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

As the DRC signed the\u00a0Arms Trade Treaty<\/a>\u00a0this week, the first cracks in the M23\/FARDC 22 May ceasefire emerged, with exchange of fire between the parties on the periphery of Goma. An undertaking by MONUSCO not to attack the\u00a0M23<\/a>\u00a0if it returns to the negotiating table in Kampala saw the dispatch of M23 delegates to Uganda by 10th<\/sup>June \u2013 a move welcomed by many, though also attended by claims that the M23 nevertheless prepares to resume hostilities in Goma, including allegations that it is re-recruiting children into its ranks. The M23 are reported to have expressed the desire to become a political opposition party in the DRC.<\/p>\n

As Roger Meece commenced his final tour of the region in the last weeks of his mandate, Ban Ki Moon announced that he is to be succeeded as Head of\u00a0MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0by German diplomat, Martin Kobler. MONUSCO\u2019s Intervention Brigade is now reported to be at nearly half strength, with those elements already deployed currently engaged in patrols around Goma and its environs.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Province Orientale<\/a>, Garamba National Park has seen sporadic activities by residual elements of the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army, as communities in Bahema have appealed for increased security efforts in the area following a number of incidents in the locality. InNorth Kivu<\/a>, concern has been expressed about serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations committed against civilians, in particular by the Mai-Mai Sheka, during its clashes with the APCLS in and around Pinga. In Kiwanja, the M23 are said to have arrested 50 persons in the course of operations. An M23 convoy was reportedly attacked by Nyatura militiamen in Rutshuru, occasioning what has been said to be around 8 to 9 M23 fatalities, though such testimony is denied by the M23. In\u00a0South Kivu<\/a>, local authorities in Minova have called for strengthened deployment to Kahele to quell insecurity at the hands of Raia Mutomboki who are said to be exploiting a security vacuum there. The Bakata Kantanga\u2019s atrocities in\u00a0Katanga<\/a>\u00a0are said to have displaced around 23,000 persons in the region, further heightening the humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n

In the CAR there have been reports of a\u00a0new offensive<\/a>\u00a0launched by the Seleka coalition against Abdoulaye Miskine\u2019s Central African Democratic Front (FDPC), resulting in 4 FDPC fatalities.<\/p>\n

In Uganda, the authorities have begun to draft plans for a\u00a0national energy company<\/a>\u00a0to control one fifth of the country\u2019s crude oil, with the board of directors yet to be named.<\/p>\n

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>
\nLord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

LRA Crisis Tracker Quarterly Security Brief, January \u2013 March 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Invisible Children, Resolve | Reliefweb
\nKony Attacks On Civilians Increases, Report<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe LRA committed 58 attacks between January and March 2013 (Quarter 1 of 2013, or Q1 2013), compared to 36 attacks between October and December 2012 (Q4 2012).<\/p>\n

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

DRC signs Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)<\/strong><\/p>\n

La RDC a sign\u00e9 lundi 3 juin \u00e0 New York le Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | Digitalcongo.net
\nL\u2019ambassadeur de la RDC \u00e0 l\u2019ONU a proc\u00e9d\u00e9 lundi 3 juin au si\u00e8ge des Nations Unies \u00e0 New York \u00e0 la signature au nom du gouvernement de Kinshasa le Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes (TCA) qui consacre le nouveau droit international en mati\u00e8re de r\u00e9glementation des transferts d\u2019armes.<\/p>\n

Debate on UN Group of Experts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Stearns, Phil Clark And Richard Dowden Debate The UN Group Of Experts (With A Focus On The DRC)<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | African Arguments
\nFor the motion: Jason K. Stearns, political analyst, director of the Rift Valley Institute\u2019s Usalama Project and author of the book, \u2018Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa\u2019 (Public Affairs, 2012). Against the motion: Phil Clark, Lecturer in Comparative and International Politics at SOAS, University of London, and author of the book, \u2018The Gacaca Courts, Post-Genocide Justice and Reconciliation in Rwanda: Justice without Lawyers\u2019 (Cambridge University Press, 2010).<\/p>\n

M23 back at the negotiating table?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu – Echanges des tirs entre FARDC et M23 \u00e0 Bujavu<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLes \u00e9l\u00e9ments des Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) en patrouille \u00e0 Bujavu dans la p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie de Goma (Nord-Kivu) se sont accroch\u00e9s, le mardi 4 juin, aux rebelles du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23).<\/p>\n

La Brigade d’intervention promet de ne \u00ab pas attaquer \u00bb le M23 s’il retourne aux pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe porte-parole civil de la Mission de l’ONU pour la stabilisation du Congo (Monusco) a annonc\u00e9 mercredi 5 juin \u00e0 Kinshasa que \u00ab la Brigade d’intervention n’ira pas les attaquer l\u00e0 o\u00f9 ils sont si les rebelles du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) retournent effectivement \u00e0 Kampala pour continuer les n\u00e9gociations \u00bb<\/p>\n

