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

With the removal of political coordinator Jean-Marie Runiga by military leader Sultani Makenga, the\u00a0M23<\/a>\u00a0rebel movement in eastern DR Congo split up into a pro-Makenga and a pro-Bosco Ntaganda faction, on the ground as well as at the Kampala peace talks. The rebels left the area of Rutshuru town for the south of the territory, where heavy clashes were reported between the two factions. FDLR and different Mai-Mai groups tried to fill the gap left by M23 in and around Rutshuru; the area was soon retaken by the Congolese army (FARDC) though, but only to withdraw again after two days, allegedly not to hinder the Kampala peace talks. A few hours later the pro-Makenga M23 recaptured Rutshuru and Kiwanja.
\nLast weekend President Kabila travelled to Kampala, where he may have discussed a possible peace\u00a0deal<\/a>\u00a0with M23 leader Makenga.
\nOn Tuesday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented the Framework agreement for the DRC to the Security Council, and asked the SC to authorize the deployment of a special\u00a0Intervention Brigade<\/a>\u00a0within MONUSCO.
\nAt the Rutshuru\/Masisi border, in\u00a0Kitchanga<\/a>, heavy fighting between the largely ethnic Hunde rebels of the APCLS and the Tutsi-dominated regiment of the Congolese army continued, causing at least 80 deaths.
\nIn\u00a0northern North Kivu<\/a>, violence by FDLR, ADF\/Nalu, Mai-Mai Simba, and\u00a0FARDC<\/a>\u00a0was reported.
\nIn South Kivu, according to the local\u00a0administrator, 95% of Shabunda territory is occupied by the\u00a0Raia Mutomboki<\/a>\u00a0militia, which last week also took control of a mining village in bordering Maniema province.
\nThe Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) is still active in\u00a0Province Orientale<\/a>, as are other armed groups.
\nIn\u00a0Katanga<\/a>, Mai-Mai fighters, notably the \u201cTigers\u201d, attacked villages in the southern mining region, relatively close to the provincial capital Lubumbashi.<\/p>\n

A small group splintered off from the Seleka rebel coalition in the Central African Republic (CAR) and attacked the town of\u00a0Sido\u00a0<\/a>at the Chadian border. The bulk of the rebel troops are to withdraw from Damara to\u00a0Sibut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace published a new report on\u00a0illegal logging<\/a>\u00a0in the DRC.<\/p>\n

An expert on mining governance calls on\u00a0EITI<\/a>\u00a0not to exclude the DRC from further participation.<\/p>\n

IPIS’ News<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

Toward a EU initiative on conflict minerals?<\/strong>\u00a013 March 2013
\nSenate House, Brussels
\nIPIS will deliver two presentations, one on the OECD due diligence guidelines and the principle results of implementation monitoring, another on\u00a0the impact of various initiatives that have been implemented over the last years to address the conflict minerals issue and the high level of informality within the DR Congo’s artisanal mining sector.<\/p>\n

CONCORD Raw Materials Task Force – Stakeholder analysis on conflict minerals<\/strong>\u00a014 March 2013, 9:00-15:30
\n11.11.11, Brussels
\nIPIS 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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Arms Trade and Security in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

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

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong>
\nConf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 6 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

M23 divided \u2013 fighting and confusion in Rutshuru, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nThe M23 Military High Command announces the immediate removal of the Chairman<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nRDC: Sultani Makenga destitue Jean-Marie Runiga de la direction politique du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDRC Rebels Replace Leader<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Voice of America
\nCongolese rebel group M23 has dismissed its political leader, Jean-Marie Runiga, accusing him of “high treason.” An M23 spokesman said Thursday that the group’s military chief, General Sultani Makenga, has assumed leadership of the group.<\/p>\n

Scission du M23: confusion au sein de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation rebelle aux pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: reprise des combats dans le Nord-Kivu apr\u00e8s la destitution du pr\u00e9sident du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: Rutshuru centre serait tomb\u00e9 aux mains des FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa guerre des chefs au sein du M23 ouvre la voie aux FDLR<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des affrontements entre miliciens font 10 morts \u00e0 Nyongera<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Rutshuru : les communaut\u00e9s ethniques Nande et Hutu exhortent les groupes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Binza \u00e0 la cessation imm\u00e9diate des hostilit\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Split in DR Congo rebel ranks leads to clashes<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nDRC Rebels Split into Warring Factions<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nBunagana: la population fuit les combats entre deux factions du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nFighting has broken out in the unstable east of the DR Congo between rival factions of the M23 rebel movement after the dismissal of the group’s political leader, rebel and Congolese military sources said Friday. The clashes began on Thursday in the Rutshuru region, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. Supporters of Jean-Marie Runiga, the ousted political chief of M23, were battling those loyal to the movement’s military leader, Sultani Makenga, the sources said.<\/p>\n

