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NEWS IN BRIEF<\/h1>\n

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, events in Burkina Faso this week are said to have prompted Congolese authorities to clamp down on demonstrations against constitutional reform in Kinshasa with 200 arrests. Ongoing violence in\u00a0North Kivu<\/a>\u00a0was in the spotlight this week as Joseph Kabila visited Beni, promising to put an end to the violence attributed to ADF militia and requesting an increased MONUSCO presence in the region. Further massacres this week \u2013 14 dead in the village of Kampi ya Chui on Wednesday night and around 8 killed by gunmen in Rwenzori on Saturday \u2013 has seen public anger prompt further protest about the insecurity. On Monday, clashes erupted between the ADF and FARDC on the outskirts of Beni town, with unconfirmed reports of three deaths by the second day. On Wednesday an joint operation between MONUSDCO and the Congolese police saw the announcement of over 200 arrests in connection with\u00a0 the killings \u2013 among them Congolese citizens. In\u00a0Katanga<\/a>\u00a0the preceding week reportedly saw ten Bakata Katanga attacks within the space of a week in Moero sector, Pweto territory, whilst this week has seen thousands flee following attacks on villages in Mitwaba territory. A military offensive against the group has been launched in Moba territory whilst FARDC claimed to have dislodged the group from Musumari on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

IPIS relaunched its\u00a0interactive web map<\/a>\u00a0on mining site presence of armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last Friday, together with an analysis of data collected by local teams between March 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n

In the\u00a0Central African Republic<\/a>, this week has seen exchange of fire between armed men and international forces in Bangui\u2019s northern Boy Rabe district following MINUSCA disarmament operations in the anti-balaka stronghold. UN agencies report that ongoing insecurity has seriously damaged food security in the country. The latest UN panel of experts report is said to find that gold and diamonds continue to be used to finance conflict, requesting the monitoring of mining sites to clamp down on illicit trade and the deployment of troops to the north of the country.<\/p>\n

The US has raised the alarm of an Al Shabab terrorist threat in\u00a0Burundi<\/a>, advising against all but essential travel to the country. Two more bodies have been found floating in lake Rweru this week, with the Burundian authorities prohibiting inhabitants from fishing the bodies out of the water.<\/p>\n

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IPIS\u2019 Latest\u00a0Publications<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Mapping Conflict Minerals: Eastern DRC (2013-2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | IPIS
\nIn collaboration with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI), mining service SAESSCAM and representatives from local civil society organisations, IPIS organised a series of field visits to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups and criminal networks in mineral exploitation and trade. This resulted in the publication of an\u00a0interactive web map<\/a>\u00a0providing information on e.g. the on-site presence of armed groups and criminal elements within the Congolese army (FARDC) and their activities, as well as indicators of the relative importance of the mining site. It shows the location of 150 trading centres and nearly 1100 mining sites in Eastern DRC. An accompanying report provides an\u00a0analysis\u00a0<\/a>of the data collected by the local teams between March 2013 and March 2014 as presented by IPIS on its web map. It analyses the most striking findings, focussing on developments surrounding security and how they have impacted on Eastern DRC\u2019s artisanal mining sector. Finally, the report also explains how the map can be used to assess risks in mineral supply chains.<\/p>\n

Supply Chains and Transport Corridors in East Africa\u00a0<\/a>\u2758 June 2014 \u2758 IPIS and TransArms-Research
\nTransport infrastructure plays a key role in boosting a country or region\u2019s economic development. IPIS and TransArms have ascertained on several occasions that the underdevelopment or degeneration of transport infrastructure is a problematic issue across a number of African countries and regions. This report analyses the current logistics situation in Eastern Africa, and the logistic challenges faced by various actors in that region. It is based on desktop research, and interviews and data collected by the authors during several field missions to East and Central Africa. At the time of writing, however, logistic and other challenges to cost-efficient trade and overall economic development are yet to be addressed. Further research and policy actions to effectively tackle current shortcomings are much needed. A strategy relying on a piecemeal approach (e.g. on ad hoc investments in infrastructure) is likely to result in a \u2018quick fix\u2019 to ship raw materials out of the African continent rather than in an effort to boost sustainable economic development.<\/p>\n

De Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking en fragiele staten: een kloof tussen beleid en praktijk?\u00a0<\/a>\u2758\u00a0<\/strong>May 2014\u00a0\u2758<\/strong>\u00a011.11.11 i.s.m. IPIS
\nZo goed als de helft van de Belgische middelen voor ontwikkelingshulp gaat naar partnerlanden waar de overheid niet de capaciteit, wil en\/of legitimiteit heeft om de publieke zaken effici\u00ebnt te beheren, voor veiligheid te zorgen en om de bevolking uit de armoede te halen. Omdat traditionele hulprecepten in deze \u2018fragiele staten\u2019 op hun limieten stuiten, is er de laatste decennia een internationaal beleid ontwikkeld dat een blauwdruk voorstelt voor een gedifferentieerde aanpak om deze landen te ondersteunen in het traject richting meer weerbaarheid. De Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking onderschrijft de internationale engagementen over fragiele staten die hieruit ontstonden, zoals de fragiele staten principes (FSP\u2019s) en de New Deal. In 2013 werd er een Belgische strategienota voor fragiele situaties goedgekeurd. Positief is dat Belgi\u00eb zich, ondanks de moeilijke context, rond dit thema blijft engageren \u2013 zowel op internationaal beleidsniveau als binnen haar eigen ontwikkelingsbeleid.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights: The EU draft law on conflict minerals due diligence: a critical assessment from a business & human rights standpoint<\/a>\u00a0\u2758<\/strong>\u00a030 April 2014\u00a0\u2758\u00a0<\/strong>IPIS
\nOn the 5th of March 2014, the European Commission proposed a responsible trading strategy for minerals from conflict zones. The proposal took place within a specific and timely context. As IPIS has long documented, the exploitation of natural resources can have adverse human rights impacts. Businesses operating in conflict-affected or fragile regions should therefore ascertain whether their direct operations or their business relationships with other parties, including through their supply chains, have fueled or funded conflict and\/or human rights abuse.<\/p>\n

Business & Human Rights in Uganda: What’s on the Agenda?\u00a0<\/a>| 12 March 2014 | IPIS
\nA few days after attending the annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva, IPIS Business & Human Rights Analysts Anna Bulzomi and Gabriella Wass boarded a plane to Kampala, Uganda, to run a two-day training with ActionAid Uganda for businesses and NGOs on \u201cWhat does business & human rights mean, and how can we bring about a healthy relationship between the two?\u201d This document summarises some thoughts and observations from our 19 participating organisations, as well as providing snapshots of the current relationship between business and human rights in Uganda.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights: Pentagon Accidentally Arms Al Qaeda Affiliate\u00a0<\/a>| 20 February 2014 | IPIS
\nA confidential report to the UN Security Council last week revealed that some of the weapons and ammunition to the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces appears to have been diverted to the Al Qaeda affiliate known as Al Shabaab.<\/p>\n

Mapping Conflict Motives: the Sudan – South Sudan border (2012-2013)<\/a>\u00a0| 5 February 2014 | IPIS
\nIn \u201cMapping Conflict Motives: the Sudan-South Sudan border\u201d, IPIS analyses the conflict dynamics in the wider border area spanning Sudan and South Sudan. The analysis specifically looks into the motivations and interests of the parties involved in the interstate, intrastate and local conflicts in this area.\u00a0Together with the report, a series of maps of the area of focus is available at\u00a0www.ipisresearch.be\/mapping\/webmapping\/bordersudans<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Conflict and security<\/h1>\n

Recent news on conflict, security and arms trade across the Great Lakes Region.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ICGLR parliamentary forum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Les parlementaires de la CIRGL pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par les violations des droits l\u2019homme dans la r\u00e9gion<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Forum des parlements des pays membres de la Conf\u00e9rence internationale pour la r\u00e9gion des Grands Lacs (CIRGL) se dit pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par l\u2019ampleur des violations des droits de l\u2019homme et des violences sexuelles dans la r\u00e9gion. Le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale du Burundi et pr\u00e9sident en exercice de ce forum, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, a exprim\u00e9 son indignation, jeudi 30 octobre, \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Working group accuses Rwanda and Uganda of harbouring former M23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le Rwanda et l\u2019Ouganda accus\u00e9s d\u2019abriter les ex-rebelles du M23<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nEn d\u00e9pit de la d\u00e9b\u00e2cle de la r\u00e9bellion du M23 il y a une ann\u00e9e, le Rwanda et l\u2019Ouganda continuent d\u2019h\u00e9berger les ex-combattants du M23 alors que pour la plupart ils ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 de la loi d\u2019amnistie. Ce constat a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait par les organisations membres du Groupe de travail sur le suivi de la mise en \u0153uvre de l\u2019Accord-cadre d\u2019Addis-Abeba et la r\u00e9solution 2098 du Conseil de S\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l\u2019Onu. Selon ce groupe de travail, la pr\u00e9sence de ces ex-combattants dans les pays voisins constitue une menace pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la RDC.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Kinshasa demonstrations<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : manifestation de l\u2019opposition, 20 personnes arr\u00eat\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Afrik.com
\nL\u2019opposition hausse le ton en RDC<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nRDC: une manifestation de l’opposition tourne court<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | RFI
\nKinshasa : la police \u00e9touffe une marche de l\u2019opposition<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : au moins 20 manifestants arr\u00eat\u00e9s lors d’un sit-in \u00e0 Kinshasa<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nEn RDC, l’opposition avait pr\u00e9vu de manifester ce lundi 3 novembre \u00e0 Kinshasa pour dire \u00ab non \u00bb \u00e0 toute modification de la Constitution, en suivant l’exemple burkinab\u00e8. La manifestation n’a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 autoris\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s. Plus d’une soixantaine de militants de l’UDPS et de l’UNC ont \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9s avec un d\u00e9put\u00e9 national de l’opposition.<\/p>\n

