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The EU condemned the intervention of security forces near places of worship and a decision to cut the signal of TV and radio stations. A government spokesman rejected the criticism as "unacceptable". Incumbent President Joseph Kabila secured his...
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The brutal way through which these materials are exploited, such as mass rape and the massacre of children, has led them to be dubbed as "blood minerals." Last December, hundreds of Congolese protested outside the Congolese Embassy in London in...
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A general view taken on February 12, 2012 near Bukavu airport shows a plane that crashed, killing three people, including a close aide to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 48, and the American pilot and... View Photo »
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Abdoulaye Wade is running for a third term, even though his country’s constitution specifically bans it. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has also indicated he will extend his 32 years in power, even as his parliament is attempting to ban the move. Congo’s...
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Birmingham protesting against the election of Congo President Joseph Kabila Congolese people on their march through Birmingham protesting against the election of Congo President Joseph Kabila Congolese people on their march through Birmingham protesting...
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Congo is on the move, but where is it going? Reflections on elections in the DRC – By William Townsend
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It was hoped that the historic presidential poll conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last November, only the second since six years civil conflict came to an end in 2003, would consolidate plurality and herald a new era of political...
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People stand on February 12, 2012 at the site where a plane crashed, killing three people, including a close aide to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 48, and the American pilot and co-pilot when it came... View Photo »
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22:02 Kinshasa - Police in Kinshasa on Thursday used tear gas to block a march by Christian groups protesting alleged fraud in the November polls that returned President Joseph Kabila and his party to power. Groups of Christian faithful had been...
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The demonstration, the third in Birmingham in as many months, was staged in protest at “corrupt” elections last November which have led to the re-election of Congo President Joseph Kabila ahead of popular opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. The...
About Joseph Kabila
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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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