MONUC Press Review - 11 October 2007
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,"…
MONUC Press Review - 10 October 2007
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…
Press Review of 9 October 2007
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…
MONUC Press Review - 8 October 2007
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…
Press Review of 5 October 2007
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'…
Press Review of 04 October 2007
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…
Press Review of 03 October 2007
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…
Press Review of 2nd October 2007
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 "…
Press Review of 1st October 2007
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…
MONUC Press Review - 28 September 2007
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…
MONUC Press Review - 27 September 2007
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…
MONUC Press Review - 26 September 2007
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…