DR Congo Opposition Unites
This show of unity comes after two days of intense talks in Brussels, bringing together hundreds of opposition members.
Etienne Tshisekedi to head the opposition.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
United DRC Opposition Split On Talks With Kabila
RFI, 10 June 2016
Key opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo have united under a new platform baptised "Rassemblement" or "Rally", to put pressure on President Joseph Kabila to step… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Backing Political Dialogue, UN and Partners Urge 'Spirit of Responsibility' Among Stakeholders
UN News, 6 June 2016
Four international organizations, including the United Nations, today reaffirmed their support to the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and called on… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Dialogue Last Hope to Retain Peace
CAJ News, 7 June 2016
THE international community is pinning its hopes on dialogue among the rival parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo to avert full-blown crisis. Read more »
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Liberia:
Does Kabila Intend to Repeat Burundi's Nkurunziza?
Liberian Observer, 31 May 2016
There are many who blame the African cult of chieftaincy and personality for the rigid, age-old tendency of African leaders to be dictatorial and to hold on indefinitely to power. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Congo President Kabila Gives M23 Rebels Concessions
East African, 4 June 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has agreed to grant concessions to rebel group M23 in what observers see as a move to pacify the eastern part of the country… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Protests Against Joseph Kabila Turn Deadly
Al Jazeera, 27 May 2016
At least one police officer and one protester have been killed as thousands of people took to the streets in nationwide protests against incumbent President Joseph Kabila in the… Read more »