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Predictably, Monday's Kinshasa press concentrates on elections held Sunday throughout the DR Congo's territory. In a front-page story titled "The Congolese cast their ballots at last," L'Observateur reports that after more…

With only a few days before elections on 30 July 2006 and the end of the electoral campaign close at hand, the process continues to capture much of Kinshasa press attention. In a communiqué, "the CIAT [International Committee…

Kinshasa's Catholic Archdiocese's message calling for an election boycott should the conditions for a credible election not be achieved attracts abundant comment in today's Kinshasa press. In a message read out yesterday…

Tuesday's newspaper commentary is focused on whether or not there would be any political consultations prior to the forthcoming elections. Reporting that differences are already appearing [among the actors in the transition]…

Most of the local papers published on Thursday 15 June focus on MONUC weekly press briefing of 14 June. Echoing MONUC weekly press briefing, Le Potentiel says "MONUC condemned Police brutal treatment against UDPS…

Today's local press deals with various issues. Referring to the electoral process, L'Observateur quotes Aldo Ajello, the Special Envoy of the European Union for the Great Lakes region as declaring, "The second round of the…

Today's local press comment upon the news conference held by Ambassador Jean Marc de La Sablière yesterday, after the UN Security Council's two-day visit to Kinshasa. Echoing the meeting between the head of the UN delegation…

Today's local press mainly focuses on the UN Security Council's visit to DRC. Besides, the local press comments upon the UN Security Council's message conveyed by Ambassador Jean-Marc De La Sablière in support of the DRC…

Today's local papers mainly focus on the UN Security Council's visit to DRC. The UN Security Council due to arrive in Kinshasa this Saturday 10 June 2006, had visited the DRC last November 2005. The purpose of this visit "is…

At the approach of 30 July 2006, date for the holding of the presidential and legislative elections, the electoral process continues to be the main topic in the local press. L'Observateur quotes President Joseph Kabila as…

Will there be any political talks by 30 June 2006? - The question is commented on by today's local press. In this respect, Le Phare reports, "the International Community has opted for the holding of political talks by all DRC…

Today's local papers review the political and security situations in the country. Le Potentiel focuses on Government's activities as the elections are drawing nearer. The paper sees "the need for the designation of a neutral…