months of speculation and in the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila won't run for president in upcoming elections. this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. the red cross says sunday's deadly earthquake in indonesia was exceptionally destructive more than one hundred fifty thousand have been left homeless. desperate for water in new south wales australia declares the entire state in drought last. message from democrats to republicans in ohio one of the latest on the special election that's too close to call. begin in the democratic republic of congo where the government has announced president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election below was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed triggering violent protests which dozens were killed it was once spread speculation that he would try to seek a third term instead he's backing his former interior minister emanuel dari who's on the european union sanctions for alleged human rights abuses and we're going live to catherine sawyer in ki

and begin in the democratic republic of congo where the government has announced president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election. was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed triggering violent protests in which dozens were killed there was widespread speculation that he would try to seek a third term instead he's backing his former interior minister emmanuel diary is under european union sanctions for alleged human rights abuses. tell us more about his politics and whether his nomination comes as a surprise. lauren first of all he has just finished a meeting at the state the left the building and you're right this will come as a surprise i'm told even to themselves they cover all names. that have been floating around in the last twenty four hours and he's been up until very late today just before he came to present his papers that said even very cramped that lie president joseph kabila very loyal to him action is about ideology and his policies as well from the same home province and joseph kabil

and the democratic republic of congo there will be no third term for president joseph kabila. and we shall carry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey becomes the latest u.s. ally to reject washington's sanctions on iran. israel's parliament convenes a special session as anger grows over its so-called nation state law and militias former prime minister is in court accused of money laundering as the charges pile up over a state run scandal. the president of the democratic republic of congo has just announced his decision on seeking a third term in office he says he will not be doing so there had long been speculation joseph kabila would attempt to defy term limits and seek a third term at the joy joins us soil rather joins us live now from kinshasa so not only was the announcement that he will not be seeking a third term robert zani should dari that is who will be seeking the office what do we know about this person and his politics. won't ramadani said diary is not a name that he needed you hold your head when you start talking up out of politics here in the

the garbage about here president joseph kabila is an exceptional leader in africa and they warned and i think he said he will not seek reelection and he has to do his will his strongest opponents john p.r. bamba was resigned to by the international criminal court in the netherlands where he was in jail for war crimes for the last ten years. the talcum married came flooding the tweens eleven presidential election and hopes that this time he has a shot at the top seats and then there's felix. he is the leader of the largest opposition party union for democracy and social change his father. came running up the presidential election. but they haven't brought his body home because of the entire. belief they were the banking on his father's popularity in his bid for president. another popular opposition leader who's been in exile since twenty sixteen has been barred by the government from entering the country he says he'll take legal action. just. by them i need the agree they all have the right to go to the constitutional court. all more than twenty kindly to have filed their papers and pa

in the democratic republic of congo where the government has announced president joseph kabila won't be standing in december selection that could be it was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed triggering violent protests in which dozens were killed was widespread speculation that he would try to seek a third term and said he's backing his former interior minister in manuel. dougherty who's on the european union sanctions for alleged human rights abuses look after so it has more from the electoral commission in kinshasa. ramazani should diary he's the secretary of the ruling p.p.r. the proxy which is the president's party within the ruling coalition look for my interior minister he is the former governor out over millennia province which is the president home province he's very loyal to president. very strongly agrees with his ideology and his policies so he does become president he is going to be in line with the policies of president lot of people are saying that is a safe bet not just pick up but also the m

months of speculation and in the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila won't run for president in upcoming elections. live from london also coming up. the red cross says sunday's deadly earthquake in indonesia was exceptionally destructive more than one hundred fifty thousand have been left homeless. georgia marks ten years since the war with russia which left the country dismembered and two of its states occupied. and argentine women rally for their rights to have abortions and a polarized parliament. would begin in the democratic republic of congo where the government has announced president joseph kabila will not be standing in december that action. to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed triggering violent protests in which dozens were killed there was widespread speculation that he would try to seek a third term instead he's backing his former interior minister emanuel diary who's under european union sanctions for an edge human rights abuses. it's joins us now from contrasts and this is a name come as a sur

