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News in Brief<\/h1>\n

This week, The UN expressed its concerns over the fragile political situation<\/a> in the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>, fearing it could lead to large-scale violence. Some good news was also announced, when the government stated that the number of cases of sexual violence<\/a> in the country dropped by over 50 per cent over the past two years.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, October 9, the Deputy Secretary General of opposition party UDPS, Bruno Tshibala, was arrested at Ndjili airport in Kinshasa<\/a>. Meanwhile in North Kivu<\/a>, alleged ADF rebels killed two people during an attack on Alungupa, 10 km from Beni, on October 7. A few days later, on October 9, 10 people were reportedly killed during clashes between the same militia and the FARDC in Mayangose, also close to Beni. Last week, Human Rights Watch denounced the inability of Congolese authorities and MONUSCO to secure the area after about two years of violence. In Rutshuru territory, the chief of Binza deplored the abduction of seven people by armed men since the beginning of October. Also in Rutshuru territory, Kashalira saw an attack by alleged Nyatura rebels. One girl was injured and three houses were burnt. In Kisangani, Tshopo<\/a> province, ten cases of armed robbery, of which two involved murder, were reported last week. Insecurity also prevailed in Mbandaka, Equateur<\/a>. On Saturday, October 8, a youngster was killed, while trying to help a family escape from bandits. The police and FARDC thought he was one of the assailants. In Haut-Katanga<\/a>, famous Mai Mai militia leader, Kyungu Mutanga G\u00e9d\u00e9on, surrendered to the authorities on October 11, allegedly together with about 100 of his men.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Burundi<\/a>an government announced its intention to leave the International Criminal Court<\/a>. Burundi reportedly suspended its cooperation with the UN Human Rights<\/a> office, stating the latter produced wrong information about the situation in the country. Three human rights investigators were banned from entering Burundi. The country also saw several security incidents over the past weeks. In Cibitoke province, local activists denounced the murder of two older people in Mugina commune. Three people were killed in Rumonge province during a grenade attack on October 10 in Bugarama commune. In Bebanza province, armed men in military uniform injured a truck driver in an ambush on October 11.<\/p>\n

In the Central African Republic<\/a>, new allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeepers emerged in Boda, where a 25-year old woman was reportedly raped by MINUSCA soldiers. About 40 km from Bambari, [ex-]Seleka elements allegedly took control of Ndepou village after killing the local inhabitants. This Wednesday, clashes between peacekeepers and ex-Seleka militia members erupted in Kaga-Bandoro. According to Radio Ndeke Luka, six people were killed and 29 others were injured.<\/p>\n

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Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict and security related issues across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a> DRC<\/h2>\n

<\/a>RDC: les cas des violences sexuelles r\u00e9duits de 50% en deux ans<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le nombre de cas de violences sexuelles a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9duit de plus de 50% au cours de deux derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, annonce Jeanine Mabunda, la repr\u00e9sentante personnelle du chef de l\u2019Etat en charge de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles et le recrutement d\u2019enfants. Ce bilan est salu\u00e9 par Mme Zainab Hawa Bangura, repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU charg\u00e9e de la question des violences sexuelles dans les zones en conflit, en visite de travail en RDC. Ces chiffres indiquent qu\u2019avec de l\u2019engagement politique et le soutien des partenaires, la RD Congo est capable de r\u00e9ussir ce pari, se r\u00e9jouit Mamadou Diallo, repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial adjoint du Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU en RDC.<\/p>\n

Les Nations unies saluent la r\u00e9duction \u00e0 50% des cas des violences sexuelles en RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | DigitalCongo.net<\/p>\n

Ces r\u00e9sultats appr\u00e9ciables ont \u00e9t\u00e9 salu\u00e9s par la repr\u00e9sentante sp\u00e9ciale du Secr\u00e9taire G\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour les violences sexuelles au conflit et le repr\u00e9sentant de la Mission de l\u2019Organisation des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation du Congo (MONUSCO), Mamadou Diallo.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Political tensions \/ national dialogue<\/b><\/p>\n

Tensions en RDC: la Belgique r\u00e9duit la dur\u00e9e des visas \u00e0 six mois pour les diplomates congolais<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

En raison de la situation politique actuelle en RDC, le ministre belge des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, Didier Reynders, a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de limiter \u00e0 six mois la dur\u00e9e des visa accord\u00e9s aux responsables de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), porteurs de passeports diplomatiques.<\/p>\n

Dialogue en RDC: vers un accord politique \u00e0 Kinshasa avant le sommet de Luanda?<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Alors que le dialogue politique en cours \u00e0 Kinshasa se heurte \u00e0 plusieurs blocages, le pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila a r\u00e9uni dimanche ses lieutenants dans l’est de la capitale congolaise. Objectif: acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer les pourparlers pour obtenir un accord politique avant le sommet international de Luanda, pr\u00e9vu le 26 octobre.<\/p>\n

Dialogue en RDC: Joseph Kabila acc\u00e9l\u00e8re<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/p>\n

Lanc\u00e9 il y a un mois pour r\u00e9gler la crise politique, le dialogue national se trouve toujours dans l\u2019impasse. Si aucun consensus n\u2019est en vue, la Majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sidentielle, sous l\u2019impulsion du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila, promet pourtant de conclure le forum cette semaine. Mais les contours d\u2019un possible accord restent des plus flous.<\/p>\n

