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Delayed appointments of the new bosses of DRCongo's State-owned companies and MONUC's weekly news
Press Review - 14 July 2005
Delayed appointments of the new bosses of DRCongo's State-owned companies and MONUC's weekly news conference are the key topics in today's newspapers published in Kinshasa.
Delayed appointments of the new bosses of DRCongo's State-owned companies and MONUC's weekly news conference are the key topics in today's newspapers published in Kinshasa.
'Greediness stalls the nominations,' La Tempête des Tropiques headlines, explaining the tardy nominations of the CEOs supposed to run the public firms. 'All issues relating to the sharing of posts were referred to the ministry in charge of public firms at the request of the Head of State,' the paper says, adding, 'the official reason for the unexpected transfer of proceedings allegedly lie in some inadequacy noted by President Kabila's experts in the sharing of public firms, notably in respect of candidates' competencies who should run the public firms with minimum efficiency.'
L'Observateur, for its part, underscores, 'competency, worthiness, credibility, experience, and balance of power between provinces' are the number of basic criteria required by the Head of State. Therefore the paper indicates on its headline: 'Joseph Kabila sticks to the respect of principles and criteria.'
'Yesterday, the Head of State told all components and entities in writing to reconsider their earlier suggestions and submit others,' Le Palmarès reports, further indicating, 'Joseph Kabila told them to take women's quota into consideration.'
Echoing MONUC weekly news conference, L'Avenir headlines, 'Uganda at war against DRC,' alluding to an article published by Ugandan press, relayed by MONUC, 'Warlords were warmly received by Ugandan authorities... they even created a Congolese movement for revolution.' The paper reports, 'MONUC condemns the use of Ugandan territory as a rear base and the latter's support to chiefs of Ituri armed groups,' and citing the Resolution 1565, MONUC notes, 'Ugandan government ought to bring those members of armed groups held responsible for human rights abuses to Justice.'
La Tempête des Tropiques, for its part, focuses on the forced disarmament of FDLR Hutu militia members. 'The operations launched in South Kivu by UN peacekeepers a few days ago are not war operations. The Resolution 1565 did not give such a mandate to MONUC,' the paper quotes General Jean François Collot D'Escury as saying.
Le Potentiel reports, 'William Swing travelled to New York on Tuesday, from Brussels to defend the DRC case before the UN Security Council within the next few hours.'
To conclude, the paper reports, 'Bongo, Sassou and Dos Santos expected in Kinshasa on Saturday to press for talks.' Le Potentiel quotes 'credible sources' as indicating, 'The current move by the Economic Community of the Central African States is not an isolated action. It is supported by CIAT and the UN Security Council.' CEEAC's objective, according to the paper, is to 'get the Congolese people to understand that there is no alternative but to hold the elections by 30 June 2006.'
L'Observateur, for its part, underscores, 'competency, worthiness, credibility, experience, and balance of power between provinces' are the number of basic criteria required by the Head of State. Therefore the paper indicates on its headline: 'Joseph Kabila sticks to the respect of principles and criteria.'
'Yesterday, the Head of State told all components and entities in writing to reconsider their earlier suggestions and submit others,' Le Palmarès reports, further indicating, 'Joseph Kabila told them to take women's quota into consideration.'
Echoing MONUC weekly news conference, L'Avenir headlines, 'Uganda at war against DRC,' alluding to an article published by Ugandan press, relayed by MONUC, 'Warlords were warmly received by Ugandan authorities... they even created a Congolese movement for revolution.' The paper reports, 'MONUC condemns the use of Ugandan territory as a rear base and the latter's support to chiefs of Ituri armed groups,' and citing the Resolution 1565, MONUC notes, 'Ugandan government ought to bring those members of armed groups held responsible for human rights abuses to Justice.'
La Tempête des Tropiques, for its part, focuses on the forced disarmament of FDLR Hutu militia members. 'The operations launched in South Kivu by UN peacekeepers a few days ago are not war operations. The Resolution 1565 did not give such a mandate to MONUC,' the paper quotes General Jean François Collot D'Escury as saying.
Le Potentiel reports, 'William Swing travelled to New York on Tuesday, from Brussels to defend the DRC case before the UN Security Council within the next few hours.'
To conclude, the paper reports, 'Bongo, Sassou and Dos Santos expected in Kinshasa on Saturday to press for talks.' Le Potentiel quotes 'credible sources' as indicating, 'The current move by the Economic Community of the Central African States is not an isolated action. It is supported by CIAT and the UN Security Council.' CEEAC's objective, according to the paper, is to 'get the Congolese people to understand that there is no alternative but to hold the elections by 30 June 2006.'