joseph kabila says he won't turn his congolese president instead he nominates a former minister to contest december's election. dry and increasingly desperate of australia's most populous state a become a dust bowl. thank . the un says it's deeply alarmed by a new flare up of violence between israel and gaza at least three palestinians have been killed including a pregnant mother and her eighteen month old daughter in an explosive exchange in the girls' a strip the israeli military says seventy rockets were fired from gaza israeli media say six people were injured by shrapnel in the israeli border town of out and in response israel launched a series of strikes targeting hamas positions andrew symonds has the latest from girls. the attacks may be more in cements and and less intense but the fighting is going on as strikes some shelling from the sea from the israeli navy hissing gaza panic in the streets and on the israeli side panic that to run across the southern communities of israel and what next it's unclear this is my report. deep into the night intense bombardments the flash of outgoi

wednesday to file their candidacy for december's election many are waiting to see if president joseph kabila will be among them despite being constitutionally barred from seeking a third term catherine so he has more from the capital kinshasa. the catholic church has been the most critical voice during uncertain and tense political times this year in the democratic republic of congo the presidential election has been delayed for two years is not cave president joseph kabila who's barred by the constitution for running for a third tom will try again. chachi to save he declares his candidacy for reelection the odd washee appears to protest want it back given by the great i'm not afraid of anyone we need the country to go forward the country is not free and we need a credible electoral process the country is on edge former rebel leader john pear bemba has submitted he's kind of d.c. to the electoral commission. to return home after being acquitted of war crimes and the international criminal court in the nothing lands he spent ten years in prison pending his trial and other popular opposition l

now the government of the democratic republic of congo has announced president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election kabila was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed speculation that he would try to seek a third term triggered violent protests and wished dozens were killed instead he's backing his former interior minister. catherine soyuz more from kinshasa. he's the secretary of the ruling. the president's party within the ruling for my interior minister he is the former governor of a province which the president home province he's very loyal to president. very strongly agree. if he does become president he is going to be in line we've seen all the president people are saying that he is a safe bet not just to. the military because this province he comes from is also a pro games the home province of several influential and powerful generals while also told. a lot of leaders all of you know the parties within. our poll with him but their results. because he is one of eight people in that euro

not seeking a third term joseph kabila endorses a successor to compete in democratic republic of congo's presidential elections. no end in sight to the diplomatic spat between canada and saudi arabia but justin trudeau says the dialogue continues. canada will always speak strongly clearly in private in public on questions of human rights. and emotive protests as argentina's parliament discusses a controversial plan to legalize abortions when the first fourteen weeks of pregnancy. at least three palestinians including a mother and her toddler have been killed in the gaza strip in an explosive exchange between israel and hamas the israeli military says seventy rockets were fired from gaza several were intercepted israeli media says six people have been injured by shrapnel in the border town of steroids well in response israel has launched a series of it strikes targeting hamas positions meanwhile the u.n. special coordinator for the middle east peace process is alarmed at the escalation of violence nicol i'm not a novice says efforts have prevented the situation from exploding until now if

handpicked by president joseph kabila himself. hardlinerly seen as a and close ally of the longtime leader. so much so that the opposition says if he does win the election kabila could be able to cling onto power behind the scenes. also want to thank his excellency the president of the republic joseph kabila. an exceptional man in africa and even throughout the world who has kept his word. he said there would be no issues. there wouldn't be a third term. and today he has kept his promise. the 57-year-old has extensive political experience. he was interior minister from 2016 until february of this year. during that time he oversaw a period of political crisis and widespread public anger triggered by kabila's decision to push back on elections twice. widespread protests were violently repressed and activists and opposition members arrested. in his capacity asin his capaci, forld re: was responsible the activities of security services during the instability. he was among a group of congolese officials sanctioned by the eu in 2017 for

when president joseph kabila finally made it clear that he will not be seeking reelection and hunted over the baton to manage. it ended two years of speculation and anxiety characterized by partisan violent confrontations between police and demonstrators some of his critics like martin for you lou who wants to be president says kabila as legacy is tainted today. gone harmony is security the second is a big issue there is no priests are. scared to the contrary the miller legacy is a province and. we became. the president inherited a country that was just getting out of a civil war back in two thousand and one his father had been assassinated and he was thrust in the thick of the democratic republic of congo's complex politics is credited by some for unifying a country that was divided bringing a sense of normalcy reforming the military and starting an ambitious rebuilding program when puppy love became president the offer you gave through that and. many other parts of the country that has changed especially. as a means to build a world being different parts of the cars some people say

