Congo Government Calls Human Rights Watch Allegations Unfounded | |
Congo News Agency - November 28, 2008 | |
Four members of the government held a press conference on Wednesday to respond to the latest Human Rights Watch report on the Democratic Republic of Congo. The government spokesperson, Lambert Mende, challenged the rights group to provide proof of its allegations. He asked Human Rights Watch to list the names of political opponents who were allegedly killed by government agents in the last two years since the election of President Joseph Kabila. | |
Malu-Malu: Laurent Nkunda lacks the means to overthrow the government | |
Congo News Agency - November 27, 2008 | |
Apolinaire Malu-Malu, the coordinator of the Amani Program, which resulted in the signing of the Goma peace accords between the government and rebel groups in January, has said in an interview with Belgian newspaper Le Soir that warlord Laurent Nkunda "has the power to annoy" but lacks the means to overthrow the Government. | |
Laurent Nkunda's War on Democracy in Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 25, 2008 | |
No one has elected Laurent Nkunda, or mandated him to speak and wage one of the deadliest wars of our times on their behalf. The truth is, Laurent Nkunda has imposed himself on a population that had just elected its leaders less than two years ago in what most national and international observers have called free and fair elections. | |
Rebel Leader's Threat to Take Over DRC Draws Objections from Countrymen | |
VOA News - November 20, 2008 | |
Some Congolese are warning renegade army General Laurent Nkunda that they would make life difficult for him if he goes ahead with his threat to take over the country. They are accusing the rebel leader of fighting an unjustified war, which has led to the loss of lives and property and an escalation in the number of people adversely affected by the rebel insurgency. | |
Obasanjo says his mediation accepted by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda in DR Congo | |
XINHUA - November 17, 2008 | |
At the end of his mission on Sunday in DR Congo's eastern province of North Kivu, the former Nigerian president said Laurent Nkunda, the Tutsi leader of the rebel National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), accepted his role as the special envoy of the UN secretary general in mediating a deal to end the clash. | |
Genocide in the Congo: Führer Laurent Nkunda's Wildest Dreams | |
Congo News Agency - November 13, 2008 | |
In his wildest dreams, warlord Laurent Nkunda sees himself as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo one day. He dreams of marching on to Kinshasa from his hideouts in Kigali and North Kivu, on to South Kivu, Katanga, the Kasais, Bandundu, Bas-Congo, and finally making a triumphal entry into the capital. He envisions he will be welcomed as the Hero, Liberator, Savior, Lord, and proclaimed Chancellor of the Congo. | |
President Joseph Kabila Sends Congratulatory Message to President-Elect Barack Obama | |
Congo Planet - November 6, 2008 | |
It is with immense pleasure that I send you the heartfelt congratulations of the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following your historic election to the presidency of the United States of America. | |
Congolese Celebrate Historic Barack Obama Win | |
Congo News Agency - November 5, 2008 | |
People erupted in joy early Wednesday morning as Barack Obama was declared the winner. On the streets of Kinshasa, honking cars greeted the announcement as people gathered to talk about the win and what it may mean for the Congo, Africa, and the world. | |
Why Congolese Hope Barack Obama Wins U.S. Presidential Election | |
Congo News Agency - November 4, 2008 | |
A bill introduced by U.S. Senator Barack Obama, in his first year in the Senate, supports the Congolese government position that the presence of Rwandan Hutu militias (FLDR) and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in eastern Congo is being used as a "pretext" by Rwanda and Uganda to continue their "interference" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | |
No Popular Support for Laurent Nkunda in Congo | |
Congo News Agency - October 31, 2008 | |
Laurent Nkunda’s new argument for continuing his unpopular war is that he wants “to liberate the entire country”. This assertion would be laughable if it didn’t have such tragic consequences. The vast majority of Congolese do not support his rebellion. Congolese have never supported, and will never support, a rebellion backed by Rwanda. The rebels have lots of guns, and support in Rwanda, but they lack popular support in Congo. |