Publications
Mining Concessions in the DR Congo (2010)
- Filip Hilgert | August 17, 2010
Mining Concessions in the DR Congo (August 2010) IPIS has produced an interactive web map of all mining concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The current map follows a concession map we published in August 2009 (as an addition to our Interactive Map of Militarised Mining Areas in the Kivus – MiMiKi), which shows concession areas in the Kivu provinces. The idea for an extended and up
Deadly Movements. Transportation Controls in the Arms Trade Treaty
- Amnesty International, Peter Danssaert | July 1, 2010
Effective regulation of the global trade in conventional arms must include adequate provisions to control the physical movement of arms across international borders. The proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) should be designed to prevent unauthorised or irresponsible international transfers of weapons, munitions and related equipment internationally: it must therefore require states to impose effective
Mapping Conflict Motives: ‘Province Orientale’ (DRC) (2010)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | March 22, 2010
The districts of Ituri, Haut-Uele, Bas-Uele and the territory of Bafwasende continue to suffer from armed groups. Generally speaking, the strength of the armed groups throughout Orientale is limited and their effectives are few. Moreover, there is a considerable presence of the Congolese army. The Uele districts are the two most northern districts of Orientale bordering the Central African Republi
From deceit to discovery: The strange flight of 4L-AWA (update)
- Brian Johnson-Thomas, Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | February 9, 2010
A joint IPIS/Transarms publication. Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/from_deceit_to_discovery-_the_stran_36e12e3d87b0d9
Jaarverslag 2009 IPIS
- IPIS | December 31, 2009
Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/jaarverslag_2009_ipis_vzw-1
Exceptions in dual-use export licenses
- Jan Cappelle | September 5, 2009
The European Commission (EC) presented in December 2008 a Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1334/2000 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports of dual-use items and technology. This proposal has been set up to achieve ‘uniform and consistent application of controls throughout the Community’, to ‘simplify the current legal system, to enhance the industry’
Accompanying note on the interactive map of militarised mining areas in the Kivus (2009)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | August 16, 2009
The MiMiKi map is a snapshot of the situation as it was in the period May-July 2009. All the armed groups deployed in the region profit directly from the mining activities. Armed groups have positions at more than half of the sites listed on the MiMiKi map where they obtain an (extra) income. The FARDC control some of the most important mining sites and do not restrain themselves from intervening
Le plan STAREC du gouvernement congolais: une analyse préliminaire
- Raf Custers | August 8, 2009
Début juillet le gouvernement congolais a établi un plan de stabilisation pour l’Est de la RDC. L’initiative est restée sans écho dans les médias et le plan même n’a pas été rendu public. Néanmoins, après quelques recherches, IPIS à pu obtenir le document. Nous avons jugé que, dans le cadre des efforts congolais et internationaux pour résoudre la crise dans l’Est, il serait utile de résumer les po
Africa’s natural resources in a global context
- Ken Matthysen, Raf Custers | August 6, 2009
While, on the one hand, it is widely acknowledged that Africa has great natural resource potential, on the other hand, one cannot but regret that the complex interplay between political and economic factors at the national and international level appears to make it impossible to use a more substantial part of the revenues from the exploitation and trade of these resources for the promotion of the
Zimbabwe – Arms and Corruption: fuelling human rigths abuse
- Brian Johnson-Thomas, Peter Danssaert | July 17, 2009
The following examples of irresponsible arms transfers involving Zimbabwe and other actors should be of great concern to the international community. The examples cited below are intended to illustrate further the need to ensure that the proposed international Arms Trade Treaty is as comprehensive as possible, and fully reflects the obligations of States to prevent arms transfers which pose a subs
The impact of the global financial crisis on mining in Katanga
- Jeroen Cuvelier | July 17, 2009
This report examines the impact of the global financial crisis on the mining sector in Katanga, the southeast province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As far as the industrial mining sector is concerned, it is shown that the crisis exacerbated the uncertainty of mining companies that were waiting for the results of the review of the mining contracts and that were often in the middle of st
Cieli Neri d’Africa
- Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | June 23, 2009
Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/20090623_ilmanifesto
Culprits or scapegoats? Revisiting the role of Belgian mineral traders in eastern DRC
- Didier Verbruggen, Jeroen Cuvelier, Raf Custers | May 17, 2009
Ever since the eruption of the second Congo war in August 1998, the mining sector in eastern DRC has been under scrutiny of UN Sanctions Committees, academics, NGOs, and local and international media, who have been worried and disturbed by the links between natural resource exploitation and armed conflict in the region. It has been argued that both state and non-state armed actors are deriving ben
An analysis of Finexpo’s and Ducroire/Nationale Delcrederedienst’s support practices in comparison to the EURODAD principles on responsible financing
- Jan Cappelle | April 24, 2009
In 2007, Belgian exports generated 89,3% of Belgium’s gross domestic product. The exports created employment as well as fiscal and parafiscal revenues. Because of the importance that exporting holds in the Belgian economy, Belgium has several public instruments in place to encourage and support the export of goods and services. At the federal level, there are Ducroire/Nationale Delcrederedienst (O
Mapping Conflict Motives: Central African Republic (2009)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | February 18, 2009
Not many areas in the Central African Republic are really secure. Although the country is scarcely populated, it is tormented by a multitude of armed actors. These belligerents use their weapons for a diversity of reasons but they have one thing in common: each of them would be a weak opponent for any well-organised state, but then this is exactly what the country lacks. Firstly, there are three C
Fuelling Conflict – Foreign Arms supplies to Israel/Gaza
- Amnesty International, Peter Danssaert | February 9, 2009
With fragile ceasefires now in place in Gaza and southern Israel, the full extent of the devastation caused in recent weeks is becoming increasingly clear. Amnesty International researchers visiting Gaza and southern Israel during and after the fighting found evidence of war crimes and other serious violations of international law by all parties to the conflict. Download in pdf or open with issuu
Rechercher la problématique des ressources naturelles dans la République Démocratique du Congo. Syllabus sur le cadre juridique
- Jan Cappelle | February 2, 2009
Ce syllabus a été rédigé dans le cadre du projet ‘Renforcement de capacité d’ONG congolaises qui travaillent autour les ressources naturelles : méthodologies de recherche et rédaction de dossiers de haute qualité servant de base aux activités de campagne et de lobbying’. Ce projet est éxécuté par l’ONG belge International Peace Information Service (IPIS) et a pour objectif spécifique que les ONG c
Mapping Conflict Motives: Katanga. (Update May- September 2008)
- Filip Hilgert, Steven Spittaels | January 23, 2009
This report is the third (and for the moment the last) in a series of updates following an initial report on conflict motives in the Congolese province of Katanga. It analyses the most important security developments from May 2008 until September 2008. Download in pdf or open with issuu reader. http://issuu.com/ipisresearch/docs/20090105_mapping_katanga_update3_en The web maps We have publ
Un cargo di morte
- Pavlos Nerantzis, Peter Danssaert, Sergio Finardi | January 20, 2009
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Illicit brokering of SALW in Europe: lacunae in Eastern European arms control and verification regimes
- Brian Johnson-Thomas, Peter Danssaert | January 6, 2009
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