and we went into exile in ten to sixteen after fooling out with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass neris and later sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say he will be arrested if he manages to return tension is high in his strongholds. if. there will be no election sure there's. a novel position figure on p.r. bemba is watching closely his history timed they live in years in the netherlands ten of them in prison as he faced trial at the international criminal court for war crimes after his recent acquittal ben but also has ambitions to be president. very sad and i feel very sorry for. him to come back to his own country i think this period of time is very important for for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is christian is not to the government official that noise a. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble that's only insists that he just wants to come to the capitol hill and meet him face the electoral commission pres

months of speculation and in the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila won't run for president in upcoming elections. in our intake this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. the red cross says sunday's deadly earthquake in indonesia was exceptionally destructive more than one hundred fifty thousand have been left homeless. desperate for water in new south wales australia declares the entire state in drought last.

the government of the democratic republic of congo as it routes president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election instead he's backing the former interior minister emanuel ramazan issued ari kabila was due to step down from his post in twenty sixteen the former first lady of ivory coast has been freed from jail after being granted amnesty for her role in the civil war simone back bowe's husband laura refused to accept electoral defeat in twenty ten triggering a conflict that killed three thousand people she was sentenced to twenty years in prison and twenty fifteen. and the u.s. says it will impose sanctions against russia an attack on a former spy in britain early this year the state department says russia used a nerve agent novacek to try to poison cripple and his daughter in soulsby in march the kremlin denies any involvement. but those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera word statement that so much. mian maher over fifty one million people. and sends to cheese party won elections here in twenty fifteen but the army still wields grea

liberation of congo has now been transformed into a political party opposing the rule of president joseph kabila he has called an election which is due to take place in december i'm david. in the country that was the former colonial ruler of the democratic republic of congo ever since again his independence in one. nine hundred sixty there's never been a peaceful transfer of power in that country the senator is returning from belgium to his homeland to register as a candidate in the presidential election. john pierre bemba talks to al jazeera. should be about thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank you i'd like to start with perhaps the hardest question for you during those ten years inside you always convinced that you would didn't have criminal responsibility for the atrocities committed by by your militia you were convinced always you were going to come out an innocent man but during those ten years that you have any feelings about your moral or responsibility for what happened i think that of course a lot of sympathy for the people in the in the central africa in general but. the

and we went into exile in ten to sixteen after for ling out with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass neris and later sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say he will be arrested if he manages to return tension is high in his strongholds another position figure . is watching closely his just free time and they live in years in the netherlands ten of them and piece of is he face trial at the international criminal court for the war crimes to his reason to quit on them but also has ambitions to be presidents situation a very sad and i feel very sorry for mr khatami and with a daughter i know him to come back to his own country. i think this period of time is very important for for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is cruisin is not good a government official said that annoyed at a. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble i think he insists that he just wants to come to the capital kinshasa and meet him face the electoral c

do you think that president joseph kabila will hold the elections in december really i never heard. from him said that he will hold the election but i've never heard also that he will not hold election i just heard that who will respect the constitution so is the government of the constitution are we to hope that he will make respect the constitution looking at your time in prison where you devastated by what continue to happen in the congo diversity. i'm very sad because it's a disaster human therea disaster it's an economic disaster the final disaster i mean. look at the problem or we had to in. the. am to come with can chose sides so. this. attack in the binnie. temple new must occur in need to remember in the two thousand and one in the marsh restore the peace and security in the tory so i know very well this problem we need to the need to get in a few months ago the promise of the idea if we fought for to the a.d.f. in the two thousand and one when i was in the binnie sole really if you say that all these all the insecurities but now in congo the latest unicef report that i saw

joseph kabila is backing a close ally to succeed him as president of the democratic republic of congo or least to contest the elections in his place his refusal to step down in twenty sec sixteen led to violence but now isn't out for they won't be standing in december's election catherine sawyer has more. after months of speculation and a man with diary president joseph to be less trusted ally has been nominated by the common front for congo. as he successfully it was a surprise to many who thought the president would try to run for a third time even though he's bad by the constitution will choose other more politically vocal leaders she diaries a secretary of the president's people's party for reconstruction and democracy p.p.r. deen he comes from the same province in the east describing as mother as well as powerful generals in the military for that analysts say is seen as a safe bet. he's however and a utopian union sanctions list for human rights abuses particularly during protests late last year when he was interior minister security forces assails to have used excessive force on