RDC : le M23 annonce son retour \u00e0 Kampala pour reprendre les pourparlers avec le gouvernement<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDR Congo rebels say will resume peace talks with govt<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC : le M23 pr\u00eat \u00e0 reprendre les n\u00e9gociations \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRDC: le pr\u00e9sident du M23 a l\u2019intention de reprendre les pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | RFI
\nUN Great Lakes Envoy welcomes impending talks between DR Congo, M23 rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nDRC, M23 Peace Talks to Resume in Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 9 June 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nM23 Rebels to Resume Talks With DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe M23 will send a delegation this weekend to resume peace talks with the government that were suspended in early May, a senior official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

RDC: le Gouvernement salue la d\u00e9cision du M23 de reprendre les pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Congolese Government welcomes the decision taken by the M23 to return to the negotiating table in Kampala, stated the national coordinator for the monitoring mechanism of the Addis Ababa agreement, Fran\u00e7ois Muamba. He states that Kinshasa expects the rebel movement “to create favourable conditions to finally put an end to these discussions”, which began in December 2012.<\/p>\n

RDC: Mary Robinson salue la prochaine reprise du dialogue entre le gouvernement et le M23<\/a>\u00a0 | 8 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Great Lakes, Mary Robinson, has welcomed the forthcoming resumption of negotiations between the Congolese government and the M23 in Kampala (Uganda).<\/p>\n

Le M23 projette attaquer de nouveau la ville de Goma, selon la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nAlors qu\u2019il promet revenir \u00e0 la table des pourparlers de Kampala, le M23 se pr\u00e9pare relancer les hostilit\u00e9s pour s\u2019emparer de nouveau de la ville de Goma.\u2028Cette r\u00e9bellion voudrait surprendre les uns et les autres, un de ces moments du week-end.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: UN concerned about dozens of children facing possible M23 re-recruitment<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : l’ONU pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par le sort de 53 enfants dans la province du Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSenior United Nations officials today expressed concern about reports of dozens of children who escaped from the M23 in the DRC being retaken by the rebel group and facing other serious security threats.<\/p>\n

Le M23 ambitionne de devenir un \u00ab parti politique de l’opposition \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe M23, dont la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation conduite par Ren\u00e9 Abandi est retourn\u00e9e dimanche 9 juin \u00e0 Kampala (Ouganda) pour la poursuite des pourparlers avec celle du gouvernement de la RD Congo, a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 son ambition de se transformer en \u00ab parti politique de l’opposition \u00bb, au cours d’une conf\u00e9rence de presse tenue le m\u00eame jour \u00e0 l’h\u00f4tel Silver Spring.<\/p>\n

Kampala: le M23 exige des discussions sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la bonne gouvernance en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe M23 is already in Kampala for the resumption of talks with the government. According to its spokesman, these talks must finish the three points that remain outstanding: the issue of security, social and good governance and the mechanism of verification and border control.<\/p>\n

UN Intervention Brigade<\/strong><\/p>\n

La Brigade d’intervention promet de ne \u00ab pas attaquer \u00bb le M23 s’il retourne aux pourparlers de Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe porte-parole civil de la Mission de l’ONU pour la stabilisation du Congo (Monusco) a annonc\u00e9 mercredi 5 juin \u00e0 Kinshasa que \u00ab la Brigade d’intervention n’ira pas les attaquer l\u00e0 o\u00f9 ils sont si les rebelles du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) retournent effectivement \u00e0 Kampala pour continuer les n\u00e9gociations \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Selon F. Basse – la Brigade d’intervention r\u00e9cuperera des zones sous occupation des groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nUne fois largu\u00e9e dans le champ des op\u00e9rations, la Brigade d’intervention des Nations unies doit, en collaboration avec les FARDC, \u00ab nettoyer \u00bb et \u00ab conserver \u00bb des zones sous contr\u00f4le de diff\u00e9rentes milices \u00e9cumant l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo.<\/p>\n

Monusco: Dos Santos parle<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nRDC : tol\u00e9rance z\u00e9ro pour la violence, a averti le nouveau commandant de la MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nLe nouveau commandant des casques bleus de la Monusco promet que toutes ses troupes prendront part aux op\u00e9rations contre les groupes arm\u00e9s dans l’est de la RDC, et pas seulement la nouvelle brigade d’intervention, qui a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 se d\u00e9ployer il y a quelques semaines.<\/p>\n

RDC: la brigade d’intervention de l’ONU poursuit son d\u00e9ploiement \u00e0 Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | RFI
\nLa brigade d\u2019intervention de la Monusco continue \u00e0 se d\u00e9ployer \u00e0 Goma, dans l\u2019est de la RDC. La totalit\u00e9 du contingent tanzanien et une partie du contingent sud-africain seraient d\u2019ores et d\u00e9j\u00e0 arriv\u00e9es, selon la Mission des Nations unies en RDC.<\/p>\n

Brigade d\u2019intervention de la Monusco: pr\u00e8s de la moiti\u00e9 des troupes d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMONUSCO military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Felix Basse, has said that nearly half the composition of the Intervention Brigade has now already been deployed to Goma. He said the peacekeepers regularly patrol day and night especially in the town of Sake and the axis leading to Goma.<\/p>\n

