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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A delegation from the UN Security Council visited\u00a0DR Congo<\/a>,\u00a0Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Uganda<\/a>\u00a0to discuss the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement for Congo and the region signed in February in Addis-Ababa. In North Kivu, officials of the UN mission in DRC said that MONUSCO\u2019s\u00a0Intervention Brigade<\/a>\u00a0will also deal with the Islamist group ADF and with the FDLR, both as dangerous as the M23 rebel movement, and with all other armed groups, one by one.\u00a0While at the talks in\u00a0Kampala<\/a>\u00a0between the Congolese Government and M23 no progress seems to have been made, the head of MONUSCO said they had irrefutable evidence of\u00a0M23<\/a>\u00a0material reinforcement, and that they were verifying reports of M23 recruiting \u2018young people\u2019 in Rwanda. Another UN official earlier said that\u00a0child soldiers<\/a>\u00a0were lured from Rwanda.\u00a0In a new report, the Enough Project argues M23 has taken over a profitable part of thegold trade<\/a>\u00a0in eastern DRC.\u00a0Shabunda, South Kivu, saw new clashes between the army and the\u00a0Raia Mutomboki<\/a>rebels, and between two rival factions of the Raia. In Ango, Province Orientale, 67 people were abducted in three days by presumed\u00a0LRA<\/a>.\u00a0WWF<\/a>\u00a0filed a complaint with the UK Government against British oil company SOCO International plc., claiming that the company has breached the OECD corporate social responsibility standards in its oil exploration activities in North Kivu\u2019s Virunga National Park.\u00a0Rwanda vehemently denies any connection with the recruitment of child soldiers by M23, after the\u00a0US<\/a>\u00a0decided to block its military aid to the country. Meanwhile, the\u00a0EU<\/a>resumed its development aid to Rwanda.\u00a0The Central African Republic saw new\u00a0clashes<\/a>, in the southeast and the northwest, between Muslim ex-Seleka rebels and Christian local self-defence militias. In the east of the country, AU troops have resumed the hunt for the\u00a0LRA<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0U<\/a>N<\/a>\u00a0is planning to vote a resolution on CAR, to reinforce its existing office in the country, BINUCA, and to explore the possibility of transforming the forthcoming AU Support Mission \u2018MISCA\u2019 into a UN peacekeeping operation.\u00a0In Burundi, parliament unanimously voted for a new\u00a0mining code<\/a>.\u00a0An extraordinary session of the African Union on Friday and Saturday will discuss whether African nations should pull out of the\u00a0International Criminal Court<\/a>\u00a0(ICC).<\/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<\/strong>
\nLord\u2019s Resistance Army (LRA)<\/strong>
\nNew Report: Completing the Mission \u2013 U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Enough Project
\nMichael J. Bittrick : “Sans s\u00e9curit\u00e9, l’Afrique ne d\u00e9collera pas”<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nSince 2011, approximately 100 U.S. military advisors have become integral to the operations to weaken the Lord\u2019s Resistance Army, or LRA, and capture its leader, Joseph Kony. A new report by the Enough Project, \u201cCompleting the Mission: U.S. Special Forces Are Essential for Ending the LRA,\u201d applauds the Obama administration’s extension of the U.S. advisor mission into early 2014, examines the impact of U.S. advisors to the counter-LRA operations, and makes the case for maintaining the role of U.S. advisors in Uganda and the surrounding region until the capture of Kony.<\/p>\n

ICC and Civil Society Want More Action On LRA Atrocities<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency | allAfrica
\nLa LRA et son chef dans le collimateur de la CPI et de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Hirondelle News Agency
\nThe International Criminal Court (ICC) remains concerned by the failure to arrest Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, who has been under an arrest warrant since 2005. This is stressed in the ICC’s 2012-2013 annual report, received by Hirondelle on Tuesday. At the same time, African and Western NGOs urged more international action against Kony’s LRA rebels, who continue to commit crimes against civilians, notably in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

AU summit on African standby force<\/strong>
\nAU Security Experts Meet Over Standby Force Readiness<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nA summit to determine the combat readiness of the African Union\u2019s (AU) standby force will begin in Botswana\u2019s capital, Gaborone Wednesday, says Major-General Samaila Iliya, the director of the AMANI Africa II exercise.<\/p>\n

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

UN Security Council visits DRC<\/strong>
\nUN Security Council to Visit Africa Great Lakes Region<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nA delegation from the U.N. Security Council is heading to Africa to visit the volatile Great Lakes Region and discuss implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement signed in February, aimed at stabilizing the region.<\/p>\n

UN Security Council: Address Rights Abuses in DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nConseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU : Il faut faire cesser les violations des droits humains en RD Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nHuman Rights Watch demande \u00e0 l\u2019ONU d\u2019emp\u00eacher des violations des droits humains en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUnited Nations Security Council members should use their visit to the Great Lakes region of Central Africa to help end human rights abuses and impunity for the worst crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Security Council members.<\/p>\n

Une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 attendue \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Kinshasa pour veiller sur la mise en \u0153uvre de l\u2019accord d\u2019Addis-Abeba<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: la d\u00e9licate visite d’une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | RFI
\nLa d\u00e9l\u00e9gation est conduite par Alexis Lamek, repr\u00e9sentant permanent adjoint de la France, et Mohammed Loulichki, ambassadeur marocain \u00e0 l\u2019Onu.<\/p>\n

DRC Signals Progress in Kampala Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nMembers of a U.N. Security Council delegation visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have reassuring signs from the government that it wants a positive outcome to talks with M23 rebels in the east.<\/p>\n

DR Congo’s M23 rebels cannot be defeated militarily: UN<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC : “pas de solution militaire” contre le M23 (Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU)<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels can only be defeated by political means and not militarily, a member of a UN Security Council delegation visiting the African country said Saturday.<\/p>\n

RDC: le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019Onu salue la dynamique de paix enclench\u00e9e en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019Onu lance une mise en garde contre les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nArriv\u00e9s dimanche 6 octobre \u00e0 Goma, chef-lieu du Nord-Kivu, les membres du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019Onu ont lanc\u00e9 une mise en garde contre les groupes arm\u00e9s qui troublent l\u2019Est de la RDC.<\/p>\n

U.S., Britain push Congo to prosecute soldiers over Minova rapes<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Reuters
\nThe United States and Britain pushed Democratic Republic of Congo officials to prosecute soldiers accused of raping some 130 women and girls in Congo’s volatile east, U.N. Security Council envoys said during a visit to the country on Sunday.<\/p>\n

U.N. peacekeepers in Congo focus on new armed groups<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Reuters
\nNord-Kivu: la Monusco va neutraliser toutes les forces n\u00e9gatives, promet le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Santos Cruz<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAfter an aggressive new U.N. brigade in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo scored a military victory over M23 rebels and forced them back to peace talks, U.N. peacekeepers are now turning their focus to two other equally dangerous armed groups.<\/p>\n

