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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,"…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Joseph Kabila's inauguration, on Wednesday, 6 December 2006, as the DRC's elected president attracts a lot of comments in today's Kinshasa press. The "swearing-in ceremony [for Joseph Kabila is to take place] tomorrow at the…

There is no major development reported in today's Kinshasa press. However, Le Palmarès notes that Joseph Kabila will be sworn in as the DR Congo's first democratically elected president on 6 December 2006. Among the…

The main pieces in today's Kinshasa newspapers are related to yesterday's televised message to the nation by losing presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba. On Monday, the DRC Supreme Court declared Joseph Kabila the winner…

All Kinshasa press attention is focused the DRC Supreme Court's ruling yesterday that confirmed Joseph Kabila's victory in the 29 October runoff presidential election. The main headline in L'Observateur reads "Joseph Kabila…

The Supreme Court in the DRC is due to announce today its decision on losing candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba's legal challenge to the outcomes of the 29 October presidential runoff, according to Kinshasa press on Monday. After…