LIVE] DRC Crisis - 'Historic deal' reached, Kabila to exit end of 2. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) enters a new political era where a court ruling earlier this year is what is keeping the incumbent in power.

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A constitutional court ruled that Joseph Kabila should leave power only when a successor has been democratically elected. The opposition have vowed to eject Kabila through protests. Their protest have been met with gunfire and teargas in parts of the country.

Citizens in the diaspora have also joined in, Congolese in Belgium protested on Monday whiles others in South Africa hit the streets on Tuesday. LIVE Updates for today December 2. UN rights chief wants accountability for ‘protest killings’UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Friday that there was the need to hold people accountable for deaths recorded in anti- Kabila protests in the DRC. According to him, the UN Joint Human Rights Office in the DRC (UNJHRO) has documented at least 4. Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Goma and Matadi. Some 1. 07 people have been injured or ill- treated and there have been at least 4. Such high casualty figures suggest a serious disregard by the various police, defence and security forces of the need to exercise restraint in policing demonstrations.

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Not only are soldiers participating in law enforcement operations, but all the forces involved are heavily armed and using live ammunition,” Zeid said.“The failure by the DRC authorities and the security forces, to abide by their international obligations to guarantee people’s right to freedoms of expression and of association and assembly is to be deplored,” he stressed. Historic deal reached by Church – Kabila leaves by end of 2. Opposition leaders are reporting that a historic deal has been reached in the new mediation by the church. Details of the deal include: 1.

Kabila will be expected to leave power by the end of next year instead of after April 2. Also the deal is such that the constitution cannot be amended to let Kabila stand for a third term. A new Prime Minister will be named by the main opposition bloc. Main opposition chief, Etienne Tshisekedi will oversee the implementation of the deal. Watch American Dirtbags Online. The government has yet to comment on the deal.

PM Badibanga’s interesting tweets on the situation in the country On Thursday, Prime Minister Badibanga sent a series of tweets addressing the issues in the country. The tweets ranged from war and poverty, health, the economy and one about ‘heaven and hell.’ Updates from Thursday December 2. Government makes more arrests in Lubumbashi. According to Reuters, Congolese authorities swept through the town of Lubumbashi making dozens of arrests in the southeastern mining town. Jean Oscar Sanguza, mayor of the town described it as a “sweep up” operation targeting “criminals and bandits,” adding that the authorities were looking for arms. His view is challenged by local activists who say young men believed to be supporting opposition were being picked.“As soon as you go and you are a young man – you are in a group of two or three – they (security forces) take you,” a local activist told Reuters. Jean Claude Baka estimated arrests effected since Thursday morning at 5.

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US Envoy to Great Lakes region hopes for X’mas miracle. Human Rights Watch gives anti- Kabila casualty figures as 3. Ida Sawyer, Human Rights Watch’s Central Africa director, said on Twitter that 3. Tuesday, raising the toll from an earlier count of 2. She added that the group was also verifying additional reports of deaths. The Congolese government says 2.

Whiles the UN has pegged the death toll at 1. Meanwhile the powerful Catholic Church are hoping for a political deal ahead of the Christmas – they commenced their mediation efforts yesterday. Eastern DRC: Ethnic clashes leaves 1. In other disturbing developments in the country’s east, ethnic clashes between the Hutu and Nande ethnic militias lead to the death of 1.

Seventeen civilians and a police officer being the casualties according to an army spokesperson. Some were killed by gunshots and others by machetes,” Captain Guilluame told Reuters. Recently an attack on a Hutu displaced people’s camp was carried out by the Mayi- Mayi Mazembe group. It led to the death of over 3. Government reports of mass arrests in anti- Kabila protests. Security forces in the DRC reported the arrest of some 2. Kabila protests on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Out of the 2. 75, 1. Co Pierre Mwanamputu. On the casualty front, he said 2. Updates from Wednesday December 2.

Deaths reported in Lubumbashi during Tuesday protests – local NGOA local NGO, Humanism and Human Rights report that during Tuesday’s protests in the second city of Lubumbashi, Congolese security forces killed eight civilians whiles 3. Reuters quotes lawyer of HDH, King Kasongo as saying the killings took place in the Katuba district of the city. Several local government offices, health centers and gas stations were also attacked by protesters. One police woman was also wounded.

Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms death of 1. Read FULLSTORY. " target="_blank"> Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms 1. We are very concerned by the excessive use of force by state agents, notably the (police), the Republican Guard, the military police and the National Agency of Intelligence,’‘ Jose Maria Aranaz, head of the UN human rights office in Kinshasa told reporters. The DRC has never seen a peaceful transition of power and there are continental and global fears that the current situation could spiral into a wider conflict within the Great Lakes region. Anti- Kabila protests continue in South Africa – News. Privately owned media outfit, News.

Kabila protests in South Africa continued into Wednesday morning after Tuesday’s protests at the DRC embassy in Pretoria. Protesters were seen in Durban with banners calling on Kabila to “run away” with others chanting protest slogans.

Jeff Wicks, a journalist with News. DRC: CENCO mediation restarts. After a very busy Tuesday marked by violence between the police and demonstrators in several cities of the country, Donatien Nshole, an official of the episcopal conference says the dialogue initiated by the CENCO will continue on Wednesday. The Catholic bishops of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO) opened a new political dialogue with government as part of efforts to quell political tensions in the country. They suspended the talks and decided to fly to the Vatican until December 2.

United States “descends” on DRCThe US has expressed worry about the situation in the DRC. Three top officials have spoken relative to happenings. The Secretary of State, John Kerry tweeted: “Pivotal moment for DRC. We call on all parties to respect human rights, reject violence & redouble commitment to an inclusive agreement.”A view Samantha Power, the US envoy to the UN agrees with in her tweet.

The Department of State also posted a video on the US position in the current ongoings. South Africa concerned about situation in DRCSouth Africa becomes the first African country to comment on the developments in the DRC, they added their voice to calls for restraint but also urged international bodies to do more to end the crisis. A media statement to that effect was issued on December 2.

It also advised Congolese in the diaspora to engage with leaders back home and not to resort to violence. SUGGESTEDREADINGOur full story – DRC crisis: South Africa expresses concern, calls for restraint. Nine dead in Tuesday violence in Kinshasa – government. The DRC government has confirmed that nine people were killed in clashes with security forces in Kinshasa on Tuesday.

The confirmation follows “solid” information by the UN rights office in the country putting the number of deaths at 2. Watch Lost On Purpose HD 1080P. Kabila meanwhile remains in power despite the expiration of his mandate. Updates from Tuesday December 2.