President Joseph Kabila

OTTAWA, Canada, February 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I am deeply concerned by reports that the peaceful public demonstration planned by the Roman Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo to protest the irregularities in last November's elections was not allowed to take place. “We urge the Congolese authorities to respect freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Both are fundamental...Read Full Story

Congolese living in Cape Town took to the streets on Thursday in protest over President Jacob Zuma’s stance in supporting Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila, and to call on the government to not recognise his presidency. The city-based supporters of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi flooded the streets, a stand against their country’s [...]Read Full Story

Police in Kinshasa on Thursday used tear gas to block a march by Christian groups protesting alleged fraud in the November polls that returned President Joseph Kabila and his party to power.Read Full Story

A close aide to DR Congo President Joseph Kabila was killed and the country s finance minister seriously injured in a plane crash on Sunday in the east of the country, the president s office said.   The statement identified Kabila s aide as Augustin Katumba Mwanke, 48, considered a key member of Kabila s entourage, who had the ear of the president.   Finance Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo was in a serious condition, while Sud-Kivu governor Marcellin Tshisambo had suffered fractures in both...Read Full Story

KINSHASA: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s chief adviser was killed and his finance minister injured in an airplane crash near the eastern town of Bukavu on Sunday, government officials said. Read more from the original source: Kabila aide dies, minister hurt in DRC plane crashRead Full Story