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The retaking of Kamanyola district and the fleeing of colonel Jules Mutebutsi and his insurgent troops to Rwanda are the dominant topics largely commented by Kinshasa local papers today.'' Jules Mutebutsi, one of the Congolese chief dissidents who plunged the town of Bukavu and its vicinity into…
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The Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) allegedly regained control of Kamanyola district yesterday, as reported by the majority of today's Kinshasa papers, which comment on the recent developments in the East of the country. LA REFERENCE PLUS expresses satisfaction with the retaking of Kamanyola on…
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MPs at odds over the adoption of the law on the organisation and functioning of the national army is the dominant issue covered by most of today's local papers. LE PALMARES reports that last Saturday's plenary of the National Assembly was unusually ''stormy'' with ''heated exchange'' during the…
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Laurent Nkunda, the chief insurgent who occupied Bukavu has abandoned the idea of war, today's local papers say with relief. The papers also cover the Kinshasa visit of Mozambican president and acting president of the African Union, Joaquim Chissano. ''Just two days ago, the man who was still…
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The 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie' (RCD) faces threats of rebellion from Laurent Nkunda and Jules Mutebutsi, a situation that gives rise to contradictory comments in today's local papers in Kinshasa. They also refer to MONUC's preliminary report which rules out the possibility of…
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The crisis in the Eastern DRC is the dominant news story covered by today's local press in Kinshasa LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES announces on its front page that the Joint Verification Mission MONUC-10th military region has been prevented from going to Kamanyola by a group of Maï-Maï combatants, adding…
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The security and humanitarian situation in eastern DRC remain the dominant news stories covered by today's local press. Rwandan troops are heading for Bunangana, Kamanyola and Kalehe, announces L'OBSERVATEUR, noting that ''the troop-movements noticed by several observers is an indication of a real…
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Renewed fighting in eastern DRC and last week's coup d'état attempt in Kinshasa are the major stories covered in Kinshasa's papers. Most headlines are rather alarming: Laurent Nkunda to resume war this Monday, LA REFERENCE PLUS announces; Laurent Nkunda threatens, FORUM DES AS says, while LE…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly comment on the jubilation caused by the taking of the town of Bukavu by the DRC regular armed forces. Under the headline: a jubilant Bukavu: Mbuza Mabe drove out the insurgents, LE PALMARES recounts the atmosphere in Bukavu during ''the triumphal entrance of…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa comment on the turn of event in Bukavu following yesterday's assault by the DRC armed forces. ''The troops of the 10th military region made an assault on the town of Bukavu Tuesday 8 June at 14 hours, from positions they were holding around the town'', LE POTENTIEL…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the recent developments in Bukavu. LE POTENTIEL indicates that confusion persists in Bukavu. The paper mentions contradictory news on a ''real or supposed'' withdrawal of the dissident troops under General Laurent Nkunda of the South Kivu…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa comment on the tensions in North and South Kivu and the various initiatives aimed to restore peace to that part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. LE POTENTIEL reports that calm returned to Bukavu on Monday, where armed clashes were reported since Wednesday last…