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The DRC's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a decree approving the Internal Rules and Regulations of the newly elected National Assembly. The main headlines in today's newspapers in Kinshasa are related to that. Le Palmarès…
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10 March 2009 -- Yesterday evening, a UNAMID patrol returning to its base in El Geneina, West Darfur was attacked by unknown armed men who fired at the vehicle with small arms. Four peacekeepers were shot and wounded in the…
Kinshasa, 9 March 2009 - FDLR troops continue to surrender to DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and MONUC forces. The latest example was that of three FDLR troops accompanied by their families, who surrendered on 7 March 2009 to a…
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Today, the main newspaper headlines in Kinshasa are related to Tuesday's nomination, by the head of state, of Antoine Gizenga as Informant. Le Potentiel notes: "Yesterday, DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila, in accordance…
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No special issue in today's local press. La Référence Plus reports, "Provincial assemblies were installed yesterday in administrative towns of provinces." The paper highlights, "after the National Assembly and Head of State…
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A communiqué issued by the former Vice-President Jean- Pierre Bemba's cabinet reporting his evacuation abroad following an accident is the top issue in today's local press. "Jean- Pierre Bemba Gombo involved in an accident,"…
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Today's local press covers various subjects. International Community's support to the DRC has not stopped with the end of the Transition, says Le Potentiel, indicating, "a new mechanism is being put in place for an effective…
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Appointment of a Prime Minister and the formation of Government are the major issues in today's local press. The headline in Le Palmarès reads: "Appointment of a Prime Minister: Joseph Kabila under Pressure." The paper calls…
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Press Review of 13 December 2006 Moustapha Niasse's statement that the International Community is preparing to mobilize US$ 3.5 billion for the DRC is the issue that dominates today's local press. L'Observateur hails the…
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President Kabila's memo to Government officials is the dominant issue in today's local press. President Kabila's memo orders Cabinet members, Governors and Deputy Governors to start dispatching the day-to-day business and to…
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Much of Today's Kinshasa press is related to continuing fighting in the eastern DRC between men loyal to dissident general Laurent Nkunda and regular army troops. Le Potentiel worries that the renegade general "Nkunda could…
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Today's local press does not focus on a particular topic. Under the headline "Government programme, Kabila - Gizenga: the first hitch," Le Potentiel wonders which program will be presented to the National Assembly: "Is it…