Press Review
Most of today's local papers broadly comment on the resignation of President Kabila's Cabinet Director, Mr. Evariste Boshab. They also go back over Rwanda's threat to invade Eastern DRC. After his lengthy talks with President Kabila Monday morning, «Professor Evariste Boshab, the President's Cabinet…
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Today's local papers echo the diverse reactions sparked off by the suspension of six ministers and a dozen CEOs as well as the consequences of such an action. The papers also go back over Rwanda's threat to attack FDLR in DRC. In its special edition, LE POTENTIEL conveys the reactions of the…
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Most of today's local papers devote their headlines to Rwanda's threats to attack the Forces of the Liberation of Rwanda known as the FDLR in the DRC territory. The headlines in LE PHARE read: Kigali threatens to attack FDLR in DRC, echoing the statement made by Richard Sezibera, Rwandan President…
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The major headlines in today's local press is the ongoing tour of the UN Security Council delegation to the Great Lakes and the audit report on public firms submitted to President Kabila through the Parliament for examination. L'AVENIR reports on the Tuesday visit by the Security Council delegation…
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Today's local press report on the visit of a UN Security Council Team to the Democratic Republic of Congo. They also comment on the alleged tense relations between the DRC and the Kingdom of Belgium. Visibly uninformed about the arrival of the UN Security Council delegation in Kinshasa on Sunday, L…
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The most dominant news in today's local papers is the international conference on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region. Dar-es-Salaam, the capital city of Tanzania will host the international conference on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region due to start…
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Insecurity in North Kivu, the UN Security Council's tour to the Great Lakes region and the reported embezzlement within the public firms are the major subjects dealt with in today's local papers. Defence Minister Jean-Pierre Ondekane and his colleague of Home Affairs, Théophile Mbemba Fundu were…
DRC Press Review
*Original in French Today's press is devoted to the growing insecurity in eastern DRC and the mass protests this situation has caused in the region and in Kinshasa. Describing the security situation in eastern DRC as alarming, L'AVENIR recalls Monday's mass demonstration across the capital of North…
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Today's local papers mainly focus on the outcomes of the recent meetings between the DRC and its Donors in Kinshasa as well as President Kabila's postponed trip to Kindu. President Kabila officially opened the Consultative Group for DRC meeting that took place in Kinshasa on 11-12 November, L…
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Disarmament of foreign armed groups in DRC by FARDC (Congolese armed forces) in collaboration with MONUC, the integration of Congolese troops, the conference on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region scheduled for 19 to 20 November in Tanzania are the major topics in today's local…
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Today's local press focus on the obstacles to the work of the DRC Transition's Institutions, more particularly the Parliamentary and Government. They also comment on the protest march organised by Goma residents against insecurity and the Kampala 3rd preliminary meeting before the Great Lakes…
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The sharing of management posts in public firms, the future DRC Constitution, the tracking of Interahamwe by FARDC as well as the recent clashes between PPRD members (People's Party for Reconstruction and Development led by Joseph Kabila) and the Movement for the Liberation of DRC known as MLC in…