Press Review
Today's local media deals with various topics: the Kalehe fighting in South Kivu, the arms embargo on eastern DRC, the religious communities' participation to prepare the Congolese population for the presidential elections…
Press Review
The visit by the delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the extension of arms embargo on eastern DRC by the Security Council, the double nationality-relating issue discussed by the Parliament and «Diomi…
DRC Press Review
*Original in French Wednesday's local press raises questions about whether the elections timetable would be respected. The papers also discuss the question of nationality under consideration in Parliament and the report on…
DRC Press Review for July 27, 2004
*Original in French Today's Kinshasa press is mainly devoted to the question of the financing of future general elections planned for June 2005. Other subjects include the question of nationality under discussion in the…
DRC Press Review
*Original in French Monday's newspaper headlines are devoted mainly to the following: the criticism levelled at the Transitional Parliament, reports mentioning a recruitment of mercenaries to destabilise the DRC and the…
DRC Press Review for July 23, 2004
Today's newspapers mainly focus on the sacking of Antoine Ghonda as Minister of Foreign Affairs and his replacement by Ramazani Baya. ' Ramazani Baya replaces Ghonda as Minister of Foreign Affairs,' L'AVENIR announces…
DRC Press Review
Today's newspapers mainly focus on the sacking of Antoine Ghonda as Minister of Foreign Affairs and his replacement by Ramazani Baya. ' i>Ramazani Baya replaces Ghonda as Minister of Foreign Affairs,' L'AVENIR announces…
DRC Press Review
*Original in French The precarious situation prevailing in North and South Kivu provinces constitutes the main focus of today's press, as the papers report on Wednesday's MONUC weekly news briefing. The papers also consider…
DRC Press Review
In today's newspaper headlines: (1) Hundreds of civilians are fleeing the eastern town of Goma fearing new fighting. (2)Gen Kisempia, the army chief, and Vice President Azarias Ruberwa met yesterday over the army integration…
Press Review
Today's local press in Kinshasa focus on various topics relating to the DRC transitional process, amongst others, the current discussions regarding the new UN mandate at the UN headquarters in New York and the tensions in the…
Press Review
A lot of ink continues being spilled over the eight RCD MPs who pulled out of Parliament; most of today's local papers comment is devoted to this issue. RCD (Congolese Rally for Democracy) is boiling, Forum des As says…
Press Review
While the reshuffled cabinet was being sworn in yesterday, MLC (Movement for the Liberation of Congo), which retained its Ministers unchanged, reportedly envisaged sacking its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antoine Ghonda…