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| Kabila Seals New Deal Ahead of Congo Vote | |
VOA News - October 20, 2006 | |
 | In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Joseph Kabila has sealed another alliance before a second round vote October 29 against former rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba.Nzanga Mobutu called on members of his party to vote for Mr. Kabila in the run-off vote. |
| Kabila, Mobutu's son sign pact to form government | |
IRIN - October 19, 2006 | |
 | Congolese President Joseph Kabila, who faces Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba in a second-round presidential poll, has agreed to include one of the sons of late President Mobutu Sese Seko in his government should he win the 29 October contest. |
| Tensions rising as presidential campaigns get under way | |
IRIN - October 17, 2006 | |
 | Three days into presidential election campaigns, tensions remain high in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as supporters of candidates Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba burn effigies and stone vehicles involved in the campaigns. |
| Human Rights Watch: Army Abducts Civilians for Forced Labor | |
Human Rights Watch - October 16, 2006 | |
 | The Congolese armed forces must immediately end their practice of abducting civilians and using them for forced labor in the country's northeastern Ituri district, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo must investigate and prosecute soldiers suspected of these crimes. |
| Cabinet reshuffles an attempt to entrench Kabila's power, critics say | |
IRIN - October 13, 2006 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's replacement of some civilians in his cabinet and provincial governors with military officers is an attempt to entrench himself in power, critics said on Thursday. |
| UN Under Secretary General in charge of political affairs to visit DRC | |
Monuc - October 12, 2006 | |
 | On Thursday October 12, 2006, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, UN Under Secretary General in charge of political affairs, will arrive in the DRC as part of an official four day visit to the country. |
| 12 militias killed in clashes with army in Ituri | |
IRIN - October 9, 2006 | |
 | The situation remained tense in the localities of Avena and Marabo in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, even though fighting at the weekend between the army and militias had ended, the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) said on Monday. |
| New patrol launched to enforce "Kinshasa, city without arms" objective | |
Monuc - October 3, 2006 | |
 | Following the agreement signed on September 23 2006 by representatives of President Kabila and Vice President Bemba, a new patrol under the objective of "Kinshasa, city without arms", was launched yesterday October 2 2006. |
| Rival Congolese Camps Build Alliances | |
VOA News - October 2, 2006 | |
 | Rival camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo's post-war election process are busy building alliances, but fears of more unrest remain. A second round presidential runoff will take place October 29, along with an election for provincial posts. |
| Majority coalition in parliament backs Kabila | |
IRIN - October 2, 2006 | |
 | A coalition of political parties backing transitional President Joseph Kabila in upcoming second-round polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo has achieved a majority in the new parliament with 300 out of 500 seats, according to a spokesman for the coalition. |