Mette Sunnergren: \u00abLa solution \u00e0 long terme \u00e0 la situation dans l\u2019Est de la RDC n\u2019est pas de nature militaire\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0 | 10 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\n“The long-term solution to the situation in the eastern DRC is not military in nature. It consists mainly of a new policies capable of large reform”, said Mette Sunnergren, Ambassador of Sweden to the DRC on Thursday, June 6 in Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

New head of MONUSCO<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.N. chief appoints Germany’s Martin Kobler as Congo envoy<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Reuters
\nBan nomme l’Allemand Martin Kobler en tant que chef de la MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nMartin Kobler, nouveau repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Onu en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed former German diplomat Martin Kobler on Monday as his special envoy to the volatile Democratic Republic of Congo, succeeding former U.S. diplomat Roger Meece in July.<\/p>\n

Des progr\u00e8s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s pour le retour de la paix dans l\u2019Est de la RDC, selon Roger Meece<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nProgress has been made over the past three years to restore peace in eastern DRC, said Roger Meece contemplating the expiry of his mandate in Goma, North Kivu, where he made his last tour in the region. Roger Meece made particular reference to the signing of the Addis Ababa framework agreement and the establishment of an intervention brigade within MONUSCO.<\/p>\n

Kasai-Oriental<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kasa\u00ef-Oriental: pr\u00e8s de 3000 policiers ne sont pas pay\u00e9s depuis 8 mois<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nNearly three thousand police in Kasai Oriental are complaining that they have not received wages for eight months.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Des attaques sporadiques de la LRA signal\u00e9es dans le parc national de la Garamba<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nDes \u00e9l\u00e9ments r\u00e9siduels de l’Arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du seigneur (LRA) menent ces derniers temps des \u00ab activit\u00e9s sporadiques \u00bb dans le parc national de la Garamba, en Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : 2 personnes tu\u00e9es dans la plaine du lac Albert en une semaine\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe head of South Bahema has reported the alarm felt by the local population in the region, who are calling for increased patrols and strengthening of FARDC military personnel, citing, amongst others two killings by armed men and the kidnapping of a woman in the space of one week.<\/p>\n

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

Nord-Kivu – Pinga : Les Nations Unies pr\u00e9occup\u00e9es par les violations graves des droits de l\u2019homme<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | MONUSCO
\nLa Mission de l\u2019ONU pour la Stabilisation en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (MONUSCO) a \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9e de plusieurs cas de violations graves des droits de l\u2019homme et du droit international humanitaire dans la localit\u00e9 de Pinga et ses environnants dans le territoire de Walikale, province du Nord-Kivu. Ces violations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 commises lors d\u2019affrontements entre les Ma\u00ef Ma\u00ef Sheka et l’Alliance des patriotes pour un Congo libre et souverain (APCLS).<\/p>\n

La paix dans les Grands Lacs passe par la d\u00e9mocratisation des institutions au Rwanda et le dialogue avec les Fdlr, dixit Julien Paluku<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nPour Julien Paluku, tous les rwandais se trouvant \u00e0 l’ext\u00e9rieur ne doivent pas \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme g\u00e9nocidaires car il est d\u2019une cat\u00e9gorie qui ne le sont pas.<\/p>\n

Beni : le comit\u00e9 de suivi du dialogue social manque de moyens de fonctionnement<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Monitoring Committee on the achievements of social dialogue, set up two months ago in Beni (North Kivu) by the provincial government to increase the disarmament of armed groups, has reported lacking the resources to function. Social dialogue held in Oicha in March proposed possible solutions to pacify Beni territory, which is plagued by armed groups.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: la Monusco accuse deux milices de graves violations des droits de l\u2019homme \u00e0 Pinga<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMONUSCO has expressed its concern at the serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations committed in the village of Pinga and its surroundings (North Kivu) during fighting between the Mai Mai Sheka and the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS). It reports that during the clashes, extrajudicial killings and other serious human rights abuses were committed against civilians, including children, mainly by the Mai-Mai Sheka.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 53 enfants risquent d\u2019\u00eatre enr\u00f4l\u00e9s dans le M23, pr\u00e9vient la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRoger Meece, and the UN Secretary General Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, have expressed concern about reports that at least 53 children may be being re-recruited by the M23 in the territory of Nyiragongo, in North Kivu. They ask the rebel leaders to stop using children in their ranks.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: le M23 accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9 plus de 50 civils \u00e0 Kiwanja<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nM23 rebels are accused of arresting over fifty people in the city of Kiwanja, 70 km north of Goma (North Kivu), on Monday. According to reliable sources, these people were arrested during an M23 operation in the Buzito neighborhood. A resident of Kiwanja has said that some people have already been released whilst others are still languishing in prison.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les FARDC et les gardes de parc arr\u00eatent 2 miliciens \u00e0 Chondo<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nTwo militiamen of the Popular Front for Democracy (FPD) of Colonel Shetani were arrested on Monday, June 10, by FARDC soldiers supported by park wardens in Chondo (North Kivu). A representative of the joint FARDC-Park guard alleged that Mai-Mai from Nyamilima had attacked their position in order to engage in poaching and illegal fishing in Lake Edward.<\/p>\n

African Smelting wards off armed groups<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 |Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe tin smelter recently built in Sake, North Kivu, by African Smelting Group Sprl (ASG), a firm based in Goma and in Kyrgyzstan, will shortly start producing at a rate of 50 tons per year. (Subscription required).<\/p>\n

