Category: Congo News

SUMMARY: EDITORIAL: The “active non-violent resistance” as a response to the « electoral coup d’Etat ». 1. INTERNAL POLITICS a. National Assembly b. Appointing new government c. The first doubts d. Investiture of the new government in the National Assembly 2. ELECTORAL PROCESS 3. HUMAN RIGHTS 4. THE R.D.CONGO CRISIS IS PRESENTED IN THE ITALIAN …

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SUMMARY: EDITORIAL: General Bosco Ntaganda must be arrested and transferred to the ICC 1. CONFLICTS WITHIN THE ARMY a. Desertion of CNDP troops b. Transfer of the 811th regiment c. Confrontations between the FARDC and military deserters 2. A SERIES OF DECLARATIONS a. The statement of CNDP b. The statements of Bosco Ntaganda c. The …

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 SUMMARY: MAIN ARTICLE: So what do we do now? 1. INTERNAL POLICY a. The National Assembly has elected a definitive cabinet b. Matata Ponyo, the newly appointed Prime Minister c. The Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) 2. TWO EVALUATION WORKSHOPS FROM THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS a. The Independent National Electoral …

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: the price of peace 1. KIVU a. The desertion of CNDP troops within the FARDC b. The subsequent statements made c. The deserters turn themselves in d. Joseph Kabila announces his intentions to arrest Bosco Ntaganda e. Bosco Ntaganda: the link between Joseph Kabila and Paul Kagame f. Kivu: occupied and without peace …

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SUMMARY: EDITORIAL: Getting the movement for democracy back on the right track 1) INTERNAL POLITICS a) The National Assembly b) Mwando Nsimba consults opposition parties c) The outcome of Mwando Nsimba’s consultations d) The UDPS in difficulty e) Towards a monolithic Assembly? 2) FEEDBACK ON THE NOVEMBER 2011 ELECTIONS a) The report of the United …

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SUMMARY: ÉDITORIAL: Insecurity, mafia and « blood minerals » 1. KIVU a. Armed groups renew attacks b. Insecurity c. New operations against armed groups d. Different interpretations e. The cause of failure 2. FRAUDULENT TRADE OF « BLOOD MINERALS » a. A book on the transportation of cassiterite b. Silence. Continuing looting and killing in …

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: A dialog is now necessary 1. INTERNAL POLITICS a. Government and parliament activity b. Mwando Nsimba has begun consultations to identify a Parliamentary Majority c. An assembly of political forces “committed to change” d. The UDPS persists in boycotting institutions, but not everyone agrees 2. THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE OF THE CONGO 3. THE …

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL 1. THE POST-ELECTORAL PERIOD a. The National Assembly of Deputees b. The Electoral Commission c. The Supreme Court of Justice d. The current political deadlock and the weakness of the opposition e. The positions of western governments 2. THE OPPOSITION a. In search of strategies b. Etienne Tshisekedi at the German Embassy 3. …

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Summary EDITORIAL: Resistance and realism 1. The new political configuration according to the electoral commission’s figures. 2. The post-election political situation. 3. Public declarations 4. International declarations 5. February 16th- The Christian March in Kinshasa. 6. Post-election arrests.

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Fair Elections, Still a Priority 1. RESOLVING THE POST-ELECTION CRISIS 2. THE PUBLICATION OF THE PROVISIONAL LEGISLATIVE RESULTS 3. THE STRATEGIES OF ETIENNE TSHISEKEDI AND THE UDPS 4. THE TRUTH OF THE BALLOTS STILL UNREVEALED

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