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Press Review of 12 December 2007

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…

Press Review of 11 December 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 10 December 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 7 December 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 22 November 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 23 October 2007

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…

Press Review of 22 October 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 19 October 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 18 October 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 17 October 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 16 October 2007

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…

MONUC Press Review - 15 October 2007

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…