MONUC Press Review - 19 January 2007
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…
MONUC Press - 18 January 2007
Today's Kinshasa press broaches a variety of subjects but nothing that really stands out. Le Potentiel notes: "The announcement of the [new] government [for the DR Congo] is imminent". "Barring any last-minute change", this…
MONUC Press Review - 12 January 2007
Today the main headlines in Kinshasa press are almost exclusively related to the arrival in Congolese capital Thursday of the body of Congolese Catholic Cardinal Frederic Etsou who died in Belgium on 6 January 2007. Also…
MONUC Press Review - 11 January 2007
Today the front pages of Kinshasa newspapers feature various stories but nothing major. Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga will "delay the announcement of the [new] government" and this is due to "the funeral of the [Archbishop…
MONUC Press Review - 10 January 2006
Tuesday's official installation of the elected Bureau of the National Assembly is the main topic in Kinshasa newspapers this Wednesday. As scheduled, the newly elected National Assembly Bureau was inaugurated yesterday…
MONUC Press Review - 9 January 2007
Today's inauguration of the newly elected Bureau of the National Assembly is the main topic in Kinshasa newspapers this Tuesday. It is this Tuesday, 9 January 2006 that the newly elected National Assembly Bureau will be…
MONUC Press Review - 8 January 2007
The main topic in today's press in the DRC capital is the death of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Frédéric Etsou. Admitted to hospital for several months, Cardinal Frédéric Etsou Nzabi Bamongwabi died on…
MONUC Press Review - 5 January 2006
Today's Kinshasa press is mainly devoted to the current process of forming the new Government in the DRC. Le Palmarès reports that DRC President Joseph Kabila has given Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga instructions regarding…
MONUC Press Review - 3 January 2007
The few newspapers appearing in Kinshasa this Wednesday devote their main pages to the current consultations for the formation of the new government in the DR Congo. "In the face of a lack of merit-qualifying candidates for…
MONUC Press Review - 2 January 2007
Today only a few newspapers appear in Kinshasa and all mention the process of forming the new government in the DRC after last Saturday's nomination of Antoine Gizenga as Prime Minister. La Référence Plus reports that "the…
MONUC Press Review - 28
The main headlines in today's Kinshasa newspapers are related to the following two bits of news: - Tasked with identifying the majority parties in the National Assembly, Antoine Gizenga on Wednesday submitted to the head of…
MONUC Press Review - 27 December 2006
The main headlines in the newspapers in Kinshasa today are related to Thursday, 28 December 2006's elections for the newly elected National Assembly Bureau membership. The Lower House of Parliament has so far had a…