The speech of DRC president Joseph Kabila before the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York today is the main subject of one of the Kinshasa daily newspapers.

Indeed, it is "in the middle of the day that president Kabila will speak in front of the delegates from 180 UN member states," specifies L'Avenir.

"But, L'Avenir asks, "what will the head of the Congolese state say?"

According to L'Avenir, Kabila's speech will focus on "the military and political situation of his country...with a point on the confrontations which flared again in North Kivu."

But, he must especially "... try to convince..." estimates La Tempête des Tropiques.

Simply because "the westerners await from him a clear position on the DRC's contracts with China, the dissidence of Laurent Kunda and the part which the opposition in the DRC must play," explains La Tempête des Tropiques .

"It is up to the international community which brought the democratic process to the DRC to stop once and for all the activities of outlaws, who prevent the rebirth of peace in a Democratic Republic of Congo," judges L'Avenir.

Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht "tried yesterday to bring Kabila and Kagamé closer," informs Le Palmarès.

For its part Le Palmarès said that Jean-Pierre Bemba "awaits the good offices of the Belgians to meet Kabila in turn."

The leader of the MLC "... is more and more isolated," estimates Le Phare.

"His meeting with Ban Ki moon did not take place," and UN Under Secretary General Jean-Marie Guéhenno received him "by simply listening, without giving any commitments," Le Phare continues.

On another issue, "the agreement between the DRC and Uganda has just been violated after the fatal incidents which occurred on 25 September on Lake Albert between the Congolese and Ugandan armies," notes Le Potentiel.

However, Le Potentiel underlines, "shortly after the signature of the Arusha agreement many observers wondered about the sincerity and frankness of this step."

It was well before Arusha "that there was the Luanda Agreement and that of Tripartite Plus 1... and the commitments entered into have never been respected, especially on Uganda's side", recalls Le Potentiel.

"Kinshasa requires explanations from Uganda after the clashes on lake Albert," informs Le Palmarès.

"The DRC is the 12th most corrupted country in the world," underlines Le Phare, publishing a ranking established by international Transparency.