{"id":86530,"date":"2017-02-02T22:22:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/au-commission-chairperson-saddened-by-the-death-of-etienne-tshisekedi-wa-mulumba-leader-of-the-congolese-udps-party\/"},"modified":"2017-02-02T22:22:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T20:22:59","slug":"au-commission-chairperson-saddened-by-the-death-of-etienne-tshisekedi-wa-mulumba-leader-of-the-congolese-udps-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/au-commission-chairperson-saddened-by-the-death-of-etienne-tshisekedi-wa-mulumba-leader-of-the-congolese-udps-party\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Commission Chairperson saddened by the death of Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba, leader of the Congolese UDPS Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/au-commission-chairperson-saddened-by-the-death-of-etienne-tshisekedi-wa-mulumba-leader-of-the-congolese-udps-party?lang=en\">AU Commission Chairperson saddened by the death of Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba, leader of the Congolese UDPS Party<\/a>: <\/p>\n<p>The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has learnt today with deep sadness the death of &Eacute;tienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba, leader of the Congolese opposition, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress Party (UDPS) in Brussels, Belgium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>On&nbsp;this&nbsp;sad&nbsp;occasion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chairperson&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commission&nbsp;wishes&nbsp;to&nbsp;present&nbsp;the condolences of&nbsp;the AU, and her own,&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;family of&nbsp;the&nbsp;illustrious departed,&nbsp;to the UDPS, and&nbsp;to&nbsp;the people and Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n<p>The Chairperson of the Commission, describing Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba as a towering personality of Congolese politics, said that the best way to honor his legacy and his long fight for democracy in the DRC is to fully implement the Conference &Eacute;piscopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) facilitated Agreement signed by the Congolese stakeholders on 31 December 2016.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Chairperson calls the Congolese people and the defence and security forces to remain united and cohesive at this moment of profound grief.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO on behalf of African Union Peace and Security Department.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/0e1bbd6305f5055\/200\/70\" alt=\"African Union Peace and Security Department\"\/><br \/>Download logo<\/div>\n<p><small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/au-commission-chairperson-saddened-by-the-death-of-etienne-tshisekedi-wa-mulumba-leader-of-the-congolese-udps-party?lang=en\">APO &#8211; 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