RDC: le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 appelle la population \u00e0 s\u2019approprier l\u2019Accord d\u2019Addis\u2013Abeba<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa\u2019s Great Lakes countries<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nEn mission dans les Grands Lacs, le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 rencontre les chefs d’\u00c9tat de la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Security Council Blames Weak DRC Institutions for Crisis<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Rwanda Focus | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Kampala talks<\/strong>
\nKampala : Kinshasa accuse la facilitation de vouloir violer la souverainet\u00e9 territoriale de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAlors que le d\u00e9lai de quatorze jours imparti au gouvernement congolais et \u00e0 la r\u00e9bellion du M23 pour clore les n\u00e9gociations de Kampala est largement d\u00e9pass\u00e9, ces discussions ne sont pas pr\u00eates \u00e0 aboutir \u00e0 un accord. Jeudi 3 octobre, le coordonnateur du m\u00e9canisme de suivi de l\u2019accord-cadre de paix d\u2019Addis-Abeba, Fran\u00e7ois Muamba a accus\u00e9 le facilitateur de vouloir \u00abimposer un document qui viole la souverainet\u00e9 et l\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 territoriale de la RDC\u00bb.<\/p>\n

DRC Signals Progress in Kampala Talks<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nMembers of a U.N. Security Council delegation visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have reassuring signs from the government that it wants a positive outcome to talks with M23 rebels in the east.<\/p>\n

Une liste de responsables du M23 exclus de l\u2019int\u00e9gration politique circule \u00e0 Kampala<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUne liste comprenant les noms des chefs politiques du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) exclus de toute int\u00e9gration dans les institutions de la RDC circulerait \u00e0 Kampala o\u00f9 se d\u00e9roulent les n\u00e9gociations entre la r\u00e9bellion et le gouvernement congolais.<\/p>\n

M23, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nLe retour de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s rwandais dans la zone du M23 suscite la controverse<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nFamilles rwandophones \u00e0 Rutshuru : Julien Paluku parle d\u2019un renfort du Rwanda au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nFamilles rwandophones \u00e0 Rutshuru : une infiltration rwandaise facilit\u00e9e par le M23, selon la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu accuse la r\u00e9bellion du M23 d\u2019avoir facilit\u00e9 une infiltration rwandaise de la RDC en accueillant plusieurs familles rwandophones dans la partie du territoire de Rutshuru qu\u2019elle occupe, dans le Nord-Kivu.
\nPour Julien Paluku, le gouverneur du Nord-Kivu, l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des ces familles \u00e0 Jomba lundi dernier est un renfort militaire apport\u00e9 au M23 par le Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Children lured from Rwanda to fight with Congo rebels: U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Reuters
\nA third of child soldiers who have escaped from Congolese rebel group M23 were lured from neighboring Rwanda with promises of cash, jobs and education, the United Nations said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Le M23 menace de \u00ab destruction imm\u00e9diate \u00bb les h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res survolant son \u00ab espace \u00e0 tr\u00e8s basse altitude \u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLa r\u00e9bellion du M23 menace au Nord-Kivu (Est de RD Congo) de \u00ab destruction imm\u00e9diate et sans sommation \u00bb les h\u00e9licopt\u00e8res qui survoleront son \u00ab espace \u00e0 tr\u00e8s basse altitude \u00bb, \u00e0 la suite de ce qu’il qualifie d’\u00ab actes de provocation \u00bb.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les rebelles du M23 pillent 10 maisons \u00e0 Kiwanja<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes rebelles du M23 ont pill\u00e9, dans la nuit du vendredi 4 \u00e0 samedi 5 octobre, dix habitations, \u00e0 Kiwanja et ses environs dans le territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu). La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Nord-Kivu a affirm\u00e9, dans un communiqu\u00e9 publi\u00e9 ce dimanche matin, que les assaillants ont emport\u00e9 de l\u2019argent, des t\u00e9l\u00e9phones portables et plusieurs autres biens de valeur.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: nouveaux pillages attribu\u00e9s aux rebelles du M23 \u00e0 Kiwanja<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes hommes arm\u00e9s identifi\u00e9s comme des rebelles du M23 ont attaqu\u00e9, dans la nuit du dimanche 6 octobre, le Centre de sant\u00e9 CBCA Buturande, dans la cit\u00e9 de Kiwanja (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Les quatre v\u00e9rit\u00e9s de Ren\u00e9 Abandi, au nom du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman
\nInterview de Ren\u00e9 Abandi, chef de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du M23 n\u00e9gociant \u00e0 Kampala et en charge des relations ext\u00e9rieures. Colette Braeckman l\u2019a rencontr\u00e9 alors qu\u2019il transitait par Bruxelles, en route vers Kampala o\u00f9 la n\u00e9gociation doit reprendre avec la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation gouvernementale.<\/p>\n

RDC : l’ONU inqui\u00e8te d’un renforcement militaire du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRDC: la Monusco d\u00e9nonce un renforcement des positions du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: le M23 se renforce et continue de recruter au Rwanda, selon les Nations unies<\/a>\u00a0| 10 October 2013 | RFI
\nLa Mission de l’ONU en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (Monusco) s’est inqui\u00e9t\u00e9e mercredi d’informations faisant \u00e9tat d’un renforcement militaire de la r\u00e9bellion Mouvement du 23 mars (M23), active dans l’est du pays.<\/p>\n

New Evidence: M23 Rebels in Congo Conflict Gold Trade<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Enough Project
\nStriking Gold: How M23 and its Allies are Infiltrating Congo’s Gold Trade<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Enough Project
\nThe Enough Project has released a new report that documents the conflict gold smuggling network of the Eastern Congo-based M23 rebels. The report, \u201cStriking Gold: How M23 and its Allies are Infiltrating Congo’s Gold Trade,\u201d reveals how M23 is involved in the lucrative gold trade in eastern Congo, which is worth approximately $500 million per year overall. Instead of controlling mines directly, M23 has built alliances with other armed groups in gold-rich areas and expanded its contacts with influential traders in Uganda, Burundi, and Congo to trade gold.<\/p>\n

Part of MONUSCO to move to the east<\/strong>
\nUne partie de la Monusco va d\u00e9m\u00e9nager dans l’est de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 10 October 2013 | RFI
\nLa Monusco va d\u00e9m\u00e9nager, du moins en partie. Tous les personnels qui jusqu’\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent travaillaient dans le domaine sp\u00e9cifiquement li\u00e9 au maintien de la paix, vont \u00eatre r\u00e9affect\u00e9s \u00e0 l’est du Congo, dans diff\u00e9rentes villes. Un red\u00e9ploiement progressif sur demande du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU, mais qui pourrait prendre huit mois \u00e0 un an.<\/p>\n

Masisi, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : 10 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s \u00e0 Masisi apr\u00e8s les combats entre 2 groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nEnviron dix mille personnes ont fui leurs villages pour trouver refuge dans les contr\u00e9es voisines de Kashuga et Mwesso dans le secteur de Kalembe, \u00e0 environ 35 km au Nord-Ouest de Kitchanga, en territoire de Masisi (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

MSF r\u00e9duit ses activit\u00e9s m\u00e9dicales dans la r\u00e9gion de Mweso<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | MSF | Reliefweb
\nM\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF) a d\u00fb r\u00e9duire ses activit\u00e9s m\u00e9dicales \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital de Mweso, ainsi qu\u2019aux alentours. Ceci fait suite \u00e0 une succession d\u2019incidents durant lesquels le personnel m\u00e9dical de l\u2019organisation a \u00e9t\u00e9 intimid\u00e9, les patients menac\u00e9s, les v\u00e9hicules fouill\u00e9s et l\u2019enceinte de l\u2019h\u00f4pital a \u00e9t\u00e9 enfreinte.<\/p>\n

