Seven Ammo Trucks Make Kinshasa Nervous (ASADHO)
Thursday, August 31st, 2006The population of Kinshasa is worried about reports of seven trucks of ammunitions that arrived from the port of Matadi a few days ago. Apparently, the trucks carried ammunition loads for the national army. The Kinois, however, do not want anything to do with them. They want details about the delivery. Where from? Where to? For what purpose? Lt-Colonel Thierry Fusalba, spokesman for EUFOR has confirmed the arrival of the trucks last week and agrees that these reports do not reassure the population. Major Olivier Kuster, his counterpart at MONUC, has told Agence France Press that an investigation is underway. The Kinois trust neither MONUC nor EUFOR. A convoy carrying heavy weapons had reportedly arrived from Matadi a few days before the fight between Bemba’s and Kabila’s troops. It’s a question of trust.
Read ASADHO’s report (French).