News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

"A Joint Forces Staff DRC-Rwanda-Uganda-Burundi to dismantle the Negative Forces in DRC" says Le Palmarès. L'Observateur, for its part, informs, "37 tonnes of MLC's military equipments stored in a warehouse in Gemena have been airlifted to Kinshasa," echoing MONUC's news conference. La Référence…

Today's local press deals with various topical issues. Commenting on Parliament's activities, Le Potentiel says "Opposition MPs left a Parliament session Friday in high dudgeon" declaring that they would not return until the following conditions are met: "1. Television and Radio channels CCTV, CKTV…

Today's local press mainly comments on the Congolese Prosecutor's letter to the Senate's provisional office calling for the lifting of Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba's immunity. Tuesday 10 April, Congolese State Prosecutor wrote to the Senate to attempt to secure "the lifting of Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba…

Today's local press mainly focuses on Jean-Pierre Bemba's trip to Portugal. "State Prosecutor is seeking Senate's warrant to prosecute Jean-Pierre Bemba," reports L'Observateur. "In a bid to have Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba's immunity lifted, the State Prosecutor recently addressed a letter to the…

Today's local press in Kinshasa mainly comment on DRC Cabinet's 3-day workshop from Monday 02 April through Wednesday 5 April 2007. "The aim of the workshop, led by Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga, is to help the newly appointed cabinet members to internalize the professional code of ethics, to…

Today Monday 02 April 2007, Kinshasa press has talked about the possibility for former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba to receive authorization to fly to Portugal for medical care. Initially planned for last week-end, Jean-Pierre Bemba has not traveled to Portugal yet. "MLC leader is [still] stuck…

Today's local press in Kinshasa has focused on yesterday's news conference held by European Union's Ambassadors, following the 22 - 23rd March events in Gombe, one of the 26 districts of Kinshasa, the capital city of DRC. The 22 – 23 March bloody clash in Kinshasa continue to spark off reactions…

Today's Kinshasa press offers a variety of topics, with each of the newspapers focusing on one or other topic in particular. At the top of its page one Le Phare runs the headline "War erupts in Minembwe" over a story that says "MONUC [UN Mission] plays down the clashes ..., and the FARDC [Congolese…

The main focus of today's Kinshasa press is on the motion raised yesterday at the National Assembly plenary session by opposition MP José Malika from the Union for the Nation coalition calling for "proceedings, according to the law, against all MP's and politico-administrative officials holding dual…

The main headlines in 29 January 2007's Kinshasa press are mainly related to Saturday's elections of provincial governors, with newspapers offering wide comments on the surprise defeat for Jean-Pierre Bemba's opposition coalition, the Union for the Nation, in the capital despite their having a…

The main headlines in Kinshasa's newspapers are devoted to Saturday's announcement of DR Congo's provisional national senatorial vote results. Last Saturday, the DR Congo's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced provisional national results of the senatorial vote held on Friday. "The…

The main pages of today's newspapers are devoted to the awaited nomination of the new government in the DR Congo. Regarded for days as imminent, the nomination of the first government of the Third Republic has yet to happen. According to Le Palmarès, the awaited nomination is unlikely to happen…