Press Review of 10 May 2006
Reception of the first batch of electoral kits by CEI is the lead story in today's local press. The headlines in L'Observateur read: "The Independent Electoral Commission CEI receives the first batch of the electoral kits;" which the paper refers to as a "decisive step forward towards the elections…
Press Review of 9 May 2006
Suspension of support for Government's budget package and the surge of insecurity in the city of Kinshasa are the major issues commented by today's local papers. The headlines in La Référence Plus paper read: "IMF and World Bank Suspend Financial Support to DRC." The paper also reports: "Over one…
Press Review of 4 May 2006
The electoral process is the dominant issue in today's local papers. Some papers also comment on Bishop Monsengwo's declaration, urging the different DRC political stakeholders to initiate talks before 30 June 2006. Published last Sunday by the Independent Electoral Commission, the electoral…
Press Review of 3rd May 2006
Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs' reaction following the issuance of the electoral calendar by the Independent Electoral Commission CEI in French acronym is the major issue in today's local press. Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht said in a statement, "he highly appreciated CEI's…
Press Review of 2 May 2006
Today's local papers mainly focus on the electoral calendar issued by the Independent Electoral Commission and yesterday's press conference held by the Catholic Bishop Monsengwo. The so-much expected electoral calendar was finally issued last Sunday by the Independent Electoral Commission. The…
Press Review of 24 April 2006
DRC electoral process is the major issue in today's local press. The 33 short-listed presidential candidates will have to wait for the green light before launching any electoral campaign. The Head of the Independent Electoral Commission is "filing today a request on the articles 28 and 110 of the…
Press Review of 21 April 2006
DRC electoral process is once again the lead story in today's local press. After his three-day visit to Kinshasa, the chairman of the commission of the African Union flew to South Africa. The United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC and other personalities had earlier visited DRC. After this…
Press Review of 19 April 2006
The chairman of the Commission of the African Union's visit to DRC is the lead story in today's local press. On the second day of his visit to Kinshasa, Alpha Konaré, chairman of the commission of the African Union keeps conferring with Transition's stakeholders. He "reiterated African Union's…
Press Review of 18 April 2006
Today's press review mainly focuses on the visit by the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union to Kinshasa, DRC. As announced, Alpha Omar Konaré, the chairperson of the Commission of the African Union got to Kinshasa yesterday, on a 48-hour visit. He is due to confer with "the four Vice…
Press Review of 17 April 2006
DRC electoral process is the lead story in today's local press. The papers also focus on the publication of the definite list of presidential candidates. Forty eight hours after the Supreme Court's Decision, the Independent Electoral Commission published the definite list of presidential candidates…
Press Review of 12 April 2006
Today's local press focuses on debates around President Kabila's candidacy for the presidential elections. The Independent Electoral Commission issued early this week the provisional list of candidates for the presidential elections, including President Joseph Kabila. However the latter's candidacy…
Press Review of 11 April 2006
Bukavu event constitutes the lead story on the front pages of today's local press. Last week was marked by "unprecedented insecurity" in Bukavu's history. "About a dozen people were killed," reports La Référence Plus. Who killed them? "Men wearing military uniforms," says Le Potentiel. They are…