Minova: une ONG locale r\u00e9pertorie plus de 150 conflits<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019Association des jeunes volontaires pour le d\u00e9veloppement int\u00e9gral (AJVDI) a annonc\u00e9 mardi 8 septembre avoir recens\u00e9 plus de cent cinquante conflits depuis le d\u00e9but de l\u2019ann\u00e9e dans le groupement Mupfuni Shanga au Sud-Kivu (ndlr. au Nord-Kivu, territoire de Masisi). (…) Pour Kasungu Shabampfuku, la persistance des conflits est \u00e0 la base de la cr\u00e9ation de six groupes arm\u00e9s dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n

Walikale, North Kivu<\/strong>
\nNord-Kivu : de nouvelles violences risquent d\u2019\u00e9clater \u00e0 Walikale, selon le BDWa<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Bureau d\u2019\u00e9tude et de d\u00e9veloppement de Walikale (BDWa) pr\u00e9vient que de nouvelles violences risquent d\u2019\u00e9clater dans ce territoire du Nord-Kivu. Cette organisation explique qu\u2019une coalition entre les rebelles rwandais des FDLR et le groupe arm\u00e9 Nyatura menace d\u2019attaquer des localit\u00e9s de Walikale depuis le territoire voisin de Masisi. En r\u00e9ponse, les paysans ont initi\u00e9 des collectes pour soutenir des jeunes rassembl\u00e9s en force d\u2019autod\u00e9fense populaire dans le but de combattre cette coalition.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: calme relatif \u00e0 Luberike et Ihana depuis le d\u00e9ploiement des FARDC et de la Monusco<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUn calme relatif est observ\u00e9 dans les groupements de Luberike et Ihana \u00e0 Walikale (Nord-Kivu) depuis le d\u00e9ploiement il y a un mois des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) et de la Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation au Congo (Monusco).<\/p>\n

Raia Mutomboki in Shabunda, South Kivu<\/strong>
\nSud-Kivu: les FARDC tuent 3 Ra\u00efa Mutomboki \u00e0 Nyalukungu<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont abattu trois miliciens Ra\u00efa Mutomboki au terme d\u2019un accrochage survenu, mardi 1er octobre, \u00e0 Nyalukungu dans la chefferie de Wakabangu 1er, \u00e0 l\u2019Ouest du territoire de Shabunda (Sud-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Sud-Kivu: affrontements entre deux factions rivales des Ra\u00efa Mutomboki \u00e0 Shabunda<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDeux factions rivales de la milice Ra\u00efa Mutomboki s\u2019affrontent depuis le dimanche 6 octobre dernier dans la localit\u00e9 de Nyalubemba territoire de Shabunda.<\/p>\n

Kidnappings by presumed LRA in Ango, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale : des kidnappings attribu\u00e9s \u00e0 la LRA \u00e0 Ango<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nFlash update LRA dans les UELE au 09 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nSoixante-sept personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enlev\u00e9es entre le 2 et le 4 octobre par des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ougandais de la Lord\u2019s resistance army (LRA) dans deux localit\u00e9s du territoire d\u2019Ango en Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Fighting between military and Mai-Mai poachers in Lomami Park, Opala, Province Orientale<\/strong>
\nProvince Orientale: plus de 100 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s sans assistance \u00e0 Opala<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nUne centaine des personnes ont fui les combats entre les militaires et les braconniers Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef au parc de la Lomami pour se r\u00e9fugier \u00e0 Opala dans la Province Orientale.<\/p>\n

Mai-Mai surrender in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : la Monusco demande une meilleure prise en charge d\u2019anciens miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Monusco craint le retour dans la for\u00eat des certains miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef qui se sont rendus aux Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ces derni\u00e8re semaines.<\/p>\n

Katanga: le chef milicien \u00abYorgo\u00bb se rend aux FARDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef milicien Albert Kisimba surnomm\u00e9 \u201cYorgo\u201d s\u2019est rendu le samedi dernier aux Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) \u00e0 Manono au Nord du Katanga.<\/p>\n

Pweto: transfert de 300 miliciens Bakata Katanga \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de trois cent combattants Bakata Katanga, qui s\u2019\u00e9taient rendus aux FARDC il y a une semaine \u00e0 Pweto, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9s samedi 5 octobre \u00e0 Lubumbashi.<\/p>\n

National Consultations on SSR<\/strong>
\nConcertations nationales: le groupe d\u00e9sarmement recommande la restructuration des FARDC<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes recommandations des groupes th\u00e9matiques aux concertations nationales ont \u00e9t\u00e9 valid\u00e9es, jeudi 3 octobre, \u00e0 l\u2019assembl\u00e9e pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re au Palais du peuple, \u00e0 Kinshasa. Les membres du groupe th\u00e9matique d\u00e9sarmement ont recommand\u00e9 une s\u00e9rie d\u2019actions pour l\u2019instauration d\u2019une v\u00e9ritable paix, le renforcement de lautorit\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat et de la coh\u00e9sion nationale en RDC, fondement d\u2019un d\u00e9veloppement durable. Parmi ces actions, il y a notamment l\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration du processus de restructuration des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC), de la police et des services de s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Regional police summit<\/strong>
\nKinshasa: les chefs de police d\u2019Afrique centrale veulent lutter contre la criminalit\u00e9 transfrontali\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDCongo : r\u00e9union des chefs de police de l\u2019Afrique centrale<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | RFI
\nLe commissaire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la police congolaise, Charles Bisengimana a ouvert, lundi 7 octobre \u00e0 Kinshasa, les travaux du XIV\u00e8 sommet des chefs de police d\u2019Afrique Centrale. Les responsables de la police de cette r\u00e9gion veulent renforcer la coop\u00e9ration entre leurs pays pour combattre la criminalit\u00e9 transfrontali\u00e8re. Ils veulent notamment lutter contre le trafic et la circulation d\u2019armes \u00e0 feu, le trafic d\u2019\u00eatres humains et de la drogue, le terrorisme ainsi que la cybercriminalit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Sexual violence<\/strong>
\nRDC : au moins 40 cas de violences sexuelles enregistr\u00e9es chaque jour<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nAu moins 40 femmes sont viol\u00e9es chaque jour en RDC, soit plus d\u2019une femme toutes les heures, selon un rapport rendu public mardi 8 octobre \u00e0 Kinshasa par la ministre du Genre, de la Famille et de l\u2019Enfant, Genevi\u00e8ve Inagosi.<\/p>\n

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

Visit UN Security Council<\/strong>
\nRwanda, Uganda tell U.N. envoys peace in Congo is not their problem<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Reuters
\nThe presidents of Rwanda and Uganda told U.N. Security Council envoys on Monday that their countries were not responsible for bringing peace to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, which has long been mired in conflict and is bristling with armed groups.<\/p>\n