Mise en garde de l’ONU contre des violences \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle en RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

La crise politique n\u00e9e de l’apparente volont\u00e9 du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila de rester \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo est susceptible de d\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9rer en violences de masse dans le pays, a pr\u00e9venu l’envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial des Nations unies. “La R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo est entr\u00e9e dans une p\u00e9riode extr\u00eamement risqu\u00e9e pour sa stabilit\u00e9”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Maman Sambo Sidikou devant le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, ajoutant qu’il n’y avait “pas de solution imm\u00e9diate en vue” \u00e0 la crise.<\/p>\n

Political polarization in DR Congo may spark \u2018large-scale violence,\u2019 UN envoy warns Security Council<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Warning of an extremely fragile political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where \u201cactors on all sides appear more and more willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends,\u201d the top United Nations official in the country called today on the Security Council to urge the parties to return to dialogue, guarantee the right to peaceful opposition and to end impunity for violence.<\/p>\n

Dialogue en RD Congo: apr\u00e8s Edem Kodjo, Kofi Annan?<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00c9glise catholique a suspendu sa participation \u00e0 ces n\u00e9gociations conduites sous la facilitation de l\u2019ancien Premier ministre togolais Edem Kodjo, et les travaux sont boycott\u00e9s par le \u00ab rassemblement \u00bb de l\u2019opposition, rang\u00e9 derri\u00e8re \u00c9tienne Tshisekedi et Mo\u00efse Katumbi. Comment relancer le processus et engager un dialogue inclusif\u2009? Ces derniers jours, l\u2019id\u00e9e de remplacer Edem Kodjo refait surface.<\/p>\n

RDC: questions autour de la rencontre entre Kabila et les cadres de la majorit\u00e9<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | RFI<\/p>\n

Beaucoup de questions se posent apr\u00e8s la rencontre du pr\u00e9sident Kabila dimanche 9 octobre dans sa ferme de Kingakati avec les cadres de la majorit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sidentielle. Le chef de l’Etat a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 ses partisans de se pr\u00e9parer pour les \u00e9lections. Il a aussi instruit de signer au plus t\u00f4t un accord avec les opposants qui participent au dialogue national, dans l’espoir de sortir le pays de l’impasse. Qu’est-ce \u00e0 dire ? Les pressions de la communaut\u00e9 internationale s’intensifient, les pressions venant de l’int\u00e9rieur du pays \u00e9galement. Et le pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique ne pouvait pas ne pas r\u00e9agir. Ce que Joseph Kabila a fait en instruisant ses partisans de signer rapidement avec l’opposition l’accord global au dialogue national.<\/p>\n

Dialogue: l\u2019Afdc, deuxi\u00e8me force politique de la MP au Parlement, r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 sa fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 au chef de l’Etat<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | DigitalCongo.net<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s avoir remerci\u00e9 les d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s de l’AFDC et Alli\u00e9s \u00e0 ce forum pour leur discipline et assiduit\u00e9 au cours des travaux du dialogue, l’autorit\u00e9 morale a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 qu’un Accord politique sera trouv\u00e9 d’ici la fin de cette semaine.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO<\/b><\/p>\n

Massacres \u00e0 Beni: la MONUSCO demande \u00e0 la population de faire confiance aux casques bleus<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le chef de bureau de la MONUSCO \u00e0 Beni, Warner Ken Kate demande \u00e0 la population de Beni de faire confiance au travail des casques bleus de la MONUSCO sur le terrain. Dans une d\u00e9claration faite ce mercredi \u00e0 Radio Okapi, il exhorte la population \u00e0 ne pas attaquer son personnel ni ses engins.<\/p>\n

Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 12 octobre 2016<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | MONUSCO<\/p>\n

Les nouvelles \u00e0 propos des activit\u00e9s des composantes de la MONUSCO, des activit\u00e9s de l\u2019\u00e9quipe-pays et de la situation militaire en RDC.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Kinshasa<\/b><\/p>\n

Arrestation du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint de l’UDPS en RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

L’Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS), formation historique de l’opposition en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, a annonc\u00e9 dimanche soir l’arrestation d’un de ses dirigeants \u00e0 Kinshasa. “A 19h00 (18h00 GMT), le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint de l’UDPS, Bruno Tshibala, a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9 \u00e0 l’a\u00e9roport (international) de Ndjili”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Augustin Kabuya, secr\u00e9taire national du parti charg\u00e9 de la communication.<\/p>\n

RDC: arrestation de Bruno Tshibala, secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint de l\u2019UDPS<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’Union pour la d\u00e9mocratie et le progr\u00e8s social (UDPS) de l’opposant historique congolais \u00c9tienne Tshisekedi a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 dimanche l’arrestation \u00e0 Kinshasa de Bruno Tshibala, son secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint. \u00ab \u00c0 19 heures [dimanche 9 octobre], le secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint de l\u2019UDPS, Bruno Tshibala, a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Ndjili \u00bb, a indiqu\u00e9 Augustin Kibuya, secr\u00e9taire national du parti charg\u00e9 de la communication. \u00ab Son passeport a \u00e9t\u00e9 confisqu\u00e9 et on l\u2019a emmen\u00e9 vers une destination inconnue \u00bb, a-t-il ajout\u00e9.<\/p>\n

