Opposition Supporters Step Up Attacks on Congolese Officials Abroad | |
Radio Okapi - February 28, 2012 | |
Congolese opposition supporters calling themselves “fighters” have intensified attacks against Congolese officials travelling abroad. Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi is the latest in a string of officials who have come under attack from the so-called “Patriots-Combatants”. | |
Tshisekedi Rejects Presidential Election Results, Calls for Calm | |
Radio Okapi - December 10, 2011 | |
Etienne Tshisekedi rejected the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday, but called on his supporters to remain calm. The leader of the UDPS called the publication of the results “an actual provocation of the Congolese people.” | |
Joseph Kabila Wins Presidential Election | |
Congo News Agency - December 9, 2011 | |
President Joseph Kabila has been declared the winner of the November 28 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Independent National Electoral Commission announced Friday that Mr. Kabila won re-election with 48,95% of the votes. | |
Kabila Leads Partial Election Results | |
Congo News Agency - December 3, 2011 | |
The Independent National Electoral Commission has started publishing partial results of Monday’s presidential election in DR Congo. President Joseph Kabila leads overall while not winning in all provinces. Etienne Tshisekedi is second, leading in Bas-Congo and in the two Kasai provinces. | |
Digging for the Perfect Elections in DR Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 30, 2011 | |
Some in the western media have focused on what went wrong during Monday’s elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As they see it, the elections occurred in “chaos”, “violence”, “intimidation”, and – God forbid – if Joseph Kabila wins, the elections must have been “rigged”. | |
Elections Will Be Held on Time - INEC | |
ACP - October 10, 2011 | |
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, confirmed Sunday night that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled on November 28 this year. “After the 2006 elections, we have to get our people accustomed to a 5-year electoral cycle,” he said. | |
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. | |
31 Million Registered to Vote | |
Congo News Agency - July 20, 2011 | |
The Congolese government has given an additional $30 million US to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the chairman of INEC, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, said on Tuesday in Kinshasa. INEC announced on Sunday that 31 million people have registered to vote in the upcoming elections. | |
EU, DR Congo Sign Elections Funding Agreement | |
Radio Okapi - June 25, 2011 | |
The Congolese Minister of Finance, Matata Ponyo, and the Representative of the European Union in the DRC, Ambassador Richard Zink, signed an agreement on elections funding on Friday in Kinshasa, with the EU saying it will provide 47,5 million euros for the upcoming elections. | |
Presidential Election to Be Held on November 28 | |
Congo News Agency - May 1, 2011 | |
Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on November 28, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, announced during a news conference on Saturday in Kinshasa. |
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