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Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila's Speech to the Nation - a Path to President for Life in the Congo?
Friends of the Congo, 2 December 2015
In less than one year (November 2016), the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to hold presidential and legislative elections. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congo 2016 - Too Much to Lose, Too Big to Fail
Bernard Katompa, 2 December 2015
Recently, the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) President Joseph Kabila appointed special commissioners to provisionally administrate over the twenty-one new provinces created… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC President Outlines Vision for National Political Dialogue
VOA, 29 November 2015
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, says the country will hold what he calls a national and inclusive political dialogue. The agenda appears to be focused… Read more »
Kabila Keeps DR Congo Guessing on Third Term
In a rare speech to the Congolese people, President Joseph Kabila outlined five priorities for a planned national dialogue but his speech was marked mostly by what he did not say, writes commentator Kambale Musavuli.
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The opposition believe the proposed delay is a ploy by President Joseph Kabila to stay in power beyond the constitutional limit. Read more »
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President Joseph Kabila has promised that presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will take place as scheduled in November 2016. If he decides to delay or ... Read more »
