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The forum on the peace, security and development of the North and South Kivu provinces is the dominant issue in today's local press. Having started last Sunday with pump, "the forum is already facing several organisation…

North and South Kivus situation is the top news in today's local papers. Alluding to the 17 December clashes, Le Potentiel echoes the FARDC commanders in Katale that "It is Laurent Nkunda's rebel troops that attacked the…

The peace conference on the eastern DRC launched on Monday 17 December at Grand Hotel Kinshasa is the dominant topic in today's local papers. With the establishment of a permanent working group to monitor the implementation…

Today's local press mainly focuses on the Goma meeting between Congolese and Rwandan authorities. Also in attendance, the representatives of the UN, EU, US and African Union. "The meeting set up a team to monitor the…

The situation in eastern DRC remains the dominant issue of the local press. The United Nations is greatly concerned about the situation in eastern DRC. "From Indonesia, the UN Secretary General appeals to Laurent N'Kunda to…

This Thursday, 13 day of December 2007, the dominant news in the local press in Kinshasa is once again the situation in the North Kivu. "Laurent Nkunda appeals to Joseph Kabila for dialogue...," reports Le Palmarès. Le…

Today's local papers mainly focus on the military situation in North Kivu. "The situation is bad in North Kivu," reports Le Potentiel, indicating, "since Monday, Nkunda's insurgents have re-conquered the locality of Mushaki…

Mushake's recapturing by Laurent N'kunda's troops is the dominant news in today's local press. "Mushake once again under Laurent N'Kunda's control," reports Le Palmarès, quoting UN source in North Kivu. "Mushake is a…

The military situation in North Kivu remains the principal theme of the Kinshasa press today. There is "confusion in Mushaki," reports La Tempête des Tropiques. This is because, explains La Tempête des Tropiques, "as long as…

The Kinshasa press today focuses exclusively on the state of the nation speech yesterday of president Joseph Kabila. As envisaged, president Joseph Kabila addressed the nation yesterday Thursday 6 December 2007 in front of…

The Kinshasa papers followed several themes this Thursday 22 November 2007. "The listeners of Radio France International followed with much astonishment the comment on MONUC's report into the events of last March in Kinshasa…

This Tuesday 23 October 2007, the Kinshasa press devotes its principal columns to the visit of president Kabila in the United States. It is on Friday 26 October that the head of the Congolese State will be received by…