Summary Editorial: The search for the truth of the polls 1. Civil Society denounces killings and abductions 2. Etienne Tshisekedi is sworn in 3. Looting of the headquarters of the UDPS in Limete 4. Compiling the results of the General Election 2011 5. SMS service is resumed 6. The President of the Senate becomes victim …
Category: Congo News
Dec 22 2011
Congo News n. 136
SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Congo is at risk of chaos among one proclamation and another 1. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: IRREGULARITIES AND FRAUDS 2. THE OPPOSITION LOOKS FOR STRATEGIES 3. POLITICAL CRISIS AT THE HORIZON 4. VERDICT OF THE SUPREME COURT 5. INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REACTION 6. ONCE AGAIN, TSHISEKEDI PROCLAIMS HIMSELF PRESIDENT 7. JOSEPH KABILA SWEARS AS PRESIDENT
Dec 15 2011
Congo News n. 135
EDITORIAL: IN ANTICIPATION There are ominous clouds of warning and worry before, on December 17th, the Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after reviewing the appeals filed with it, gives the final verdict on the results of the presidential elections. The protests by the opposition, the heavy military intervention of the state to …
Dec 07 2011
Congo News n. 134
SUMMARY EDITORIAL 1. INCREASING TENSION IN THE RUN-UP TO THE DECLARATION OF RESULTS – Premature declarations of victory and reactions – HRW condemns pre-election violence 2. GRADUAL RELEASE OF PARTIAL RESULTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS – The Electoral Commission begins publishing gradual results – Reactions of candidates and political parties …
Dec 02 2011
Congo News n. 133
SUMMARY Editorial 1. ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENDS IN VIOLENCE An Atmosphere of Uncertainty The eve of the elections in Kinshasa: tension mounts, rallies cancelled. Tshisekedi defies the authorities’ ruling Vital Kamerhe denounces the attitude of the authorities 2. THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTIONS The eve of the ballot The day of the elections 3. INITIAL EVALUATION …
Nov 25 2011
Congo News n. 132
Summary Editorial 1. Electoral process – The Activities of the Electoral Commission – Recent Irregularities – Civil Disorder during Electioneering – Republic’s Institutions disrupted – Civil society speaks out – Elections 2011: a defining moment
Nov 15 2011
Congo News n. 131
CONTENTS: EDITORIAL 1. ELECTORAL PROCESS – Actions of the INEC – Beginning of the electoral campaign in a tense climate – The UDPS begins its electoral campaign in a rather strange way – Civil Society speaks out – The International Community responds EDITORIAL The electoral campaign leading up to the presidential and parliamentary elections …
Nov 15 2011
Congo News n. 131 – Supplement
SUMMARY: 1. OBSERVATIONS ON THE ONGOING ELECTORAL PROCESS a. The collapse and fragmentation of political forces b. One-round elections and a divided opposition c. An inconsistent electoral campaign d. Pre-election demonstrations as a prelude to the contestation of the election results e. Congolese unity, a key issue in the presidential election on 28th November 2011
Oct 20 2011
Congo News n. 130
Summary EDITORIAL ELECTORAL PROCESS Audit of electoral documents Registration of voters Provisional list of candidates for the legislative elections Final list of 11 candidates for the presidential election Final list of candidates for the national assembly election Logistical problems Pre-electoral tensions Declarations of the Civil Society Towards decoupling of the presidential and legislative elections? Electoral …
Sep 23 2011
Congo News n. 129
SUMMARY: EDITORIAL 1. ELECTION PROCESS – Submission of presidential and legislative elections candidate applications – Pre-election violence in Kinshasa 2. KIVU – Fear of a Rwandan invasion – Possible repercussions on Kivu from Paul Kagame’s visit to Paris 3. JUSTICE – Draft bill to establish a specialised mixed court
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