{"id":5133,"date":"2017-02-17T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T11:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/?post_type=weekly-briefing&#038;p=5133"},"modified":"2020-06-07T13:16:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T11:16:13","slug":"2-15-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"weekly-briefing","link":"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/nl\/weekly-briefing\/2-15-february-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"2 &#8211; 15 February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_size-14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Due to funding constraints on the Weekly Briefing, IPIS has suspended the publication of our weekly news digest indefinitely. We are currently exploring options to secure structural funding for this service. Our surveys indicate that the Briefing has proved itself a valuable resource for a wide spectrum of researchers, policy makers, journalists and other practitioners closely following developments in the Great Lakes region. Therefore, we would also like to reach out to\u00a0 subscribers for ideas or advice on how to ensure the Weekly Briefing\u2019s continued funding. Suggestions are welcome at: <a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"mailto:media@ipisresearch.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-behavior=\"truncate\">media@ipisresearch.be<\/a> .<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_size-14\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Briefing-20170215.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">News in Brief<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the <a href=\"#DRC\">Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a>, clashes between security forces and Bundu Dia Mayala elements erupted in <a href=\"#K\">Kinshasa<\/a> on February 13 and continued the next day. Reportedly, four people were killed and about 30 others injured. Again, many provinces saw attacks by armed groups over the past weeks. In <a href=\"#NK\">North Kivu<\/a>, Mai Mai elements attacked Kikuku on February 3, killing seven people and injuring five others. In <a href=\"#SK\">South Kivu<\/a>, armed bandits killed four people at Twangiza Mining sites in Mwenga territory on February 7, while in Bukavu, a mining operator was killed by unidentified assailants. On February 12, clashes between the FARDC and a coalition of Mai Mai in Tushunguti, Kalehe territory, resulted in the death of two people. In Walungu territory, confrontations between two Mai Mai groups reportedly caused about a dozen deaths. Meanwhile in <a href=\"#I\">Ituri<\/a>, two military men were killed during an armed attack on February 4 in Ariwara, Aru territory. In Walendu Bindi, FRPI militiamen attacked a military station in Kaswara on February 14, killing two soldiers. <a href=\"#T\">Tangayika<\/a> saw new confrontations between Bantu and Pygmy communities on February 5. <a href=\"#KC\">Kasai Central<\/a> experienced clashes between security forces and Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) elements, which resulted in the death of 12 BDK members on February 3. In Tshimbulu, over 100 people reportedly died between February 9 and 13 during clashes between the Kamuina Nsapu militia and the FARDC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also in the <a href=\"#CAR\">Central African Republic<\/a> many prefectures saw attacks by armed groups over the past weeks. In <a href=\"#OP\">Ouham-Pend\u00e9<\/a>, the recently formed 3R militia perpetrated attacks on Bocaranga between February 2 and 3, killing about a dozen people. In <a href=\"#O\">Ouham<\/a>, unidentified armed men killed three people in an attack on Bowa\u00ef. In <a href=\"#Ouaka\">Ouaka<\/a>, about 20 people died during clashes between ex-Seleka factions. It was reported that an FPRC-MPC coalition and a group of armed Chadians were headed for Bambari. One person was killed during an attack by unidentified armed men on Bera, <a href=\"#NM\">Nana-Mamb\u00e9r\u00e9<\/a>. Meanwhile in the capital <a href=\"#Bangui\">Bangui<\/a>, five people died during a confrontation between security forces and armed men allegedly supporting Youssouf Malinga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><i>All articles and other news items referenced in this briefing come from third party media sources. Being not the author, IPIS is not responsible for the content of the news items or articles contained or referred to in this briefing.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conflict and Security<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Recent news on conflict and security related issues across the Great Lakes Region<\/b><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>M23<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/400437\/politique\/rdc-selon-larmee-ougandaise-sultani-makenga-chef-de-lex-rebellion-m23-nest-plus-ouganda\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RDC: selon l\u2019arm\u00e9e ougandaise, Sultani Makenga, chef de l\u2019ex-r\u00e9bellion du M23 n\u2019est plus en Ouganda<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le porte-parole de l&#8217;arm\u00e9e ougandaise a annonc\u00e9 ce vendredi que Sultani Makenga, le chef l&#8217;ancien groupe rebelle du Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) avait quitt\u00e9 l&#8217;Ouganda, o\u00f9 il s&#8217;\u00e9tait r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 en 2014 apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9faite de ses hommes contre l&#8217;arm\u00e9e congolaise.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943890\"><\/a><a name=\"DRC\"><\/a> DRC<\/h2>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Child soldiers<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/12\/actualite\/societe\/le-phenomene-enfants-soldats-persiste-en-rdc\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne enfants soldats persiste en RDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 12 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La Communaut\u00e9 internationale c\u00e9l\u00e8bre dimanche 12 f\u00e9vrier la journ\u00e9e internationale des enfants soldats. En RDC, le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne n\u2019a pas encore disparu, selon les rapports des humanitaires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Political tenions<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/democratic-republic-of-congo-talks\/3706109.html\">Suspended DRC Talks to Resume Next Week<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 4 February 2017 | Voice of America<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposition groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the umbrella group Rassemblement are expecting talks with the government will begin next week, despite the death of the group\u2019s leader, Etienne Tshisekedi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/afrikarabia2.blogs.courrierinternational.com\/archive\/2017\/02\/06\/la-rdc-sous-tension-avant-les-funerailles-de-tshisekedi-51988.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">La RDC sous tension avant les fun\u00e9railles de Tshisekedi<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 6 February 2017 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La disparition le 1er f\u00e9vrier de l\u2019opposant historique Etienne Tshisekedi ouvre une nouvelle p\u00e9riode d\u2019incertitude au Congo alors que l\u2019accord cens\u00e9 r\u00e9gler la crise politique entre le pouvoir et l\u2019opposition peine \u00e0 se mettre en oeuvre.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>MONUSCO <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/monusco.unmissions.org\/sites\/default\/files\/verbatim_de_la_confrence_de_presse_one_un_du_mercredi_8_fevrier_2017.pdf\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 8 f\u00e9vrier 2017<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le soutien des Nations Unies \u00e0 la Commission Electorale Nationale Ind\u00e9pendante (CENI) se poursuit dans le cadre des op\u00e9rations de r\u00e9vision du fichier \u00e9lectoral. Les Nations Unies, et notamment la MONUSCO, sont plus particuli\u00e8rement charg\u00e9es d\u2019assurer le transport a\u00e9rien du mat\u00e9riel de r\u00e9vision du fichier \u00e9lectoral depuis Kinshasa vers 16 hubs (ce qui repr\u00e9sente 2 410 tonnes) et 104 antennes particuli\u00e8rement difficiles d\u2019acc\u00e8s (ce qui repr\u00e9sente 1 904 tonnes), soit environ un peu moins de la moiti\u00e9 des antennes. A ce jour, la MONUSCO a d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 des \u00e9quipements mis \u00e0 sa disposition par la CENI \u00e0 Bukavu, Bunia, Gemena, Kalemie, Kamina, Lubumbashi et Mbandaka.