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All the Local Press in Kinshasa today devote their comments to the outcome of President Joseph Kabila's tour of Europe, particularly marked by the improvement in relations between the DRC and Belgium. Some papers mention the…

MLC (Movement for the Liberation of Congo)'s requirements may provoke a crisis within the Transitional Government, feels the Congolese press in Kinshasa which this Tuesday 10 February once more raises ''Olenghankoy's dossier'…

The major news in today's local press revolves around President Joseph Kabila's trip to Europe, the controversy around reference to the ''Olenghankoy's dossier'', and the suspension of the South Kivu governor by the…

Abdoulaye Yerodia, the Vice President for Reconstruction and Development, chaired a cabinet meeting yesterday in the absence of president Joseph Kabila. Today's local papers broadly comment on the atmosphere surrounding the…

The controversy about the number of passengers on board the whaleboat that caught fire in Lukolela, the situation in Bukavu and other issues relating to the DRC political situation feature high in today's local press in…

Today's papers in Kinshasa focus on the outcome of President Kabila's visit to Paris yesterday. The headlines in La Tempête des Tropiques paper read: Paris: 50 million euros for aid to the DRC, explaining that the aid would…

President Joseph Kabila's visit to Europe and the Supreme Court recommendation conferring full powers on the Head of State to appoint the Government's senior civil servants, are the major news in today's local papers in…

The president of the National Assembly responds to the Head of State's message to Parliament, and the New Year's greeting ceremony with the constituent bodies feature high in today's local press in Kinshasa. Referring once…

This Monday, 26 January 2004, marks the third anniversary of President Joseph Kabila's accession to power in DRC. The local press in Kinshasa reviews president Kabila's actions. The spotlight is also put on Joseph Olengankoy…

Yesterday's cabinet reshuffle is the major headlines in today's local press in Kinshasa. ''A distinctive feature in this technical reshuffle is the removal of Roger Nimy, Tourism minister, from the Transitional Government'…

Today's local press in Kinshasa has broadly commented on President Joseph Kabila's message to the National Assembly yesterday. Le Potentiel has summarized the Head of State's message indicating Joseph Kabila has accused'the…

The administrative staff of the transitional Parliament's strike since yesterday having paralyzed Parliament and Senate's activities is the major headlines in today's local press. The press also analyzes the consequences of…