During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa\u2019s Great Lakes countries<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nEn mission dans les Grands Lacs, le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 rencontre les chefs d’\u00c9tat de la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nAs part of an official visit to countries in Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have over the past few days met with various heads of State to discuss the implementation of the broad based peace accord agreed earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Sudanese diplomat expelled<\/strong>
\nUganda Expels Sudan Diplomat Accused of Spying<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nSudanese diplomat Jad-el-Seed Mohammed Elhag has been expelled from Uganda on suspicion of espionage, Ugandan foreign ministry officials said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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

US blocks military aid over recruitment of M23 child soldiers in Rwanda<\/strong>
\nUS Sanctions Five Nations Over Child Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nU.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Rwanda, CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | US Department of State | allAfrica
\nUS blocks military aid to Rwanda over alleged backing of M23 child soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | The Guardian
\nThe United States moved to block military assistance to five countries, including three in Africa, over their use of child soldiers in armed conflicts, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The sanctions affect Central African Republic, Rwanda and Sudan as well as Burma (also known as Myanmar) and Syria, according to the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n

Enfants soldats dans le M23: Washington annonce des sanctions contre Kigali<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLes \u00c9tats-Unis sanctionnent le Rwanda, accus\u00e9 de soutenir le recrutement d’enfants-soldats par le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLes Etats-Unis suspendent leur aide militaire au Rwanda pour son soutien au M23<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | RFI
\nLes \u00c9tats-Unis ont annonc\u00e9 jeudi qu’ils avaient pris des sanctions contre le Rwanda. Washington accuse Kigali d’\u00eatre impliqu\u00e9 dans le recrutement d’enfants-soldats, via un soutien au Mouvement du 23-Mars, en RDC.<\/p>\n

Rwanda slams US sanctions over rebel use of child soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nRwanda condemns US M23 child soldiers sanctions<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | BBC News
\nLe Rwanda d\u00e9nonce la suspension de l’aide militaire am\u00e9ricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | RFI
\nRwanda denies M23 child soldier claims as ‘ludicrous’<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | BBC Africa
\nLe Rwanda d\u00e9ment soutenir le M23<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nLe Rwanda d\u00e9ment les accusations de recrutement d’enfants soldats pour le compte du M23<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | RFI
\nRwanda has condemned the US imposition of sanctions, denying any links to the use of child soldiers by rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

Children lured from Rwanda to fight with Congo rebels: U.N.<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Reuters
\nA third of child soldiers who have escaped from Congolese rebel group M23 were lured from neighboring Rwanda with promises of cash, jobs and education, the United Nations said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Rwanda Demobilizes Some Child Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nOver the past 16 years, Rwanda has demobilized some 3,000 child soldiers. Yet as these efforts continue, the United Nations claims that Kigali has been helping a Congolese rebel group, the M23, recruit children in Rwanda to send to fight in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

EU resumes aid<\/strong>
\nEU gives Rwanda $54 mln for roads as aid picks up again<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Reuters | Reliefweb
\nThe European Union has given Rwanda 40 million euros ($54 million) to improve roads to help foodstuffs get to market, the EU and Rwanda said on Friday. International lenders, including the EU, had delayed aid to Kigali last year over Rwanda’s alleged backing of rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, which the government of President Paul Kagame denies.<\/p>\n

Visit UN Security Council<\/strong>
\nLe Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 presse le Rwanda d’aider \u00e0 \u00e9liminer les groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nUne d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Nations unies a appel\u00e9 lundi le Rwanda \u00e0 participer, avec les autres pays de la r\u00e9gion, \u00e0 l’\u00e9limination des groupes arm\u00e9s op\u00e9rant dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC).<\/p>\n

Rwanda, Uganda tell U.N. envoys peace in Congo is not their problem<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Reuters
\nThe presidents of Rwanda and Uganda told U.N. Security Council envoys on Monday that their countries were not responsible for bringing peace to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, which has long been mired in conflict and is bristling with armed groups.<\/p>\n

During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa\u2019s Great Lakes countries<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nEn mission dans les Grands Lacs, le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 rencontre les chefs d’\u00c9tat de la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nAs part of an official visit to countries in Africa\u2019s Great Lakes region, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have over the past few days met with various heads of State to discuss the implementation of the broad based peace accord agreed earlier this year.<\/p>\n

L’ONU invite le Rwanda \u00e0 respecter ses engagements vis \u00e0 vis de la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nEn mission \u00e0 Kigali, les repr\u00e9sentants des pays membres du Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l’ONU ont appel\u00e9, lundi, le Rwanda \u00e0 respecter ses engagements pris lors de la signature de l’accord d’Addis-Abeba, en f\u00e9vrier.<\/p>\n

Former FDLR in Rwanda<\/strong>
\nRwanda : FDLR \u00e0 bout de souffle<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\n\u00c9puis\u00e9s par deux d\u00e9cennies de guerre, traqu\u00e9s au fin fond des for\u00eats congolaises, pr\u00e8s de 10 000 anciens rebelles des FDLR sont rentr\u00e9s dans leur pays, le Rwanda, depuis 2001. Reportage.<\/p>\n

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

Anti-terrorism measures<\/strong>
\nBurundi Security Forces Arrest 11 in Terror Crackdown<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nBurundi police arrested 11 people in an anti-terrorist crackdown made in the wake of an attack by militants on a shopping mall in Nairobi last month in which at least 67 civilians and security personnel were killed.<\/p>\n

Vaste coup de filet antiterroriste au Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s les attentats de Kampala, en Ouganda en 2010, et l\u2019attaque men\u00e9e dans un centre commercial de Nairobi au Kenya en septembre 2013, le Burundi est \u00e0 son tour sous la menace d\u2019une action terroriste. Le pays a en effet d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 des troupes au sein de l\u2019Amisom, en Somalie, comme les deux autres pays d\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Est touch\u00e9s par des attaques revendiqu\u00e9es par les shebabs. Les autorit\u00e9s burundaises ont donc multipli\u00e9 les mesures de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 : patrouilles de police et de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, contr\u00f4les renforc\u00e9s aux fronti\u00e8res, mais surtout perquisitions de quartiers entiers comme c\u2019\u00e9tait le cas \u00e0 Bujumbura ces derniers jours.<\/p>\n

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

Seleka disarmament<\/strong>
\nCentrafrique : selon son commandant, “la Fomac est pr\u00eate \u00e0 employer la force pour d\u00e9sarmer la S\u00e9l\u00e9ka”<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nLes enjeux du d\u00e9sarmement \u00abforc\u00e9\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Africa Info (Douala) | allAfrica
\nRenforc\u00e9e par l’arriv\u00e9e de quelque 400 soldats tchadiens, la Fomac (la Force multinationale de l’Afrique centrale) a pris, ce week-end, la direction des op\u00e9rations de d\u00e9sarmement des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l’ex-r\u00e9bellion S\u00e9l\u00e9ka \u00e0 Bangui. Son commandant, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jean-F\u00e9lix Akaga, assure de sa d\u00e9termination.<\/p>\n

New violence<\/strong>
\nRCA: Bossangoa, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la peur r\u00e8gne encore<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

