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2009
Press Review 28 January 2005
The inter-institutional meeting on the electoral process scheduled for this Saturday sparked off lots of comments by today's local press. Some papers mention the Belgian minister of international relations' visit to Kinshasa.
The headlines in LE POTENTIEL read: «If the transition fails, the DR Congo (would be placed) under the UN administrative supervision». The paper looks into the facts likely to cause the transition to fail, notably disagreements between Government's components and entities, and «the absence of a government that embodies the real nation's interests. Those advocating that the DRC be placed under the UN administrative supervision argue that there is no shame in accepting such an alternative since it would help restore the scale of values, beginning with the organisation of the elections under the UN supervision», the paper says, alluding to the workshop organised by the Parliament to assess the electoral process due on Saturday. Under the headline «Tshisekedi says no to Swing », LE POTENTIEL reports «UDPS leader would not grant a second to the government in place. He is therefore opposed to William Swing's initiative to convene a meeting with a view to harmonising the different views on the electoral timing». Explaining why UDPS is unforthcoming about its participation to the seminar, the paper says «UDPS is not aware of the terms of reference nor the agenda of the meeting».
With respect to the inter-institutional meeting, LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES writes: « MONUC calls on the parliament and the government to take up their responsibilities should the transition be prolonged or no». The paper concludes, «it is up to the transition's leaders to come up with clear decisions which they should abide by».
Referring to the meeting, LE PHARE writes, « Transition's prolongation under way» and announces that the meeting may begin this Saturday. It hails the initiative but concludes, «there are dishonest people in the process, which implies that neither among the transition's players nor the international community, no one is apparently enthusiastic, for the sake of good governance, to establish responsibilities on the current deadlock»
Quoting a number of reports from Lubumbashi and Paris, LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES announces «a vast plot being hatched against the DRC in Katanga », «to undermine the electoral process and make the country ungovernable by resorting to terrorism».
LA REFERENCE PLUS reports on Vital Kamerhe's visit to Kananga and Tshikapa and titles on its front page «Joseph Kabila plays and wins in Kasaï Occidental ». The paper says «PPRD secretary-general was given triumphal welcome and the population in Tshikapa demand that elections be held on April 2005 ».
In another development, L'AVENIR goes back over the recent audit report on public firms. «To prevent the audit on public firms from taking place in Eastern DRC, Goma pressures Ruberwa'» the paper titles, indicating that «the coordinators of the public firms put in place at the height of the war are pushing Ruberwa to block the audit team from conducting its mission to Goma and Bukavu».
With respect to the inter-institutional meeting, LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES writes: « MONUC calls on the parliament and the government to take up their responsibilities should the transition be prolonged or no». The paper concludes, «it is up to the transition's leaders to come up with clear decisions which they should abide by».
Referring to the meeting, LE PHARE writes, « Transition's prolongation under way» and announces that the meeting may begin this Saturday. It hails the initiative but concludes, «there are dishonest people in the process, which implies that neither among the transition's players nor the international community, no one is apparently enthusiastic, for the sake of good governance, to establish responsibilities on the current deadlock»
Quoting a number of reports from Lubumbashi and Paris, LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES announces «a vast plot being hatched against the DRC in Katanga », «to undermine the electoral process and make the country ungovernable by resorting to terrorism».
LA REFERENCE PLUS reports on Vital Kamerhe's visit to Kananga and Tshikapa and titles on its front page «Joseph Kabila plays and wins in Kasaï Occidental ». The paper says «PPRD secretary-general was given triumphal welcome and the population in Tshikapa demand that elections be held on April 2005 ».
In another development, L'AVENIR goes back over the recent audit report on public firms. «To prevent the audit on public firms from taking place in Eastern DRC, Goma pressures Ruberwa'» the paper titles, indicating that «the coordinators of the public firms put in place at the height of the war are pushing Ruberwa to block the audit team from conducting its mission to Goma and Bukavu».