and we went into exile intent to sixteen after fooling out with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass neris and later sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say he will be arrested if he manages to return tension is high in his strongholds. if the. election. and i will position figure on p.r. bemba is watching closely his history time and they live in years in the netherlands ten of them and piece of is he face trial at the international criminal court for the war crimes to his reason to quit on them but also has ambitions to be presidents situation very sad and i feel very sorry for. him to come back to his own country i think this period of time is very important for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is christian is not a government official. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble at this but he just wants to come to the capital kinshasa the face of the electoral commission presidential hopefuls have until wednesday to

the government of the democratic republic of congo has announce that president joseph kabila will not be standing in december's election kabila was due to step down from his position in twenty sixteen but the election to replace him has been repeatedly delayed speculation that he would try to seek a third term triggered violent protests in which dozens were killed instead he's backing his former interior minister emmanuel rama zani should ari zimbabwe's main opposition party says it will challenge the results of last week's presidential election and court lawyers from the m.d.c. alliance say they have what they call math evidence of electoral fraud president non-god was due to be reno grades on sunday after winning monday's vote but the opposition says he can't be sworn in while facing a legal challenge. ivory coast's former first lady has been freed from jail after being granted amnesty for her role in the civil war simone backbones husband the wrong refused to accept electoral defeat in twenty ten trillion in a conflict that killed thousands of people her release along with eight hu

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republic of congo the presidential election has been delayed for two years it's not president joseph kabila who's barred by the constitution for running for a third was trying. he declares his candidacy for reelection. to protest what they create i'm not afraid of anyone we need the country to go forward the country is not free and we need a credible electoral process the country is on edge former rebel leader john pear bemba has submitted he's kind of d.c. to the electoral commission. to return home after being acquitted of war crimes by the international criminal court in the nothing lands he spent ten years in prison pending his trial and other popular opposition leader the two who the negs was stopped from crossing the border from zambia to submit election documents presidential hopefuls have three days left to complete the process at the beginning of the year catholic church leaders organized anti kabila protests there were valid confrontations between the shaky forces and protesters on the streets in other parts of the city several people were killed and injured. rosie more kendall's

jailed political activists the saudi foreign minister says canada is to blame for the dispute joseph kabila will not be seeking a third term as president of the democratic republic of congo he was due to step down in twenty sixteen but elections to replace him were repeatedly delayed and led to violent protests the ruling party has put forward a former interior minister emmanuel rama zani should. the former first lady of ivory coast has been freed from jail after being granted amnesty for her role in post-election violence simone berg was housman laurel refused to accept electoral defeat in twenty ten and that triggered conflict that killed three thousand people she was sentenced to twenty years in prison in twenty fifteen the u.s. says it will impose sanctions against russia over an attack on a former spy in britain earlier this year the state department says russia use nerve gas to poison surrogate script pal and his daughter in the english city of sorcery in march is seventy three years since the united states dropped an atomic bomb and nagasaki in japan which led to the end of the secon

and african union have praised joseph kabila as decision not to seek a third term as president of the democratic republic of congo could be there is instead supporting close ally emanuel brothers on the show that r.t. there are concerns kabila will remain a political force behind the scenes from kinshasa catherine sawyer reports. when president joseph kabila finally made it clear that he will not be seeking reelection and hunted over the baton to. a diary it ended two years of speculation and anxiety characterized by partisan violent confrontations between police and demonstrators some of his critics like martin for you luke who wants to be president legacy is tainted. gone harmony's security the second is a big issue there is no precise. scripted to the contrary miller legacy is a province and. we became. the president inherited a country that was just getting out of a civil war back in two thousand and one his father had been assassinated and he was thrust in the thick of the democratic republic of congo complex politics he's credited by some for unifying a country that was divided

