News | Orientale Province
| Thousands Protest M23 Capture of Goma, Turn on Government and UN | |
Congo News Agency - November 21, 2012 | |
 | Thousands of students protested on Tuesday after M23 rebels seized the eastern Congo city of Goma. They were mostly expressing their furor at the M23 rebels, but also targeted the government and the United Nations mission in DR Congo, whose soldiers and peacekeepers were unable to stop the rebels from taking the city. |
| Tshisekedi Says He Won, Can He Prove It? | |
Congo News Agency - December 17, 2011 | |
 | Unlike the Independent National Electoral Commission, which has published the results of the presidential election showing why it says Joseph Kabila won and for everyone to see and scrutinize, Etienne Tshisekedi has so far provided no proof to support his claim of an outright victory. Yet, the longtime opposition leader has said, once again, that he now considers himself president. |
| 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. |
| Candidates to Make Last Stand in Kinshasa before Monday's Election | |
Congo News Agency - November 26, 2011 | |
 | The leading candidates in Monday’s presidential election are set to hold dueling rallies in Kinshasa on Saturday, the last day of the campaign. President Kabila will rally supporters at Stade des Martyrs, while Etienne Tshisekedi has announced a rally in the capital upon his arrival at Ndjili airport. Vital Kamerhe will also hold a final rally at Stade Tata Raphael. |
| 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. |
| Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in DR Congo | |
UN News - June 28, 2011 | |
 | The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a year, with the force now scheduled to stay at least until 30 June 2012. The Council resolution, adopted unanimously, “reaffirms that the protection of civilians must be given priority” by the mission MONUSCO, which last year succeeded an earlier mission known as MONUC. |
| UN envoy tells Security Council of improving security, remaining threats | |
UN News Service - June 9, 2011 | |
 | “There has been significant progress regarding the security situation in recent years in eastern DRC,” said Roger Meece, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), in a briefing to the Council. |