RDC: le Nord-Kivu plong\u00e9 dans la tourmente<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : arr\u00eat des affrontements entre pro-Makenga et pro-Runiga<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRDC: \u00e9tat des lieux au Kivu apr\u00e8s les derniers combats<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Deux porte-parole pour le M23 aux pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Congo government troops retake territory left by rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Reuters | AlertNet
\nDRC Troops Retake Territory Left by Rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nNord-Kivu: les FARDC reprennent le contr\u00f4le de plusieurs localit\u00e9s abandonn\u00e9es par le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : l’arm\u00e9e profite des dissensions au sein du M23 pour gagner du terrain<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nCongolese government troops have re-occupied eastern towns for the first time in eight months after rebels weakened by an internal power struggle withdrew and turned their weapons on each other.<\/p>\n

DRC rebels claim recapturing of two towns<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC : le mouvement rebelle M23 contr\u00f4le de nouveau deux villes dans l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nNord-Kivu: les FARDC se retirent de Rutshuru, le M23 se red\u00e9ploie<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes rebelles du M23 de retour dans l’est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | RFI
\nDRC’s M23 rebels said Sunday they had retaken two towns in the east of the country two days after they were seized by the army in a to-and-fro battle for territory. The military had taken the two towns in the North Kivu province on Friday, taking advantage of a rift within the rebel group that had led to deadly clashes between factions.
\nDRC Army Withdraws from Rebel Zone<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nPro-government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have pulled back from territory they took from the M23 rebels in the past week. Civilians in the reoccupied zone are protesting that they wanted the army to stay.<\/p>\n

Congo Rebel Team Divided At Kampala Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe M23 rebel delegation at the ongoing dialogue with the DR Congo government has split into two factions following last week’s internal clashes within the rebel group’s high command.<\/p>\n

The Things They Carried: The Congolese Rebel<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Foreign Policy
\nMaj. John Imani Nzenze, an M23 rebel commander, reveals what’s in his camouflage backpack.<\/p>\n

RDC: nouveaux combats entre rebelles du M23 et des FDLR \u00e0 Kiwanja, 2 morts<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : 4 communaut\u00e9s veulent mettre fin \u00e0 leurs conflits ethniques \u00e0 Bwito<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les conflits au Nord-Kivu sont principalement li\u00e9s \u00e0 des questions ethniques, selon les d\u00e9put\u00e9s provinciaux<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kabila in Kampala \u2013 deal in the making?<\/em><\/strong>
\nJoseph Kabila \u00e9value \u00e0 Kampala les pourparlers RDC-M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : Nouvelle donne au Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Afrikarabia<\/p>\n

RDC : Kabila serait pr\u00eat pour un accord avec le M23 du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Makenga<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

M23: Split and join?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Congo Siasa<\/p>\n

RDC : Kabila vs M23, bient\u00f4t la fin du conflit ?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

Comments & analyses<\/em><\/strong>
\nRDC: le pr\u00e9sident du M23 destitu\u00e9, dialogue de sourds \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Implosion du M23 – Une strat\u00e9gie de Kigali<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : Jean-Marie Runiga paye sa d\u00e9sob\u00e9issance ?<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

RDC: l\u2019implosion du M23 accentue le risque de \u00absomalisation\u00bb du Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Kikaya accuse Tony Blair de n’avoir pas encourag\u00e9 Kagame \u00e0 \u00ab livrer Ntaganda \u00e0 la CPI\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Mad Money. Why foreign aid is at the heart of civil war in Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Foreign Policy
\nIn an absurd turn of events, a rebel group in Congo was\u00a0handed\u00a0back control of two towns on Sunday, March 3, by the national army.<\/p>\n

M23: Split and join?<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Congo Siasa
\nThings have been topsy-turvy in M23 land. First, the dramatic and bloody internecine fighting between factions loyal to Gen Bosco Ntaganda and Gen Sultani Makenga, beginning on February 24 and escalating four days later, when Bosco-loyalist Gen Baudouin Ngaruye launched an all-out attack on Makenga’s base in Tshanzu.<\/p>\n

