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Yesterday's earthquake in the Great Lakes region and enthronement of Catholic new Archbishop for Kinshasa are the two dominant issues in today's local press. The headlines in Le Potentiel read: "The town of Bukavu hit by violent Earthquake yesterday." "The earthquake left six people dead and several…

Today's local press mainly revolves around accusations against the UN Mission in the DR Congo. The headlines in Le Potentiel read: "MONUC Humanitarian Activities have been called into question in the Kivus; Congolese people are blaming MONUC passiveness in the way it has been carrying out its…

The local press published today in Kinshasa focus on diverse issues. Le Palmarès reports "a rally by the Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social (UDPS), quelled by the police yesterday; the march was aimed to protest against injustice and the high cost of living." "A dozen UDPS members were…

Reported fresh clashes in North Kivu dominated headlines on Tuesday in Kinshasa's newspapers. Six days after the close of the Goma peace conference, « violent clashes have been reported more than 40 km west of that town ... between Laurent NKunda's [rebel group] CNDP [or National Council for the…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly comment on the postponed plenary meeting on the peace, security and development for the North and South Kivus. "The first plenary meeting initially scheduled for Tuesday 8 January did not take place," reports La Tempête des Tropiques. La Référence Plus…

The forum on the peace, security and development of the North and South Kivu provinces is the dominant issue in today's local press. Having started last Sunday with pump, "the forum is already facing several organisation-related challenges," reports La Tempête des Tropiques North and South Kivu…

North and South Kivus situation is the top news in today's local papers. Alluding to the 17 December clashes, Le Potentiel echoes the FARDC commanders in Katale that "It is Laurent Nkunda's rebel troops that attacked the positions of the regular army troops in the Kahundu mountains," adding, "the…

The peace conference on the eastern DRC launched on Monday 17 December at Grand Hotel Kinshasa is the dominant topic in today's local papers. With the establishment of a permanent working group to monitor the implementation of the recommendations in favour of lasting peace in the Great Lakes region…

Today's local press mainly focuses on the Goma meeting between Congolese and Rwandan authorities. Also in attendance, the representatives of the UN, EU, US and African Union. "The meeting set up a team to monitor the implementation of the commitments made by DRC and Rwanda in favour of regional…

The situation in eastern DRC remains the dominant issue of the local press. The United Nations is greatly concerned about the situation in eastern DRC. "From Indonesia, the UN Secretary General appeals to Laurent N'Kunda to lay down weapons and encourages MONUC to assist the DRC authorities in…

This Thursday, 13 day of December 2007, the dominant news in the local press in Kinshasa is once again the situation in the North Kivu. "Laurent Nkunda appeals to Joseph Kabila for dialogue...," reports Le Palmarès. Le Potentiel argues "the dissident General is scoffing at Kabila and the DRC…

Today's local papers mainly focus on the military situation in North Kivu. "The situation is bad in North Kivu," reports Le Potentiel, indicating, "since Monday, Nkunda's insurgents have re-conquered the locality of Mushaki, the territory of Masisi, 40 km North West of the town of Goma." The…