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United Nations Peacekeeping
10 Mar
2009
Press Review 26 July 2005
CIAT's Communiqué over South Kivu's Situation and PPRD Secretary-General's Tour to Europe make the headlines of today's local papers.
The headlines in Le Palmarès read: 'CIAT gives green light to FARDC.' The paper publishes CIAT's communiqué about the South Kivu situation, highlighting 'FARDC's rights to take the necessary initiatives aimed at securing DRC territory as well as its populations.' Le Palmarès further reports, 'CIAT has called for the Transition Government and FARDC to step up its operational capacity in South Kivu and provide the troops with minimum logistic and operational supports.'
Referring to FARDC's support to the South Kivu-based troops, L'Observateur reports the natives of this province have appealed to 'DRC Government to provide the 10th military region with the necessary logistic and human resources to enable them to secure both the population and their properties.'
Le Potentiel also publishes CIAT's communiqué and notes, for its part, 'CIAT is greatly concerned about the new flare-ups of insecurity in South Kivu.' The paper further reports, 'CIAT has condemned, with the strongest terms, the massacres perpetrated between May and July 2005, and held the ex-Far, Interahamwe and their associates responsible.' Le Potentiel, for its part, reports, 'CIAT calls on the ex-Far and Interahamwe to honour their commitments contained in the Rome declaration of 31 March.'
Under the headlines, 'Civil Society contradicts MONUC,' La Tempête des Tropiques says, 'the latter has referred to the statement that FDLR is allegedly weakened by the UN and FDLR joint actions as a pure fabrication.' The paper further says, 'FDLR have now occupied new positions to make themselves able to react to any offensive in future.' The paper echoes a 'source,' indicating, 'MONUC has a wrong idea of the FDLR combatants' military and political strategies.'
With respect to the PPRD Secretary General's tour to Europe, Le Potentiel reports, 'Vital Kamerhe (was booed) in Paris.' 'The conference took place amidst high tension before being interrupted by a scene of violence,' the paper says.
Commenting on the same subject, L'Avenir says, 'Vital Kamerhe was unable to proceed as an overheated crowd of Congolese people holding knives burst in.'
Referring to FARDC's support to the South Kivu-based troops, L'Observateur reports the natives of this province have appealed to 'DRC Government to provide the 10th military region with the necessary logistic and human resources to enable them to secure both the population and their properties.'
Le Potentiel also publishes CIAT's communiqué and notes, for its part, 'CIAT is greatly concerned about the new flare-ups of insecurity in South Kivu.' The paper further reports, 'CIAT has condemned, with the strongest terms, the massacres perpetrated between May and July 2005, and held the ex-Far, Interahamwe and their associates responsible.' Le Potentiel, for its part, reports, 'CIAT calls on the ex-Far and Interahamwe to honour their commitments contained in the Rome declaration of 31 March.'
Under the headlines, 'Civil Society contradicts MONUC,' La Tempête des Tropiques says, 'the latter has referred to the statement that FDLR is allegedly weakened by the UN and FDLR joint actions as a pure fabrication.' The paper further says, 'FDLR have now occupied new positions to make themselves able to react to any offensive in future.' The paper echoes a 'source,' indicating, 'MONUC has a wrong idea of the FDLR combatants' military and political strategies.'
With respect to the PPRD Secretary General's tour to Europe, Le Potentiel reports, 'Vital Kamerhe (was booed) in Paris.' 'The conference took place amidst high tension before being interrupted by a scene of violence,' the paper says.
Commenting on the same subject, L'Avenir says, 'Vital Kamerhe was unable to proceed as an overheated crowd of Congolese people holding knives burst in.'
