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| Ban Ki-moon says security key to solving humanitarian issues | |
IRIN - January 29, 2007 | |
 | War-related humanitarian problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) can only be solved in an atmosphere of lasting peace and stability, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during a two-day visit to the country. |
| Ban Ki-moon pledges continued UN support to consolidate peace | |
UN News Centre - January 28, 2007 | |
 | The United Nations will stand by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it consolidates peace, but ultimately future stability lies in the hands of the Congolese people, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told parliamentarians in the capital, Kinshasa. |
| Ban Ki-moon emphasizes a "contract for good governance" for the DRC | |
MONUC - January 27, 2007 | |
 | At a press conference on Saturday January 27, 2007 in Kinshasa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gave his impressions on the current state of the political process in the DRC, while underlying the remarkable progress achieved by the country in the past year on its road to democracy. |
| Surprise visit of President Kabila to Bukavu on January 25 | |
MONUC - January 26, 2007 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila made a surprise visit to Bukavu in South Kivu province on January 25 2007, accompanied by a team of advisers. During the visit, the President also went to the territory of Walungu, close to the exactions of the Hutu Rwandese combatants. |
| The AMP of President Kabila takes the majority of seats in the Senate | |
Monuc - January 22, 2007 | |
 | According to the results published by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on January 20 2007, the Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) of president Joseph Kabila have achieved an absolute majority with 58 senate seats out of a total of 108. In contrast, the Union for the Nation (UpN) of Jean Pierre Bemba won a total of 21 seats. |
| Kabila Rival Wins DRC Senate Seat | |
VOA News - January 19, 2007 | |
 | The losing candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo's historic October presidential runoff election has won a seat in the country's new senate. Jean-Pierre Bemba, a former rebel leader who became vice president during a three-year transitional period, has vowed to use his seat in the senate to lead the political opposition. Joe Bavier has more for VOA from Kinshasa. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to visit DRC at the end of January | |
Monuc - January 18, 2007 | |
 | Newly appointed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will visit the DRC for the first time at the end of January 2007, as part of his first overseas trip as UN Secretary General. |
| Renegade General's Forces to Rejoin Congo Army | |
VOA News - January 18, 2007 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo's renegade General Laurent Nkunda has said his forces are reintegrating into the country's national army, following an informal peace deal struck in neighboring Rwanda. Nkunda, who led troops loyal to him into rebellion in 2004, is being sought under an international arrest warrant for war crimes. |
| The 11 permanent offices of the Provincial Assemblies have been installed | |
Monuc - January 15, 2007 | |
 | The permanent offices of the provincial Assemblies have been installed on Sunday 14 January 2007 in accordance with the rearranged calendar of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Jean-Pierre Bemba's platform is controlling four of the eleven provincial offices. |
| Pit Collapse Exposes DRC's Shaky Mining Structure | |
VOA News - January 14, 2007 | |
 | The collapse of a diamond pit mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month, in which 15 people were reported killed, has highlighted the dangers of primitive, open pit mining. |