En RDC, la le\u00e7on burkinab\u00e8 sera-t-elle retenue?<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | RFI
\nLa situation au Burkina est scrut\u00e9e avec attention en RDC o\u00f9 le d\u00e9bat sur une possible r\u00e9vision constitutionnelle fait rage. Les responsables de la prison centrale de Kinshasa ont confisqu\u00e9 tous les postes t\u00e9l\u00e9viseurs qui \u00e9taient dans les cellules des prisonniers pour emp\u00eacher les d\u00e9tenus de suivre l’\u00e9volution de la situation \u00e0 Ouagadougou. Les Congolais suivent aussi avec amusement les m\u00e9saventures d’une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la majorit\u00e9 partie au Burkina Faso \u00e9tudier la strat\u00e9gie utilis\u00e9e par le pr\u00e9sident Compaor\u00e9 pour faire modifier la Constitution.<\/p>\n

National Human Rights Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commission nationale des droits de l\u2019homme: des candidats d\u00e9noncent l\u2019omission de leurs noms<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nCertains candidats aux fonctions de membres de la Commission nationale des droits de l\u2019homme (CNDH) pensent que leurs noms ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab injustement \u00bb omis de la liste de cette commission. Ils ont exprim\u00e9 leur indignation dans un m\u00e9morandum d\u00e9pos\u00e9, lundi 3 novembre, au bureau du pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale, qui devra arbitrer, avant la publication de la liste de neufs membres de cette commission.<\/p>\n

Mapping armed groups in eastern DRC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mapping Conflict Minerals: Eastern DRC (2013-2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | IPIS
\nIn collaboration with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI), mining service SAESSCAM and representatives from local civil society organisations, IPIS organised a series of field visits to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups and criminal networks in mineral exploitation and trade. This resulted in the publication of an\u00a0interactive web map<\/a>\u00a0providing information on e.g. the on-site presence of armed groups and criminal elements within the Congolese army (FARDC) and their activities, as well as indicators of the relative importance of the mining site. It shows the location of 150 trading centres and nearly 1100 mining sites in Eastern DRC. An accompanying report provides an\u00a0analysis<\/a>\u00a0of the data collected by the local teams between March 2013 and March 2014 as presented by IPIS on its web map. It analyses the most striking findings, focussing on developments surrounding security and how they have impacted on Eastern DRC\u2019s artisanal mining sector. Finally, the report also explains how the map can be used to assess risks in mineral supply chains.<\/p>\n

MAPPING ARMED GROUPS IN EASTERN CONGO \u2013 4TH EDITION<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | With Eyes Wide Open
\nRegular readers may have noticed that this website features a mapping of armed groups in eastern Congo which is periodically updated and refined (three times a year). Today, the 4th edition of this complicated and always unfinished exercise goes online and adds to the yet existing mappings. As stated repeatedly in the lengthy disclaimer necessary due to the political connotations and dangers of misinterpreting this work, it makes sense to also here underline the following explanations.<\/p>\n

MONUSCO weekly press conference<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONFERENCE DE PRESSE DES NATIONS UNIES DU MERCREDI 5 NOVEMBRE 2014<\/a>
\nAu Nord-Kivu, la situation s\u00e9curitaire demeure tendue et fragile, suite aux tueries r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es, r\u00e9cemment commises par les rebelles suppos\u00e9s appartenir \u00e0 l\u2019Alliance des Forces D\u00e9mocratiques (ADF) dans le territoire de Beni. Dans la nuit du 29 octobre 2014, 08 civils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s \u00e0 la machette dans la localit\u00e9 de Bango (30 kilom\u00e8tres au Nord-est d\u2019Erengeti) et 10 autres \u00e0 Kambi Ya Chui (approximativement 22 kilom\u00e8tres au Nord-est d\u2019Erengeti) par des \u00e9l\u00e9ments suppos\u00e9s appartenir \u00e0 l\u2019ADF, provoquant le d\u00e9placement de plus de 150 individus vers Erengeti-centre. Sit\u00f4t inform\u00e9es, les troupes d\u2019intervention rapide du bataillon N\u00e9palais de la Force de la MONUSCO et des FARDC bas\u00e9es \u00e0 Erengeti, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 promptement d\u00e9ploy\u00e9es dans les zones affect\u00e9es pour mener des op\u00e9rations de bouclage et de ratissage, traquer les assaillants, contr\u00f4ler le terrain et dissuader d\u2019autres exactions contre les civils. Un rebelle de l\u2019ADF a \u00e9t\u00e9 appr\u00e9hend\u00e9 au village Kwele lors du ratissage.<\/p>\n

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

State response to killings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joseph Kabila \u00e0 B\u00e9ni: le convoi passe, la d\u00e9ception demeure<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | RFI
\nTr\u00e8s attendu depuis plusieurs jours \u00e0 B\u00e9ni, dans l’est du pays, le pr\u00e9sident congolais Joseph Kabila est finalement arriv\u00e9 sur place mercredi 29 octobre, \u00e0 la mi-journ\u00e9e. Des centaines de personnes \u00e9taient venues accueillir le chef de l\u2019Etat sur le principal rond-point de la ville pensant qu\u2019il allait s\u2019exprimer. Mais Joseph Kabila passa son chemin.<\/p>\n

RDC: Joseph Kabila appel\u00e9 \u00e0 renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au Nord-Kivu<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe Parti lib\u00e9ral pour le d\u00e9veloppement (PLD) appelle Joseph Kabila, en visite depuis deux jours \u00e0 Beni, \u00e0 renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 au Nord-Kivu. Le vice-pr\u00e9sident de ce parti de l\u2019opposition, Me Jean-Paul Lumbulumbu, a lanc\u00e9 cet appel, vendredi 31 octobre, dans un entretien avec Radio Okapi: \u00abLe PLD attend du pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique le d\u00e9ploiement le plus rapidement possible des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la police, des FARDC ainsi que des services de renseignement dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s du Nord-Kivu\u00bb.<\/p>\n

La RDC va “vaincre” les rebelles ougandais<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nRDC: La population de Ngadi en col\u00e8re contre l’ins\u00e9curit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0 | 1 November 2014 | RFI
\nLe pr\u00e9sident congolais, Joseph Kabila a promis vendredi de “vaincre” les rebelles ougandais accus\u00e9s d’avoir massacr\u00e9 en octobre une centaine de personnes dans la r\u00e9gion de Beni, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo.<\/p>\n

RDC : Joseph Kabila souhaite le renforcement de la pr\u00e9sence de la Monusco \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDans son adresse vendredi 31 octobre \u00e0 la population de Beni au Nord-Kivu, le pr\u00e9sident de la RDC, Joseph Kabila, souhaite voir la Monusco renforcer sa pr\u00e9sence dans cette zone pour faire face aux probl\u00e8mes d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9. Arriv\u00e9 dans cette ville depuis trois jours, le chef de l\u2019Etat a \u00e9galement mis en garde les rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir tu\u00e9 environ quatre-vingts personnes en un mois.<\/p>\n

Renforcement de la Monusco \u00e0 B\u00e9ni : Kobler \u00abfavorable\u00bb \u00e0 la demande de Kabila<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: la Monusco va renforcer sa pr\u00e9sence \u00e0 Beni, th\u00e9\u00e2tre de r\u00e9cents massacres<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nLe repr\u00e9sentant sp\u00e9cial du secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des Nations unies en RDC, Martin Kobler \u00ab accueille favorablement \u00bb la demande du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila de renforcer la pr\u00e9sence des troupes de la Monusco dans le territoire de B\u00e9ni et les environs au Nord-Kivu. Dans un communiqu\u00e9 de presse de la Monusco publi\u00e9 vendredi 31 octobre, il a indiqu\u00e9 que ces renforts \u00ab permettront aux FARDC d\u2019engager les rebelles de l\u2019ADF plus vigoureusement\u00bb.<\/p>\n

DR Congo: UN mission welcomes Government request to boost presence in east<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | UN News Centre
\nThe head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed the Government’s request for more \u201cblue helmets\u201d to backstop Congolese troops fighting to protect civilians from armed rebels that have carried out a spate of attacks in and around the eastern town of Beni over the past month.<\/p>\n

Further killings on Wednesday and Saturday<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: d\u00e9couverte de neuf nouveaux corps de civils massacr\u00e9s dans l’Est (ONG)<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nRDC : neuf nouveaux corps de civils d\u00e9couverts \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Jeune Afrique\/AFP
\nNeuf nouveaux corps de personnes assassin\u00e9es ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9cemment d\u00e9couverts dans plusieurs localit\u00e9s du territoire de Beni, th\u00e9\u00e2tre de massacres qui avaient fait courant octobre environ 80 morts, a-t-on appris jeudi aupr\u00e8s de la f\u00e9d\u00e9ration d’ONG locales. “On a maintenant un bilan de 93 tu\u00e9s, il y a eu d’autres d\u00e9couvertes. On a retrouv\u00e9 ce matin le corps d’une femme br\u00fbl\u00e9e dans sa case et plus loin son mari et un paysan ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s \u00e0 la machette”, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 \u00e0 l’AFP Teddy Kataliko, pr\u00e9sident de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile du territoire de Beni, qui avait pr\u00e9venu des pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents massacres.<\/p>\n

