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Congo-Kinshasa: Elections Likely to Worsen Political Crisis
ISS, 11 July 2017
The Republic of the Congo will proceed with legislative and local elections on 16 July despite complex political and economic challenges, and an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the… Read more »
Fears Ahead of DR Congo Legislative Polls
Given the government's repression of any form of socio-political contestation, infighting between former allies of the presidential majority, and a history of hotly contested elections, the stage is set for violence as citizens head to the polls on July 16, writes Fonteh Akum for Institute for Security Studies.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Vote to Replace Kabila 'Probably Not Possible' in 2017
Al Jazeera, 10 July 2017
A vote to replace President Joseph Kabila will probably not be possible this year, president of Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission said in a move that will violate… Read more »
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Angola: Govt Spends Over U.S.$6 Million On Support for DR Congo Refugees
ANGOP, 26 June 2017
Angolan government has spent so far 1.6 billion Kwanzas to assist refugees from Kassai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in the Angola's eastern Lunda Norte province. Read more »
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Angola: Refugees - a Sore Point for Dos Santos and Kabila
Maka, 11 July 2017
More than 30,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are housed in two temporary reception camps, Kakanda and Mussunga, in Lunda-Norte province. Read more »
InFocus
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Since decolonisation, the country has never been ruled by men who put the state's interests above their own. This has meant that its vast mineral and agricultural wealth has not ... Read more »
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The Saint Sylvester Agreement ostensibly offers a roadmap out of the country's political and constitutional crisis but the only part that has been acted upon is voter registration, ... Read more »