Attaque d\u2019un convoi du M23 \u00e0 Rutshuru: 9 morts<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAn M23 convoy was attacked on Monday, June 10, in the town of Rukoro in Rutshuru territory by armed men identified as being Nyatura militiamen. Local sources report nine M23 deaths and several wounded. Civil society in North Kivu reports eight rebels killed. The military spokesman for the M23 totally rejects these assertions.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : le ch\u00f4mage et la justice inefficace causent l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni, selon les notables<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nYouth unemployment, weak justice, the presence of military camps in the city center and the activism of Ugandan and Rwandan rebels are the basis of insecurity in Beni, notables from North Kivu have said during a meeting with officials from MONUSCO.<\/p>\n

Goma: vague d\u2019arrestations des civils accus\u00e9s de collaborer avec le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nOver the last two weeks, several people have been routinely arrested in Goma and sent to Kinshasa accused by the security services of working with the M23. The families of these arrestees state that these persons are simply victims of arbitrary arrest.<\/p>\n

South Kivu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu : le conseil local de Minova plaide pour l\u2019augmentation des effectifs de l\u2019arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Kalehe<\/a>\u00a0 | 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe Minova local council in South Kivu has asked military officials to strengthen the FARDC deployment in Kalehe, explaining that Ra\u00efa Mutomboki and other armed groups have taken advantage of the absence of the army to disrupt peace and security in this region, 150 kilometers north-east of Bukavu.<\/p>\n

Katanga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Echapper au \u00abTriangle de la mort\u00bb en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | WFP | Reliefweb
\nLe Katanga, province du sud-est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) est le th\u00e9\u00e2tre d\u2019une crise oubli\u00e9e. En plus des probl\u00e8mes d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire chroniques, la province est en proie depuis novembre 2011 \u00e0 un conflit arm\u00e9 entrainant d\u2019importants mouvements de population. Le PAM est mobilis\u00e9 pour porter assistance \u00e0 ces personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es, malgr\u00e9 des d\u00e9fis \u00e9normes, dont l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9, le manque de route et de fonds.<\/p>\n

Kalemie : Roger Meece affirme la d\u00e9termination de la communaut\u00e9 internationale contre l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9\u00a0<\/a>| 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMONUSCO Head, Roger Meece, has expressed the determination of the international community to combat insecurity in the north of Katanga. The north of the province has faced several months of armed groups committing abuses against civilians. Meece’s visit to the region comes in the wake of an attack by armed men against a military vehicle 58 km from Kalemie. One soldier was killed and another injured.<\/p>\n

RDC : la mise en garde du minist\u00e8re de l’int\u00e9rieur sur le nouveau d\u00e9coupage territorial<\/a>\u00a0| 9 June 2013 | RFI
\nEn RDC, le ministre de l’Int\u00e9rieur, Richard Muyej, a mis en garde contre tous ceux qui s’opposent au d\u00e9coupage territorial initi\u00e9 par le gouvernement dans le cadre de la d\u00e9centralisation. Parmi les opposants \u00e0 ce processus figurent des personnalit\u00e9s du Katanga. Par ailleurs, des groupes arm\u00e9s sont mis \u00e0 contribution pour faire \u00e9chec \u00e0 ce d\u00e9coupage territorial. Ce qui a conduit \u00e0 l’attaque de la ville de Lubumbashi le 23 mars 2013 et \u00e0 de nombreuses autres violences dans la partie nord de la province.<\/p>\n

Katanga : 23 000 personnes fuient les exactions des miliciens Bakata Katanga \u00e0 Nganie<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAbout 23,000 people have fled atrocities by the Katanga Bakata in Nganie to take refuge in Mwanza, 95 km from Moba center. Humanitarian aid has been called for to assist the displaced, whose number is considerably higher than the 16,000 inhabitants of the area.<\/p>\n

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

Burundi : y aller (en Centrafrique) ou pas<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe pr\u00e9sident congolais Denis Sassou Nguesso insiste pour que le Burundi participe \u00e0 la force de la CEEAC pr\u00e9sente en Centrafrique. La r\u00e9ponse de Pierre Nkurunziza se fait attendre.<\/p>\n

UN Human Rights Council – Adoption of the Outcome of the UPR of Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Human Rights Watch | allAfrica
\nHuman Rights Watch welcomes the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Burundi, which includes important recommendations on the protection of civil and political as well as social, economic and cultural rights.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

CEEAC Force<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi : y aller (en Centrafrique) ou pas<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe pr\u00e9sident congolais Denis Sassou Nguesso insiste pour que le Burundi participe \u00e0 la force de la CEEAC pr\u00e9sente en Centrafrique. La r\u00e9ponse de Pierre Nkurunziza se fait attendre.<\/p>\n

Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centrafrique : quatre morts dans des combats entre la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka et le FDPC<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Afrik.com
\nLe 4 juin dernier, les troupes de la coalition S\u00e9l\u00e9ka ont lanc\u00e9 une nouvelle offensive sur les \u00e9l\u00e9ments du Front d\u00e9mocratique centrafricain (FDPC) d\u2019Abdoulaye Miskine. Le bilan officiel fait \u00e9tat de quatre morts, deux bless\u00e9s et des prisonniers dans les rangs du FDPC sans oublier d\u2019importants mat\u00e9riels r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9s apr\u00e8s la mise en d\u00e9bandade de ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments.<\/p>\n

