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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Brussels police arrest 200 over Congo vote violence

on 2011/12/11 15:13:21

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(Reuters) - Brussels police arrested about 200 people Friday night after violent demonstrations in the Belgian capital against the re-election of President Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo's Kabila re-elected, opposition claims victory

on 2011/12/11 15:12:02

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(Reuters) - The main challenger in Democratic Republic of Congo's election declared himself president on Friday and poured scorn on provisional official results handing victory to the incumbent, Joseph Kabila.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : U.N.'s Ban urges Congo to avoid violence over vote

on 2011/12/11 15:10:11

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(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Congolese to avoid violence in any dispute over the provisional results of Congo's presidential election, which indicate Joseph Kabila was re-elected.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo delays election results again

on 2011/12/10 16:30:00

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(Reuters) - Election authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday delayed the announcement of a winner in the country's presidential election for the second time this week, citing the need to cross-check results.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo opposition welcomes vote results delay

on 2011/12/8 11:23:52

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's main opposition party welcomed a delay in election results on Wednesday, saying it would allow time to make the vote more credible, as relative calm returned to the country's capital.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo delays presidential vote results for 48 hours

on 2011/12/7 14:12:41

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(Reuters) - Results in the Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election have been delayed for a further two days as returns have not been received from all polling stations, officials said on Tuesday.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo scrambles to tally votes as tensions mount

on 2011/12/7 13:00:24

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(Reuters) - Congo electoral officials struggled to finish counting votes from last week's presidential election on Tuesday, sending helicopters to remote polling stations in an effort to meet a midnight deadline.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Clashes erupt in Congo ahead of vote results

on 2011/12/7 12:56:54

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(Reuters) - Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as diplomats scrambled to defuse tensions ahead of the country's full election results.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo opposition rejects early presidential vote

on 2011/12/4 10:02:03

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(Reuters) - Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo rejected partial results on Saturday that showed a lead for President Joseph Kabila in a November 28 election, and called on African leaders to act to prevent violence.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Protect our vote, Congolese plead

on 2011/12/4 9:55:54

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(Reuters) - In a front-page cartoon showing a ballot box full of votes locked away for safe-keeping while a group of citizens look on, Kinshasa daily Le Potentiel catches the mood of post-election Congo.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo's Kamerhe withdraws call to annul elections

on 2011/12/3 10:39:34

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(Reuters) - Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe on Wednesday withdrew his call for the November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections to be annulled on the grounds of widespread irregularities.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Kabila leads Congo poll: partial vote tally

on 2011/12/3 10:25:32

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(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila had an early lead in partial election results released on Friday, after a poll marred by confusion, violence and fraud allegations.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo's Kamerhe withdraws call to annul elections

on 2011/12/1 13:10:00

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe on Wednesday withdrew his call for the November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections to be annulled on the grounds of widespread irregularities.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo's Kamerhe withdraws call to annul elections

on 2011/12/1 12:59:04

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese opposition candidate Vital Kamerhe on Wednesday, withdrew his call for the annulment of the country's November 28 presidential and parliamentary elections.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : AU urges Congo candidates to accept poll outcome

on 2011/12/1 12:58:46

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KINSHASA (Reuters) - The African Union urged candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo's elections on Wednesday to accept the outcome of this week's polls, saying they were well managed despite technical problems and violence.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo opposition calls for vote to be annulled

on 2011/11/30 11:02:04

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(Reuters) - A leading opposition challenger to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila called on Tuesday for the Central African state's elections to be annulled, accusing authorities of systematic fraud.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Congo opposition wants vote annulled, alleging fraud

on 2011/11/30 9:56:36

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(Reuters) - Four opposition challengers to Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila called on Tuesday for election results to be rejected, accusing authorities of systematic fraud.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : U.N. committee sanctions Congo militia chief

on 2011/11/30 9:52:52

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(Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council committee has imposed sanctions on a Congolese militia leader allegedly implicated in a highly publicized mass rape case last year, the committee said in a statement issued Tuesday.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Chaos, arson, violence mar Congo election

on 2011/11/29 15:12:53

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(Reuters) - Deadly violence, arson and widespread voter confusion marred Democratic Republic of Congo's second post-war election on Monday, raising concerns of a protracted dispute over the outcome.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo : Polling stations attacked in Congo vote

on 2011/11/29 15:01:36

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(Reuters) - Violence erupted at four polling stations in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the vast country held its second elections since a war that killed more than five million people.

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