UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
9 Mar
2009
Press Review 17 Junew 2005
Today's local press mainly focus on the Transition Government's self-assessment and MONUC operations in Ituri.
The headlines in Le Potentiel read: 'Self-Assessment without Talks: A Deadlock.' The paper speaks of an 'intransigence that will certainly lead to a political deadlock' and says, there is 'not a glimmer of hope that talks will be held between the signatories and the non-signatories of the all-inclusive agreement. Transition's players have ruled out any possibility of talks and are imposing their views.' La Tempête des Tropiques however gives another version of the story, referring to a 'hypothetical Government's assessment scheduled to end today.' The paper raises 'differences of views on the essential issues. Government members have not reached an agreement on a possible new architecture that will restore the broken equilibrium.' The paper reports, 'one group is for direct talks with the representatives of the true opposition while another is for talks with the representatives of components and entities.'
On the same subject, Le Phare headlines, 'the transition's stakeholders are stuck.' The paper notes, 'People are waiting for the outcome of the assessment session.'
Le Phare writes, 'After CIAT's communiqué, British Ambassador has made a statement that has thrown the transition's players into panic.' British Ambassador in DRC openly and formerly criticized 'the transition's stakeholders in power who think it is quite normal to misappropriate public funds destined for the poor waiting in vain.' La Tempête des Tropiques echoes the same remarks made during the celebration of the anniversary of the Kingdom of England under these terms, 'Ambassador A. Sparkes denounces illegal enrichment in DRC; He said, this country will not be developed, will not be able to take its place as a leader in Africa when some Government officials only dream of enriching themselves to the detriment of those starving to death.' Commenting the same issue, La Référence Plus rather comes up with a positive reading, 'Great Britain has reiterated its support to the DRC and considers that a period of hope is looming upon the horizon notwithstanding the difficult plight in which the DRC is.'
L'Avenir, for its part, devotes its headlines to the CEI's request to the Parliament on the extension of the transition. In this respect the paper predicts: 'Presidential Elections in December.'
L'Observateur focuses on the presence of FDLR troops in DRC and quotes MONUC as declaring, 'The presence of Rwandan rebels poses a threat to the DRC elections.' Echoing a military spokesman's statement when addressing the press conference, the paper writes: 'the United Nations Mission in DRC of Congo spoke of the Rwandan Hutu rebels who continue perpetrating massacres in Eastern DRC. ' According to the paper, Lieutenant Colonel Thierry Provendier 'was alluding to six additional civilians slaughtered by Rwandan rebels in Mulunde Mountains in South Kivu.'
L'Avenir further indicates that the bodies of the 6 people were found by the FARDC troops who were hunting down the Rastas, a group of the dissidents of FDLR Hutu rebels.
Referring to insecurity in Ituri, the press goes back over the MONUC's report to the news conference of 15 June. L'Observateur highlights, 'MONUC is seriously concerned by the weapons coming from Uganda.' La Tempête des Tropiques notes, 'MONUC is defied by militia members' in Ituri, indicating, 'The UN will gradually close its disarmament transit site in North Eastern DRC.'
L'Avenir relays in full two articles of MONUC site on the Mission's activities in Mbuji Mayi, notably the organisation of a forum for political parties due on 23 to 24 June and the training of police officers in that town.
About the International Day of the African Child, Le Phare presents a full report describing the situation of orphans in several regions of the DRC. 'In Western Kasaï, orphans are obliged to renounce their legacy by their paternal uncles. In Eastern Kasai, a large number of orphans spend the nights outside. In Ituri, children are separated from their family. In South Kivu, little girls are raped in the town as well as in rural areas.' In the face of such a bleak picture painted by the paper, 'good intentions only are not enough to address such an issue. There is need for a lasting action.'
On the same subject, Le Phare headlines, 'the transition's stakeholders are stuck.' The paper notes, 'People are waiting for the outcome of the assessment session.'
Le Phare writes, 'After CIAT's communiqué, British Ambassador has made a statement that has thrown the transition's players into panic.' British Ambassador in DRC openly and formerly criticized 'the transition's stakeholders in power who think it is quite normal to misappropriate public funds destined for the poor waiting in vain.' La Tempête des Tropiques echoes the same remarks made during the celebration of the anniversary of the Kingdom of England under these terms, 'Ambassador A. Sparkes denounces illegal enrichment in DRC; He said, this country will not be developed, will not be able to take its place as a leader in Africa when some Government officials only dream of enriching themselves to the detriment of those starving to death.' Commenting the same issue, La Référence Plus rather comes up with a positive reading, 'Great Britain has reiterated its support to the DRC and considers that a period of hope is looming upon the horizon notwithstanding the difficult plight in which the DRC is.'
L'Avenir, for its part, devotes its headlines to the CEI's request to the Parliament on the extension of the transition. In this respect the paper predicts: 'Presidential Elections in December.'
L'Observateur focuses on the presence of FDLR troops in DRC and quotes MONUC as declaring, 'The presence of Rwandan rebels poses a threat to the DRC elections.' Echoing a military spokesman's statement when addressing the press conference, the paper writes: 'the United Nations Mission in DRC of Congo spoke of the Rwandan Hutu rebels who continue perpetrating massacres in Eastern DRC. ' According to the paper, Lieutenant Colonel Thierry Provendier 'was alluding to six additional civilians slaughtered by Rwandan rebels in Mulunde Mountains in South Kivu.'
L'Avenir further indicates that the bodies of the 6 people were found by the FARDC troops who were hunting down the Rastas, a group of the dissidents of FDLR Hutu rebels.
Referring to insecurity in Ituri, the press goes back over the MONUC's report to the news conference of 15 June. L'Observateur highlights, 'MONUC is seriously concerned by the weapons coming from Uganda.' La Tempête des Tropiques notes, 'MONUC is defied by militia members' in Ituri, indicating, 'The UN will gradually close its disarmament transit site in North Eastern DRC.'
L'Avenir relays in full two articles of MONUC site on the Mission's activities in Mbuji Mayi, notably the organisation of a forum for political parties due on 23 to 24 June and the training of police officers in that town.
About the International Day of the African Child, Le Phare presents a full report describing the situation of orphans in several regions of the DRC. 'In Western Kasaï, orphans are obliged to renounce their legacy by their paternal uncles. In Eastern Kasai, a large number of orphans spend the nights outside. In Ituri, children are separated from their family. In South Kivu, little girls are raped in the town as well as in rural areas.' In the face of such a bleak picture painted by the paper, 'good intentions only are not enough to address such an issue. There is need for a lasting action.'
