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Press Review - 8 July 2005 Nominations within the Congolese armed forces and the electoral registration operations are the main focus of today's local papers. The headlines in La Référence Plus read: ' Important nominations…

President Joseph Kabila's interview to a Belgian paper 'Le Soir' and MONUC weekly news conference make the headlines of today's local press. Référence Plus quotes President Joseph Kabila as declaring, 'I will never allow…

Today's local papers mainly focus on yesterday's event in Mbandaka and the declaration issued by the 'Democratic Forces of Opposition and Civil Society.' The headlines in La Référence Plus read: 'Mbandaka looted by FARDC…

The few local papers published this 1st July in Kinshasa diversely comment on the 30 June 2005 event. 'The Worst [end of Transition] did not happen,' headlines La Référence Plus, an independent paper, alluding to the march…

The chairman of the European Commission's declaration to the two DRC Houses of Parliament tops the headlines of today's local press. The headlines in La Référence Plus read: 'Barroso reiterates European Union's support to the…

Today's local papers broadly comment on President Sassou Nguesso's talks with DRC political leadership, the identification and registration operation and the Mbuji Mayi events. 'We appealed for a peaceful transitional process…

Today's local papers comment on several subjects. The headlines in L'Avenir, a pro-PPRD paper read: '38,225 people have already been registered in Kinshasa.' 'The figures are apparently insignificant compared to the total…

Today's local press devotes their headlines to the DRC bishops' declaration over the ongoing political transition and MONUC's press briefing. The headlines in La Référence Plus read: 'Bishops call for talks.' The paper quotes…

Today's local press mainly focus on the preliminary registration and identification operations launched in Kinshasa on 20 June 2005. The press also comment on the demonstrations held by Congolese in Brussels and the security…

Launching of Identification and Registration operations and Extension of Transition top today's local news. 'There is no more doubt about the holding of the elections since the electoral process is now effectively under way…

Today's local press mainly focus on the Transition Government's self-assessment and MONUC operations in Ituri. The headlines in Le Potentiel read: 'Self-Assessment without Talks: A Deadlock.' The paper speaks of an…

The Independent Electoral Commission 'CEI's request to the parliament and the murder of President Kabila's aunt in Lubumbashi make the headlines of today's local press. 'Malu Malu proposes a new roadmap,' titles L'Avenir. The…