Crise en RDC: signature dimanche de l’accord international de paix \u00e0 Addis-Abeba<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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DR Congo: African leaders sign peace deal<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Signature d’un accord pour la paix en RDC<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

Crise \u00e0 l\u2019Est de la RDC: un accord de paix a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 \u00e0 Addis Abeba<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

African Leaders Sign DRC Peace Deal<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Eleven states sign United Nations deal for peace in Congo<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Accord de paix r\u00e9gional et projet de force internationale robuste en RDC<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Regional leaders sign peace deal for eastern DR Congo<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Regional African leaders have signed a UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

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Joseph Kabila : \u00abIl est plus que temps que nous garantissions \u00e0 nos populations le droit \u00e0 la vie\u00bb<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Statement By H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, at the Signing Ceremony of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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UN urges long-term commitment to today’s peace deal on DR Congo<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Ban demande le soutien des Etats Membres \u00e0 l’Accord-cadre pour la paix et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en RDC<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

RDC: pour l’ONU, l\u2019accord international de paix adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 Addis-Abeba est un \u00abd\u00e9but\u00bb<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Ban Ki-Moon salue la signature de l\u2019accord de paix sur la RDC<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Secretary-General\u00a0Ban Ki-moon today urged regional African leaders to provide sustained support at the highest political and diplomatic levels to implement a newly signed United Nations-backed accord aimed at stabilizing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n

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SADC Will Continue Assisting Peace in DRC – Guebuza<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Mozambique News Agency<\/p>\n

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Sunday pledged that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will continue working for a sustainable solution to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

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L’accord-cadre pour la paix en RDC sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 au conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 le 5 Mars prochain<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Reactions, comments & analyses<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : le futur accord-cadre pour la pacification de l\u2019Est critiqu\u00e9<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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L\u2019accord cadre sur la pacification de l\u2019Est du Congo est enfin pr\u00eat<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

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Les \u00e9toiles et les ravines<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

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RDC : Kinshasa n’attend pas grand chose de l’accord d’Addis Abeba<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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The Framework Agreement: More questions than answers<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

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RDC: les acteurs de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 partag\u00e9s sur la signature de l\u2019accord de paix \u00e0 Addis-Abeba<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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U.S. Ambassador Rice On Signing of Peace Agreement for DRC<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | US Department of State | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The United States welcomes today’s signing of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region, a significant step toward promoting long-term peace in the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n

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Joint Statement by High Representative\/ Vice President Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on the adoption of a “Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region”<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | European Union<\/p>\n

D\u00e9claration conjointe de la Haute Repr\u00e9sentante\/Vice-pr\u00e9sidente, Mme Catherine Ashton et du Commissaire M. Andris Piebalgs sur l’adoption “d’un accord-cadre pour la paix, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la coop\u00e9ration en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo et dans la r\u00e9gion”<\/a> | 24 February 2014 | Union europ\u00e9enne<\/p>\n

The HR\/VP Catherine Ashton and Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, welcome the adoption in Addis today of a “Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region”. They commend the UN Secretary General for his strong leadership and the leaders of the region to have chosen dialogue and cooperation as a basis for addressing the many challenges the region is facing.<\/p>\n

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Forty-six leading Congolese and international NGOs welcome Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework, but call for further action to make peace a reality<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Quarante-six ONG Congolaises et internationales de premier plan saluent l’accord-cadre pour la paix, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9, et la coop\u00e9ration, mais appellent \u00e0 des actions compl\u00e9mentaires pour que la paix devienne r\u00e9alit\u00e9<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

NGO policy brief on framework agreement<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Goma\/Kinshasa\/ Rome\/ Washington DC \u2013 A group of prominent Congolese and international NGOs today called on countries in the Great Lakes region, along with their international partners, to ensure that the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement signed in Addis Ababa is given the political backing necessary to bring an end to war in the eastern Congo.<\/p>\n

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‘Make or Break Time’ for Eastern DRC After New Peace Plan, Warns Oxfam<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Oxfam International | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A framework for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to be signed today, will fail to end the suffering of millions of people in the east of the country unless concrete actions are now taken to ensure leaders stick to the deal and tackle key issues of land, ethnicity and development, international agency Oxfam said today.<\/p>\n