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/monusco.unmissions.org\/sites\/default\/files\/verbatim_de_la_conference_de_presse_one_un_du_mercredi_15_fevrier_2017_final.pdf\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Conf\u00e9rence de presse des Nations Unies du mercredi 15 f\u00e9vrier 2017<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 15 February 2017 | MONUSCO<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Au Kasa\u00ef Central, le 13 f\u00e9vrier 2017, des accrochages ont \u00e9t\u00e9 rapport\u00e9s entre des miliciens et les Forces de D\u00e9fense et de S\u00e9curit\u00e9 congolaises dans la localit\u00e9 de Tshimbulu, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 10 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l\u2019Ouest de Dibaya. Le bilan provisoire qui reste \u00e0 confirmer, fait \u00e9tat de treize (13) miliciens tu\u00e9s. La MONUSCO conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 son mandat, suit \u00e9troitement la situation s\u00e9curitaire sur le terrain et a d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 dans la localit\u00e9 de Tshimbulu, une Equipe mobile d\u2019\u00e9valuation, dans le but de pr\u00e9venir dans la mesure du possible les violations des droits de l\u2019Homme, de mener des enqu\u00eates sur ce sujet, et de s\u2019assurer de la protection des populations civiles.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"K\"><\/a><b>Kinshasa<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/14\/actualite\/securite\/kinshasa-heurts-entre-forces-de-lordre-et-adeptes-de-bdm-plusieurs\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Kinshasa: heurts entre forces de l\u2019ordre et adeptes de BDM, plusieurs morts (T\u00e9moins)<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des heurts se sont poursuivis ce mardi 14 f\u00e9vrier dans la matin\u00e9e entre les forces de l\u2019ordre et des militants de Bundu Dia Mayala (BDM) au quartier Ma Campagne \u00e0 Kinshasa. Des t\u00e9moins rapportent que les \u00e9chauffour\u00e9es ont caus\u00e9 des morts. Aucun bilan pr\u00e9cis n\u2019\u00e9tait encore disponible \u00e0 midi. Cinq v\u00e9hicules dont un de la police ont \u00e9t\u00e9 incendi\u00e9s \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du domicile de Ne Muanda Nsemi, chef de ce mouvement politico-religieux.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/403398\/politique\/rdc-operation-de-police-a-kinshasa-contre-secte-bundu-dia-kongo\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RDC: huit bless\u00e9s dans des affrontements entre des policiers et la secte Bundu Dia Kongo \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Huit personnes soup\u00e7onn\u00e9es d&#8217;appartenir \u00e0 la secte politico-religieuse violente de Ne Muanda Nsemi ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es lors de heurts avec les forces de l&#8217;ordre \u00e0 Kinshasa, selon un &#8220;bilan partiel&#8221; communiqu\u00e9 \u00e0 la presse mardi par la police congolaise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afrik.com\/rdc-bilan-des-heurts-4-morts-et-une-trentaine-de-blesses-a-kinshasa?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+afrikfr+%28Afrik+VF%29\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RDC, Bilan des heurts: 4 morts et une trentaine de bless\u00e9s \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> |\u00a015 February 2017 | Afrik.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">En R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, le bilan des affrontements qui ont commenc\u00e9 lundi et se sont poursuivis mardi fait \u00e9tat de quatre personnes tu\u00e9es et d\u2019une trentaine de bless\u00e9s, dont certains cas graves.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"NK\"><\/a><b>North Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/04\/actualite\/securite\/nord-kivu-des-combattants-armes-attaquent-kikuku-7-morts\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: des combattants arm\u00e9s attaquent Kikuku, 7 morts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 4 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des combattants arm\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 dans la nuit vendredi \u00e0 samedi 4 f\u00e9vrier, la localit\u00e9 de Kikuku, chef-lieu de la chefferie de Bwisha, en territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu), faisant 7 morts et 5 bless\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/05\/actualite\/securite\/nord-kivu-75-de-la-population-de-kikuku-ont-fui-linsecurite\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: 75% de la population de Kikuku ont fui l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 5 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La localit\u00e9 de Kikuku, en territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu) s\u2019est vid\u00e9e de sa population, en sept mois, suite aux attaques successives des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef. Elle ne compte plus que 3000 habitants au lieu de 12 000 en temps normal, soit 75% ont fui l&#8217;ins\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/07\/actualite\/securite\/bwito-des-deplaces-refusent-de-regagner-leurs-localites-cause-de\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Bwito: des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s refusent de regagner leurs localit\u00e9s \u00e0 cause de l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 7 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plusieurs habitants des localit\u00e9s de Kikuku et Bwalanda \u00e0 Bwito (Nord-Kivu), qui se sont enfuis apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque des miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Mazembe vendredi 3 f\u00e9vrier dernier, refusent de regagner leurs domiciles malgr\u00e9 l\u2019accalmie qui r\u00e8gne dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/08\/actualite\/societe\/nord-kivu-des-ex-combattants-reclament-de-laide-pour-faciliter-leur\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: des ex-combattants r\u00e9clament de l\u2019aide pour faciliter leur r\u00e9insertion sociale<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Une vingtaine d\u2019ex-combattants d\u00e9mobilis\u00e9s venus de certaines localit\u00e9s du territoire de Masisi se sont rendus vendredi 3 f\u00e9vrier au si\u00e8ge de la MONUSCO \u00e0 Goma pour solliciter de l\u2019aide. Ils disent n\u2019avoir pas re\u00e7u leurs kits de r\u00e9insertion socio-\u00e9conomique, constitu\u00e9s de diff\u00e9rents outils selon le m\u00e9tier choisi par chaque b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire (motos, houes, scies\u2026).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/08\/actualite\/societe\/butembo-des-deplaces-accusent-des-militaires-de-pillage-larmee-dement\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Butembo: des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s accusent des militaires de pillage, l\u2019arm\u00e9e d\u00e9ment<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des d\u00e9plac\u00e9s qui ont fui leurs localit\u00e9s en novembre 2016 \u00e0 cause des combats entre miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef et l\u2019arm\u00e9e accusent des militaires d\u2019avoir pill\u00e9 leurs habitations pendant leur absence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/11\/actualite\/securite\/nord-kivu-situation-securitaire-toujours-preoccupante-mutanda\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: situation s\u00e9curitaire toujours pr\u00e9occupante \u00e0 Mutanda<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 11 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La situation s\u00e9curitaire et humanitaire reste pr\u00e9caire et impr\u00e9visible jusqu\u2019au samedi 11 f\u00e9vrier dans la partie ouest du groupement Mutanda dans le territoire de Rutshuru (Nord-Kivu). Au moins trois agglom\u00e9rations de la zone restent vid\u00e9es de leurs habitants. Le gouvernement provincial et les notables locaux disent s\u2019activer pour stabiliser la zone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/12\/actualite\/en-bref\/nord-kivu-40-enfants-sortis-des-groupes-armes-au-nord-kivu-par-long\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: 40 enfants sortis des groupes arm\u00e9s au Nord-Kivu par l&#8217;Ong Appel de Gen\u00e8ve<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 12 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">L\u2019ONG internationale \u00ab Appel de Gen\u00e8ve \u00bb d\u00e9clare avoir sorti plus de 40 enfants des rangs des groupes arm\u00e9s op\u00e9rant au Nord Kivu. C\u2019est gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un dialogue men\u00e9 pendant plus d\u2019une ann\u00e9e aupr\u00e8s de ces groupes arm\u00e9s que ces enfants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9s, indique Tony Kihumbe, coordonnateur programme et repr\u00e9sentant en RDC de cette ONG.