Brussels 08.12.2020 Congo’s parliament descended into chaos on December 8 as rival political groups threw chairs and buckets in a brawl that laid bare the tensions caused by the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi’s to terminate his alliance with his predecessor, Joseph Kabila. Reposting #Congo Parliament brawl today with 2 camps hurling chairs & buckets at…
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Felix Tshisekedi confirmed Congo President elect
Felix Tshisekedi is declared by the Constitutional Court as an ultimate winner of the December presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dismissing a claim from supported by the Catholic Church candidate Martin Fayulu who rejected the result of the vote, and announced himself a president elect. DR #Congo Constit Council reading its decision…
Fayulu denounces Congo “electoral coup”
The runner-up in the Democratic Republic of Congo‘s long-awaited presidential poll Martin Fayulu (62) denounced the results as an “electoral coup“. #DRC: CENI declared #FelixTshisekedi the winner of the #DRCElections. Results are to be validated by the constitutional court. Martin #Fayulu has called on CENCO and ECC to release their results, describing the result as an…
Tshisekedi declared Congo elections winner
Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of last month’s presidential election, but the runner-up contested the outcome as an “electoral coup”. Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the long-awaited presidential poll in the Democratic Republic of Congo – paving the way for the country's first handover of power…
Americans requested to leave Congo for safety reasons
The US Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo is warning the American citizens to leave the country, while Congolese officials prepare to announce election results. The US government is advising citizens to leave #DRC. Bit late?Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (January 9, 2019) | U.S. Embassy in the…
Tshisekedi aims at peaceful power transfer
Envoys of a leading Congolese presidential candidate, Felix Tshisekedi, have met with incumbent President Joseph Kabila’s staff to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, Tshisekedi’s aids said. Supporters of Felix Tshisekedi, UDPS opposition candidate, wait for election results in #Kinshasa #DRCVideo credit @cyrus_nhara pic.twitter.com/rWgfff7Kh8 — harumutasa/aljazeera (@harumutasa) January 8, 2019 President Kabila’s staff, however, denied…
Louis Michel receives death threats
Since the end of 2018 a prominent Belgium politician, Louis Michel has been attacked by Congolese opponents and received several letters containing death threats, media reports. (Image: archive). Former European Commissioner and father of current Belgium PM, Lous Michel, has received several death threats from the Congolese community in Brussels. https://t.co/7kFLX6ii1q — Justin Stares (@JustinStares) January…
Congo plays down elections irregularities
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the searches for the credibility of last weekend’s chaotic presidential election and to justify its decision to cut off Internet access to 80 million citizens in the aftermath. The delayed election were finally organised to lead to Congo’s first democratic transfer of power, but the vote…
DR Congo votes for new President
Polling stations opened in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, December 30, for a presidential election that is meant to lead to the country’s first democratic transfer of power. #DRCVote People in #Congo have begun voting in presidential and parliement election that could bring the country’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.#RDC #DRCdecides2018 pic.twitter.com/QOaSBJMVNa —…
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