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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 »
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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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KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) December 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo must halt a series of politically motivated arrests, including arbitrary and unlawful arrests following disputed elections, Amnesty International said today. … read more »
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Kinshasa – The DR Congo’s election commission on Tuesday postponed declaring the winner of last week’s polls amid fears the result could lead to new violence as protests erupted worldwide. The conflict-prone country has been on high alert while it … read more »
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November 28, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Tensions are high as the Democratic Republic of Congo holds presidential and parliamentary elections Monday after a campaign marred by violence, including clashes in which at least two people died. Incumbent President Joseph Kabila, 40, in power since … read more »
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November 10, 2011 by benim
Washington – The US State Department has condemned “incendiary speech” ahead of elections this month in the Democratic Republic of Congo and warned it could undermine democracy in the conflict-prone state. “The United States government condemns recent calls to violence … read more »
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November 7, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Rival supporters clashed on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the government also shut down an opposition TV station, as tension rose with general polls only three weeks away. In the southeastern mining city of Lubumbashi, … read more »
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October 19, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila said on Tuesday he was confident he would win next month’s presidential election, but will step aside if he fails. “Who will win the elections? There is one thing of which … read more »
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September 8, 2011 by benim
Kinshasa – Congolese authorities imposed on Wednesday a temporary ban on political protests in the capital Kinshasa over fears of escalating violence in the run-up to November elections, officials said. The ban, which will remain in place until Sunday, was … read more »
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September 5, 2011 by benim
Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi has formally entered the November presidential election for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Head of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, Tshisekedi was accompanied by at least 1,000 supporters Monday when he filed his papers … read more »
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The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 28, said Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, head of the Central African country’s electoral commission. Campaigning for Congo’s second presidential vote after nearly a decade of war ended … read more »
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