L'Observateur writes: "Joseph Kabila will take his oaths of office before the nation and before some of the world's prominent figures [in the sphere of politics] who will be doing him the honour of coming to Congo to show their solidarity and friendship."

Meanwhile, Le Potentiel notes: "The bipolarisation of the [Congolese] political scene [between Joseph Kabila's] Presidential Majority Alliance (AMP) and [Jean-Pierre Bemba's] Union for the Nation (UpN)" is a reality. The contours of the political scene are now "well-drawn and [this] no longer lends itself to any confusion" says the paper, noting that after "the presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections, the AMP and UpN have emerged as the two [main] political forces in the DRC." Indeed, "these two political [formations] have the largest number of deputies both in the national and provincial assemblies," Le Potentiel explains.

In others news, L'Observateur reports that as part of the Operation "Kinshasa, Town without weapons", the UN Mission in the DR Congo (MONUC) on Sunday, 3 November proceeded to destroy some abandoned heavy munitions from the 20-22 August violent clashes in Kinshasa between elements of the Republic Guard and those in charge of protecting Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. The destroyed munitions "included one 40- mm anti-tank rocket and two 60-mm mortar shells."

Also on the military side, after the battle in Saké, North Kivu, Le Phare reports that "Kinshasa [has decided to] deprive [dissident general] Nkunda's soldiers of their means of subsistence." Citing the Interior minister, General Denis Kalume, the paper writes: "There will no longer be any salaries for the insurgents."

On the post-electoral challenges awaiting the DR Congo, La Référence Plus quotes Vice President Azarias Ruberwa as saying: "without unity, the Congolese people's ambition to rebuild the country is doomed to fail." "The main challenge facing the leaders of the Third Republic is being able to work in unity...," the leader of the RCD party is quoted further.

In other news, L'Avenir reports that Antoine Gizenga, who is slated to be prime minister in the DRC's elected government, is physically and mentally fit for the job. "The medical checkups the octogenarian politician has undergone abroad have shown he is in excellent mental and physical health," according to L'Avenir.