RDC\/M23 – S\u00e9raphin Mirindi : “L’alliance Kabila – Makenga est un mariage de dupes”<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

UN \/ MONUSCO \u2013 Framework Agreement \/ Intervention Brigade<\/strong>
\nL\u2019accord-cadre d\u2019Addis-Abeba est avantageux pour la RDC, selon le gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Monusco Expresses Deep Concern About the Escalation of Violence in North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | MONUSCO | allAfrica
\nLa MONUSCO vivement pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par l\u2019escalade de la violence au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | MONUSCO
\nNord-Kivu : la Monusco se dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par la reprise des violences \u00e0 Rutshuru et Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses deep concern about the renewed fighting between rival groups in Rutshuru and Masisi territories, in North Kivu, and the subsequent consequences on the civilian population.<\/p>\n

Accord de Addis Abeba – La position des intellectuels congolais<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Ban calls on Security Council to authorize intervention brigade for DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : Ban demande au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 d’autoriser le d\u00e9ploiement d’une brigade d’intervention au sein de la MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | UN News Centre
\nBan Ki-Moon demande au conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u2019autoriser le d\u00e9ploiement d\u2019une brigade d\u2019intervention en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSecretary-General\u00a0Ban Ki-moon today called on the Security Council to authorize the deployment of a special force within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address imminent threats to peace and security.<\/p>\n

Brigade d’intervention rapide – Le pays, pr\u00e9sident du conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 d\u00e8s le 1er avril<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

L’Accord-Cadre de paix pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Fighting in Kitchanga, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nUN says 36 killed in new DR Congo battles<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDCongo: 36 morts dans des combats au Nord-Kivu, annonce l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nDR Congo: APCLS militia in deadly Kitchanga battle<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | BBC Africa
\nNord-Kivu : 37 morts dans les combats entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les miliciens de l\u2019APCLS \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nBattles between the army and a militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 36 people dead and thousands have sought refuge at a UN base, a spokesman said Thursday.<\/p>\n

RDC: 57 personnes bless\u00e9es ou tu\u00e9es apr\u00e8s un tir de mortier sur un h\u00f4pital (ONU)<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC: le Nord-Kivu plong\u00e9 dans la tourmente<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de Masisi appellent l\u2019Etat \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger les civils \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: L’APCLS, l’un des plus structur\u00e9s des groupes arm\u00e9s du Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les miliciens de l\u2019APCLS ont repris le contr\u00f4le de Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : miliciens APCLS et FARDC s\u2019affrontent \u00e0 Kitshanga<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

UN: Rebel Clashes Kill 80, Displace Thousands in Eastern DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe United Nations says clashes between rival rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 80 people dead and approximately 100 people injured.<\/p>\n

Risk of \u2018Ethnic War\u2019 in Eastern Congo Town<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nUp to 100,000 people have fled a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where government forces have been battling a militia for most of the past week. There are fears the fighting at the town of Kitchanga could become a spreading ethnic conflict.<\/p>\n

RDC: une ville de l’Est reprise par l’arm\u00e9e aux rebelles de l’APCLS<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la zone de Kitchanga, Territoire de Masisi (Province du Nord-Kivu) – Note d\u2019information, 6 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

F\u00e9lix Basse : \u00ab La Monusco a appuy\u00e9 les FARDC pour stopper l\u2019avanc\u00e9e de l\u2019APCLS \u00e0 Kitshanga \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les conflits au Nord-Kivu sont principalement li\u00e9s \u00e0 des questions ethniques, selon les d\u00e9put\u00e9s provinciaux<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Militias in Masisi territory, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nBriefing: Militias in Masisi<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | IRIN
\nThe process of integrating armed groups into the DR Congo\u2019s army, FARDC, has stalled again amid heavy fighting at a base where hundreds of combatants had assembled. The clashes, which started in Kitchanga, North Kivu Province, could jeopardize community reconciliation across much of the province’s Masisi territory, which saw outbreaks of ethnic violence in 2012.<\/p>\n

