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The main topic in today's press in the DRC capital is the death of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Frédéric Etsou. Admitted to hospital for several months, Cardinal Frédéric Etsou Nzabi Bamongwabi died on…

Today's Kinshasa press is mainly devoted to the current process of forming the new Government in the DRC. Le Palmarès reports that DRC President Joseph Kabila has given Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga instructions regarding…

The few newspapers appearing in Kinshasa this Wednesday devote their main pages to the current consultations for the formation of the new government in the DR Congo. "In the face of a lack of merit-qualifying candidates for…

Today only a few newspapers appear in Kinshasa and all mention the process of forming the new government in the DRC after last Saturday's nomination of Antoine Gizenga as Prime Minister. La Référence Plus reports that "the…

The main headlines in today's Kinshasa newspapers are related to the following two bits of news: - Tasked with identifying the majority parties in the National Assembly, Antoine Gizenga on Wednesday submitted to the head of…

The main headlines in the newspapers in Kinshasa today are related to Thursday, 28 December 2006's elections for the newly elected National Assembly Bureau membership. The Lower House of Parliament has so far had a…

The DRC's Supreme Court on Thursday issued a decree approving the Internal Rules and Regulations of the newly elected National Assembly. The main headlines in today's newspapers in Kinshasa are related to that. Le Palmarès…

Today, the main newspaper headlines in Kinshasa are related to Tuesday's nomination, by the head of state, of Antoine Gizenga as Informant. Le Potentiel notes: "Yesterday, DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila, in accordance…

No special issue in today's local press. La Référence Plus reports, "Provincial assemblies were installed yesterday in administrative towns of provinces." The paper highlights, "after the National Assembly and Head of State…

A communiqué issued by the former Vice-President Jean- Pierre Bemba's cabinet reporting his evacuation abroad following an accident is the top issue in today's local press. "Jean- Pierre Bemba Gombo involved in an accident,"…

Today's local press covers various subjects. International Community's support to the DRC has not stopped with the end of the Transition, says Le Potentiel, indicating, "a new mechanism is being put in place for an effective…

Appointment of a Prime Minister and the formation of Government are the major issues in today's local press. The headline in Le Palmarès reads: "Appointment of a Prime Minister: Joseph Kabila under Pressure." The paper calls…