The Praesidium of the G7 met in urgent yesterday, Wednesday, September
21, 2016, to evaluate events in the city-province of Kinshasa from
Monday 19 to Tuesday, September 20, 2016. In this assessment, we note
that the Group of 7 political parties congratulates the Congolese people
for their mobilisation, political maturity and determination to defend
the Constitution and democracy in Congo DR.
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Thursday, 22 September 2016
Sunday, 18 September 2016
Transforming Congolese Tourism
The Congolese-tourism Industry needs a big time transformation in terms of management and marketing. What we have today in Congo DR is more of protecting the wildlife which is a noble cause, but the wildlife is not generating any income for the country.
Development of the Congo DR parliamentary group
In an update given to the press, the parliamentary group UDPS and Allies fully supports Samy Badibanga who participated in the work of the Preparatory Committee of the Political Dialogue. As such, he is both the spokesman and the only person authorised to commit the parliamentary group UDPS and Allies. No question of giving in to rumors about any disavowal that come from nowhere.
Transformation of Agriculture in Africa
This conference will aim to discuss the transformation of agriculture in Africa, based on industry industrialization strategies.
President Etienne Tshisekedi To challenge Facilitator Edem Kodjo
The Congo DR Coalition of Allies for President Etienne Tshisekedi
reiterated its commitment to the challenge of the Facilitator Edem Kodjo
and pre Rally forces acquired change to participate in the political
dialogue. The signatories of this declaration platforms have said,
Friday, August 26 in Kinshasa, out of an extraordinary meeting.
Creating a Pool of Congolese Facilitators
The Members of Congolese Civil Society of Kinshasa, the Steering Committee for the Reform of Public Finance (COREF), civil society Goma, Kinshasa facilitators, representatives of the SDAC, the provincial Ministry of the Budget and the facilitators of North Kivu, participating in training facilitators and advisors participatory budget since yesterday, Monday, August 22, Yvonne Compere in the hall of the Hotel Sultani, in Gombe.
The Congolese Dialogue Road Map Adopted
The Preparatory Committee of the Congolese dialogue concluded its work. The contours and the timing of the dialogue are now known. So, is it established that compelling forum should start at the beginning of this September. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the taste of the dialogue could be given on Thursday, September 1, 2016. For how long?
Congolese Opposition: Political Prisoners should be Released
In a correspondence signed on August 27, the day of the closing of the Preparatory Committee's work, the Honourable Mokonda Bonza and Bussa Tongba, as members of the Office of opposition to the Preparatory Committee, wrote to Kodjo, to remind him pre opposition. In that letter, they annexed the harmonized list of political prisoners and opinion for which the opposition requires relaxation.
The DRC UN Mission supports Edem Kodjo
A good number of the United Nations Mission in Congo ,Kinshasa were some of the personalities to share the podium with the facilitator of the African Union on Tuesday 23 August, at the opening of the preparatory committee. This position was reaffirmed in the organisation press conference.
It is now certain that President Joseph Kabila will remain in office
There was no white smoke from the city of the African Union. The recommendations of the thematic commissions presented to the plenary and below the final political agreement of dialogue doesn't have all the assured components. Each of them, especially the presidential majority and the opposition, just covered nearly, collided again on entrenched positions. What about respect for the constitution, after December 19, the Prime Minister and the backbone of the Government in the case of a transition? What about the electoral calendar and the restructuring of INEC?
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Congo Postcard:The trip
The social and political roots of the Congolese society are beginning to
get a new identity. Today in Congo the people are more united than
before to see a better country, the political class has come to
understand that