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

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Tensions between the DRC and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0run extremely high this week following last week\u2019s strikes on Rwandan territory. Kigali has accused the FARDC of being the source of this bombardment and is reported to be discretely assembling troops near the Congolese border at Gisenyi. By contrast, MONUSCO states that the shots originated from M23 held territory. Diplomats leaving a closed session of the UN Security Council are reported to have said that there is\u00a0clear and consistent evidence<\/a>\u00a0that the Rwandan army is continuing to support the M23, having infiltrated Congolese territory over the last days, prompting UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to caution Kigali to exercise restraint.<\/p>\n

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In\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, days of heavy fighting in Kibati finally culminated in FARDC\u2019s conquering the M23\u2019s strategic bolt in the Munigi hills from where the group had launched mortars on the city of Goma last week. The rebels have now been pushed back to Kibumba Plain where their forces are said to be concentrated in the area of Mboga, as the FARDC consolidates its positions. Touring\u00a0UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region<\/a>, Mary Robinson, has hailed the victory for having created space for continued political efforts to secure a solution to the insecurity in the DRC. \u00a0As the M23 raised the number of its delegates in Kampala, Uganda has convened a seventhextraordinary session of the heads of state of the ICGLR<\/a>, to run from 5-7 September.<\/p>\n

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In\u00a0Katanga<\/a>, a further 200 Mai-Mai have laid down their arms in Mitwaba, whilst in Equateur 100,000 Congolese refugees, who had fled to neighbouring Congo during conflict in the north west in 2009, have been repatriated. In Province Orientale theUgandan army<\/a>\u00a0withdrew from Mahagi on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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In Bangui,\u00a0Central African Republic<\/a>, the verdict of the first prosecution of Seleka rebels for pillage and other abuses is due to be rendered on 11th September. Efforts are currently under way to deploy the African Union-led support mission AFISM-CAR to the country as the CAR government attempts a disarmament campaign.<\/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><\/p>\n

Rwandan Support of the M23<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : l\u2019ONU d\u00e9tient des \u00ab informations cr\u00e9dibles \u00bb sur le soutien du Rwanda au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ONU a des \u201cinformations cr\u00e9dibles et coh\u00e9rentes\u201d sur un soutien de l\u2019arm\u00e9e rwandaise aux rebelles du M23 dans les combats en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). Des diplomates l\u2019ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 jeudi 29 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 l\u2019AFP apr\u00e8s une s\u00e9ance \u00e0 huis clos du conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sur la situation dans ce pays.<\/p>\n

M23 Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Tanzania Daily News | allAfrica
\nM23 rebel forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have suffered heavy losses forcing Rwanda to send two battalions to rescue the rebels as the United Nations roundly condemn the latest bout of violence in the eastern part of that country.<\/p>\n

UN Great Lakes Envoy to Address Rwanda Role in DRC Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nMary Robinson: “Je serai directe avec Kigali.”<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nU.N. envoy says military success an opportunity for Congo talks<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Reuters
\nMary Robinson \u00e0 Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nThe United Nations envoy to the Great Lakes region says she will be direct with Kigali about evidence of Rwandan support for the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Mary Robinson also hopes the recent military advances against the rebels will create a window for a political solution to the crisis.<\/p>\n

Attacks on Rwandan territory and heightening tensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congolese Army Clashes With Rebels as Rockets Kill Two in Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Bloomberg
\nFighting between Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s army and M23 rebels continued today in the east of the country as rockets killed at least two people in bordering Rwanda, according to the Rwandan army.<\/p>\n

New-York : Ban Ki-Moon confirme les tirs du M23 sur le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU, Ban Ki-Moon a confirm\u00e9 vendredi 30 ao\u00fbt dans un communiqu\u00e9 que les rebelles du M23 avaient tir\u00e9 en direction du territoire rwandais, malgr\u00e9 les affirmations de Kigali mettant en cause les forces gouvernementales congolaises.<\/p>\n

Un obus tomb\u00e9 sur Goma provenait de la zone occup\u00e9e par le M23, affirme la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de bureau de la Monusco au Nord-Kivu a affirm\u00e9, jeudi 29 ao\u00fbt au cours d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse, qu\u2019un obus tomb\u00e9 \u00e0 Goma et deux autres au Rwanda provenaient de la zone occup\u00e9e par la r\u00e9bellion du M23.<\/p>\n

Congo’s M23 rebels shelled Rwandan territory, U.N. says<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Reuters
\nU.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have witnessed shelling into Rwanda by M23 rebels over the past week and have not observed any firing across the border by the Congolese army, the United Nations said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Rwanda : une femme tu\u00e9e et son b\u00e9b\u00e9 bless\u00e9 par un obus tomb\u00e9 \u00e0 Gisenyi<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nShelling of Rwanda By DRC Forces Intensifies<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica
\nGovt – DRC Provocation Can No Longer Be Tolerated<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | The New Times (Kigali) | allAfrica
\nRwanda border on high alert after DRC bombings<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Uburenganzira
\nRwanda et RDC s’accusent mutuellement du bombardement de Gisenyi<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | RFI
\nRwanda accuses Congo of shelling as tensions mount<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Reuters
\nRwanda accuses Congo of rocket attacks over border<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | The Guardian
\nRwanda accused Congo on Thursday of shelling its territory and said it would not tolerate such “provocation”, raising fears that violence in eastern Congo could erupt into a regional conflict.<\/p>\n

RDC: les Nations unies accusent le Rwanda de soutenir le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nRDC: L’ONU accuse de nouveau le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | BBC Africa
\nCrise dans le Kivu : l’ONU maintient ses accusations d’ing\u00e9rence contre le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nConflit en RDC : Kigali de plus en plus isol\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019international<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Afrik.com
\nDR Congo unrest: UN chief urges Rwanda ‘restraint’<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | BBC Africa
\nUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to Rwanda’s president for restraint amid escalating tensions with the neighbouring DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Vers une intervention arm\u00e9e \u00ab officielle \u00bb du Rwanda en RDC ?<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Afrik.com
\nSelon des sources diplomatiques, Paul Kagam\u00e9 le Pr\u00e9sident rwandais a r\u00e9uni son ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res et son chef d\u2019Etat major pour \u00e9voquer une intervention arm\u00e9e dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), suite aux tirs sur son territoire.<\/p>\n

Ban Ki-moon hausse le ton contre le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nL\u2019ONU persiste et signe sur sa conviction que les obus tir\u00e9s sur le Rwanda l\u2019ont \u00e9t\u00e9 par le M23 et non par l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise.<\/p>\n

Rwanda : des mouvements militaires signal\u00e9s \u00e0 l’ext\u00e9rieur de Gisenyi<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | RFI
\nL’arm\u00e9e rwandaise se d\u00e9ploie \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re avec la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nRwanda\/RDC : la ville frontali\u00e8re de Gisenyi calme mais en \u00e9tat d’alerte<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nApr\u00e8s la chute d’obus sur la ville de Gisenyi (Rubavu), le 29 ao\u00fbt, au Rwanda, les Forces de d\u00e9fense rwandaises (RDF) renforcent discr\u00e8tement leur pr\u00e9sence sur la fronti\u00e8re commune avec la RDC.<\/p>\n

Le Rwanda renforce sa pr\u00e9sence militaire \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re avec la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e rwandaise a discr\u00e8tement renforc\u00e9 sa pr\u00e9sence sur la fronti\u00e8re entre le Rwanda et la RDC. Des habitants de la ville rwandaise de Gisenyi ont constat\u00e9 des mouvements militaires \u201cinhabituels\u201d mais discrets aux abords de la cit\u00e9. Des blind\u00e9s, des hommes et du mat\u00e9riel militaire ont \u00e9t\u00e9 aper\u00e7us en train de converger vers des positions \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re avec la RDC, selon des t\u00e9moignages que l\u2019AFP a recueillis aupr\u00e8s des habitants.<\/p>\n

