Front page of the press in Kinshasa: state of siege in Ituri and North Kivu
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Congolese soldiers in front of the governor's headquarters, during the arrival of the new military governor in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, Monday, May 10, 2021. © REUTERS - OLIVIA ACLAND
By: Kamanda Wa Kamanda
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The newspapers this week focused on the state of siege in Ituri and North Kivu, two provinces in the east of the country which are marked by insecurity.
The daily
La Prospérité
headlines: “
The FCC takes note of the state of siege!
For this newspaper, the decision of the President of the Republic to place Ituri and North Kivu under a state of siege did not leave Joseph Kabila's FCC indifferent. Patriotism obliges, underlines
La Prosperity
which refers to the declaration of the communication unit of the FCC. On Wednesday, May 12, the second force in the national assembly indeed promised "
to closely follow the behavior of the FARDC and promised to denounce orally any abuse that would occur
".
"
State of siege: Rwanda supports the DRC,
" said
Le Phare
newspaper
. This daily notes that since the entry into force of the state of siege in Ituri and North Kivu, several neighboring countries have sent messages of support to the DRC in this fight against the negative forces which sow terror in this part. of the country for more than 20 years. In its columns,
Le Phare
affirms that the Republic of Rwanda expressed its support through its ambassador in Kinshasa, Vincent Karega, during an audience that the President of the Senate, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, granted to it on Wednesday.
For its part, the newspaper
L'Avenir
evokes "
the intensification of military operations
" following the state of siege. According to our colleagues from the daily
L'Avenir
, these operations aim to annihilate all armed groups, both national and foreign, perpetrators of insecurity, the objective being, again according to the newspaper, to restore peace and the authority of the State in this part of the Republic. It is a general mobilization to win peace, we can still read in
L'Avenir
.
Other subjects in the press: "
The reign of untouchable investors is over ... In a firm tone, Tshisekedi decrees:" The miners must put themselves at the service of the Congo and its people "
". It is in the newspaper
Le Potentiel
where we can read: "
In a country where the economy is mainly driven by the mining sector, the 5th president of the DRC could not remain indifferent for long without taking an authoritarian look at the mines. from his country.
"In the former Katanga where he stayed, explains
Le Potentiel
, the head of state was able to measure the current challenges. Mining companies should respect their legal obligations to develop communities, the newspaper concludes.
Finally, in
La République
, in the Bukanga Lonzo file, the hour of truth is approaching.
According to this newspaper, the Congolese people have the right to an explanation of the squandering of 300 million US dollars, which were difficult to mobilize by the financial authorities for this project.
For
La République
, justice is responsible for this case and a trial will soon be opened in the DRC on this case.
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