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Accord-cadre d’Addis-Abeba – Ni force d’intervention ni chapitre 7<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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RDC sous tutelle<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Rwanda Welcomes DRC Peace Deal<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

President Paul Kagame has welcomed the deal aimed at bringing peace and stability to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after years of unrest.<\/p>\n

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Kampala: le M23 ne se sent pas concern\u00e9 par l\u2019accord-cadre sign\u00e9 \u00e0 Addis-Abeba<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile appelle au respect de l\u2019accord de paix d\u2019Addis-Abeba<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Signature of Framework Agreement for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | U.S. Department of State<\/p>\n

Press Statement.<\/p>\n

The United States strongly supports the initiative of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.) and ten other African heads of state in signing the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the D.R.C. and the Region, witnessed by three African regional bodies and the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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Peace Plan for DRC – Another Illusion?<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Accord d\u2019Addis Abeba : les r\u00e9actions de la classe politique congolaise<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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DRC Peace Deal Is Just the Start<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

A group of prominent Congolese and international NGOs have called on countries in the Great Lakes region, along with their international partners, to ensure that the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement signed in Addis Ababa is given the political backing necessary to bring an end to war in the eastern Congo.<\/p>\n

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Le Renadhoc estime que l\u2019accord de paix d\u2019Addis-Abeba n\u2019a pas de \u00abvaleur ajout\u00e9e\u00bb<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Le gouvernement appelle le M23 \u00e0 mettre fin \u00e0 son existence<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Kinshasa – \u00ab Aucune sanction n’a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise contre le M23 et le Rwanda \u00bb dans l’Accord-Cadre<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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UN \u2013 International Force\/Intervention Brigade<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : Ban Ki-Moon promet \u00abune nouvelle strat\u00e9gie\u00bb pour faire face \u00e0 la violence dans l\u2019Est<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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L\u2019ONU d\u00e9bute l\u2019examen d\u2019un renforcement de la Monusco en RDC<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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DR Congo: UN envoy warns security situation dire, urges additional resources<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

RDC : la MONUSCO demande des ressources suppl\u00e9mentaires pour relever le d\u00e9fi s\u00e9curitaire<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

UN Alarmed by Militias’ Resurgence in DRC<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Le Chef de la MONUSCO dit \u00ab placer beaucoup d’espoirs \u00bb dans le d\u00e9ploiement de drones et de la brigade d’intervention de la SADC dans l’est de la RDC<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC: \u00ab Le M23 a consolid\u00e9 son administration et sa structure au Nord-Kivu \u00bb, affirme Roger Meece<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Ahead of a new peace deal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to be signed this weekend, the top United Nations official there warned today that the security situation is unstable, and urged the Security Council to provide the necessary support and authorization for an additional military brigade force within the current UN peacekeeping force.<\/p>\n

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Accord de paix r\u00e9gional et projet de force internationale robuste en RDC<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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RDC : l’ONU veut cr\u00e9er une force sp\u00e9ciale contre les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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L’ONU inqui\u00e8te de la situation en RDC malgr\u00e9 l’accord de paix<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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D\u00e9ploiement des drones dans l’Est – Le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 donne son feu vert<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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RDC : mise en garde de Ban Ki-moon contre les pays soutenant les rebelles<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : Ban Ki Moon accuse les voisins<\/a> | 28 February 2013 | BBC Afrique<\/p>\n

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Ntumba Lwaba: \u00abLa brigade sp\u00e9ciale d\u2019intervention aura un mandat offensif d\u2019imposition de la paix\u00bb<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Mozambique: Govt to Send Troops to DRC<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Mozambique News Agency | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Mozambican Council of Ministers (Cabinet) on Tuesday approved a proposal to send a military contingent to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to join a United Nations peace enforcement mission.<\/p>\n

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

Splits deepen within the M23<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

Reports from various sources\u2013\u2013the UN peacekeeping mission, M23 insiders, and the Congolese army\u2013\u2013this afternoon suggest that the rift between Bosco Ntaganda and Sultani Makenga is deepening. Details are still vague, with some going so far as saying that the two have been taking to Kigali for a sitting-down, but it is clear that the long-standing tensions have escalated.<\/p>\n

