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2009
Press Review of 18 November 2005
Today's local press comment on several subjects.
'The issue related to troops' wages has finally been addressed' with the joint mechanism put in place by s the International Community and the DRC Government, reports Le Potentiel. The first beneficiaries will be the elements of 'FARDC integrated army deployed since last December,' says Le Potentiel, further indicating, 'the new mechanism aims to address the recurrent security issue in the DRC.' It is clear that 'the security of people, their goods and the territory is contingent upon regular and decent payment of troops and police officers ('). Ensuring regular troops' payment will be a major step forward towards attaining the transition's objectives,' explains Le Potentiel.
'The issue related to troops' wages has finally been addressed' with the joint mechanism put in place by s the International Community and the DRC Government, reports Le Potentiel. The first beneficiaries will be the elements of 'FARDC integrated army deployed since last December,' says Le Potentiel, further indicating, 'the new mechanism aims to address the recurrent security issue in the DRC.' It is clear that 'the security of people, their goods and the territory is contingent upon regular and decent payment of troops and police officers ('). Ensuring regular troops' payment will be a major step forward towards attaining the transition's objectives,' explains Le Potentiel.
In the meantime, 'the UN has declared war on those threatening to undermine the DRC electoral process,' reports Le Palmarès, referring to the conclusions of the visit by the delegation of the UN Security Council to the Great Lakes region. Concretely, 'the UN has envisaged taking sanctions against those who are endeavouring to disrupt the electoral process. The list containing the names of the latter will soon be made public,' writes Le Palmarès. Moreover, 'the UN Security Council has called on all the transition stakeholders and Congolese parties to ensure that elections are transparent, free and peaceful and the electoral calendar worked out by the Independent Electoral Commission is strictly respected,' further says Le Palmarès.
'They neglected intellectual training as well as professional and political experience [but] favored money amongst other conditions of eligibility,' notes La Tempête des Tropiques, referring to the draft law on the organization of the general elections in the DRC. Strange enough, just a few weeks ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for 18 December 2005, 'the lists of names have not been published yet,' writes Le Phare whilst 'they should have been handed to political parties 30 days ahead of the referendum to enable them to verify the identity of the people registered by the electoral commission,' highlights Le Phare.
'Those who embezzled US$ three million from the DRC central bank [are] now under arrest' announces L'Avenir in another development. 'This maffia network [operating] under the codename Issa Kibonge issued eleven fake computerized payment orders [with the help of] two central Bank employees,' explains L'Observateur.
'They neglected intellectual training as well as professional and political experience [but] favored money amongst other conditions of eligibility,' notes La Tempête des Tropiques, referring to the draft law on the organization of the general elections in the DRC. Strange enough, just a few weeks ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for 18 December 2005, 'the lists of names have not been published yet,' writes Le Phare whilst 'they should have been handed to political parties 30 days ahead of the referendum to enable them to verify the identity of the people registered by the electoral commission,' highlights Le Phare.
'Those who embezzled US$ three million from the DRC central bank [are] now under arrest' announces L'Avenir in another development. 'This maffia network [operating] under the codename Issa Kibonge issued eleven fake computerized payment orders [with the help of] two central Bank employees,' explains L'Observateur.
