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Today's local papers focus on two main issues, notably the Tuesday funeral ceremony in tribute to the MONUC peacekeepers killed in Ituri and the upcoming hearing by the International Criminal Court. « William Swing reiterates Monuc's determination to carry on during the funeral ceremony in tribute…

The local press report on the DRC situation discussed yesterday in Brussels by the US President and the Belgian Prime minister. The press also comment the recent declarations by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs during his visiting to the DRC. In a meeting Monday between American President…

Today's local press mainly deals with the reactions sparked off by the issuance of a document on the transitional leaders' nationality by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs' delegation and the review of the budget 2005 by the Parliament. « In an interview to LE SOIR, Joseph Kabila refers to the…

Government's shakeout, discussions about the possible postponement of the elections and Belgian Minister of foreign affairs' visit to DRC are the major issues covered by today's local press. President Joseph Kabila signed a presidential decree on cabinet shakeout yesterday» L'OBSERVATEUR writes…

Yesterday's MONUC press conference and the National Assembly's debate on the 2005 budget are the main news in today's newspapers in Kinshasa. L'OBSERVATEUR titles, « MONUC urges the parliament to do its part of duty for the electoral process », referring to MONUC news conference during which «The UN…

The calling-off of today's Christian march and the Belgian minister of foreign affairs' visit are the dominant news in today's local press. The headlines in LE PHARE read: «Due to interference by some political parties, notably Fonus and the Démocratie Chrétienne, Catholics have modified the format…

Violations of arms embargo in eastern DRC and Parliament special session are the major issues covered by today's local press. LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES titles 'UN experts denounce arms embargo violation in the Kivus and in Ituri'. The paper publishes in full the report that «UN experts conclude in…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, William Swing's visit to Europe and the current Parliament's extraordinary session are the major issues covered by today's local press. « Intensive diplomatic activities in Brussels: William Swing, Louis Michel, Aldo…

The Disarmament process of foreign forces based in Eastern DR of Congo, the ethnic conflict in Ituri and strikes by civil servants in Kinshasa are the main topics covered by today's local press. « DRC Army and MONUC Joint Operation in Walungu to neutralise Rwandan FDLR rebels; Washington Meeting to…

Today's Congolese press mainly focus on the last developments following the inter-institutional workshop on the electoral process and the future DRC's constitution. «MONUC supports the holding of elections in DR Congo within the constitution's time frame» L'AVENIR says, quoting the UN Mission's…

Political groupings and civil society's reactions to the resolutions issued by the inter-institutional workshop organised by the Parliament on 2-4 February is the dominant news in today's local papers which also comment the UN Security Council's report on arms trafficking in DRC. The headlines in LE…

Neither consensus nor unanimity has been reached on the basic options for the future constitution and the new electoral calendar, write the majority of today's local press that also echo various reactions by political components and civil society to the resolutions issued by the inter-institutional…