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  2. Aug 8

    President Kabila has named E. Shadary, a cousin, as his heir to run for President. If election is free and fair, opposition should win easily.

  3. Aug 6

    regime's refusal to allow Moise Katumbi to return from overseas, and electoral commission's specious decision that Jean-Pierre Bemba is ineligible to run for president, are indications that December 23 election is illegitimate even before it takes place.

  4. Aug 4

    Level playing field, style: Moise Katumbi not allowed to enter his country DRC. Waiting in Zambia Jean-Pierre Bemba not allowed to live in his Kinshasa residence. Waiting in a hotel Etienne Tshisekedi not allowed to be buried in his homeland. Waiting in a Belgian freezer

  5. Aug 7

    Tremendous anti-government protest in Lubumbashi in favor of Katumbi's return, and tremendous crowds welcoming Bemba's return in Kinshasa, indicate overall popular demand for a new regime after December 23 elections.

  6. Aug 8

    Great news out of the . Joseph Kabila has finally quit. Appears the election in December will be the first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in the DRC. $4CE

  7. Aug 3

    In , two Katumbi supporters have already been killed by security forces in Katanga. Those close to President Kabila need to be careful because one of them will soon replace Senator Bemba in the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

  8. Aug 8

    Kabila will not seek a third term as president, which is good news. But the governing coalition’s selection of Ramazani, sanctioned by the EU for abuses, is very concerning. Now, the DRC gov. & CENI must ensure a free & fair vote in December.

  9. 12 hours ago

    Everyone welcomes President Kabila's decision to leave power, but are now asking, will he try to perpetuate his corrupt rule through his chosen successor, blood relation Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary?

  10. Aug 3

    One presidential hopeful (Bemba) is given a diplomatic passport to return home only to be denied access to his residence. The other hopeful (Katumbi) w/ an arrest warrant to his name seeks to go home and face the authorities only to be denied entry into the country.

  11. Aug 7

    President Kabila must announce his decision not/not to run in the December 23 election and let there finally be a free and peaceful process of transition for the people of DRC. He must also allow to return and put an end to the violence!

  12. Aug 8

    . Commend President Kabila for announcing his intention not to run with the selection of Minister Shadary as the party candidate. Now allow to return to compete among the other candidates. In a free and fair process, let the people choose!

  13. Jul 31

    If Moise Katumbi is arrested upon his return to the this week, it will be in violation of December 31, 2016 agreement under which his conviction for fraud was declared invalid by the Catholics Bishop Conference (CENCO).

  14. Aug 2

    Any attempt by the government to arrest and imprison upon his return to the Congo on August 3, in defiance of the Saint Sylvestre agreement, will automatically render the December 23 election illegitimate.

  15. Today, just one week after the announcement of a new outbreak in , the vaccination has started in Mangina to protect healthcare and frontline workers. Preparations continue to begin ring vaccination in affected communities.

  16. Aug 6

    😢 😢 😢 I have no word... “They were starving and I have sex with them for $2 so that they could feed themselves “... Allô are you still in ?

  17. Aug 8

    Pr Joseph Kabila will not stand in December elections. He has named a successor

  18. Aug 8

    : Today’s news that Ramazani Shadary will be the candidate for Kabila’s electoral platform signals that Kabila himself won’t attempt to run for an unconstitutional third term. Yet we are still very far from a credible electoral process [THREAD]

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  19. In the , the ruling coalition’s announcement of a consensus candidate other than President Kabila represents a significant step forward for Congolese democracy. We are encouraged by this sign that he intends to uphold his commitments to the Congolese constitution.

    Progress toward DRC's Elections
  20. Aug 8

    Today's Congo announcement does not make the electoral process credible. Dec. 31 accord not implemented, CENI moving ahead w voting machines w major security probs, all candidates not able to register. Strong US, EU, AU pressure still needed on Kabila regime.

  21. Aug 8

    Joseph Kabila not standing for re-election. His ruling coalition's candidate will be former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadari.

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