<\/a>North Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n

Massacres en s\u00e9rie dans l’est de la RDC: HRW critique Kinshasa et l’ONU<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

L’organisation de d\u00e9fense des droits de l’Homme Human Rights Watch (HRW) a critiqu\u00e9 vendredi l’incapacit\u00e9 des autorit\u00e9s congolaises et de l’ONU \u00e0 emp\u00eacher les massacres \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition commis depuis deux ans dans la r\u00e9gion de Beni, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Depuis le d\u00e9but de ces massacres en octobre 2014, pas moins de 680 civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s dans 120 attaques perp\u00e9tr\u00e9es par des “combattants non identifi\u00e9s” dans cette zone du nord de la province du Nord-Kivu, \u00e9crit HRW dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

RDC: HRW critique l\u2019incapacit\u00e9 de Kinshasa et de l\u2019ONU \u00e0 emp\u00eacher les massacres en s\u00e9rie dans l\u2019est<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

L’organisation de d\u00e9fense des droits de l’Homme Human Rights Watch (HRW) a critiqu\u00e9 vendredi l’incapacit\u00e9 des autorit\u00e9s congolaises et de l’ONU \u00e0 emp\u00eacher les massacres \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition commis depuis deux ans dans la r\u00e9gion de Beni, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo.<\/p>\n

RDC: deux ans de massacres et d\u2019impuissance \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 october 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e8s de 700 civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s depuis octobre 2014 dans la r\u00e9gion de Beni par des \u00ab combattants non identifi\u00e9s \u00bb selon Human Rights Watch (HRW). L\u2019ONG d\u00e9nonce l\u2019incapacit\u00e9 des autorit\u00e9s congolaises et des casques bleus de l\u2019ONU \u00e0 ramener la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans cette zone du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s ADF \u00e9gorgent deux personnes dans une incursion \u00e0 Beni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles des ADF ont \u00e9gorg\u00e9 deux personnes dans une incursion effectu\u00e9e, dans la nuit du vendredi 7 octobre, \u00e0 Alungupa, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une dizaine de km de la ville de Beni (Nord-Kivu). Le pr\u00e9sident de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Mutwanga, R\u00e9v\u00e9rend Gilbert Kambale redoute que les attaques de ces rebelles sur la route Beni-Kasindi asphyxient cette ville situ\u00e9e \u00e0 environ 350 km au Nord de Goma.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 7 personnes enlev\u00e9es \u00e0 Rutshuru depuis le d\u00e9but du mois<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 9 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le chef du groupement Binza, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Nyamubanzi, d\u00e9nonce les kidnappings enregistr\u00e9s dans le territoire de Rutshuru. Depuis le d\u00e9but du mois d\u2019octobre, sept personnes y ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enlev\u00e9es par des hommes arm\u00e9s. J\u00e9r\u00f4me Nyamubanzi affirme que les enl\u00e8vements sont fr\u00e9quents sur la route Ishasha-Nyakakoma qu\u2019empruntent souvent les commer\u00e7ants en provenance de Goma et Rutshuru.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: les Nyatura s\u2019attaquent \u00e0 une fille de 10 ans et incendient 3 maisons \u00e0 Kashalira<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s combattants du groupe Nyatura ont attaqu\u00e9 la nuit du dimanche 9 octobre le village Kashalira dans le territoire de Rutshuru et ont bless\u00e9 par machette une fillette d\u2019environ 10 ans. Ils ont aussi incendi\u00e9 trois maisons, affirment les sources locales. Les m\u00eames sources rapportent qu\u2019un groupe de sept combattants pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s Nyatura, avec 5 armes ont investi ce village de Kashalira, \u00e0 la recherche d\u2019un habitant dudit village. Furieux de n\u2019avoir pas trouv\u00e9 la personne recherch\u00e9e, ces rebelles ont alors bless\u00e9 gri\u00e8vement par machette sa fillette d\u2019environ 10 ans. La victime est intern\u00e9e dans un centre de sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: 10 morts dans une attaque des positions des FARDC \u00e0 Mayangose<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Dix personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans une attaque des positions des Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC, perp\u00e9tr\u00e9e dimanche 9 octobre \u00e0 Mayangose, une localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 une dizaine de kilom\u00e8tre \u00e0 l\u2019Est de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Des sources militaires attribuent cette attaque aux pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ougandais des ADF. Parmi les morts, on compte sept civils dont deux femmes, un officier sup\u00e9rieur des FARDC, deux pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles des ADF et plusieurs bless\u00e9s, rapportent les m\u00eames sources.<\/p>\n

Dix morts dans des combats entre l’arm\u00e9e et de pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ougandais en RDC<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n

Au moins dix personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans la nuit de dimanche \u00e0 lundi dans des affrontements entre l’arm\u00e9e congolaise et des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s rebelles ougandais \u00e0 Beni, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC). “Des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s ADF (Forces d\u00e9mocratiques alli\u00e9es) ont attaqu\u00e9 Beni dans la nuit par le nord \u00e0 partir du quartier Boikene. Huit civils ont trouv\u00e9 la mort par balles, un militaire a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 et une pr\u00e9sum\u00e9e milicienne ADF a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9e”, a affirm\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Gilbert Kambale, pr\u00e9sident de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Beni, ville du nord de la province du Nord-Kivu.<\/p>\n