announced his decision rather take a third term in office there had long been speculation that joseph kabila would would attempt to do this and that would actually define term limits are catherine soy joins us from kinshasa on the phone so what have you heard catherine. rachele candidate to replace joseph is rama's and should just out of a press conference couples addressed by the government spokesperson lumber men they say that this. is the man who's going to be presenting his documents to the electoral commission ahead of the registry closing of registration this afternoon now the issue is this the name around this is really comes as a surprise that over the days there have been several names that have been floating around by his name never really featured she is a secretary of the ruling party p.p.r. and was a minister for in syria. december see is also a former governor of my normal province which is also the president province we're told of the military that is very influential in democratic republic of congo is somewhat comfortable with him and this obviously has come of. long lengthy

the democratic republic of congo has a long standing president joseph kabila will not run in the upcoming election that's according to a government spokesman the announcement ends months of speculation could be the second term officially ended twenty sixteen but he had to but he had refused to step down now he has chosen former interior minister rahman zani to represent the ruly a.m.p. coalition in the. zimbabwe's main opposition party says that it will formally challenge the results of the country's presidential election nelson and his m.d.c. party narrowly lost last week's poll to president emerson and the zanu p.f. the result sparked protests that were met with deadly force by the military. commission has dismissed allegations of fraud police in the u.s. state of florida say a herd of cattle helped to corner a flu suspect now these pictures show the bove deputies pursuing a woman after she crashed and allegedly stolen caller the callous to a nearby road where police were able. a rest and other patients. third lawmakers in argentina are currently discussing a divisive bill to make abort

the democratic republic of congo is a long standing president joseph kabila will not run in the upcoming election that's according to a government spokesman the announcement ends months of speculation to be the second of term officially ended in two thousand and sixteen but he has refused to step down now he has chosen over interior minister in mind will ramadani shot to represent the ruling a.m.p. coalition in the vote. was tension worries in zimbabwe after last week's disputed presidential election police briefly arrested a senior opposition leader earlier today is he trying to cross into neighboring zambia a former finance minister in diabetes a leading member of the opposition m.d.c. has been released you see him right there and he's reported you leave people reported to be urgently seeking asylum in zambia and the m.d.c. has announced that it will formally challenge the result of the election this time last week which there will be a loss to the ruling zandu p.f. party the results for the protests that were met with deadly military force concerns are now growing of a government crac

joseph kabila will not be seeking a third term as president of the democratic republic of congo he was due to step down in twenty sixteen but elections to replace him were repeatedly delayed and led to violent protests the ruling party has put forward the former interior minister emmanuel rama zani should daddy. the former first lady of ivory coast has been freed from jail after being granted amnesty for her role in post-election violence simone back was housman law wrong refused to accept electoral defeat in twenty ten and that triggered conflict that killed three thousand people she was sentenced to twenty years in prison in twenty fifteen the u.s. says it will impose sanctions against russia over an attack on a former spy in britain earlier this year the state department says russia use nerve gas to poison surrogate script pal and his daughter in the english city of saul's free in march.

presidential election that's scheduled for december and he'll pose a stiff challenge to president joseph kabila who's been delaying the election for two years. where in the north province of the democratic republic of congo there's been an outbreak of the deadly disease ebola twenty six cases have been reported and of those twenty have died just a week ago an outbreak of ebola in another part of congo what's declared over. a ban on full face veils has come into force denmark the government says that face covering garments like the cob and burka prevent women from integrating into danish society and several other european countries have instituted similar bans some danes are planning to defy the new. blueprints for three d. guns will not be made available online in the united states that comes after a u.s. judge blocked their publication in a last minute ruling the blueprints demonstrate how to make untraceable printed plastic it's the ruling reverses a decision by the trumpet ministration that would have permitted their release. on the german state of bavaria has become the first state here in

party supporters and officials say they will stand by simply the live coverage of under president joseph kabila a second exceptional leader in africa and the world and i think he said he will not seek reelection and the as told by his will his strongest opponents john p.r. bamber was reason here committed by the international criminal court in the netherlands where he was in jail for war crimes for the last ten years. the talcum married came third in the tweens eleven presidential election and hopes that this time he has a shot at the top seats and then they spin leaks. he is the leader of the largest opposition party union for democracy and social change his father the educated came . eleven died last year but they haven't brought his body home because of the entire north. believe they were the banking on his mother's popularity in his bid for president. another popular opposition leader to be who's been in exile says twenty sixteen has been barred by the government from entering the country he says he'll take legal action. groups who have submitted their prejudices can contest. what is by the

