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Province-sharing between the different components of the transitional Government became effective last weekend; say some of today's local papers in Kinshasa. They also raise the ''disagreement'' between the International…

The long-awaited territorial administration and the Wednesday's incidents in Goma are the major issues in today's local press in Kinshasa. ''People are eager to know when the Territorial administration will be put in place''…

Today's local papers in Kinshasa discuss yesterday's tensions in Goma, where clashes occurred between the police force and the population demonstrating against ''suspicious'' trucks coming from Rwanda. Fighting breaks out in…

Most of today's papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the DRC Government's polemics on the incursion of Rwandan troops into North Kivu and the presence of Interahamwe and FDLR rebels in the Eastern DRC. With regard to…

Most of today's papers in Kinshasa devote their headlines to the DRC Government's polemics on the incursion of Rwandan troops into North Kivu and the presence of Interahamwe and FDLR rebels in the Eastern DRC. With regard to…

Assessment of government performance by Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa, Rwandan president's threat to re-deploy his troops to the DRC and Possible Government's reshuffle in DRC are the main issues raised by today's local…

A lot of ink continues to be spilled over the presence of Rwandan troops in the Eastern DRC. Today's local papers in Kinshasa mainly analyses the position of the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), a former pro-Rwanda DRC…

Today's local papers devote their comments to the brutal clash between the students of the National Educational Institute (IPN) and the police force. They also go back over the difficulties faced in putting in place of the…

The delay in the appointment of the governors call out to the International Community, says today's local press in Kinshasa. They also go back over the recurring issue on the appointment of a government coordinator. After the…

Today's local press devotes their comments on the prevailing insecurity in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the confirmed presence of Rwandan troops, the rumours on the nomination of a coordinator for…

Expulsions of Congolese from Angola, rumours about the presence of Rwandan soldiers in Eastern DRC and the long-awaited nominations for territorial administration constitute the major issues broached by today's papers in…

Most of today's local papers in Kinshasa express indignation over the mass expulsion of Congolese from Angola, accompanied by gross human rights abuses. During MONUC's weekly news conference last Wednesday, Gilbert Gitelman…