Militias in Beni and Lubero territories, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu: les FDLR font la loi dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s du territoire de Lubero<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2012 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: gr\u00e8ve des commer\u00e7ants depuis 4 jours \u00e0 Kamandi Lac<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les affrontements entre FARDC et ADF Nalu font 4 morts \u00e0 Mudoole<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: le village de Byambwe vid\u00e9 \u00e0 cause des exactions r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es des miliciens Simba<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : le gouverneur annonce l\u2019organisation d\u2019un dialogue \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Raia Mutomboki in Shabunda territory, South Kivu, and Maniema<\/strong>
\nShabunda : la milice Ra\u00efa Mutomboki occupe 95% du territoire, selon son administrateur<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kitamuna aux mains des Ra\u00efa Mutomboki<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Armed groups in Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo: Province Orientale: the continuing scourge of the LRA – January 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Ituri : un mort et six femmes viol\u00e9es dans une attaque d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s \u00e0 Lolua<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des groupes arm\u00e9s congolais se forment en Ouganda et au Sud-Soudan, selon le commissaire de district de l\u2019Ituri<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Kisangani : un responsable de l\u2019ICCN accus\u00e9 de collaborer avec les miliciens du parc Ma\u00efko<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga: 100 miliciens pro-G\u00e9d\u00e9on veulent d\u00e9poser les armes en pr\u00e9sence de la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Militants target Katanga<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Africa Confidential
\nBrutal armed gangs roam across Katanga and threaten the Copperbelt where the country\u2019s mineral wealth lies.<\/p>\n

The Mai-Mai and their commanders<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Africa Confidential
\nThe best-known of Katanga\u2019s Mai-Mai leaders is G\u00e9d\u00e9on Kyungu Mutanga, a warlord who presided over a reign of terror between 2003 and 2006.<\/p>\n

The leaders in Lubumbashi<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Africa Confidential
\nGabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza, 75, Muluba from Katanga.<\/p>\n

Katanga : 7 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef se rendent aux FARDC \u00e0 Manono<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Katanga : des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00ab Tigres \u00bb ont tu\u00e9 un policier et enlev\u00e9 deux autres \u00e0 Kawirila<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Katanga : le village de Kilongo vid\u00e9 de ses habitants apr\u00e8s une attaque des \u00ab Tigres \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
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Rwanda<\/strong><\/p>\n

UK aid to go directly to poorest<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Department for International Development | Reliefweb
\nBritain Reopens Rwanda Aid Taps, Redirects Flow<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Voice of America
\nBritain said on Friday it would release a 16 million pound [$24.29 million] aid package to Rwanda, the first since support was withheld in November, but would bypass the government and channel funds through aid agencies instead.
\nChristian Aid Welcomes Government’s Steps On Aid to Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Christian Aid | allAfrica
\nUK Unfreezes \u00a316 Million Aid to Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Kikaya accuse Tony Blair de n’avoir pas encourag\u00e9 Kagame \u00e0 \u00ab livrer Ntaganda \u00e0 la CPI\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

MP’s Report On Congo Released<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | The New Times (Kigali) | allAfrica
\n\u201cParliament has today released a 160-page report rebutting the controversial UN Group of Experts (UNGoE) report which accused Rwanda of backing Congolese rebels.
\nThe findings show the UNGoE’s report allegations are rather nothing other than international conspiracy against Rwanda.
\nIt also accused Belgium of pushing European Union countries to freeze aid to Rwanda based on political motives.\u201d
\nMore Flaws in UN Dossier On DR Congo – New Report<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | The New Times (Kigali) | allAfrica
\n\u201cThe latest report on Congo conflict has further cast doubt on allegations contained in the UN Group of Experts (GoE) controversial report that claimed Kigali is backing the M23 rebels in the DR Congo.
\nThe findings contained in a 160-page report by a special committee of Members of Parliament from both chambers, reaffirms the a previous government rebuttal submitted last year to the UN sanctions committee. Released yesterday, the report established that, the allegations that fuelled hatred against Rwanda were mostly driven by individual selfish interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

3 agents de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du PAM-Kaga Bandoro tortur\u00e9s et pris en otage par S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

RCA: scission de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka et reprise des hostilit\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Gazam-Betty visite RNL et rend Nouredine responsable de l\u2019attaque de Sido<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : nouvelles inqui\u00e9tudes sur la menace S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Afrik.com<\/p>\n

En RCA, la Cocora annonce qu’elle va durcir son action<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

L\u2019op\u00e9ration du cantonnement des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, \u00e9chec ou r\u00e9ussite ?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle<\/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