Tanzania\/ Rwanda relations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tanzania asks Uganda to help it mend ties with Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Reuters
\nLa Tanzanie demande la m\u00e9diation de l’Ouganda dans son diff\u00e9rend avec le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nTanzania has asked Uganda’s president to help it patch up relations with Rwanda after a falling-out over Tanzania’s efforts to bring peace to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania’s prime minister said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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

Behind Rebel Lines: Living with the M23 in DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nProtracted talks between the Congolese government and rebel group M23 are ongoing, but for those living in occupied areas of the DRC, life must go on.<\/p>\n

Congolese M23 Boosts Team to Kampala Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe Congolese M23 rebel group has boosted its delegation in a bid to resume the faltering peace negotiations with the Kinshasa government in Kampala.<\/p>\n

RDC: pour le M23, les n\u00e9gociations avec le gouvernement ne sont pas termin\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | RFI
\nReprise des pourparlers de Kampala – Kinshasa conditionne sa participation<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nSelon Fran\u00e7ois Muamba, il est attendu de la m\u00e9diation ougandaise \u00ab une troisi\u00e8me proposition acceptable\u00bb<\/p>\n

M23 Want Regional Leaders to Push Kabila for Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe M23 delegation to the peace negotiations in Kampala wants regional Heads of State to ask DRC Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by the communiqu\u00e9 they signed in November last year for a peaceful solution to the DRC crisis.<\/p>\n

International Conference of the Great Lakes Region 7th<\/sup>\u00a0Extraordinary Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les chefs d\u2019Etat de la CIRGL en sommet extraordinaire ce jeudi \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe 7\u00e8 sommet extraordinaire des chefs d\u2019Etat et des gouvernements de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale pour la r\u00e9gion des Grands lacs (CIRGL) s\u2019ouvre ce jeudi 5 septembre, \u00e0 Kampala (Ouganda).<\/p>\n

Uganda Convenes Meeting to Discuss Congo Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Sudan Tribune | allAfrica
\nUganda has called an emergency meeting of the extraordinary summit of the International Conference on Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to discuss the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

Defence chiefs meet over DR Congo conflict<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nConflit en RDC : r\u00e9union des ministres des Grands Lacs \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRegional Ministers Meet in Kampala Over Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nRegional Heads of State to Meet in Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nUne nouvelle tentative pour mettre fin aux violences dans l’est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | RFI
\nForeign and defence ministers from the region are today meeting in Kampala ahead of the emergency meeting by regional heads of state to discuss the situation in Eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

M23 Want Regional Leaders to Push Kabila for Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe M23 delegation to the peace negotiations in Kampala wants regional Heads of State to ask DRC Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by the communiqu\u00e9 they signed in November last year for a peaceful solution to the DRC crisis.<\/p>\n

Third state diplomatic efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n

France calls for UN Security Council meeting on DRC violence<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | RFI
\nRDC: la France saisit l\u2019ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nFrance on Thursday requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on a surge in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), envoys in New York told news agencies.<\/p>\n

Addis Ababa Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: Fran\u00e7ois Mwamba dresse un bilan positif de l\u2019Accord d\u2019Addis-Abeba<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe coordonnateur national du m\u00e9canisme de suivi de l\u2019accord d\u2019Addis-Abeba, Fran\u00e7ois Mwamba Tshishimbi, indique que l\u2019application de cet accord connait des avanc\u00e9es significatives, six mois apr\u00e8s sa signature.\u00a0Il l\u2019a affirm\u00e9, samedi 31 ao\u00fbt, aux journalistes \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

UN Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDCongo : arriv\u00e9e de Mary Robinson, envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de l’ONU pour les Grands Lacs<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nDR Congo: UN envoy calls for end to hostilities, focus on political process at start of visit<\/a>
\nArriv\u00e9e en RDC, Mary Robinson met l’accent sur le processus politique \u00e0 la veille d’une tourn\u00e9e r\u00e9gionale<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | UN News Centre
\nThe United Nations Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lake’s region is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to start a regional tour with envoys from the African Union, European Union and the United States to bolster diplomatic efforts for peace.<\/p>\n

RDC: Mary Robinson appelle les rebelles du M23 \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nMary Robinson, l\u2019envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de Ban Ki-moon, en tourn\u00e9e dans les Grands Lacs<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nEn visite dans les Grands Lacs, l\u2019envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations unies pour cette r\u00e9gion, Mary Robinson, s\u2019est rendue le lundi 2 septembre \u00e0 Goma dans l\u2019Est de la RDC o\u00f9 il a invit\u00e9\u00a0le M23 \u00e0 cesser la violence et \u00e0 d\u00e9poser les armes.\u00a0Elle se rendra du 4 au 7 septembre en RDC, en Ouganda et au Rwanda pour soutenir les efforts diplomatique en faveur de la paix dans l\u2019Est de la RDC et la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs.<\/p>\n

RDC : Mary Robinson juge l\u2019engagement militaire \u00ab n\u00e9cessaire \u00bb pour prot\u00e9ger les civils<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\n\u00ab\u00a0Il faut quelque fois avoir un engagement militaire. C\u2019est n\u00e9cessaire pour prot\u00e9ger les gens\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 lundi 2 septembre dans la soir\u00e9e \u00e0 Goma Mary Robinson, l\u2019envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU dans la sous-r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs. A son arriv\u00e9e lundi \u00e0 Goma, elle avait d\u00e9clar\u00e9 : \u00a0\u201dOn a d\u00e9j\u00e0 essay\u00e9 avec une r\u00e9ponse militaire qui a r\u00e9ussi. Maintenant, il y a aussi une fen\u00eatre pour une r\u00e9ponse politique\u00a0\u201d. Une prise de position mal accueillie par une partie de l\u2019opinion congolaise qui souhaite que les FARDC appuy\u00e9es par la brigade d\u2019intervention de la Monusco mettent fin militairement \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion du M23.<\/p>\n

Mary Robinson : \u00ab Apr\u00e8s le succ\u00e8s militaire, il y a une fen\u00eatre pour le progr\u00e8s politique \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019envoy\u00e9e sp\u00e9ciale de l\u2019Onu pour la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs, Mary Robinson, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 la presse le mercredi 4 septembre qu\u2019apr\u00e8s le succ\u00e8s militaire des FARDC et des forces de la Monusco sur le M23, il y a une \u00ab\u00a0fen\u00eatre pour le progr\u00e8s politique\u00a0\u00bb. L\u2019ancienne pr\u00e9sidente irlandaise a cependant expliqu\u00e9 qu\u2019elle n\u2019\u00e9tait pas oppos\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019option politique, \u00ab\u00a0absolument n\u00e9cessaire quelque fois\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Ugandan troops on Congolese territory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mahagi: l\u2019administrateur du territoire confirme la pr\u00e9sence des militaires ougandais<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019administrateur du territoire de Mahagi, (Province Orientale), Jean-Bosco Ngamubiem Essese, confirme la pr\u00e9sence des militaires ougandais sur le sol congolais.\u00a0Il a r\u00e9agi ainsi, mercredi 28 aout, aux propos du commissaire de district ougandais de Zombo, qui niait la pr\u00e9sence de ces militaires dans les localit\u00e9s du territoire de Mahagi.<\/p>\n

Militaires ougandais \u00e0 Mahagi : la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile plaide pour un dialogue avec Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de l\u2019Ituri invite le gouvernement de Kinshasa \u00e0 discuter avec Kampala pour le retrait des troupes ougandaises qui ont fait une incursion mercredi 25 ao\u00fbt dans le territoire de Mahagi (Province Orientale). Le porte-parole du gouvernement congolais d\u00e9clare de son c\u00f4t\u00e9 que les chars ougandais ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 quitt\u00e9 les villages de Mahagi.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : les militaires ougandais se sont retir\u00e9s de Mahagi<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSix jours apr\u00e8s leur incursion dans la localit\u00e9 de Rodo-Sisi en territoire de Mahagi, les militaires ougandais ont regagn\u00e9 leur pays. Selon la coordination de la nouvelle soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile qui livre cette information, ces militaires se sont retir\u00e9s dans la nuit de vendredi au samedi 31 ao\u00fbt. Depuis ce dimanche, les habitants de ce poste frontalier regagnent leur localit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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

