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| Kabila sworn in to new term as rival plans his own ceremony |
| 2011-12-21 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Joseph Kabila was sworn in on Tuesday for another term as president of DR Congo, a job also claimed by his main rival following disputed polls that have plunged the country into deep crisis. The 40-year-old incumbent was last week confirmed the winner by a Supreme Court the opposition says he packed with loyalists just before the Democratic Republic of Congo's November 28 polls. The ceremony took place in the so called African Union city close to the Tshatshi military camp and was attended by guests from the neighbouring Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania. Zim-bob-we's Bob MuggsyMugabe Octogenarian President-for-Life of Zim-bob-we who turned the former Breadbasket of Africa into the African Basket Case... was the only head of state who attended the function. The ceremony came after results of a chaotic vote criticised by observers and rejected by opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who has proclaimed himself the people's president and is planning his own inauguration on Friday. After taking the oath in front of a large crowd of supporters, Mr Kabila vowed to "safeguard national unity and allow himself to be guided only by the general interest and the respect of human rights". ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... The 79-year-old Tshisekedi has stopped just short of calling mass protests and urged the security forces in Africa's second largest country to defect and recognise him as the elected president. |
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