News | Etienne Tshisekedi
| Felix Tshisekedi Sworn In as DR Congo President | |
Radio Okapi - January 24, 2019 | |
 | Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the new president of DR Congo on Thursday during a historic transfer of power ceremony. Mr. Tshisekedi said during his inaugural speech that the “strength of the people is based on unity and national reconciliation.” |
| Etienne Tshisekedi Evacuated to Belgium for Medical Treatment | |
Robert Esaki - August 16, 2014 | |
 | DR Congo’s opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi has been evacuated to Belgium for medical treatment. The president of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and runner-up in the 2011 presidential elections left Kinshasa’s Ndjili Airport on Saturday morning aboard a medical plane chartered for the occasion. |
| The M23 Rebels Want to Overthrow Kabila? Nonsense | |
Congo News Agency - November 28, 2012 | |
 | The M23 rebels say they want to “liberate” DR Congo. They say they will take their fight thousands of miles westward to the capital Kinshasa if necessary. The M23 want to overthrow Kabila? Nonsense. It could be argued that Rwanda and Uganda have never had, and will likely never have, a better friend in power in Kinshasa than Mr. Kabila. |
| 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 Leaves 'House Arrest' to Meet German Ambassador | |
Radio Okapi - February 27, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi left his home for the first time on Friday since being put under “house arrest”, his spokesman Albert Moleka told Radio Okapi. Mr. Tshisekedi and his wife, Marthe, went to the residence of the German Ambassador in Kinshasa, where they were invited to dinner. |
| Kabila Is Open to Dialogue with Tshisekedi, Government Spokesman Says | |
ACP - February 22, 2012 | |
 | Information Minister Lambert Mende told a news conference on Tuesday that the door for dialogue with opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi remains open. “Mr. Tshisekedi is a valid spokesman for the opposition and its most important leader,” Mr. Mende said. However, he deplored the fact that Mr. Tshisekedi’s party, the UDPS, has asked its newly-elected Members of Parliament to boycott the body or risk being expelled. |
| Cardinal Monsengwo to Lead Annual Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican | |
Congo News Agency - February 11, 2012 | |
 | Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo has been invited by Pope Benedict XVI to lead this year’s Lenten exercises in the Vatican. The Congolese Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on Friday that Cardinal Monsengwo will preach to the Pope and the Roman Curia during the weeklong spiritual exercises. |
| Kabila's Party Loses Seats in Parliament, Increasing Reliance on Allies | |
Congo News Agency - February 3, 2012 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila’s party, the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), and its allies will hold a majority of seats in the new parliament, according to the results of the Nov. 28 parliamentary elections published by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday. |
| Tshisekedi's Call for General Strike Largely Ignored | |
Congo News Agency - January 31, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi's call for a general strike beginning Monday around the Democratic Republic of Congo has largely been ignored. Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental Province, was the only major city in the country to experience major disruptions on Monday as most schools and businesses remained closed. |
| Tshisekedi Says He Will Form His Government Next Week | |
Congo News Agency - January 21, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi announced during a press conference on Friday that he was “officially assuming his functions as the head of state elected by the people.” Mr. Tshisekedi has rejected the results published by the electoral commission and upheld by the Supreme Court declaring Mr. Kabila the winner of the Nov. 28 presidential election. |
