November 9, 2017

Political Crisis in Congo

State Department officials and Africa experts testified before a House subcommittee on the political situation in the Democratic Republic… read more

State Department officials and Africa experts testified before a House subcommittee on the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Witnesses discussed the severe humanitarian conditions in the wake of heavy violence and political unrest under the leadership of Joseph Kabila. The government was accused of halting preparations for free and fair elections since 2016 to replace Mr. Kabila. close

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Cheryl Anderson Acting Assistant Administrator U.S. Agency for International Development->Africa
Severine Autesserre Professor Columbia University->Political Science Department

Karen Bass U.S. Representative [D] California
Fred Bauma Representative Lutte pour le Changement (Struggle for Change)
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Professor Johns Hopkins University->African History
Daniel Donovan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] New York
Tom Garrett Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Ed Royce U.S. Representative [R] California
Ida Sawyer Director Human Rights Watch
Chris Smith U.S. Representative [R] New Jersey
Donald Yamamoto Acting Assistant Secretary Department of State->African Affairs

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House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations

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Program ID:: 437055-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Nov 09, 2017 | 9:00am EST | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Nov 27, 2017 | 5:16pm EST | C-SPAN 3

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Nov 17, 2017 | 3:46pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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