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Today's local newspapers in Kinshasa are focusing their attention on the various actions initiated by the political stakeholders of the transition process. LE POTENTIEL gives an assessment of the transition, and mentions the…

Press Review

Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their comments to the progress of the transition's process, notably the statement made by the International Support Committee to the Transition (CIAT, French acronym) on the recent…

Press Review

Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly focus on RCD's decision to lift the suspension of its participation in the transition. RCD has joined back the institutions, announces LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES, indicating that the Vice…

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The majority of today's local papers in Kinshasa make an assessment of President Thabo Mbeki's visit to the DRC. The headlines in LE PHARE reads: Everybody agrees to save the Transition, quoting South African President as…

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South African President, Thabo Mbeki arrived in Kinshasa yesterday and immediately after initiated a series of talks with Congolese officials. This is the issue broadly commented by today's local papers. Joseph Kabila and…

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South African President's visit to the DRC holds the headlines in most of today's local papers in Kinshasa. The South African President, Thabo Mbeki, who is due to arrive in Kinshasa today, will be accompanied by an important…

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Aldo Ajello's, the European Union Special Envoy for the Great Lakes visit to the DRC holds the front page of today's local press in Kinshasa. Mr. Ajello is due to arrive in Kinshasa this Saturday 28 August on a working visit…

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Today's local papers also devote their comments to RCD's 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD) withdrawal from the Transitional institutions and RCD's comeback to Kinshasa. The RCD National leader, Azarias Ruberwa…

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The reactions following RCD's 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie/Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) decision to suspend its participation in the Transition, more particularly the one of the International Support…

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The decision taken by the 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD)' to withdraw from Transitional institutions is the major issue commented by today's local papers in Kinshasa. RCD suspends its membership in the…

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Arthur Z'Ahadi Ngoma, the Vice-President for Social and Cultural Commission, reportedly escaped a coup attempt in Kinshasa, while Azarias Ruberwa, the Vice-President for Political, Defence and Security Commission, has…

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Today's local medias go back over Vice-president Azarias Ruberwa's statements following the massacre of Congolese refugees at the Gatumba camp in Burundi. L'AVENIR recalls that Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa made his…