Massacres \u00e0 Beni: l\u2019arm\u00e9e annonce de nouvelles m\u00e9thodes de s\u00e9curisation de la population<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Les forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont adopt\u00e9 de \u00ab nouvelles m\u00e9thodes \u00bb pour mieux s\u00e9curiser la population de Beni, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi le commandant de la 34e r\u00e9gion militaire et commandant des op\u00e9rations Sokala1 Sud, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Fall Sikabwe sans toutefois r\u00e9v\u00e9ler ces m\u00e9thodes.<\/p>\n

Massacres \u00e0 Beni: la MONUSCO demande \u00e0 la population de faire confiance aux casques bleus<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le chef de bureau de la MONUSCO \u00e0 Beni, Warner Ken Kate demande \u00e0 la population de Beni de faire confiance au travail des casques bleus de la MONUSCO sur le terrain. Dans une d\u00e9claration faite ce mercredi \u00e0 Radio Okapi, il exhorte la population \u00e0 ne pas attaquer son personnel ni ses engins.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Tshopo<\/b><\/p>\n

Kisangani: dix cas de vols \u00e0 mains arm\u00e9es enregistr\u00e9s en cinq jours<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

La ville de Kisangani a enregistr\u00e9, en moins de cinq jours, dix cas de vols \u00e0 main arm\u00e9e dont deux meurtres dans trois communes urbaines. Le ministre provincial de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur, s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et ordre public Maurice Abibu Sakapela a annonc\u00e9 vendredi 7 octobre, au cours d\u2019une r\u00e9union de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, certaines mesures pour mettre fin \u00e0 cette criminalit\u00e9 urbaine.<\/p>\n

Ituri<\/b><\/p>\n

Ituri: des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba condamn\u00e9s \u00e0 des peines allant de 6 \u00e0 20 ans<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le Tribunal militaire de garnison de l\u2019Ituri a condamn\u00e9, jeudi 6 octobre, seize Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Simba \u00e0 des peines allant de six \u00e0 vingt ans de servitude p\u00e9nale, \u00e0 Mambasa, territoire situ\u00e9 \u00e0 165 km au Sud-Ouest de Bunia. Ces miliciens sont poursuivis notamment pour participation au mouvement insurrectionnel et au meurtre du chef de collectivit\u00e9 de Babila Babombi, en territoire de Mambasa (Ituri).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Haut-Katanga<\/b><\/p>\n

Haut Katanga: le chef de guerre Kyungu G\u00e9d\u00e9on se rend aux autorit\u00e9s provinciales<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Le chef de guerre Kyungu Mutanga G\u00e9d\u00e9on et cent de ses combattants se sont rendus ce mardi 11 octobre aux autorit\u00e9s de la province du Haut Katanga, au village Malambwe(70 km de Lubumbashi). Fatigu\u00e9 et amaigri, G\u00e9d\u00e9on Kyungu a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 \u00e0 Lubumbashi, en compagnie de ceux qui l\u2019accompagnaient, ses armes et s\u2019est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 \u0153uvrer pour la paix. Ils ont remis aux responsables militaires les armes , les arcs, les fl\u00e8ches et les amulettes qu\u2019ils d\u00e9tenaient.<\/p>\n

RDC: de retour \u00e0 Lubumbashi, l’ex-chef de guerre G\u00e9d\u00e9on d\u00e9pose les armes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | RFI<\/p>\n

A Lubumbashi, l’ancien chef de guerre G\u00e9d\u00e9on Kyungu Mutanga a \u00e9t\u00e9 accueilli avec les honneurs. Chef d’un groupe ma\u00ef- ma\u00ef, ce milicien a sem\u00e9 la terreur et commis des exactions dans les territoires de Mitwaba, Pweto et Manono entre 2004 et 2006, puis apr\u00e8s 2011. Mardi 11 octobre, il a accept\u00e9 sa reddition en pr\u00e9sence d’environ une centaine de ses combattants.<\/p>\n

RD Congo: la surprenante reddition du chef milicien G\u00e9d\u00e9on \u00e0 Lubumbashi<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

En cavale depuis septembre 2011, Kyungu Mutanga, commun\u00e9ment appel\u00e9 G\u00e9d\u00e9on, et quelques-uns de ses hommes se sont rendus mardi aux autorit\u00e9s provinciales du Haut-Katanga, dans le sud de la RDC. Mais plusieurs zones d’ombre demeurent autour de cette reddition du chef milicien.<\/p>\n

L\u2019IRDH demande l\u2019emprisonnement du chef de guerre Mutanga G\u00e9d\u00e9on<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Au lendemain de la reddition du chef Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef\u00a0Mutanga G\u00e9d\u00e9on et de cent de ses combattants dans la province du Haut Katanga, l\u2019Institut de recherche pour les droits humains\u00a0 (IRDH) recommande aux autorit\u00e9s congolaises d\u2019emprisonner ce chef milicien afin qu\u2019il purge sa peine.<\/span><\/p>\n

RDC: des interrogations sur la reddition du milicien G\u00e9d\u00e9on<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n

Condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 mort et en cavale depuis 5 ans, le chef rebelle G\u00e9d\u00e9on Kyungu a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 les armes ce mardi \u00e0 Lubumbashi avec les honneurs des autorit\u00e9s congolaises. Une reddition plus politique qu\u2019il n\u2019y para\u00eet.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Equateur<\/b><\/p>\n

Regain de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Mbandaka<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Radio Okapi<\/p>\n

Plusieurs actes d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 sont signal\u00e9s depuis une semaine dans la ville de Mbandaka. Selon des sources locales, un jeune a \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu samedi dernier par une patrouille mixte Police nationale- FARDC \u00e0 Mbandaka alors qu\u2019il tentait de secourir une famille visit\u00e9e par des bandits arm\u00e9s. Les militaires ont cru faire face \u00e0 un des assaillants, pr\u00e9cisent les m\u00eames sources locales.<\/p>\n

<\/a> Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Rwanda: It’s France Not Rwanda That Should Be Tried for Genocide \u2013 Kagame<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

President Paul Kagame has spoken out against the potential re-opening of an investigation into the downing of the plane that killed former President Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana. Separate in-depth investigations by independent Rwandan and French judges have both previously concluded that the plane was shot down by Habyarimana’s elite brigade that was located within Kanombe Military Barracks.<\/p>\n

Kagame threatens ‘showdown” with France over assassination probe<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | RFI<\/p>\n

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has threatened a “showdown” with France after French investigators said they would reopen a probe into the 1994 assassination of president Juvenal Habyarimana that triggered the genocide of the country’s Tutsis. The shooting-down of Habyarimana’s plane, in which Burundian President Cyprian Ntaryamira and the French crew also died, sparked the massacres that claimed 800,000 lives, most of them Tutsi, leading eventually to Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) coming to power.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a> Burundi<\/h2>\n

Cibitoke: deux personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es tu\u00e9es en moins d\u2019une semaine<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Des atteintes au droit \u00e0 la vie s\u2019observent dans la commune Mugina. Des activistes locaux demandent aux responsables administratifs et judiciaires d\u2019assumer leurs responsabilit\u00e9s. Dans la matin\u00e9e de lundi 3 octobre, les habitants de la colline Nyamihana, zone Rubona, commune Mugina, ont signal\u00e9 la mort d\u2019un homme de plus de 65 ans du nom de Japhet Nduwimana. D\u2019apr\u00e8s des personnes rencontr\u00e9es sur place, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la nuit du 2 octobre, son corps a \u00e9t\u00e9 retrouv\u00e9 sur son lit.<\/p>\n

Trois morts dans une attaque arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Rumonge<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Cela s\u2019est pass\u00e9 dans la nuit de ce lundi 10 octobre, vers 20 heures, dans la commune Bugarama, province Rumonge. Des sources sur place disent qu\u2019un groupe d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s ont lanc\u00e9 des grenades et tir\u00e9 \u00e0 bout portant sur des personnes qui \u00e9tanchaient leur soif dans un bar du chef de colline Ruteme. Bilan: deux personnes sont mortes sur place dont Romuald Bigirimana, un membre du conseil communal et directeur de l\u2019Ecofo Ruteme et Gr\u00e9goire Havyarimana, un enseignant de l\u2019Ecofo Saga. Et une troisi\u00e8me victime succombera \u00e0 ses blessures en cours de chemin vers l\u2019h\u00f4pital Rumonge: il s\u2019agit d\u2019Edouard Sindatunga, enseignant aussi \u00e0 l\u2019Ecofo Saga.<\/p>\n

Gihanga: Un bless\u00e9 dans une embuscade contre un camion<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Selon des sources sur place, cette attaque men\u00e9e par des hommes arm\u00e9s en uniforme militaire ce mardi 11 octobre vers 20 heures sur la RN5 entre la 8\u00e8me et la 9\u00e8me transversale visait un camion de type \u00ab Fuso \u00bb. Il venait de Rugombo en province de Cibitoke, au nord-ouest du pays et de transportait des marchandises. Ce groupe arm\u00e9 a ouvert le feu pour obliger ce camion de s\u2019arr\u00eater, le chauffeur a \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9 au niveau des jambes.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Burundi to leave ICC<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi to leave the ICC six months after probe announced<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | BBC<\/p>\n

Burundi’s government has said the country intends to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The cabinet announcement comes six months after the court’s prosecutor said she would investigate ongoing violence in the country. “We are ready to face the consequences of withdrawal,” Vice-President Gaston Sindimwo said. Political turmoil began in April 2015 after President Pierre Nkurunzinza began his bid for a third term.<\/p>\n

Burundi: un projet de loi au parlement pour quitter la CPI<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Le Burundi a entrepris de se retirer de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI), une semaine apr\u00e8s l’ouverture d’une enqu\u00eate de l’ONU sur les violations des droits de l’Homme commises dans le pays depuis avril 2015, a-t-on appris ce vendredi.<\/p>\n

Burundi: l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale vote en faveur du retrait de la CPI<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Apr\u00e8s un expos\u00e9 de la ministre de la Justice suivi d’un d\u00e9bat parfois houleux, l’Assembl\u00e9e nationale burundaise a adopt\u00e9 mercredi la loi sanctionnant le retrait du Burundi de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI).<\/p>\n

