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The new fighting in Ituri, the announced verification mechanism to be put in place between the DRC and Rwanda are the major headlines in today's local papers in Kinshasa. News from Ituri report new fighting in Djegu, 35 km…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa focus on the third African Union (AU) summit in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, more particularly the mini summit on the crisis between the DRC and Rwanda. Commenting the third African Union summit…

Three major issues hold the front pages of today's local papers: the absence of President Joseph Kabila from the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, debates about the alleged capture of Major Eric Lenge and the deadlocked…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa announce the capture in Brazzaville of Major Eric Lenge, the mastermind of the failed coup that took place in Kinshasa during the night of 11 June 2004. They also go back over the expected…

The imminent cabinet reshuffle and appointment of new leadership within the 'People's Party for Reconstruction and Development (PPRD)', close to President Joseph Kabila are the focus for today's local press. Under the…

Kinshasa local papers today devote their comments to president Kabila's message to the Nation on the occasion of the commemoration of the 44th Independence Day. In a ''vibrant'' message addressed by Joseph Kabila, on the…

The 44th Independence of the DRC coinciding with the 1st year of its Transition as well as the series of nominations in the territorial administration are the dominant news covered by today's local press in Kinshasa. The…

Today's local press provides a detailed account of the Abuja summit between presidents Joseph Kabila of the DRC and Paul Kagame of Rwanda. The papers also comment on the fate of Colonel Jules Mutebutsi and the military…

Today's local papers devote their headlines to the summit meeting scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria today, between presidents Joseph Kabila of DRC and Paul Kagamé of Rwanda. President Joseph Kabila and his counterpart…

Most of today's local papers devote their headlines to the UN Security Council declaration issued by its decision-makers' body proposing, among other things, to equip MONUC with a rapid reaction force. The papers also echo…

The retaking of Kamanyola district and the fleeing of colonel Jules Mutebutsi and his insurgent troops to Rwanda are the dominant topics largely commented by Kinshasa local papers today.'' Jules Mutebutsi, one of the…

The Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) allegedly regained control of Kamanyola district yesterday, as reported by the majority of today's Kinshasa papers, which comment on the recent developments in the East of the country. LA…