On 13 March 2013, RVI published French editions of the Usalama Project’s latest reports on armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). L’UPC en Ituri: la militarisation externe de la politique locale dans le nord-est du Congo, by Henning Tamm, describes the origins and activities of the mainly Hema Union of Congolese Patriots in Ituri district. L’Ituri: or, questions foncières et ethnicité dans le nord-est du Congo, by Dan Fahey, provides deeper historical background on the issues of ethnicity and exploitation of resources in the north-eastern DRC. English editions of the reports are also available for download from this site and as print-on-demand editions from Amazon.