Congo-Role-Play

Recommendations

Info

Roleplay of DRC Negotiations 12-5-02 will be skeptical of a police force in Kinshasa made up of rebels and will propose international monitoring or an international police presence. Democratization Joseph Kabila considers the position of President neither vacant nor negotiable. Kabila claims that he welcomes elections but refuses to negotiate his special status as President during a transition period. Joseph Kabila can remain confident that attempts at divulging him of the role of president will fail, as the international community has rallied behind him. The Kinshasa government is open, however to appointing leaders of opposition parties to lead the National Assembly (interim legislature) or allowing opposition leaders to serve as vice presidents. The Kabila government will be willing to agree to power sharing deals in theory, but will delay and attempt to avoid negotiations resulting in the specifics of the power sharing proposals. The Kinshasa government’s reluctance to allocate de facto power to those named to vice presidencies will likely bring them into conflict with the MLC, who already believes that the Kabila government is not negotiating with good faith. So far the Kabila government has been reluctant to say how much political power it will give the rebels who took up arms against Kinshasa with the help of Uganda and Rwanda, though it forecasts that The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will have a transitional government by January 2003. Specifically, the government in Kinshasa is willing to propose two vice presidencies for the two rebel elements, RCD-Goma and the MLC, giving the seat of prime minister to the unarmed opposition and the presidency of Parliament to the Forces vives.
Roleplay of DRC Negotiations 12-5-02 Though not ideal, an acceptable solution for the Kabila government would involve a provisional agreement, in which Joseph Kabila will govern along with four vice-presidents selected from the ranks of the government, the rebel Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC), the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) and the unarmed opposition. Kabila seems increasingly willing to recognize leaders of the MLC and DRC by naming them vice presidents, but opposition remains wary. Jean-Pierre Bemba, for example, named Prime Minister in the power sharing accord reached at Sun City, found himself without significant de facto power despite his “appointment” to the position. The two main rebel movements, the MLC and the (RCD) are demanding "vertical power sharing" in the military, in the provinces, the intelligence and diplomatic services, the police, and state-owned companies, a concept rejected by the government of President Joseph Kabila. The government will now agree only on the sharing of the executive, the National Assembly and the senate. Economics The elite network of Congolese and Zimbabwean political, military and commercial interests seeks to maintain its grip on the main mineral resources of the government controlled area. Specifically, diamonds, cobalt, copper and germanium are high priorities. This network benefits from instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The network’s representatives in the Kinshasa Government and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces fuel instability by supporting armed groups opposing Rwanda and Burundi.
Page 1 and 2: Roleplay of DRC Negotiations 12-5-0
Page 3 and 4: November 17, 2002 Roleplay of DRC N
Page 5 and 6: SIMULATION SCHEDULE Note: All times
Page 7 and 8: VIII. Participants: Elite Networks
Page 9 and 10: Brief History of the DRC Roleplay o
Page 15: Roleplay of DRC Negotiations 12-5-0
Page 21 and 22: Uganda/MLC BACKGROUND TEAM SCENE SE
Page 37 and 38: Democratization Roleplay of DRC Neg
Page 45 and 46: United Nations BACKGROUND TEAM SCEN
Page 53 and 54: VIEWS OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS Rolepla
Page 55 and 56: USA BACKGROUND TEAM SCENE SETTER Ro
Page 57 and 58: ISSUES Security Roleplay of DRC Neg
Page 61 and 62: Belgium BACKGROUND TEAM SCENE SETTE
Page 63 and 64: Economics Roleplay of DRC Negotiati
Page 67 and 68:
MAPS TIMELINES Appendix A Roleplay
Page 69 and 70:
WOMEN Roleplay of DRC Negotiations
Page 71 and 72:
Roleplay of DRC Negotiations 12-5-0
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Thursday, Negotiation day, 2003 “
show all

Congo-Role-Play

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?