Opposition seeks Kabila’s isolation

The opposition Union pour la democratie et le progres social (UDPS) on Sunday said the “political, diplomatic, economic and military isolation” of President Laurent-Desire Kabila’s regime was the only way to move the DRC towards peace and democracy. In a statement released in Brussels, the UDPS said Kabila continued to violate civil and political liberties, sabotage implementation of the Lusaka ceasefire accord and introduce economic measures that discourage investors and “asphyxiate” the population. “Kabila’s big excuse today for impoverishing people and rapidly enriching himself is the war effort,” the statement said. All acts of complicity, complacency or support to the regime only encouraged Kabila “to further plunge the Congo into chaos”, it said.