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Press Review of 24 August 2005
Today's local press mainly focus on the ongoing corridor debates on amnesty, electoral law and voter identification and registration operations.
'The convening of parliament's extraordinary session is stuck' says on its front page Le Potentiel because 'the law on amnesty is giving serious cause of concern.' The paper recalls, 'The bone of contention dividing political leadership evolves around President Laurent-Désiré Kabila's assassination.' In this regard, Le Potentiel echoes a Parliament Speaker's interview to Radio Okapi, declaring, 'Amnesty is unavoidable. It is compulsory especially at a time when we are heading for elections.' The Parliament Speaker expressed hope that 'an extraordinary session will be convened as the draft electoral law will be presented.'
With respect to the draft electoral law, L'Avenir, pro-PPRD paper says, 'We will soon reach a deadlock; some political parties dread ballots with blocked list whilst others firmly stick to it.'
Le Phare comments on CIAT visit to Mbuji-Mayi where 'serious differences of view came up' among members of the International Committee to Support the Transition on some 'basic issues' relating to the electoral process.
La Tempête des Tropiques denounces what it terms, 'a useless visit to Eastern DRC.' The pro-UDPS paper is greatly concerned that, 'The Congolese who fled to Rwanda and Burundi are returning to Goma, Uvira and Bukavu without any security mechanism.' The paper goes on to compare such a situation to the 1994 event in Rwanda when Juvénal Habyarimana's regime was toppled 'and a large number of people crossed into DRC carrying weapons and ammunitions without going through any check.' L'Avenir echoes a dispatch issued by a press agency that '45,000 Kinyarwanda-speaking refugees have left Rwanda and are on their way to North Kivu.' The paper suspects 'massive infiltration in anticipation of the upcoming elections.'
Several papers also echo DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs' reaction to FDLR's accusations that DRC failed to keep its promise in respect of the Rome Talks. The Minister declares, 'DRC did not make any promise to FDLR,' L'Observateur says.
La Tempête des Tropiques further reports, 'DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs attributes FDLR's attitude to ill-faith.' Le Potentiel notes, 'FDLR recently made itself noticeable due to surprising declarations,' notably, 'the accusations against the United Nations Secretary-General that he was advocating for a bloodbath in the Great Lakes region.' Le Palmarès highlights, 'DRC Government has demonstrated great solidarity in handling the Rwandan rebels' issue.'
With respect to the voter identification and registration operations, Le Palmarès explores once again the assassination of a CEI member in Ituri. 'The murdered CEI member was tasked to identify people having no identification papers in the centre,' says the paper. L'Avenir identifies the gang that perpetrated the attack on 'a zone controlled neither by UPC nor FPI militia members. '
In other developments, L'Avenir alludes to the Poverty Reduction Strategy known as SRP and underscores, 'Bad governance is the main cause of poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'
With respect to the draft electoral law, L'Avenir, pro-PPRD paper says, 'We will soon reach a deadlock; some political parties dread ballots with blocked list whilst others firmly stick to it.'
Le Phare comments on CIAT visit to Mbuji-Mayi where 'serious differences of view came up' among members of the International Committee to Support the Transition on some 'basic issues' relating to the electoral process.
La Tempête des Tropiques denounces what it terms, 'a useless visit to Eastern DRC.' The pro-UDPS paper is greatly concerned that, 'The Congolese who fled to Rwanda and Burundi are returning to Goma, Uvira and Bukavu without any security mechanism.' The paper goes on to compare such a situation to the 1994 event in Rwanda when Juvénal Habyarimana's regime was toppled 'and a large number of people crossed into DRC carrying weapons and ammunitions without going through any check.' L'Avenir echoes a dispatch issued by a press agency that '45,000 Kinyarwanda-speaking refugees have left Rwanda and are on their way to North Kivu.' The paper suspects 'massive infiltration in anticipation of the upcoming elections.'
Several papers also echo DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs' reaction to FDLR's accusations that DRC failed to keep its promise in respect of the Rome Talks. The Minister declares, 'DRC did not make any promise to FDLR,' L'Observateur says.
La Tempête des Tropiques further reports, 'DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs attributes FDLR's attitude to ill-faith.' Le Potentiel notes, 'FDLR recently made itself noticeable due to surprising declarations,' notably, 'the accusations against the United Nations Secretary-General that he was advocating for a bloodbath in the Great Lakes region.' Le Palmarès highlights, 'DRC Government has demonstrated great solidarity in handling the Rwandan rebels' issue.'
With respect to the voter identification and registration operations, Le Palmarès explores once again the assassination of a CEI member in Ituri. 'The murdered CEI member was tasked to identify people having no identification papers in the centre,' says the paper. L'Avenir identifies the gang that perpetrated the attack on 'a zone controlled neither by UPC nor FPI militia members. '
In other developments, L'Avenir alludes to the Poverty Reduction Strategy known as SRP and underscores, 'Bad governance is the main cause of poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'
