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On Wednesday 10 October 2007 the Kinshasa press focuses on the National Assembly debate on the crash landing of the Antonov 26 in Kingasani suburb, Kinshasa on 4 October last. "The debate [was] surging yesterday in the Palais de Peuple," cites Le Reference Plus. A stormy debate, in particular "on…

Today's local papers once again focus on the new fights in eastern DRC. Le Potentiel reports "intense fights in eastern DRC" while La Tempête des Tropiques refers to "an all-out offensive launched by the dissident Nkunda with the aim of capturing the town of Goma." "Now that the truce has been…

Today the Kinshasa press devotes its principal columns to the resumption of clashes in eastern DRC. Last Saturday clashes were renewed between the FARDC and troops loyal to ex-general, Laurent Kunda. These clashes, specifies L'Avenir, took place "in the locality of Bukima..." In light, the truce "is…

Friday's newspaper headlines in Kinshasa are dominated by Thurday's deadly plane crash in the Kingasani neighbourhood of the teeming Congolese capital. The crash happened when "the [Russian-made] Antonov aircraft 'El Sam' heading to Tshikapa in the central Western Kasai province lost one of its wing…

The security situation in Eastern DR Congo continued today to make headlines in Kinshasa's newspapers. That situation was discussed at a meeting of National Assembly Members from North Kivu province. During their meeting, these MPs "rejected the Belgian-proposed initiative to appoint a facilitator…

The meeting of military chiefs of general staff of the DRC, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, which ended in Lubumbashi, Katanga province on 2 October, features prominently in today's Kinshasa newspapers. According to La Tempête des Tropiques, the Lubumbashi meeting decided to organise a « manhunt for…

Today's local papers mainly deal with the meeting between the chiefs of Army staff of Rwanda, Burundi, DRC and Uganda. The meeting is being held "behind closed doors in Lubumbashi," reports Le Palmarès. Le Potentiel says "...the purpose of the meeting was to work out a military strategy against the…

The majority of today's local papers mainly comment on a possible DRC cabinet reshuffle shortly. In this respect, Forum des As reports, "the new reshuffled cabinet will be known this week." Le Potentiel, for its part, refers to the cabinet reshuffle as "a real clearout," while Le Phare highlights,…

The speech of President Joseph Kabila at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly was the main subject today in the Kinshasa press. As envisaged, President Joseph Kabila gave a speech yesterday Thursday 27 September before the United Nations General Assembly. According to Le Phare…

The speech of DRC president Joseph Kabila before the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York today is the main subject of one of the Kinshasa daily newspapers. Indeed, it is "in the middle of the day that president Kabila will speak in front of the delegates from 180 UN member states,"…

On Wednesday 26 September, 2007, the Kinshasa press focuses on the participation of the DRC in the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Democratic Republic of Congo "has just been elected to the vice presidency of the 62e session of UNO," informs L'Avenir. For L'Avenir: "This is the…

This Tuesday 25 September 2007, the Kinshasa newspapers devote their principal columns to the resumption of clashes in eastern DRC between the FARDC and rebels loyal to ex FARDC General Laurent Kunda. Confrontations began yesterday again between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo…