The front page of the press this week in Kinshasa
In the spotlight: the return to Kinshasa of President Félix Tshisekedi
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Kamanda Wa Kamanda Muzembe © Thomas Nicolon
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Le Journal,
Kinshasa's news daily, reports
on the President of the Republic's return to the capital last Thursday.
According to this tabloid,
“Felix Tshisekedi walked some distance with the crowd who came to greet his return, after two weeks in Brussels, Belgium.
Stay fueled by the controversy over his state of health,
recalls Le Journal
.
While rumors have mentioned a heart operation, his return and this march ultimately contradict all those who have spread false news about the health of the president
, writes this daily.
"Despite the pouring rain on Thursday, the supporters of the Sacred Union reserve a warm welcome to FATSHI,
underlines for its part
AfricaNews
".
"Since getting off the plane at Ndjili International Airport,
we can still read from this tri-weekly,
the President of the Republic has been greeted in triumph by thousands of activists from the Sacred Union of nation headed by the Alliance of Democratic Forces of Congo.
These militants of the party dear to Modeste Bahati Lukwebo massed along the route of the procession of the Head of State to show him their attachment.
Back in Kinshasa, Félix Tshisekedi takes action!
It's in the daily
La Prospérité.
This newspaper reports that yesterday, after his return to Kinshasa, the Head of State went directly to the site of the fire which, the day before, had occurred in the Debonhomme district.
It was to inquire about the real situation of which he, moreover, deplored the consequences on the life of the Congolese.
La Prospérité
describes
“a man visibly moved and full of vitality despite a neck brace”.
This daily evokes his return after a stay linked to a medical check-up during which a herniated disc in the cervical region was diagnosed
.
“The president benefited from drug and non-surgical treatment,
explain the colleagues from
La Prospérité”.
Félix Tshisekedi reconfirms his candidacy in 2023 for the Belgian newspaper Le Soir
Forum des As,
another Kinshasa daily, dissects the interview granted by the Congolese president to the Belgian newspaper
Le Soir.
“Felix Tshisekedi reconfirms his candidacy there in 2023”,
headlines this newspaper.
“
Already,
comment the confreres of the Congolese newspaper,
this announcement of candidacy of Félix Tshisekedi is likely to reassure his many compatriots on his state of health in the long term”.
On the other hand, continues
Forum des As, “the President of the Republic intends to show that he remains respectful of the constitution in terms of electoral deadlines.
And to add
, for the man whom the Congolese have nicknamed "Fatshi Béton", security problems remain an obsession and (he) declares his determination to bring peace to the eastern part of the immense territory of the DRC".
The return to parliament on Tuesday, March 15…
The other dominant subject in the press this week is the return to parliament.
It took place on Tuesday, March 15.
On this subject, the daily newspaper
Le Phare,
displays two titles….In the Senate, President Modeste Bahati Lukwebo envisages
“A new Congo on all levels”.
In the National Assembly
, “priority to electoral reforms”.
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