· November, 2006

Stories about D.R. of Congo from November, 2006

D.R. of Congo: volcanic eruption

Congo Rangers blog has a story about Mount Nyamulagira volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo, “Nyamulagira erupted on Monday 27th at approximately 1930. Ever since, lava from the...

30 November 2006

D.R. of Congo: volcanic eruption

There is a volcanic eruption in Eastern DRC, reports Congo Girl: “I went to the website hoping for a photo of the volcano, Mount Nyamulagira, but there was only a...

29 November 2006

DRC: Insurrection in North Kivu

UDPS Liege wrote yesterday (Fr): “According to the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC), fighting resumed this Monday morning at Kasengezi, about 20 kilometers from Goma. UN troops from India...

29 November 2006

DRC: “Bemba was to be defeated”

In a long post about Kinshasa's fervor for Bemba despite his defeat, Le Blog du Congolais writes (Fr):”It was written and we knew it: Bemba was to be defeated, for...

28 November 2006

DRC: Supreme Court in Flames

Le Blog du Congolais posted a declaration by Union pour la Nation (UPN) stating (Fr) that partisans of defeated candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba who had gathered at the Supreme Court to...

22 November 2006

D.R. of Congo: post-election violence

Light in the Heart of Darkness writes about post-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, “Protests outside the Supreme Court erupted in violence when several hundred Bemba supporters...

22 November 2006

DRC: Bemba Contests Election Results

In the aftermath of the announcement that Joseph Kabila has won elections, Sanaga Peregrinations wonders (Fr) whether the DRC can afford the contestation of results promised by loosing candidate Jean-Pierre...

21 November 2006

D.R. of Congo: election update

The camp of the former rebel leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba, will not keep its promise, “It said in a statement, that if the CEI had cheated, they would not feel bound...

15 November 2006

D.R. of Congo: sign painters

What do you do if you want a public sign for your business in Kinshasa?, “For the most part, here in Kinshasa, if you want a sign advertising what you...

13 November 2006

DRC: BanaCongo Rejects Official Election Results

Looking ahead to the publication of election results, UDPS Liege publishes a BanaCongo declaration stating (Fr): “Pressure group BanaCongo asks the Congolese people to remain vigilent and ready to vigorously...

10 November 2006