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| Media are asked "not to confuse information with propaganda" | |
Monuc - August 30, 2006 | |
 | At the weekly MONUC press conference on this Wednesday August 30, MONUC reiterated to the media 'not to confuse information with propaganda', as well as appealing to the Congolese people to remain calm. |
| Congo Sets Up Commission to Probe Post-Election Violence | |
VOA News - August 29, 2006 | |
 | Senior representatives for Congo's President Joseph Kabila and Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba have met in Kinshasa to set up a commission to investigate post-election violence earlier this month. The two men will face off in an October presidential runoff election, raising fears the polls could lead to more deaths. Joe Bavier has this report for VOA with additional reporting by Eddy Isango in Kinshasa. |
| Opening of Joint Commission to investigate the recent unrest in Kinshasa | |
IRIN - August 29, 2006 | |
 | The opening session of the Joint Commission, which was set under the aegis of MONUC, opened today. The Commission was set up following the unrest which took place in Kinshasa from August 20 to 22, 2006. |
| G. Gaye: "Ensuring an atmosphere of calm and security for the elections is our priority" | |
Monuc - August 28, 2006 | |
 | As calm returned to Kinshasa, we questioned MONUC force commander General Babacar Gaye, on the events which occurred in the capital from August 20 to 22. He gives his account of the events of which he was an actor and witness, and describes the measures taken to restore the situation. |
| IEC: Everyone must respect the democratic process, so that we can organise the forthcoming elections | |
Monuc - August 25, 2006 | |
 | With the imminent publication of partial DRC legislative election results, scheduled for this Friday August 25, we spoke to Independent Electoral Commission President Fr. Malu Malu, to get his views on the recent unrest and the current state of the electoral process in the DRC. |
| Counting the casualties after Kinshasa battle | |
IRIN - August 25, 2006 | |
 | At least 66 people had been killed and wounded during three days of fighting in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, between forces of President Joseph Kabila and Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, the minister of interior said on Friday. |
| MONUC's mediation with Kabila and Bemba continues as Kinshasa returns to business as usual | |
Monuc - August 24, 2006 | |
 | MONUC's mediation with presidential rivals Joseph Kabila and Jean Pierre Bemba continues today, as the situation remains calm in the capital and daily activities resume. |
| Profile: Joseph Kabange Kabila | |
IRIN - August 24, 2006 | |
 | Joseph Kabange Kabila, 35, is president of the current transitional government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and stood as an independent candidate in national elections, held on 30 July. |
| Profile: Jean-Pierre Gombo Bemba - Mouvement de libération du Congo | |
IRIN - August 23, 2006 | |
 | Bemba, 44, is a serving vice-president in charge of finance in the Democractic Republic of Congo's transitional government, and one of two contenders in the second round of presidential elections scheduled for 29 October. He is the leader of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC), a former rebel group that became a political party after the 2002 peace agreement. |
| Truce Holds After Days of Fighting in Congo Capital | |
VOA News - August 23, 2006 | |
 | A U.N.-brokered truce between fighters loyal to the Democratic Republic of Congo's two remaining presidential candidates appeared to be holding Wednesday. After three days of fighting between men loyal to the incumbent president and a former rebel leader, a relative calm returned to the capital. |
