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| Battling it out in Kinshasa | |
IRIN - August 22, 2006 | |
 | Fighting in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, may have broken out because the results of the 30 July election, announced on Sunday, took supporters of President Joseph Kabila by surprise, analysts said on Tuesday. |
| Frontrunners need alliances for 2nd round of presidential polls | |
IRIN - August 22, 2006 | |
 | Presidential frontrunners Joseph Kabila and Jean-Pierre Bemba of the Democratic Republic of Congo will have to make political alliances to win the run-off election due on 29 October, analysts said. |
| Officials Appeal for Calm in Congo After Kinshasa Gunbattles | |
VOA News - August 22, 2006 | |
 | Officials are appealing for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after three days of gunbattles between supporters of the two main presidential candidates. |
| Peacekeepers Evacuate Diplomats From Congo Gun Battle | |
VOA News - August 22, 2006 | |
 | United Nations and European peacekeepers have evacuated a group of diplomats who were trapped by gunfire between forces loyal to Congo's top two presidential candidates. The tension in Congo remains high after the results of the announcement of the first round of elections. |
| Congo's capital calm after results night gunbattle | |
Monuc/Reuters - August 21, 2006 | |
 | Congolese police and U.N. peacekeepers patrolled the capital Kinshasa on Monday hours after the announcement of an election run-off was overshadowed by battles between soldiers loyal to the two leading candidates. |
| Gunfights erupt as Congo heads for poll run-off | |
Reuters/AlertNet - August 20, 2006 | |
 | Congolese President Joseph Kabila's guards fought gun battles with forces loyal to election challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday, after poll results showed the two would have to enter a run-off. |
| All-Star Basketball Player Opens Hospital in DRC | |
VOA News - August 19, 2006 | |
 | National Basketball Association All-Star and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo says he has no political affiliation in his native Democratic Republic of Congo. He says he hopes whoever wins the July 30th elections will focus on the country's many problems. |
| Congo Police Step Up Patrols Ahead of Election Results | |
VOA News - August 19, 2006 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo's police force flexed its muscles in the country's capital Friday, sending heavily armed patrols onto the streets. Officials said it was a routine exercise but, coming days before the publication of election results, the move was seen as confrontational by many in the tense capital. |
| CEI: The results of the presidential elections will be announced on Sunday evening | |
Monuc - August 18, 2006 | |
 | Dieudonné Mirimo, the first reporter of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), confirmed that the results of the first round of the presidential elections will be known on the evening of Sunday August 20 next, exactly three weeks after the elections of July 30. |
| Congo heads for run-off as Kinshasa votes drip in | |
Monuc/Reuters - August 17, 2006 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo looked set for a presidential runoff vote on Thursday as early poll results from the capital dragged President Joseph Kabila's tally below the 50 percent needed for a first-round win. |