have been making news around the world the democratic republic of congo's longstanding president joseph kabila will not to run in the upcoming election according to a government spokesman the announcement ends months of speculation could be a list second term officially ended in twenty six team but he had refused to step down now he has chosen former interior minister emmanuel ramasamy shot da r. e. to represent the ruling am p. coalition in that vote. zimbabwe's main opposition party says that it will formally challenge the results of the country's presidential election nelson chamisa and his m.d.c. party now only lost last week's poll to president emerson and then god what is the p.f. party with the dominant want the result sparked protest that was met with deadly force by the military zimbabwe's electoral commission has dismissed allegations of fraud. indonesian officials say that the death toll from sunday's earthquake in lumbered province has risen to one hundred and thirty one with more than fifteen hundred deemed severely wounded aide workers have been struggling to reach victims in rem

stories making news around the world the democratic republic of congo's long standing president joseph kabila will not run in the upcoming election according to make government spokesman the announcement and months of speculation to be a list second term officially ended in twenty sixteen but he had refused to step down now he has chosen former interior minister emmanuel rama zani adare to represent the ruling a.m.p. coalition in that vote. bob boies main opposition party says that it will formally challenge the results of the country's presidential election nelson chamisa and his m.d.c. party now really lost last week's poll to president emerson and zanu p.f. the result sparked protest that was met with deadly force by the military. electoral commission has just missed allegations of fraud and. police in the united states in the state of florida say that a herd of cows helped corner a fleeting suspect these pictures here show the bovine deputies pursuing a woman after she crashed and then allegedly stolen car the cows chased her to a nearby road where police were waiting to arrest her. the e

months of speculation and in the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila waiting to run for president in upcoming elections. unearned taters is. also coming up. the red cross says sunday's deadly earthquake in indonesia was exceptionally destructive more than one hundred fifty thousand have been left homeless. georgia marks ten years since the war with russia which left the country dismembered and two of its state occupied. and argentine women rally for their rights to have abortions and a polarized vote in parliament.

with president joseph kabila he was accused of trying to topple the government using foreign mass neris and later sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for real estate fraud government officials say he will be arrested if he manages to return tension is high in his strongholds. if the could be and there will be no elections will make sure this. a novel position figure on p.r. bemba is watching closely has just returned to eleven years in the netherlands ten of them in prison as he faced trial at the international criminal court for war crimes after his recent acquittal ben but also has ambitions to be president situation very sad and i feel very sorry for mr khatami. who did not allow him to come back to his own country. i think this period of time is very important for the election for me everybody should be able to participate in the election is cruisin is not good a government official. procedure to get into the country and he's just trying to cause trouble that to me insists that he just wants to come to the capitol hill and make it pay for the electoral commission presi

and african union have all praise joseph kabila his decision not to seek a third term as president of the democratic republic of congo camilla is instead throwing his support behind close ally emmanuel rama zani shuddery but there are still fears he will remain a political force behind the scenes. catherine sawyer reports. when president joseph kabila finally made it clear that he will not be seeking reelection and handed over the baton to man a diary it ended two years of speculation and anxiety characterized by partisan violent confrontations between police and demonstrators some of his critics like martin for you luke who wants to be president says kabila as legacy is tainted. gone harmony's security the second is a big issue there is no priests are. scared to the contrary tabular vegas is a province and. we became. poor the president inherited a country that was just getting out of a civil war back in two thousand and one his father had been assassinated and he was thrust in the thick of the democratic republic of congo's complex politics is credited by some for unifying a country

and african union have praised joseph kabila as decision not to seek a third term as president of the democratic republic of congo computers instead supporting his close ally emanuel dramas on the show that r.t. that there are still concerns he will remain a political force behind the scenes catherine sawyer reports from. when president joseph kabila finally made it clear that he will not be seeking reelection and hunted over the baton to man. it ended two years of speculation and anxiety characterized by partisan violent confrontations between police and demonstrators some of his critics like martin for you luke who wants to be president says could be less legacy is tainted. gone harmony's security the second is a big issue there is no precise. skid to the contrary the biller legacy is a province and. we became. the president inherited a country that was just getting out of a civil war back in two thousand and one his father had been assassinated and he was thrust in the thick of the democratic republic of congo a complex politics he's created by some for unifying a country that was

not seeking a third term joseph kabila endorses a successor to compete in democratic republic of congo's presidential election. no end in sight to the diplomatic route between canada and saudi arabia.