RCA: mont\u00e9e des tensions entre chr\u00e9tiens et musulmans \u00e0 Bangassou<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | RFI
\nRCA: les Mbororo, stigmatis\u00e9s, se disent eux aussi victimes<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | RFI
\nRCA: la Fomac envoie des troupes \u00e0 Bangassou<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | RFI
\nFourteen killed in clashes in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Reuters
\nUN chief strongly condemns latest attacks in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nLe Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral condamne les attaques contre les civils en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nCentrafrique: calme pr\u00e9caire \u00e0 Bangassou apr\u00e8s l\u2019arrestation du faux \u00abcolonel Abdallah\u00bb<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | RFI
\nFourteen people have been killed in violent clashes between Christians and Muslims that began last week in Bangassou, an isolated town in eastern Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

23 Killed in CAR Unrest<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nDozens killed in northwest CAR clashes<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Al Jazeera
\nCentral African Republic violence leaves 30 dead<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | BBC Africa
\nCentrafrique : de nouvelles violences font au moins trente morts dans le nord-ouest<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nAround 60 dead in clashes in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Reuters
\nRCA: calme pr\u00e9caire \u00e0 Gaga apr\u00e8s des heurts meurtriers entre ex-rebelles et groupes arm\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 10 October 2013 | RFI
\nAround 60 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in Central African Republic between local militias and former rebels, witnesses and a local official said on Wednesday, as France increased pressure for international intervention.<\/p>\n

RCA : Bangui nomme des commandants de r\u00e9gions pour restaurer son autorit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | RFI
\nLes autorit\u00e9s centrafricaines affichent, sur le papier, leur volont\u00e9 de restaurer l\u2019autorit\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat dans les provinces.<\/p>\n

Meeting in Addis Ababa on planned AU support mission<\/strong>
\nAddis Abeba: r\u00e9union pr\u00e9paratoire sur la mission de stabilisation de l’UA en Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | RFI
\nLa Communaut\u00e9 internationale se r\u00e9veille enfin<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | L\u2019Observateur Paalga | allAfrica
\nUne r\u00e9union se tient ce lundi 7 octobre \u00e0 Addis Abeba sur la Mission de stabilisation de l’Union africaine en Centrafrique (Misca) qui int\u00e8grera les contingents de la Fomac, les forces militaires d’Afrique centrale, d\u00e9j\u00e0 en place.<\/p>\n

UN prepares resolution on CAR<\/strong>
\nU.N. urged to consider Central African Republic peacekeepers<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Reuters
\nL’ONU se penche sur la Centrafrique<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | RFI
\nThe U.N. Security Council is planning to vote this week on a draft resolution that would urge the United Nations to explore the possibility of establishing a U.N. peacekeeping force in Central African Republic, diplomats said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

US sanctions CAR over child soldiers<\/strong>
\nUS Sanctions Five Nations Over Child Soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nU.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Rwanda, CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | US Department of State | allAfrica
\nUS blocks military aid to Rwanda over alleged backing of M23 child soldiers<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | The Guardian
\nThe United States moved to block military assistance to five countries over their use of child soldiers in armed conflicts, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The sanctions affect Central African Republic, Rwanda and Sudan as well as Burma (also known as Myanmar) and Syria, according to the U.S. State Department.<\/p>\n

AU troops back in CAR to chase LRA<\/strong>
\nUPDF Launches Fresh Bid to Capture Kony<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | New Vision
\nThe Ugandan-led African Union (AU) troops have resumed the offensive against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR), several months after suspending military operations there following a violent coup in the nation.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/strong>
\nChaos en Centrafrique : \u00e0 qui la faute ?<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nIl en aura fallu, du temps et des morts, avant que des voix s’\u00e9l\u00e8vent, le 25 septembre \u00e0 l’ONU, pour s’inqui\u00e9ter du sort de la Centrafrique. Et il n’est m\u00eame pas s\u00fbr que cela suffise \u00e0 briser l’indiff\u00e9rence de la communaut\u00e9 internationale.<\/p>\n

La Centrafrique inqui\u00e8te le Tchad<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | DW
\nApr\u00e8s avoir appuy\u00e9 la prise du pouvoir par les rebelles de la Seleka, N’Djamena ne cache plus son inqui\u00e9tude face aux r\u00e9percussions que l’instabilit\u00e9 \u00e0 Bangui pourrait avoir sur toute la r\u00e9gion y compris le Tchad.<\/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

Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de l\u2019Ituri appellent le Gouvernement \u00e0 assister 120 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s de Walendu Bindi<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Province Orientale: plus de 100 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s sans assistance \u00e0 Opala<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

DRC Army and UN Peacekeepers Try to Help Displaced Persons<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Une \u00e9quipe de l\u2019ONU \u00e9value la situation humanitaire \u00e0 Soke en Ituri, en province Orientale<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | MONUSCO | Reliefweb
\nIturi: pr\u00e8s de 50 000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s vivent sans assistance humanitaire \u00e0 Soke<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

RDC: 600 nouveaux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains enregistr\u00e9s \u00e0 Bondo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Equateur: les refugi\u00e9s centrafricains au camp d\u2019Inke d\u00e9plorent leurs conditions de vie<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Refugee from Central African Republic finds “promised land” in UNHCR-run camp<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

DR Congo: UN agency in need of funding to assist growing number of displaced persons<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | UN News Centre
\nRDC: le PAM a besoin de fonds pour aider un nombre croissant de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

UNOCHA bulletins<\/strong>
\nRD Congo\/Province du Nord-Kivu : Personnes d\u00e9plac\u00e9es internes dans les sites et camps (au 25 sept. 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RD Congo\/Nord-Kivu : Mouvements de population au 25 septembre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Maniema No. 29\/13, 01 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Sud-Kivu, N\u00b0 40\/13, 3 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Hostilit\u00e9s et d\u00e9placements au Sud Irumu – 07 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire, Province du Sud-Kivu, N\u00b0 41\/13, 8 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Crise humanitaire au Sud Irumu, District de l\u2019Ituri, Province Orientale 9 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Flash update Uele au 09 octobre 2013<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Rwanda Is Committed to Continue Working With All Countries Hosting Its Refugee Towards Their Successful Repatriation<\/a>\u00a0| 2 October 2013 | Government of Rwanda | allAfrica<\/p>\n

Host States Urged to Facilitate Return of Rwandan Refugees<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica<\/p>\n

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

“Former Burundian Refugees Still in Need of Reintegration Support” says IOM<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | International Organization for Migration | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 22 Sep 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Humanitarian Dashboard (30 Sep 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Central African Republic: Situation Report No. 28 (as of 04 October 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb
\nR\u00e9publique centrafricaine : Rapport de situation No. 28 (04 octobre 2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | UNOCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

CAR refugees in DRC<\/strong>
\nRefugee from Central African Republic finds “promised land” in UNHCR-run camp<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

RDC: 600 nouveaux r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s centrafricains enregistr\u00e9s \u00e0 Bondo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Equateur: les refugi\u00e9s centrafricains au camp d\u2019Inke d\u00e9plorent leurs conditions de vie<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi<\/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>
\nForthcoming AU meeting on relationship with ICC<\/strong>
\nAU Summit to Deliberate On Africa’s Relationship With ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency | allAfrica
\nThe African Union is due to hold an Extraordinary Session this week on Friday and Saturday (October 11 and 12) to discuss Africa’s future relationship with the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/p>\n

