Results of the presidential elections will not be announced before September 9 | |
Monuc - September 5, 2006 | |
The Supreme Court had to delay the publication of the official presidential election first round results planned for this Tuesday September 5, 2006, until next weekend, because of the controversy surrounding the date of the second round. | |
IEC: Official Presidential election results to be announced on Tuesday September 5 | |
Monuc - September 4, 2006 | |
The official results of the first round of the presidential elections will be announced by the Supreme Court of Justice on Tuesday September 5 2006, while the provisional results of the legislative elections will be published by the Independent Electoral Commission on next Thursday September 7. | |
Carter Center: Presidential and legislatives results are credible | |
Carter Center - September 1, 2006 | |
The Carter Center did not find evidence of widespread or systematic manipulation. The Center concludes that the presidential results announced August 20 are credible; legislative results, on the whole, are also credible, but cannot be validated in detail because of the shortcomings outlined in this statement, August 31, 2006. | |
IEC: Operations are going well throughout the whole country | |
Monuc - August 31, 2006 | |
With all the provisional legislative election results due to be announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Sunday September 4 next, IEC spokesman Delion Kimbulungu said today that the compilation and announcement of the provisional legislative results are on schedule. | |
MONUC troops among the worst sex offenders | |
Monuc - August 30, 2006 | |
The United Nations has conducted more investigations into sexual exploitation and abuse by its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) than in any other country, according to figures recently released by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations. | |
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. | |
IEC publishes intial legislative election results | |
Monuc - August 28, 2006 | |
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) published this weekend the first partial results of the legislative elections which were held on July 30, 2006, at the same time as the first round of the presidential poll. | |
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. |