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/13\/actualite\/securite\/nord-kivu-les-mai-mai-kifuafua-acceptent-de-se-rendre-aux-fardc\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Nord-Kivu: les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Kifuafua acceptent de se rendre aux FARDC<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 13 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Les miliciens Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Kifuafua qui op\u00e8rent dans le groupement Waloa Loanda, dans le territoire de Walikale (Nord-Kivu), acceptent de se rendre aux FARDC, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la sensibilisation faite du 30 janvier au 9 f\u00e9vrier par une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation des notables de la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"SK\"><\/a><b>South Kivu<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/07\/actualite\/en-bref\/sud-kivu-des-bandits-armes-attaquent-une-entreprise-miniere-4-morts\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Sud-Kivu: des bandits arm\u00e9s attaquent une entreprise mini\u00e8re, 4 morts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 7 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Une dizaine de bandits arm\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 la nuit de lundi \u00e0 mardi 7 f\u00e9vrier les installations de l\u2019entreprise mini\u00e8re Twangiza Mining dans le territoire de Mwenga (Sud-Kivu).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/11\/actualite\/securite\/un-operateur-minier-assassine-bukavu\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Un op\u00e9rateur minier assassin\u00e9 \u00e0 Bukavu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 11 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Op\u00e9rateur minier, Alexis Rubango a \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu, la nuit du vendredi 10 f\u00e9vrier, par des inconnus, devant sa r\u00e9sidence, \u00e0 Bukavu (Sud-Kivu).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/12\/actualite\/securite\/sud-kivu-deux-morts-dans-les-affrontements-entre-fardc-et-mai-mai\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Sud-Kivu: deux morts dans les affrontements entre FARDC et Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Tushunguti<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 12 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Des affrontements opposent, depuis 3 heures ce dimanche, les FARDC \u00e0 une coalition des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Internet, Kirikicho et Nyatura \u00e0 Tushunguti , chefferie Buhavu, dans le territoire de Kalehe au Sud Kivu. Le bilan provisoire fait \u00e9tat de deux morts: un combattant Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef et un militaire de l\u2019arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re, indique la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile locale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/13\/actualite\/en-bref\/sud-kivu-la-societe-civile-sengage-lutter-contre-le-recrutement-des\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Sud-Kivu: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile s\u2019engage \u00e0 lutter contre le recrutement des enfants dans les milices<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 13 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le bureau de coordination de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du Sud-Kivu s\u2019engage \u00e0 lutter contre le recrutement et l\u2019utilisation des enfants par les groupes arm\u00e9s, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dimanche 12 f\u00e9vrier \u00e0 Bukavu, Pablo Muke, l\u2019un de ses membres.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/15\/actualite\/en-bref\/sud-kivu-plus-de-10-morts-dans-des-combats-entre-deux-groupes-mai-mai\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Sud-Kivu: plus de 10 morts dans des combats entre deux groupes Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 15 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile indiquent que quatre personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et plusieurs autres bless\u00e9es mercredi 15 f\u00e9vrier dans les combats qui opposent deux groupes Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef dans le territoire de Walungu au Sud-Kivu.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"I\"><\/a><b>Ituri<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/05\/actualite\/securite\/ituri-deux-militaires-abattus-dans-une-attaque-armee-ariwara\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Ituri: Deux militaires abattus dans une attaque arm\u00e9e \u00e0 Ariwara<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 5 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Deux militaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 abattus dans une attaque arm\u00e9e survenue, dans la nuit de samedi 4 f\u00e9vrier, \u00e0 Ariwara, en territoire d\u2019Aru (Ituri). Selon le porte-parole des FARDC en Ituri, capitaine Carlos Kalombo, le mobile de cet assassinat n\u2019est pas encore connu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/09\/actualite\/en-bref\/un-bandit-arme-tue-mongwalu\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Un bandit arm\u00e9 tu\u00e9 \u00e0 Mongwalu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 9 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Un bandit arm\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 dans la nuit de mercredi \u00e0 jeudi 9 f\u00e9vrier par des militaires \u00e0 Mongwalu, cit\u00e9 mini\u00e8re situ\u00e9e dans la province de l\u2019Ituri. Il faisait partie d\u2019un groupe d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s qui venaient de cambrioler un comptoir d\u2019achat d\u2019or.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/16\/actualite\/securite\/deux-militaires-tues-lors-dune-attaque-de-la-milice-frpi-en-ituri\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Deux militaires tu\u00e9s lors d\u2019une attaque de la milice FRPI en Ituri<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 15 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des miliciens de la Force de r\u00e9sistance patriotique de l\u2019Ituri (FRPI) ont attaqu\u00e9 une position de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise au village Kaswara dans la collectivit\u00e9 de Walendu Bindi mardi 14 f\u00e9vrier dans la soir\u00e9e. L\u2019arm\u00e9 reconna\u00eet la mort de deux militaires. L\u2019attaque a eu lieu vers 20 heures (heure locale), indiquent les m\u00eames sources.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"T\"><\/a><b>Tanganyika<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/07\/actualite\/societe\/tanganyika-nouveaux-affrontements-entre-luba-et-pygmees-3-morts\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Tanganyika: nouveaux affrontements entre luba et pygm\u00e9es, 3 morts<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 7 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trois personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es lors des affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 dimanche 5 f\u00e9vrier des miliciens qui se r\u00e9clament de la tribu luba \u00e0 ceux de la communaut\u00e9 pygm\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/08\/actualite\/en-bref\/tanganyika-des-miliciens-pygmees-attaquent-des-paysans-bantous-maseba\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Tanganyika: des miliciens pygm\u00e9es attaquent des paysans bantous \u00e0 Maseba<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Une milice pygm\u00e9e a attaqu\u00e9 dimanche 5 f\u00e9vrier des paysans de la communaut\u00e9 Tabwa (Bantou) alors qu\u2019ils labouraient leurs champs dans le plateau de Maseba (Tanganyika).