Tag: DRC
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Government Agenda Released
The many concerns expressed by the Congolese people both directly, through the forces consulted, and indirectly through its legitimate elected representatives, organized in provincial caucuses, beyond political divisions, have served as a compass for the development of this Agenda, which is intended to be ambitious and whose motto is “National Recovery from the Bottom Up”.…
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Democracy in Africa ‘an evolutionary process’, says Trump’s ‘Mr Africa’
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo had “major faults”, but were possibly the most democratic the country has ever held, according to the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy. In a wide-ranging interview with RFI, Donald Trump’s Africa policy chief talked about the “serious” nature of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis and…
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DRC president visits Namibia’s first president, Sam Nujoma
Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, ended his official visit to Namibia on Wednesday after a series of activities with his host Hage Geingob. Having arrived on Tuesday and holding a joint press conference with Geingob, Tshisekedi who was accompanied by his wife were hosted to an official dinner in his…
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Tshisekedi pledges to free political prisoners
The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within the next 10 days. In a speech he said he would ask the justice minister to release all those held in jail for their political views. Mr Tshisekedi assumed office in January, taking over from…
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Museveni holds bilateral talks with Presidents Tshisekedi, Uhuru & Mohamed
February 12, 2019 – At the end of the 32nd Summit of African Union Heads of State, President Museveni has held a couple of bilateral meetings with fellow regional leaders, their discussions being dominated by themes of security, integration and how to strengthen economic ties. Congratulates Tshisekedi Read more
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Short film celebrates community forest titles in DRC
On February 11, 2019 – The legal rights to manage local forests, recently awarded to communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have the potential to improve lives and protect the country’s block of equatorial rainforest, according to a new film from the Rainforest Foundation UK. “Our forest has lots of natural resources, and…
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Mozambique & DRC sign landmark deals with World Bank to Cut Carbon Emissions and Reduce Deforestation
February 12, 2019 — Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – two African countries with globally significant forest resources – have signed landmark agreements with the World Bank that reward community efforts to reduce carbon emissions by tackling deforestation and forest degradation. Mozambique signed an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) on February 1, unlocking…
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We will train your civil servants: Kenya’s offer to DRC’s Tshisekedi
Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated his government’s support to president Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offering on Wednesday to train the latter’s civil servants. Kenyatta expressed his country’s commitment to political stability in DRC during a visit by President Tshisekedi. The new DRC president is on his maiden tour which has…
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DRC President Felix Tshisekedi hails victory on first trip abroad
Kinshasa: DR Congo’s new President, Felix Tshisekedi, on Tuesday defended his disputed election victory as he visited neighbouring Angola on his first trip abroad since being sworn in last month. “I know that there have been some imperfections, some irregularities in these elections, but overall it went well because this change of leadership was done peacefully,”…
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Kabila is ‘without regret’ ahead of power handover
“The United States welcomes the Congolese Constitutional Court’s certification of Felix Tshisekedi as the next President,” State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said. “We are committed to working with the new DRC government … We encourage the government to include a broad representation of Congo’s political stakeholders and to address reports of electoral irregularities.” Read more