Etienne Tshisekedi est arrivé jeudi soir à Kisangani, en provenance de l’Afrique du Sud. Le président national de l’Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social a atterri à l’aéroport du chef-lieu de la Province Orientale vers 22h00, à bord d’un avion d’une compagnie sud-africaine.
November 19, 2011
During an interview with the French service of the Voice of America on Thursday, Etienne Tshisekedi denied telling his supporters to use violence last week. The presidential candidate repeated his claim that he is the current president of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
November 15, 2011
The two leading candidates in the upcoming presidential election crossed paths in eastern Congo on Monday. Both President Joseph Kabila and Etienne Tshisekedi arrived in Goma, North Kivu Province, on the same day to hold campaign events.
November 12, 2011
Still embroiled in a controversy over inflammatory statements he made during an interview on Sunday, Etienne Tshisekedi made new threats of violence during a speech in Kisangani on Friday, telling his supporters to rise up and attack the police if they feel they are being mistreated.
November 8, 2011
Government spokesman Lambert Mende called into question the mental health of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi on Monday, a day after the main challenger to President Joseph Kabila in the November 28 presidential election made incoherent and incendiary statements during an interview.
November 7, 2011
Le président national de l’Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social, Etienne Tshisekedi, s’est autoproclamé président de la République démocratique du Congo et a appelé ses militants à attaquer les prisons de la RDC pour libérer des militants de l’UDPS, qu’il dit être incarcérés pour des raisons politiques, si les autorités ne les libèrent pas au plus tard mardi.