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Today's local press mainly deals with the reactions sparked off by the issuance of a document on the transitional leaders' nationality by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs' delegation and the review of the budget 2005…

Government's shakeout, discussions about the possible postponement of the elections and Belgian Minister of foreign affairs' visit to DRC are the major issues covered by today's local press. President Joseph Kabila signed a…

Yesterday's MONUC press conference and the National Assembly's debate on the 2005 budget are the main news in today's newspapers in Kinshasa. L'OBSERVATEUR titles, « MONUC urges the parliament to do its part of duty for the…

The calling-off of today's Christian march and the Belgian minister of foreign affairs' visit are the dominant news in today's local press. The headlines in LE PHARE read: «Due to interference by some political parties…

Violations of arms embargo in eastern DRC and Parliament special session are the major issues covered by today's local press. LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES titles 'UN experts denounce arms embargo violation in the Kivus and in…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, William Swing's visit to Europe and the current Parliament's extraordinary session are the major issues covered by today's local press. «…

The Disarmament process of foreign forces based in Eastern DR of Congo, the ethnic conflict in Ituri and strikes by civil servants in Kinshasa are the main topics covered by today's local press. « DRC Army and MONUC Joint…

Today's Congolese press mainly focus on the last developments following the inter-institutional workshop on the electoral process and the future DRC's constitution. «MONUC supports the holding of elections in DR Congo within…

Political groupings and civil society's reactions to the resolutions issued by the inter-institutional workshop organised by the Parliament on 2-4 February is the dominant news in today's local papers which also comment the…

Neither consensus nor unanimity has been reached on the basic options for the future constitution and the new electoral calendar, write the majority of today's local press that also echo various reactions by political…

Bandundu Governor's intervention for MONUC establishment in Kikwit and the inter-institutional workshop's recommendations about the electoral calendar are the major subjects covered by today's local press. « Bandundu governor…

Today's local press comments on three major issues, notably the Protest against MONUC presence in Kikwit in Bandundu province, MONUC's denial to the disinformation campaign by some Congolese medias and the closing of the…