MONUSCO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ban Ki-Moon condamne la mort du casque bleu tanzanien au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Onu, Ban Ki-Moon, d\u00e9plore le meurtre d\u2019un casque bleu tanzanien, mercredi 28 aout,\u00a0au cours des combats entre Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) et rebelles du M23 pr\u00e8s de Goma (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

DR Congo: UN chief deplores killing of Tanzanian peacekeeper<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : le Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral condamne le meurtre d’un Casque bleu de la MONUSCO<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper and the wounding of 10 others in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday during an attack against the M23 rebel group in the vast country\u2019s restive eastern province.<\/p>\n

Security Council demands DR Congo rebel groups to end all violence, immediately disband<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSecurity Council Press Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb
\nD\u00e9claration \u00e0 la presse faite par le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 concernant la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN Security Council | Reliefweb
\nThe United Nations Security Council today reiterated its demand to M23 and all other rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to halt \u201call forms of violence and lay down their arms,\u201d amid renewed fighting in the countries strife-torn eastern region.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: Ban condemns attacks on civilians, calls on parties to pursue political process<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC : Ban condamne les attaques contre les civils et appelle \u00e0 la reprise du processus politique<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned the latest bout of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and called on all parties to engage in the political process that aims to address the causes of the conflict.<\/p>\n

Govt ‘Ready to Send More Artillery to DRC’<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | SouthAfrica.info | allAfrica
\nUN Seeks Further Artillery for DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | sapa | allAfrica
\nThe United Nations has requested South African authorities to send additional artillery to the DRC, an official said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Goma: Monusco rend un dernier hommage au casque bleu tanzanien mort au front<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Monusco a rendu un dernier hommage au casque bleu tanzanien de la brigade d\u2019intervention de l\u2019Onu, major Khatib Shaaban Mshindo, samedi 31 ao\u00fbt \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu).\u00a0 Le repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Onu, commandant des forces de la Monusco et les diff\u00e9rents contingents de l\u2019Onu pr\u00e9sents dans cette ville de la province du Nord-Kivu ont pris part \u00e0 cette c\u00e9r\u00e9monie. Martin Kobler a expliqu\u00e9 que le d\u00e9c\u00e8s de ce casque bleu doit \u00eatre un encouragement pour continuer la lutte pour le droit de l\u2019homme et de prot\u00e9ger les civils dans l\u2019Est du Congo.<\/p>\n

Tanzania to Maintain Peacekeeping Presence in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Sabahi | allAfrica
\nTanzania has no intention of withdrawing its peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite the death of peacekeeper Major Khatibu Mshindu last week, Tanzania’s The Guardian reported Monday.<\/p>\n

RDC: la Monusco \u00e9voque la possibilit\u00e9 de nouvelles actions contre le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Mission de l\u2019ONU pour la stabilisation de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (Monusco) a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 mercredi la possibilit\u00e9 de nouvelles actions contre le M23, alors qu\u2019on observe une pause dans les combats qui opposent cette r\u00e9bellion \u00e0 l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise. Pour le moment, l\u2019heure est \u00e0 la consolidation des positions qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9es par les FARDC (l\u2019arm\u00e9e gouvernementale, ndlr) en attendant d\u2019autres actions futures.<\/p>\n

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

Ituri : l\u2019arm\u00e9e et le FRPI s\u2019engagent \u00e0 assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Walendu Bindi<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019arm\u00e9e et la milice de la Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI) se sont engag\u00e9es mardi 3 septembre \u00e0 assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de guerre dans les zones qu\u2019elles contr\u00f4lent chacune dans la collectivit\u00e9 de Walendu Bindi, en Ituri (Province Orientale). L\u2019objectif est de permettre aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves de reprendre les cours. Les notables de ce territoire se sont plaints que plus de 21 000 \u00e9l\u00e8ves n\u2019aient pas retrouv\u00e9 le chemin de l\u2019\u00e9cole lors de la rentr\u00e9e scolaire lundi 2 septembre.<\/p>\n

Province Orientale : 15 hommes arm\u00e9s attaquent la localit\u00e9 de Bangalu<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nQuinze hommes arm\u00e9s suppos\u00e9s \u00eatre des rebelles de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de r\u00e9sistance du seigneur (LRA) ont attaqu\u00e9 la localit\u00e9 de Bangalu en Province Orientale, samedi 31 ao\u00fbt. Des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile locale ont affirm\u00e9 mardi 3 septembre que ses miliciens en qu\u00eate de nourriture ont pill\u00e9 greniers et boutiques. Jean-Pierre Moikima, l\u2019administrateur du territoire de Niangara o\u00f9 se trouve la localit\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9e, indique que l\u2019autorit\u00e9 militaire de Dungu a promis de d\u00e9loger les miliciens de cette localit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Kisangani : les habitants de Batiambale se plaignent de la recrudescence de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes habitants du bloc Batiambale, dans la Commune de Makiso \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale), se plaignent d\u2019une recrudescence de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans leur quartier depuis trois semaines. Selon des t\u00e9moins, des vols \u00e0 main arm\u00e9es ont lieu pratiquement toutes les deux nuits.<\/p>\n

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

Fierce fighting resumes in eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nFresh fighting flared in the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday, with government forces backed by UN troops shelling rebels near Goma and tensions spilling over into neighbouring Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Rutshuru: le M23 interdit \u00e0 la population de voyager vers Goma, selon l\u2019association des chauffeurs<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nCe jeudi 29 ao\u00fbt est le quatri\u00e8me jour d\u2019arr\u00eat de trafic routier\u00a0entre\u00a0Goma-Lubero via Rutshuru. Une centaine de passagers en provenance du\u00a0Grand\u00a0Nord vers Goma restent bloqu\u00e9s \u00e0 Rutshuru. Cette situation serait cons\u00e9cutive \u00e0 une disposition de la r\u00e9bellion du\u00a0M23 restreignant les\u00a0mouvements\u00a0des civils dans toute la zone\u00a0sous son occupation,\u00a0entre Kiwanja et Kibumba, ont indiqu\u00e9\u00a0plusieurs sources locales.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: des obus tombent \u00e0 nouveau sur Goma, 1 mort<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nQuatre obus sont tomb\u00e9s mercredi 28 ao\u00fbt dans la soir\u00e9e sur la ville de Goma (Nord-Kivu), faisant un mort et douze bless\u00e9s graves dans le quartier Mabanga Nord. Une habitation a \u00e9t\u00e9 compl\u00e8tement endommag\u00e9e dans le quartier Bujovu. aucune information officielle n\u2019a pu \u00eatre obtenue sur la provenance de ces obus.\u00a0Mais t\u00f4t mercredi et tout au long de la journ\u00e9e, les h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res de la Monusco en appui aux forces gouvernementales ont pilonn\u00e9 les positions des rebelles du M23 sur les collines de Kibati \u00e0 une vingtaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Goma.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : le gouvernement pr\u00e9vient la population contre l\u2019intoxication du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement a appel\u00e9 mercredi 28 ao\u00fbt la population de Goma \u00e0 se m\u00e9fier de la d\u00e9sinformation qui r\u00e8gne dans cette ville depuis qu\u2019elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 frapp\u00e9e par des obus. Au cours d\u2019une mission dans cette province, le ministre de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur, Richard Muyej, a aussi appel\u00e9 les habitants de Goma \u00e0 faire confiance en la Monusco dont les forces sont engag\u00e9es aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise dans les combats contre le M23.<\/p>\n

