This Tuesday 25 September 2007, the Kinshasa newspapers devote their principal columns to the resumption of clashes in eastern DRC between the FARDC and rebels loyal to ex FARDC General Laurent Kunda.

Confrontations began yesterday again between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Laurent Nkunda's soldiers.

These new combats, explains Le Reference Plus, come "only a few days after president Kabila reaffirmed his firm will to finish with Laurent Kunda."

Indeed, the President's "visit last week was to ensure that Nkunda will not make fun of the authority of the state," points out Reference Plus.

The engagements resumed. Le Phare said that, "up to yesterday evening, none of the parties or MONUC had been able to give any assessment of the clashes."

The United Nations in the DRC's "military elements will soon find themselves beside the FARDC to track negative forces," informs Le Potential.

The Objective? "... to restore the authority of the state and to protect the populations in the east," clarifies Le Potential.

Nevertheless, Le Phare estimates: "since the negotiations of Kigali and the disputes on mixage agreements in January, the CNDP of Laurent Kunda, is, in the eyes of the Rwandan authorities the most appropriate answer and least expensive military and diplomatic solution to the activism of the FDLR on the ground."

Consequently, "it is difficult for Kigali to be sulky with the CNDP and its leader when there is no agreement authorizing Rwanda to pursue the FDLR in Congolese territory," explains Le Phare.

Meanwhile on another subject, there is the issue of "a possible rearrangement of the government," believes Le Potential.

And on this occasion says Le Potential, "one needs to look at the prime minister, as it is probable that he will be given two Deputy Prime Ministers, in charge of policy and economic sectors respectively."

In this light, "while preserving its constitutional prerogatives, the prime minister, taking into account his age and responsibility will have to some extent two crutches on which to lead the action of the government," clarifies Le Potential.

President Kabila was in Brussels yesterday, where "the Belgians are anxious to learn the importance of the contracts discussed between the DRC and China," Le Palmarès informs.

"The Belgians fear that the DRC has been sold off", explains Le Palmarès indicating that for their part "the Congolese wish that the disbursements of the aid promised come quickly because the population is impatient."