CAR diplomatic engagements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plaidoyer pour un appui de la communaut\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 la restauration des droits de l\u2019Homme en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nLa 23\u00e8me session du Conseil des Droits de l\u2019Homme s\u2019est tenue le 30 mai dernier \u00e0 Gen\u00e8ve en Suisse. La R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, en qu\u00eate d\u2019appui multiforme apr\u00e8s le coup de force du 24 mars dernier, a \u00e9t\u00e9 repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 ce conseil\u00a0 par son ministre de la Justice, Ars\u00e8ne Send\u00e9.<\/p>\n

No\u00ebl L\u00e9onard Essongo note une am\u00e9lioration progressive de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nLe g\u00e9n\u00e9ral No\u00ebl Leonard Essongo, repr\u00e9sentant\u00a0 du m\u00e9diateur dans la crise centrafricaine s\u2019est entretenu ce 10 juin 2013 \u00e0 Bangui avec le chef de l\u2019Etat centrafricain de la transition, Michel Djotodia Am Nondroko.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : Michel Djotodia invit\u00e9 au sommet de la CEMAC<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Afrik.com
\nLe pr\u00e9sident de la transition de la Centrafrique, M. Michel Djotodia est officiellement invit\u00e9 \u00e0 participer au sommet de la Communaut\u00e9 \u00e9conomique et mon\u00e9taire de l\u2019Afrique centrale (CEMAC) qui se tiendra \u00e0 Libreville, la capitale gabonaise, le 14 juin. Un v\u00e9ritable sceau de l\u00e9gitimit\u00e9 pour le pr\u00e9sident autoproclam\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Priorities of the Transition<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | International Crisis Group
\nR\u00e9publique centrafricaine : les urgences de la transition<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | International Crisis Group
\nThe collapse of the state and the disappearance of security forces from a large part of the territory may turn the Central African Republic (CAR) into a source of instability in the heart of Africa. In its latest report, Central African Republic: Priorities of the Transition, the International Crisis Group, examines the situation in CAR following a coup by the Seleka rebel coalition in March 2013 that ended Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9\u2019s decade-old rule and plunged the nation into crisis. The absence of the state, Seleka\u2019s fragility and tensions between Christians and Muslims make the transition\u2019s future uncertain.<\/p>\n

Bozize\u2019s exile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centrafrique : l\u2019exil de Boziz\u00e9 en Afrique du Sud en question<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Afrik.com
\nFran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9, l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident centrafricain, ne se rendra pas en Afrique du Sud comme annonc\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re. Exil\u00e9 au Cameroun depuis sa chute, son probable d\u00e9part pour Afrique du Sud alimente la chronique.<\/p>\n

BINUCA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senegalese general to head UN peacebuilding office in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nBan nomme Babacar Gaye, du S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, comme Repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial de l’ONU en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office for the Central African Republic (BINUCA) based in Bangui.<\/p>\n

Refugee and IDP Reports<\/strong><\/p>\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

Humanitarian Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province de Maniema N\u00b0 15\/13, 04 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – Note d’information \u00e0 la presse, 5 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Action in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Weekly Bulletin, 7 June 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Nord-Kivu N\u00b0 20\/13, 11 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Situation humanitaire en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo – Note d\u2019information \u00e0 la presse, 12 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b0 24\/13, 12 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Congolese expelled from Angola<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : 52 231 Congolais expuls\u00e9s d\u2019Angola en 3 semaines, selon M\u00e9decins du monde<\/a>\u00a0 | 6 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDoctors of the World is concerned about the massive influx of Congolese persons expelled from Angola in often violent conditions. According to the international NGO, in just three weeks, 52,231 people have crossed the Angolan border at Kamonia in Kasai Occidental. Doctors of the World calls on the Angolan authorities to respect their international commitments on human rights.<\/p>\n

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

Rwandan refugee status cessation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Repatriation: the politics of (re)-constructing and contesting Rwandan citizenship<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Refugee Studies Centre | Reliefweb
\nUNHCR recently announced that the refugee status of all Rwandans who fled the country between 1959 and December 1998 will cease in June 2013. The declaration follows almost ten years of active lobbying by Rwanda and other host countries to end the Rwandan refugee situation.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IDPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

CAR crisis remains dire – and neglected<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | IRIN
\nLa crise en RCA reste dramatique\u2026 et ignor\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 9 June 2013 | IRIN
\nInternational neglect of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is partly to blame for the dire humanitarian and security situation there, say officials. The crisis affects the country\u2019s entire population of 4.6 million and has left tens of thousands in need of emergency shelter, healthcare and food aid.<\/p>\n

Michel Djotodia rassure les humanitaires en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nMichel\u00a0 Djotodia se dit pr\u00eat \u00e0 assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des humanitaires dans leurs zones d\u2019activit\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n