Kofi Annan Defends Hague Court<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | allAfrica
\nStrong and Cohesive Societies – the Foundations for Sustainable Peace<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Kofi Annan Foundation | allAfrica
\nKofi Annan : un retrait de la CPI serait une “honte” pour les pays africains<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Jeune Afrique
\nCape Town \u2014 Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out in vigorous defence of the court.<\/p>\n

African Bloc ‘Unlikely’ to Leave ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Institute for War & Peace Reporting | allAfrica
\nDespite talk of a mass walk-out, African Union members are not united in opposing the international court, experts say.<\/p>\n

130 Groups Across Africa Call for Countries to Back ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nCPI : 130 organisations \u00e0 travers l’Afrique appellent les pays \u00e0 soutenir la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nGroups Rally Support for ICC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nJohannesburg \u2013 130 groups from across Africa called on African members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a letter made public today to affirm their support for the court at an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU).<\/p>\n

Africa must strengthen the International Criminal Court for its own sake<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Institute for Security Studies
\nThe ICC is the world\u2019s first permanent international criminal court. Since its inception in 2002, its cases have focused on African atrocities, of which there are an abundance. This African focus is not, however, entirely of the court\u2019s own making.<\/p>\n

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

Congolese call for International Criminal Court on DRC<\/strong>
\nLes Congolais r\u00e9clament un Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour la RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nPlus de 800 d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s de toutes les couches sociales ont recommand\u00e9, \u00e0 la fin des Concertations nationales tenues \u00e0 Kinshasa du 7 septembre au 5 octobre 2013, la cr\u00e9ation d’un Tribunal p\u00e9nal international pour juger les crimes de guerre et les crimes contre l’humanit\u00e9 commis sur le territoire congolais depuis 1993.<\/p>\n

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

Genocide Suspect Referred to Dutch Court, Faces Extradition<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | The New Times | allAfrica
\nA 37-year-old man was on Tuesday referred to a Dutch court for a hearing that will determine whether he will be extradited to face trial for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/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>
\nAdoption of Convention on Mercury<\/strong>
\nUnited Nations Convention Tackling Hazardous Mercury to Open for Signature<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) | allAfrica
\nConference for adoption of Minamata Convention on Mercury<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | The Diplomat, Economist Blog | Mines and Communities
\nA landmark treaty to curb the use of mercury will open for signature on Wednesday, 9 October in Japan, marking a further watershed moment towards the global phase-out of the notorious heavy metal in many products and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted.<\/p>\n

Groundbreaking Treaty on Toxic Mercury<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nTrait\u00e9 historique sur le mercure, un m\u00e9tal toxique<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Human Rights Watch
\nGovernments around the world should immediately sign the new, groundbreaking Minamata Convention on Mercury, Human Rights Watch said today. Officials around the world will meet in Kumamoto, Japan beginning 7 oktober 2013, to formally adopt the treaty. Once adopted, it will be opened for signature and ratification.<\/p>\n

Forest protection<\/strong>
\nNew report shows citizens are key to forest protection but lack support and voice<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Global Witness
\nUn nouveau rapport montre que les citoyens sont essentiels pour la protection de la for\u00eat mais qu\u2019ils manquent de soutien et de voix<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Global Witness
\nInternational schemes to protect forests are unlikely to succeed until they ensure that local civil society and communities are at the heart of forest monitoring, according to a new report published by twelve NGOs today.
\nThe study, by independent researchers, was commissioned by Global Witness, FERN, and ten forest monitoring groups from Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Liberia, and the Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n

(Mis)management of natural resources<\/strong>
\nAfrica Must Benefit from its Mineral Resources<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa | allAfrica
\nBlog. Africa’s political economy is deeply ingrained with its history of the exploitation and (mis)management of its mineral and natural resources.<\/p>\n

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

DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | BBC
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption has turned it into one of the poorest, writes historian Dan Snow.<\/p>\n

Conflict gold<\/strong>
\nNew Evidence: M23 Rebels in Congo Conflict Gold Trade<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Enough Project
\nStriking Gold: How M23 and its Allies are Infiltrating Congo’s Gold Trade<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Enough Project
\nThe Enough Project has released a new report that documents the conflict gold smuggling network of the Eastern Congo-based M23 rebels. The report, \u201cStriking Gold: How M23 and its Allies are Infiltrating Congo’s Gold Trade,\u201d reveals how M23 is involved in the lucrative gold trade in eastern Congo, which is worth approximately $500 million per year overall. Instead of controlling mines directly, M23 has built alliances with other armed groups in gold-rich areas and expanded its contacts with influential traders in Uganda, Burundi, and Congo to trade gold.<\/p>\n

Prospects for mineral production<\/strong>
\nLa production de cuivre devrait augmenter de 600 000 tonnes en 2013 \u00e0 1 million en 2014 en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Le Potentiel | allAfrica
\nLe dynamisme observ\u00e9 dans le secteur des industries extractives en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) fait projeter une production de cuivre d\u00e9passant 600 000 tonnes en 2013 et atteignant environ 1 million de tonnes en 2014. Celle de l’or, qui est estim\u00e9e \u00e0 2 tonnes pour 2013, devrait grimper \u00e0 14 tonnes en 2014.<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nCongo Open to More Investors Joining Inga 3 Hydropower Project<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo is open to more investors joining three groups of companies bidding to construct the $12 billion Inga 3 hydropower project, Energy Minister Bruno Kapandji said.<\/p>\n

Le ministre Bruno Kapandji satisfait de l\u2019avancement des travaux de construction du barrage de Kakobola dans le Bandundu<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | ACP | Digitalcongo.net
\nLa centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Kakobola, avec une capacit\u00e9 install\u00e9e de 10,5 m\u00e9gawatts, va alimenter les villes de Kikwit, de Gungu et d\u2019Idiofa.<\/p>\n

Timber operators accused of violating forest code<\/strong>
\nEquateur: les exploitants du bois accus\u00e9s de violer la r\u00e8glementation foresti\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe R\u00e9seau ressources naturelles (RRN) accuse les exploitants industriels et artisanaux du bois de violer la r\u00e9glementation en la mati\u00e8re, dans la province de l\u2019Equateur.<\/p>\n

Plan for Virunga National Park<\/strong>
\nVirunga National Park Offers Economic Boost to Eastern Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Voice of America
\nCongo’s Mountain Gorilla Park Announces Partnership for Economic Revival in War-Torn Eastern Province<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | PR Newswire | allAfrica
\nThe Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, announced it has a 10-year plan to re-invigorate the local economy and create tens of thousands of new jobs. The plan, called \u201cThe Virunga Alliance,\u201d is a partnership with other groups including the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. It\u2019s providing early technical and financial support for the project, including a network of off-grid hydro-electric plants along the banks of the Rutshuru River.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : des \u00e9lus tentent de r\u00e9concilier l\u2019ICCN et les riverains du parc des Virunga<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nDes d\u00e9put\u00e9s nationaux ont n\u00e9goci\u00e9 une cohabitation pacifique entre l\u2019Institut congolais de conservation de la nature (ICCN) et les paysans riverains du parc national des Virunga, dans le Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

