Kabila wins presidential election | |
IRIN - November 16, 2006 | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Independent Electoral Commission has declared Joseph Kabila winner of a run-off presidential poll that marked the end of the country's three-year transition to democracy. | |
DRC's Election Results Make Its Neighbour Nervous | |
Monuc/IRIN - November 3, 2006 | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) anxious wait for the outcome of the presidential election run-off is putting its neighbour Zambia on edge where currency dealers are stocking up on kwacha, the local currency, and dumping the DRC's Congolese franc. | |
Delayed presidential elections underway in Fataki | |
IRIN - November 2, 2006 | |
Close to 15,000 voters in Fataki, an area in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, began voting on Thursday in presidential elections after a four-day delay caused by riots in the area. | |
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. | |
Parliamentary polls results out, no party gains majority | |
IRIN - September 9, 2006 | |
No single party gained a parliamentary majority in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the results of legislative elections announced on Friday by the Independent Electoral Commission.The political parties needed to win 251 out of 500 parliamentary seats to guarantee control of the legislature and nominate the country's next prime minister. | |
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. | |
EU Sends Reinforcements as Congo Fighting Continues | |
VOA News - August 22, 2006 | |
The European Union says it rushed in three helicopters and 50 Special Forces soldiers from Gabon Tuesday. Its spokesman says he expects up to 500 more troops to arrive there soon. These will add to the 1,000 European troops who are supporting the United Nations' 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission in Congo. |