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| Close to 6,000 militiamen to surrender their weapons in Ituri | |
Monuc - November 30, 2006 | |
 | On Thursday November 29, the last three Ituri armed groups signed a "comprehensive agreement for peace in Ituri", with the government, by which they agreed to surrender their weapons and to enter the process of DDR -Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration. |
| Bemba condemns poll ruling but ready to lead opposition | |
IRIN - November 29, 2006 | |
 | The loser in Congo's presidential election, Jean-Pierre Bemba, said on Tuesday that while he disagreed with the Supreme Court's endorsement of rival Joseph Kabila as winner, he would lead the opposition. |
| Former DRC Rebel Concedes Election Defeat | |
VOA News - November 29, 2006 | |
 | Former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has conceded defeat in the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The winner, Joseph Kabila, son of an assassinated former coup leader, will be inaugurated next week. |
| White House congratulates Kabila on his victory | |
White House - November 29, 2006 | |
 | The United States commends the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the completion of presidential run-off and provincial elections. We congratulate President Kabila on his victory in the run-off election and urge all parties to uphold the ruling by the Congolese Supreme Court. |
| Jean-Pierre Bemba to join the opposition | |
MISNA - November 29, 2006 | |
 | "In the name of the higher interest of the nation and with a concern to preserve peace and avoid the country's collapse in chaos and violence...I take responsibility and commit to lead a string republican opposition": so said Jean-Pierre Bemba. |
| DRC Waits for Losing Candidate's Reaction Following Official Election Results | |
VOA News - November 28, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo remains calm but tense after the Supreme Court certified the electoral victory of interim President Joseph Kabila. The losing candidate, former rebel and current Vice President, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has yet to concede. |
| Supreme Court validates Kabila presidential victory | |
IRIN - November 28, 2006 | |
 | The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday declared Joseph Kabila winner of a controversial presidential run-off election held on 29 October."The Supreme Court of Justice declares Joseph Kabila Kabange elected by an absolute majority," Benoit Lwamba Bindu, the court's first president, said in Kinshasa, the capital. |
| DRC Supreme Court confirms Joseph Kabila as President | |
Monuc - November 27, 2006 | |
 | The DRC Supreme Court on November 27 2006 confirmed Joseph Kabila as the new President of the DRC, and found against the legal protestations of election irregularities by his presidential rival Jean Pierre Bemba. |
| Congo Supreme Court Certifies Kabila Victory | |
VOA News - November 27, 2006 | |
 | The Supreme Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has certified the victory of incumbent President Joseph Kabila in October elections. His rival in the second round of voting, former Uganda-backed rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, had mounted a legal challenge to final results, saying there was fraud. |
| Army, UN troops retake Sake | |
IRIN - November 27, 2006 | |
 | Between 15,000 and 20,000 people have fled the eastern town of Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was seized from army dissidents by United Nations and government troops on Monday, the commander of the 8th Military Region said. |
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