“Implementation committees” to tackle problems at local level

The 30 investigators - from Nigeria, Senegal, Algeria and Malawi - would be attached to the regional operational zones of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) at Kabinda, Boende, Lissala and Kabalo, Ibok said. Their investigations into alleged violations would be discussed with “implementation committees”, comprising the warring sides in the regional JMCs, in order to thrash out responsibility and decide on remedial actions. Reports and unresolved problems would then be passed to the JMC in Lusaka, which in turn would report to the OAU and UN, Ibok said. On the political side, there was also some hope of a breakthrough on the acceptance of a facilitator for the inter-Congolese political dialogue (provided for in the Lusaka accord) during a round of meetings to start in Lusaka on Friday.