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Dec. 9, 2011
World & Nation
Africa: Announcement dampens hopes in nation of dramatic change. Some diplomats are optimistic that Joseph Kabila might reach out to warring factions.
Jan. 20, 2001
With less than 24 hours left in his rule, Congo’s President Joseph Kabila on Wednesday urged the nation to “massively” support incoming leader Felix Tshisekedi after a disputed election that surprised the world by bringing an opposition leader to power.
Jan. 23, 2019
The body of slain Congolese President Laurent Kabila was returned Saturday to the town that was once his power base, where family and comrades mourned ahead of a state funeral in the capital, Kinshasa.
Jan. 21, 2001
Africa: Announcement ends two days of uncertainty over president’s fate. His son, Joseph, temporarily takes over.
Jan. 19, 2001
Political parties in Congo signed a deal late Saturday that calls for President Joseph Kabila to leave power after an election that now will be held by the end of next year instead of mid-2018, as his party originally proposed.
Dec. 31, 2016
President Joseph Kabila’s last constitutionally permitted term at the helm of the Democratic Republic of Congo is about to end without the election of a successor, putting an already bloodied nation at risk of another spiral of violence with the potential to destabilize Africa’s Great Lakes region.
Dec. 18, 2016
A military court in Congo sentenced 26 people to death for their involvement in the assassination of President Laurent Kabila two years ago.
Jan. 8, 2003
Obituaries
Congo’s opposition icon Etienne Tshisekedi , who pushed for democratic reforms for decades in the vast Central African nation throughout dictatorship and civil war, has died, his political party said.
Feb. 2, 2017
Congo’s elections to replace Joseph Kabila, who has been president for nearly 18 years, will be indefinitely delayed despite already being more than two years behind schedule, said one of the candidates Thursday.
Dec. 20, 2018