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RDC: \u00ab Le M23 a consolid\u00e9 son administration et sa structure au Nord-Kivu \u00bb, affirme Roger Meece<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Kampala: le M23 ne se sent pas concern\u00e9 par l\u2019accord-cadre sign\u00e9 \u00e0 Addis-Abeba<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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DR Congo: M23’s Makenga and Runiga factions ‘clash’<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Les rebelles du M23 s\u2019affrontent<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

RDC: affrontements entre deux factions du M23 \u00e0 Rutshuru, 8 morts<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des affrontements internes au M23 font une dizaine de victimes<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

At least eight people have been killed in the first clashes between rival factions of the M23 rebel group in DR Congo, sources have told the BBC. The violence was linked to a power-struggle between M23 political leader Jean-Marie Runiga and military chief Sultani Makenga, the sources said.<\/p>\n

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R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo: le M23 est-il en train de se diviser?<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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Divisions meurtri\u00e8res au sein des rebelles congolais du M23<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

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RDC : Guerre des chefs au M23 ?<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

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In Congo, 8 Killed in Clash Between Rival M23 Factions<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

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Mystery surrounds killing of M23 officer<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

The killing of M23 Major Anicet Musana on Sunday in Rutshuru sent shock waves through the region, coming on the same say as the signing of the Addis Ababa agreement. What exactly happened, however, is shrouded in mystery.<\/p>\n

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Rutshuru: la guerre des chefs se poursuit au sein du M23<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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RDC : la r\u00e9bellion du M23 au bord de la scission<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

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Guerre des chefs militaires Makenga et Ngaruye au M23 \u00e0 Rutshuru<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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RDC: le M23 est au bord de l\u2019implosion<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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Une journaliste parmi les 17 personnes tu\u00e9es \u00e0 Rutshuru dans les affrontements entre factions du M23<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Premi\u00e8res \u201cvictimes\u201d de l\u2019accord de paix: les rebelles congolais<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

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RDC: Sultani Makenga destitue Jean-Marie Runiga de la direction politique du M23<\/a> | 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Clashes army-APCLS in Kitchanga, Masisi\/Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les communaut\u00e9s contraintes de nourrir l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les rebelles<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | IPS<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu: une attaque contre les positions des Mai-Ma\u00ef APCLS fait 3 morts \u00e0 Kitchanga<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu: violents combats entre FARDC et la milice APCLS \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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DR Congo: UN mission shelters hundreds of civilians following clashes<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) reports that, earlier today, near its base in Kitchanga, North Kivu, heavy fighting took place,\u201d deputy UN spokesperson Eduardo del Buey told journalists in New York. The situation remains \u201ctense\u201d following the clashes between Congolese armed forces and elements of the Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS), an armed group, Mr. del Buey added.<\/p>\n

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Ambushes by ADF\/Nalu, Beni, North Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : un mort et trois bless\u00e9s dans des embuscades tendues par des rebelles ougandais<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Violence by Raia Mutomboki in Shabunda, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shabunda: la localit\u00e9 de Katamba se vide de ses habitants<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Affrontements FARDC \/Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Rahiya Mutomboki \u00e0 Shabunda<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Population fleeing FDLR and FNL in Uvira, South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: les habitants des hauts plateaux d\u2019Uvira fuient les rebelles FDLR et FNL<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Ituri district, Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ituri: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile accuse les FARDC de ran\u00e7onner la population<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Ituri: l\u2019Etat major des FARDC d\u00e9cide de d\u00e9loger les militaires de la cit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bunia<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Province Orientale: 10 miliciens Simba de Morgan arr\u00eat\u00e9s par les FARDC \u00e0 Nia Nia<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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UPC in Ituri: The External Militarization of Local Politics in North-eastern Congo<\/a> | February 2013 | Rift Valley Institute<\/p>\n

By Henning Tamm.<\/p>\n

UPC in Ituri: The External Militarization of Local Politics in North-eastern Congo\u00a0by Henning Tamm examines the convergence of factors that helped create and then broke apart the Union des patriotes congolais (UPC, Union of Congolese Patriots), one of Ituri\u2019s most powerful armed groups. Created in the context of Ugandan occupation, which led to an increased militarization of politics, the UPC represented a local attempt to regain political and military control over the district. The movement was largely driven by elite interests from within the Hema community, the socio-economically dominant ethnic group in Ituri, and attracted external support first from Uganda, then from Rwanda.<\/p>\n

