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The new fights in Bukavu dominate today's local papers in Kinshasa, after the truce observed a few days ago. ''The situation in Bukavu, provincial capital of South Kivu, remains tense, 5 days after the new fights started between the government's army and the dissidents soldiers led by commander…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the situation in Bukavu. They also comment on the outcome of the UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno's visit to the DRC and the sub region, as well as the dossier regarding corruption within the DRC…
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Most of today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to yesterday's clashes in Bukavu. They also go back over the swearing-in of the new governors and vice-governors, amidst protests. ''Automatic weapons' cracklings and heavy weapons shots were heard yesterday in Bukavu, the…
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President Kabila's recent crusade against corruption sparks various reactions that feature high in today's local press in Kinshasa. The press goes back over the territorial Administration and comments on the tour of the UN chief of peacekeeping operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno to Eastern DRC…
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Although a presidential decree appointing governors and vice-governors was published last week, the dossier regarding the Territorial Administration is far from being closed, according to today's comments by local papers in Kinshasa. The papers further mention the visit of the head of the UN…
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Today's local press in Kinshasa raises various subjects ranging from an alleged presence of Rwandan troops in Bandundu to the turmoil within the political parties, following the nomination of new governors. Under the headline Alert in Kikwit, LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES reports the presence of Rwandan…
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New turmoil in today's local press: Besides the visit of the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping operations, raised by some papers, the majority of the newspapers provide more details on the protests against the recent nominations of governors. Le Phare, like La Tempête des…
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A lot of ink continues to be spilled over the nominations of new governors as shown by the various comments in today's local press in Kinshasa. Castigating the ''struggle for the control of rich provinces, contempt for some entities and vote-catching game in the nominations'', LE PHARE refers to a…
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The lists of new governors sparked several protests, say today's local papers in Kinshasa. They also raise the visit of the UN Under Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, to DRC and other Great Lakes countries. The putting-in-place of the territorial administration…
DRC Press Review
Most of today's papers devote their main headlines to the presidential decree appointing governors and deputy governors to the DR Congo's 11 provinces, including the capital, Kinshasa. In a story titled ' Here is the list of new governors and vice-governors,' LE PALMARES gives the substance of the…
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The headlines in today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly focus on the Washington meeting between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of DRC, Rwanda and Uganda as well as the review of the bill on the organisation of the Congolese armed Forces by the National Assembly. The daily papers also go back over…
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Final negotiations for the putting-in-place of the territorial administration, review of the law relating to this issue by the National Assembly, and constituents' refusal to be run by some political tendencies are discussed by today's local papers in Kinshasa. Yesterday, the National Assembly…