14 people killed in DR Congo machete attack: NGO<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nCivilian death toll rises as rebels embark on campaign of sporadic slaughter<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Amnesty International | Reliefweb
\nUN peacekeepers and the Congolese authorities must act urgently to protect civilians from a spate of sporadic attacks by armed rebels which has left at least 100 dead in the last month said Amnesty International today. In the most recent attack on the night of 30 October 2014, it is reported that 18 civilians were killed and seven seriously wounded by the armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in Kampi ya Chuyi approximately 75 kilometres from Beni town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

RDC: 14 personnes tu\u00e9es dans la nuit de mercredi \u00e0 jeudi dans l’est (ONG)<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nRDC : nouveau massacre dans la r\u00e9gion de B\u00e9ni<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | RFI
\nNord-Kivu: des pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s ADF ont tu\u00e9 une dizaine de personnes \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC : nouveau massacre dans la r\u00e9gion de B\u00e9ni<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | RFI
\nDans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la visite du pr\u00e9sident Joseph Kabila \u00e0 Beni ne permet visiblement pas de faire baisser l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9. Dans la nuit de mercredi \u00e0 ce jeudi 30 octobre, des massacres \u00e0 la machette ont fait au moins quatorze nouvelles victimes \u00e0 70 km au nord est de B\u00e9ni, dans la localit\u00e9 de Kampi ya Chui.<\/p>\n

RDC : au moins 8 morts dans un nouveau massacre \u00e0 Beni\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Afrik.com
\nNord-Kivu: nouvelle attaque \u00e0 Beni, 7 morts<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDes hommes arm\u00e9s ont abattu sept personnes, dans la nuit de samedi 1er novembre, dans la ville de Beni, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 plus de 350 km au Nord de Goma (Nord-Kivu). La soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile, elle, parle de 14 morts dont deux militaires. C\u2019est aux environs de 19h00 locales que ces assaillants ont fait incursion dans la commune de Rwenzori pour mener leur op\u00e9ration, selon des sources concordantes.<\/p>\n

Protest<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: retour au calme apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e tendue \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC: nuit calme \u00e0 Beni apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e d’\u00e9meute caus\u00e9e par une nouvelle tuerie<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nLa nuit de dimanche \u00e0 lundi a \u00e9t\u00e9 calme \u00e0 Beni, ville de l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) o\u00f9 11 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 massacr\u00e9es la veille, provoquant de violentes manifestations, ont indiqu\u00e9 des sources concordantes.<\/p>\n

RDC: manifestation contre les ADF-Nalu<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | BBC Afrique
\nDC: un nouveau “carnage” dans la ville de Beni provoque une manifestation violente<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nDes habitants de Beni ont protest\u00e9 dimanche matin contre les rebelles de l\u2019ADF-Nalu, auteurs pr\u00e9sum\u00e9s des massacres \u00e0 r\u00e9p\u00e9tition dans cette localit\u00e9 de l\u2019est de la RDC.<\/p>\n

DR Congo town hit by protests over killings<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | AlJazeera
\nHundreds of people have taken to the streets of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni after another eight people were killed overnight in new violence.<\/p>\n

DR Congo town readies funerals after massacre and riots<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nFamilies prepared Monday to bury their dead in the flashpoint town of Beni in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a massacre and violent riots, residents said. Leaders of civil society and the governor of volatile North Kivu province, Julien Paluku, said the final death toll from Saturday night’s latest killings, blamed on rebels from neighbouring Uganda, was 11.<\/p>\n

FARDC clashes with ADF<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Army clashes with ‘rebels’ blamed for DR Congo massacres<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nThe Congolese army clashed Monday with suspected Ugandan rebels blamed for two massacres in which more than 40 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, a senior official said. “There was contact today with rebels of the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) on the outskirts of the town of Beni, inside the Virunga National Park,” the governor of the troubled North Kivu province Julien Paluku told AFP, saying that a hostage had also been freed.<\/p>\n

RDC : affrontements entre FARDC et rebelles de l’ADF pr\u00e8s de Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nRDC : les combats font toujours rage entre l\u2019arm\u00e9e et les rebelles ougandais<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Afrik.com
\nL’arm\u00e9e congolaise a affront\u00e9 des rebelles ougandais de l’ADF pr\u00e8s de Beni, dans l’est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC).<\/p>\n

Army clashes for second day with rebels in east DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nCongo troops clash with rebels blamed for massacres<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Reuters
\nThe Congolese army on Tuesday clashed for a second day with suspected Ugandan rebels blamed for recent massacres in the country’s volatile east, civil society and UN sources told AFP. The battles broke out on Monday when troops attacked rebels who were thought to be organising another possible assault on the large town of Beni in the North Kivu province. A member of the Beni region’s civil society movement told AFP that the latest clashes have killed one army officer and two rebels, according to the the military.<\/p>\n

RDC : la situation explosive de Beni expliqu\u00e9e en 4 points<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDepuis d\u00e9but octobre, le territoire de Beni, dans l’est de la RDC, est la cible d’attaques r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9es d’individus arm\u00e9s qui s’en prennent aux populations civiles. Environ 120 morts en un mois. D\u00e9cryptage de la situation en quatre points.<\/p>\n

Identity of killers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tueries de Beni: des Congolais parmi les suspects arr\u00eat\u00e9s<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nR\u00e9agissant aux nouvelles tueries des civils samedi \u00e0 Beni, le ministre de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur, Richard Muyej a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 dimanche 2 novembre \u00e0 Goma que des citoyens congolais figurent au nombre de suspects interpell\u00e9s ces derniers jours. Une centaine de personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es les quatre derni\u00e8res semaines dans le territoire de Beni, \u00e0 plus de 350 km au Nord de Goma (Nord-Kivu). Des assassinats qui sont principalement attribu\u00e9s aux rebelles ougandais des ADF.<\/p>\n

Violences \u00e0 B\u00e9ni: l\u2019implication des ADF en question<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | RFI
\nRDC: qui est derri\u00e8re les r\u00e9centes tueries \u00e0 B\u00e9ni?<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | RFI
\nLa situation est toujours tendue \u00e0 B\u00e9ni, dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo. Lundi apr\u00e8s-midi, l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise a affront\u00e9 des assaillants qui se trouvaient dans le secteur o\u00f9 onze personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans la nuit de samedi, par balles et \u00e0 coups de machette. Qui sont ces myst\u00e9rieux assaillants ? Reportage dans le quartier Muzamba\u00ef, th\u00e9\u00e2tre de la tuerie.<\/p>\n

Responses to killings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu: un couvre-feu instaur\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe maire de Beni, Nyonyi Bwanakawa a annonc\u00e9, lundi 3 novembre, un couvre-feu dans cette ville, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 350 km au Nord de Goma (Nord-Kivu). Toutes les activit\u00e9s doivent d\u00e9sormais cesser de fonctionner dans la ville \u00e0 partir de 18h 30 locale. Cette mesure a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9cid\u00e9e au cours du Conseil urbain de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 pour faire face \u00e0 la r\u00e9surgence des massacres des civils dans ce territoire.<\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : Amnesty International plaide pour la protection des civils \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Okapi| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019ONG Amnesty international demande au gouvernement de la RDC et \u00e0 la Monusco de travailler ensemble pour assurer la protection des civils de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Dans une interview accord\u00e9e lundi 3 novembre \u00e0 Radio Okapi, Delly Mawazo Sesepe, chercheur sur la RDC au secr\u00e9tariat\u00a0 international de cette association de d\u00e9fense des droits de l\u2019homme souhaite que la population de ce territoire \u00abdorme tranquillement\u00bb.<\/p>\n

DRC minister appeals for calm after unrest<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | AlJazeera
\nThe defence minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to panic-striken civilians in the country’s east not to form militias to protect themselves after a string of massacres by suspected Ugandan rebels. Alexandre Luba Ntambo said on Tuesday that self-defence groups could further complicate the already fragile situation around the town of Beni, where as many as 120 people have been slaughtered in five weeks of night-time rebel raids.<\/p>\n

RDC: \u00e0 B\u00e9ni, la population est exasp\u00e9r\u00e9e par les violences<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | RFI
\nCe dimanche 2 novembre, la situation est extr\u00eamement tendue \u00e0 B\u00e9ni, dans l’est de la RDC, o\u00f9, au moins huit personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans la nuit de samedi \u00e0 dimanche. Un couvre-feu va \u00eatre d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dans la cit\u00e9 \u00e0 partir de 18 heures ce 2 novembre au soir.<\/p>\n