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tshopo<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/08\/actualite\/en-bref\/tshopo-la-societe-civile-denonce-la-multiplication-de-barrieres\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Tshopo: la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile d\u00e9nonce la multiplication de barri\u00e8res routi\u00e8res ill\u00e9gales<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de la Tshopo d\u00e9nonce la multiplication des barri\u00e8res ill\u00e9gales \u00e9rig\u00e9es par les forces de l\u2019ordre sur les routes de la province.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Lualaba<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/11\/actualite\/en-bref\/enrolement-des-electeurs-un-mort-dans-un-accrochage-lualaba\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Enr\u00f4lement des \u00e9lecteurs: un mort dans un accrochage \u00e0 Lualaba<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 11 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Un homme d\u2019une trentaine d\u2019ann\u00e9e est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9, jeudi 9 f\u00e9vrier, apr\u00e8s un accrochage survenu dans un centre d&#8217;enr\u00f4lement, au village Mwanakaji dans la province du Lualaba.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"KC\"><\/a><b>Kasai Central<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/03\/actualite\/securite\/kongo-central-12-morts-dans-les-affrontements-entre-forces-de-lordre\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Kongo-Central: 12 morts dans les affrontements entre forces de l\u2019ordre et adeptes de BDK<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Douze personnes pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es comme les adeptes du mouvement religieux interdit Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) sont mortes dans les affrontements qui les ont oppos\u00e9es ce vendredi \u00e0 Kimpense (Kongo-Central) aux militaires et aux policiers, r\u00e9v\u00e8lent des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/06\/actualite\/societe\/les-affrontements-entre-policiers-et-adeptes-de-bdk-paralysent-les\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Les affrontements entre policiers et adeptes de BDK paralysent les activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Kimpese<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 6 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Les affrontements qui ont oppos\u00e9 ces derniers jours les policiers aux adeptes du mouvement religieux interdit Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) dans la cit\u00e9 de Kimpese au Kongo-Central ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 un climat de psychose, paralysant les activit\u00e9s socio-\u00e9conomiques. La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile de Kimpese invite le gouvernement \u00e0 r\u00e9tablir le calme dans la cit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/08\/actualite\/securite\/kongo-central-retour-au-calme-apres-les-affrontements-entre-forces-de\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Kongo Central: retour au calme apr\u00e8s les affrontements entre forces de l\u2019ordre et les adeptes du BDM<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le calme est revenu ce mercredi dans la cit\u00e9 de Kimpese dans la province du Kongo Central, apr\u00e8s les affrontements entre les forces de l\u2019ordre et les adeptes du Mouvement Bundu Dia Mayala (BDM).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/10\/actualite\/securite\/kasai-central-plusieurs-morts-dans-une-nouvelle-attaque-des-miliciens\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Kasa\u00ef-Central: plusieurs morts dans une nouvelle attaque des miliciens Kamuina Nsapu \u00e0 Tshimbulu<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des sources de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile font \u00e9tat d\u2019une trentaine de personnes tu\u00e9es lors d\u2019une nouvelle attaque contre la ville de Tshimbulu lanc\u00e9e par des miliciens se r\u00e9clamant du chef traditionnel Kamuina Nsapu mort en ao\u00fbt dernier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=56152#.WKMV0PnhBPZ\">DR Congo: UN mission strongly condemns persistent violence in Kasai Provinces<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 11 February 2017 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today expressed its concern about the persistent conflict in the Kasai provinces where violent atrocities are being committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/congolese-soldiers-kill-at-least-101\/3724063.html\">More Than 100 People Killed in DRC Army and Militia Clashes<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 14 February 2017 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The U.N. human rights office says more than 100 people have been killed over the past few days in clashes between the army and a local militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Kasai-Central province. The fighting took place between February 9 and 13 in the territory of Dibaya.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=56165#.WKQh17YrLm0\">Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations &#8211; UN rights arm<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 14 February 2017 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least 101 people are reported to have been killed by soldiers in clashes between military forces and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in central Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last five days, the United Nations human rights wing has said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943892\"><\/a> Burundi<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/400842\/politique\/burundi-lattaque-contre-camp-de-mukoni-nouveau-signe-de-division-sein-de-larmee\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Burundi: l\u2019attaque contre le camp de Mukoni, nouveau signe de division au sein de l\u2019arm\u00e9e?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> <span lang=\"fr-BE\">| 6 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pour les autorit\u00e9s, le vol \u00e9tait l&#8217;unique mobile de l\u2019attaque contre le camp militaire de Mukoni, fin janvier. Une version qui ne convainc ni la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile ni l\u2019opposition qui y voient plut\u00f4t un autre signe de fracture au sein des Forces de d\u00e9fense nationale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/il-faut-une-enquete-sur-toutes-les-disparitions-forcees\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">\u00abIl faut une enqu\u00eate sur toutes les disparitions forc\u00e9es\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 7 February 2017 | IWACU<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Face aux accusations des rapporteurs des Nations unies faisant \u00e9tat d\u2019une augmentation des cas de violation des droits humains, le gouvernement parle d\u2019un rapport mensonger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/il-faut-un-embargo-sur-les-armes\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">\u00abIl faut un embargo sur les armes\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | IWACU<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00abNos organisations exhortent les autorit\u00e9s burundaises \u00e0 mettre un terme imm\u00e9diatement \u00e0 l\u2019intensification d\u2019ex\u00e9cutions, de tortures et de d\u00e9tentions de soldats tutsi des ex-Forces arm\u00e9es burundaises (FAB)\u00bb, lit-on dans le communiqu\u00e9 de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration internationale de protection des droits de l\u2019Homme (FIDH), co-r\u00e9dig\u00e9 avec la ligue burundaise des droits de l\u2019Homme Iteka, de ce jeudi 9 f\u00e9vrier 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/402475\/politique\/burundi-apres-lattaque-camp-de-mukoni-ong-parlent-de-dynamiques-genocidaires\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Burundi: apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque du camp de Mukoni, les ONG parlent de \u00ab dynamiques g\u00e9nocidaires \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La F\u00e9d\u00e9ration internationale des droits de l\u2019homme (FIDH) et l\u2019ONG Iteka s\u2019alarment dans un communiqu\u00e9 de la r\u00e9pression contre des militaires tutsis et des \u201cdynamiques g\u00e9nocidaires\u201d \u00e0 l\u2019\u0153uvre au Burundi apr\u00e8s la myst\u00e9rieuse attaque en janvier d\u2019un camp militaire dans le nord-est du pays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/cibitoke-mabayi-12-personnes-arretees-pour-meurtres\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Cibitoke-Mabayi: 12 personnes arr\u00eat\u00e9es pour meurtres<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 11 February 2017 | IWACU<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La police et l\u2019administration les ont appr\u00e9hend\u00e9es car elles tuaient les gens les accusant de sorcellerie. Satisfaction des familles.