so this is really what kabila wants.ow many people he have killed in the church because they went to pray for election, they went to read their rosary. i'm not scared going back to my country. i will go and change the face of congo. at least the people of congo can smile one day. >> what message would you have for the united states as it looks around africa, it looks to see, you know, countries like yours, which are full of economic potential? what message do you have for the u.s. and for the west, in fact? >> i want to congratulate the u.s. government, because they are doing everything, even the security council for us. the ambassador came to the congo because he wants congo, really, to have a free election and inclusive election. what i'm asking, that they have to push, because kabila is lying to them she going to have election. kabila is not going to organize the election. he wants to organize the election where he can choose his candidates. that's why i'm asking the u.s. government, really. these people are suffering

three decades rule tu, one os t mbu africa'most corrupt dictators, and the wars that brought the kabila family to power, it is usually those with guns and ney that triumph. fergal: congo could be moving towards a decisive moment. with millionsis nowaced, hunger is stocking the young. and militias targeted the most vulnerable. we reported on all of this, and in kinshasa, i had the chance to put the church's allegations of repression to a close ally president kabila. might it be the case that these bishops have taken a moral leadership role because you and the government are morally bankrupt? >> [laughter] i don't know if it is because thatovernment is bankrupt they -- the bishops are taking the moral role. but you want to play a political role? please go for elections until people to teve you a man fergal: ins africa' second-largest country, political change is usually come violently. this will vendors for the progress of democracy -- peaceful change matters for the progress of democracy across africa and the lives of millions congolese. fergal keane, bbc news, kinshasa. reporting there

and the wars that brought the kabila family to power.have triumphed. congo could be moving towards a decisive moment, with millions now displaced, hunger stalking the young and militias targeting the most vulnerable. we have reported on all of this and in kinshasa, i had the chance to put the church's allegations of oppression to a close ally of president kabila. might it be the case that these bishops have taken a moral leadership role because you and the government are morally bankrupt? he laughs. i don't know if it is because the government is bankrupt, that the bishops are taking a moral role, but they don't have the rule. you want to play a political role, please go for elections and tell people to give you a mandate. in africa's second largest country, political change has usually come violently. peaceful change matters for the progress of democracy across africa and for the lives of millions of congolese. fergal keane, bbc, kinshasa. british military police have started digging up a river bank in germany to search for the remains

mathematicians organized by the catholic church, calling for free elections and for president joseph kabila to step down. as fergal keane reports from kinshasa, people are not in need of humanitarian aid. there is a warning that there are some distressing scenes. in a vast and divided, powerful forces preaching ledefiance, ching the state. athe priest warinst corruption, citing the parable of judas and the 30 pieces of silver. in a country where roughly half the population is cathic, the church has the power to mobilize across ethnic and social groups. the catholic church is part of a much broader coalition of civic activism that has come about because of a sense that politics is tainted here. the opposition is deeply divided , probably because the government has become li good at the tics of divide and rule. the cost i high. church-sponsored protests to free elections have been attacked. here at the church of saint francis in kinshasa, police opened fire on a peacefuki much, ing a 24-year-old. fergal: a personal tragedy of profound political importance it is the story of an educated genera

does that mean the head because he is for a country like run by mr kabila and the international community is the brics community not. i think not is a traditional international the recommendations that we're making in the report about national governments taking more responsibility in addressing this issue is very much directed at governments that are in a more stable position right now it's true that a country like the d.l.c. or syria that's still in the throes of conflict it's hard to put that forward as a as a realistic recommendation at this point in time but there are other countries for example in sub-saharan africa like nigeria accenture the.

does that mean the help because he is for a country like run by mr kabila and the international community is the brics community not. i think not is a traditional international the recommendations that we're making in the report about national governments taking more responsibility in addressing this issue is very much directed at governments that are in a more stable position right now it's true that a country like the d.l.c. or syria that's still in the throes of conflict it's hard to put that forward as a as a realistic recommendation at this point in time but there are other countries for example in sub-saharan africa like nigeria etc that have want to take ownership over this problem and they want to of course they acknowledge that they need extra help from the international community but they want to address the issue of internal displacement as an integral part of their national development plans for example to try and find longer term solutions so there are positive examples out there and we'd like to build on those positive examples as a model for the future because we could do a

with the international community but in congo as is known very well president kabila is pivoting to china. does that mean the help because he is for a country like run by mr kabila and the international community is the brics community not. i think not is a traditional international the recommendations that we're making in the report about national governments taking more responsibility in addressing this issue is very much directed at governments that are in a more stable position right now it's true that a country like the d.l.c. or syria that's still in the throes of conflict it's hard to put that forward as a as a realistic recommendation at this point in time but there are other countries for example in sub-saharan africa like ethiopian i said sure that have want to take ownership over this problem and they want to of course they acknowledge that they need extra help from the international community but they want to address the issue of internal displacement as an integral part of their national development plans for example to try and find longer term solutions so there are positive

this is an 11—year—old kabila has never turned a profit. john, thank you very much. —— ii—year—old company—north korean steps to further ease tensions on the korean peninsula. in europe it's looking like a calmer end to a busy week. and joe miller has the details about what's ahead on wall street today. after a welcome week in the green for us stocks, investors will hope the us labor department doesn't spoil the party on friday. the bureau is scheduled to release closely—watched data on export and import prices for april. import prices are expected to increase 0.5% for the month after it remained unchanged in march. export prices are likely to have risen 0.3% compared with a similar increase the month before. elsewhere, news and information services company thomson reuters is expected to report first—quarter results before the markets open. the company recently struck a $17 billion deal with private equity giant blackstone, which now has a controlling stake in reuters' lucrative financial terminal business. joining us is maike currie, investment director, fidelity international. yesterday