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United Nations Peacekeeping
9 Mar
2009
Press Review 10 June 2005
CIAT communiqué on CEI request to the Parliament, donation of vehicles to the Independent Electoral Commission and FDLR's repatriation make the headlines of today's local press.
The headlines in L'Avenir read: 'Transition's prolongation: CIAT pressures on Parliament.' The paper says, 'Parliament wants to reply to CEI's request after the ongoing cabinet assessment.' CIAT communiqué calls for a 'Rapid examination of the CEI request' Le Potentiel writes. L'Avenir, for its part, suggests the Parliament 'might make some adjustment.'
Referring to the communiqué, Le Potentiel notes that CIAT has launched a solemn appeal to all the Congolese to support the electoral process and to keep their serenity on 30 June 2005. Le Potentiel reports, 'Any call for actions against the peace process would be seen as an attempt to undermine the process.' The communiqué says, 'CIAT particularly insists on a transparent and thorough control over the Government's expenses to be effectively put in place,' Le Potentiel writes.
L'Observateur focuses on the CEI, which received '102 vehicles for its operations.' 'The donation of vehicles is a strong signal from the International Community to all the Congolese people and political stakeholders,' the paper says. According to the paper, 'the organisation of the DRC elections is no longer a dream but a duty to be executed at all cost,' declared the Vice-Minister for International Cooperation.
On the same subject, La Tempête des Tropiques highlights, 'the International Community has donated 102 vehicles to the CEI; others will be received shortly.' L'Avenir, as far as it is concerned, echoes CEI 2nd Vice-President's statement urging 'the Congolese population to take an active part in voters' identification and registration scheduled to take place in Kinshasa within the next two weeks.'
On the other hand, Le Potentiel notes, 'if the transition is moving slowly but surely towards its end, nothing however reassures in terms of the security preconditions of ballots.' Looking into the conclusions of the seminar on the assessment of the territorial executives, the paper underscores, 'of the 15 FARDC brigades expected to guarantee a smooth holding of the elections, over five brigades have been merged.' Le Potentiel explains, 'different sources concur in declaring that former belligerents continue exercising control over their former armed bands in spite of their official declarations disseminated through different medias.'
Commenting on the International Crisis Group's declaration through RFI describing the repatriation of FDLR to Rwanda as 'a very delicate issue,' Le Potentiel writes, for ICG (International Crisis Group), 'FDLR must be fought hopefully by the Congolese army being formed with MONUC logistic support and other donors.' ICG however considers that it 'would be unfortunate to envisage military actions against FDLR for they will be killed along with thousands Congolese,' Le Potentiel reports. ICG thinks the problem can be resolved peacefully by pressurizing President Kagame but notes that US decision-makers are opposed, 'State Department is willing pressures on Kagame's regime but National Security Council is not and is allergic to this issue.'
La Tempête des Tropiques describes FDLR as 'Rwandan roughneck soldiers in DRC.' Reporting that a large number of FDLR troops returned to Rwanda in 2003, La Tempête des tropiques writes, 'those who claim to be FDLR members, referring to the remaining ex-Far and Interahamwe troops in DRC are Kagame's roughneck soldiers used as a pretext for invading the DRC territory.' According to Le Palmarès says most of the FDLR troops are 'the assailants who failed in their attempt for attacking Kinshasa in 1998 and settled in Kivu as advised or ordered by Kagame to swell the ranks of the FDLR for which he has been postponing the date of the repatriation.'
The press also comment on Government's assessment seminar, which officially opens today. For La Tempête des Tropiques, the seminar in question is an 'assignment imposed by the true opposition.' However the paper wonders whether 'we can expect any concrete results from such a secret meeting taking place amidst fear, distrust and suspicion.' Le Phare, for its part, considers that 'Kabila is preparing a cabinet reshuffle through this seminar,' and indicates, 'in the face of components' ill-faith, President Kabila wants to give a new impetus,' writes the paper. Echoing political stakeholders' 'reactions' to the cabinet seminar, mainly those who are not part of the transition's institutions, Le Potentiel refers to a 'conflict.' A number of the political players 'are sceptical.'
Referring to the communiqué, Le Potentiel notes that CIAT has launched a solemn appeal to all the Congolese to support the electoral process and to keep their serenity on 30 June 2005. Le Potentiel reports, 'Any call for actions against the peace process would be seen as an attempt to undermine the process.' The communiqué says, 'CIAT particularly insists on a transparent and thorough control over the Government's expenses to be effectively put in place,' Le Potentiel writes.
L'Observateur focuses on the CEI, which received '102 vehicles for its operations.' 'The donation of vehicles is a strong signal from the International Community to all the Congolese people and political stakeholders,' the paper says. According to the paper, 'the organisation of the DRC elections is no longer a dream but a duty to be executed at all cost,' declared the Vice-Minister for International Cooperation.
On the same subject, La Tempête des Tropiques highlights, 'the International Community has donated 102 vehicles to the CEI; others will be received shortly.' L'Avenir, as far as it is concerned, echoes CEI 2nd Vice-President's statement urging 'the Congolese population to take an active part in voters' identification and registration scheduled to take place in Kinshasa within the next two weeks.'
On the other hand, Le Potentiel notes, 'if the transition is moving slowly but surely towards its end, nothing however reassures in terms of the security preconditions of ballots.' Looking into the conclusions of the seminar on the assessment of the territorial executives, the paper underscores, 'of the 15 FARDC brigades expected to guarantee a smooth holding of the elections, over five brigades have been merged.' Le Potentiel explains, 'different sources concur in declaring that former belligerents continue exercising control over their former armed bands in spite of their official declarations disseminated through different medias.'
Commenting on the International Crisis Group's declaration through RFI describing the repatriation of FDLR to Rwanda as 'a very delicate issue,' Le Potentiel writes, for ICG (International Crisis Group), 'FDLR must be fought hopefully by the Congolese army being formed with MONUC logistic support and other donors.' ICG however considers that it 'would be unfortunate to envisage military actions against FDLR for they will be killed along with thousands Congolese,' Le Potentiel reports. ICG thinks the problem can be resolved peacefully by pressurizing President Kagame but notes that US decision-makers are opposed, 'State Department is willing pressures on Kagame's regime but National Security Council is not and is allergic to this issue.'
La Tempête des Tropiques describes FDLR as 'Rwandan roughneck soldiers in DRC.' Reporting that a large number of FDLR troops returned to Rwanda in 2003, La Tempête des tropiques writes, 'those who claim to be FDLR members, referring to the remaining ex-Far and Interahamwe troops in DRC are Kagame's roughneck soldiers used as a pretext for invading the DRC territory.' According to Le Palmarès says most of the FDLR troops are 'the assailants who failed in their attempt for attacking Kinshasa in 1998 and settled in Kivu as advised or ordered by Kagame to swell the ranks of the FDLR for which he has been postponing the date of the repatriation.'
The press also comment on Government's assessment seminar, which officially opens today. For La Tempête des Tropiques, the seminar in question is an 'assignment imposed by the true opposition.' However the paper wonders whether 'we can expect any concrete results from such a secret meeting taking place amidst fear, distrust and suspicion.' Le Phare, for its part, considers that 'Kabila is preparing a cabinet reshuffle through this seminar,' and indicates, 'in the face of components' ill-faith, President Kabila wants to give a new impetus,' writes the paper. Echoing political stakeholders' 'reactions' to the cabinet seminar, mainly those who are not part of the transition's institutions, Le Potentiel refers to a 'conflict.' A number of the political players 'are sceptical.'
