UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
6 Mar
2009
Press Review
The reactions following RCD's 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie/Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) decision to suspend its participation in the Transition, more particularly the one of the International Support Committee to the Transition (CIAT) holds the front page of today's local press in Kinshasa.
Under the headline: Ruberwa condemned by CIAT, LE POTENTIEL publishes excerpts of CIAT communiqué calling on the RCD's troublemakers to ''join their respective posts in Kinshasa''. The CIAT declares and highlights that ''there is no viable alternative to the ongoing transition process, which was ratified by the All-Inclusive Agreement and the Constitution''. The paper also reports France's reaction, through the Quai d'Orsay spokesperson yesterday, calling on ''all the Congolese parties to safeguard the transition in light of the progress achieved thus far''.
The situation created by RCD's withdrawal from the transitional institutions was at the centre of the extraordinary cabinet meeting's discussion on Tuesday 24 August. During the meeting, the Head of State voiced three concerns, indicating ''it was out of the question to renegotiate the All-inclusive Agreement due to govern the Transition's destiny; the Ministers of Interior, Defence and Justice must take necessary actions to secure the population and prevent any escalation''. The Head of State also recommended ''that politicians refrain from inflammatory rhetoric for we must see the transition through to completion''.
Referring to the transition's reassessment as proposed by Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa, L'OBSERVATEUR says that the Head of State has rejected any idea of renegotiating the All-inclusive Agreement. The paper notes that not long ago, the Head of State received the signatories to the All-inclusive Agreement for a review of the All-inclusive Agreement. ''All the cabinet members, political and social stakeholders described the move as inappropriate'', the paper recalls.
Referring to RCD's withdrawal from the Transition's institutions, the 'Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et la démocratie (PPRD)', issued a declaration demanding ''Vice-president Azarias Ruberwa and the 8 RCD MPs entrenched in Goma to join their posts in Kinshasa where their claims would be addressed by the transitional institutions'', says LE PHARE, highlighting that for the PPRD, '' all the questions relating to the DRC's administration during the transitional period must be addressed within the transitional institutions''. Therefore, the paper says, PPRD is opposed ''to any external sponsorship to resolve internal problems'', alluding to the Party's Secretary-General, Vital Kamerhere's statement, indicating that ''DRC no longer needs Discipline Officer and must show a sense of maturity in resolving its own problems''.
Ruberwa is in danger, considering all the reactions from the national and international communities are indicative of his ''deposition'', says LE PALMARES, without further comments.
FORUM DES AS, in turn, titles 'Azarias Ruberwa facing total rejection'' from the Congolese who expressed their ''general discontent'', and the RCD members who stayed in Kinshasa and simply boycotted Ruberwa's instructions from Goma. The paper further indicates, during the Tuesday Cabinet meeting, the RCD Ministers and Deputy Ministers who responded to the Head of State's appeal, ''were very warmly received with applause to hail their patriotism, courage and heroic deed''.
RCD's dissension leads L'AVENIR to say that ''the Congolese Rally for Democracy has become a monster with several heads following the continued disagreement of his stakeholders''.
Analysing the current Transitional state marked by RCD's withdrawal, LA REFERENCE PLUS foresees four possible scenarios by the end of the last quarter of 2004. ''1st. RCD members joining the transition thanks to South African mediation; 2nd RCD's hardliners to secure a new restructuring of the army command, notably in the East''; 3rd the RCD using force in spite of South African mediation'' and ''4th and the most dangerous one is a situation whereby RDC radicalises its position 'to the point of creating ''a new State through a secession''.
The paper finally echoes an interview given by the Deputy chief of FNL-Palipehutu, indicating that ''Mr. Ruberwa was confounded'', when the movement acknowledged having indeed ''attacked the military positions held by Burundian troops who fled to Gatumba camp in hopes that they would receive some reinforcement''. For this, they said, ''they did not need any help from the Maï-Maï''.
The situation created by RCD's withdrawal from the transitional institutions was at the centre of the extraordinary cabinet meeting's discussion on Tuesday 24 August. During the meeting, the Head of State voiced three concerns, indicating ''it was out of the question to renegotiate the All-inclusive Agreement due to govern the Transition's destiny; the Ministers of Interior, Defence and Justice must take necessary actions to secure the population and prevent any escalation''. The Head of State also recommended ''that politicians refrain from inflammatory rhetoric for we must see the transition through to completion''.
Referring to the transition's reassessment as proposed by Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa, L'OBSERVATEUR says that the Head of State has rejected any idea of renegotiating the All-inclusive Agreement. The paper notes that not long ago, the Head of State received the signatories to the All-inclusive Agreement for a review of the All-inclusive Agreement. ''All the cabinet members, political and social stakeholders described the move as inappropriate'', the paper recalls.
Referring to RCD's withdrawal from the Transition's institutions, the 'Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et la démocratie (PPRD)', issued a declaration demanding ''Vice-president Azarias Ruberwa and the 8 RCD MPs entrenched in Goma to join their posts in Kinshasa where their claims would be addressed by the transitional institutions'', says LE PHARE, highlighting that for the PPRD, '' all the questions relating to the DRC's administration during the transitional period must be addressed within the transitional institutions''. Therefore, the paper says, PPRD is opposed ''to any external sponsorship to resolve internal problems'', alluding to the Party's Secretary-General, Vital Kamerhere's statement, indicating that ''DRC no longer needs Discipline Officer and must show a sense of maturity in resolving its own problems''.
Ruberwa is in danger, considering all the reactions from the national and international communities are indicative of his ''deposition'', says LE PALMARES, without further comments.
FORUM DES AS, in turn, titles 'Azarias Ruberwa facing total rejection'' from the Congolese who expressed their ''general discontent'', and the RCD members who stayed in Kinshasa and simply boycotted Ruberwa's instructions from Goma. The paper further indicates, during the Tuesday Cabinet meeting, the RCD Ministers and Deputy Ministers who responded to the Head of State's appeal, ''were very warmly received with applause to hail their patriotism, courage and heroic deed''.
RCD's dissension leads L'AVENIR to say that ''the Congolese Rally for Democracy has become a monster with several heads following the continued disagreement of his stakeholders''.
Analysing the current Transitional state marked by RCD's withdrawal, LA REFERENCE PLUS foresees four possible scenarios by the end of the last quarter of 2004. ''1st. RCD members joining the transition thanks to South African mediation; 2nd RCD's hardliners to secure a new restructuring of the army command, notably in the East''; 3rd the RCD using force in spite of South African mediation'' and ''4th and the most dangerous one is a situation whereby RDC radicalises its position 'to the point of creating ''a new State through a secession''.
The paper finally echoes an interview given by the Deputy chief of FNL-Palipehutu, indicating that ''Mr. Ruberwa was confounded'', when the movement acknowledged having indeed ''attacked the military positions held by Burundian troops who fled to Gatumba camp in hopes that they would receive some reinforcement''. For this, they said, ''they did not need any help from the Maï-Maï''.
