MONUC
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Closure of MONUC

On 1 July 2010, the UN Security Council renamed MONUC the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) to reflect the new phase reached in the country.

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President Joseph Kabila's Appointment of Antoine Ghonda, the former Foreign Affairs Minister from the MLC component as Roving Ambassador sparked off comments from the various local papers published today in Kinshasa. The…
Eastern DRC clashes and the electoral process to be discussed by CIAT meeting in New York make the major headlines of today's local papers in Kinshasa. Walikale district, in southwestern part of north Kivu province is the…
The main focus of today's local papers in Kinshasa is the violent clashes in the Kivus that resulted in a massive exodus. Echoing the catholic Misna news agency, LE POTENTIEL reports violent clashes in North-Kivu province…
UDPS' (DRC's main opposition's party led by Etienne Tshisekedi) officially registered by the Interior Minister, MONUC's confirmation of the seizure of Minova by FARDC and Belgium's pressures for DRC elections to be organised…
Commanders of South Kivu, North Kivu and Oriental Provinces met in Kinshasa with regard to security situation in eastern DRC: this is the overwhelming subject in today's local papers which also raises the pygmies' withdrawal…
After issuing verbal threat against the rebel Laurent Nkunda's troops having allegedly spread panic in Minova and the surrounding localities, General Mbuja Mabe, commander of the 10th military region, goes into action, report…
Today's local papers raise all a risk of fresh hostilities between the Congolese Armed Forces 'FARDC' and General Laurent Nkunda's dissident troops, at a time when an assessment of the Transition is being made. Information…
The dominant topic in today's local papers in Kinshasa is the tense debate around RCD's memorandum in yesterday's cabinet meeting during which Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa apologised to President Joseph Kabila. According to…
Monday's extraordinary cabinet meeting was devoted to the Transition's assessment, says today's local press in Kinshasa. Referring to ''a huge impact of Thabo Mbeki's visit on the Presidential circle'', LE PALMARES notes that…
Today's local newspapers in Kinshasa are focusing their attention on the various actions initiated by the political stakeholders of the transition process. LE POTENTIEL gives an assessment of the transition, and mentions the…
Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their comments to the progress of the transition's process, notably the statement made by the International Support Committee to the Transition (CIAT, French acronym) on the recent…
Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly focus on RCD's decision to lift the suspension of its participation in the transition. RCD has joined back the institutions, announces LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES, indicating that the Vice…