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Press Review of 29th September 2005
Today's local press mainly focus on MONUC weekly news conference and the ongoing electoral process.
'MONUC promises to capture Laurent Nkunda,' announces L'Observateur, echoing MONUC military spokesman's statement, Lieutenant-colonel Thierry Provendier. 'Without deploying excessive means,' adds the pro-PPRD paper. To this end, 'MONUC continues seeking information over the whereabouts of the trouble makers.' In fact, 'an Indian temporary operational base was deployed since 16 September in Kichanga to deter Nkunda from regrouping troops in the locality,' indicates L'Observateur. To put it clear, 'Nkunda [is] under MONUC high surveillance,' notes La Tempête des Tropiques. 'Laurent Nkunda [will end up] captured shortly by MONUC and the FARDC troops,' predicts La Prospérité. Kofi Annan has requested from the Security Council '2,580-troop brigade to be based in Katanga, including two helicopter-borne units,' reports L'Avenir [pro PPRD], further indicating, 'the UNSG also recommended a one-year extension of MONUC mandate until 1st October 2006.'
Just like the renegade General, Laurent Nkunda, 'the FDLR troops [will be] tracked down by MONUC and the FARDC,' says Le Palmarès [pro-political opposition]. In this regard, 'wide scale operations [are] envisaged after the expiration of the ultimatum against the rebels,' explains La Tempête des Tropiques. Furthermore, 'MONUC [has] reiterated its commitment to assist the FARDC in the tracking down of all the foreign armed groups in DRC' says L'Observateur. Especially since, 'the ultimatum issued by the tripartite commission Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC since 25 August against the foreign combatants operating in Eastern DRC is due to expire tomorrow Friday 30 September 2005. The troops had up to September 2005 to implement their decision to lay down weapons and to return to their country of origin,' recalls La Tempête des Tropiques, [pro opposition]
In other news, the electoral process continues its course with '13 million voters already registered,' on 'the 28 million estimated voters,' says Le Potentiel. In Bandundu and Equateur provinces, '7 million more voters [are] expected,' highlights Le Palmarès, pro-opposition paper. However, 'in spite of the populations of the two provinces' willingness to register, the operations may come under lots of difficulties. In Equateur, roads are in advanced degradation'whilst Bandundu is a vast province with a sparse population,' says the paper. This risks 'disrupting the electoral calendar published by the Independent Electoral Commission and ratified by the transition parliament,' decrypts Le Potentiel. 'They must therefore speed up for time is [the] of essence even more than money,' says the paper, echoing a statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Mr. Ross Mountain.
Just like the renegade General, Laurent Nkunda, 'the FDLR troops [will be] tracked down by MONUC and the FARDC,' says Le Palmarès [pro-political opposition]. In this regard, 'wide scale operations [are] envisaged after the expiration of the ultimatum against the rebels,' explains La Tempête des Tropiques. Furthermore, 'MONUC [has] reiterated its commitment to assist the FARDC in the tracking down of all the foreign armed groups in DRC' says L'Observateur. Especially since, 'the ultimatum issued by the tripartite commission Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC since 25 August against the foreign combatants operating in Eastern DRC is due to expire tomorrow Friday 30 September 2005. The troops had up to September 2005 to implement their decision to lay down weapons and to return to their country of origin,' recalls La Tempête des Tropiques, [pro opposition]
In other news, the electoral process continues its course with '13 million voters already registered,' on 'the 28 million estimated voters,' says Le Potentiel. In Bandundu and Equateur provinces, '7 million more voters [are] expected,' highlights Le Palmarès, pro-opposition paper. However, 'in spite of the populations of the two provinces' willingness to register, the operations may come under lots of difficulties. In Equateur, roads are in advanced degradation'whilst Bandundu is a vast province with a sparse population,' says the paper. This risks 'disrupting the electoral calendar published by the Independent Electoral Commission and ratified by the transition parliament,' decrypts Le Potentiel. 'They must therefore speed up for time is [the] of essence even more than money,' says the paper, echoing a statement by the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Mr. Ross Mountain.
