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Press Review 13 June 2005
Today's local press comments on Government's Assessment Seminar and denounces Upsurge in Insecurity across the town on the eve of 30 June.
Le Potentiel devotes its headline to the transition's assessment by components and the government. Under the headline 'Joseph Kabila is stuck,' the paper reports, 'components and entities have renewed their confidence' to the transition's players, highlighting, 'the transition's constitutional texts only allow the Head of State to take sanction, based on components' advice and deliberations. Any unilateral decision, even on reasonable ground, would be seen as arbitrary and anti-constitutional,' the paper explains.
L'Avenir however expresses hope that 'the cabinet members having poorly performed would not retain their positions.' For the paper, the cabinet's assessment seminar is a test of 'Government's sincerity.' L'Observateur reports, 'Heads are going to fall within the civil society.'
Le Phare, in turn, assumes, 'Kabila is faced with a difficult choice to make.' The paper is opposed to CIAT's position disapproving appeals for demonstrations on 30 June. The paper regards as incomprehensible that the same CIAT, which 'publicly accused the current Transition leaders in power of being irresponsible, is now threatening those whose only mistake consists in expressing their viewpoint openly and demanding a modern and rational management of public affairs.'
With respect to Government's mismanagement, Le Potentiel notes in its editorial that DRC is a country where 'embezzlers of public funds operate with impunity and enjoy the protection of Government-paid body guards.' This leads the paper to understand why 'DRC is not listed' among the African countries whose debt has been written off by the G8 and why 'the new head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz will cautiously avoid to make a stop-over in Kinshasa' for his first visit in Africa.
In its editorial, La Référence Plus refers to 'a transition misunderstood' during which 'the stakeholders wasted time wrangling over minor issues instead of endeavouring to attain the objectives assigned to the Inter Congolese Talks.' The paper further reports a demonstration in Kinshasa by Eastern DRC's representatives who have started 'rallying against violent demonstrations on 30 June.'
L'Observateur, for its part, refers to a document on a meeting held by Rwandan senior security officers in February 2004 posted on the Internet whose 'authenticity is not guaranteed.' The meeting reportedly decided, 'to keep control over Ituri and continue using interahamwe as an alibi.'
Another subject in today's papers is the upsurge of insecurity in the city of Kinshasa. Le Phare calls on the Minister of Interior following 'increasing number of murders in Kinshasa.' Le Potentiel refers to 'terror' settling down in town on the eve of 30 June.
L'Avenir however expresses hope that 'the cabinet members having poorly performed would not retain their positions.' For the paper, the cabinet's assessment seminar is a test of 'Government's sincerity.' L'Observateur reports, 'Heads are going to fall within the civil society.'
Le Phare, in turn, assumes, 'Kabila is faced with a difficult choice to make.' The paper is opposed to CIAT's position disapproving appeals for demonstrations on 30 June. The paper regards as incomprehensible that the same CIAT, which 'publicly accused the current Transition leaders in power of being irresponsible, is now threatening those whose only mistake consists in expressing their viewpoint openly and demanding a modern and rational management of public affairs.'
With respect to Government's mismanagement, Le Potentiel notes in its editorial that DRC is a country where 'embezzlers of public funds operate with impunity and enjoy the protection of Government-paid body guards.' This leads the paper to understand why 'DRC is not listed' among the African countries whose debt has been written off by the G8 and why 'the new head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz will cautiously avoid to make a stop-over in Kinshasa' for his first visit in Africa.
In its editorial, La Référence Plus refers to 'a transition misunderstood' during which 'the stakeholders wasted time wrangling over minor issues instead of endeavouring to attain the objectives assigned to the Inter Congolese Talks.' The paper further reports a demonstration in Kinshasa by Eastern DRC's representatives who have started 'rallying against violent demonstrations on 30 June.'
L'Observateur, for its part, refers to a document on a meeting held by Rwandan senior security officers in February 2004 posted on the Internet whose 'authenticity is not guaranteed.' The meeting reportedly decided, 'to keep control over Ituri and continue using interahamwe as an alibi.'
Another subject in today's papers is the upsurge of insecurity in the city of Kinshasa. Le Phare calls on the Minister of Interior following 'increasing number of murders in Kinshasa.' Le Potentiel refers to 'terror' settling down in town on the eve of 30 June.
