One day plea by Congolese women for equal representation | |
MONUC - December 7, 2007 | |
A one day plea, initiated by the Permanent Dialogue Framework of the Congolese Woman (CAFCO), for an equal man-woman representation within the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) was held on 7 December 2007, in the Palais de Peuple in Kinshasa. The aim is that members of Parliament respect the equality man-woman law in the bill on the CENI. | |
Kabila Says No to a Revision of the Constitution | |
Congo Planet - December 7, 2007 | |
In his state of the nation speech on December 6th, President Kabila warned against a rush to revise the constitution everytime there is a percieved problem with the functionning of the country's instutitions. | |
Kabila: "We must finish the war (in North Kivu), whatever the cost" | |
MONUC - December 6, 2007 | |
In his annual address on the state of the nation this Thursday 6 November 2007 in Kinshasa in front of parliament, DRC president Joseph Kabila underlined in particular the achievements of the government, in relation to security, development and international relations. | |
Graft clouds DRC donor conference | |
BBC News - November 29, 2007 | |
A major international donor conference for the Democratic Republic of Congo is being held in Paris. It is the first opportunity for the international community to pledge aid for the country since 2006 polls that confirmed Joseph Kabila as president. | |
Curfew imposed in Equateur to stem worsening insecurity | |
IRIN - November 28, 2007 | |
Authorities in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) province of Equateur have imposed a nighttime curfew in the area until further notice in a bid to curb insecurity, including murder and extortion by armed men. | |
Congo President Reduces Government, Reorganizes Ministers | |
VOA News - November 26, 2007 | |
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced changes in his government, naming 10 new ministers, while at the same time reducing the number of government positions. Kari Barber reports from Kinshasa those in opposition to the government say it needs more than a reorganization. | |
UN trains Congolese traffic police in Ituri | |
UN News - November 25, 2007 | |
Aiming to reduce traffic accidents and foster respect for the rules of the road, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has completed training of nearly 50 police officers in Ituri province. | |
DR Congo threatens war on rebels | |
BBC News - November 23, 2007 | |
The head of the army in the Democratic Republic of Congo says he has given up all hope of a peaceful solution to the conflict in eastern Congo. | |
Clashes prompt new wave of IDPs as army readies for offensive | |
IRIN - November 22, 2007 | |
Many civilians have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo town of Rutshuru amid fresh clashes between regular and dissident soldiers - renegade troops who the head of the army announced would soon be disarmed by force. | |
Government announces end of Ebola outbreak | |
IRIN - November 20, 2007 | |
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever, which claimed the lives of 21 of the 26 people infected in the Kasai Occidental province, is now over. |