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| Congolese Mourn Politically-Charged Cardinal | |
VOA News - January 12, 2007 | |
 | Citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo are mourning the death of Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, the country's top Roman Catholic prelate. Cardinal Etsou died on January 6 of pneumonia in Belgium. As his body was returned for a scheduled burial in the Congo on Monday, mourners remembered him as a religious and political leader. |
| Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi dies at 76 | |
Congo Planet - January 7, 2007 | |
 | Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi died on Saturday in the University Hospital of Leuven, in Belgium. He was born on 3 December 1930,he was ordained priest on 13 July, 1958,and he became Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro on 11 November 1977. He was proclaimed a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 28 June 1991. |
| Congo President Begins Forming New Government | |
VOA News - December 21, 2006 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo's newly elected leader, Joseph Kabila, is trying to figure out how to form a new government while keeping promises made to various parties during the election period. Some groups say the coalitions and commitments are creating obstacles to the country's political progress. |
| Security crucial to Kabila's success | |
IRIN - December 20, 2006 | |
 | Joseph Kabila won Congo's first democratic presidential elections in decades, but now the 35-year-old former guerrilla leader faces the daunting task of rebuilding from scratch a country almost the size of western Europe. |
| Jean-Pierre Bemba to run for Kinshasa senate seat | |
Congo Planet - December 12, 2006 | |
 | Jean-Pierre Bemba has submitted papers in a bid to run for a senate seat for the city of Kinshasa. |
| Annan, Security Council Urge Congolese to Work Together And Welcome New President | |
UN News - December 7, 2006 | |
 | United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the need for all Congolese to work together as he congratulated Joseph Kabila on his inauguration as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the recent elections, the first democratic polls in the strife-torn country in more than 40 years. |
| Kabila Sworn In as DRC's Elected President | |
VOA News - December 6, 2006 | |
 | Thirty-five-year-old Joseph Kabila has been sworn-in as the newly elected post-war president in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Wearing a dark suit and raising his right hand, Mr. Kabila said he would only be guided by general interest and act as a faithful servant of the people. The ceremony was held under tight security in Kinshasa. |
| More fighting breaks out in the east | |
IRIN - December 5, 2006 | |
 | Renewed fighting broke out on Tuesday between dissident soldiers allied to a former army chief and the regular army in the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Bemba condemns poll ruling but ready to lead opposition | |
IRIN - November 29, 2006 | |
 | The loser in Congo's presidential election, Jean-Pierre Bemba, said on Tuesday that while he disagreed with the Supreme Court's endorsement of rival Joseph Kabila as winner, he would lead the opposition. |
| Former DRC Rebel Concedes Election Defeat | |
VOA News - November 29, 2006 | |
 | Former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has conceded defeat in the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The winner, Joseph Kabila, son of an assassinated former coup leader, will be inaugurated next week. |
