Western Cape police arrest alleged gang leaders
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Ramaphosa: DRC making good progress towards elections
Cyril Ramaphosa says the SADC leaders decided it was no longer necessary to send Namibian President Hifikepunya Pohamba as a special envoy to the DRC.
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Conflict between Hema and Lendu in DRC continues to claim more lives
Conflict between Hema and Lendu around the turn of the century killed tens of thousands of people.
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Congo opposition leader Katumbi says he will return home by June
Moise Katumbi left Congo in May 2016 for medical treatment after being accused by state prosecutors of hiring mercenaries and has been actively courting regional support to press Kabila to stand down.
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In Congo, voting machines raise suspicions among president’s foes
With the new technology, votes are cast by tapping the names of candidates listed on a screen.
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Congo presidential election on course for December - PM Tshibala
Repeated stalling of the election has raised tensions across the vast central African country, triggering street protests and encouraging armed rebellions.
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Botswana blames Congo's humanitarian crisis on Kabila
This is the sharpest criticism yet from an African government of Joseph Kabila's refusal to step down.
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Congo's Kabila denies violence against protesters, silent on election date
Joseph Kabila gave his first news conference in six years and accused demonstrators of arson and attacking the police.
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Congolese security forces kill five while dispersing anti-Kabila protest
The instability has stoked fears that the vast, mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo could slide back into the wars that killed millions in the 1990s, mostly from hunger and disease.
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Teargas and checkpoints as Congo tries to stop anti-government demos
Authorities ordered internet and SMS services to be cut following calls by Catholic activists for a protest march after Sunday mass.
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Report: DRC mobilised former M23 rebel fighters to squash 2016 protests
Human Rights Watch released a report into violence in the central African country earlier on Monday.
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After Mugabe, African leaders wonder what next
Supporters of long-serving African leaders dismiss parallels with Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe’s former deputy is about to take power with military and public backing
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Congo election set for Dec 2018 - electoral commission chief
Speaking at a news conference in the capital Kinshasa, electoral commission president Corneille Nangaa said around 43 million voters had so far been registered for the vote.
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26 bodies of ambushed travellers found in eastern Congo – chief
A Congolese military spokesman had earlier confirmed that the bodies had been discovered near the road, but did not know how many there were.
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Congo nationals in SA claim SADC leaders support Kabila for mines
Congolese community in South Africa's Jean Bwasa says the only reason SADC leaders entertain Kabila is that they want to benefit from the mines in Congo.
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‘President Joseph Kabila is an illegitimate leader, criminal’
Kabila's second and final term ended in December but the country has not held elections since.
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US urges UN chief to look into who killed investigators in Congo
They were part of an independent panel of experts investigating sanctions violations, who report to the United Nations Security Council.
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Central Congo militia decapitates 40 police officers in ambush
More than 400 people have been killed in the violence in central Congo, according to the United Nations.
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DRC can’t afford presidential election – budget minister
DRC Budget Minister Pierre Kangudia says the poll this year will cost $1.8 billion, which the country can’t afford.
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Congo police open fire on separatists in capital Kinsha
Violence has surged across Congo in recent weeks after President Joseph Kabila refused to step down when his constitutional mandate expired in December.
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Tens of thousands of people uprooted by militia violence in Congo - UN
More than 100,000 people across the provinces of Kasaï, Kasaï Central and Kasaï Oriental have fled their homes since August.
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Congo opposition leader says talks on political deal faltering
A political deal could boost pro-democracy activists in other countries, given Congo’s size and sway on the continent.
