Latest update: 20/12/2011 

- African politics - DR Congo - elections - fraud - Joseph Kabila - vote rigging


Kabila sworn in: Which way will DR Congo go now?

No Flash warning
To take advantage of all the features on FRANCE24.COM, please click here to download the latest version of Flash Player.

Dueling inaugurations have DR Congo braced for an escalation of post-election tension but will veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi ultimately wind up in jail or in the prime minister’s seat?

DEBATE
  • Raphael KASHALA, Member of UDPS (Etienne Tshisekedi's party)
  • Emmanuel GOUJON, Consultant Africa Global Approach
  • David Pottie, Associate Director, Carter Center Democracy Program
  • Laura Seay, Assistant Professor of political science, Morehouse College
  • Lambert MENDE,Communicatrions Minister, Democratic Republic of Congo

    watch part 2

 

The World This Week - April 5th, 2013 (part 2)
05/04/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - April 5th, 2013 (part 2)

For all the talk of growing trade between the two Koreas, the current escalation shows up how little we know about Pyongyang's politics. So could it get out of control? Also, Hollande hits a new low with his budget minister’s tax evasion confession, and the discreet call of the tropical tax havens sent to Cyprus’ distressed bank customers.
Hollande in Morocco
04/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande in Morocco

Evolution, not revolution is the mantra of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, whose answer to the Arab Spring was a 2011 constitutional reform. But for human rights activists, change is so far cosmetic... and everything important still gets decided at the palace.
'He lied!' (part 2)
03/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

'He lied!' (part 2)

After the man in charge of rooting out tax evasion confesses to stashing his cash in Switzerland and Singapore, France’s ruling Socialists brace for more fallout as accusations of a cover-up start to surface.
'He lied!'
03/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

'He lied!'

After the man in charge of rooting out tax evasion confesses to stashing his cash in Switzerland and Singapore, France’s ruling Socialists brace for more fallout as accusations of a cover-up start to surface.
Tax the rich, Act II
02/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Tax the rich, Act II

Sparks fly when François Hollande’s plan to plough ahead with a plan to tax the super-rich gets even just a mention. However, the revised plan may be the spoonful of sugar that makes the real medicine go down - a bill to loosen France’s famously stringent labour laws.

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(1) Reaction

talk about Lambert Mende th DRC

by Anonyme - 21/12/2011 - 00:53

HI FRANCE24
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP CONGOLESE AND RESOLVE THIS SITUATION. CONGOLESE HAS SUFFER ENOUGH PLEASE. THIS IS SHOWING THAT LIKE CONGOLESE PEOPLE ARE ASKING THE INDEPENDENT. SAY THE THINK CLEAR THAT KABILA HAS KILLED OVER 8 MILLION PEOPLE, RAPE NEVER COUNT. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT AGAIN ABOUT THIS GENOCIDE. WE ARE ASKING IS THE HUMAN RIGHT DOESN'T HELP CONGOLESE PEOPLE? THIS KABILA DOESN'T FEEL SORRY FOR CONGOLESE PEOPLE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I AM NOT RACIST PERSON BUT I LIKE TO TALK IN THIS CASE. THIS GUY IS FROM RWANDA AND HE NEVER GET A CONGOLESE NATIONALITY FOR YOU PEOPLE TO KEEP GIVING HIM CHANCE TO RULE THAT COUNTRY OVER AND OVER. LOOK HE DON'T FEEL SORRY TO KILL THIS PEOPLE. LOOK MYSELF I WAS WAS GOING TO BE KILL IT BUT I WAS LUCKY BUT HE KILLED ONE OF MY BEST FRIEND ARMAND MUDIANDAMBU TUNGULU. WE ARE CALLING FOR HUMAN RIGHT.

Read more
Close