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Review no. 65 Press Review 16—31 March 2014 Table of Contents Pages African Union - Le CPS de l'UA, en sa 425ème réunion tenue le 24 mars 2014, a adopté une décision sur la Revue stratégique des opérations de l'Opération hybride UA-Nations unies au Darfour (MINUAD) 4 - The PSC of the AU, at its 425th meeting held on 24 March 2014, adopted a decision on the Strategic Review of the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operations 7 - Le CPS de l'UA, en sa 425ème réunion, tenue le 24 mars 2014, a suivi des communications sur l’évolution de la situation en Somalie 9 - The PSC of the AU, at its 425th meeting, held on 24 March 2014, was briefed on the situation in Somalia 12 - La MISCA condamne vigoureusement les attaques injustifiées contre son personnel 14 - MISCA strongly condemns the murder of a peacekeeper in the northern CAR town of Boali 15 - AMISOM and Somali National Army capture Qoryooley 16 - Visite de travail du Chef de la MISAHEL S.E. Pierre Buyoya à la Mission de formation de l'Union Européenne au Mali (EUTM-Mali) 17 - 4th Meeting of the International Contact Group on the Central African Republic - Brazzaville, Republic of The Congo Friday, 21 March 2014 18 - 4ème Réunion du Groupe International de Contact sur la République Centrafricaine - Brazzaville, République du Congo 21 Mars 2014 24 - MISCA welcomes the change in the curfew time in Bangui and the rest of the Central African territory 31 - La MISCA se Félicite de la modification des horaires du couvre-feu à Bangui et sur l’étendue du Territoire centrafricain 32 - MISCA empowers CAR women to promote social cohesion, conflict resolution and a culture of peace 33 Terrorism in Africa - From Transformation to Mediation: The Arab Spring Reframed 35 CAR - Will Central African Republic become a battleground for religious radicals? 53 Egypt - 529 Sentenced to Death in My Country 57 Libya - Op-Ed: Libya, facing possible civil war, asks for help against terrorism 60 - Libya seeks world help after bombings 62 - Tripoli vows to fight terrorist groups 63 - Libya mobilizes forces to fight 'terrorist groups' 64 Mali - Mali/touareg: un ex-cadre du MNLA crée un mouvement dissident 67 - Justice « en marche », mais des progrès à faire sur les crimes du Nord (ONG) 68 2 Niger - États-Unis : une coopération militaire soutenue 72 Nigeria - Boko Haram: 10 lessons from Biafra 78 - Boko Haram: How a Militant Islamist Group Emerged in Nigeria 82 Rwanda - Murder Leads to Tension Between South Africa, Rwanda 93 Somalia - Are we just going to sit around and wait to be blown to bits by terrorists? 95 Sudan - KHARTOUM: REALLY OUT OF THE TERRORISM BUSINESS? – ANALYSIS 102 Tunisia - Tunisia, Arab Spring's birthplace, takes on militants 110 International organizations UN - Combattre le «terrorisme nucléaire» 116 Terrorism in the World France - Côte d'Azur : un attentat islamiste « probablement » déjoué 119 India - Arrests of Indian Mujahideen terrorists is the best answer to BJP's charges: Sushil Kumar Shinde 121 Syria - Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, U.S. Officials Say 123 UK - UK 'must do more' to tackle Sahel-Sahara terror threat 127 - MPs warn of Africa terrorism threat 130 USA - Joint Statement on the Contributions of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Enhancing Nuclear Security 132 - How local and state cops fit into counterterrorism 136 3 African Union Le C S de l UA en sa e r uni n tenue le ars a ad pt une d cisi n sur la Re ue strat gi ue des p ra ns de l p ra n ybride UA-Na ns unies au ar ur MINUA Le Conseil de paix et de sécurité de l'Union africaine (UA), en sa 425ème réunion te nue le 24 mars 2014, a adopté la décision qui suit sur la Revue stratégique des opé ra ons de l'Opéra on hybride UA-Na ons unies au Darfour (MINUAD): Le C nseil de la mise à jour présentée par le Représentant spécial conjoint de l'UA et des Na ons unies pour le Darfour et chef de l'Opéra on hybride UA-Na ons unies au Darfour (MINUAD) sur la situa on au Darfour et la Revue de la MINUAD conduite conformément à la résolu on 2113 (2013) du Conseil de sécurité des Na ons unies, adoptée le 30 juillet 2013, et des observa ons formulées par le Com missaire à la Paix et à la Sécurité, ainsi que de la déclara on faite par le Représen tant de la République du Soudan. le communiqué PSC/PR/COMM.