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Response by DRC Supreme Court to President Kabila's request on whether the amnesty law could apply to the people who assassinated a president (President Kabila) is the major issue in LE PALMARES while t he rest of the papers comment on various issues, notably the 18 December referendum, the…

UDPS Tshisekedi calls on the Congolese people to stay home and boycott the referendum, headline LE PHARE, LE POTENTIEL and LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES. "Exactly three minutes, say from 17h25 to 17h28 like a whole life or history in a flash were enough for Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba, leader of UDPS…

CALCC "Conseil de l'Apostolat des Laïcs Catholiques du Congo/Board of DRC Catholic Laymen) held a press conference yesterday in Kinshasa following the voting guidance issued by the catholic church bishops to the church members in particular, and all the Congolese in general with respect to the 18…

The majority of today's local papers devote their headlines to the constitutional referendum scheduled for 18 December and the various calls on the Congolese to vote in favor of or against the "constitution." "The Protestant church has made its position clear while the Catholic Church has not issued…

DRC upcoming elections, preceded by a referendum due on 18 December, is the dominant subject in today's local press. Referendum confirmed for this Sunday 18 December, writes FORUM DES AS on its front page, echoing yesterday's press conference held by the head of the Independent Electoral Commission…

Kinshasa newspapers report mainly on the press conference DRC President Joseph Kabila held on Thursday, 8 December 2005. As announced, the Congolese President held a press conference at the Palais de la Nation on Thursday. During the conference, Joseph Kabila "appealed the Congolese population to…

The attention of today's Kinshasa press focuses mainly on Olivier Kamitatu, president of the National Assembly's response after his dismissal from both his position as secretary-general of the Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC) and as member of that party. Dismissed from his post as secretary…

Much of today's Kinshasa press is related to the MLC's Tuesday decision to remove its former secretary-general, Olivier Kamitatu, also president of the Congolese National Assembly, from the party's membership rolls. As from yesterday, Olivier Kamitatu, president of the National Assembly, is no…

The forthcoming constitutional referendum of 18 December 2005 continues to be the main topic of Kinshasa newspaper commentary. Launched last Saturday, the referendum campaign is now in full swing. And three days into the campaign, which was kicked off by the Independent Electoral Commission, "the…

The main focus of Monday's Kinshasa press is on the referendum vote scheduled for 18 December 2005. The referendum campaign "officially started on 2 December, as initially foreseen by the law," Le Potentiel reports. And already, since Saturday, "proponents of a 'yes' vote and 'no' supporters have…

Various subjects are featured in newspapers appearing in Kinshasa this Friday, 2 December 2005 Passed on Tuesday by the National Assembly, in the absence of members of the presidential party, PPRD, "the amnesty law [has now been] transmitted to the Supreme Court," L'Avenir reports. Before even "this…

" Due yesterday, the National Assembly's plenary session was suspended by the President of the lower chamber of Parliament, Olivier Kamitatu," La Tempête des Tropiques reports. He adjourned the meeting after " MPs from [pro-President Joseph Kabila] parliamentary groups walked out of the Assembly in…