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Political initiatives to defuse tensions around 30 June, development of the electoral process, and the upsurge in insecurity across Kinshasa and Eastern DRC are the major news in today's local press. Le Phare devotes its…

Today's local press comments on Government's Assessment Seminar and denounces Upsurge in Insecurity across the town on the eve of 30 June. Le Potentiel devotes its headline to the transition's assessment by components and the…

CIAT communiqué on CEI request to the Parliament, donation of vehicles to the Independent Electoral Commission and FDLR's repatriation make the headlines of today's local press. The headlines in L'Avenir read: 'Transition's…

Government's assessment seminar and MONUC concern over human rights abuse by DRC Intelligence Office 'ANR' and President's Special Guard Division 'GSSP' make the headline of today's local press. The headlines in La Référence…

The launching of a training session for the staff who will be in charge of voters' identification and census and debate over the change of government scheduled for 30 June make the headlines of today's local press. 'The…

The launching of a training session for the staff who will be in charge of voters' identification and census and debate over the change of government scheduled for 30 June make the headlines of today's local press. 'The…

Today's newspaper headlines are devoted to the announced start of voter identification and registration operations and to the insecurity across the country. In LA REFERENCE PLUS, a story on the electoral process announces…

Kisangani events make the headline of today's local press. The headlines in La Tempête des Tropiques read: 'One more bloodshed in Kisangani.' The paper writes, ' Gssp (President Kabila's Special Guards) and the Mai Mai spread…

Karel De Gucht and Ramazani Baya, respectively Belgian and Congolese Ministers of Foreign Affairs' Meeting is broadly commented by today's local press. ' Karel De Gucht has called for calm,' L'Observateur headlines, alluding…

Today's papers mainly focus on the recent developments of Mbuji-Mayi events. 'Show of force between the Government and UDPS,' Le Potentiel writes, alluding to the aftermaths of the Mbuji-Mayi incidents. In this respect, the…

Today's local press focus on the Mbuji-Mayi events. The headlines in La Référence Plus read: ' UDPS seat torched yesterday.' The paper reports, 'UDPS seat was torched on Wednesday night,' whilst ' on Tuesday 17 May, UDPS…

The fourth joint meeting of the DRC Government/International Community and the MONUC weekly press conference are the dominant news in today's local press. The headlines in La Référence Plus read: 'A foreign firm has been…