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Press Review of 16 August 2005
Today's local press mainly cover the ongoing voter registration process.
'Registration: database officers in Kisangani driven out of Ubundu;' Says La Tempête des Tropiqueson its front-page. Highlighting the difficulties encountered by the Independent Electoral Commission, the paper says, 'the population of Ubundu, some 125 Km, south of Kisangani, disquieted by foreign 'They stoned, molested, and seriously wounded their compatriots who came to steal their jobs.'
'Huge problems in provinces,' notes Le Forum des As (close to political opposition), indicating, 'old and ailing people are unable to fulfil their civic duty, because of long distances between their villages CEI registration centres.' According to Le Potentiel, a pro-opposition paper, 'expectations initially raised by the voter registration operations are on the decline.' The paper echoes a letter addressed by the North-Kivu based Kinyarwanda-speaking community to President Kabila, requesting him to 'address the issue of the return of their brothers stuck in Rwanda (45,000) and Uganda (5,000) as a matter of urgency,' indicating, 'DRC Government must address the issue of their return, so that they can take part in the voter identification and registration operations scheduled within the next 15 days in North Kivu.'
'Espace Presidentiel' and CIAT satisfied with voter identification and registration operations,' headlines Le Phare. The pro-opposition paper explains, 'The Independent Electoral Commission managed to deploy technicians and equipment in five DRC provinces, which is a sign of progress.' 'The funding of the electoral process assessed at US$ 423 million dollars is almost completed,' Le Phare further says, echoing the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the DRC, Mr. William Swing's statement, yesterday following, the 4-hour consultations between the 'Espace Presidentiel' and CIAT. Following the statement, La Référence Plus says, 'there is no point in boycotting the voter identification and registration process,' and quotes Senator Wamba Dia Wamba as saying, 'people should get registered and continue to fight for credible and transparent elections.'
Le Potentiel reports on the 'bitter trial,' of the former Minister of Transport and Communication, Joseph Olenghankoy's and notes, 'He was finally allowed to leave the country,' indicating, 'The Minister of Justice wrote to the Public Prosecutor, to ensure that the warrants and orders restricting the former Minister's freedom of movement had been cancelled.'
On another issue, L'Avenir (pro-PPRD) reports, 'fake 500 Congolese Francs note in circulation.' However, these can be easily recognised as : 'they have no watermark and in most cases have the same number,' the paper says.
'Huge problems in provinces,' notes Le Forum des As (close to political opposition), indicating, 'old and ailing people are unable to fulfil their civic duty, because of long distances between their villages CEI registration centres.' According to Le Potentiel, a pro-opposition paper, 'expectations initially raised by the voter registration operations are on the decline.' The paper echoes a letter addressed by the North-Kivu based Kinyarwanda-speaking community to President Kabila, requesting him to 'address the issue of the return of their brothers stuck in Rwanda (45,000) and Uganda (5,000) as a matter of urgency,' indicating, 'DRC Government must address the issue of their return, so that they can take part in the voter identification and registration operations scheduled within the next 15 days in North Kivu.'
'Espace Presidentiel' and CIAT satisfied with voter identification and registration operations,' headlines Le Phare. The pro-opposition paper explains, 'The Independent Electoral Commission managed to deploy technicians and equipment in five DRC provinces, which is a sign of progress.' 'The funding of the electoral process assessed at US$ 423 million dollars is almost completed,' Le Phare further says, echoing the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the DRC, Mr. William Swing's statement, yesterday following, the 4-hour consultations between the 'Espace Presidentiel' and CIAT. Following the statement, La Référence Plus says, 'there is no point in boycotting the voter identification and registration process,' and quotes Senator Wamba Dia Wamba as saying, 'people should get registered and continue to fight for credible and transparent elections.'
Le Potentiel reports on the 'bitter trial,' of the former Minister of Transport and Communication, Joseph Olenghankoy's and notes, 'He was finally allowed to leave the country,' indicating, 'The Minister of Justice wrote to the Public Prosecutor, to ensure that the warrants and orders restricting the former Minister's freedom of movement had been cancelled.'
On another issue, L'Avenir (pro-PPRD) reports, 'fake 500 Congolese Francs note in circulation.' However, these can be easily recognised as : 'they have no watermark and in most cases have the same number,' the paper says.
