L'Avenir
Encyclopedia
L'Avenir is a daily newspaper published in Kinshasa
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. The company
is part of the Groupe L'Avenir
, a media group of the DRC. The content of the paper is primarily French
, and includes content written in Lingala and Swahili
. It was founded in 1996 as a weekly, and in 2006 became a daily paper, employing about 300 journalist
s.
The publisher of L'Avenir is Joachim Diana Gikupa and the editor-in-chief is Denis Lubindi.
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. The company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
is part of the Groupe L'Avenir
Groupe L'Avenir
Groupe L'Avenir is a media group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The company was founded in 1994 by Pius Mwabilu Mbayu, who remains today as its CEO. The group owns several media companies, and owns freight companies in the DRC and in South Africa...
, a media group of the DRC. The content of the paper is primarily French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and includes content written in Lingala and Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
. It was founded in 1996 as a weekly, and in 2006 became a daily paper, employing about 300 journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
s.
The publisher of L'Avenir is Joachim Diana Gikupa and the editor-in-chief is Denis Lubindi.