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943894\"><\/a><a name=\"CAR\"><\/a> Central African Republic<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.org\/2017\/02\/14\/un-report-confirms-prevalence-of-war-economy-in-centrafrican-republic\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">UN Report Confirms Prevalence of War Economy in Centrafrican Republic<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its final report for 2016 released in December, the U.N. Security Council\u2019s Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic (CAR) confirmed that the trafficking of arms and natural resources continues to be central in the perpetuation of violence in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voaafrique.com\/a\/l-onu-exhorte-les-groupes-armes-en-centrafrique-a-cesser-les-combats\/3726164.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">L&#8217;ONU exhorte les groupes arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique \u00e0 cesser les combats<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 15 February 2017 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l&#8217;ONU a appel\u00e9 mercredi les groupes arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique \u00e0 cesser imm\u00e9diatement les combats et \u00e0 rejoindre les pourparlers de paix, apr\u00e8s des interventions de l&#8217;ONU contre des hommes arm\u00e9s qui avan\u00e7aient vers une ville du centre du pays.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"OP\"><\/a><b>Ouham-Pend\u00e9<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27813-bocaranga-et-kou\u00ef-sous-le-feu-du-groupe-3r.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Bocaranga et Kou\u00ef sous le feu du groupe 3R<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> |\u00a02 February 2017 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ce jeudi, Bocaranga dans l\u2019Ouham-P\u00e9nd\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 attaqu\u00e9e aux premi\u00e8res heures par les rebelles du \u00ab Retour, R\u00e9clamation et R\u00e9habilitation \u00bb du camerounais Sidiki, bas\u00e9 dans la localit\u00e9. Bernard Dilla, d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Ngaoundaye I confirme la nouvelle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=56109#.WKLPLvnhBPY\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Fresh violence in Central African Republic western town displaces thousands, UN office says<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | UN News Centre<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Condemning attacks on civilians and non-governmental organizations in a town in Central African Republic (CAR)\u2019s Ouham-Pend\u00e9 province, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called for protecting civilians as well as for unhindered relief access to the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/399920\/politique\/centrafrique-ville-attaquee-pillee-groupe-arme-nord-ouest-pays\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: une ville attaqu\u00e9e et pill\u00e9e par un groupe arm\u00e9 dans le nord-ouest du pays<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des \u00e9l\u00e9ments pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s du groupe &#8220;3R&#8221; (r\u00e9conciliation-r\u00e9int\u00e9gration-r\u00e9paration), dirig\u00e9 par le chef rebelle Sidicki, ont attaqu\u00e9 et pill\u00e9 jeudi matin la ville de Bocaranga, situ\u00e9e pr\u00e8s des fronti\u00e8res avec le Cameroun et le Tchad, a annonc\u00e9 \u00e0 l&#8217;AFP Bernard Dilla, d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Bocaranga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-dizaine-de-morts-apres-attaque-a-bocaranga-nord-pays\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: Une dizaine de morts apr\u00e8s une attaque \u00e0 Bocaranga, au Nord du pays<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 la ville de Bocaranga dans la matin\u00e9e du 03 f\u00e9vrier. Cette incursion arm\u00e9e a fait des victimes civiles et des structures ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pill\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-ville-de-bocaranga-videe-de-population-apres-attaque-dhommes-armes\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: La ville de Bocaranga vid\u00e9e de sa population apr\u00e8s une attaque d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 6 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La ville de Bocaranga s\u2019est vid\u00e9e de sa population apr\u00e8s l\u2019attaque perp\u00e9tr\u00e9e par un groupe d\u2019hommes arm\u00e9s assimil\u00e9s aux rebelles de 3R. Une source jointe dans la localit\u00e9 parle de ville d\u00e9serte.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"O\"><\/a><b>Ouham<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-morts-pertes-materiels-lattaque-dun-village-proche-de-nana-bakassa\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: Morts et pertes mat\u00e9rielles dans l\u2019attaque d\u2019un village proche de Nana-Bakassa<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Des hommes arm\u00e9s non identifi\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 samedi dernier le village Bowa\u00ef, proche de la Sous-pr\u00e9fecture de Nana-Bakassa. Trois morts et de nombreux d\u00e9g\u00e2ts mat\u00e9riels enregistr\u00e9s apr\u00e8s le passage des bandits.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Haute-Kotto<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27922-rca-entre-paralysie-\u00e0-bria-et-incertitude-\u00e0-ippy.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RCA: entre paralysie \u00e0 Bria et incertitude \u00e0 Ippy<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 13 February 2017 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">\u00ab La ville de Bria dans la Haute-Kotto est compl\u00e8tement paralys\u00e9e \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 RNL, Ars\u00e8ne Kongbo, d\u00e9put\u00e9 de la localit\u00e9. Une d\u00e9claration en r\u00e9action \u00e0 la crise qui oppose depuis plusieurs mois, le FPRC de Nouredine Adam \u00e0 l\u2019UPC de Ali Darassa et dont le bilan exact tarde \u00e0 \u00eatre rendu public. <\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"Ouaka\"><\/a><b>Ouaka<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/03\/ouaka-ngakobo-de-nouveau-traumatise\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">OUAKA: Ngakobo de nouveau traumatis\u00e9!<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">48 heures de bataille sanglante entre des miliciens de l\u2019UPC (S\u00e9l\u00e9ka) et ceux des ANTI-BALAKA ont laiss\u00e9 des traces psychologiques, et physiques chez les villageois d\u00e9j\u00e0 tr\u00e8s \u00e9prouv\u00e9s pratiquement en continu depuis octobre 2016. Hier matin, les bruits de bottes et les cr\u00e9pitements des armes ont cess\u00e9, mais le village est coup\u00e9 en deux. Aucun habitant n\u2019ose sortir de chez lui, les boutiques et le march\u00e9 sont ferm\u00e9s. Le contingent mauritanien de la MINUSCA effectue des patrouilles actuellement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voaafrique.com\/a\/vingt-personnes-tuees-en-six-jours-d-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes-en-centrafrique\/3716010.