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| Tensions rising as presidential campaigns get under way | |
IRIN - October 17, 2006 | |
 | Three days into presidential election campaigns, tensions remain high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as supporters of candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba burn effigies and stone vehicles involved in the campaigns. |
| Human Rights Watch: Army Abducts Civilians for Forced Labor | |
Human Rights Watch - October 16, 2006 | |
 | The Congolese armed forces must immediately end their practice of abducting civilians and using them for forced labor in the country's northeastern Ituri district, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must investigate and prosecute soldiers suspected of these crimes. |
| Cabinet reshuffles an attempt to entrench Kabila's power, critics say | |
IRIN - October 13, 2006 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's replacement of some civilians in his cabinet and provincial governors with military officers is an attempt to entrench himself in power, critics said on Thursday. |
| UN Under Secretary General in charge of political affairs to visit DRC | |
Monuc - October 12, 2006 | |
 | On Thursday October 12, 2006, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, UN Under Secretary General in charge of political affairs, will arrive in the DRC as part of an official four day visit to the country. |
| Two militia leaders appointed army colonels | |
IRIN - October 11, 2006 | |
 | Two militia commanders have been appointed colonels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army in a bid by the government to pacify the troubled northeastern district of Ituri, Defence Minister Adolphe Onusumba said.< |
| 12 militias killed in clashes with army in Ituri | |
IRIN - October 9, 2006 | |
 | The situation remained tense in the localities of Avena and Marabo in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, even though fighting at the weekend between the army and militias had ended, the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) said on Monday. |
| Provincial elections campaign launched | |
Monuc - October 6, 2006 | |
 | At the official launch of the DRC provincial election campaign on Friday October 6 2006, the High Authority of the Media (HAM) reiterated that the media had a very important role to play in this crucial period of the country's history. |
| New patrol launched to enforce "Kinshasa, city without arms" objective | |
Monuc - October 3, 2006 | |
 | Following the agreement signed on September 23 2006 by representatives of President Kabila and Vice President Bemba, a new patrol under the objective of "Kinshasa, city without arms", was launched yesterday October 2 2006. |
| Rival Congolese Camps Build Alliances | |
VOA News - October 2, 2006 | |
 | Rival camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo's post-war election process are busy building alliances, but fears of more unrest remain. A second round presidential runoff will take place October 29, along with an election for provincial posts. |
| Majority coalition in parliament backs Kabila | |
IRIN - October 2, 2006 | |
 | A coalition of political parties backing transitional President Joseph Kabila in upcoming second-round polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo has achieved a majority in the new parliament with 300 out of 500 seats, according to a spokesman for the coalition. |
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