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

Oil<\/strong>
\nHow Should Oil Money Be Spent?<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nThe value of the 3.5 billion barrels proven oil assets is not yet known -at least the public does not know yet. But rough estimates, according to industrial players, put the finds to over and above $400b in monetary terms.<\/p>\n

Oil – ‘We Are On a Steady and Sure Path’<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nOn Sept. 25, 2013, Acting Energy and Mineral Development Minister Peter Lokeris announced the handing over of the country’s first oil production licence to the Chinese company CNOOC Uganda Ltd for the development of the Kingfisher Oil field. This is an abridged version of his speech.<\/p>\n

Oil Dollars in Sight<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nWhen on Sept. 25 Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development officials appeared before the media to announce the issuing of the country’s first production licence to the Chinese firm, CNOOC, both excitement and tension were evident in the air.<\/p>\n

Uganda Seeks Investor to Build $2.5 Billion Oil Refinery<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nOil – Govt Calls Bids for Refinery<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nUganda is looking for a lead investor to develop a refinery estimated to cost $2.5 billion, two weeks after issuing its first production license to China National Offshore Oil Corp. as it seeks to exploit reserves.<\/p>\n

Minerals<\/strong>
\nMining – Uganda At Defining Moment<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nThey are poor and live in dreadful shelters. Basic infrastructure like clean running water and electricity is missing. And at dawn, they retire to drink the local gin, continuing that pattern over and over again. This is the kind of life many people in Buhweju district, western Uganda, wake up to every day. A number of these mud-and-wattle houses sit on gold reserves. Today, a couple of residents use rudimentary and artisanal means to mine the resource. But it has not turned their lives into what they dream of.<\/p>\n

Museveni Calls for Mineral Value Addition<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nPresident Yoweri Museveni has asked the budding mining sector to pay more attention to minerals value addition saying only then will Uganda and the continent realise its true worth.<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/strong>
\nQuestions Over Karuma Dam<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | The Independent (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nWill electricity finally get cheaper when the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Dam is completed sometime in 2018? Possibly not. But a lot depends on outcome of a meeting that took place in China on Sept. 27 between a delegation from Uganda and their Chinese counterparts.<\/p>\n

Museveni Flags-Off Construction of Isimba Power Dam<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | New Vision | allAfrica
\nPresident Yoweri Museveni has laid the foundation stone of the proposed 183 megawatts (MW) Isimba Hydropower Project along the River Nile. This signifies the commencement of work for the $556m dam. The contractor, China International Water and Electric Corporation, pledged to complete the project in 40 month.<\/p>\n

Karuma, Isimba to Boost Uganda’s Energy Needs<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nThe construction of Karuma and Isimba hydro power dams are expected to boost the availability of electricity in the country, and spur the much-needed seven per cent economic growth that Uganda is targeting in the medium term, government officials say.<\/p>\n

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

New mining code<\/strong>
\nBurundi’s assembly passes bill on mining code<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Xinhua | India Daily News
\nBurundi : L’Assembl\u00e9e Nationale adopte un nouveau code minier<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Xinhua | Arib News
\nThe lower house of the Burundian Parliament has unanimously passed a new bill on the mining code, opening doors to the private sector that will need to inject assets into the mining sector in the East African country. The new bill replaces the one existing since 1976.<\/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

WWF files OECD complaint against SOCO\u2019s oil exploration in Virunga National Park<\/strong>
\nSoco\u2019s oil exploration in Virunga violates OECD guidelines<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | WWF UK
\nSpecific Instance OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: SOCO’s oil exploration in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | WWF International
\nSoco\u2019s exploration in Virunga violates OECD guidelines, WWF alleges<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | WWF Global
\nParc des Virunga: le WWF porte le cas de l\u2019exploration p\u00e9troli\u00e8re de Soco devant l\u2019OCDE<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | WWF International
\nAfrican gorillas are under threat from oil survey<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | The Guardian
\nUK and conservationists express opposition towards drilling in Virunga National Park.
\nConservation group seeks to stop Congo sanctuary exploration<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Reuters
\nRDC : pour sauver le parc de Virunga, WWF porte plainte contre le p\u00e9trolier Soco<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | RFI
\nP\u00e9trole du Virunga : WWF porte plainte contre la firme britannique Soco<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nWWF has filed a complaint alleging that British oil company Soco International PLC has breached international corporate social responsibility standards. WWF contends that, in the course of Soco\u2019s oil exploration activities in and around Virunga National Park, the company has violated environmental and human rights provisions of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.<\/p>\n

Statement on complaint by WWF<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | SOCO International plc
\nSOCO International plc is aware of the complaint raised by the WWF to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (\u201cOECD\u201d). SOCO welcomes the scrutiny of such a well respected 3rd party organisation and takes this matter extremely seriously. SOCO would like to make it clear that all alleged breaches of the voluntary guidelines raised are absolutely ill-founded, tendentious and not supported by the facts.<\/p>\n

Corruption<\/strong>
\nCorruption in the Congo: How China Learnt from the West<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | ThinkAfricaPress
\nTo single out Chinese companies for entering into shady business in the DRC is to miss a fundamental point: Western firms have been at it for centuries, and still are.<\/p>\n

Gecamines<\/strong>
\nGecamines of Congo Studies Selling Stake in Glencore Copper Mine<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nGecamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s state-owned mining company, may sell its 20 percent stake in Glencore Xstrata Plc\u2019s Kamoto Copper Co. to raise money for other projects, said Chairman Albert Yuma.<\/p>\n

Gecamines of Congo May Take Action Against Partners After Audit<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nGecamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s state-owned miner, may take action against some of its partners after an audit of its joint ventures showed the company has been treated unfairly, Chairman Albert Yuma said.<\/p>\n

Mining companies polluting in Katanga<\/strong>
\nKatanga : une ONG accuse 14 entreprises mini\u00e8res de polluer les rivi\u00e8res \u00e0 Likasi et Kambove<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ONG Umoja accuse quatorze entreprises mini\u00e8res de polluer le sol et les rivi\u00e8res de la ville de Likasi et du territoire de Kambove dans le Katanga.<\/p>\n

Greenock<\/strong>
\nGreenock Resources: Corporate Update<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | Greenock Resources Inc. | Marketwired
\nToronto, Ontario – (…) Greenock is discussing cooperative strategies with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) to maximize the value of technical studies owned by PTM Minerals (Cayman) Ltd. that have demonstrated the significant economic value of the Kakanda copper cobalt project. The Kakanda area is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Katanga Province adjacent to the major operating copper cobalt mine and plant known as the Tenke Project which is operated by Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. and Lundin Mining Corporation.<\/p>\n

Ruashi Mining<\/strong>
\nLubumbashi: l\u2019op\u00e9ration de dynamitage suspendue \u00e0 la carri\u00e8re de Kalukuluku<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe maire de Lubumbashi (Katanga), Jean-Oscar Sangouza, a suspendu, le week-end dernier, l\u2019op\u00e9ration de dynamitage dans la carri\u00e8re de Kalukuluku, appartenant \u00e0 l\u2019entreprise Ruashi Mining, dans la commune de la Ruashi. Il a pris cette d\u00e9cision suite aux d\u00e9g\u00e2ts que cause cette op\u00e9ration sur l\u2019environnement et aux plaintes des populations riveraines.<\/p>\n