(CD) adopté lors de sa 400ème réunion tenue le 17 octobre 2013, sur la situa on au Darfour, dans laquelle le Conseil a de mandé à la Commission de l'UA et au Secrétariat des Na ons unies de saisir l’occa sion de la prochaine Revue de la MINUAD, tel que demandé par la résolu on 2113 1 fondie les dé s auxquels la Mission est confrontée et iden er les voies et moyens de les surmonter, en vue de renforcer son e cacité, y compris les mesures à pren dre par toutes les par es prenantes pour assurer la sécurité de son personnel et appuyer la phase ini ale de redressement et le développement de la Revue, et prend n te de ses conclusions, y compris celles rela ves aux dé s majeurs entravant l'e cacité de la MINUAD dans l'exécu on des 4 principales composantes de son mandat. Le Conseil appelle le Gouvernement du Soudan à renforcer le dialogue et la coopéra on avec la MINUAD, conformément aux disposi ons de l'Accord qu’il a signé avec les Na ons unies et l'UA sur le statut de la MINUAD (l’«Accord sur le statut des forces») en utre à des e orts renouvelés dans les trois priorités stratégiques iden ées par l'équipe de la Revue, à savoir la média on entre le Gouvernement et les mouvements armés non-signataires sur la base du Document de Doha pour la paix au Darfour (DDPD), tout en tenant compte des évolu ons en cours au niveau na onal, la protec on des civils, la facilita on de l'acheminement de l'aide humani taire et la sécurité du personnel humanitaire et l'appui à la média on dans les con its communautaires F licite les pays contributeurs de troupes et de police, et les e rte à améliorer les capacités de leurs con ngents, y compris en remplissant les critères rela fs aux équipements appartenant aux con ngents, a n d'améliorer l'e cacité de leur rôle au sein de la MINUAD C n ient d'examiner régulièrement la situa on sur la base de mises à jour par la Commission et la MINUAD sur les mesures prises dans le cadre de la mise en uvre des recommanda ons du rapport de la Revue et à la lumière des développements ultérieurs. A cet égard, le Conseil e pri e sa disp nibilit de par ciper à l’évalua on, prévue dans douze mois, de la mise en uvre des conclusions de la revue, ayant à l'esprit la nécessité d’une implica on constante et d’une consulta on de l’UA tout au long du processus, conformément à la nature hybride de l'opéra on à la MINUAD, soulignant l'importance cruciale des e orts de la Mission en appui à la recherche d'une solu on durable à la situa on au Darfour et à la protec on de la popula on civile et, à cet égard, en appelle au Gouvernement du Soudan pour qu’il apporte toute la coopéra on nécessaire à la Mission les e orts con nus du Représentant spécial conjoint de la MINUAD et Mé diateur en chef conjoint, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, en vue de trouver un règle ment poli que entre le Gouvernement et les mouvements non-signataires son communiqué PSC/PR/COMM. (CD III), adoptée lors de sa ème réunion, tenue le 10 mars 2014, par lequel le Conseil s’est félicité de l'ini a ve prise par le Gouvernement du Soudan d’ini er un processus de dialogue na o nal global et de révision cons tu onnelle et a encouragé les par s poli ques, la société civile et l'opposi on armée à engager le dialogue pour relever les dé s de la paix, de la sécurité et de la démocra sa on, ainsi que ceux liés à l’élabora on d'une nouvelle cons tu on, aux réformes économiques et à la ges on de l'iden té et de la diversité. Le Conseil salue les e orts du Groupe de mise en uvre de haut niveau de l'UA et du Représentant spécial conjoint/Médiateur conjoint en chef, conformément à leurs mandats respec fs, en vue de faciliter le succès de l’ini a 5 ve prise par le Gouvernement du Soudan, et les enc urage à con nuer à travailler en étroite collabora on, en appui à la promo on durable de la paix, de la sécurité, de la stabilité et de la réconcilia on au Soudan de rester ac vement saisi de la ques on. 6 T e SC t e AU at its t ee ng eld n Marc ad pted a decisi n n t e Strategic Re iew t e AU-UN Hybrid p- era n in ar ur UNAMI pera ns The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 425th mee ng held on 24 March 2014, adopted the following decision on the Strategic Review of the AU-UN Hybrid Opera on in Darfur (UNAMID) opera ons: C uncil Takes n te of the update provided by the Joint Special Representa ve of the AU and the United Na ons for Darfur and Head of the AU-UN Hybrid Opera on in Dar fur (UNAMID) on the situa on in Darfur and the Review of UNAMID undertaken in pursuance of UN Security Council resolu on 2113 (2013), adopted on 30 July 2013, and the remarks made by the Commissioner for Peace and Security, as well as of the statement by the representa ve of the Republic of Sudan Recalls communiqué PSC/PR/COMM.(CD) adopted at its 400th mee ng, held on 17 October 2013, on the situa on in Darfur, by which Council requested the AU Commission and the UN Secretariat to take advantage of the upcoming UNAMID review, as mandated by UN Security Council resolu on 2113 (2013), to consider in- depth the challenges facing the Mission and the ways in which these could be over come, with a view to enhancing the e ec veness of UNAMID, including the steps to be taken by all stakeholders to ensure the safety of its personnel and support to early recovery and development 3 Welc es the Review, and takes n te of its outcome, including the major chal lenges impeding the e ec veness of UNAMID in implemen ng its core mandate.
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