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Congo's Kabila plans initiative to unite divided country

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 15, 2012 13:54

KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila said on Saturday he was planning an initiative aimed at uniting the central African nation, torn by an eastern rebellion and a furious political opposition.

"National cohesion must not be conditional, it must be open for all," Kabila said in an address to parliament. "An initiative will be taken shortly, the details to be decided in due course. There should not be a Congo for the majority and a separate one for the opposition."

It was a rare public address by Kabila, who has been increasingly in the shadows since he was reelected in 2011 polls widely seen as fraudulent and since mutinous soldiers launched the M23 rebellion in resource-rich eastern Congo in April.

He gave no details of the initiative, though M23 rebels have repeatedly demanded that Kabila open negotiations to address opposition grievances, along with their own. Congo's opposition has accused Kabila of stealing a 2011 election and of using security forces to stifle dissent.

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