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Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Killed in Anti-Kabila Protests
DW, 21 December 2016
Security forces in the DRC reportedly shot dead 26 protesters and arrested scores more Tuesday after President Joseph Kabila failed to step down when his mandate expired. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Joseph Kabila Has Passed His Expiration Date
Atlantic Council, 20 December 2016
The United States must ratchet up pressure on Congolese President Joseph Kabila in an attempt to convince him to leave office; a failure to do so would risk dragging the country… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Voices Concern Over Wave of Ongoing Arrests and Detentions
UN News, 20 December 2016
The United Nations envoy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) expressed grave concern today over the wave of arrests and arbitrary detention "of those who seek to express… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Several Killed as Clashes Erupt Over Kabila
Al Jazeera, 20 December 2016
Eleven people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo during protests to demand that President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired, according to the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Gunfire Erupts in Capital As Kabila's Mandate Expires
DW, 20 December 2016
Gunfire was heard in several districts of Kinshasa as demonstrators called for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Kabila's term expired at midnight, but he appears set to stay… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Leader Urges Peaceful Resistance
VOA, 20 December 2016
Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi said Tuesday people should not recognize the "illegal and illegitimate authority" of President Joseph Kabila, whose term in office… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Stop Targeted Repression and Double Standards, UN Rights Experts Tell DR Congo Authorities
UN News, 19 December 2016
Raising alarm over "double standards" applied by the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - allowing pro-government youths to conduct public political… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: President Kabila Fails to Agree to Democratic Transition
ENOUGH, 19 December 2016
Grave concerns about worsening crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as Kabila fails to hold elections or come to agreement with opposition. He suddenly names new government,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Silencing Opposition Is 'Not the Solution,' UN Rights Chief Says As Internet Blackout Looms
UN News, 17 December 2016
The United Nations human rights chief today said he is "deeply alarmed" at a planned Government shutdown of social media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Sunday… Read more »
Deadly Protests Erupt As Political Tension Rises in DR Congo
Clashes in the capital Kinshasa and second city of Lubumbashi have left almost a dozen people dead as protests demanding that President Joseph Kabila step down intensify.
