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9 Mar
2009
Press Review 21 February 2005
Today's local press mainly deals with the reactions sparked off by the issuance of a document on the transitional leaders' nationality by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs' delegation and the review of the budget 2005 by the Parliament.
« In an interview to LE SOIR, Joseph Kabila refers to the doubts expressed by De Gutch over his Congolese nationally in a document», LE PALMARES says, echoing President Kabila's remarks in this respect, «that is how the Congolese politics works; I know some how that such is the price to pay». The paper further refers to a statement made by a Belgian researcher, Eric Kennes, Specialist on the DR Congo's situation and researcher for the African Institute of Tervuren that «Laurent Désiré Kabila had a complicated private life, with three officially known wives and many children». Moreover, the lack of a clear marital status when he (Laurent Désiré Kabila) was living in the Maquis made his research more complicated. However, following his investigations, the researcher confirms, «Joseph Kabila is indeed Laurent Désiré Kabila's son with his first spouse Sifa Mahanya ».
Under the title «TO BE READ TWICE», LE PHARE writes: «Between the temptation lapsing into chaos and the international community's divisions: We should prevent the Congo from drifting away». The paper refers to the issuance of Congolese leaders' CVs by De Gutch as «a serious blunder » following which «the whole situation was nearly marred». «We should keep our composure whilst coping with such a highly sensitive issue, bearing in mind that only time will tell», the paper says. The paper further says Karel de Gutch has not «changed his position when referring to the Congolese leaders as incompetent». The paper echoes some of the remarks made by the Belgian minister of foreign affairs that « there are only a few politicians who are up to their responsibilities».
LA REFERENCE PLUS comments the same incident and denounces a «lack of professionalism from Karel De Gutch who is to be regarded as a professional blunderer».
LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES, in turn, comments the proceedings around the budget 2005, indicating that «the elections (are) in the background». «Of 750 billion Congolese Francs, the package for the whole national budget, only seven hundred million Congolese francs are allocated to the organisation of the elections, say 1% of the overall amount», the paper writes.
Under the title «TO BE READ TWICE», LE PHARE writes: «Between the temptation lapsing into chaos and the international community's divisions: We should prevent the Congo from drifting away». The paper refers to the issuance of Congolese leaders' CVs by De Gutch as «a serious blunder » following which «the whole situation was nearly marred». «We should keep our composure whilst coping with such a highly sensitive issue, bearing in mind that only time will tell», the paper says. The paper further says Karel de Gutch has not «changed his position when referring to the Congolese leaders as incompetent». The paper echoes some of the remarks made by the Belgian minister of foreign affairs that « there are only a few politicians who are up to their responsibilities».
LA REFERENCE PLUS comments the same incident and denounces a «lack of professionalism from Karel De Gutch who is to be regarded as a professional blunderer».
LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES, in turn, comments the proceedings around the budget 2005, indicating that «the elections (are) in the background». «Of 750 billion Congolese Francs, the package for the whole national budget, only seven hundred million Congolese francs are allocated to the organisation of the elections, say 1% of the overall amount», the paper writes.