200 arrested<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nord-Kivu : la Monusco et la Police congolaise arr\u00eatent 200 suspects \u00e0 Beni<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nRDC – Massacres de Beni : 200 suspects aux arr\u00eats, selon la Monusc<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Jeune Afrique
\nDeux cents suspects dont des rebelles ougandais de l\u2019ADF ont \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9s depuis les r\u00e9centes attaques de Beni au Nord-Kivu. Le porte-parole int\u00e9rimaire de la Monusco, Charles Antoine Bambara l\u2019a annonc\u00e9 mercredi 5 novembre au cours de la conf\u00e9rence hebdomadaire des Nations-unies. Il a pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 que cette op\u00e9ration a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e gr\u00e2ce \u00ab \u00e0 la strat\u00e9gie op\u00e9rationnelle de lutte contre l\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e0 Beni \u00bb mise en place conjointement par la Police de la Mission onusienne et la Police nationale congolaise (PNC).<\/p>\n

200 arrested over DR Congo massacres<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Agence France-Presse | Reliefweb
\nAuthorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrested 200 suspects in connection with massacres in the troubled east of the country that left over 100 dead, the UN said Wednesday. The suspects taken into custody for the killings which began in October in the Beni area included Ugandan Muslim rebels, who have widely been blamed for the massacres.<\/p>\n

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

Sud-Kivu: 1000 d\u00e9plac\u00e9s en d\u00e9tresse \u00e0 Uvira<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa localit\u00e9 Muhuzi, dans le haut plateau d\u2019Uvira au Sud-Kivu, se vide de sa population depuis quatre jours suite aux affrontements entre des jeunes d\u2019auto-d\u00e9fense populaire et les combattants Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef du groupe Mahoro. Un groupe de commer\u00e7ants venus de cette contr\u00e9e donnent un bilan de deux morts : une femme et un milicien. Ces populations se dirigent vers Kibenga, Kasozo et Kizuka.<\/p>\n

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

Ituri: paralysie des activit\u00e9s \u00e0 Bunia et \u00e0 Mahagi<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes activit\u00e9s sociales et \u00e9conomiques sont paralys\u00e9es, vendredi 31 octobre, dans la ville de Bunia et dans la cit\u00e9 de Mahagi, dans le district de l\u2019Ituri (Province Orientale). Les boutiques, magasins, institutions bancaires et march\u00e9s ont referm\u00e9 leurs portes t\u00f4t le matin suite \u00e0 une manifestation brutale des \u00e9tudiants qui protestent contre la mort de leur coll\u00e8gue, tu\u00e9 dans la nuit de mercredi \u00e0 jeudi dernier par des inconnus, \u00e0 Butembo (Nord-Kivu).<\/p>\n

Ituri: les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef ont install\u00e9 une administration parall\u00e8le \u00e0 Babila-Babombi<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef milicien Emmanuel Azambo alias Manou est accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir \u00e9tabli, depuis deux semaines, une administration parall\u00e8le dans la chefferie de Babila-Babombi, \u00e0 environ 400 km au Sud-Ouest de Bunia, en territoire de Mambasa dans le district de l\u2019Ituri (Province Orientale). Il nomme les chefs coutumiers dans cette entit\u00e9 retranch\u00e9e en pleine brousse qui se situe \u00e0 six jours de marche \u00e0 pied de Mambasa-centre.<\/p>\n

Kisangani : les militaires et policiers appel\u00e9s \u00e0 s\u00e9curiser le territoire et la population<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe commandant de 31\u00e8 r\u00e9gion militaire, g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Bertin Basekay Kamangala, appelle les militaires et policiers \u00e0 garantir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 du pays et de la population. Cet officier militaire a livr\u00e9 son message au cours d\u2019une parade mixte FARDC-Police nationale, organis\u00e9e samedi 1er novembre au camp sergent Ketele, \u00e0 Kisangani (Province Orientale): \u00abSoldats, contentez-vous de votre salaire. Les soldats et les policiers, ne prenez pas les biens appartenant \u00e0 autrui. Il faut prot\u00e9ger la population et ses biens ainsi l\u2019int\u00e9grit\u00e9 territoriale\u00bb.<\/p>\n

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

Katanga : 10 incursions des miliciens Bakata Katanga enregistr\u00e9es \u00e0 Moero<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDix attaques des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Bakata Katanga ont \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9es, en l\u2019espace d\u2019une semaine, au secteur Moero dans le territoire de Pweto (Katanga). Le chef de ce secteur, Chadrack Kazembe, a livr\u00e9 ce chiffre mercredi 29 octobre, au cours d\u2019une r\u00e9union du conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 locale tenue \u00e0 Kilwa.<\/p>\n

Mitwaba: plus de 2 000 personnes fuient leurs villages apr\u00e8s des attaques des Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPlus de deux mille personnes ont fui, depuis dimanche 2 novembre, les villages de Muvule, Kalenge et Mukana, situ\u00e9s \u00e0 plus de 80 kilom\u00e8tres de la cit\u00e9 de Mitwaba au Katanga. Ils ont trouv\u00e9 refuge dans des villages voisins. Des sources locales indiquent que ces populations se sont d\u00e9plac\u00e9es \u00e0 la suite de deux attaques dimanche et mardi des miliciens Bakata Katanga au village Muvule.D\u2019autres d\u00e9plac\u00e9s, soit pr\u00e8s de 300 m\u00e9nages, ont quitt\u00e9 les villages de Kidimulilo, Kasolwa, Kansanga et Mototo. Ce d\u00e9placement \u00e0 titre pr\u00e9ventif est d\u00fb \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sence dans ces villages des \u00e9l\u00e9ments Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef.<\/p>\n

Katanga: les FARDC d\u00e9logent les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Bakata Katanga de Musumari<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes Forces arm\u00e9es de la RDC (FARDC) ont d\u00e9log\u00e9 les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef Bakata Katanga de Musumari, \u00e0 l\u2019issue d\u2019une offensive men\u00e9e, mercredi 5 novembre dans la matin\u00e9e, dans cette localit\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 40 km de Mitwaba-centre (Katanga). Des sources concordantes renseignent que de nombreux assaillants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s et quelques militaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s au cours de cet accrochage. Les FARDC ont r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 quatre AK 47 ainsi des fl\u00e8ches, apr\u00e8s le retrait des assaillants \u00e0 7 km du village Musumari, o\u00f9 ils ont install\u00e9 leur quartier g\u00e9n\u00e9ral.<\/p>\n

Katanga: le ministre provincial de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur annonce une op\u00e9ration contre les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef \u00e0 Moba<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe ministre provincial de l\u2019Int\u00e9rieur du Katanga, Juv\u00e9nal Kitungwa, annonce une intervention militaire contre les Ma\u00ef-Ma\u00ef dans le territoire de Moba (Katanga). Il a fait cette annonce, mercredi 5 novembre, au terme d\u2019une visite de deux jours dans cette partie du Katanga, en proie aux exactions des miliciens et aux conflits inter-communautaires.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

BBC genocide documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rwanda: l\u2019inqui\u00e9tude du Royaume-Uni apr\u00e8s la suspension de la BBC<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | RFI
\nApr\u00e8s les Etats-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne se dit tr\u00e8s inqui\u00e8te apr\u00e8s la suspension au Rwanda de la BBC en Kinyarwanda, la langue locale. Une suspension d\u00e9cid\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s rwandaises pour protester contre la diffusion d’un documentaire intitul\u00e9\u00a0Rwanda, l’histoire jamais cont\u00e9e<\/em>\u00a0et qui met en cause le pr\u00e9sident Kagame dans une s\u00e9rie de crimes.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

US warns of Al-Shabab terrorist threat<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Government Warns of Alshabaab Attack in Burundi<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Dalsan Radio | AllAfrica
\nThe US Department of State for Foreign Affairs issued a travel advisory to its citizens that they should not travel to Burundi for fear of possible Alshabaab attacks as Al-Shabaab threatened to attack Burundi. The US Department of State for Foreign Affairs also advised the staff of the US Embassy in Burundi to reduce their footprints in crowded public places. The US Department of State for Foreign Affairs asked them not to go to other places beyond Bujumbura where the embassy is located. Burundi just like Uganda and other countries contributes troops to AMISOM who fight Alshabaab inside Somalia.<\/p>\n

State Department Re-issues Burundi Travel Warning<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe United States has re-issued a travel warning for Burundi and advised U.S. government employees to exercise caution\u00a0 at night in the small African nation. The U.S. State Department warned all American citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Burundi, citing the terrorist threat from Somali-based al-Shabab and the high crime in the impoverished nation.<\/p>\n

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

Rise of Armed Violence in Bujumbura – Threat Is Everywhere<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Iwacu | AllAfrica
\nThe security is threatened in all corners of the country since last month. An overview Mugongomanga Commune: people are very scared. It began on Thursday 23 October 2014 around 5 PM. Fabrice Niyongabo, 26 years old, falls in an ambush of a group of armed people with machetes, knives and clubs. This happens at Kuwimpfizi, Buhororo hill, Mugongomanga commune, Bujumbura province.<\/p>\n

More Lake Rweru bodies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Burundi: sur le lac Rweru, rep\u00eacher les corps est d\u00e9sormais interdit<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | RFI
\nA quel jeu jouent les autorit\u00e9s burundaises ? C\u2019est l\u2019une des questions que l\u2019on se pose au Burundi apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte, en milieu de semaine, de deux nouveaux corps flottants sur le lac Rweru, entre ce pays et le voisin rwandais au nord, apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte d\u2019une quarantaine d\u2019autres depuis la mi-ao\u00fbt, dont quatre rep\u00each\u00e9s et enterr\u00e9s au Burundi. Cette fois, la d\u00e9cision des autorit\u00e9s burundaises en a \u00e9tonn\u00e9s plus d\u2019un.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

