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Mushake's recapturing by Laurent N'kunda's troops is the dominant news in today's local press. "Mushake once again under Laurent N'Kunda's control," reports Le Palmarès, quoting UN source in North Kivu. "Mushake is a strategic stronghold the regular army was determined to recapture to proceed with…

The military situation in North Kivu remains the principal theme of the Kinshasa press today. There is "confusion in Mushaki," reports La Tempête des Tropiques. This is because, explains La Tempête des Tropiques, "as long as the FARDC affirm that they control Mushaski, other sources will say that…

The Kinshasa press today focuses exclusively on the state of the nation speech yesterday of president Joseph Kabila. As envisaged, president Joseph Kabila addressed the nation yesterday Thursday 6 December 2007 in front of parliament. Essentially, president Kabila estimates that "the situation is…

The Kinshasa papers followed several themes this Thursday 22 November 2007. "The listeners of Radio France International followed with much astonishment the comment on MONUC's report into the events of last March in Kinshasa," said L'Avenir. Especially that in this report, "MONUC particularly shows…

This Tuesday 23 October 2007, the Kinshasa press devotes its principal columns to the visit of president Kabila in the United States. It is on Friday 26 October that the head of the Congolese State will be received by president George Bush in Washington. Their interview, believes Le Potentiel, "will…

Today's local press is mainly focused on the situation in the eastern DRC. "Clashes took place yesterday at Rumamgabo, 50 kilometers from the town of Goma and in Rugari, 30 kilometers from the administrative town of North Kivu between FARDC troops and those loyal to the renegade Laurent N'Kunda,"…

This Friday 19 October 2007, the Kinshasa press makes its headlines with the departure of William Swing as United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General for the DRC. "After an exceptionally long mandate in the DRC, William Swing returns to New York," Le Phare informs. "We thought it…

The principal columns of the daily newspapers published today in Kinshasa are devoted to the press conference given yesterday in Goma by DRC president Joseph Kabila. And, during this meeting with journalists the head of the Congolese state qualified "Nkunda as a criminal," said L'Avenir. This term…

Today the Kinshasa newspapers devote their principal pages to the situation in eastern DRC. In North Kivu, Le Phare says the "suspense is terrible". This is particularly so as "president Kabila, in agreement with the government decided to end the situation of insecurity in this province,"…

On Tuesday 16 October 2007, the Kinshasa press makes its headlines with the meeting yesterday in Goma between president Kabila and the ambassadors of Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and South Africa, as well as MONUC head William Swing. Essentially, believes Le Potentiel, "their talks related to…

In the Kinshasa press, the main focus is on the visit of president Joseph Kabila to Goma. On Sunday 14 October 2007 president Kabila arrived in Goma at the "head of a delegation in particular made up of the ministers of defense, interior and humanitarian associations as well as the chief of staff of…

The situation in eastern DRC is the principal focus of the Kinshasa newspapers this Thursday 11 October 2007. "Fighting is taking place in the territory of Masisi between the FARDC and the loyalists of Laurent Nkunda," reports Le Potentiel. And, for the moment, "the FARDC are in the process of…