Democratic Republic of the Congo general election

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DR Congo Opposition Unveil Plans To Force Kabila Out

The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing...

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US Urges UN Sanctions Over DR Congo Violence, Election Delays

The United States on Tuesday threatened sanctions against the Democratic Republic of Congo if elections are not held...

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DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’

The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an...

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Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal

Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained,...

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DR Congo Police Surround Opposition HQ In ‘tomb Row’

About 100 riot police surrounded the main opposition party HQ in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa Tuesday, an AFP...

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UN Council Urges DR Congo To Cooperate On Murder Inquiry

The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate with investigations of the...

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DR Congo President Kabila Warns Against Foreign Meddling

The Democratic Republic of Congo will not tolerate any foreign interference in the country's electoral process,...

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DR Congo President Warns Against Foreign Interference

The Democratic Republic of Congo will not tolerate any foreign interference in the country’s electoral process,...

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DR Congo’s Kabila To Name New PM This Week

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila on Wednesday pledged to appoint a new prime minister in the next...

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DR Congo Opposition Piles Pressure On Kabila With Strike Over Election Delays

Congolese police deployed heavily across the capital Kinshasa on Monday as opposition calls for a general strike after...

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DR Congo Tribal Rebellion

Beheadings, mass graves, kidnapped foreigners, child soldiers: a tribal insurrection in the Democratic Republic of...

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DR Congo Opposition Calls ‘ghost Town’ Protest As Crisis Grows

The Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition have called for a stay-home stoppage for Monday to force President Joseph...

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DR Congo Unrest ‘may Delay’ Voter Registration

Rising unrest in central Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail voter registration ahead of a high-stakes...

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Congo Opposition Leader’s Son Takes Over

The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his...

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DR Congo Cannot Afford $1.8bn To Organize 2017 Polls

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cannot afford the cost of holding elections this year. According to Minister of...

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Kabila Is Yet To Sign Deal To End His Rule

Senior ministers backed the deal, which would see Mr Kabila stay on until elections are held by the end of 2017. The...

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Church Calls For Peace After Deadly Clashes

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has appealed for a resolution to the ongoing political...

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South Africa Expresses Concern, Calls For Restraint

South Africa says it is concerned about the volatile political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

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Deaths Reported As Protesters Call On Kabila To Step Down

At least two civilians were killed overnight in Democratic Republic of the Congo when soldiers opened fire during...