DRC Security Council Delegation Called For A More Inclusive Process

The delegation of the Security Council flew to the east, Goma and Beni. It should then visit Angola. On Saturday, November 12, the day was devoted to the political crisis and the solutions to them. The ambassadors to the UN were received by the President and the Prime Minister.
They then met with the bishops of the Catholic Church who are trying to reconcile points of view. And political actors of the majority and the opposition who participated or not in the national dialogue, civil society and citizens movements. The opportunity to listen to the crisis seen by stakeholders and especially to call the sense of responsibility and a more inclusive process.

The delegation of the Security Council said coming to speak with one voice. At its head, the ambassadors of France and Angola, each with their sensitivities. When the French François Delattre talks about a peaceful transition to the end of the term of President Kabila, Angolan Ismael Abraao Martins said that a third term, this is not the solution in the Democratic Republic of Congo.




Briton Stephen Hickey reports on Twitter that his question about a possible third term, Joseph Kabila said he was attached to the Constitution, but that it could still be changed. Relatives of the president argue that the head of state wanted to score a point, lighting up his point by showing that the Security Council was picky on this issue in the DRC, but not its neighbors.

The members of the Security Council particularly stressed the importance of condemning all violence, a permanent dialogue, a more inclusive political process and CBMs. When evoked respect the right to protest, the representative of Angola said that manifest yes, but throwing youth in the street can cause chaos. The Ambassador of France reiterated the need posed by the Council to respect the freedom of the press, which must reopen the signal. At the same time, the Congolese government published a decree putting new conditions on the dissemination of radio and foreign television in the country, as a majority stake in the Congolese capital of their business.

"Routine mission"

Okitundu for Senator, one of the figures of the majority, the Security Council is primarily there to inform, not to make orders or to check the implementation of the UN resolution. "  The Security Council has to a routine mission. This is not the first time that there is a delegation of the Security Council, so here the Council has come to learn, listen all political actors. So it is an exchange that there has been between the majority and the opposition  , "he says.

Ambassador Henri Mova, secretary general of the PPRD, the presidential party, which also speaks of "  routine mission  " finds him, the important thing is that everyone was able to get his message. "  We've had very good exchanges, the Security Council expressed its vision, we expressed ours and I think that's a good thing that exchanges like this that enable the understanding between us. We have no differences on points with the Security Council , "he said.




For civil society, Georges Kapiamba Congolese Association for the access to justice that is expressed. He especially saw convergence of views on the issue of respect for human rights. "  We found many points of convergence, especially regarding the need and urgency to lift the ban of demonstration and public meeting. They, like us, we understood that these are illegal actions that violate commitments of the Democratic Republic of Congo internationally. Thus, we insisted that the signal of the RFI can be quickly restored without any conditions , "he said. Adding to these points of convergence, the importance of the protection of members of civil society, the promulgation of the law on access to information and the release of all political prisoners.

The Rally of the opposition, which refused the political agreement signed between the majority and a minority of the opposition , also reacted with the voice of Christopher Lutundula G7.