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Une vingtaine de morts en six jours d&#8217;affrontements entre groupes arm\u00e9s en Centrafrique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 9 February 2017 | La Voix de l\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Au moins 20 combattants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s dans des affrontements qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 samedi dans une localit\u00e9 mini\u00e8re du centre de la Centrafrique entre deux factions rivales de l&#8217;ex-r\u00e9bellion s\u00e9l\u00e9ka. Selon des t\u00e9moins, &#8220;ces combats violents ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 samedi et se poursuivaient encore (jeudi) dans la localit\u00e9 aurif\u00e8re de Ndassima \u00e0 une quarantaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Bambari&#8221;, ville du centre du pays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/402089\/politique\/centrafrique-20-morts-affrontements-entre-groupes-armes-de-lex-seleka\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: au moins 20 morts dans des affrontements entre groupes arm\u00e9s de l\u2019ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 9 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Selon des t\u00e9moinds fuyant encore les combats ce jeudi, au moins 20 combattants auraient trouv\u00e9 la mort dans des affrontements, qui ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 samedi dans une localit\u00e9 mini\u00e8re du centre de la Centrafrique, entre deux factions rivales de l&#8217;ex-r\u00e9bellion s\u00e9l\u00e9ka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27905-rca-situation-confuse-\u00e0-ippy-apr\u00e8s-la-frappe-de-la-minusca.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RCA: Situation confuse \u00e0 Ippy apr\u00e8s la frappe de la Minusca<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> |\u00a012 February 2017 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Le Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) de Nourredine Adam assure avoir pris le contr\u00f4le de la ville d\u2019Ippy (113 Km \u00e0 l\u2019est de Bambari) apr\u00e8s la frappe a\u00e9rienne de la Minusca. Une information non encore confirm\u00e9e par des sources ind\u00e9pendantes. Entretemps, la situation est encore confuse sur le terrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-hommes-armes-provenance-tchad-se-dirigent-bambari\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: Des hommes arm\u00e9s en provenance du Tchad se dirigent sur Bambari<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Une bande arm\u00e9e partie du Tchad a investi hier, 13 f\u00e9vrier la ville de Kaga-Bandoro aux environs de 20h. Ces hommes arm\u00e9s ont pour destination Bambari en soutien au FPRC. Leur pr\u00e9sence a paralys\u00e9 toute les activit\u00e9s dans la localit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/14\/centrafrique-bambari-le-general-joseph-zoundeko-est-bien-mort\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: Bambari, le \u201cg\u00e9n\u00e9ral\u201d Joseph Zound\u00e9ko est bien mort!<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Au sein de la coalition s\u00e9l\u00e9ka (serment en sang\u00f6), zoundeko faisait partie de la branche du fprc. Mais \u00e0 l\u2019explosion de la coalition en groupes divers et hostiles les uns envers les autres, il devenait le chef militaire de la s\u00e9l\u00e9ka r\u00e9unifi\u00e9e. Une frappe a\u00e9rienne de la minusca a stopp\u00e9 net sa tumultueuse carri\u00e8re de chef milicien.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/14\/centrafrique-malgre-lintervention-de-la-minusca-la-coalition-fprc-mpc-progresse-vers-bambari\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: malgr\u00e9 l\u2019intervention de la Minusca, la coalition FPRC-MPC progresse vers Bambari<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Malgr\u00e9 l\u2019op\u00e9ration de la MINUSCA, le front populaire pour la renaissance de la centrafrique (FRPC) poursuit lentement sa progression vers bambari. Le FPRC et le mouvement patriotique centrafricain (MPC) ont promis de prendre bambari pour en d\u00e9loger Ali Aarass, le chef de l\u2019union pour la paix en centrafrique (UPC) qui y a \u00e9tabli son quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral il y a quelques ann\u00e9es. La guerre entre la coalition et l\u2019upc fait rage depuis plusieurs mois dans cette province de la ouaka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"Bangui\"><\/a><b>Bangui<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/08\/centrafrique-msf-suspend-ses-activites-au-pk5-bangui-pour-7-jours\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: MSF suspend ses activit\u00e9s au PK5 (Bangui) pour 7 jours<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | UN News Centre<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">C\u2019est en signe de protestation que MSF CENTRAFRIQUE suspend provisoirement les activit\u00e9s de son dispensaire de Mamadou Mba\u00efki pour une dur\u00e9e de 7 jours. Quant \u00e0 celles de Gbaya Dombia \u00e9galement suspendues, la dur\u00e9e du d\u00e9lai n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9cis\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27872-bangui-violences-meurtri\u00e8res-au-pk5,-un-imam-appelle-au-calme.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Bangui: Violences meurtri\u00e8res au Pk5, un imam appelle au calme<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> |\u00a08 February 2017 |\u00a0Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apr\u00e8s la fin de la journ\u00e9e dramatique d\u2019hier, l&#8217;imam de la mosqu\u00e9e Ali Babolo, Awadal Karim Mahamat, appelle les Centrafricains au calme et \u00e0 la retenue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/401765\/politique\/centrafrique-5-morts-violences-a-bangui-lors-dune-operation-de-minusca\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: 5 morts dans des violences \u00e0 Bangui lors d\u2019une op\u00e9ration de la Minusca<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 8 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Une op\u00e9ration des forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 centrafricaines appuy\u00e9es par la police de l&#8217;ONU contre un &#8220;chef de groupe d&#8217;auto-d\u00e9fense&#8221; a fait cinq morts mardi \u00e0 Bangui dans le quartier du PK5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/09\/centrafrique-bangui-encore-en-crise-pk5-une-etrange-affaire-decryptage\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: Bangui encore en crise, PK5, une \u00e9trange affaire, d\u00e9cryptage<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 9 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mardi 7 f\u00e9vrier 2017, une vaste op\u00e9ration conjointe des forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieures (fsi) et de la force et la police de la minusca, investissait le quartier du km5, dans le 3\u00e8me arrondissement de bangui. Avec pour cible, un des chefs locaux d\u2019auto-d\u00e9fense du quartier, yussuf malinga dit \u201cbig man\u201d. L\u2019affaire tourne mal, entra\u00eenant un nouvelle spirale de violence dans la capitale centrafricaine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=56141#.WKLPEvnhBPY\">Central African Republic: Senior UN official condemns armed, forceful entry into hospital<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 9 February 2017 | UN News Centre<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Denouncing forceful entry by armed individuals into a hospital in the Central African Republic&#8217;s restive PK5 neighbourhood with the intention to kill some of the patients, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has emphasized that such incidents are in violation of the international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"NM\"><\/a><b>Nana-Mamb\u00e9r\u00e9<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27899-bouar-une-fausse-alerte-fait-des-victimes.