On 2 October, Dr. Denis Mukwege officially announced he would be a candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December presidential race.
On 2 October, Dr. Denis Mukwege officially announced he would be a candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s upcoming presidential race.
Well-known gynaecologist Mukwege arrived at Kinshasa’s Fatima parish, fist raised to the cheers of his supporters, to make his candidacy in DRC’s December presidential elections official. Speaking in front of a large poster presenting him as “the people’s choice”, he outlined the reasons for his bid at length, declaring: “Our country has become the shame of the continent.”
Criticising “the rapacious people who are laying their hands on DRC’s wealth”, Mukwege denounced “the intervention of foreign forces without parliamentary authorisation”, and accused‘s administration of having “prepared for fraud”, adding that “the constitution is being trampled underfoot by the man who is supposed to be its supreme guarantor.”The likelihood that the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner would take part in the 20 December elections had become increasingly clear.
Kenya President William Ruto has made a promise to completely overhaul Kibera, one of the biggest slums in Africa, into an estate in the next 10 years...
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dr Denis Mukwege: Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidencyCelebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.
Read more »
| DR Congo Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege declares presidential bidDR Congo's Denis Mukwege, a surgical gynaecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Monday that he would run for president in elections planned for December.
Read more »
DR Congo Nobel Prize winner Denis Mukwege unveils presidential bidSpeaking to a packed auditorium in the central African nation's capital Kinshasa, the surgical gynaecologist told reporters he wanted to save a country riven by insecurity and poor leadership.
Read more »
Congo Nobel laureate doctor Mukwege announces presidency bidDemocratic Republic of Congo's Nobel Peace Prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege said on Monday he would run for president in December elections.
Read more »
Nobel prize for work that enabled Covid-19 vaccineThe Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 […]
Read more »
Scientists win Nobel Prize for Covid-19 vaccine discoveriesKatalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who helped pave the way for Covid-19 vaccines, have won the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
Read more »