DR Congo: Soft Stance on Kabila Queried
Observers are questioning the UN and U.S. as neither called for action despite announcing that the country's recent elections were not credible, writes the East African.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
U.S., UN Soft Stance On Kabila Queried
East African, 11 February 2012
BOTH THE US and the UN have spoken out recently on the Democratic Republic of Congo's status in the aftermath of November election results widely viewed as fraudulent. But… Read more »
Little girl with a voting card.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Top UN Official Calls for More Peacekeepers for Polls
UN News, 8 February 2012
The top United Nations peacekeeping official today stressed the need to boost the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to facilitate the next phase of elections in… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
UN Envoy Urges All Sides to Pursue Dialogue
UN News, 7 February 2012
The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Elections Concern U.S. Government
U.S. Congress, 2 February 2012
Violence, potential humanitarian crisis and the post-2011 election aftermath in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were the topics at a congressional hearing Thursday held… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
What Next After Corruption of Truth and Justice?
Fahamu, 2 February 2012
As in other parts of the world, there are signs of revolt of ordinary people against many decades of oppression and dispossession. The dictators leave, but the system which bore… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
U.S. Policy Toward Post-Election DRC
State Department, 2 February 2012
Good afternoon, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Payne, honorable Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the United States' policy toward the… Read more »