UDPF in Somalia<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDF Officers Who Turned Volatile Mogadishu Around<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | The Observer (Kampala) | AllAfrica
\nThe Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has announced deployment of 2,754 soldiers to Somalia, marking the start of a 12-month tour of duty in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country. The latest contingent of UPDF soldiers joining the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) is code-named Battle Group XIV, commanded by Brig Sam Kavuma. Since 2007, the UPDF has sent seven battle groups to Somalia, and currently has the largest contingent of at least 6,223 soldiers.<\/p>\n

Ethnic violence in Rwenzori<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda: Violence, Reprisals in Western Region<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Human Rights Watch
\nThe government response to deadly ethnic violence and reprisals in the Rwenzori region of western Uganda in July 2014 has been inadequate. The government should arrange for a credible independent investigation to examine the circumstances of the initial attacks, the subsequent response \u2013 including the possible involvement of government forces in reprisal attacks and torture, and the adequacy of protection for civilians in the following days.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

UN peacekeepers free 67 hostages in Central African Republic<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Reuters
\nU.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic freed 67 hostages who had been seized by militia groups, a spokeswoman for the U.N. mission known as MINUSCA said on Wednesday. Four women were taken hostage in the capital Bangui while the rest were seized in the interior of the country, spokeswoman Myriam Dessables told a news conference. All were released after military operations by the peacekeepers.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique : \u00e9changes de tirs dans un quartier nord de Bangui\u00a0<\/a>| 1 November 2014 | Jeuine Afrique
\nDes \u00e9changes de tir ont oppos\u00e9 vendredi les forces internationales \u00e0 des hommes arm\u00e9s qui les ont prises \u00e0 partie dans un quartier nord de Bangui, selon un communiqu\u00e9 de la force fran\u00e7aise Sangaris. Vendredi matin, “des incidents ont \u00e9clat\u00e9 dans le quartier de Boy Rab\u00e9” alors que les Forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 int\u00e9rieures centrafricaines (FSI), appuy\u00e9es par la force onusienne Minusca et la force fran\u00e7aise, “menaient des investigations dans une habitation”, affirme le communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Centrafrique: le laborieux d\u00e9sarmement des milices \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | RFI
\nSunday seemed calm income in Bangui, the CAR capital. Friday and Saturday, firefights had opposed the international forces and armed men, especially in the area of \u200b\u200bBoy Rabe, considered an anti-Balaka fief. The origin of these firefights, a disarmament operation launched by the Minusca, in collaboration with the police and the local police, as well as the French force Sangaris. A month and a half after its deployment, Minusca says determined to continue these operations, with mixed results for the moment.<\/p>\n

L’ONU interpelle cinq personnes dans le cadre d’une op\u00e9ration \u00e0 Bangui<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | UN News Centre | AllAfrica
\nDans le cadre de leurs op\u00e9rations de s\u00e9curisation de la ville de Bangui, les forces de la Mission multidimensionnelle int\u00e9gr\u00e9e des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en R\u00e9publique centrafricaine (MINUSCA) ont conduit vendredi conjointement avec des forces de l’op\u00e9ration Sangaris et des forces de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 centrafricaines, une op\u00e9ration dans les quartiers Gobongo et Boy Rabe, dans le 4e arrondissement de Bangui.<\/p>\n

Seleka factioning<\/strong><\/p>\n

L’UPC, un nouveau mouvement en RCA<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Deutsche Welle | AllAfrica
\nEn R\u00e9publique centrafricaine, depuis le 25 octobre dernier, existe l’Unit\u00e9 pour la Centrafrique, UPC. Il s’agit d’ un mouvement politico-militaire, n\u00e9 d’une scission au sein de l’ex-S\u00e9l\u00e9ka, ancien mouvement de rebellion. Noureddine Adam, l’un des responsables de cette ex-r\u00e9bellion veut prendre le contr\u00f4le du mouvement actuellement min\u00e9 par dissensions internes.<\/p>\n

Noureddine Adam tente de se replacer dans le jeu de la Seleka<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | RFI | AllAfrica
\nApr\u00e8s le Congr\u00e8s de la Seleka de Nd\u00e9l\u00e9 au mois de mai auquel il n’avait pas pris part, apr\u00e8s celui de Birao, o\u00f9 il avait impos\u00e9 un nouvel organigramme qui a vol\u00e9 en \u00e9clat depuis, Noureddine Adam tente de revenir dans le jeu. Depuis dimanche, il a r\u00e9uni \u00e0 Kaga Bandoro tous les cadres rest\u00e9s plus ou moins fid\u00e8les. A la sortie, un nouvel organigramme et une entame de discussions avec le gouvernement et les partenaires internationaux qui, pour beaucoup, r\u00eavent de le voir \u00e0 la CPI.<\/p>\n

UN panel of experts report<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold, diamonds fuelling conflict in Central African Republic: U.N. panel<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Reuters
\nGold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in Central African Republic and United Nations peacekeepers should monitor mining sites to clamp down on illicit trade, a U.N. panel of experts said. In a report, the panel also said the peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) should deploy troops to the remote north of the country and use drones to monitor the rebel-controlled region to put an end to simmering violence there.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Humanitarian news<\/h1>\n

Non-comprehensive overview of humanitarian news & events, including refugee and IDP issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

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

Qui Fait Quoi O\u00f9 – Dans la province du Katanga (Octobre 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | OCHA | Reliefweb
\nRDC – Katanga: Qui Fait Quoi O\u00f9 – 3W (Octobre 2014)<\/a>\u00a0| 28 October 2014 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Bulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province Orientale N\u00b030\/14, 30 octobre 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | OCHA | Reliefweb
\nBulletin d’Information Humanitaire – Province du Sud-Kivu N\u00b037\/14, 30 octobre 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | OCHA | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

Katanga: More efforts are necessary – A report on humanitarian response and the remaining challenges in DRC\u2019s Katanga Province<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | OCHA | Reliefweb
\nAfter years of calm, Katanga has become a powderkeg, like other provinces in the eastern part of the DRC. With some 580,000 internally displaced people and about 300,000 returnees since March 2013, Katanga is, after the two Kivus, the third most affected province by displacements. After months \u2013 January to May \u2013 of rampant violence through a \u00ab scorched earth \u00bb campaign, the Mayi-Mayi armed movement who has been causing havoc Katanga since 2010, \u00ab has offered \u00bb since June a semblance of respite to the populations of the territories of Malemba Nkulu, Manono, Moba, Mitwaba and Pweto situated in the southern and centre parts of the copper-producing province.<\/p>\n

CAR<\/h2>\n

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

Central African Republic: Refugee Situation UNHCR Regional Update 38, 25 – 31 October 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | UNHCR | Reliefweb
\nCentral African Republic Emergency Situation as of 31 October 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | UNHCR | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

C.A.R. Regional Impact Situation Report #8 29 October 2014<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | World Food Program | Reliefweb<\/p>\n

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

Central African Republic: As violence flares, UN warns of worsening humanitarian conditions<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | UN News Centre
\nFresh fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) has aggravated the humanitarian situation across the country, UN humanitarian officials warned today, adding that amid the upsurge in violence, aid workers were now facing unprecedented attacks. At a press briefing held at UN headquarters in Geneva this morning, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that despite the lack of media interest in the CAR crisis, the displacement of people was still being considered a \u201cmassive humanitarian emergency,\u201d with 410,000 people displaced overall.<\/p>\n

CAR Food Security Hard Hit<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Voice of America
\nViolence Hits Food Output in Central African Republic, Economy ‘Broken’<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Reuters
\nFarming Sector Hit By Insecurity As Central African Republic Crisis Grinds On – UN Report<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | UN News Service | AllAfrica
\nViolence hits food output in Central African Republic, economy “broken”<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Reuters
\nThe continuing crisis in the embattled Central African Republic has taken a large toll on agricultural production and is eroding the capacity of the country’s population to secure sufficient food, a new report by the United Nations food and agriculture agencies has found. The report – jointly produced by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – blamed widespread looting and insecurity for negatively impacting crops, livestock and fishing in the CAR. Such adverse events caused the country’s agricultural sector to contract by 46 per cent in 2013, in the wake of a crisis in the country that has caused massive displacements and driven hundreds of thousands of people to flee across its borders, the report found.<\/p>\n

Dubai-Based Company to Supply Petroleum Products to CAR<\/a>\u00a0| 29 October 2014 | Cameroon Tribune | AllAfrica
\nThe Dubai-based Tristar liquid logistics company in the United Arabs Emirates will supply petroleum products to the conflict-ridden Central African Republic within the framework of its humanitarian missions. The intervention of the United Arabs Emirates company will be thanks to a partnership agreement it signed with the Central African Republic affiliate of the Cameroon petroleum products distribution company Tradex on September 26 in Douala. The information is contained in a press released published by Tradex on 23 oktober 2014. The current crisis rocking the Central African Republic caused by the ousting of former President Fran\u00e7ois Bozize’s regime in March 2013 by the Seleka rebel movement, greatly perturbed the distribution of petroleum products in the country by Tradex, Afriquinfos reported. After months of inactivity, Tradex has reopened 80 per cent of the petroleum products filling stations in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