R\u00e9publique centrafricaine – Revue de Presse Hebdomadaire du 03 au 10 juin 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Former MLC Officer Says Bemba Never Issued Commands<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

L\u2019avocat du S\u00e9nateur congolais Jean-Pierre Bemba compte boucler la d\u00e9fense en septembre<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nL\u2019\u00e9quipe de d\u00e9fense du s\u00e9nateur et ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident congolais Jean-Pierre Bemba esp\u00e8re terminer la pr\u00e9sentation de ses moyens de preuve en septembre prochain devant la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI), a-t-elle indiqu\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019agence Hirondelle.<\/p>\n

Hearing Cancelled Due to Poor Health of Witness<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Questions Accuracy of Bemba’s Book<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bemba Was ‘Too Busy to Command Troops’<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Alleged FDLR members charged in Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda : trois membres pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s des FDLR jug\u00e9s en Allemagne<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nNews of Rwanda Names FDLR Suspects Charged in Germany<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | News of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nTrois hommes, memebres pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s des Forces d\u00e9mocratiques de lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda (FDLR), ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en accusation en Allemagne. Ils sont notamment soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d\u2019avoir assur\u00e9 des fonction de commandement au sein de leur mouvement.<\/p>\n

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prosecutor of UN Rwanda genocide tribunal urges cooperation to catch roaming fugitives<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRwanda : le Procureur du TPIR d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 traduire en justice les neuf fugitifs recherch\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nWith nine men linked to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda still on the run, the Prosecutor who would help to try them is today urging Member States to cooperate with the United Nations war crimes tribunal and its successor body to track down and arrest the fugitives.<\/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>
\nIllegal resource exploitation recognised as a security issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

Securing Africa’s natural resources to avoid conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Institute for Security Studies
\nOne of the many challenges posed by the exploitation of natural resources in Africa is its potential for conflict \u2013 both internal and between states. At a recent meeting in Harare, African intelligence chiefs declared the illegal exploitation of natural resources a \u2018national security issue\u2019 and vowed to \u2018defend the continent\u2019s natural and other resources from illicit exploitation and appropriation\u2019.<\/p>\n

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

Military involvement in gold trade<\/strong><\/p>\n

De nouvelles recherches de Global Witness r\u00e9v\u00e8lent l\u2019implication de militaires de haut rang dans le commerce de l\u2019or dans l\u2019est du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Global Witness
\nMines de la RDC – le Rwanda et le Burundi au c\u0153ur de la mafia<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nFrench version of the Briefing published on 7 May 2013.<\/p>\n

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

Growing Evidence of Radioactive Contamination in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Deutsche Welle | allAfrica
\nHuman rights activists say uranium is being mined illegally in DRC. Doctors record an increase in the number of pre-birth deformities in areas close to mines.<\/p>\n

Child labour\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Humanitarian agencies fight child exploitation<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\n\u201cQuite a few of the most beautiful homes in Bukavu are built on the sweat of children working in the mines,\u201d says a child protection officer who works in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

Mining sector will boost economy<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE 2-Congo on track for 8 pct growth, fighting corruption – PM<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Reuters
\nDemocratic Republic of Congo’s economy will grow by more than 8 per cent this year thanks to a booming mining sector but the government knows it must do more to stamp out corruption, the prime minister said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

World Bank assists DRC in exploiting natural resources for development<\/strong><\/p>\n

La BM d\u00e9cid\u00e9e \u00e0 aider la RDC \u00e0 \u00ab exploiter les ressources naturelles pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le d\u00e9veloppement humain \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLa Banque mondiale a r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 jeudi 6 juin sa d\u00e9termination d’accompagner la RD Congo dans son d\u00e9fi pour 2013 d’\u00ab exploiter les ressources naturelles pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le d\u00e9veloppement humain \u00bb, \u00e0 l’ouverture du Forum \u00e9conomique international de Kinshasa, dont l’objectif est de s’entendre sur des approches et des politiques faisant que les revenus de ressources naturelles soient au profit du peuple congolais.<\/p>\n

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

Katanga: la G\u00e9camines d\u00e9loge des creuseurs artisanaux de la carri\u00e8re de Kafundwa<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nG\u00e9camines dislodged hundreds of artisanal miners from the Kafundwa quarry in Kambove territory, 150 km from Lubumbashi (Katanga) on Friday, June 7. Sources on site indicate that the miners have decided to leave their camp, built 2 km from the quarry. The company has placed a concentrator plant there to relaunch its mining operations. It is reported to have indemnified each miner.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kambove: saisie de 5 camions de malachites sortis frauduleusement de la G\u00e9camines<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nIndustrial guards for G\u00e9camines intercepted five trucks fraudulently removing malachite from its facilities in Kambove on Monday, June 10. G\u00e9camines has commissioned an investigation to discern those behind this fraud.<\/p>\n

DRC\u2019s Minister of Mines\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Germain Kambinga exige une pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re pour d\u00e9battre de la motion contre le ministre des Mines<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nThe national deputy Germain Kambinga requires a plenary session before the end of the March to discuss the no-confidence motion against the Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu. In a press conference he held on Wednesday, June 12 in Kinshasa, he hoped that the public would find out where the money from the DRC’s mines goes.<\/p>\n