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de Maniema N\u00b0 01\/13, 26 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 26 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de l\u2019Equateur N\u00b0 06\/13, 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’information humanitaire – Province du Katanga N\u00b0 07\/13 – 27 f\u00e9vrier 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 27 February 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Katanga : afflux de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s apr\u00e8s des combats entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et des miliciens \u00e0 Kinsevere<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Tough Conditions For Those Driven From Home In The DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | WFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Civilians again trapped by the fighting<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | ICRC | Reliefweb
\nLa population civile \u00e0 nouveau prise en \u00e9tau dans les combats<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | ICRC | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

MSF reinforces team in Kitchanga after heavy fighting results in many dead and wounded<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | MSF | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

U.S. Donates U.S.$3.6 Million to Help DRC Refugees<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 10\/13, 5 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

UNHCR calls for further US$70 million for Congolese displacement crisis in 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nLe HCR recherche 70 millions de dollars pour aider les d\u00e9racin\u00e9s congolais dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC : Ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la zone de Kitchanga, Territoire de Masisi (Province du Nord-Kivu) – Note d\u2019information, 6 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo : Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 6 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b0 09\/13, 6 mars 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

4, 000 new Congolese refugees cross to Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Uganda Red Cross | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC: nouveaux combats, des milliers de personnes fuient en Ouganda<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

70% of new Congolese refugees return home<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Uganda Red Cross | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Second Week of Closed Hearings in Bemba Trial<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Rwandan-born Dutch woman jailed for inciting genocide<\/a>\u00a0| 3 March 2013 | The Guardian
\nBasebya Gets Eight Years for Genocide Crimes<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nUne n\u00e9erlandaise d’origne rwandaise jug\u00e9e coupable d’incitation au g\u00e9nocide<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica
\nYvonne Basebya, 66, becomes first Dutch citizen to be convicted in relation to 1994 mass murder of Tutsis by Hutu in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

French prosecutors call for genocide trial of former Rwandan army captain<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | RFI
\nG\u00e9nocide – Le parquet de Paris demande le renvoi aux assises d’un ex-officier rwandais<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | RFI | allAfrica
\nFrance : Le Parquet demande le renvoi aux assises d\u2019un pr\u00e9sum\u00e9 g\u00e9nocidaire<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nFrench prosecutors have called for a former captain in the Rwandan army to be put on trial for his alleged role in Rwanda\u2019s 1994 genocide. Investigating magistrates will decide whether Pascal Simbikangwa, who was arrested on the French island of Mayotte in 2008, will face charges of “complicity in genocide” and “complicity in crimes against humanity”.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Illegal logging – deforestation<\/strong>
\nCut it Out: How illegal logging in DRC threatens livelihoods, forests and trade<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Greenpeace Africa
\nLe \u00abChaos organis\u00e9\u00bb dans le secteur de l’exploitation foresti\u00e8re de la RD Congo. Une menace aux moyens de subsistance, aux for\u00eats et au commerce<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Greenpeace Afrique
\nRDC : Greenpeace condamne l\u2019exploitation ill\u00e9gale des bois<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nGreenpeace\u2019s latest report from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reveals how the country\u2019s logging sector is in a state of \u201corganised chaos\u201d, with the DRC government\u2019s so-called \u201cbattle against illegal logging\u201d currently failing the Congolese people and jeopardising trade, says the organisation.<\/p>\n

Le pays b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire de l’interdiction sur le march\u00e9 de l’UE du bois \u00ab r\u00e9colt\u00e9 ill\u00e9galement \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 4 March 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica<\/p>\n

RDC : le minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Environnement assure lutter contre l\u2019exploitation ill\u00e9gale de bois<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: le gouvernement organise un atelier sur la r\u00e9duction des effets de la d\u00e9forestation<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

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

Mining Industry Tries to Find Its Footing<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nIn the Kirwa wolfram mine, located in the valleys of hilly Kisoro, the oldest and biggest of its kind in the country, only minimal artisanal mining is evident.<\/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>
\nInformal trade in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
\nLa CEPGL alloue 300 000 euros au commerce informel entre la RDC, le Rwanda et le Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Energy in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong>
\nD\u00e9ficit \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs : 320 millions de dollars pour la construction du barrage Ruzizi 3 en 2019<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