Bujumbura encore oblig\u00e9 de coop\u00e9rer avec toute enqu\u00eate en cours de la CPI<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Le Burundi est dans l\u2019obligation de coop\u00e9rer avec la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale pour toute enqu\u00eate ou proc\u00e9dure p\u00e9nale ouvertes avant la date de son retrait de la cour, a expliqu\u00e9 le porte-parole du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations Unies, Stephane Dujarric. Selon M. Dujarric, le Bureau des affaires juridiques et de la section Trait\u00e9 des Nations unies n\u2019a pas encore re\u00e7u une demande formelle des autorit\u00e9s burundaises l\u2019informant de la d\u00e9cision de Bujumbura de quitter la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale (CPI).<\/p>\n

Human trafficking<\/b><\/p>\n

Rumonge: la traite et le trafic des \u00eatres humains tend \u00e0 s\u2019amplifier<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

Quatre jeunes filles pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es victimes d\u2019un trafic humain et une femme pr\u00e9sum\u00e9e trafiquante sont d\u00e9tenues au cachot de la police de Rumonge depuis le 3 octobre. Les organisations qui luttent contre ce ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne tirent la sonnette d\u2019alarme. Originaires des provinces de Karusi, Gitega et Bujumbura rural, leur \u00e2ge varie entre 16 ans et 20 ans, elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9es dans le quartier swahili et dans le quartier Birimba de la ville de Rumonge au d\u00e9but de cette semaine selon des sources administratives locales<\/p>\n

Arrested journalist<\/b><\/p>\n

Fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 Ishatse de VOA: \u00abJ\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9e mais pas mon guide\u00bb<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

La personne-ressource qui accompagnait la correspondante de la Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique arr\u00eat\u00e9e ce vendredi 7 octobre vers 14 heures \u00e0 Bukemba dans la province de Rutana, au sud et du Burundi puis relax\u00e9e \u00e0 18 heures, n\u2019a pas encore \u00e9t\u00e9 rel\u00e2ch\u00e9e par la police. Ils \u00e9taient ensemble \u00e0 Gihofi o\u00f9 cette journaliste faisait un reportage sur la Microfinance Iteka initi\u00e9e par Margueritte Barankitse connue sous le nom de Maggy, la repr\u00e9sentante de la Maison Shalom, aujourd\u2019hui en exil.<\/p>\n

Fid\u00e9lit\u00e9 Ishatse de VOA: \u00abJe suis soulag\u00e9e\u00bb<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | IWACU<\/p>\n

\u00abLa lib\u00e9ration ce mardi de Norbert Manirambona, g\u00e9rant de la Microfinance Iteka, une de mes personnes-ressources, arr\u00eat\u00e9 vendredi dernier avec moi \u00e0 Bukemba dans la province de Rutana au sud du Burundi, est une tr\u00e8s bonne nouvelle\u00bb, lance cette correspondance de la Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique ce mercredi 12 octobre. \u00abC\u2019est un ouf de soulagement. Sachant qu\u2019il est en prison, priv\u00e9e de libert\u00e9, ma conscience n\u2019\u00e9tait pas tranquille.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Human rights investigators banned<\/b><\/p>\n

Burundi Bans 3 Human Rights Investigators<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

The Burundian government has banned three U.N. human rights investigators from entering the country, following the release of a report that cited serious rights violations in the East African country. A letter Monday signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Aime Nyamitwe said U.N. investigators Pablo de Greiff of Colombia, Christof Heyns of South Africa, and Maya Sahli-Fadel of Algeria are no longer welcome in Burundi.<\/p>\n

Burundi Suspends Cooperation With UN Human Rights Office<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Voice of America<\/p>\n

Burundi suspended its cooperation with a U.N. human rights office Tuesday, a government spokesman said, amid a deepening row between the government and the U.N. on political violence in Burundi. “Due to the complicity played by the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights in the production of a wrong and controversial report, issued by the so-called independent U.N. investigators, the government of Burundi decided to suspend any cooperation and collaboration with the office,” the statement from spokesman Philippe Nzobonariba said.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

En Ouganda, la police troque ses matraques pour un micro et se tr\u00e9mousse<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Au rythme de d\u00e9hanch\u00e9s endiabl\u00e9s, un policier ougandais a troqu\u00e9 sa matraque pour un micro, et chante dans le but de redorer le blason des forces de l’ordre, largement d\u00e9cri\u00e9es pour leur corruption et leur r\u00e9pression sans merci de l’opposition.<\/p>\n

Besigye Trial About to Start \u2013 State<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | The Monitor |\u00a0AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The state has this morning told the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court that the investigations in the treason case against opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye are in the final stages. For that reason, Senior State Attorney Deborah Itwau asked presiding Chief Magistrate Lillian Bucyana to grant the prosecution more time to enable them tie the loose ends before they can commit Dr Besigye to the High Court to stand trial.<\/p>\n

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

UN expert group on mercenaries on first visit to the Central African Republic<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 October 2016 | UN Human Rights Council | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

A delegation of the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will visit the Central African Republic from 10 to 19 October 2016 to gather information on the activities of mercenaries and foreign fighters that have been engaged in the conflict there. The Group will also look into the activities of private military and security companies.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: le bilan grimpe \u00e0 11 morts apr\u00e8s les violences \u00e0 Bangui<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 October 2016 | Jeune Afrique<\/p>\n