DR Congo Armed Groups Increase Child Recruitment<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | IPS
\nOver 2,000 children are still being used as soldiers by 27 armed groups in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo despite efforts by the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund to remove them from the frontlines and return them to their homes.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : euphorie \u00e0 Munigi apr\u00e8s la prise des \u00abtrois antennes\u00bb par les FARDC<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : l\u2019arm\u00e9e a pris les \u00ab trois antennes \u00bb, la forteresse du M23 \u00e0 Kibati<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (FARDC) annoncent avoir d\u00e9log\u00e9 ce vendredi matin les combattants du M23 de la colline appel\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0trois antennes\u00a0\u00bb, verrou strat\u00e9gique des rebelles \u00e0 Kibati. C\u2019est depuis cette position situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une vingtaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Goma que le M23 a lanc\u00e9 des mortiers sur les populations civiles dans le chef-lieu du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

RDC : poursuite des combats entre le M23 et l\u2019arm\u00e9e appuy\u00e9e par l\u2019ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nPour la deuxi\u00e8me journ\u00e9e cons\u00e9cutive, l’arm\u00e9e congolaise et les forces onusiennes ont attaqu\u00e9 les collines de Kibati \u00e0 une vingtaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Goma dans le but d’y d\u00e9loger les combattants du M23 qui tiennent cette position strat\u00e9gique puisqu’elle domine Goma et permet aux rebelles du M23 de menacer la ville.<\/p>\n

RDC: “vous ne verrez pas Goma!”, lance l’arm\u00e9e sud-africaine aux rebelles<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nL’arm\u00e9e sud-africaine a s\u00e9v\u00e8rement mis en garde vendredi les rebelles congolais du M23 contre toute tentative de reprendre Goma, ville de l’Est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) qu’ils avaient occup\u00e9e en novembre 2012.<\/p>\n

Combatants \u201crecycled\u201d in DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | IRIN
\nLe \u00ab recyclage \u00bb des combattants en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | IRIN
\nM23, currently fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s (DRC) army and UN forces near the North Kivu capital of Goma, is just one of more than 30 armed groups in the country\u2019s east, all of which – through casualties or desertions – need to constantly replenish their ranks. Any previous affiliations to militias is not a barrier for recruitment.<\/p>\n

M23 Rebels Withdraw From Frontlines After Congo Army, UN Assault<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Bloomberg
\nM23 rebels withdrew from the frontlines in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after days of assault by Congo\u2019s army backed by United Nations peacekeepers, rebel deputy spokesman Lawrence Kingston said. M23 withdrew from the town of Kanyaruchinya to allow for an inquiry into the source of mortar fire that killed civilians and a UN peacekeeper during fighting that began Aug. 21.<\/p>\n

La \u00ab Grande Barri\u00e8re \u00bb entre Goma et Gisenyi entrouverte, la \u00ab Petite Barri\u00e8re \u00bb ferm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nA la \u00ab Grande Barri\u00e8re \u00bb, qui s\u00e9pare les villes frontali\u00e8res Goma (RD Congo) et Gisenyi (Rwanda), le passage se faisait jeudi 29 ao\u00fbt 2013 \u00ab au compte-goutte \u00bb alors que la \u00ab Petite Barri\u00e8re \u00bb \u00e9tait ferm\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

RDC: le M23 se retire de la ligne de front de Kanyaruchinya<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nM23 Rebels Withdrawing from Positions in E. Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe political head of the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says its fighters are pulling back from their positions near the city of Goma, to allow for an investigation into the deadly shelling across the border into Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Congo’s army occupies rebel positions in breakthrough<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Reuters
\nRDC : Le M23 recule dans l’Est<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nIn their biggest success in a year, government troops in Congo occupied strategic hills overlooking the eastern town of Goma on Friday after rebel fighters withdrew.<\/p>\n

UN Mission In DRC Plans To Set Up Security Zone<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe spokesman for the United Nations Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), says the group intends to set up a security zone to prevent the M23 rebels from launching long-range attacks on North Kivu\u2019s capital, Goma. The city has a population of over one million.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les FARDC et le M23 s\u2019accusent mutuellement de reprendre les combats \u00e0 Kibati<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes tirs ont encore \u00e9t\u00e9 entendus, ce dimanche 1er<\/sup>\u00a0septembre dans la matin\u00e9e, dans la zone de combats opposant les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) aux rebelles du M23 au Nord de Kibati, pr\u00e8s de 20 km de Goma (Nord-Kivu). Les deux parties s\u2019accusent mutuellement, comme souvent, d\u2019avoir pris l\u2019initiative de ces affrontements.<\/p>\n

RDC: la joie des habitants de Goma apr\u00e8s le repli du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nGoma Residents Hopeful Rebel Withdrawal Spells Peace in Eastern Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nLa prise d’une position strat\u00e9gique du M23 provoque l\u2019euphorie \u00e0 Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | IPS
\nResidents of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are optimistic that the withdrawal of M23 rebels from positions outside the city could bring an end to fighting in the area. The situation is still volatile, as tensions with neighboring Rwanda remain high.<\/p>\n

DR Congo army readies for assault on rebel stronghold<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nCongolese troops readied Monday to seize a stronghold of M23 fighters in the latest push forward against the rebels in the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, senior military sources said Monday.<\/p>\n

Goma : les FARDC pr\u00e9sentent 7 rebelles du M23 faits prisonniers<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nSept combattants du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s\u00a0 par les FARDC le lundi 2 septembre en fin de matin\u00e9e aux m\u00e9dias locaux et internationaux \u00e0 Goma. La c\u00e9r\u00e9monie a eu lieu au bureau des renseignements de la\u00a0 8\u00e8 r\u00e9gion\u00a0 militaire. Selon le porte-parole des FARDC,\u00a0colonel Olivier Hamuli, trois de ces combattants dont\u00a0un officier ont \u00e9t\u00e9\u00a0 captur\u00e9s lors des derniers affrontements entre les FARDC et les rebelles du M23 dans le secteur de Kibati. Les quatre autres se sont rendus aux militaires congolais dans\u00a0les secteurs de Mushaki et\u00a0Goma.<\/p>\n

RDC: Jed \u00abchoqu\u00e9\u00bb par les menaces du M23 contre le journaliste Thomas Kubuya<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ONG Journaliste en danger (Jed) se dit \u00ab\u00a0extr\u00eamement choqu\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb par les menaces de mort prof\u00e9r\u00e9es par le porte-parole militaire du M23, Vianney Kazarama, contre Thomas Kubuya, journaliste \u00e0 Virunga Business Radio, station priv\u00e9e \u00e9mettant \u00e0 Goma (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: la police se red\u00e9ploie \u00e0 Nyiragongo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa police nationale se d\u00e9ploie \u00e0 nouveau \u00e0 Nyirangongo, \u00e0 environ 10 km au Nord de Goma, apr\u00e8s que les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont reconquis ce territoire du Nord-Kivu jadis occup\u00e9 par les rebelles du M23. L\u2019inspecteur provincial de la police a annonc\u00e9 ce red\u00e9ploiement lundi 2 septembre \u00e0 Munigi (7 km de Goma).<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : les habitants de Rutshuru se plaignent du couvre-feu impos\u00e9 par le M23<\/a>\u00a0 | 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes habitants de la zone occup\u00e9e par le M23 dans le territoire de Rutshuru se plaignent du couvre-feu impos\u00e9 par le mouvement rebelle depuis le mercredi 28 ao\u00fbt dernier. Ils sont interdits de circulation apr\u00e8s 19 heures locales.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: la population ne veut pas d\u2019un cessez-le-feu entre FARDC et M23, selon Julien Paluku<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nA la veille du 7\u00e8 sommet extraordinaire des chefs d\u2019Etat des Grands Lacs qui s\u2019ouvre jeudi 5 septembre \u00e0 Kampala en Ouganda, le gouverneur du Nord-Kivu Julien Paluku demande aux dirigeants de la r\u00e9gion de ne pas consacrer de fait la scission de la RDC en demandant aux FARDC et au M23 d\u2019observer un cessez-le-feu. \u00abCe qu\u2019on ne veut pas entendre \u00e0 Goma, c\u2019est une question de cessez-le- feu, une question d\u2019arr\u00eat des hostilit\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi Julien Paluku.<\/p>\n

