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A bo
dy monitoring a peace deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo
late yesterday announced an agreement on the sharing out of the
country's ten military regions among the former warring
factions.
Disputes over the division of the regions have held up efforts to
complete the peace process in the country for several weeks.
After two days of non-stop meetings, the commission set up to
supervise the peace process announced late yesterday that the
ex-government would be allocated three regions, while the main
former rebels groups, Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) and the
Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC), would get two each.
Three smaller former factions, the Congolese Rally for
Democracy-National (RCD-N), the Congolese Rally for
Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML) and the Mai-Mai militia,
would each be placed in control of one region.
The head of each military region would also be assisted by two
deputies from a group other than the one to which he belongs.
The commission was set up to monitor the peace process and
transition to democracy after an agreement reached between warring
Congolese factions in South Africa last December. – Sapa-AFP.
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