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

Gunmen Beat, Rob Sudanese Refugees in CAR Camp<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Radio Dabanga | AllAfrica
\nSudanese refugees in Bembere camp in the Central African Republic (CAR) were beaten and robbed of a large sum of money and a number of sheep, by a large group of gunmen on Monday.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Justice and Tribunals<\/h1>\n

Selected articles on criminal justice proceedings regarding crimes committed in the Great Lakes Region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0DRC<\/h2>\n

Ndala Assassination Trail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affaire Mamadou Ndala: le major Paul Kimararungu \u00e9cope d\u2019une peine \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa Cour op\u00e9rationnelle militaire du Nord-Kivu, si\u00e9geant en chambre foraine \u00e0 Beni dans l\u2019affaire Mamadou Ndala, a condamn\u00e9 le major Paul Kimararungu \u00e0 perp\u00e9tuit\u00e9. Ce verdict est tomb\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019audience du mercredi 29 octobre. Cet officier du 1\u00e8 secteur des FARDC \u00e0 Beni est poursuivi pour abandon de poste le jour de l\u2019embuscade qui a co\u00fbt\u00e9 la vie, le 2 janvier dernier, au colonel Mamadou Ndala.<\/p>\n

Beni: un officier FARDC accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir per\u00e7u 27 000 USD des ADF pour tuer Mamadou Ndala<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nDe nouveaux t\u00e9moignages d\u2019un officier\u00a0 rebelle des ADF chargent encore quelques officiers des FARDC, qui seraient complices de l\u2019assassinat du colonel Mamadou Ndala le 2 janvier dernier. Au cours de l\u2019audience du lundi 3 novembre, ce chef rebelle ougandais a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 devant la cour op\u00e9rationnelle militaire le plan meurtrier mont\u00e9 contre le colonel Mamadou, accusant un officier FARDC accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir per\u00e7u 27 000 USD des ADF pour \u00e9liminer l\u2019ex-commandant du 42e bataillon des commandos FARDC des unit\u00e9s de r\u00e9action rapide.<\/p>\n

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

Bemba’s Indicted Lawyer Denied Entry to the UK<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Bemba Trial Website | AllAfrica
\nThe United Kingdom has revoked the visa for Jean-Pierre Bemba’s indicted lawyer Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, who is in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over witness tampering accusations. The visa was due to expire in August 2015.<\/p>\n

Rwanda<\/h2>\n

Affaire Habyarimana: r\u00e9ouverture de l’instruction en France<\/a>\u00a0| 29 October 2014 | RFI
\nC’est une information RFI, les juges fran\u00e7ais Marc Tr\u00e9vidic et Nathalie Poux rouvrent l’instruction dans l’affaire de l’attentat contre l’avion du pr\u00e9sident Habyarimana le 6 avril 1994. Eux qui avaient cl\u00f4tur\u00e9 cette enqu\u00eate il y a tout juste trois mois. Une r\u00e9ouverture de l’instruction qui a surpris les parties civiles. Il y aurait un ou plusieurs \u00e9l\u00e9ments nouveaux dans l’affaire.<\/p>\n

FRANCE-RWANDA : un nouveau t\u00e9moin retarde la cl\u00f4ture de l\u2019instruction sur l\u2019attentat du 6 avril 1994<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Afrikarabia
\nLes juges fran\u00e7ais Marc Tr\u00e9vidic et Nathalie Poux vont devoir entendre un ex-gendarme rwandais d\u00e9nich\u00e9 par le pol\u00e9miste Pierre P\u00e9an. Il viendrait accr\u00e9diter la \u00ab piste de Masaka \u00bb pour impliquer Paul Kagame dans l\u2019attentat.<\/p>\n

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

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

DRC, Rwanda and Burundi agreements on integrated management of water resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kinshasa: la convention internationale sur la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e du bassin du lac Kivu adopt\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe conseil des ministres de l\u2019Autorit\u00e9 du bassin du Lac Kivu et de la rivi\u00e8re Ruzizi (Abakir) a endoss\u00e9 mardi 4 octobre \u00e0 Kinshasa la convention internationale relative \u00e0 la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e des ressources en eau de ce bassin. Les participants ont \u00e9galement adopt\u00e9 et sign\u00e9 officiellement les statuts de l\u2019Abakir.<\/p>\n

Vers une gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e du bassin du lac Kivu par la RDC, le Burundi et le Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa r\u00e9union du conseil des ministres de l\u2019Autorit\u00e9 du Bassin du Lac Kivu et de la rivi\u00e8re Ruzizi (Abakir) se tient ce mardi 4 novembre \u00e0 Kinshasa. Les participants doivent endosser deux textes: la convention internationale relative \u00e0 la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e des ressources en eau du Bassin du lac Kivu et de la rivi\u00e8re Ruzizi\u00a0 ainsi que les statuts de l\u2019Abakir.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

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

Fonds pour l\u2019\u00e9conomie verte : la RDC annonce une contribution de 3 millions USD<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa RDC annonce une contribution de 3 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains pour financer le fonds pour l\u2019\u00e9conomie verte en Afrique centrale et la transformation structurelle de l\u2019\u00e9conomie des ressources naturelles. Le vice-premier ministre et ministre de la D\u00e9fense nationale et des anciens combattants, Alexandre Luba, l\u2019a annonc\u00e9 \u00e0 la r\u00e9union des ministres de la Communaut\u00e9 Economique des Etats de l\u2019Afrique centrale (CEEAC) en charge des for\u00eats et ressources naturelles.<\/p>\n

Poaching and illegal logging<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biosph\u00e8re de Yangambi : 21 000 esp\u00e8ces menac\u00e9es<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nL\u2019exploitation ill\u00e9gale du bois et le braconnage menacent plus de 21 000 esp\u00e8ces v\u00e9g\u00e9tales et animales de la r\u00e9serve de biosph\u00e8re de Yangambi en Province Orientale. Le coordonnateur du projet de r\u00e9habilitation de cette aire prot\u00e9g\u00e9e, Juvin Akiak l\u2019a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mardi \u00e0 Yangambi. L\u2019Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN) a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le m\u00eame jour 20 nouveaux gardes \u00e9cologiques.<\/p>\n

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

Congo Kinshasa: les r\u00e9formes du commerce de minerais sap\u00e9es par l\u2019impunit\u00e9 dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Global Witness
\nLes efforts visant \u00e0 rompre les liens entre les mines et le conflit dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) sont contrari\u00e9s par la participation ill\u00e9gale de membres de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise au commerce minier, signale Global Witness quelques jours avant le d\u00e9but d’une conf\u00e9rence internationale sur les \u00ab minerais de conflit \u00bb \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Congo mineral trade reforms undercut by impunity within the army<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Global Witness
\nEfforts to break the links between mining and conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being thwarted by the illegal involvement of members of the Congolese army in the trade, warns Global Witness, days before a major international conference on \u2019conflict minerals\u2019 in Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Virunga<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Attenborough joins campaign to protect Africa\u2019s oldest national park from oil interests<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Global Witness
\nDavid Attenborough has called for UK company Soco International to stop exploring for oil in one of Africa\u2019s oldest national parks, days before a multi-award-winning documentary on the subject, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, is released on Netflix.\u00a0 The legendary filmmaker and naturalist has raised urgent concerns over the threat to Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to some of the world\u2019s last mountain gorillas.<\/p>\n

Virunga film-makers ask viewers to join campaign against oil company Soco<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | The Guardian
\nProducers of the documentary Virunga, set in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) park which is home to many of the world\u2019s remaining 800 mountain gorillas, will on Friday publish a list of all major British and international pension funds, companies and banks who back London-based Soco\u2019s search for oil in some of the world\u2019s most volatile regions. They include the Church of England investment fund, M&S, Aviva, Scottish Widows and and several high street banks.<\/p>\n

Natural gas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kinshasa sets its sights on Kivu’s methane<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Africa Intellegence
\nAfter Rwanda committed itself to the idea, Congo-K has moved to extract methane gas from the Lake Kivu area. Indeed (…)<\/p>\n

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

Mawson West starts commissioning of DRC flagship<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Mining Weekly
\nCommissioning of Africa-focused miner Mawson West’s Kapulo mine, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has started, with construction capital costs having been reduced by about $14-million.<\/p>\n

Burundi<\/h2>\n

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

EU Grants Burundi BIF 12 Billion for Land<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | East Africa Business Week | AllAfrica
\nhe Burundi Second Vice-President of the Republic, Eng. Dr. Gervais Rufyikiri, has commissioned a European Union funded project aimed at improving land management and governance. The project is funded at BIF 12 billion and will be implemented by GIZ for a period of 4 years. Rufyikiri said the Government of Burundi welcomes the launch of the project, which is also a response to the concerns of Burundi 2025 Vision.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

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

Miners Seek Government Support<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | East Africa Business Week | AllAfrica
\nResidents of Harugongo and Kichwamba Sub Counties in Kabarole district, Western Uganda have said government has not helped them to fully mine the abundant Pozzolana mineral. They say government and the district local council leadership have neglected the miners leaving them at the mercy of Kasese district based cement maker Hima cement. The mainly youthful artisanal miners decry that they are not getting their mineral’s worth because middle men buy the rocky substance at a very low price and sells it to Hima at a higher price.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Regulation, voluntary initiatives, and CSR<\/h1>\n

