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Congo Opposition Leader Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a human rights advocate said, a judgment that risks imperiling multi-party talks meant to organise a presidential election next year.
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Gunbattles Rock Brazzaville In Wake Of Disputed Congo Election
Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso's re-election in a disputed poll last month.
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Congo Police Fire Tear Gas At Opposition Supporters: Reports
Riot police in Congo on Sunday used tear gas to disperse 200 opposition supporters who were trying to get into a polling station during counting in the country's presidential election, an Agence France Presse journalist saw.
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Democratic Republic Congo Must Guarantee 'Space' for Opposition Ahead of Vote: UN
The United Nations on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect its citizens' civil liberties as the political climate has turned tense ahead of key elections next year.
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Rwanda gets Security Council seat amid Congo probe
Rwanda was among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, amid an ongoing investigation by a U.N. panel of its role in neighboring Congo's rebellion.
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Congo Opposition Leader Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison
A court in Democratic Republic of Congo sentenced a political opposition leader to five years in prison on Wednesday, a human rights advocate said, a judgment that risks imperiling multi-party talks meant to organise a presidential election next year.
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Gunbattles Rock Brazzaville In Wake Of Disputed Congo Election
Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso's re-election in a disputed poll last month.
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Congo Police Fire Tear Gas At Opposition Supporters: Reports
Riot police in Congo on Sunday used tear gas to disperse 200 opposition supporters who were trying to get into a polling station during counting in the country's presidential election, an Agence France Presse journalist saw.
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Democratic Republic Congo Must Guarantee 'Space' for Opposition Ahead of Vote: UN
The United Nations on Sunday called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect its citizens' civil liberties as the political climate has turned tense ahead of key elections next year.
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Rwanda gets Security Council seat amid Congo probe
Rwanda was among five nations elected to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, amid an ongoing investigation by a U.N. panel of its role in neighboring Congo's rebellion.
