627 results found for: kabila
| Congo Could Have Most of Debt Forgiven by June | |
VOA News - March 24, 2010 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila's moves to reform the economy and better spending control have the Democratic Republic of Congo on the verge of an historic deal that could see nearly $11 billion of debt slashed to just more than $2 billion. |
| President Joseph Kabila meets Chinese army deputy chief of the General Staff | |
Xinhua - March 12, 2010 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo met here Friday with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to discuss the development of bilateral ties and military cooperation. |
| UN: 90 Rwandan Rebels Killed in Eastern DRC | |
VOA News - March 10, 2010 | |
 | A United Nations official says Democratic Republic of Congo army troops have killed 90 Rwandan Hutu rebels. Madnodje Mounoubai, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo, said Wednesday that the rebels were killed during recent army operations in Congo's North and South Kivu provinces. |
| First set of UN troops could leave DR Congo by late June | |
Xinhua - March 6, 2010 | |
 | The first group of United Nations troops could leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the end of June, as requested by the government, the world body's top peacekeeping official said on Friday. UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy was in the DRC this week as part of a technical assessment mission, during which he also met with President Joseph Kabila and other officials to discuss the future of the UN mission, known as MONUC. |
| UN, DR Congo discussing end to peacekeeping mission | |
BBC News - March 4, 2010 | |
 | The UN has begun talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo on withdrawing its peacekeeping mission - the biggest UN operation in the world. UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said his officials would take a month to assess how the pullout of 20,500 personnel could be carried out. The current mandate of the mission, known as Monuc, expires in May. |
| Joseph Kabila Reshuffles Government | |
Congo News Agency - February 21, 2010 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila has carried-out a long-awaited government reshuffle aimed at improving performance and good governance. Adolphe Muzito has been reappointed as Prime Minister, Francois Joseph Nzanga Mobutu will also stay on as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment, Labor and Welfare. |
| U.S. Senator Durbin Calls on Rwanda to Name Rebels Involved in Genocide | |
Congo News Agency - February 16, 2010 | |
 | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called on Rwandan authorities on Monday to publish the names of FDLR (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) rebels suspected of involvement in the country’s 1994 genocide. |
| Official Says MONUC Continues Help with Integrating Ex-Combatants Into Army | |
VOA News - February 11, 2010 | |
 | An official of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) says the group has been successful in helping with the integration of tens of thousands of former combatants into Congo’s national army. |
| Official Denies Uganda Troop Presence in Congo | |
VOA News - February 1, 2010 | |
 | An official of Uganda’s government has denied reports that its troops have entered into Beni town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s formerly restive Kivu province. Uganda's information minister Kabakumba Masiko says there is no need for residents in the Kivu provinces to panic. |
| African leaders arrive in Luanda for CAN2010 opening ceremony | |
Xinhua - January 10, 2010 | |
 | African leaders began to arrive in Luanda on Sunday to attend the opening ceremony of the final-stage matches of the soccer African Cup of Nations, the most popular sports extravaganza on the continent. |