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

EU conflict minerals legislation<\/strong><\/p>\n

European draft Regulation on responsible mineral sourcing. What lessons can be learned from the Democratic Republic of Congo?<\/a>\u00a0| 23 October 2014 | European Network for Central Africa (EurAc)
\nProjet de R\u00e8glement europ\u00e9en pour un approvisionnement responsable en minerais. Quelles le\u00e7ons tirer de la R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo ?<\/a>\u00a0| 23 October 2014 | R\u00e9seau europ\u00e9en pour l\u2019Afrique Centrale (EurAc)
\nOn 5 March 2014, the European Commission presented an initiative to address the issue of \u2018conflict minerals\u2019. This initiative comprises two instruments; the first is a legislative instrument falling within the EU’s competence in trade and introducing a \u2018responsible sourcing\u2019 system\u00a0 for minerals coming from conflict-affected and \u2018high-risk\u2019 areas (draft Regulation); the second is a Joint Communication setting out a series of measures to promote such a responsible sourcing (referred to below as \u2018Accompanying Measures\u2019).<\/p>\n

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

Resource Page – Conflict Minerals: A Broader Push for Reform is Essential<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | Enough Project
\nSection 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has been a primary driver of corporate and regional policy change on conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo), helping create an economic incentive for ending exploitative mining practices and reforming the region\u2019s minerals sector. However, Dodd-Frank 1502 is only one component in a broad set of peacebuilding tools, and it must be accompanied by other initiatives to advance development of a responsible minerals trade that improves the livelihoods and security of people living in eastern Congo. These changes toward peace must include government and corporate responses, programs directly supporting the livelihoods of community members in eastern Congo, and full implementation of the regional peace agreement known as the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework in a way that is truly inclusive of those most affected by it.<\/p>\n

ENOUGH PROJECT REPLY TO THE OPEN LETTER ON \u2018CONFLICT MINERALS\u2019<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | With Eyes Wide Open
\nIt is time for another broader push for reform on conflict minerals and natural resource governance in order to complement the Dodd-Frank legislation and deepen related minerals reforms. Dodd-Frank has been the primary driver of corporate and regional policy change on conflict minerals, creating a market incentive for reform of the exploitative patterns of mining in Congo. However, by itself it is incomplete, and it must be built upon with deeper reforms to speed up the development of a responsible minerals trade that improves the livelihoods of eastern Congo\u2019s population. The reform agenda should include more robust regional and corporate reforms, as well as alternative livelihood programs and full implementation of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework in close consultation with Congolese and regional stakeholders. The September 9 Open Letter on conflict minerals is a thoughtful piece that offers many helpful recommendations that should be fully considered. However, the letter also lacks important context and supportive evidence for several of its core assertions.<\/p>\n

PACT REPLY TO THE OPEN LETTER ON \u2018CONFLICT MINERALS\u2019<\/a>\u00a0| 30 October 2014 | With Eyes Wide Open
\nBefore Pact and its partners put in place a due-diligence mineral traceability system at a mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Labiteziza Seyinda despaired not only over prices for the tin ore that he dug but also for his life. \u201cFor us, it means more transparency and less fraud,\u201d he says in French. \u201cNot to mention, an end to harassment.\u201d Today, Labiteziza and more than 72,000 artisanal, small-scale miners in the Congo countryside and Africa\u2019s mineral-rich Great Lakes Region are back at work; can access a legal market for the tin, tantalum and tungsten that go into our smartphones, tablets and other gadgets; and enjoy a growing freedom from fear and violence. Yet, with an estimated 2 million more like Labiteziza who depend on mining to make a living in DRC, not nearly enough has been done.<\/p>\n

ARGUMENTATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE \u2018CONFLICT MINERALS\u2019 DEBATE<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | With Eyes Wide Open
\nThe Enough Project, one of the major lobbyists in favour of Dodd Frank Section 1502, has gathered 27 other signatories to co-publish another reply (after 28 Congolese Kivutian civil society organisations and PACT) to the open letter published by 72 Congolese and international stakeholders in September 2014 (For further details, see \u2013 among many others \u2013 here and here). This analytic rebuttal represents the author\u2019s point of view and may or may not reflect that of the 72 open letter signatories.<\/p>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Congo Kinshasa: les r\u00e9formes du commerce de minerais sap\u00e9es par l\u2019impunit\u00e9 dans l\u2019arm\u00e9e<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Global Witness | Reliefweb
\nLes efforts visant \u00e0 rompre les liens entre les mines et le conflit dans l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC) sont contrari\u00e9s par la participation ill\u00e9gale de membres de l\u2019arm\u00e9e congolaise au commerce minier, signale Global Witness quelques jours avant le d\u00e9but d’une conf\u00e9rence internationale sur les \u00ab minerais de conflit \u00bb \u00e0 Kinshasa.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Other<\/h1>\n

DRC<\/h2>\n

Amendment to Constiutional Presidential Term<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: Vital Kamerhe invite la majorit\u00e9 \u00e0 tirer le\u00e7on de la situation au Burkina Faso<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLa situation est toujours confuse ce samedi 1er novembre au Burkina Faso, o\u00f9 on ne sait pas qui tient r\u00e9ellement les r\u00eanes du pouvoir entre le chef d\u2019Etat-major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Nab\u00e9r\u00e9 Honor\u00e9 Traor\u00e9, et le num\u00e9ro 2 de la garde pr\u00e9sidentielle, le lieutenant-colonel Zida. Ces deux officiers revendiquent chacun la pr\u00e9sidence de la R\u00e9publique apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9mission de Blaise Compaor\u00e9, sous la pression populaire. En RDC, le pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC), Vital Kamerhe, estime que le continent doit tirer des le\u00e7ons de ce qui se passe au Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

Could #Lwili reach Kinshasa? Lessons from the streets of Burkina Faso<\/a>\u00a0| 3 November 2014 | Congo Siasa
\nThe momentous events in Burkina Faso last week have reverberated across Africa, and nowhere more so than in the streets and halls of power in the Congo. The #Lwili (the burkinab\u00e9 hashtag used for the protests) playbook is attractive to many in the opposition and civil society: A president tries to overstay his welcome and his term-limits by changing the constitution; the people rise up and force him out of power; the army joins them to send the president into exile. This sequence of events was played out in Burkina Faso, but also in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, and to a certain extent in Chile (1988) and the Philippines (1986).<\/p>\n

DR Congo Debates to Amend or Not to Amend Constitution<\/a>\u00a0| 4 November 2014 | Voice of America
\nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s information minister said his country, as a democratic nation, is having an intellectual and political debate about whether to change the constitution or not. But Lambert Mende said unlike what happened in Burkina Faso where President Blaise Campaore asked the parliament to amend the constitution so he could extend his 27 year-rule, there is no institutional initiative in the DRC to change the constitution.<\/p>\n

Interview with Gilles Yabi on protests in Burkina and lessons for other countries<\/a>\u00a0| 5 November 2014 | Congo Siasa
\nThe following is an edited transcript and a translation of an interview with Dr Gilles Yabi. Political analyst and economist, Dr Yabi spent seven years as senior political analyst and then project director for the West Africa Project of the International Crisis Group. Holding a Ph.D in economics from the university of Clermont-Ferrand in France, Gilles also worked as a journalist for the weekly magazine Jeune Afrique. After leaving Crisis Group in November 2013, Gilles is now independent consultant in the fields of conflict analysis, security and political governance in West Africa. He also publishes articles and editorials on his blog: Le Blog de Gilles Yabi (http:\/\/gillesyabi.blogspot.com)<\/p>\n

Day of Pan-African Youth<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC : Martin Kobler appelle \u00e0 une jeunesse autonome, responsable et solidaire<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLe chef de la Monusco,Martin Kobler, appelle les jeunes\u00a0 de la RDC \u00e0 \u00eatre autonomes, responsables et solidaires. Dans un communiqu\u00e9 de la Mission onusienne publi\u00e9e samedi 1er novembre, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la 3e journ\u00e9e panafricaine de la jeunesse, il invite les jeunes congolais et congolaises \u00e0 se mobiliser pour relever les d\u00e9fis auxquels fait face le pays.<\/p>\n

100 missing following heavy rains in Kalehe<\/strong><\/p>\n

RDC: une journ\u00e9e de deuil national r\u00e9clam\u00e9e pour les victimes de Kalehe<\/a>\u00a0| 1 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nPluies de Kalehe: le bilan s\u2019alourdit<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Radio Okapi
\nLes notables de Kalehe (Sud-Kivu) appellent le gouvernement \u00e0 d\u00e9cr\u00e9ter une journ\u00e9e de deuil national en m\u00e9moire des victimes des pluies qui se sont abattues, il y a une semaine, dans ce territoire. Environ 100 personnes sont port\u00e9es disparues et plus de 700 maisons ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9truites dans cette partie du Sud-Kivu, selon le gouverneur Marcellin Chisambo.<\/p>\n

Uganda<\/h2>\n

National Resistance Movement leadership struggle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mbabazi on the ropes<\/a>\u00a0| 2 November 2014 | Africa Confidential
\nPresident Yoweri Museveni aims to limit possible leadership challenges from within the governing National Resistance Movement through wide-ranging changes to the party\u2019s constitution. Currently, the main objective is to unseat Amama Mbabazi \u2013 the former Prime Minister sacked by Museveni on 18 September \u2013 from his position as NRM Secretary General and so quash his hopes of standing for President for the party. And, during the weekend of 18-19 October, Museveni scored a decisive victory over his erstwhile ally.<\/p>\n