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Ituri: Gold, Land, and Ethnicity in North-eastern Congo<\/a> | February 2013 | Rift Valley Institute<\/p>\n

By Dan Fahey.<\/p>\n

Ituri: Gold, Land, and Ethnicity in North-eastern Congo\u00a0by Dan Fahey sets out the background to the years of conflict in Ituri district of the north-eastern DRC. The particularly vicious nature of war in Ituri\u2013\u2013including large-scale massacres, widespread sexual violence, and the use of child soldiers\u2013\u2013led to interventions by the European Union and United Nations, and prompted the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict four of Ituri\u2019s armed group leaders. Conflict in Ituri has been intimately linked to conflict in the provinces of North and South Kivu, and other parts of the eastern DRC, but it is also rooted in local histories of socio-economic relations and natural resource exploitation.<\/p>\n

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Army harassing gold diggers in Watsa, Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watsa: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile accuse les FARDC de traquer les orpailleurs \u00e0 Gimbiya<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Mai-Mai in Lomami National Park, Opala, Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Province Orientale: les miliciens abattent les \u00e9l\u00e9phants et attaquent le personnel de l\u2019ICCN<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Mai-Mai violence in Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Un pr\u00eatre belge a pu fuir les Ma\u00ef Ma\u00ef du Katanga<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | La Libre Belgique<\/p>\n

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UN Alarmed by Militias’ Resurgence in DRC<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of Congo warns that resurgent militia activity in some eastern parts of the country is threatening civilian populations. The head of the U.N. mission in the DRC, Roger Meece, told the Security Council on Friday there have been \u201cworrisome security developments,\u201d particularly in northern Katanga province, where Mai-Mai militia leader G\u00e9d\u00e9on Kyungu Mutanga, known as G\u00e9d\u00e9on, escaped during a mass prison break in September 2011. G\u00e9d\u00e9on is under a death sentence dating back to 2009 for his role in the long-running conflict in the eastern Congo.<\/p>\n

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Katanga: la population tue 2 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Kitembo<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Katanga: une attaque des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef fait 7 morts \u00e0 Nsenga-Ndjimbu<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Katanga: les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef enl\u00e8vent un chef de localit\u00e9 \u00e0 Pweto et blessent un autre \u00e0 Mitwaba<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Katanga: les FARDC lancent la traque contre une milice \u00e0 Nsela<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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

Army Deploys At DR Congo Border<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has deployed heavily at the Uganda – Democratic Republic of Congo border in Kanungu district following renewed fighting between Mai Mai militia and M23 rebels close to the Uganda border in Nyamirima.<\/p>\n

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

Tony Blair defends Rwanda’s role in DR Congo<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | BBC Africa<\/p>\n

Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has defended Rwanda over its part in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He told the BBC the causes of that conflict were complex and Kigali should not be singled out for blame. He also said it was wrong to withhold aid to Rwanda, as many Western countries have done.<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Experts Weekly: Will the Central African Republic’s New Unity Government Hold?<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress<\/p>\n

Negotiations between Seleka rebels and President Boziz\u00e9 led to the establishment of a new power-sharing government. Think Africa Press asked a panel of experts about its prospects.<\/p>\n

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Ndjotodia sensibilise ses troupes pour leur cantonnement<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

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RCA: d\u00e9but des op\u00e9rations de cantonnement des combattants de la Seleka<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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RCA: le cantonnement des troupes de la Seleka report\u00e9<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Cantonment of CAR Rebels Postponed<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Cameroon Tribune | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Amidst accusations that the government of President Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9 has not respected certain terms of the 11 januari 2013 Libreville Peace Accord, the beginning of cantonment of Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic, CAR, that was scheduled to begin on Sunday, 24 februari 2013, has now been postponed indefinitely.<\/p>\n

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Une frange de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka conteste le cantonnement et menace de reprendre les hostilit\u00e9s<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

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Accords de Libreville: en RCA, la Seleka s’impatiente<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

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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