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Bouar: Une fausse alerte fait des victimes<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La rumeur d\u2019une attaque de la ville par les \u00e9l\u00e9ments du mouvement 3R de Sidiki a paniqu\u00e9 la population ce vendredi. Selon nos informations, des soldats du contingent bangladais de la Minusca en provenance de Bocaranga auraient tir\u00e9 en l\u2019air \u00e0 une heure du matin entre deux villages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-lattaque-dun-village-a-louest-mort-dimportants-degats-materiels\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: L\u2019attaque d\u2019un village \u00e0 l\u2019ouest fait un mort et d\u2019important d\u00e9g\u00e2ts mat\u00e9riels<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 13 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Un homme d\u2019une quarantaine a \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9 lors de l\u2019attaque, la semaine derni\u00e8re du village Bera, localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 25 km de Baboua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/15\/depechenana-mambere-niem-yelewa-vit-dans-la-peur-dattaques-imminentes-de-rebelles\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">DEPECHE\/NANA-MAMBERE: Niem-Yelewa vit dans la peur d\u2019attaques imminentes de rebelles<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 15 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Les habitants de cette ville situ\u00e9e \u00e0 quelques 105 km de Bouar sont paniqu\u00e9s. Cela en raison de rumeurs faisant \u00e9tat d\u2019homme arm\u00e9s aper\u00e7us sur les route de Bocaranga et de Bouar\/Niem, et qui seraient en mouvement vers eux. Pour le moment, les choses restent encore confuses, car les identit\u00e9s de ces individus ne sont pas connues : 3R? Anti-Balaka? FPRC? RJ?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nana-Gr\u00e9bizi<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/12\/depechekaga-bandoro-des-renforts-arrives-de-la-frontiere-tchadienne-dans-la-ville-mais-pour-soutenir-qui\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">DEPECHE\/KAGA-BANDORO, des renforts arriv\u00e9s de la fronti\u00e8re Tchadienne dans la ville, mais pour soutenir qui?<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 12 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">KAGA-BANDORO \u201cville martyre\u201d titrait LNC il y a quelques ann\u00e9es, tant sa position g\u00e9ographique de carrefour, la livre en victime expiatoire de tous les al\u00e9as des sanglants troubles dans le pays.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>DDR<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/rjdh.org\/centrafrique-196-ex-anti-balaka-de-bossangoa-optent-pre-ddr\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: 196 ex-Anti-Balaka de Bossangoa optent pour le pr\u00e9-DDR<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 7 February 2017 | RJDH<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Les ex Anti-Balaka de Bossangoa ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de reconstruire les \u00e9difices publics de la ville qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 vandalis\u00e9s, pendant la crise militaro-politique de 2013 \u00e0 2014. Les Travaux \u00e0 Haute Intensit\u00e9 de Main d\u2019\u0152uvre (THIMO) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s par eux.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>MINUSCA<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiondekeluka.org\/securite\/item\/27885-pk5-et-bocaranga-la-minusca-rassure-et-contr\u00f4le-la-situation.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Pk5 et Bocaranga : la Minusca rassure et contr\u00f4le la situation<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 5 February 2017 | Radio Ndeke Luka<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Bangui, l\u2019institution onusienne invite la population \u00e0 garder le calme apr\u00e8s les accrochages de mardi ayant occasionn\u00e9 des victimes parmi la population dans le 3e arrondissement. \u00ab La Minusca appelle la population \u00e0 \u00e9viter tout acte susceptible d\u2019exacerber les tensions inter-communautaires \u00bb, a expliqu\u00e9 Vladimir Monteiro, son porte parole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/11\/la-minusca-appelle-le-fprc-et-lupc-a-la-cessation-des-hostilites-et-au-dialogue\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">La MINUSCA appelle le FPRC et l\u2019UPC a la cessation des hostilit\u00e9s et au dialogue<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 11 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Depuis le 21 novembre 2016, la coalition dirig\u00e9e par le Front Populaire pour la Renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC) et le Mouvement pour l\u2019Unit\u00e9 et la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) sont en guerre ouverte \u00e0 Bria et aux abords de Bambari. Les efforts conjugu\u00e9s de la MINUSCA et de la communaut\u00e9 internationale pour ramener les deux bellig\u00e9rants \u00e0 la raison n\u2019ont pas port\u00e9 leurs fruits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/402860\/politique\/centrafrique-operation-de-force-de-lonu-contre-hommes-armes\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Centrafrique: op\u00e9ration de la force de l\u2019ONU contre des hommes arm\u00e9s<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 12 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re de la force de l&#8217;Onu en Centrafrique (Minusca) est &#8220;intervenu&#8221; samedi pour stopper des hommes d&#8217;arm\u00e9s d&#8217;une faction de l&#8217;ex-r\u00e9bellion s\u00e9l\u00e9ka qui avan\u00e7aient vers la ville de Bambari (centre), a annonc\u00e9 la Minusca dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lanouvellecentrafrique.info\/2017\/02\/14\/depechebria-le-fprc-a-organise-une-marche-pour-exiger-le-depart-de-la-minusca\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">DEPECHE\/BRIA: Le FPRC a organis\u00e9 une marche pour exiger le d\u00e9part de la MINUSCA<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | La Nouvelle Centrafrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Cette marche avait \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9e par le coordonnateur terrain de la milice. Hier, dans la ville de Bria, ils \u00e9taient nombreux a d\u00e9filer pour exiger le d\u00e9part de la force onusienne de la minusca, suite au bombardement de leurs troupes (4 pick-ups d\u00e9truits) par un h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re onusien. Une dizaine de civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s dans le raid a\u00e9rien.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943910\"><\/a>Natural resource exploitation, governance and trade<\/h1>\n<p><b>Minerals, energy (oil &amp; gas, hydro and solar), poaching, logging, foreign investment, trade, environmental issues<\/b><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conflict minerals<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/afrikarabia2.blogs.courrierinternational.com\/archive\/2017\/02\/12\/rdc-trump-menace-la-loi-sur-les-minerais-de-guerre-51995.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RDC: Trump menace la loi sur les minerais de guerre<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> |\u00a012 February 2017 | AfrikArabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La nouvelle administration am\u00e9ricaine envisage de suspendre la loi Dodd-Franck qui oblige les entreprises \u00e0 r\u00e9v\u00e9ler l\u2019origine des minerais qu\u2019elles utilisent. Une suspension qui risque \u00ab d\u2019enrichir les groupes arm\u00e9s \u00bb selon Human Rights Watch (HRW).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943911\"><\/a>DRC<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/who-s-who\/2017\/02\/07\/albert-yuma-mulimbi-under-attack-by-patriotes-katangais,108210513-ART\">Albert Yuma Mulimbi under attack by &#8220;Patriotes Katangais&#8221;<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a letter sent in mid-December to employees of Gecamines, the Patriotes Katangais Aile Radicale political party cast doubt over the objectives of the state-owned company\u2019s chairman, Albert Yuma Mulimbi.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diamond<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/03\/actualite\/societe\/sankuru-le-gouverneur-accuse-davoir-saisi-le-diamant-dun-creuseur\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Sankuru: le gouverneur accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir saisi le diamant d\u2019un creuseur<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 3 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Les habitants du village Longoya Dive, en territoire de Lubefu (Sankuru) accusent leur gouverneur, Berthold Ulungu, d\u2019avoir saisi un diamant de 350 carats appartenant \u00e0 un creuseur.