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

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

Uganda Draws Up Plan for National Oil Company to Steer Industry<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | Bloomberg
\nUganda, the East African country seeking to pump its first oil, drew up plans for a national energy company to control as much as a fifth of crude output. The company will start operating after the president names the board and the directors are approved by parliament, the Energy Ministry\u2019s Petroleum Exploration and Production Department said in an e-mail.<\/p>\n

Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n

NGOs Fight to Save Salt Lake<\/a>\u00a0| 9 June 2013 | The Observer (Kampala)
\nOnce a national wonder and sole source of income for over 10,000 households, Lake Katwe is now a shadow of its former self, thanks to decades of uncontrolled human activity.<\/p>\n

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

Unwanted investors<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nDeep in Bukuya Sub County in Mubende district, a gold-mining company, AUC Mining Ltd owned by the British and some influential Ugandans, evicted about 400 peasants.<\/p>\n

Nantaba Lands Committee Gets Boost in Next Budget<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nFighting land grabbing and illegal evictions will be a priority for the Lands ministry in the next financial year.<\/p>\n

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

Off-shore oil concessions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

La RDC et l\u2019Angola conviennent d\u2019octroyer les autorisations d\u2019exploitation p\u00e9troli\u00e8re \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 MIOC sur leurs eaux territoriales<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | Digitalcongo.net
\nRetour de mission \u00e0 Luanda du ministre des Hydrocarbures qui a discut\u00e9 pour le compte de la RDC avec les autorit\u00e9s angolaises de l\u2019octroi convenu entre les deux parties \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 MIOC des autorisations d\u2019exploitation p\u00e9troli\u00e8re Off-shore sur les eaux territoriales congolaises et angolaises ensemble.<\/p>\n

Hydropower \u2013 Inga<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : Le Groupe de la BAD renouvelle son appui au site hydro\u00e9lectrique d\u2019Inga<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | African Development Bank
\nLe Groupe de la Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement (BAD) et le gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) ont sign\u00e9 \u00e0 Marrakech, en marge des Assembl\u00e9es annuelles du Groupe de la BAD, deux accords de don, d\u2019un montant total de 5,250 millions de dollars EU.<\/p>\n

Song Dongsheng : “Nous sommes dans une position de collaboration, pas de domination”<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nIncontournable sur le continent avec 50 000 salari\u00e9s dans 30 pays africains, le g\u00e9ant chinois Sinohydro n’y rel\u00e2che pas ses efforts. Entretien avec son pr\u00e9sident, Song Donsheng. En lice pour la construction du complexe hydro\u00e9lectrique Grand Inga (RD Congo), il est venu plaider sa cause aupr\u00e8s du gouvernement congolais et des bailleurs, r\u00e9unis dans la capitale fran\u00e7aise autour du projet.<\/p>\n

Inga III pour r\u00e9duire le d\u00e9ficit \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique en Afrique<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | IPS
\nLe gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) projette d\u2019ouvrir, en octobre 2015, un grand chantier sur le fleuve Congo: la construction du barrage hydro\u00e9lectrique d\u2019Inga III, avec plusieurs partenaires ext\u00e9rieurs.<\/p>\n

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

Alphamin Intersects Strong Visual Tin Mineralisation at Its Bisie Tin Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Alphamin Resources Corp. | Marketwired
\nAlphamin Resources Corp. announced that the resource drilling programme at the Gecomines target on its wholly owned Bisie Tin Prospect in east central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is progressing with 1,444m of the planned 3,695m drilled to date.<\/p>\n

DRC copper concentrate export ban won\u2019t affect Kipoi project \u2013 Tiger<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nTiger responds on DRC copper\/cobalt export ban press suggestions<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | Mineweb
\nAustralian junior copper and cobalt miner Tiger Resources has refuted speculation that the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC\u2019s) decision to ban copper and cobalt concentrate exports would affect its Kipoi project. The ASX-listed copper miner has noted that it currently sold more than 80% of its concentrate to smelters within the DRC, adding that there was strong domestic demand for the company\u2019s product.<\/p>\n

Rio drops iron in Oriental province<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 |Africa Mining Intelligence
\nRio Tinto is pulling out of Province Orientale in its turn following the withdrawal of mining giant BHP Billiton from Lower Congo in 2012 after an aluminium smelter project fell through. (Subscription required).<\/p>\n

African Smelting wards off armed groups<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 |Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe tin smelter recently built in Sake, North Kivu, by African Smelting Group Sprl (ASG), a firm based in Goma and in Kirghizstan, will shortly start producing at a rate of 50 tons per year. (Subscription required).<\/p>\n

Creamer Media publishes African Mining Roundup for May 2013 electronic report<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nThe African Mining Roundup is a synopsis of mining activity on the continent. The May 2013 roundup not only covers stories from more than 25 countries but also includes more than 110 separate news items in an easy-to-read, disaggregated format. This month\u2019s report includes details the significant resource increase at project developer Ivanplats\u2019 Kamoa project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Purchase required).<\/p>\n

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

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

Karamoja Connected to National Power Grid<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nElectricity supply to Moroto district has created hope among residents that it will spur development in the area. Several people, including the business community and local leaders, said the region is destined for development because it is now connected to the national power grid.<\/p>\n

