List of newspapers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The following is a list of newspapers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents

List of publications

TitleLocaleFirst issuedNotes
L'Avenir Kinshasa 1996
La Conscience  [ fr ]Kinshasa1990
Elima  [ fr ] [1] Kinshasa1928
Mjumbe  [ ln ] [2] Lubumbashi 1963
Mukuba  [ fr ] Lubumbashi
L'Observateur  [ fr ]Kinshasa
Le Phare  [ fr ]Kinshasa1983
Le Potentiel
La Prospérité  [ fr ]Kinshasa
La Référence Plus  [ fr ]Kinshasa
La République  [ fr ]Kinshasa
Salongo  [ fr ]Kinshasa1972
Le Soft international  [ fr ]Kinshasa1990
La Tempête des Tropiques  [ fr ]Kinshasa

Defunct

TitleLocaleYearsNotes
L’Avenir Colonial Belge [3] Léopoldville 1920-?
Le Courrier d’Afrique  [ nl ] Léopoldville 1930-1972
L’Echo de Stan [3]
L'Écho du Katanga [4] Elisabethville 1931-1962
L'Essor du Congo [4] Elisabethville 1928-?
Hodi Costermansville 1942-?In Swahili and French [4]
Journal du Katanga [4] Elisabethville 1911-?
La Presse Africaine [5] Bukavu 1953-?
Le Stanleyvillois [3] Province Orientale

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References

  1. "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Media and Publishing". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. Europa 2004.
  3. 1 2 3 CRISP 1959.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kadima Nzuji 1984.
  5. "La "Presse africaine", une aventure très belge", Lalibre.be (in French), 30 June 2010, Marie-Madeleine Arnold-Gulikers
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