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Today's local papers comment on the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs' visit to the DRC, the PPRD (President Kabila's Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et le Développement)'s congress. From 1st through 6 February 2006…
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Review of the draft electoral law is the dominant news in today's local press. The press also comments on the situation prevailing in Eastern DRC, notably in Rutshuru, Nord-Kivu. The headline in LE PHARE reads: MPs and…
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Today's local press comment on rumours of war in North Kivu, adoption of 2006 budget by the Parliament and MLC (Mouvement de Libération du Congo)'s congress. "Alarming news from North Kivu:" Laurent Nkunda's insurgents are…
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Proceedings around "closed, parity-based and opened lists, the military situation in North Kivu and Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba's candidacy make the headlines of today's local press. "Western countries are pressuring the…
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This Friday, Kinshasa newspaper headlines are related to a massive desertion by soldiers of the 8th Military Region, and the electoral process "560 elements desert the FARDC [Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the…
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The murder of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in the Garamba Park and CIAT's meeting with DRC Presidential circle are the top stories in today's local press. "From the Sudanese territory, Ugandan rebels attacked FARDC and MONUC…
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The Parliament's proceedings on the electoral law and attacks on the FARDC troops in North Kivu by Laurent Nkunda, the dissident General's troops are the top news in today's local papers. "The proportional polling mode…
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Today's local press comments on diverse issues: lootings in Kabalo, FARDC troops' wages, upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the great lakes region and DRC Parliament's extraordinary session. "Consequences of irregular…
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Today's local press mainly comments on the ceremonies commemorating the assassination of President Laurent Désiré Kabila and Patrice Emery Lumumba on 16 and 17 January and Catholic Archbishop's declaration to RFI. The…
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Will UDPS reintegrate the electoral process! This is the dominant issue in most of today's local press. The press also comment on PPRD (President Kabila's party)'s upcoming congress. DRC politicians pursue discussions on…
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The tentative results of the constitutional referendum published by the Independent Electoral Commission IEC, a squabbling among UDPS members and controversy between MLC leader and secretary-general are the various issues…
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Disagreement between the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (UDPS) over reopening polling stations continues fuelling debates as reported in today's local press. Trial…