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K INSHASA — Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Saturday vowed that defence would be a top priority for his government after the recent brief rebel takeover of a key city in the country’s volatile east. “From now … read more »
By Günther v. Billerbeck at Good Governance Group (G3) The current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North and South Kivu provinces is yet another episode in the epic conflict that has engulfed the region since the Rwandan … read more »
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica South African Press Association, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda
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Tiago Faia The DRC remains a fragile post-conflict society divided in intricate ethnic, social, political, economic, and military lines. Kabila’s first presidential mandate rested upon a fairly democratic electoral process that guaranteed him an absolute majority in 2006. From that … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, DRC, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, National Assembly, North Kivu, Rwanda
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Open memo to the UN Secretary General, G8 Members, UN General Assembly, EU, AU, and all Representatives to the UN Security Council. The following is an Open Memo to the UN Secretary General, G8 Presidents and Prime Ministers, President of … read more »
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By Laura E. Seay In the aftermath of the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, which could be most charitably described as ‘chaotic,’ many Congolese voters, Diaspora members, and knowledgeable observers had hoped that the international community would react strongly to … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Jason Stearns, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kivu
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila announced on Wednesday that authorities would arrest a serving army general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes. “I want to arrest Bosco Ntaganda because the whole population wants peace,” … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bosco Ntaganda, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Ntaganda, United Nations
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The cabinet of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has resigned, allowing the recently re-elected president a chance to form a new government. Former information minister Lambert Mende told VOA Tuesday this is standard procedure. “It is stated in … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Daily News Wrap, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Carter Center, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Election, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Supreme Court
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By Michael Deibert At first glance today, things in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province seem far calmer than in years past. As recently as 2008, a rebel group, the Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Bosco Ntaganda, CNDP, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kabila, Laurent Nkunda, North Kivu, Rwanda
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By Kris Berwouts The elections of November 28th 2011 in the DR Congo took place with many and under strict control of the government. The non-acceptance of the official results of both the presidential and parliamentary elections means that there … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, DR Congo, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Congo, Congolese, Democratic Republic of Congo, Election, Great Lakes, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International community, Joseph Kabila, Kabila
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Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s leading opposition party ordered its newly elected members of parliament on Saturday to boycott the national assembly following a controversial vote marred by irregularities and violence. The decision by the UDPS risks leaving the … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Daily News Wrap, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Catholic Church, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Opposition (parliamentary)
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. The accident, the latest in a country with one … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Conflict/Tragedy, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Antoine Ghonda, Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, South Kivu
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Kinshasa – President Joseph Kabila’s party has lost 45% of the legislative seats it held before November elections that were denounced as fraudulent and chaotic, according to belated results announced by Congo’s electoral commission. Kabila still will command a majority … read more »
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Tagged Catholic Church, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, European Union, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Mobutu Sese Seko, United States
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Kinshasa – President Joseph Kabila’s ruling PPRD party and its allies won a parliamentary majority in November elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to official results released on Thursday. The camp of the PPRD and its allied parties … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Electoral Commission (United Kingdom), Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, President of the United States, Union for Democracy and Social Progress
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The Elections commission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as CENI, is expected to release results for provincial constituencies from the November 28 elections Wednesday and publish the complete national results on January 26.. The commission postponed tallying … read more »
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Tagged Catholic Church, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, November
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic Church on Thursday accused the government of “treachery, lies and terror” and urged the electoral commission to fix errors from a controversial November presidential poll or resign. The move by the Church, an influential player … read more »
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Tagged Catholic Church, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Thursday
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Washington – US election experts will likely travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo early next month to advise on the vote count for November parliamentary polls, a State Department official said on Tuesday. The African country’s electoral commission said … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Republican Institute, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Tuesday, United States
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Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo opposition chief Etienne Tshisekedi, who rejects Joseph Kabila’s re-election as president, had himself “sworn in” at his home on Friday as police clashed with his supporters. Tshisekedi, 79, who came second in the November … read more »
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Tagged Amnesty International, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, London
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Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is preparing to swear himself in as president, setting up a confrontation with incumbent leader Joseph Kabila, who was inaugurated for a new term earlier this week. A Tshisekedi adviser tells VOA that Friday’s swearing-in … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Tshisekedi, United States
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Kinshasa – DR Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi issued thousands of leaflets on Wednesday calling on people to attend his own “swearing-in” ceremony taking place three days after re-elected head of state Joseph Kabila took office. Tshisekedi, 79, has declared … read more »
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Tagged Amnesty International, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, London
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Joseph Kabila was sworn in on Tuesday for a new term as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, promising to improve the business climate and rebuild infrastructure destroyed during decades of conflict. Kabila, in power in the central African state … read more »
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Supreme Court, United Nations
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Kinshasa – Tensions rose in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, a day after the country’s opposition leader again called himself president despite losing in last month’s troubled polls. Police and army personnel, some in tanks, were stationed around … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, Opposition (parliamentary), Tshisekedi, Union for Democracy and Social Progress
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Leaders from Africa’s Great Lakes region on Friday welcomed the re-election of President Joseph Kabila in disputed polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged opponents to accept the result. “The summit… congratulated the president of DRC on his … read more »
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Tagged Carter Center, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, European Union, Great Lakes Region, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Yoweri Museveni
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On the streets of Congo’s capital Kinshasa earlier this week, a car carrying a Westerner was stoned by angry locals convinced the outside world helped rig the outcome of the central African giant’s presidential election. “White man, white man, you … read more »
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, United Nations, United States
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Kinshasa – The chorus of voices calling into question the results from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s recent election is growing louder, and on Monday the country’s influential clergy as well as the United Nations joined those that are now … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Catholic Church, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, United Nations
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London – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila on Monday admitted mistakes had been made in elections in which he was re-elected but he rejected accusations that its credibility was in doubt. “We wanted to organise perfect elections. Did … read more »
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila conceded on Monday there had been “mistakes” in the election process but rejected the finding of the Carter Center international observer group that the results lacked credibility. Provisional results released last Friday showed … read more »
Kinshasa – International election observers from the Carter Centre say the November 28 polls won by DR Congo President Joseph Kabila were so marred by irregularities they were not credible. “The Carter Centre finds the provisional presidential election results announced … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, European Union, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Katanga, Kinshasa
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Gunfire erupted in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, with reports of police firing live ammunition and crowds ransacking shops, a day after election authorities declared President Joseph Kabila re-elected. The U.S.-based Carter Center observer mission said the … read more »
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Tagged Carter Center, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Katanga, Kinshasa
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Kinshasa – The DRC faced a tense electoral standoff on Saturday after incumbent Joseph Kabila was named the winner of last week’s polls and rival Etienne Tshisekedi rejected the results, declaring himself president. After the election commission said Kabila had … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, Election, News
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, United States, Victoria Nuland
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Washington – The United States urged DR Congo political leaders on Friday to sort out differences peacefully after President Joseph Kabila’s rival rejected election results that gave a victory to the incumbent. “We continue to call on all Congolese political … read more »
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Tagged Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Étienne Tshisekedi, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Kabila, Kabila, Kinshasa, United States, Victoria Nuland
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