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Congo government faces no-confidence vote

April 12, 2013 14:16
By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's government will face a vote of no confidence by Monday after nearly a third of parliamentarians signed a motion to censure the prime minister, piling pressure on President Joseph Kabila's coalition. Democratic Republic of Congo has lurched from crisis to crisis since Kabila was re-elected in controversial polls in late 2011, and the motion is the latest sign of splits within a notoriously fractious governing elite.

Bail delayed for Congo coup accused

February 27, 2013 11:31
Twenty Congolese men who were arrested in South Africa for allegedly plotting to overthrow Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila appeared in court Wednesday to hear their bail hearing has been delayed. Since the 19 accused last appeared in the dock in early February their numbers have increased following the arrest of Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s half-brother Etienne. "This case is a matter of interest in South Africa, Africa and internationally," said magistrate Solomon Mkhabela, ruling that television cameras will be allowed into the trial.

S.African police arrest suspected "mastermind" Congo rebel

February 10, 2013 12:30
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South African police said on Sunday they had arrested a Congolese man suspected of being the mastermind behind a rebel group's plot to overthrow the Kinshasa government. Nineteen other suspected Congolese rebels have been arrested and were charged in a South African court on Thursday with plotting such a coup which prosecutors said they planned to finance through mineral concessions. A 20th man was arrested in Cape Town on Friday.

S.Africa charges 19 Congo rebels with coup plot

February 7, 2013 11:16
A South African court on Thursday formally charged 19 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebels with plotting to stage a coup in their home country. The group is accused of seeking weapons and military training to topple President Joseph Kabila and was subject to a special police sting operation. "They intended on unseating President Kabila unconstitutionally," government prosecutor Shaun Abrahams told the Pretoria Regional Court.

S.Africa charges 19 DR Congo rebels for coup plot

February 7, 2013 07:00
A South African court on Thursday formally charged 19 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebels with plotting to stage a coup in their home country. The group is accused of preparing to receive military training to topple President Joseph Kabila and was subject to a special police sting operation. "They intended on unseating President Kabila unconstitutionally," government prosecutor Shaun Abrahams told the Pretoria Regional Court. Abrahams said they are members of the Union of Nationalists for the Renewal (UNR) of the DRCongo.

Alleged DRC rebels were to be trained to oust Kabila: S.Africa

February 6, 2013 03:00
The 19 alleged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebels arrested in South Africa were to get training to oust President Joseph Kabila's government, the prosecution said on Wednesday. It said there was no indication at this stage that the group had any links to the M23 rebels who have been fighting the DRC government army since May last year in the country's volatile eastern Kivu region.

S.Africa police arrest 19 suspected Congolese rebels

February 5, 2013 04:15
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South African police arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels, including two senior members of the M23 group, on suspicion of running an illegal military operation, police said on Tuesday. The group was arrested in South Africa's northern Limpopo province after an investigation by a crime intelligence unit, police said, without providing further details.
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