Selon un dernier bilan \u00e9tabli par la force de l’ONU (Minusca), onze personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans la capitale centrafricaine \u00e0 la suite de l’assassinat mardi 4 octobre d’un officier de l’arm\u00e9e. Le calme est toutefois revenu ce jeudi \u00e0 Bangui.<\/p>\n

Crisis in the PK5: Death toll risen up to 21 (updated \u2013 Cf LNC)<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

MINUSCA by its spokesman Herv\u00e9 Verhoosel said: \u201cour teams have visited hospitals and districts to meet the population, and at this time, there are already 11 dead, 14 injured and a dozen of missing people \u00bb. But a more alarming observation by LNC: \u201c16 dead + 1 on Yesterday morning, died of his wounds, 22 injured. About missing persons, it is practically impossible to give an accurate figure, because they are presumed dead, according to a Red Cross doctor \u201d<\/p>\n

CAR: Boda, gang rape of young woman by 8 peacekeepers from Minusca<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

A 25-year-old woman was gang-raped by 8 soldiers from MINUSCA. Again a new rape case involving Peacekeepers from the MINUSCA in CAR, causing great anger locally, and the indignation of the deputy of Boda Maxime Bandio, who expressed his fury, and therefore urges for investigations and prosecutions.<\/p>\n

CAR: Village Ndepou, drops off the map, Seleka has attacked again!<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 8 October 2016 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/p>\n

Armed gangs were reported at 40 km from Bambari (towards Grimari) at the village called Ndepou. Coming from Bambari, and have been identified as armedmen from Seleka militia. They took out inhabitants of their homes, held a couple to indicate them the road toward Bakala. And after the information got, they slain them cutting their throats.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic needs support to tackle \u2018spoilers,\u2019 other challenges \u2013 UN peacekeeping chief<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n

Recent unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR) demonstrates that the situation there remains fragile, and \u201cspoilers are still active, on both sides,\u201d the United Nations peacekeeping chief said today, telling the Security Council that the international community must stand firm and support the Government\u2019s efforts to ensure lasting peace.<\/p>\n

Nouvelle flamb\u00e9e de violence \u00e0 Kaga-Bandoro, bilan six morts<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/p>\n

Les violences qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 ce mercredi \u00e0 Kaga-Bandoro dans la Nana Gribizi ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 occasionn\u00e9 la mort de 6 personnes dont l’un des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s voleurs. 29 bless\u00e9s parmi lesquels 17 cas graves ont aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9s. Les affrontements ont oppos\u00e9 la force onusienne aux ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka. Selon les t\u00e9moignages, le vol du groupe \u00e9lectrog\u00e8ne de Radio Kaga (la radio locale) est \u00e0 l’origine de ce regain de tension. Ce cambriolage \u00e0 main arm\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 perp\u00e9tr\u00e9 par un groupe de quatre personnes. En repr\u00e9sailles de la mort de l’une d\u2019entre elles, des habitants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 prises \u00e0 partie.<\/p>\n

UNHCR condemns violence against civilians in CAR<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has condemned attacks on civilians in the Central African Republic, where clashes between rival groups have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and disrupted vital humanitarian aid operations. Fighting in the past month between ex-Seleka militiamen and anti-Balaka fighters has affected western, eastern and central parts of the country and the capital Bangui, according to the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA).<\/p>\n

<\/a>Humanitarian News<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news, including IDP and refugee issues, across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n

West and Central Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

Infographic: West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (4-10 October 2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a011 October 2016 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

<\/a>DRC<\/h2>\n

Bulletin humanitaire R.D. Congo – Num\u00e9ro 5<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 12 October 2016 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Pour des milliers de Congolais, trouver de quoi manger est un d\u00e9fi quotidien. Pourtant la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo regorge de terres fertiles et de travailleurs. En 2016, environ 4,5 millions de Congolais sont en situation de crise alimentaire et de moyens de subsistance aigu\u00eb (IPC phases 3 et 4), selon les donn\u00e9es du Cadre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de la classification de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire (IPC, mars 2016). Comment expliquer ce paradoxe?<\/p>\n

<\/a>Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Burundian refugees in Rwanda<\/b><\/p>\n

Inforgraphic: Burundian Refugees in Rwanda – Registration Statistics (Monday 10th October 2016)<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

<\/a>Natural resource exploitation, governance and trade<\/h1>\n

Minerals, energy (oil & gas, hydro and solar), poaching, logging, foreign investment, trade, environmental issues<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a> DRC<\/h2>\n

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Ivanhoe to publish maiden Kakula resource estimate soon<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | Mining Weekly<\/p>\n

Ivanhoe Mines expects to issue an initial mineral resource estimate for its Kakula discovery, which forms part of the Democratic Republic of Congo-based Kamoa copper project, by next week.<\/p>\n

Low arsenic content cheers Kamoa stakeholders<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

China\u2019s Zijin Mining Group Co must be happier than ever to have acquired 49.5% of Kamoa Holding, an affiliate of Ivanhoe Mines, last year (AMI 366). Kamoa Holding operates the Kamoa copper project in Congo-K where sample drilling in a recently-discovered reserve in the south part of the concession, dubbed Kakula, will greatly boost the commercial potential of the copper concentrates due to be produced.<\/p>\n