Flashpoint city still on edge after Congo rebel retreat<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC: \u00e0 Goma, la population vit toujours dans l’inqui\u00e9tude<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nCongo’s War-Weary Citizens Hope for Lasting Peace<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nThe M23 rebels have pulled back from Goma, the flashpoint at the heart of the conflict ravaging eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but the city still faces bombed-out schools, a stalled economy and a climate of fear.<\/p>\n

RDC: dans Kibati, reprise par l’arm\u00e9e et la Monusco, la vie reprend peu \u00e0 peu<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2013 | RFI
\nA Kibati, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une quinzaine de km au nord de Goma, reprise par l\u2019arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re vendredi 30 ao\u00fbt, les activit\u00e9s reprennent timidement.<\/p>\n

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

Sud-Kivu: des ex-miliciens Nyatura ravagent des champs des paysans \u00e0 Nyamunyunyi<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s de la milice Nyatura sont accus\u00e9s, depuis une semaine, de ravager des champs de la population pr\u00e8s du camp de regroupement des militaires, \u00e0 Nyamunyunyi, dans le territoire de Kabare. Cette situation a\u00a0provoqu\u00e9 une forte tension entre la population et ses ex-miliciens. Les paysans en col\u00e8re \u00e9taient sur le point d\u2019attaquer les d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s. Les Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont tir\u00e9 en l\u2019air pour les disperser.<\/p>\n

Le gouvernement du Sud-Kivu nie la pr\u00e9sence des Rwandais au camp de Nyamunyuni<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe gouvernement du Sud-Kivu a d\u00e9menti mardi 3 septembre la pr\u00e9sence de Rwandais parmi les membres de groupes arm\u00e9s r\u00e9group\u00e9s dans le camp de Nyamunyuni. Ces combattants du groupe Nyatura attendent depuis deux mois leur int\u00e9gration dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise. La population du groupement de Bushumba, proche de ce camp dans le territoire de Kabare, s\u2019inqui\u00e8te de la pr\u00e9sence d\u2019\u00e9trangers parmi ces \u00e9l\u00e9ments. Le ministre provincial de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur, Jean-Julien Miruho pr\u00e9cise qu\u2019au centre de regroupement de Nyamunyuni, il y a des \u00abrwandophones\u00bb, mais pas de Rwandais.<\/p>\n

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

Katanga: reddition de plus de 200 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef aux FARDC \u00e0 Mitwaba<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus des 200 miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef et leurs d\u00e9pendants se sont rendus, il y a une semaine, aux Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) dans le territoire de Mitwaba (Katanga).\u00a0Selon la 6e r\u00e9gion militaire, c\u2019est le r\u00e9sultat d\u2019une forte pression exerc\u00e9e sur ces miliciens par les militaires, mais \u00e9galement d\u2019une campagne de sensibilisation men\u00e9e par le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e provinciale du Katanga.<\/p>\n

RDCongo : 200 combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef d\u00e9posent les armes dans le sud-est<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nLubumbashi – Pr\u00e8s de 200 combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef ont d\u00e9pos\u00e9 les armes la semaine derni\u00e8re dans le sud-est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) et esp\u00e8rent une reconversion dans la police, l’arm\u00e9e ou l’agriculture, a indiqu\u00e9 un responsable militaire.<\/p>\n

Analysis \u2013 background \u2013 comments in conflict in eastern DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC<\/a>\u00a0| 27 August 2013 | African Arguments
\nBy Jennifer Fierberg
\nThe United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC) despite the country\u2019s well-documented history of destabilization in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Insight – Getting tough in Congo: can risk pay off for U.N. forces?<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Reuters
\nIn lawless eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a new U.N. force is trying a different strategy for keeping the peace: going on the attack.<\/p>\n

Goma fighting points to failure of international solutions<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | OSISA
\nThe current outbreak of fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels around Goma illustrates \u2013 yet again \u2013 that internationally orchestrated peace deals and UN interventions are not the answer to the challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

When peacekeepers attack: Why SA troops are in harm\u2019s way in the DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Daily Maverick
\nSouth African soldiers are again coming under fire in a messy conflict in central Africa. This time, the setting is the Democratic Republic of Congo. What are we doing there, and why are we on the attack?<\/p>\n

Congo: Why UN peacekeepers have a credibility problem<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | The Guardian
\nUnraveling a war involving nine countries and 40 rebel groups was never going to be easy. But there’s a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n

Des bombes sur Goma<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

La ville rwandaise de Gisenyi touch\u00e9e \u00e0 son tour<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

Fact-checking the recent M23 escalation<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Congo Siasa
\nAfter a month of relative calm, fighting resumed between the M23 and the Congolese army on August 21. The fighting took place around 15km north of Goma, around the town of Kibati. Yesterday, August 30, the M23 announced that they were withdrawing their troops from the frontline toward Kibumba to the north.<\/p>\n

The United Nations and Congo. Raising the stakes<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | The Economist
\nA more robust United Nations risks roiling neighbourly relations.<\/p>\n

Bringing Peace to the Congo – a Blueprint for Special Envoy Feingold<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | allAfrica
\nGuest Column by Witney Schneidman and Sasha Lezhnev.
\nThe clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the role of the recently-deployed United Nations intervention brigade.<\/p>\n

Le pr\u00e9cieux alli\u00e9 sud-africain de Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nSi une brigade d’intervention internationale est d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 Goma, c’est gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 Pretoria, qui a su convaincre l’ONU. Un alli\u00e9 pr\u00e9cieux pour Kinshasa, isol\u00e9 sur le plan diplomatique.<\/p>\n

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

Disappearances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda struggles to come to terms with its disappeared<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | IRIN
\nWhen Uganda resident Rose Lamwaka had two sons abducted by the rebel Lord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA) 10 years ago she felt she had lost all hope.<\/p>\n

Youth recruitment into rebellion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Youth Being Recruited Into Rebellion – Army<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nUganda together with the UN force in Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) are monitoring clandestine recruitment of Ugandan youth into rebel activity in Congo, the army has said.<\/p>\n

Inspector General of Police<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tough times for the IGP Kaihura<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Indian Ocean Newsletter | Africa Intelligence
\nGeneral Kale Kaihura, whose contract as Inspector General of Police (IGP) comes to an end in 2014, is in a bad way. Problems are coming at him from all sides. Subscription required.<\/p>\n

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

M23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Explains Attempted Riot of Ex-M23 Combatants<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nTen former M23 rebels were arrested on Monday for inciting violence at their camp in Ngoma District. The ex-combatants, who fled into Rwanda in March and are seeking asylum after renouncing rebellion, attempted to protest in the wee hours of Monday morning, Police said.<\/p>\n

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

Reintergration<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Bank Approves Emergency Funds to Support Ex-Combatants’ Social and Economic Reintegration<\/a>\u00a0| 28 August 2013 | World Bank | allAfrica
\nThe World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$4.25 million additional emergency recovery grant from the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) to boost Burundi’s support for former combatants returning to their communities, with a particular focus on women, children, and severely disabled ex-combatants.<\/p>\n

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

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

Former rebels sow terror in Central Africa Republic: residents<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Reuters
\nCentrafrique: des hommes de la Seleka s\u00e8ment la terreur dans le nord-ouest<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | RFI
\nFormer rebels who seized power in Central Africa Republic are looting and killing indiscriminately in the country’s remote northwest, residents said on Friday, amid mounting pressure for a firm international response to the crisis.<\/p>\n

IDPs at Bangui Airport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Thousands flee into Bangui airport<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | BBC Africa
\nViolence Displacing Bangui Residents<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Voice of America
\nAmid renewed fighting UN agency urges Central African Republic to protect civilians<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique: le HCR demande la protection des civils alors que de nouveaux combats font rage<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nOngoing violence in the Central African Republic capital Bangui caused thousands of civilians to seek safety at the international airport Wednesday. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on the government to take immediate action to protect the civilians.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: fragile retour au calme \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nLes milliers de personnes r\u00e9fugi\u00e9es depuis mercredi sur le tarmac de l’a\u00e9roport de Bangui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 en partie \u00e9vacu\u00e9es par des soldats fran\u00e7ais et des hommes de la force africaine en Centrafrique. Ces personnes fuyaient une nouvelle incursion dans les quartiers de la Seleka.<\/p>\n

