Summary of events (p. 2-4)

• Great Lakes : Africa stands firm against the financial crisis; 26th FOA conference for Africa; African civil society appeal to support the ICC; France-Africa summit
• DRC : Creation of the Liberal and Patriotic Centre in the AMP; From MONUC to MONUSCO; Floribert Chebeya’s assassination; Promoting fair mineral trade in the African Great Lakes
• Burundi : Difficult electoral process
• Rwanda :American lawyer, Peter Erlinder arrested

Advocacy (p.5-6)

EurAc : training, seminar and GA; DRC: reactions to Floribert Chebeya’s assassination; DRC: walking on egg shells; EurAC: Observational mission in Burundi; HRW researcher forced to leave Burundi; HRW demand protection against LRA attacks, etc

Main documents received (p. 7 - 8)