Dan Gertler\u2019s secrets exposed in New York<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

Transactions carried out by Dan Gertler in Katanga cropped up in the Security and Exchanges Commission\u2019s case against the Och-Ziff fund in New York. In a long finding that led to the equity fund Och-Ziff being fined $213 million by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for “corruption of foreign public officials,” Dan Gertler is never named. He is only referred to as Och-Ziff\u2019s “DRC partner”.<\/p>\n

Key mining officials in South Kivu under arrest<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

On Sept. 30, the intelligence agency Agence Nationale du Renseignement (ANR) headed by Kalev Mutond arrested three leading officials in South Kivu\u2019s mining department. They were head of the provincial mines division, Liete Tuta wa Tuta, former South Kivu mines minister Adalbert Murhi Mubalama and the local coordinator of the Service d\u2019Assistance et d\u2019Encadrement du Small Scale Mining.<\/p>\n

Agencies trading traceable gold feel left out<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

In late September the mines minister in South Kivu, Apollinaire Bulindi, met with officials from two gold trading agencies active in the province to hear their grievances. The two were Metachem, a firm owned by John Nsana Kanyoni, vice president of the Federation des Entreprises du Congo, and Mine Propre.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Miners Seek More Govt Support As Low Metal Prices Continue to Bite<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | The New Times | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Commodity and metal prices have been on a freefall over the past two years as the global economy continues to experience challenges. The drop in prices particularly for metals is attributed to scale down of mineral purchases by China owing to poor performance of its industrial and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

Oil<\/b><\/p>\n

Government Mulls Another Licensing Round for Three Oil Blocks<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The government is considering a fresh licensing round for three oil blocks in the Albertine Graben that were not taken up during the first licencing round. The three blocks are Taitai & Karuka measuring about 565 Km2 in Buliisa District, Mvule (344 Km2) in Moyo\/Yumbe and the Ngaji block (895 Km2) between Rukungiri and Kanungu that was snubbed due to its eco-sensitivity.<\/p>\n

Oil Production Costs Lower in Uganda<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The prevailing low crude oil price environment had placed Uganda at the risk of missing out on investments from oil companies. Globally, companies scaled back on expenditure in the oil sector because oil prices had fallen from a high of $110 (Shs371,800) per barrel and gone as low as $27 (Shs91,260) before stabilising around the $46 (Shs155,480) mark.<\/p>\n

Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

Govt to Set Up Mineral Exploration Department<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 6 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

The government is planning to set up a mineral exploration department in the Directorate of Geological Survey and Mines (DGSM) to boost mining investments in the country.<\/p>\n

Mining – Government to Deal With Landlords<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Land owners will have to sell their land to the government if a prospecting mining company makes a discovery. In the ongoing review of the Mining Act 2003 and Mining Policy, landowners will no longer be required to negotiate with investors – mineral rights holders – for compensation on their land if a mining company wants to carry out mining activities.<\/p>\n

Hydropower<\/b><\/p>\n

Tax dispute involving Tibet Hima hits Mubuku dam project<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

Taxes imposed on China\u2019s Tibet Hima group could jeopardize its power project. Signed on Oct. 4, a contract approving an upgrade of the capacity of the Mubuku hydro power plant is already in trouble. The upgrade was aimed at supplying the Kilembe copper mine worked by China\u2019s Tibet Hima Mining Co along with inhabitants in the Kasese area west of Uganda.<\/p>\n

Uranium<\/b><\/p>\n

Mines minister Lokeris optimistic about uranium prospects<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n

During the 5th annual Mineral Wealth Conference, a seminar that was organized by the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum in early October, mines minister Peter Lokeris said he was doing his utmost to persuade foreign investors to help develop the country\u2019s uranium potential.<\/p>\n

Gold<\/b><\/p>\n

Conned Gold Dealers Run to Museveni<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 10 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

A Kenyan gold dealer has written to President Museveni accusing senior security officers of complicity in conning him and his colleagues to the tune of Shs 800m. Richard Musumba, in a 22-page statement written on September 30, chronicles how he and his two Kenyan colleagues lost more than $240,000 (Shs 801m) to “a well-organized transnational and ruthless gang.”<\/p>\n

Gold Is Second Largest Export<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

Gold is now Uganda’s second largest export commodity after coffee, after posting historical highs in the last three-quarters of the financial year 2015\/16. According to the Bank of Uganda’s (BoU) 2015\/16 annual report, the gold exports value during the financial year rose to $204m (Shs693b) from a paltry $230,000 (Shs782m) in the 2014\/15 financial year.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Regulation, Voluntary Initiatives and Business and Human Rights<\/h1>\n

Selected articles on legal and voluntary initiatives relating to natural resources and good governance<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n

Deforestation<\/b><\/p>\n

UN Official Warns of Severe Hunger, Poverty Over Deforestation<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 7 October 2016 | The Monitor | AllAfrica<\/p>\n

A top United Nations official has warned that poverty and hunger will continue to plague the country if the current rate of deforestation is not tamed. Ms Almaz Gebru, the United Nations Coordinator, who also doubles as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda Country Director, said weather patterns are changing for the worse and there is no way millions of Ugandans trapped in poverty and suffer from hunger, will be relieved if natural resources continue to be depleted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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