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

R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo: Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es et retourn\u00e9es (au 31 Janvier 2013)<\/a> | 31 January 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 06\/13, 21 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Maniema : 6 000 m\u00e9nages \u00e9parpill\u00e9s autour de Punia<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 06\/13 – 20 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Les combats continus mettent des vies en danger au Katanga<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | MSF | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Hundreds Flee Increased Fighting in DRC\u2019s Katanga Province<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

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Equateur : un site pouvant accueillir 20 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9fini \u00e0 Inke<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC – Plus de 22 300 centrafricains sont r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s dans les provinces de l’equateur et orientale<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Nord-Kivu : le HCR apporte des m\u00e9dicaments aux d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mugunga 3<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 08\/13, 26 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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La Police MONUSCO con\u00e7oit un projet en vue de renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans les camps de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

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Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 07\/13, 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 09\/13, 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Looming food crisis in the Central African Republic<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | IRIN<\/p>\n

Crise alimentaire imminente en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | IRIN<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic: Situation Report No. 7 (as of 25 February 2013)<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine : Rapport de situation N\u00b07 (au 25 f\u00e9vrier 2013)<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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Le spectre de l\u2019ann\u00e9e blanche plane sur les r\u00e9gions occup\u00e9es par S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

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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

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

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

Le proc\u00e8s Bemba reprend lundi avec une d\u00e9position en vid\u00e9oconf\u00e9rence<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency<\/p>\n

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Bemba Trial in Closed Session At Restart of Hearings<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Hearings in Jean-Pierre Bemba’s trial resumed today, but proceedings were held entirely in closed session. In fact, according to the schedule published by the International Criminal Court (ICC), all of this week’s hearings will be conducted in closed session.<\/p>\n

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New Defense Witness Will Give All Evidence in Closed Session<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Le proc\u00e8s du S\u00e9nateur congolais Jean-Pierre Bemba a repris \u00e0 huis clos<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency<\/p>\n

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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

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

Armed groups and army harassing artisanal miners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : une ONG d\u00e9plore la pr\u00e9sence des hommes arm\u00e9s dans les mines<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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Watsa: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile accuse les FARDC de traquer les orpailleurs \u00e0 Gimbiya<\/a> | 23 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Traceability\/conlict-free minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le Prince Jaime de Bourbon Parme des Pays-Bas et une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de haut rang visitent les mines du Sud-Kivu<\/a> | 24 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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Sourcing Conflict-free Minerals from the Kivus No Longer a Pipe Dream, Monitoring Must Follow<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | The Enough Project<\/p>\n

Eastern Congo\u2019s Kivu provinces are making slow but steady progress to establish certified minerals trading routes. A total of 20 mining sites qualified and validated as \u201cgreen\u201d (conflict-free) in North and South Kivu by a multi-stakeholder body made up of the Congolese government, minerals dealers, and local NGOs. In South Kivu, the electronics company Philips, Motorola Solutions, the Congolese government, and the Dutch Ministry for Development Cooperation have initiated a conflict-free supply chain through a pilot project called Conflict-Free Tin Initiative, or CFTI.<\/p>\n

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First conflict-free tin metal from Congo due in March<\/a> | 27 February 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

An industry programme to revive legal mining in eastern Congo after a crackdown on conflict minerals will produce its first refined tin by the end of March, its organisers said on Tuesday. So far over 200 tonnes of tin ore have been sold to a Malaysian smelter from the Kalimbi mine in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the Conflict Free Tin Initiative (CFTI), the organisers said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Enough in crusade against conflict gold<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

The American NGO Enough headed by John Prendergast, who played a significant part in drafting the Dodd & Frank Act\u2019s due diligence procedures for importers of coltan, cassiterite and tungsten in Central Africa, has launched a \u201ccrusade against conflict gold.<\/p>\n

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UNICEF helping children out of the mines<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, helping children of the mines find a way out<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | UNICEF<\/p>\n

MBUJI MAYI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 26 February 2013 \u2013 The roads I travel to get to the Matempu diamond mine, nestled in the Bakwa Tshimuna area of Kasai Oriental\u2019s capital city Mbuji Mayi, are precarious \u2013 ambiguous and muddy, with deep, sinking holes in the red earth from which young faces peek out.<\/p>\n

