Botswana Calls For DR Congo's Kabila to Step Down
The Botswana govt says President Joseph Kabila's refusal to hold long overdue elections is driving deadly violence and a growing humanitarian emergency in the country.
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Africa:
Botswana Calls for Kabila to Relinquish Power
This is Africa, 28 February 2018
The government of Botswana has called out Joseph Kabila for delaying elections urging the Democratic Republic of Congo's leadership to relinquish power. Botswana has also urged the… Read more »
Riots in Kinshasa
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Botswana:
Refusal By Some Leaders to Step Down Worries Botswana
Botswana Daily News, 26 February 2018
The Government of the Republic of Botswana wishes to express her concern regarding the disturbing trend, whereby some political leaders refuse to relinquish power when their term… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Botswana Urges Kabila to Step Down
VOA, 28 February 2018
The southern African nation of Botswana has taken the unusual step of directly criticizing Congolese President Joseph Kabila, saying his refusal to hold long overdue elections is… Read more »
InFocus
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"World leaders and public attention have failed to grasp that Congo's wars have returned on an enormous scale. Armed men attack and abuse defenceless women and children every day, ... Read more »
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Thousands of refugees are fleeing fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by crossing Lake Albert in fishing boats or canoes to neighbouring Uganda. Read more »