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Press Review 1 February 2005
Today's local press focus on the inter-institutional workshop set to work out the electoral calendar. The workshop that was due to start today was postponed until tomorrow and the announcement was made right after the papers were put to bed.
The headlines in LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES read: «The inter-institutional seminar opens today: Final decision highly expected». The paper criticizes the way the Independent Electoral Commission headed by Father Apollinaire Malu Malu announced the postponement of the elections on 6 January and says «the inter-institutional workshop is set out to find how to officially announce the postponement of the DRC elections».
LE PHARE, as for its part, says the workshop has been postponed until Wednesday. Describing the decision as «ambiguous», the paper highlights that «the workshop has no legitimacy nor a clear agenda». However, the paper suggests that the workshop should produce a list of sanctions to «make a difference by getting the transition's leaders to make a serious commitment which they should carry out faithfully» for «principles are not enough for the Congolese due to their unconsciousness. We do need an effective list of sanctions against those who would fail to keep their commitments with respect to the electoral calendar».
L'OBSERVATEUR, in turn, is of the opinion that «CIAT's partners having financial and security responsibilities have to explain when the money earmarked for the elections will be handed to CEI and if the necessary security conditions are in place to organise the elections». The paper devotes its editorial to CIAT's intervention in the differences dividing the Congolese political leadership and concludes that «CIAT is trying in vain» «to arbitrate issues that Congolese people could handle themselves using more their heart than their brain. So doing, CIAT is giving the impression of not knowing how the Congolese people handle their political affairs».
With regard to the inter-institutional seminar L'AVENIR refers to «a bleak outlook» alluding to «the refusal by the Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, UDPS to participate in the workshop». According to UDPS Secretary General, Remy Tshimasa, quoted by the paper, «the very goal of the workshop is ambiguous in so far as the field of actions for participants has not been defined». Following this refusal, the paper recalls, «it is not a CIAT-organised workshop but rather a DRC's. The fact that UDPS has refused to participate shows its determination to keep away from any think tank conducting reflection likely to pull the country out of its mess».
LA REFERENCE PLUS recalls MLC's ultimatum and threats to withdraw from the transition's institutions that expired yesterday, 31 January 2005 and writes: «MLC has revised its ambitions downwards». The paper calls the ultimatum a «damp squib» and highlights that «MLC has promised to keep on pressuring and to remain vigilant». In the same development, LE POTENTIEL writes, «CIAT demands a definite solution to the issue on the public firms by Thursday». The paper comments on the « MLC yes'» and explains, though «everything is reportedly in place. MLC has not given up its pressures, alluding to its news conference after an assessment session which was ambiguous about the ultimatum».
LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES reports on the «MONUC/Congolese joint patrols conducted in Ituri», which according to radio okapi, quoted by the paper has led to «the dismantling of two UPC-militiamen erected barrier posts».
LE PHARE, as for its part, says the workshop has been postponed until Wednesday. Describing the decision as «ambiguous», the paper highlights that «the workshop has no legitimacy nor a clear agenda». However, the paper suggests that the workshop should produce a list of sanctions to «make a difference by getting the transition's leaders to make a serious commitment which they should carry out faithfully» for «principles are not enough for the Congolese due to their unconsciousness. We do need an effective list of sanctions against those who would fail to keep their commitments with respect to the electoral calendar».
L'OBSERVATEUR, in turn, is of the opinion that «CIAT's partners having financial and security responsibilities have to explain when the money earmarked for the elections will be handed to CEI and if the necessary security conditions are in place to organise the elections». The paper devotes its editorial to CIAT's intervention in the differences dividing the Congolese political leadership and concludes that «CIAT is trying in vain» «to arbitrate issues that Congolese people could handle themselves using more their heart than their brain. So doing, CIAT is giving the impression of not knowing how the Congolese people handle their political affairs».
With regard to the inter-institutional seminar L'AVENIR refers to «a bleak outlook» alluding to «the refusal by the Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, UDPS to participate in the workshop». According to UDPS Secretary General, Remy Tshimasa, quoted by the paper, «the very goal of the workshop is ambiguous in so far as the field of actions for participants has not been defined». Following this refusal, the paper recalls, «it is not a CIAT-organised workshop but rather a DRC's. The fact that UDPS has refused to participate shows its determination to keep away from any think tank conducting reflection likely to pull the country out of its mess».
LA REFERENCE PLUS recalls MLC's ultimatum and threats to withdraw from the transition's institutions that expired yesterday, 31 January 2005 and writes: «MLC has revised its ambitions downwards». The paper calls the ultimatum a «damp squib» and highlights that «MLC has promised to keep on pressuring and to remain vigilant». In the same development, LE POTENTIEL writes, «CIAT demands a definite solution to the issue on the public firms by Thursday». The paper comments on the « MLC yes'» and explains, though «everything is reportedly in place. MLC has not given up its pressures, alluding to its news conference after an assessment session which was ambiguous about the ultimatum».
LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES reports on the «MONUC/Congolese joint patrols conducted in Ituri», which according to radio okapi, quoted by the paper has led to «the dismantling of two UPC-militiamen erected barrier posts».