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

Unwanted investors<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | The Independent (Kampala)
\nDeep in Bukuya Sub County in Mubende district, a gold-mining company, AUC Mining Ltd owned by the British and some influential Ugandans, evicted about 400 peasants.<\/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>
\nKimberly Process<\/strong><\/p>\n

KPCS meeting closes<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nA review during a week-long inter-sessional meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) acknowledged the significant impact made by the organisation on the global trade in rough diamonds.<\/p>\n

Conflict diamonds a challenge in Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nArticle discussing the problems surrounding the current Kimberly process and, inter alia, suggesting the possible application of the OECD guidelines in respect of diamond supply chains.<\/p>\n

EITI<\/strong><\/p>\n

EITI Progress Report 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 11 June 2013 | EITI
\nEITI has evolved much between the Doha Conference in 2009, the Paris Conference in 2011 and the Sydney Conference 2013. Around 50 countries are now engaged in the efforts to improve transparency of revenues from the extractives sector. The EITI Progress Report 2013 brings together highlights from the 37 countries that were implementing the EITI when the report was launched.<\/p>\n

EU vote marks birth of global transparency standard \u2013 G8 to pick up the challenge<\/a>\u00a0| 12 June 2013 | Global Witness
\nLandmark legislation a major defeat for Big Oil and boosts UK\u2019s G8 push for extractive industries transparency.<\/p>\n


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

Dodd-Frank and conflict minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act – Frequently Asked Questions – Conflict Minerals<\/a>\u00a0| 30 May 2013 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
\nIn these Frequently Asked Questions the Division of Corporation Finance is providing guidance on various aspects of Exchange Act Section 13(p), Rule 13p-1 and Item 1.01 of Form SD relating to disclosure regarding the use of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.<\/p>\n

SEC issues guidance on conflict minerals rules<\/a>\u00a0| 3 June 2013 | Lexology
\nOn 30 mei 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its long anticipated guidance on the conflict minerals rules. The highly burdensome rules, which require disclosure regarding use and sources of \u201cconflict minerals,\u201d were mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The FAQs provide significant relief for certain kinds of manufacturers, particularly those in the food industry.<\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

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

Malu-Malu reappointed president of electoral commission (CENI)<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: la d\u00e9signation du nouveau pr\u00e9sident de la C\u00e9ni fait pol\u00e9mique<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | RFI
\nL’Assembl\u00e9e nationale congolaise vient de d\u00e9signer le nouveau pr\u00e9sident de la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante (C\u00e9ni). Il s\u2019agit de l\u2019abb\u00e9 Malu Malu. En RDC la pol\u00e9mique enfle \u00e0 propos de la mise en place de cette nouvelle commission \u00e9lectorale ; et plus particuli\u00e8rement sur l\u2019abb\u00e9 Malu Malu : un pro-Kabila pour l\u2019opposition et une partie de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile -son \u00e9glise catholique ne le soutient pas. Une pol\u00e9mique qui n\u2019a pas lieu d\u2019\u00eatre selon le camp pr\u00e9sidentiel.<\/p>\n

CENI : le come-back de l’abb\u00e9 Malu Malu, le choix de l'”exp\u00e9rience” ?<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nL’abb\u00e9 Apollinaire Malu Malu a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9sign\u00e9 pr\u00e9sident de la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante de RDC, le 7 juin. Une nomination diversement appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e au sein de la classe politique congolaise.<\/p>\n

L\u2019abb\u00e9 Malu Malu revient \u00e0 la Commission \u00e9lectorale ind\u00e9pendante<\/a>\u00a0| 8 June 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

CENI – Malumalu \u00e0 l’\u00e9preuve du calendrier<\/a>\u00a0| 10 June 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nL’examen de passage qui attend le nouveau bureau de la Commission \u00e9lectorale nationale ind\u00e9pendante (CENI), pilot\u00e9e d\u00e9sormais par l’abb\u00e9 Malumalu, reste la poursuite du processus \u00e9lectoral. L’\u00e9laboration du calendrier en est l’\u00e9preuve la plus cruciale.<\/p>\n

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

Contested press law<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi: Media Groups Face Debilitating Fines Under New Burundi Law<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House | allAfrica
\nThe granting of assent to the media law is a severe blow to freedom of expression in Burundi. Article 19 finds the media law to violate international standards on freedom of expression and pose a severe threat to press freedom in the country.<\/p>\n

Loi sur les m\u00e9dias : le pr\u00e9sident burundais appelle les journalistes \u00e0 “la patience”<\/a>\u00a0| 6 June 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nPierre Nkurunziza a appel\u00e9 mercredi \u00e0 la “patience” les journalistes de son pays m\u00e9contents de la promulgation d’une loi controvers\u00e9e sur les m\u00e9dias.<\/p>\n

Burundi: UN rights office urges revision of new press law to ensure freedom of expression<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nL’ONU demande au Burundi de revoir sa loi sur les m\u00e9dias<\/a>\u00a0| 7 June 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations human rights office today reiterated its call on Burundian authorities to revise a new press law to ensure that it conforms with international human rights standards and protects freedom of expression, a request that was originally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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