DRC: Bishops denounce manner, delay of transition

Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have denounced delays in the two-year transitional period, as well as the manner in which parties to the government have been conducting themselves. In a statement issued following a conference held from 9 - 14 February in the capital, Kinshasa, the bishops criticised the practice of certain members of government and other transitional institutions "of granting themselves certain advantages and openly showing their general disinterest in the well-being of the majority of the population".