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MPs at odds over the adoption of the law on the organisation and functioning of the national army is the dominant issue covered by most of today's local papers. LE PALMARES reports that last Saturday's plenary of the National…

Laurent Nkunda, the chief insurgent who occupied Bukavu has abandoned the idea of war, today's local papers say with relief. The papers also cover the Kinshasa visit of Mozambican president and acting president of the African…

The 'Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie' (RCD) faces threats of rebellion from Laurent Nkunda and Jules Mutebutsi, a situation that gives rise to contradictory comments in today's local papers in Kinshasa. They also…

The crisis in the Eastern DRC is the dominant news story covered by today's local press in Kinshasa LA TEMPETE DES TROPIQUES announces on its front page that the Joint Verification Mission MONUC-10th military region has been…

The security and humanitarian situation in eastern DRC remain the dominant news stories covered by today's local press. Rwandan troops are heading for Bunangana, Kamanyola and Kalehe, announces L'OBSERVATEUR, noting that '…

Renewed fighting in eastern DRC and last week's coup d'état attempt in Kinshasa are the major stories covered in Kinshasa's papers. Most headlines are rather alarming: Laurent Nkunda to resume war this Monday, LA REFERENCE…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly comment on the jubilation caused by the taking of the town of Bukavu by the DRC regular armed forces. Under the headline: a jubilant Bukavu: Mbuza Mabe drove out the insurgents, LE…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa comment on the turn of event in Bukavu following yesterday's assault by the DRC armed forces. ''The troops of the 10th military region made an assault on the town of Bukavu Tuesday 8 June at…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the recent developments in Bukavu. LE POTENTIEL indicates that confusion persists in Bukavu. The paper mentions contradictory news on a ''real or supposed''…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa comment on the tensions in North and South Kivu and the various initiatives aimed to restore peace to that part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. LE POTENTIEL reports that calm returned to…

The new fights in Bukavu dominate today's local papers in Kinshasa, after the truce observed a few days ago. ''The situation in Bukavu, provincial capital of South Kivu, remains tense, 5 days after the new fights started…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the situation in Bukavu. They also comment on the outcome of the UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno's visit to the DRC and…