Tenke Fungurume<\/strong>
\nTenke Fungurume tells Ponyo it\u2019s fed up<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nThe biggest private investor in Democratic Republic of Congo – it put up $3 billion- the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) complex is being hampered by poor power supply.<\/p>\n

Mawson West<\/strong>
\nMawson West Operations & Corporate Update<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Mawson West Ltd. | Marketwired
\nPerth, Australia – Mawson West Limited provides an update on copper and silver output from its Dikulushi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo where steady state production continued during the quarter.<\/p>\n

Kilo Goldmines<\/strong>
\nKilo Goldmines pulls in horns<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nWhile waiting for the results of its latest drilling campaign on its Kitenge and Manzako projects in the Kilo belt in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kilo Goldmines has set out on a cost-cutting exercise.<\/p>\n

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

Total<\/strong>
\nTotal to Resume Search for Oil in Nwoya District<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | The Observer (Kampala) | allAfrica
\nTotal E&P says it is waiting for UPDF clearance to resume three dimensional (3-D) seismic surveys for oil in the northern district of Nwoya. The move follows the recent discovery of unexploded ordinances.<\/p>\n

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

Pella<\/strong>
\nPouroulis in a cassiterite play<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Africa Mining Intelligence
\nPella Rwanda Resources Ltd., a subsidiary of Guernsey-incorporated Pella Resources Ltd, a firm set up by Adonis Pouroulis, founder of Petra Diamonds, was awarded a license to mine cassiterite, tantalum and tungsten in Rwamagana district in Rwanda\u2019s eastern Province in late September.<\/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>
\nEITI<\/strong>
\nWhy I am proud to champion the UK\u2019s EITI commitments<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | EITI
\nThe UK Minister in charge of the country’s EITI process explains why in this blog post.<\/p>\n

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

SEC & Dodd-Frank Act<\/strong>
\nSEC\u2019s White Says Lawmakers Should Respect Agency\u2019s Independence<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Bloomberg
\nUS SEC chair chastises Congress over new disclosure rules<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Reuters | Mining Weekly
\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White said lawmakers left the agency \u201cno room\u201d for independent judgment when they mandated rules related to mining safety and conflict minerals.<\/p>\n

iTSCi Conflict Minerals Programme<\/strong>
\nGrowing Global Participation In iTSCi Conflict Minerals Programme<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | ITRI
\niTSCi is pleased to announce another milestone in the continually growing support for the supply chain initiative membership Programme, which from just a handful of supporters in 2011 has now achieved 130 participating companies in a truly global system stretching across 23 different countries.<\/p>\n

EITI<\/strong>
\nDRC civil society calls for judicial investigation over missing funds<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | EITI
\nRevenue collection agency questioned about US $26 million that has not been traced.<\/p>\n

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

New mining code<\/strong>
\nBurundi’s assembly passes bill on mining code<\/a>\u00a0| 9 October 2013 | Xinhua | India Daily News
\nBurundi : L’Assembl\u00e9e Nationale adopte un nouveau code minier<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Xinhua | Arib News
\nThe lower house of the Burundian Parliament has unanimously passed a new bill on the mining code, opening doors to the private sector that will need to inject assets into the mining sector in the East African country. The new bill replaces the one existing since 1976.<\/p>\n

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

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

National Consultations<\/strong>
\nRDC: l\u2019id\u00e9e d\u2019un gouvernement d\u2019union nationale \u00e9merge des concertations<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | RFI
\nConcertations nationales congolaises<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | BBC Afrique
\nConcertations nationales : les conclusions des groupes th\u00e9matiques diversement appr\u00e9ci\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: une partie de l’opposition sceptique sur les conclusions des concertations nationales<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | RFI
\nEn R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, les rapporteurs des diff\u00e9rentes commissions des concertations nationales se sont succ\u00e9d\u00e9s \u00e0 la tribune du Parlement de Kinshasa. Ils ont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 leurs conclusions devant des centaines de d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s r\u00e9unis en s\u00e9ance pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re. On a aussi vu \u00e9merger l’id\u00e9e d’un gouvernement d’union nationale.<\/p>\n

Congo’s Kabila pledges to implement reforms after national dialogue<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Reuters
\nConcertations nationales : Joseph Kabila promet des d\u00e9cisions importantes pour le pays<\/a>\u00a0| 5 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: les concertations nationales concluent \u00e0 la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de profondes r\u00e9formes<\/a>\u00a0| 6 October 2013 | RFI
\nCongo’s President Joseph Kabila pledged on Saturday to turn the recommendations from three weeks of national dialogue into policies to tackle the central African nation’s daunting social, institutional and economic problems.<\/p>\n

Concertations nationales: Minaku est satisfait<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Le carnet de Colette Braeckman<\/p>\n

EU aid not effective<\/strong>
\nEurope in the Congo: high ambitions, big money, limited impact<\/a>\u00a0| 3 October 2013 | African Arguments
\nBy Kris Berwouts<\/p>\n

L\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de l\u2019aide de l\u2019Europe \u00e0 la RDC remise en question<\/a>\u00a0| 4 October 2013 | RFI<\/p>\n

Economic growth contrasts with poverty<\/strong>
\nRDC : la croissance de l\u2019\u00e9conomie contraste avec la pauvret\u00e9 de la population<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | Radio Okapi
\nLe taux de croissance de l\u2019\u00e9conomie congolaise est pass\u00e9 de 7,8% \u00e0 8% en septembre, soit une augmentation de 0,2%.
\nRwanda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Debating Rwanda under the RPF: gap between \u2018believers\u2019 and \u2018unbelievers\u2019 remains wide \u2013 By Magnus Taylor<\/a>\u00a0| 8 October 2013 | African Arguments
\nOn Friday and Saturday I spent a strange couple of days attending a conference at SOAS (partially sponsored by the RAS). It was called \u2018Rwanda under the RPF: assessing 20 years of post-conflict governance.\u2019<\/p>\n

Bilateral cooperation and local power dynamics: the case of Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| October 2013 | ODI
\n\u200bPaper.
\nIn order to understand political dynamics in a country, it is not sufficient to know what formal institutions it has. It is necessary to grasp the nature of the prevailing elite bargain or political settlement \u2013 the particular way the institutions shape and are shaped by structures of power.<\/p>\n

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

Rival Burundi political supporters in street battles<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | AFP | Reliefweb
\nSupporters of rival political parties in Burundi clashed in street battles that left five people seriously wounded, government officials said Monday, the latest tensions in the small central African nation.<\/p>\n

Burundi : le torchon br\u00fble au sein de l\u2019ancien parti unique<\/a>\u00a0| 7 October 2013 | RFI
\nL’ancien parti unique au Burundi est confront\u00e9 \u00e0 une profonde crise interne : la direction de l’Uprona demande le d\u00e9part du vice-pr\u00e9sident, sans succ\u00e8s pour l’instant. Mais ces tensions pourraient avoir des cons\u00e9quences sur l’ensemble de l’appareil politique.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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