The influential Catholic Church joined the electoral fray Sunday as the Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for next month’s watershed presidential election to chose a successor to veteran leader Joseph Kabila. Addressing several thousand attending mass, new archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo, made a “vibrant appeal to the patriotic conscience of our people … […] …
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Former DR Congo warlord Bemba lands in Kinshasa
Former DR Congo warlord Bemba lands in Kinshasa Former warlord and ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday after an 11-year absence, an AFP reporter says. Bemba, 55, arriving at Kinshasa airport from Belgium aboard a private plane, has vowed to contest the country’s twice-delayed elections,