Who will succeed Mbabazi as NRM secretary general?<\/a>\u00a0| 31 October 2014 | Africa Intellegence
\nWhile the deposed Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, has not yet been definitively removed as secretary general of the ruling National (…)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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IPIS Recent Publications<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Boundary spanning: moving towards strategic stakeholder engagement<\/a>\u00a0| 3 February 2014 | IPIS
\nBy Anna Bulzomi
\nTo address complex human rights impacts, companies need to move away from responding to crises and work with communities towards creating shared value.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights<\/em>: The 2nd Annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva 2013<\/a>\u00a0| January 2014 | IPIS
\nFrom the 2 – 4 December 2013, IPIS attended the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Forum was established by the Human Rights Council and is under the guidance of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. IPIS\u2019 researchers Gabriella Wass and Anna Bulzomi offer some insights into topics at the Forum that struck them as particularly interesting.<\/p>\n

Practice What You Preach: Theory and Practice of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)\u2019s Stakeholder Engagement Plan in Chad<\/a>\u00a0| 9 January 2014 | IPIS
\nThe past decade has seen a staggering increase in Chinese investment flows in Africa, leaping from USD 392 million in 2005 to USD 2520 million in 2012. Chinese Government officials often describe the burgeoning Sino-African ties as \u2018win-win partnerships\u2019, emphasizing how their \u2018non-interference\u2019 policy truly allows African countries to choose their own development path.
\nAgainst this background, doubts may arise with regard to the environmental and social standards applied by Chinese companies conducting business overseas, especially in post-conflict states with poor human rights records and inadequate governance structures.\u00a0The case discussed in this paper concerns the operations of the Chadian branch of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).<\/p>\n

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda\u2019s Oil – Part II: Protect and Remedy: Implementing State duties under the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights<\/a>\u00a0| December 2013 | IPIS
\nThe following is the second in a series of four reports exploring business and human rights issues in Uganda\u2019s oil sector. This series is a collaboration between IPIS vsw and ActionAid Uganda.
\nIn accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, this second report assesses the duty of the Ugandan, British, French and Chinese States to prevent, investigate, punish and redress human rights abuse by businesses.<\/p>\n

In search of clean water: human rights and the mining industry in Katanga, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 27 November 2013 | IPIS
\nToday, around 1,8 billion people in the world do not have access to safe water. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the most water-rich country in Africa, 51 million people lack access to potable water; only 26% of the population has access to safe drinking water. This is one of the lowest access rates in the world.
\nIn the Katanga province, rich in cobalt and copper, some industrial mining companies operate provoking significant pollution of water sources, seriously affecting the local population. Although there is a lack of comprehensive data available, several studies conducted by local civil society show environmental, health and socio-economic negative effects.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights<\/em>: Kimberley Process: observations from the sidelines. Part I<\/a>\u00a0| 21 November 2013 | IPIS
\nTen years after the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) this paper is the first in a two part series providing an overview of where the Kimberley Process and international efforts to combat the trade in conflict diamonds currently stand. It will analyse some of the present challenges facing the system and some of the potential solutions on the table.<\/p>\n

Travail des enfants dans le site minier d’exploitation artisanale de Bisie en territoire de Walikale. Une crise oubli\u00e9e en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 19 November 2013 | Prince Kihangi Kyamwami
\nPlus de deux d\u00e9cennies apr\u00e8s l\u2019entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la Convention relative aux droits de l\u2019enfant (1989) en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo (RDC), la situation des enfants dans le territoire de Walikale demeure critique.<\/p>\n

Ambushed in Bangkok? The U.N. Panel on North Korea and the case of the IL-76 “4L-AWA”<\/a>\u00a0| 14 November 2013 | IPIS\/TA
\nThis new IPIS\/TA report explains why the conclusion of the latest United Nations report on North Korea sanctions, about an arms flight grounded in Thailand, is not supported by facts, but based on a misalliance of wrong and misleading information, gleaned both about the cargo aircraft, its flight and the entities involved, together with erroneous interpretations of standard aviation practices made by the UN Panel of experts on North Korea.<\/p>\n

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DR Congo<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nIn August 2009 the \u2018International Peace Information Service\u2019 (IPIS) published a first map of militarised mining areas in Eastern DR Congo. By 2012, the international interest in the issue had grown but the map was out-dated. To find a structural solution, IPIS sat down with the Congolese mining cadastre (CAMI) and agreed to set up a permanent system to monitor artisanal mining activities and the involvement of armed groups in the mineral exploitation and trade.\u00a0A first version of the resulting map has been published at\u00a0https:\/\/ipisresearch.be\/\/mapping\/webmapping<\/a>. It shows the location of nearly 800 mining sites and 85 trading centres, including information about armed groups presence and involvement, and the scale of the mining activity. The map includes at least 410 cases of illegal taxation by armed groups or the Congolese army.<\/p>\n

‘Conflict Minerals’ initiatives in DR Congo: Perceptions of local mining communities<\/a>\u00a0| 12 November 2013 | IPIS
\nThe exploitation of minerals is an important source of income for many communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yet this mineral wealth also plays a significant role in the continuation of insecurity in parts of the country.
\nOver recent years, several domestic, regional and international initiatives have been developed to address the so-called \u2018conflict minerals\u2019 problem and the high level of informality in the DRC\u2019s artisanal mining sector. These initiatives have provoked varying reactions regarding their impact on local livelihoods.
\nThis report aims to provide insight into the impact of initiatives on the livelihood strategies of local communities in the DRC, based on field research in a wide range of mining areas; and document the perceptions of local stakeholders of these initiatives and their impacts.<\/p>\n

IPIS Insights:<\/em>\u00a0Why businesses should assess human rights impacts from the outset of projects. SOCO International Oil Company in Virunga National Park, DRC<\/a>\u00a0| 26 August 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS)
\nSOCO International, a British oil company, is prospecting for oil in the Democratic Republic of Congo\u2019s Virunga National Park \u2013 a World Heritage Site. For the past year, their presence has been criticised for putting a fragile environment at risk. However, more recently, their impact on human rights has also been questioned. In this Insights IPIS looks at why it is so vital for companies to employ rights-respectful processes, such as those advised in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, from the very beginning of the prospection stage.<\/p>\n

Strijd tegen conflictmineralen: sleutel tot conflictresolutie in Oost-Congo?<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July\u00a0 2013 | IPIS\u00a0(Internationale Spectator)
\nDe PDF van dit artikel is met toestemming van de redactie overgenomen uit de ‘Internationale Spectator, Clingendael Magazine voor Internationale Betrekkingen’, uitgegeven door de Koninklijke Van Gorcum, te Assen namens het Nederlands Instituut voor Internationale Betrekkingen \u2018Clingendael\u2019 te Den Haag.<\/p>\n

Business, Human Rights, and Uganda’s Oil. Part I: Uganda’s oil sector and potential threats to human rights<\/a>\u00a0| 25 July 2013 | International Peace Information Service (IPIS) \u2013 ActionAid International Uganda
\nThe following report is the first of a series of four collaborations between IPIS Research and ActionAid International Uganda. The series sheds a light on the oil sector in Uganda, its possible impact on human rights, and how government, companies, and civil society can best enable a positive bond between oil and the welfare of the Ugandan people.<\/p>\n

The formalisation of artisanal mining in the DRC and Rwanda<\/a>\u00a0| December 2012 [April 2013]\u00a0| IPIS
\nThis report describes and evaluates initiatives to formalise the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in order to locate lessons learned. We hope that these perspectives will support the formation of well-informed policy and regulatory options \u2013 both by the EU and by harvesting countries \u2013 concerning the formalisation of timber production in tropical countries.
\nThe report was commissioned by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), which is dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity through providing information that leads to better informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in tropical countries.<\/p>\n

Gold and diamonds in the Central African Republic. The country’s mining sector, and related social, economic and environmental issues<\/a>\u00a0| 26 March 2013 | IPIS
\nGold and diamonds in Central Africa easily conjure up images of conflict, rebel funding, human rights violations, and smuggling. As a country landlocked within an unstable region, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and recently the scene of another coup, the Central African Republic (CAR) might be considered an appropriate candidate for analysis within the conflict-mineral perspective. Yet this framework would ignore the country\u2019s mining sector\u2019s very specific characteristics. The sector offers an essential livelihood to many households, represents the country\u2019s second most important export product, and is organised in a particular way. Nonetheless, a wide range of issues regarding the country\u2019s mining sector persist.
\nThis report aims to analyse both the Central African Republic\u2019s gold and diamond mining sector and related environmental and socio-economic issues.<\/p>\n

Pinocchio Ltd. The NRA and its corporate partners: US shipments of small arms ammunition by sea<\/a>\u00a0| 25 March 2013 | TA-R\u00a0| IPIS
\nThe National Rifle Association (NRA) claims to have monitored in the last 20 years all United Nations activities that could impact Second Amendment rights. Its latest target is the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), an international treaty to establish common international standards for the import, export, and transfer of conventional arms presently under discussion at the United Nations. The international community has been calling for the inclusion of ammunition and civilian arms within the scope of the ATT. This reasonable call is used by the NRA to claim that the ATT could restrict the lawful ownership of firearms in the United States.<\/p>\n

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