The peace talk in Congo is in crisis as the conference of Catholic bishops is reported to have withdrawn as mediator.
The catholic bishops were mediating the talks between the government and opposition over a deal that would ensure elections are held this year stalled.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that an official with the conference of Catholic bishops confirmed the body’s withdrawal.
“We think that there’s no longer anything to do,” Donatien Nshole, secretary general of the conference known as CENCO, told Reuters.
“We have given all our time and all our energy and in the meantime pastoral work suffers” he added.
Last week a top official of DRC’s main opposition party exited the talks.
Jean -Marc Kabund the secretary general of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), termed the dialogue as ‘a big joke’.
Jean-Marc said that the presidential majority is showing bad faith and has created stumbling blocks to delay the implementation of a power-sharing deal agreed on new years’ eve.
President Joseph Kabila is expected to step down after elections which must be held before the end of this year per an agreement.
Source: Africafeeds.com
