The DRC authorities have announced that a national debate, due to be held in Rome on Friday, has been postponed by a week and will, instead, take place in Nairobi.
Speaking over state television on Monday, the rapporteur of the National Debate Organising Committee, Lole Kondia, said pledges of financial assistance had not been honoured and "considering the urgency of the situation", it had been decided to hold the meeting in Nairobi from 8-15 May.
The Rome meeting has been beset by problems, with rebels of the
Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) stating they would not attend unless certain preconditions were met. Regional analysts told IRIN on Tuesday the chance of Congolese sides coming together and reaching agreement was "remote" because too many political ambitions were at stake.
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