CAR refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n

La pr\u00e9sence de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains source de tensions dans l\u2019Est du Cameroun<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nDes r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains, soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d’\u00eatre d’anciens soldats fid\u00e8les \u00e0 l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9, essaieraient depuis quelques jours de fuir les camps de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s o\u00f9 ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 dirig\u00e9s pour gagner les villes de Bertoua, et m\u00eame la capitale, Yaound\u00e9.<\/p>\n

RCA: l\u2019ex chef d\u2019\u00e9tat-major de Boziz\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 Inspecteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des arm\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nSurpris, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Guillaume Lapo pose des conditions avant d\u2019accepter l\u2019offre du pr\u00e9sident Djotodia. Il dit craindre pour sa vie et \u00eatre toujours r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 au camp M\u2019Poko de la Fomac.<\/p>\n

Government engagement of Seleka<\/strong><\/p>\n

La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bangui d\u00e9sormais assur\u00e9e par la police centrafricaine et de la gendarmerie nationale<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Ndeke Luka | Fondation Hirondelle
\nCentrafrique : policiers et gendarmes reprennent progressivement possession de leurs locaux<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe Pr\u00e9sident de la Transition, Michel Djotodia, a instruit les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l\u2019ex-coalition rebelle S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, de lib\u00e9rer ce vendredi tous les commissariats de police ainsi que les brigades de gendarmerie qu\u2019ils ont occup\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

CAR Moves to Disarm Rebel Fighters, Halt Violence<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nCentrafrique: le minist\u00e8re de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 lance son op\u00e9ration de d\u00e9sarmement<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2013 | RFI
\nAuthorities in the Central African Republic have begun a new disarmament campaign aimed mainly at rebels who overthrew the president in March.<\/p>\n

International mobilisation<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUC Pursuing Efforts Towards Deployment of Afism-Car<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency | allAfrica
\nThe African Union Commission is pursuing its efforts towards the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (AFISM-CAR), a press statement AU posted on its website on Friday said.<\/p>\n

Babacar Gaye, un S\u00e9n\u00e9galais au chevet de la Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe militaire s\u00e9n\u00e9galais a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9, le 9 juillet, par Ban Ki-moon repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial des Nations unies en Centrafrique. Face \u00e0 la gravit\u00e9 de la situation, il a rapidement impos\u00e9 son empreinte.<\/p>\n

Comment<\/strong><\/p>\n

En Centrafrique, il faut une intervention \u00ablongue, civile et militaire, et pas simplement humanitaire\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nInterview with Roland Marchal, researcher at Sciences Po and specialist of CAR.<\/p>\n

The Central African Republic. Another failed state beckons<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | The Economist
\nFear and hunger threaten to overwhelm one of Africa\u2019s most tragic countries.<\/p>\n

‘CAR Has Never Known Political Consensus’<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Cameroon Tribune | allAfrica
\nInterview.
\nProf. Emmanuel Yenshu Vubo, political science lecturer at the University of Buea, Cameroon, explains reasons behind the unprecedented humanitarian, security and economic crisis that is threatening to turn the Central African Republic into a failed state.<\/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 du Maniema No. 25\/13, 27 ao\u00fbt 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo: Humanitarian snapshot (August 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

UNHCR helps more than 100,000 refugees return to northern Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale No 35\/13, 3 septembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu No 36\/13, 04 septembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: 100 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s du conflit entre les Enyele et Monzaya sont rentr\u00e9s au pays<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUn total de 100 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s sont rentr\u00e9s en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), depuis le Congo voisin, apr\u00e8s avoir fui en 2009 un sanglant conflit interethnique dans le nord-ouest de leur pays, a annonc\u00e9 mardi le Haut-commissariat aux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s de l\u2019ONU (HCR), rapporte l\u2019AFP.<\/p>\n

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

Sud-Kivu : 7 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Mutarule vivent dans le d\u00e9nuement \u00e0 Sange<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de sept mille d\u00e9plac\u00e9s venus de la localit\u00e9 de Mutarule vivent dans des conditions difficiles dans la cit\u00e9 de Sange, province du Sud-Kivu, depuis deux semaines. Ils manquent de nourriture et d\u2019abris. Le chef de la cit\u00e9 de Sange a d\u00e9plor\u00e9 cette situation lundi 2 septembre. Il a tendu la main \u00e0 sa\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0hi\u00e9rarchie et aux ONG\u00a0\u00bb pour assister ces personnes.<\/p>\n

Act Boldly to Protect Civilians in Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Human Rights Watch | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

Tanzania\/Rwanda tensions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le Tanzanien Kikwete balaie les immigr\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nWhy has Tanzania deported thousands to Rwanda?<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | BBC Africa
\nThousands deported from Tanzania to Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | BBC | Reliefweb
\nSeveral thousand “illegal immigrants” have been expelled from Tanzania to Rwanda in the past month, which some are linking to a recent row between the two governments.<\/p>\n

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

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

Influx from the DRC to Burundi, UNHCR Emergency Update #4, 27-28 August 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

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

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Dashboard (31 Aug 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 31 Aug 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic: UN food relief agency scaling-up operations despite deteriorating security<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique: sur fond d’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9, les agences humanitaires de l’ONU renforcent leurs op\u00e9rations<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nUN Agencies See Security Deterioration in CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Voice of America
\nUN aid agencies report an alarming deterioration in the security situation in the Central African Republic. The agencies reports thousands of people are newly displaced as a result of the recent increase in violence in the capital, Bangui, and elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Thousands flee into Bangui airport<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | BBC Africa
\nViolence Displacing Bangui Residents<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Voice of America
\nAmid renewed fighting UN agency urges Central African Republic to protect civilians<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique: le HCR demande la protection des civils alors que de nouveaux combats font rage<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | UN News Centre
\nOngoing violence in the Central African Republic capital Bangui caused thousands of civilians to seek safety at the international airport Wednesday. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on the government to take immediate action to protect the civilians.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: fragile retour au calme \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nLes milliers de personnes r\u00e9fugi\u00e9es depuis mercredi sur le tarmac de l’a\u00e9roport de Bangui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 en partie \u00e9vacu\u00e9es par des soldats fran\u00e7ais et des hommes de la force africaine en Centrafrique. Ces personnes fuyaient une nouvelle incursion dans les quartiers de la Seleka.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian Aid to CAR Stalls As Cameroon’s Truckers Strike<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | AlertNet | allAfrica<\/p>\n

The Children in Need: Humanitarian Crisis in the Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress<\/p>\n

Press on refugees<\/strong><\/p>\n

La pr\u00e9sence de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains source de tensions dans l\u2019Est du Cameroun<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nDes r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains, soup\u00e7onn\u00e9s d’\u00eatre d’anciens soldats fid\u00e8les \u00e0 l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9, essaieraient depuis quelques jours de fuir les camps de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s o\u00f9 ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 dirig\u00e9s pour gagner les villes de Bertoua, et m\u00eame la capitale, Yaound\u00e9.<\/p>\n

RCA: l\u2019ex chef d\u2019\u00e9tat-major de Boziz\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 Inspecteur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des arm\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique
\nSurpris, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Guillaume Lapo pose des conditions avant d\u2019accepter l\u2019offre du pr\u00e9sident Djotodia. Il dit craindre pour sa vie et \u00eatre toujours r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 au camp M\u2019Poko de la Fomac.<\/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

International Criminal Court and the Great Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kenyatta and Museveni versus ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Indian Ocean Newsletter | Africa Intelligence
\nThe respective advisors of Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Yoweri Museveni can\u2019t get over their surprise about how close these two Heads of State have grown over the last few months, given that relations between the leaders of these two countries are generally extremely complex. Subscription required.<\/p>\n

