Congo's President Joseph Kabila visits meets Secretary of State Colin Pwell
WAP2001020199 - 02 FEBRUARY 2001 - WASHINGTON, D. C. USA: Secretary of State Colin Powell welcomes Congo's new president, Joseph Kabila, left, at the State Department in Washington February 1, 2001. Kabila was sworn in last Friday after the Jan. 16 assassination of his father, Laurent Kabila, who had seized power in 1997. rw/Ricardo Watson UPI
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UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations needs to stay engaged with leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure future elections are free and fair, an envoy said.
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Violence won't solve political grievances that surfaced after November elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. official said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Providing assistance to Democratic Republic of the Congo will help foster a respect for human rights though lingering concerns remain, a U.S. official said.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The tense political climate that's existed in DRC since November presidential elections underscores the need for national reconciliation, a U.N. envoy said.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The situation that forced children into the ranks of Congolese armed militias hasn't changed in a country ravaged by war, a humanitarian official said.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Military forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have blocked the entrance to a stadium where an opposition leader plans to inaugurate himself as president.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Congolese security forces have killed at least 24 people and detained dozens more in Kinshasa since the recent presidential election, Human Rights Watch said.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Activists and opposition loyalists in Democratic Republic of Congo were among those killed by security forces since November elections, a rights group said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Washington is "deeply disappointed" by a court decision in the DRC to uphold provisional election results amid transparency issues, the secretary of state said.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila was sworn in Tuesday for a second term.
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