Who Tried to Kill Congo's President? - The Atlantic

A failed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo raises serious concerns about the country's uncertain future - By Laura Seay


As the Democratic Republic of Congo's fledgling democracy prepares for its second-ever set of presidential elections this November, an attempted assassination -- or possibly coup -- has brought instability to the capital city and heightened concerns about the fragility of the state and of its leader's grasp on power. Though the attack failed, it has raised questions about how long President Joseph Kabila can hang on.

Many targets in Sunday's DRCongo attacks: government - see also quote of Mende in bold

KINSHASA — The national radio and television headquarters and other institutions were targeted during a weekend attack on the residence of Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila and a military camp, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Besides the residence and the camp "we also know that many other sites, the RTNC (national radio-television)...had been targeted," Lambert Mende told a news conference.
"We've been able to get our hands on most of the people who had been deployed to attack these different sites," he added.

New LRA attacks against populated areas of northeastern DRC

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 1 March 2011, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

UNHCR is alarmed by a new upsurge in violence against civilians by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Since January the LRA has intensified its attacks in Orientale province, killing some 35 people, abducting 104 others and displacing more than 17,000 people. Since the start of the year we have had reports of 52 raids.

Congo: les assaillants contre J. Kabila étaient une centaine

 Une centaine d'hommes, dont dix ont été tués et une trentaine arrêtés, ont attaqué simultanément dimanche à Kinshasa la résidence du président congolais Joseph Kabila et un camp de l'armée, a-t-on appris lundi de source onusienne.