| Tshisekedi: UDPS Has Never Been for a Joint Opposition Candidacy | |
Radio Okapi - November 19, 2011 | |
![]() | Etienne Tshisekedi said on Saturday that the UDPS has never been for a joint candidacy of the opposition to win elections. “The elections are being held for the Congolese people, who are sovereign. They all want change. They know what they need to do, even if they were in front of 1000 candidates,” Mr. Tshisekedi said. |
| Kamerhe Rejects Single Opposition Candidate Strategy | |
Radio Okapi - November 19, 2011 | |
![]() | Campaigning in Bunia, Orientale Province, Vital Kamerhe said on Friday that trying to name one opposition candidate to face President Kabila in the Nov. 28 presidential election “only benefits Joseph Kabila. We are united but we don't want a single candidacy.” |
| On the Campaign Trail, Kabila, Tshisekedi Cross Paths in Eastern Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 15, 2011 | |
![]() | The two leading candidates in the upcoming presidential election crossed paths in eastern Congo on Monday. Both President Joseph Kabila and Etienne Tshisekedi arrived in Goma, North Kivu Province, on the same day to hold campaign events. |
| Tshisekedi's Mental Health Called into Question after Incoherent Statements | |
Congo News Agency - November 8, 2011 | |
![]() | Government spokesman Lambert Mende called into question the mental health of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi on Monday, a day after the main challenger to President Joseph Kabila in the November 28 presidential election made incoherent and incendiary statements during an interview. |
| Kabila Launches Re-Election Campaign in Maniema Province | |
Radio Okapi - October 30, 2011 | |
![]() | President Joseph Kabila launched his re-election campaign in Kindu, Maniema Province, on Sunday. Thousands of supporters welcomed the incumbent president in the eastern Congo city and followed him as he walked 5 kilometers from the airport to the town center to give a speech. |
| Kabila Confident He Will Win Re-Election | |
Congo News Agency - October 18, 2011 | |
![]() | With only 6 weeks left before presidential and parliamentary elections, President Kabila, at a wide-ranging news conference on Tuesday, said that he is confident he will win re-election in November. “I know one thing for sure, I will not lose,” Mr. Kabila replied when asked if he thinks there is a candidate who could beat him. |
| Jean-Pierre Bemba Could Be Kingmaker in DR Congo Presidential Election | |
Congo News Agency - September 30, 2011 | |
![]() | The former DR Congo Vice-President, who lost the second round of the 2006 presidential elections to President Joseph Kabila, remains a political force to be reckoned with. His support is actively being sought by opposition candidates running for president in this year’s one-round presidential election. |
| DR Congo Has Returned to Peace, Kabila Tells UN General Assembly | |
Congo News Agency - September 23, 2011 | |
![]() | President Joseph Kabila told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was going through a pivotal moment in its history with the organization of its second democratic elections, after those of 2006, and the return of peace all throughout the country. |
| Kabila's Election Speech Leads to Judges' Strike | |
Congo News Agency - September 20, 2011 | |
![]() | Judges across the country say they will remain on strike until they start getting paid the $1,600 President Joseph Kabila claimed they earn each month in his speech to the nation last Wednesday. The judges say they were stunned to hear President Kabila tout their seemingly high salary as one of his accomplishments during the last five years. |
| Eleven Candidates to Run for President | |
ACP - September 15, 2011 | |
![]() | The Independent National Electoral Commission released Thursday night the provisional list of candidates in the November 28 presidential election. The INEC approved the applications of Jean Andeka Djamba, Adam Bombole, Joseph Kabila, Nicéphore Kakese Malela, Vital Kamerhe, Oscar Kashala, Leon Kengo wa Dondo, Mbusa Nyamwisi, Zanga Mobutu, Josue Mukendi, and Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba. |