Guerre de l\u2019Est: le gouvernement promet de saisir les juridictions internationales<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe \u00a0gouvernement congolais a promis de saisir les juridictions contre les auteurs des atrocit\u00e9s perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s dans l\u2019Est du pays.\u00a0Le porte-parole du gouvernement, Lambert Mende, a livr\u00e9 cette position \u00e0 la presse, vendredi 30 ao\u00fbt, \u00e0 Kinshasa. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que la RDC est pr\u00eate \u00e0 porter plainte contre le Rwanda , accus\u00e9 de soutenir les rebelles du M23 au Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n


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

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

Victims of Boziz\u00e9 Rebels Recount Atrocities at Bemba Trial<\/a>\u00a0| 28 August 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness Affirms He Never Witnessed Crimes By Bemba’s Fighters<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bemba Hearing Stalls Due to Connectivity Problems<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Former Bodyguard, Victims of Boziz\u00e9 Rebels Testify for Bemba<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Bemba Witness Says She Was Raped By Boziz\u00e9 Rebels<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Witness – I Have No Knowledge of Atrocities By Bemba’s Troops<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Bemba Trial Website | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Prosecution of FARDC officers for civilian killings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uvira: deux officiers de l\u2019arm\u00e9e condamn\u00e9s pour meurtres<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe lieutenant colonel Djela Felix et le lieutenant colonel Masumbuko Muhindo ont \u00e9t\u00e9 respectivement condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 20 et 5 ans de servitude p\u00e9nale. Le premier pour le meurtre de deux civils lors des affrontements entre FARDC et FDLR \u00e0 Mwenga et le second pour celui de sa femme. La cour militaire a si\u00e9g\u00e9 au premier degr\u00e9 pour ces deux dossiers en audience foraine \u00e0 Uvira.<\/p>\n

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

Gatumba massacre complaint<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi : la d\u00e9fense des victimes du massacre de Gatumba exige un proc\u00e8s<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | RFI
\nJoutes verbales autour de la plainte des Banyamulenge contre la direction du FNL en 2004<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Iwacu
\nLa communaut\u00e9 des Tutsis congolais Banyamulenge tente d\u2019obtenir justice, neuf avant apr\u00e8s le massacre perp\u00e9tr\u00e9 dans un camp de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s \u00e0 Gatumba, pr\u00e8s de la fronti\u00e8re de la RDC\u00a0 le 13 ao\u00fbt 2004 et qui avait fait au moins 166 morts, parmi cette communaut\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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

First trial against Seleka members<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centrafrique: ouverture \u00e0 Bangui du premier proc\u00e8s d’anciens rebelles de la Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | RFI
\nSur le banc des accus\u00e9s, il y avait vendredi 30 ao\u00fbt une vingtaine de personnes, toutes accus\u00e9s de violences et de pillages \u00e0 Bangui, le 20 ao\u00fbt dernier, lors d’une op\u00e9ration de d\u00e9sarmement muscl\u00e9e dans le quartier de Boy-Rabe.<\/p>\n

RCA: la Justice se f\u00e9licite de l\u2019aide apport\u00e9e \u00e0 la commission d\u2019enqu\u00eate sur les exactions<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : 10 ans de prison requis contre des membres de la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/a>\u00a0| 5 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe verdict du premier proc\u00e8s d’\u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion S\u00e9l\u00e9ka sera rendu le 11 septembre. Mercredi, le parquet du tribunal de Bangui a requis 10 ans de prison ferme contre 24 d’entre eux.<\/p>\n

Natural Resources in the Great Lakes Region<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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

Ivory trafficking in Eastern Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transnational organized crime on the rise in Eastern Africa, warns UN report<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | UN News Centre
\nOrganized criminal activities such as migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking and maritime piracy are increasingly pressing threats in Eastern Africa and must be tackled through a range of measures both within the region and in the markets where illicit goods will end up, according to a United Nations report released today.<\/p>\n

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

High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa (HLP)<\/strong><\/p>\n

We Need Your Assistance to Stop Illegal Capital Flight – Congolese Officials Tell a Mbeki Mission to Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 28 August 2013 | UN Economic Commission for Africa | allAfrica
\nAddis Ababa \u2014 Top Government officials, heads of Parliament as well as leaders of the civil society and the private sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are eagerly anticipating the recommendations from a High Level Panel led by South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki, to save the country from wanton illegal cash outflows that have cost the country over $54 billion in the last four decades.<\/p>\n

Flux financiers illicites en RDC – Le secteur minier point\u00e9 du doigt<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nFlux financiers illicites – 85% des exportations des minerais \u00e9chappent \u00e0 la douane<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nL’h\u00e9morragie fiscale li\u00e9e aux minerais continue en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLe Panel de haut niveau sur les flux financiers illicites, conduit par Thabo Mbeki, a visit\u00e9 la RDC fin aout 2013. 15% seulement des minerais extraits du pays sont d\u00e9clar\u00e9s aux autorit\u00e9s fiscales.<\/p>\n

Conflict minerals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consultative Conference on Peace Agreements and Conflict Minerals in the DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | OSISA
\nThe Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) organised a major consultative conference in Kinshasa on 2-3 May, 2013 to discuss the impact of key peace agreements and the trade in conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

Study on lives of artisanal gold miners and their families<\/strong><\/p>\n

High Cost of Congolese Gold<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | OSISA
\nIn its first ground breaking research report into artisanal gold mining in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) demonstrated how the industry had been transformed in recent years \u2013 moving from Conflict Gold to Criminal Gold. Based on unprecedented research in communities in the four main gold producing provinces (North-Kivu, South-Kivu, Maniema and Oriental), the report concluded that artisanal miners were now being preyed upon by a host of state bureaucrats, officials and security officers rather than warlords and militias \u2013 and that they were, in many cases, even worse off than before. In\u00a0The High Cost of Congolese Gold: Poverty, Abuse and the Collapse of Family and Community Structures<\/em>, SARW focuses on the lives of the miners and their families.<\/p>\n

International audit of mining sector<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secteur minier – Le cadre institutionnel en atelier de validation de l’audit<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Le Phare | allAfrica
\nLes institutions du secteur minier s’auto-\u00e9valuent<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Le Phare | allAfrica
\nC’est depuis hier jeudi 29 ao\u00fbt 2013 que s’est ouvert, \u00e0 l’h\u00f4tel Venus de la Gombe, le pr\u00e9-atelier sur l’audit du cadre institutionnel et organisationnel du secteur minier.<\/p>\n

Les maux qui minent le secteur minier en RDC, selon Price Waterhouse Coopers<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe manque de qualifications pertinentes du personnel, l\u2019insuffisance d\u2019offre de formations techniques, la moyenne de personnel \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de retraite et la modicit\u00e9 des salaires sont autant de maux qui minent le secteur minier en RDC.<\/p>\n

Martin Kabwelulu appelle les experts \u00e0 doter la RDC d’un plan strat\u00e9gique global de d\u00e9veloppement du secteur minier<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nMines – Vers un nouveau plan strat\u00e9gique d\u00e9cennal de gestion 2015-2025<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Le Phare | allAfrica
\nLa RDC doit \u00eatre dot\u00e9e d’un plan strat\u00e9gique global de d\u00e9veloppement du secteur minier. Le v\u0153u est du ministre des Mines. C’\u00e9tait \u00e0 l’ouverture de l’atelier de validation du rapport de l’audit du cadre institutionnel et organisationnel du secteur minier.<\/p>\n

Sustainable forest management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Democratic Republic of Congo gets $21.5 million green light to transform its vast forests<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | African Development Bank Group
\nRD Congo : 21,5 millions de dollars pour les for\u00eats<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has won approval of a $21.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to jump-start sustainable management of its critically important forest sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthen forest governance.<\/p>\n