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

New Mineral Monitoring System Coming<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Natural Resources has unveiled a new technology system that will boost transparency in the sector by monitoring the mineral output of mining sites across the country. The 18-month project, which started last month, is being managed by Spatial Dimension, a Canadian IT firm that operates similar projects in over 10 countries, including the DRC, Uganda, Liberia and South Africa.<\/p>\n

The project will be a major landmark once completed, according to officials from the geology and mines department, as the system is expected to improve audits and inventories of mining firms.<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Central African Republic’s mining revenue doubles<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | EITI<\/p>\n

Mining revenues in CAR almost doubled between 2008 and 2010, but remain a small part of government income.<\/p>\n

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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

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

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

Congo’s neglected state miner hankers for past glory<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

At the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s southern mining belt, Kambove once churned out ton upon ton of copper for Gecamines, a sprawling conglomerate that used to make up 60% and more of the country’s exports.<\/p>\n

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Mwana upgrades Zani\u2013Kodo resource to 2.6 Moz<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Aim-listed Mwana Africa has increased the Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource at is Zani\u2013Kodo project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri, Province Orientale) to 2.6-million ounces of gold.<\/p>\n

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New transportation outlet for copper belts<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

The possibility of shipping out minerals through Angola is hardening up for mining companies in Katanga and Zambia which normally pass by way of South Africa or Mozambique.<\/p>\n

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Hydrocarbons<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : des ONG souhaitent que l\u2019exploitation du p\u00e9trole profite \u00ab r\u00e9ellement \u00bb \u00e0 la population<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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R\u00e9flexion sur la probl\u00e9matique de l’exploitation des hydrocarbures au pays<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

RDC: la Bad donne 8 millions de dollars pour \u00e9lectrifier la ville de Zongo<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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

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

Tullow Oil provides East Africa exploration and appraisal update<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | OilVoice<\/p>\n

In Uganda, the Ondyek-1 exploration well did not encounter hydrocarbons.<\/p>\n

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Parliament Passes Second Oil Bill<\/a> | 22 February 2012 | New Vision | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Parliament Thursday moved a step closer to completing the oil law chain to govern the country’s nascent oil and gas sector by passing a bill to regulate midstream operations.<\/p>\n

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Strong competition for Kenya-Uganda oil pipeline<\/a> | 22 February 2013 | Engineering News<\/p>\n

Fourteen companies are jostling for the contract for an oil pipeline connecting East African neighbours Kenya and Uganda.<\/p>\n

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

Electricity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi: Govt Plans to Build 50 Megawatt Dam<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing 50% of a 50 Megawatts hydroelectric power dam on Jiji and Murembwe rivers.<\/p>\n

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Burundi to get 68m euros in EU aid to boost power supply<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Engineering News<\/p>\n

The European Union will give Burundi 68-million euros to be used to improve electricity generation and transmission in rural areas to improve food production in the tiny central African country, an EU official said on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Mining – oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time to Invest in Burundi Is Now<\/a> | 26 February 2013 | East African Business Week | allAfrica<\/p>\n

(\u2026) Several companies have also become very interested in what lies below the ground in Burundi with several of them doing mining exploration and now drilling for oil. So far, Burundi has been proven to have large reservers of nickel which is now being exploited. There are several other reserves of minerals which are in various stages of exploitation.<\/p>\n

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Central African Republic\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Central African Republic’s mining revenue doubles<\/a> | 21 February 2013 | The Guardian<\/p>\n

Mining revenues in CAR almost doubled between 2008 and 2010, but remain a small part of government income.<\/p>\n

The largest share of the payments is made by industrial mining companies which are in the exploration phase or just holding their concessions for future development. For instance, the annual special payment by French uranium miner Areva of US $8 million alone made up 40% of total payments to the CAR government in 2010.<\/p>\n

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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

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Citizens\u2019 groups call for oil companies to drop anti-transparency lawsuit<\/a> | 25 February 2013 | Publish What You Pay<\/p>\n

Ahead of Tuesday\u2019s international board meeting of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Oslo, civil society organisations urge oil companies to drop a lawsuit that aims to overturn US transparency laws.<\/p>\n

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