Jean-Pierre Bemba

Other important parties such as Vital Kamerhe's Union pour la nation congolaise and the Mouvement de libération du Congo of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo whose trial at the International Criminal Court opens in September as well as many grass-root UDPS members oppose any coalition with Kabila that extends his tenure...

Coopting and confrontingThe opposition Mouvement de libération du Congo whose leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo awaits the verdict in his trial for war crimes before the International Criminal Court is also in crisis...

Thomas Luhaka long-time Secretary General of the Mouvement pour la libération du Congo (MLC led by Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo who is on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court at the Hague) spoke for many Congolese when he said that Kabila and Malu Malu were playing for time hoping to organise a new census which would postpone the presidential poll until after November 2016...

They included the former Governor of Equateur José Makila Sumanda who chairs the Alliance des travaillistes congolais pour le développement (ATD) but was formerly with the Mouvement de libération du Congo led by Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo; Martin Fayulu from Engagement citoyen pour le développement (Ecide); and Jean-Bertrand Ewanga Isewanga Iwoka Secretary General of Vital Kamerhe's Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC)...

They include the UPDS; the Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC) whose leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo is on trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court; and the Union pour la nation congolaise (UNC) led by former National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe...

Bozizé had helped to eliminate his arch rival Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo now on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Netherlands...

Some observers worry that Jean-Pierre Bemba – on trial at the ICC for atrocities committed by his troops in CAR – may rely on a similar defence...

Another re-elected rebel is Fidèle Babala Wandu a former Spokesman for Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC) currently on trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague for crimes against humanity...

Jean-Pierre Bemba’s Mouvement de libération du Congo took 13 seats; the pro-Kabila Mouvement social pour le renouveau twelve; the Parti lumumbiste unifié (Palu allied to Kabila) nine; the equally Kabilist Alliance pour le renouveau du Congo eight...

He claimed to be negotiating with Kengo Vital Kamerhe of the Union pour la nation congolaise and Jean-Pierre Bemba of the Mouvement de libération du Congo who is on trial before the International Criminal Court in the Hague (AC Vol 52 No 19 A rocky electoral road)...