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*Original in French Much of today's press is devoted to the report submitted to Parliament by the head of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) requesting an extension of time for the transition. 'Transition: the IEC officially requests an extension,' LE POTENTIEL titles. The paper reports that…

*Original in French The on-going political transition in the DRC, the arrival of European Union officials (Louis Michel and Javier Solana), the Security Council's upcoming mission and MONUC's weekly press conference are the main subjects broached by today's Kinshasa press. 'RCD threatens again to…

*Original in French Today's press reports initiatives and proposals for bring an end to the controversy over the date of June 30, which was originally set to mark the end s the deadline for the transition process in the DRC. 'June 30: what's at issue is the sharing out of posts' titles LA REFERENCE…

*Original in French The arrival of European Union officials Louis Michel and Javier Solana and the press conference of the Congolese armed forces (FADRC) chief of staff are the main topics of today's newspaper commentary. 'Javier Solana and Louis Michel in Kinshasa this Tuesday,' LE POTENTIEL…

*Original in French Much of today's press coverage is devoted to Vice-President Jean-Pierre's declarations over the weekend, in response to pressure from some opposition groups to meet the initial June 30 deadline for elections. The papers also comment on the current political transition process in…

*Original in French Much of today's press coverage is devoted to Vice-President Jean-Pierre's declarations over the weekend, in response to pressure from some opposition groups to meet the initial June 30 deadline for elections. The papers also comment on the current political transition process in…

*Original text in French Friday's Kinshasa press mainly discusses the current political transition in the DRC, the security situation in the country's eastern part and the tripartite meeting in Lubumbashi between Kinshasa, Kigali and Kampala. There is still lively debate whether or not the political…

Friday's Kinshasa press mainly discusses the current political transition in the DRC, the security situation in the country's eastern part and the tripartite meeting in Lubumbashi between Kinshasa, Kigali and Kampala. There is still lively debate whether or not the political transition in the DR…

*Original text in French Today's newspapers mainly focus on the tripartite meeting in Lubumbashi between the DRC, Uganda and Rwanda over security at their common borders. 'Kinshasa, Kigali and Kampala in tripartite [meeting] on arms,' titles LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES. Noting that 'this meeting comes…

Wednesday's newspapers comments on the election of the new Pope, the UN Security Council's resolution expanding the arms embargo in the DRC, and the disarmament process in the country. 'Habemus Papam,' titles LE PHARE, noting that Apostle Peter's 265th successor, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope…

*Original text in French The argument on whether or not to extend the current political transition in the DRC continues to capture headlines in the local press in Kinshasa. Newspapers appearing today abound with comments on that issue. 'To avoid a political deadlock, let us have a dialogue,'…

*Original text in French Today's press comments on the on-going transition process in the DRC, as the controversy over the June 30 deadline continues. In a front-page article titled 'The battle over June 30 has begun,' L'AVENIR announces there are 'now two camps confronting each other' and that 'one…