Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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| Father of Congolese Rumba Wendo Kolosoy Dies at 83 | |
Radio Okapi/L'Avenir/Congo Planet - July 29, 2008 | |
 | Revered Congolese musician Wendo Kolosoy died on Monday at 05:40 PM at the Ngaliema clinics in Kinshasa. He is regarded by many experts in Congolese music as the father of Congolese Rumba. |
| DR Congo boat accident 'kills 42' | |
BBC News - July 25, 2008 | |
 | At least 42 people have died after their boat sank on a remote river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials have said. More than 100 people are missing after the accident on the Oubangui River. A local official said 22 passengers had been saved. |
| Congolese Outraged Over Graft in State Institutions | |
VOA News - July 24, 2008 | |
 | Some Congolese are reportedly expressing outrage after learning that more than $1.3 billion have been embezzled under President Joseph Kabila's administration. The monies were allegedly stolen or lost in corruption and mismanagement of government agencies and state-run businesses. President Kabila's government assured Congolese Wednesday that it has instituted an investigation and would punish the perpetrators behind the scandal. |
| Is Andre Kimbuta the victim of a plot? | |
La Prospérité - July 21, 2008 | |
 | People close to Kinshasa Governor Andre Kimbuta have come out in force to defend him against the allegations made by one of the persons charged with murdering provincial MP Botethi. They are convinced that the Governor is the victim of a conspiracy which aims to destabilize the provincial institutions. For Kimbuta therefore, a resignation is not on the agenda. |
| UN voices alarm at rising number of prison deaths | |
UN News - July 21, 2008 | |
 | Human rights officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed serious concern about the living conditions in the Mbuji Mayi central prison, where at least 26 prisoners have died from severe and acute malnutrition since February. |
| Human Rights Watch: Peace Accord Fails to End Killing of Civilians | |
Human Rights Watch - July 21, 2008 | |
 | The killing and rape of civilians in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues at a horrifying rate despite the signing of a peace accord six months ago, Human Rights Watch said today. The agreement was supposed to stop such attacks. |
| Defendant alleges Andre Kimbuta ordered the murder of Kinshasa MP Botethi | |
Radio Okapi - July 19, 2008 | |
 | Lawyers for Botethi's family have asked that André Kimbuta Yango appear immediately before the court, while the presiding judge wants to first establish the link between the defendant and the provincial governor of Kinshasa. "The person who ordered the murder for which we are being judged is the governor of the city of Kinshasa." These words by the defendant Patrick Mwewa caused such a turmoil in the audience that the hearing had to be suspended to allow the police to restore calm. |
| Kinshasa urges UN to investigate remarks by peacekeeper | |
XINHUA - July 18, 2008 | |
 | The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is diligently awaiting the findings of an investigation initiated by the United Nations Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) over certain remarks made by a senior peacekeeping officer. |
| Archbishop Djomo elected new president of the CENCO | |
ACP - July 14, 2008 | |
 | Archbishop Nicolas Djomo, bishop of Tshumbe (Kasai Oriental), was elected president of the National Conference of Bishops of Congo (CENCO) during the forty-third meeting of the Catholic Bishops of the DRC held from July 07 to July 11 2008 at The Interdiocesan Centre in the district of Gombe in Kinshasa. |
| National Assembly passes amnesty law | |
Radio Okapi - July 12, 2008 | |
 | An amnesty law for acts of war and insurgency was passed this afternoon by the National Assembly. This law only applies to Congolese who have committed acts of war and insurgency in North and South Kivu, reports radiookapi.net |
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