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Augustin Katumba Mwanke, the former governor of copper-rich Katanga province, was among five people who died yesterday when a Gulfstream IV jet crashed after overshooting the runway at an airport outside the eastern city of Bukavu. Congolese Finance...
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UN investigators recommended that he be put on a travel ban list and have his assets frozen. After that he stepped into the shadows where he maintained a close friendship with Laurent's son and heir Joseph Kabila as well as influence over lucrative...
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(Feb 13, 2012): Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. The accident, the latest in a...
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Adviser was seen as "the power behind the throne" * Deputy PM says finance minister hurt, four others killed * Kabila bracing for coalition government talks KINSHASA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief...
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A senior adviser to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has been killed in a plane crash in the east of the country. Augustin Katumba Mwanke died when the private jet came down near the town of Bukavu, a statement read out...
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Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. The accident, the...
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Two American crew members also died, as well as two people crushed by the plane as it came down at Bukavu airport.he statement identified Kabila's aide as Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 48, considered a key member of Kabila's entourage, who had the ear of...
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Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila's chief adviser has been killed and his finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash. The accident in the eastern town of Bukavu comes as Mr Kabila braces for negotiations to form a new coalition...
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The accident, the latest in a country with one of the world's worst air safety records, comes as Kabila braces for negotiations to form a new coalition government after his disputed victory in a chaotic election in November. Adviser Augustin Katumba...
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Augustin Katumba Mwanke died when a private jet apparently overshot the runway at Bukavu airport. The pilot was also killed. The country's finance minister, Matata Ponyo, and South Kivu Governor Marcellin Cishambo were injured in the crash and...
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(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister seriously injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, officials said. The accident, the latest in a country...
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12, 2012 at 1:24 PM BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A private plane crashed Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing former Katanga province governor Katumba Mwanke and two others, officials said. The private jet...
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Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu yesterday. The accident, the latest in a string of crashes in the country, comes as Kabila...
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A close aide to Congo President Joseph Kabila has been killed in a plane crash in the east of Congo, Reuters reports referring to an official with Congo’s Interior Ministry. There were two other high ranking officials onboard – Congo’s Finance Minister...
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But political observers are reading more. What the superpower and world body are not saying, however, is at least as important as their declarations of concern, analysts said.Neither the US nor UN is calling for new elections or for sanctions to be...
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17:49 Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, a government spokesperson said. The accident, the...
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Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser has been killed in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu, an interior ministry official said. The official, Richard Ilunga, confirmed the death of Augustin Katumba Mwanke and said the...
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(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser was killed and his finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, a government spokesman said. The accident, the latest in a...
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Feb 12 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo Finance Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon was seriously injured in a plane crash on Sunday that claimed the life of President Joseph Kabila's chief adviser, the government said. "The minister of finance and...
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Joseph Kabila Kabange (known commonly as Joseph Kabila), is the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He took office in January 2001, ten days after the murder of his father and DRC president Laurent-Désiré Kabila. On November 27, 2006, Joseph Kabila was confirmed as President following the July 2006 general election. Full Article
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