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MONUC's mandate during the electoral process, the South African President's address to the Transitional Parliament and the signing of the agreement on the economic cooperation between South Africa and the DRC are the major…
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Today's local press devotes its comments to the South African president's visit to the DRC and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC's speech to the two chambers of deputies. « Thabo…
It is technically possible to hold DRC elections in 2005
It is technically possible to hold DRC elections in 2005, according to William Swing The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, William Lacy Swing, declared…
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Today's local press continues reacting to the reorganization of President Joseph Kabila's cabinet. It further devotes its comments to the South African President, Thabo Mbeki's visit to Kinshasa. With the headlines, «…
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The re-organization of President Joseph Kabila's cabinet features high in today's local press. Some papers further raise the issue relating to the strength of the DRC armed Forces (FARDC) discussed Friday by the Transitional…
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Today's local press raises the issue of delay in the drafting, examination and adoption of the legislative texts alluding to the International Committee for the Support of the Transition (CIAT in French acronym)'s press…
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Today's Kinshasa press focuses on the extraordinary session of Parliament and Senate that opened Wednesday to examine and adopt several bills of law. The current extraordinary session of the Congolese Parliament and Senate…
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Bills regulating the organization and functioning of the transitional institutions; the South-African Head of State, Thabo Mbeki's working visit to the DRC and the critical situation in Eastern DRC are the major subjects…
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Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly focus on the review of the Transitional Parliament's activities and the Ituri crisis. La Tempête des Tropiques opens with the closing of the October ordinary session of the National…
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Today's local papers mainly focus on the year's end address by President Kabila to the Congolese people. « The year 2004 will be devoted to the consolidation of the national unity» in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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The Ituri military situation and MONUC activities in the DR Congo are the lead in today's local press in Kinshasa. Le Potentiel announces a possible attack by the Interahamwe on the civilian population in Ituri. The paper…
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MONUC's repatriation operation of the foreign forces in the DRC territory, the military situation in Ituri and the Maniema province as well as the recent provincial inspection tour by Vice-President Ruberwa are the lead in…