Peace is pricey

Kinshasa's political chiefs will lose their incomes if they lose the elections

Logistical obstacles and political arguments surround the transitional government's decision to postpone national elections, due in June and now put off by at least six months. Commercial interests play their part as well, while senior people in Kinshasa accuse each other of corruption. Such accusations are part of the pre-election manoeuvres, as each faction, especially the armed groups represented in the transitional coalition government, defends its economic base.

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Etienne Tshisekedi wa Malumba, Jean-Pierre Bemba, José Endundo, Roger Lumbala, Joseph Kabila, Evariste Boshab, Congo-Brazzaville, Rwanda, South African, Eugène Serufuli, German, Sharing resources, Thabo Mbeki, Samba Kaputo, Katumba Mwanke, Australian, Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi, Indian, Kisula Ngoy, Zambia, British, Angolan, Netherlands, Military spoilers, Sweden, Sudan, Somalia, Charles Murigande, Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie, Mouvement de Libération du Congo, Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-National, génocidaires, Forces de Défense Rwandaises, Gesellschaft für Elektrometallurgie, Générale des carrières et des mines, Société Minière de Katanga, Office des Douanes et Accises, Groupe Spécial de Sécurité Présidentielle, Structure Militaire d'Intégration, Interahamwé

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