Hydropower \u2013 Rutshuru plant destroyed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les \u00e9lus et notables du Nord-Kivu d\u00e9noncent la destruction de la centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Rutshuru<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nDans une d\u00e9claration rendue publique le 2 septembre, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s, s\u00e9nateurs, membres du gouvernement et notables de la province du Nord-Kivu fustigent la destruction m\u00e9chante et d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9e de la centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Rutshuru.<\/p>\n

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

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

NAPE forms a national coalition to campaign against effects of mining on food sovereignty, water resources and Sacred Sites in Uganda<\/a>\u00a0| 16 August 2013 | National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)<\/p>\n

Parliament to Decide On Oil Money<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nParliament will take a final decision on how revenues earned from crude oil sales and operations are to be used, finance minister Maria Kiwanuka has said.<\/p>\n

MP Lukyamuzi Wants Equal Oil Revenue Sharing<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nLubaga South MP John Ken Lukyamuzi wants the 1995 Constitution amended to provide for an elaborate mechanism of sharing of oil revenues.<\/p>\n

EAC Leaders Agree On New Oil Refinery<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | The Star (Nairobi) | allAfrica
\nUganda has kicked-off plans to construct an oil refinery that will churn out 60,000 barrel of oil per day, dwarfing Kenya’s refinery that operates at half that capacity.<\/p>\n

Minister Kiwanuka Assures Nation On Oil Transparency<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nGovernment yet to commit to oil transparency initiative<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Daily Monitor
\nGovernment remains non-committal on when Uganda will embrace transparency in its oil sector management although ministers insist they are on track.<\/p>\n

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

‘Uganda’s mining sector will surprise the world’<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | The Observer (Kampala)
\nThere are both great expectations and anxious trepidation about Uganda\u2019s oil and gas sector and the wider mining industry.<\/p>\n

Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda Coffee Exports Surpass Annual Estimate in 11 Months<\/a>\u00a0 | 4 September 2013 | Bloomberg
\nUganda, Africa\u2019s biggest robusta shipper, exported 3.36 million bags of coffee in the first 11 months of the year, surpassing the forecast of 3.2 million bags for the full year, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority said.<\/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>
\nG20 Urged to Fix Tax System That Shortchanges Africa<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Voice of America
\nOxfam is calling for world leaders meeting at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg later this week to rewrite tax laws that currently allow companies to underpay taxes owed to African countries.<\/p>\n

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

Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twin pumps manufactured for DRC gold mine<\/a>\u00a0| 30 August 2013 | Mining Weekly
\nSouth Africa-based pumps manufacturer APE Pumps reports that it has completed the manufacturing of two vertical turbine pumps for return water duty at the Namoya gold mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

Kilo Goldmines Ltd.: A Review by Roscoe Postle of Prospective Iron Ore Licences Held by KGL Isiro SARL Indicates Potential for Iron Ore Deposit of Regional\/Global Significance<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Kilo Goldmines Ltd. | Marketwired
\nKilo Goldmines Ltd. announces that a review of exploration data produced by Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration (RTME) during its joint venture agreement with KGL from 2007 to 2012 has been completed by Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA).<\/p>\n

Copper<\/strong><\/p>\n

KCC finally ditches Forrest<\/a>\u00a0| 29 August 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nA new chapter has opened in Katanga. The slow eviction of renowned Belgian businessman Georges Forrest from Katanga’s copper industry that began when Dan Gertler and Glencore arrived to buy into Katanga Mining in the late 2000s has taken a fresh turn.<\/p>\n

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

Delays in restoring the Inga power plants, financed by the African Development Bank and the World Bank, are piling up<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nDelays in restoring the Inga power plants, financed by the African Development Bank and the World Bank, are piling up.\u00a0\u00a0Subscription required.<\/p>\n

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

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

Total inches towards production<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Africa Energy Intelligence
\nThe French major is expected by the end of the year to submit papers to Uganda\u2019s government to indicate where it plans to drill. Subscription required.<\/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

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

EITI to a new level – a quick update for those that are new and old to the EITI<\/a>\u00a0| 2 September 2013 | EITI
\nMany in the Northern hemisphere are returning from holidays and a new term begins. This is in many ways also true for the EITI. Earlier in the year, a revised and expanded EITI Standard was agreed at our biennial global conference in Sydney.<\/p>\n

Dodd-Frank section 1504<\/strong><\/p>\n

Investors & Congress call on the SEC to swiftly deliver strong rules<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Publish What You Pay USA
\nSEC must take opportunity to re-issue a strong rule for the vital US transparency law under Dodd-Frank 1504<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Global Witness
\nSEC heads back to drawing board on mining transparency rule<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Mineweb
\nSenators and investor groups are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to act quickly in releasing a new rule for Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Also known as the \u201cCardin-Lugar\u201d provision, this law requires US-listed oil, gas and mining companies to publicly disclose payments to US and foreign governments on a country-by-country and project level basis.<\/p>\n

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

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

Marketing and development<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Hollywood tells us about war and poverty<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | The Guardian
\nWorld Bank study recommends 51 films using development as a plot device – sometimes at expense of accuracy and complexity.<\/p>\n

Congolese national consultations<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: les grands partis d\u2019opposition boycottent les concertations nationales<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | RFI
\nEn RDC, les grands groupes parlementaires de l’opposition – l\u2019Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social, (UDPS), le Mouvement de lib\u00e9ration du Congo (MLC) et l’Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC de Vital Kamerhe) – ont annonc\u00e9, samedi 31 ao\u00fbt, dans une d\u00e9claration commune qu’ils ne participeraient pas aux concertations nationales initi\u00e9es par le pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila et qui doivent commencer le 4 septembre.<\/p>\n

Opposition boycott hits DRC reconciliation talks<\/a>\u00a0| 1 September 2013 | The Guardian
\nOpposition groups say they want a neutral facilitator in place before they can take part in talks.<\/p>\n

Concertations en RDC : l’opposition \u00e0 la fois in et out<\/a>\u00a0| 3 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nL’opposition politique congolaise ne parvient pas \u00e0 s’accorder sur sa participation, ou non, aux “concertations nationales”, qui doivent finalement d\u00e9marrer le 7 septembre \u00e0 Kinshasa. Apr\u00e8s quelques h\u00e9sitations, certains partis ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d’y participer alors que d’autres pr\u00f4nent encore le boycott. Mais la d\u00e9cision ne fait pas toujours l’unanimit\u00e9…<\/p>\n

Faux d\u00e9part pour les consultations nationales en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nEn RDC, les consultations nationales qui devaient s’ouvrir ce mercredi ont \u00e9t\u00e9 repouss\u00e9es au samedi 7 septembre. Raison invoqu\u00e9e : un probl\u00e8me d’agenda pour le chef de l’Etat.<\/p>\n

Concertations nationales : le r\u00e8glement int\u00e9rieur est d\u00e9j\u00e0 pr\u00eat<\/a>\u00a0| 31 August 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe r\u00e8glement d\u2019ordre int\u00e9rieur des concertations nationales qui d\u00e9buteront le\u00a0 4 septembre prochain, est d\u00e9j\u00e0 pr\u00eat. Ce document sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019assembl\u00e9e pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re qui en prendra acte. Le r\u00e8glement int\u00e9rieur fixe les r\u00e8gles relatives aux modalit\u00e9s d\u2019organisation et de fonctionnement des concertations nationales et pr\u00e9cise les questions \u00e0 d\u00e9battre dans le cadre des th\u00e9matiques retenues, le nombre et les crit\u00e8res de d\u00e9signation des participants, comme le dit son article premier.<\/p>\n

Balkanization of the DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congo Is Too Big to Fail<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | Foreign Policy
\nFor the past four years, political scientists Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills have been pushing the idea that breaking up the Democratic Republic of the Congo into smaller states would make the country easier to govern. But as tempting as the Balkanization of Congo may be, its intellectual foundation stands on lazy scholarship and a misreading of Congo’s history and people.<\/p>\n

Interview with Kagame<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Global Elite\u2019s Favorite Strongman<\/a>\u00a0| 4 September 2013 | The New York Times
\nPaul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, agreed to meet me at 11 a.m. on a recent Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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