the democratic republic of congo's long-standing president joseph kabila will not run in the upcoming election. that i is according to a government spokesman. the announcement ends months of speculation. kabila's second term offificialy ded in 201016 but he refefused o step down. now he has chosen before and -- the former interior minister to represent the ruling amp coalition in the vote. as tensions grow in zimbabwe after last week's disputed presidential election, police today briefly arrested a senior opposition leader as he tried to cross into neighboring zambia. the former finance mininister, a leading member of the opposition mdc, has since b been released. he is reported to be urgently seeking asylum in zambia. the mdc announcnced it will formally challenge the results of the election which they narrowly lost to the ruling zanu-pf party. the results were met with protests and deadly military force. concerns are now growing of a government crackdown. for more on this we go to our correspondent privilege joining us from harare. privilege, it is good to see you. what is the oppos

instead been charged with offenses against state security it comes as another rival of president joseph kabila former rebel leader and x. vice president jumpier ben has returned home to launch his own bid catherine soy has the latest now from kinshasa. well it's got to be is at the zambia and the democratic republic of congo border he managed to get into the country that's the r.c. but then police repast him he's with his supporters at the situation that's where he's trying to come in to the country through it's very very thing deeds police have set up roadblocks to the airport to that border point as well the presidential guard has been patrolling moyse cutting the saying that he just wants to come into the country to submit his paperwork to the electoral commission to be able to participate in the presidential election in december but the government saying that they will not let him enter the country and if he does they are going to arrest him now i was talking to another position leader john pierre bemba he himself has just returned to the country he's been away for eleven years ten of thos

wednesday to file their candidacy for december's election many are waiting to see if president joseph kabila will be among them despite being constitutionally barred from seeking a third term and katherine sawyer has more from the capital kinshasa. the catholic church has been the most critical voice during uncertain and tense political times this year in the democratic republic of congo the presidential election has been delayed for to me as is not cave president joseph kabila who's barred by the constitution for running for a third tom will try again. charge leaders say he declares his candidacy for reelection the odd washee appears to protests want it back given my big break i'm not afraid of anyone we need the country to go forward the country is not free and we need a credible electoral process the country is on edge former rebel leader john pear bemba has submitted he's kind of d.c. to the electoral commission. to return home after being acquitted of war crimes by the international criminal court in the nothing lands he spent ten years in prison pending his trial another popular opposi

coming up in the next sixty minutes months of speculation and in the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila won't run for president in upcoming elections. the red cross says sunday's deadly earthquake in indonesia was exceptionally destructive for the hundred fifty thousand have been left homeless. zambia denies asylum to seeing as him.

two thousand and six let me remind you back in two thousand and six when he lost to president joseph kabila in a presidential runoff she supporters to the streets and that was a violent complex confrontation between those support says and the police several people were killed so police aimed at trying to avoid the at all costs while still in the democratic republic of congo another story we're covering is the new outbreak of the deadly ebola virus four cases were confirmed in northeastern keven province and this just days after recent emergence of the disease was declared over details on this new outbreak on the home page of al jazeera dot com israel is again blocking fuel and gas from getting into the gaza strip the defense minister avigdor lieberman says trucks won't be allowed through the chemical salim crossing this is in response to flaming kites being flown across the fence into israel palestinians in gaza are already suffer frequent power cuts and they rely on fuel to power generators well israel temporarily suspended fuel shipments to gaza last month for similar reasons or social te

being charged with offenses against state security when it comes to another rival of president joseph kabila former rebel leader and ex vice president john. has returned home to launch his own bid catherine sawyer as the latest from kinshasa. why it's got to be is at the zambia and the democratic republic of congo border he managed to get into the country that's the r.c. but then police repast him he's with his supporters at the situation in that's where he's trying to come in to the country through its very very thing deeds police have set up road blocks to the airport to that border point as well the presidential guard has been patrolling why this had to be saying that he just wants to come into the country to submit his paperwork to the electoral commission to be able to participate in the presidential election in december but the government saying that they will not let him enter the country and if he does they're going to arrest him now ali i was talking to another position leader john pierre ben by himself has just returned to the country he's been away for eleven years ten of those in