DR Congo to See Peaceful Transfer of Power in 2017?
A church mediator in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports that under a deal reached on Friday, but not yet signed, President Joseph Kabila will step down after elections in 2017.
President Joseph Kabila.
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Kabila Deal Hangs By Thread After Marathon Meeting
Al Jazeera, 24 December 2016
Hopes of a deal to end DR Congo's dangerous political crisis before Christmas were fast dissipating on Saturday after fruitless all-night talks over President Joseph Kabila's… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Tentative Transition Deal Announced in DRC
DW, 23 December 2016
While the deal is awaiting final approval, an agreement has reportedly been struck in the DRC that would lead to President Kabila stepping down at the end in 2017. Opposition… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Kabila-Opposition Deal May Be Close
Al Jazeera, 23 December 2016
Congolese politicians have agreed in principle to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila leaves office by the end of next year, opposition leaders said, an unexpected… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
DRC's Political Crisis After 19 December
African Arguments, 21 December 2016
Protests and arrests have been centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo's major cities, but we should also pay attention to more rural areas. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Opposition Hopeful Deal Can Be Reached Soon
VOA, 22 December 2016
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's opposition Rassemblement is hopeful that talks with the government in Kinshasa will end Friday, paving the way for a smooth transition and… Read more »
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The opposition coalition led by Étienne Tshisekedi has vowed to hit the streets to unseat President Joseph Kabila who it accuses of manipulating the system to cling on to ... Read more »
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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. Read more »