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Poll to poll - a view of the elections in DRC

Posted by: Vicky Seymour, Posted on: 25 November 2011 - Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Governance

Every time I drive around Kinshasa at the moment I see a new fabric banner singing the praises of one of thousands of Congolese politicians. There's a palpable sense of excitement in the air as pick-up trucks pass me by …

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A meeting with President Guebuza

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 13 May 2010 - Categories: Africa, Other

On 26 April I joined the new British High Commissioner to Mozambique as he presented his credentials to President Guebuza. It was a different  start to the day, with police whistles and sirens halting the traffic and with a short …

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President Guebuza's inauguration

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 18 January 2010 - Categories: Africa

The streets of Maputo were very quiet last Thursday, but there was a notable presence of police on strategic street corners, and the distant sound of celebrations could be heard. A national holiday had been declared to celebrate the inauguration …

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Despatch from Paoua

Posted by: Colum Wilson, Posted on: 19 February 2009 - Categories: Africa, Humanitarian

As I flew in to the north west of the country today, the plane banked sharply and circled as it came in to land. On the ground, on the bumpy, dusty bit of cleared bush that acts as a runway, …

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