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| Calm returns after sporadic gunfire | |
MISNA - November 11, 2006 | |
 | Despite the tension, calm appears to have returned to the Gombe quarter of Kinshasa, where there were isolated shooting incidents. The gunfire raised fears of a resumption of the clashes between militias tied to vice-president Bemba and president Kabila. |
| Fighting Breaks Out in Congo Capital | |
VOA News - November 11, 2006 | |
 | Clashes between fighters loyal to rival presidential candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo left two civilians dead on Saturday as fresh partial election results showed the gap between the contenders narrowing |
| Kabila Retains Lead in Partial Congo Election Results | |
VOA News - November 10, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, has retained his lead in new partial results from last month's presidential run-off.The results issued Friday by Congo's electoral commission show Mr. Kabila with nearly 61 percent of the vote. The figures show Vice President and former rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba trailing with nearly 40 percent. |
| Congo Opposition Alleges Cheating in Vote Count | |
VOA News - November 9, 2006 | |
 | The main opposition coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it has found evidence of cheating in the election vote count.The Union for the Nation Coalition, which backs former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, says its vote count differs from partial results released this week by the electoral commission. |
| Kabila, Bemba meet in efforts to maintain calm | |
IRIN - November 8, 2006 | |
 | Congolese presidential contenders Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba have met in the capital, Kinshasa, in a bid to ensure that calm prevails when the results of the run-off election are announced, a spokesman for Kabila said on Wednesday. |
| Video: Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba meet on November 7, 2006 | |
Présidence - November 7, 2006 | |
 | Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba meet on November 7, 2006 (Watch video) |
| Kabila, Bemba tell African statesmen they will accept poll results | |
IRIN - November 6, 2006 | |
 | Congolese President Joseph Kabila and challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba have assured four former African leaders that they would accept the run-off election results due to be announced before 19 November, one of the statesman said. |
| Kabila Ahead in DRCongo Vote Amid Appeals for Calm | |
VOA News - November 5, 2006 | |
 | In the Democratic Republic of Congo, transitional President Joseph Kabila is in the lead in early vote-counting, but election officials insist this should not lead to any projections. Former African leaders have appealed to Mr. Kabila and his opponent, former rebel leader Jean Pierre Bemba, to avoid violence during and after the release of results from last week's presidential election. |
| DRC's Election Results Make Its Neighbour Nervous | |
Monuc/IRIN - November 3, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) anxious wait for the outcome of the presidential election run-off is putting its neighbour Zambia on edge where currency dealers are stocking up on kwacha, the local currency, and dumping the DRC's Congolese franc. |
| Delayed presidential elections underway in Fataki | |
IRIN - November 2, 2006 | |
 | Close to 15,000 voters in Fataki, an area in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, began voting on Thursday in presidential elections after a four-day delay caused by riots in the area. |
