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Ntulumamba massacre in South Kivu and political negotiations on the nomination of heads of public fi
Press Review ' Wednesday 13 July 2005
Ntulumamba massacre in South Kivu and political negotiations on the nomination of heads of public firms top the headline of today's local press.
Ntulumamba massacre in South Kivu and political negotiations on the nomination of heads of public firms top the headline of today's local press.
Under the headline 'confusion around a massacre of over 30 people,' La Reference Plus writes, 'the masterminds of the crime are yet unknown while survivors' witness name Cinja-Cinja, a leader of a gang operating in North Katanga,' Accused by the Government, FDLR denies any implication but points an accusing finger at the Rasta, another gang operating in the region. 'The truth about the whole matter must be brought to light swiftly and responsibilities must be established,' the paper says, referring to Government's position to 'forcefully disarm the armed groups with UN help' as 'a usual song'.
The headlines in L'Observateur read: 'UN is leading an investigations on the ground'. 'After firmly condemning the massacre, MONUC rushed a board of inquiry comprised of Human Rights, Child Protection and Government Justice Department members,' the paper quotes the Director of Public Information and MONUC spokesman, Kemal Saiki as saying. The paper adds, 'Pakistani peacekeepers were rushed to the scene on Monday 11 July' where MONUC spokesman in Bukavu reported 39 dead.
L'Avenir refers to the attack as 'a new war whose first phase has been triggered off.' The paper says, the 'Interhamwe have declared a war on the DRC,' further indicating, 'Such acts are aimed at undermining the electoral process.' L'Avenir sees 'Kigali's hand behind the attack after securing General MBudja Mabe's removal from the region.' In the same breadth, L'Observateur reports, 'Laurent Nkunda is about to launch an attack on the DRC with Rwanda's support.' The paper suspects an assassination attempt 'by the chief of the 8th military region, colonel Bindu by colonel Simisi, the very one who was commander of the Kanyabayonga military operations in December 2004.'
In light of the above situation on top of which the Mbandaka events, Le Phare writes, 'military situation continues deteriorating' and wonders, 'how the pre-electoral operations will be led in such dangerous territories that no one controls, be it MONUC or the Transition government.'
In other news, Le Phare echoes the conclusions of a report issued by Global Witness, a British NGO denouncing 'a dangerous and illegal trade of cassiterite in Eastern DRC' and indicating, 'A massive demand of tin caused a substantial soar in the price of tin in early 2004 which helped armed groups to fund their activities.'
Negotiations for power share by components in the area of public firms also grabbed today's local press attention. Le Potentiel reports on its front page, 'PPRD, pro-president Kabila's party; and RCD, pro-Vice-President Ruberwa's party are disputing the National Television and Radio Broadcast 'RTNC' and the National Electricity Company known as SNEL.' Le Palmarès signals a crisis within the political opposition, 'there is a dangerous running battle going on between members of the political opposition.'
The headlines in L'Observateur read: 'UN is leading an investigations on the ground'. 'After firmly condemning the massacre, MONUC rushed a board of inquiry comprised of Human Rights, Child Protection and Government Justice Department members,' the paper quotes the Director of Public Information and MONUC spokesman, Kemal Saiki as saying. The paper adds, 'Pakistani peacekeepers were rushed to the scene on Monday 11 July' where MONUC spokesman in Bukavu reported 39 dead.
L'Avenir refers to the attack as 'a new war whose first phase has been triggered off.' The paper says, the 'Interhamwe have declared a war on the DRC,' further indicating, 'Such acts are aimed at undermining the electoral process.' L'Avenir sees 'Kigali's hand behind the attack after securing General MBudja Mabe's removal from the region.' In the same breadth, L'Observateur reports, 'Laurent Nkunda is about to launch an attack on the DRC with Rwanda's support.' The paper suspects an assassination attempt 'by the chief of the 8th military region, colonel Bindu by colonel Simisi, the very one who was commander of the Kanyabayonga military operations in December 2004.'
In light of the above situation on top of which the Mbandaka events, Le Phare writes, 'military situation continues deteriorating' and wonders, 'how the pre-electoral operations will be led in such dangerous territories that no one controls, be it MONUC or the Transition government.'
In other news, Le Phare echoes the conclusions of a report issued by Global Witness, a British NGO denouncing 'a dangerous and illegal trade of cassiterite in Eastern DRC' and indicating, 'A massive demand of tin caused a substantial soar in the price of tin in early 2004 which helped armed groups to fund their activities.'
Negotiations for power share by components in the area of public firms also grabbed today's local press attention. Le Potentiel reports on its front page, 'PPRD, pro-president Kabila's party; and RCD, pro-Vice-President Ruberwa's party are disputing the National Television and Radio Broadcast 'RTNC' and the National Electricity Company known as SNEL.' Le Palmarès signals a crisis within the political opposition, 'there is a dangerous running battle going on between members of the political opposition.'