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

Hydrocarbons<\/strong>
\nOil sector still alarmingly adrift<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nA year after new bosses were appointed to Congo-K\u2019s hydrocarbons ministry the country\u2019s oil industry is still going nowhere. A struggle between the department\u2019s civil servants and its chiefs has often turned to the disadvantage of the minister, Crispin Atama, and held back exploration.<\/p>\n

Muhindo Nzangi Butondo<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nOne of the leading champions of Soco International Plc, which operates block 5 in North Kivu province, is the member of parliament for Goma, Muhindo Nzangi Butondo.<\/p>\n

Desire Ngoy Masuka<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe post of secretary-general in Congo-K\u2019s hydrocarbons ministry has been handed for the moment to the department\u2019s head of general services and personnel.<\/p>\n

Electricity<\/strong>
\nD\u00e9ficit \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique dans la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs : 320 millions de dollars pour la construction du barrage Ruzizi 3 en 2019<\/a>\u00a0| 2 March 2013 | Digitalcongo.net<\/p>\n

Light at end of tunnel for miners<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nKinshasa will need to import power for three more years if demand from the mining industry in Katanga, which suffers a current shortfall of 500 MW, is to be met.<\/p>\n

The ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe African Development Bank has penned a memorandum of understanding with Congo-K\u2019s electricity minister, Bruno Kapandji, that involves a $8. (…)<\/p>\n

RDC : la Snel compte am\u00e9liorer sa desserte en augmentant sa production de 95 m\u00e9gawatts<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC, SA Energy Ministers meet to finalise Grand Inga treaty<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Engineering News
\nSouth Africa\u2019s Energy Minister\u00a0Dipuo Peters\u00a0and the DR Congo\u2019s Hydro Resources and Electricity Minister\u00a0Bruno Kapanji Kalala\u00a0will meet in Lubumbashi on Thursday and Friday with the intention of finalising the text of the proposed Grand Inga Project Treaty.<\/p>\n

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

Oil<\/strong>
\nLocal Content Clause in Oil Law Sparks Confusion<\/a>\u00a0| 28 February 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nSpeculators are aggressively demanding interests in the oil and gas industry without adhering to the legal and regulatory standards.<\/p>\n

Govt Hires Transaction Advisor for Oil Refinery<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nAn American firm has won the bid to advise the government on the structure of its $1.6bn oil refinery, the most crucial project in the infrastructural development expected to take place in western Uganda.<\/p>\n

Oil Association Petitions Govt for Information<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe Association of Uganda Oil and Gas Service Providers has petitioned the Government to provide it with adequate information about equipment and services needed for the oil sector to enable them mobilise resources ahead of oil production.<\/p>\n

Mining<\/strong>
\nMining Industry Tries to Find Its Footing<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Mining<\/strong>
\nNew Course to Bridge Skills Gap in Mining Sector<\/a>\u00a0| 1 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nThe Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) – Kigali has introduced a new course that is expected to produce skilled technicians in the field of mining.
\nThis makes it the first institute in the country to offer this course which will help in bridging the skills gaps currently biting the mining sector despite its relative development.<\/p>\n

Electricity<\/strong>
\nGovt Unveils New Electrification Plan<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nGovernment of Rwanda and World Bank Sign the Additional Financing to Boost Electricity Access in Rwanda Amounting to U.S.$60 Million<\/a>\u00a0| 6 March 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nGovernment yesterday unveiled a new plan to light villages countrywide, singling out solar panels and mini-grids to drive the process. The government had set out an ambitious national electrification plan to extend power to at least 70 per cent of the population by 2017.<\/p>\n

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

Electricity<\/strong>
\nThe EU\u2019s big power push<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nBrussels is putting up the money to see that Burundi, saddled with one of the lowest electrification rates in the world, can quickly increase its generation capacity.<\/p>\n

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

Oil<\/strong>
\nGrynberg out for good<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nWith the Seleka rebellion paradoxically allowing him to get back into the game (AEI 692), Jack Grynberg has definitively lost the arbitration proceeding he launched against Central African Republic in 2007 to retain his permit in the country.<\/p>\n

Electricity<\/strong>
\nThe ADB commits itself to Zongo electrification<\/a>\u00a0| 5 March 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe African Development Bank has penned a memorandum of understanding with Congo-K\u2019s electricity minister, Bruno Kapandji, that involves a $8.\u00a0(…)<\/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<\/strong>
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