963 results found for: kinshasa
| DR Congo, South Korea Sign Cooperation Agreements | |
Le Potentiel - July 8, 2011 | |
 | South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and President Joseph Kabila held a summit in Kinshasa on Thursday to promote practical cooperation in energy, resources development, infrastructure construction projects, and agriculture. |
| EU, DR Congo Sign Elections Funding Agreement | |
Radio Okapi - June 25, 2011 | |
 | The Congolese Minister of Finance, Matata Ponyo, and the Representative of the European Union in the DRC, Ambassador Richard Zink, signed an agreement on elections funding on Friday in Kinshasa, with the EU saying it will provide 47,5 million euros for the upcoming elections. |
| Floribert Chebeya killers sentenced to death | |
BBC News - June 23, 2011 | |
 | A military court has sentenced to death four policemen for killing a prominent human rights activist. Floribert Chebeya, head of the Congolese charity Voice of the Voiceless, was murdered last June. Mr Chebeya, a frequent critic of the government, received regular threats in a career spanning more than 20 years. |
| Motema Pembe complete Confed Cup octet | |
Cafonline.com - June 19, 2011 | |
 | DR Congo side DC Motema Pembe booked their place at the group phase of the Orange CAF Confederations Cup courtesy a 2-0 win over Simba of Tanzania on Sunday in Kinshasa. The result ensured the 1994 CAF Cup Winners’ Cup winners inched through 2-1 on aggregate. |
| Mazembe to appeal Champions League disqualification | |
BBC Sport - May 15, 2011 | |
 | TP Mazembe will appeal against their exclusion from the Champions League. The Confederation of African Football disqualified them after Tanzania's Simba complained about the eligibility of Janvier Besala Bokungu. Mazembe's owner, Moise Katumbi, denied any wrongdoing and confirmed his club would appeal. |
| Presidential Election to Be Held on November 28 | |
Congo News Agency - May 1, 2011 | |
 | Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on November 28, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, announced during a news conference on Saturday in Kinshasa. |
| Etienne Tshisekedi Rallies Supporters in Kinshasa | |
Congo News Agency - April 24, 2011 | |
 | At least 50,000 people attended veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi first big rally in Kinshasa on Sunday, ahead of the presidential election due later this year. Many more supporters were refused entry to the packed Stade Tata Raphael. |
| Opposition Party Ousts Leader Ahead of Elections | |
Julia Ritchey | VOA News - April 21, 2011 | |
 | The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in disarray after firing its leader, making it even more difficult to mount a challenge against President Joseph Kabila in upcoming elections. |
| Kabila, Sassou meet in Kinshasa over security | |
Congo News Agency - April 16, 2011 | |
 | President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo flew to Kinshasa on Friday to meet with President Joseph kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo over security issues that have recently strained relations between the two countries. |
| UN names some of the victims of deadly plane crash | |
UN News - April 6, 2011 | |
 | The United Nations has released the names of some of the victims of Monday’s plane crash in Kinshasa that killed all but one of the 33 people aboard a UN aircraft. UN officials, working with Congolese counterparts, said they have been able to identify all the bodies and are in the process of notifying the victims’ next of kin. |