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Oil<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/05\/actualite\/societe\/exploitation-petroliere-la-rdc-declaree-coupable-pour-resiliation-du\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Exploitation p\u00e9troli\u00e8re: la RDC d\u00e9clar\u00e9e coupable pour r\u00e9siliation du protocole d\u2019accord avec la GEPECO<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 5 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La Chambre de commerce internationale d\u00e9clare \u00abfautive, inop\u00e9rante et non fond\u00e9e la r\u00e9siliation par la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo du Protocole d\u2019accord conclu le 12 octobre 2011 avec la G\u00e9n\u00e9rale p\u00e9troli\u00e8re du Congo\u00bb (GEPECO), pour l\u2019exploration et l\u2019exploitation du p\u00e9trole dans le bassin s\u00e9dimentaire du Graben Tanganyika. Dans sa sentence partielle, rendu le 12 janvier dernier, la chambre enjoint les deux parties \u00e0 reprendre l\u2019ex\u00e9cution de ce protocole d\u2019accord. La RDC dit avoir interjet\u00e9 appel de cette sentence.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Logging<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/democratic-republic-congo-cancels-illegal-logging-licenses\/3718629.html\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">DRC Cancels Illegal Logging Licenses<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | Voice of America<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says it is canceling two illegal logging licenses following an investigation by the environmental action group Greenpeace.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Gold<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/06\/actualite\/securite\/ituri-plus-de-5-000-personnes-sinstallent-autour-dun-nouveau-gisement\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Ituri: plus de 5 000 personnes s&#8217;installent autour d\u2019un nouveau gisement d\u2019or<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 6 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Plus de 5000 personnes, venues notamment de Mungwalu et Nia-Nia en Ituri, d\u2019Isiro dans le Haut-Uele, de Bafwasende et de Kisangani dans la Tshopo, se sont install\u00e9es depuis une semaine dans le foyer minier de Bapela en Ituri.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/who-s-who\/2017\/02\/07\/kabwelulu-in-push-to-get-sokimo-back-on-track,108210514-ART\">Kabwelulu in push to get Sokimo back on track<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to financial backing from the World Bank, Congo-K\u2019s mines minister Martin Kabwelulu can finally initiate an operational and organizational audit of the state-owned gold company Societe Miniere de Kilo-Moto (SOKIMO) that was announced last summer (AMI 370).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/10\/actualite\/economie\/ituri-la-sokimo-et-mongwalu-gold-mining-invites-delimiter-leurs\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Ituri: la SOKIMO et Mongwalu Gold Mining invit\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00e9limiter leurs concessions<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 10 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le ministre des Mines de l\u2019Ituri, D\u00e9ogratias Ombalia, demande \u00e0 la SOKIMO et Mongwalu Gold Mining (MGM), deux entreprises mini\u00e8res qui exploitent de l\u2019or \u00e0 Djugu (Ituri), de d\u00e9limiter leurs concessions pour mettre fin aux conflits d\u2019exploitation des zones mini\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Copper<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/looking-ahead\/2017\/02\/07\/good-news-for-glencore-on-electricity-front-in-late-2017,108210502-BRE\">Good news for Glencore on electricity front in late 2017<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although Glencore is entangled in legal difficulties in Zambia, where it owns the Mopani copper mine alongside Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings, the Swiss trader is generally in better position for north of the Copperbelt, in Congo-K.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeuneafrique.com\/403247\/economie\/rdc-glencore-rachete-parts-de-fleurette-cuivre-cobalt-demi-milliard-de-dollars\/\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">RDC: Glencore rach\u00e8te les parts de Fleurette dans le cuivre et le cobalt pour un demi-milliard de dollars<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 13 February 2017 | Jeune Afrique<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Le g\u00e9ant suisse des mines et du n\u00e9goce et le groupe Fleurette, que contr\u00f4le l&#8217;homme d&#8217;affaires isra\u00e9lien Dan Gertler, ont annonc\u00e9 ce lundi soir avoir trouv\u00e9 un accord pour la cession des participations de Fleurette dans deux filiales mini\u00e8res d\u00e9tenues par Glencore en RDC.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Biodiversity<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiookapi.net\/2017\/02\/14\/actualite\/environnement\/est-de-la-rdc-la-biodiversite-menacee-par-la-pression\"><span lang=\"fr-BE\">Est de la RDC: la biodiversit\u00e9 menac\u00e9e par la pression d\u00e9mographique<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span lang=\"fr-BE\"> | 14 February 2017 | Radio Okapi<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"fr-BE\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">La biodiversit\u00e9 dans l\u2019Est de la RDC est tr\u00e8s menac\u00e9e, a alert\u00e9 lundi 13 f\u00e9vrier Christian Amani, docteur en science et chercheur au Centre de recherches foresti\u00e8res internationales (CIFOR). Elle est notamment menac\u00e9e par la pression d\u00e9mographique et la pollution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Energy<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AEM\/electricity\/2017\/02\/14\/congolese-turkish-firm-ray-group-lmz-start-work-on-line,108211760-BRE\">Congolese-Turkish firm Ray Group LMZ start work on line<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 14 February 2017 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ray Group LMZ, a dual-nation company made up of Congo-K\u2019s Ray Group run by Lebanese national Roland Yagi, and the Turkish concern LMZ, have begun installing a 50 km high voltage line (132 kV) between Lunga Vasa and Moenge in Congo Central province in the west.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943912\"><\/a>Rwanda<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Oil<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AEM\/oil\/2017\/02\/14\/kagame-s-fpr-movement-a-key-factor-in-oil-exploration-revival,108211742-ART\">Kagame\u2019s FPR movement a key factor in oil exploration revival<\/a><\/u><\/span> | 14 February 2017 | Africa Energy Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With exploration at a standstill for years in Rwanda, Kigali seems to have decided to get the ball rolling. At the end of last year the government failed to reach an agreement with the Chinese concern BGP (an affiliate of CNPC) even though it had granted the company an oil license.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943913\"><\/a>Burundi<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/funding\/2017\/02\/07\/pouroulis--rare-earths-firm-gets-off-to-blazing-start-in-london-ipo,108210507-BRE\">Pouroulis\u2019 rare earths firm gets off to blazing start in London IPO<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rare earths explorer Rainbow Rare Earths (RRE) and its Gakara project in Burundi raised no less than $10 million in its first days of trading on the London Stock Exchange on Jan. 30.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a name=\"__RefHeading___Toc411943914\"><\/a>Uganda<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/small-scale-mining\/2017\/02\/07\/project-to-fight-the-use-of-cyanide-and-mercury,108210499-BRE\">Project to fight the use of cyanide and mercury<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kampala government wants to ban the use of cyanide and mercury by diggers because of the toll these products exact on the health of inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Gold<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0085aa;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africaintelligence.com\/AMA\/exploration--production\/2017\/02\/07\/museveni-s-gold-refinery-will-soon-be-in-full-swing,108210494-ART\">Museveni&#8217;s gold refinery will soon be in full swing<\/a><\/u><\/span> |\u00a07 February 2017 | Africa Mining Intelligence<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Yoweri Museveni looks upon Uganda\u2019s first gold refinery, Africa Gold Refinery (AGR), very much as a flagship project that can boost Kampala\u2019s earnings by capturing a lucrative market monopolized up to now by Dubai. 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