MONUC Press Review - 22 December 2006
The DRC's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a decree approving the Internal Rules and Regulations of the newly elected National Assembly. The main headlines in today's newspapers in Kinshasa are related to that. Le Palmarès…
MONUC Press Review - 20 December 2006
Today, the main newspaper headlines in Kinshasa are related to Tuesday's nomination, by the head of state, of Antoine Gizenga as Informant. Le Potentiel notes: "Yesterday, DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila, in accordance…
Press Review of 19 December 2006
No special issue in today's local press. La Référence Plus reports, "Provincial assemblies were installed yesterday in administrative towns of provinces." The paper highlights, "after the National Assembly and Head of State…
Press Review of 18 December 2006
A communiqué issued by the former Vice-President Jean- Pierre Bemba's cabinet reporting his evacuation abroad following an accident is the top issue in today's local press. "Jean- Pierre Bemba Gombo involved in an accident,"…
Press review of 15 December 2006
Today's local press covers various subjects. International Community's support to the DRC has not stopped with the end of the Transition, says Le Potentiel, indicating, "a new mechanism is being put in place for an effective…
Press Review of 14 December 2006
Appointment of a Prime Minister and the formation of Government are the major issues in today's local press. The headline in Le Palmarès reads: "Appointment of a Prime Minister: Joseph Kabila under Pressure." The paper calls…
Press Review of 13 December 2006
Press Review of 13 December 2006 Moustapha Niasse's statement that the International Community is preparing to mobilize US$ 3.5 billion for the DRC is the issue that dominates today's local press. L'Observateur hails the…
Press Review of 12 December 2006
President Kabila's memo to Government officials is the dominant issue in today's local press. President Kabila's memo orders Cabinet members, Governors and Deputy Governors to start dispatching the day-to-day business and to…
MONUC Press Review - 11 December 2006
Much of Today's Kinshasa press is related to continuing fighting in the eastern DRC between men loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda and regular army troops. Le Potentiel worries that the renegade general "Nkunda could…
Press Review of 8 December 2006
Today's local press does not focus on a particular topic. Under the headline "Government programme, Kabila - Gizenga: the first hitch," Le Potentiel wonders which program will be presented to the National Assembly: "Is it…
MONUC Press Review - 5 December 2006
Joseph Kabila's inauguration, on Wednesday, 6 December 2006, as the DRC's elected president attracts a lot of comments in today's Kinshasa press. The "swearing-in ceremony [for Joseph Kabila is to take place] tomorrow at the…
MONUC Press Review - 4 December 2006
There is no major development reported in today's Kinshasa press. However, Le Palmarès notes that Joseph Kabila will be sworn in as the DR Congo's first democratically elected president on 6 December 2006. Among the…