Congolese bishops warn that lack of compromises could scupper Kabila exit
KINSHASA — The deal struck last month for Congolese President Joseph Kabila to quit after elections this year could unravel if politicians do not quickly reach compromises on implementing the accord, Catholic bishops mediating talks warned on Monday. The December 31 deal was greeted as a critical step in averting anarchy and civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a result of Kabila deciding to remain in power when his mandate expired last month. The accord, signed by representatives of Kabila’s ruling coalition and the main opposition bloc, bars him from trying to change the constitution to stand for a third term in an election to be held by the end of this year. But talks this month on implementing components of the deal had stalled, said Congo’s Catholic Bishops Conference (Cenco). "The Cenco launches an appeal to the negotiators to ... not lose sight of the main objective of these negotiations, which is organising the elections in less than a year," it said. "The Cenco ...
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