A Dutch court has ruled the government must allow three Congolese witnesses who testified before the International Criminal Court to seek asylum in the Netherlands. A court in Amsterdam issued the ruling on Wednesday. The three men have been held for months at the ICC’s detention unit in The Hague while lawyers debated whether they […]
Dutch Court: 3 Congolese Witnesses Can Seek Asylum
Posted December 28th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Congo’s Tshisekedi Assails Kabila Government
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is lashing out at the government of President Joseph Kabila, calling its actions against him “idiocy.” In an interview with VOA Friday, Mr. Tshisekedi charged government security forces killed eight of his supporters as they rallied at Martyrs Stadium in the capital for his self-declared “swearing-in” ceremony. […]
DRC Security Clamps Down on Opposition ‘Inauguration’
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas Friday at supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi who had gathered in Kinshasa for his self-declared “swearing-in” ceremony. Mr. Tshisekedi insists he won last month’s presidential poll and called on supporters to gather at Martyrs Stadium in the capital for his inauguration . The government […]
Police In DR Congo Fire Tear Gas at Oppposition Supporters
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas Friday at supporters of opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi who had gathered for his self-declared “swearing in” ceremony. Mr. Tshisekedi insists he won last month’s presidential poll and called on supporters to gather at Martyrs Stadium in the capital, Kinshasa for his inauguration. The government banned […]
Presidential Showdown Looms in DR Congo
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have banned a so-called “swearing-in” ceremony for opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who insists he won last month’s election. Security was heavy around the Kinshasa stadium where Mr. Tshisekedi had scheduled the ceremony Friday. Earlier, a Tshisekedi adviser told VOA that the ceremony would proceed, despite a government threat […]
Presidential Showdown Looms in DR Congo
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is preparing to swear himself in as president, setting up a confrontation with incumbent leader Joseph Kabila, who was inaugurated for a new term earlier this week. A Tshisekedi adviser tells VOA that Friday’s swearing-in ceremony in Kinshasa will proceed, despite a government threat to arrest the opposition leader. The […]
Presidential Showdown Looms in DR Congo
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is preparing to swear himself in as president, setting up a confrontation with incumbent leader Joseph Kabila, who was inaugurated for a new term earlier this week. A Tshisekedi adviser tells VOA that Friday’s swearing-in ceremony in Kinshasa will proceed, despite a government threat to arrest the opposition leader. The […]
ICC Rejects Bid to Halt Release of Rwandan Rebel
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has rejected a request by prosecutors to block the release of a Rwandan rebel accused of war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ICC judges ordered Callixte Mbarushimana’s release on Friday after dismising all charges against him, citing lack of evidence. Prosecutors have asked the court to keep him in […]
ICC Drops Charges Against Rwandan Suspected in Congo Violence
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court has dropped charges against a Rwandan man suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ICC judges on Friday ordered the release of Callixte Mbarushimana, saying prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to support the charges against him. Mbarushimana had faced eight counts of war […]
Congo Militia Leader Put on UN Sanctions List
Posted November 29th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Congolese militia leader running for parliament has been added to a United Nations sanctions list because of alleged human rights abuses. The U.N. missions of France, Britain, and the United States said Tuesday that Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka has been added to a list of people subject to a worldwide travel ban and asset freeze. […]
