United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Tom Tshibangu
29 January 2008
Reported fresh clashes in North Kivu dominated headlines on Tuesday in Kinshasa's newspapers.
Six days after the close of the Goma peace conference, « violent clashes have been reported more than 40 km west of that town ... between Laurent NKunda's [rebel group] CNDP [or National Council for the Defence of the People] and the PARECO Mai Mai [militia] », Le Palmarès reports.
The rival armed groups « are blaming each other for these clashes, » according to La Tempête des Tropiques. .
"MONUC [The UN Mission in the DRC] has dispatched a patrol team to the scene in order to investigate this violation of the ceasefire that was signed last Wednesday," Le Palmarès reports.
La Référence Plus reports that other clashes erupted « yesterday [Monday] morning between [Hutu rebels of] RUD [or Rally for Unity and Democracy] and those of the rival FDLR in Kiseguru »
These are two Rwandan rebel factions « fighting each other in Congolese territory », Le Palmarès points out.
This is one reason why, La Référence Plus believes, « the international community must act in order to neutralise these Rwandan rebels that are spreading death, terror and desolation in the DRC».
Another reason is that, « according to many observers, the DDRRR [Disarmament, Demobilisation, Repatriation, Reintegration and Resettlement] put in place by MONUC has been a failure despite an intense sensitization campaign [to ensure awareness of the process] », according to La Tempête des Tropiques.
In other news, Le Phare reports that two persons « suspected of having killed Ms Aimée Kabila have been arrested».
« In avowals made to the police, the two murderers said they had been [at their victim's house] looking for mobile phones [to steal]," according to Le Potentiel.
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