EMM News Explorer: Lambert Mende

[-said]: It's a very big loss, he was considered a pillar of the presidential majority.

reuters 12-FEB-12

[ said]: Mr. Tshisekedi and his supporters have tried often to disturb the peace, to [provoke] the government and the police and other security forces,

voanews 30-JAN-12

[ said]: He is not the boss of Congolese. He is probably annoyed because Mr. Kabila is a young man and he is an old man and believes he should rather be the president,

voanews 30-JAN-12

[ said]: In French speaking countries in Africa some candidates have a very bad habit of believing in the illusion that they can’t lose elections. This is a very bad political culture,

voanews 30-JAN-12

[-told]: The government did not at all appreciate the way RFI attempts to trivialize the anti-constitutional comedy of Tshisekedi,

allafrica 06-JAN-12

[-told]: The government did not at all appreciate the way RFI attempts to trivialize the anti-constitutional comedy of Tshikedi,

allafrica 05-JAN-12

[-said]: because this incident is very serious and worrying to the Congolese government,

allafrica 02-JAN-12

[ said]: We protest in the strongest terms this attack perpetrated in France against Congolese officials in the view and knowledge of French authorities,

allafrica 02-JAN-12

[-said]: had some teeth knocked out, was trampled underfoot, and rolled on the ground,

allafrica 02-JAN-12

[-said]: had some teeth knocked out, was trampled underfoot, and rolled on the ground

news24 01-JAN-12

[-said]: because this incident is very serious and worrying to the Congolese government

news24 01-JAN-12

[-said]: It does not depend on President Kabila. It is the municipal authorities for the Province of Kinshasa who will stop such stupidity because is allowed to abuse our constitution,

voanews 21-DEC-11

[-told]: We are in a democratic country. If they want to demonstrate every day, they are free to do so but they must work with local authorities,

aljazeera 17-DEC-11

[ said]: We did acknowledge the remarks from observers that showed that there was a lot of dysfunction in the way the electoral commission is working, and we tried to scrutinize the reasons,

voanews 15-DEC-11

[ said]: They [diplomats] said that all these dysfunctions did not affect at all the result as they were proclaimed by the electoral commission. This was a key issue during that meeting,

voanews 15-DEC-11

[ said]: Let us have the electoral commission [to] enjoy the technical support from some countries who offered support, like the United States and the United Kingdom, so that it brings more amelioration for the [future] elections,

voanews 15-DEC-11

[-said]: a new bloodbath on Congolese territory.

voanews 14-DEC-11

[ said]: Figures provided by Tshisekedi are ridiculous,[*]Tshisekedi told the French press that he had obtained 75 percent of votes against 28 percent for Joseph Kabila according to the results.

xinhuanet_en 10-DEC-11

[ said]: Tshisekedi created an atmosphere of terror,

xinhuanet_en 10-DEC-11

[-said]: What we know is that three people died when clashes occurred between two political parties in Kinshasa. What we also know is that eight died in Lubumbashi when the town was attacked by gunmen,

rfi 08-DEC-11

[ said]: Maybe people were killed. But why not give the police or the government elements that can help. We don’t consider that any African could have a relative killed without organising mourning, without going to complain to the judiciary,

rfi 08-DEC-11

[ said]: Maybe people were killed. But why not give the police or the government elements that can help. We don't consider that any African could have a relative killed without organising mourning, without going to complain to the judiciary,

allafrica 05-DEC-11

[-said]: Tshisekedi's message is a coup d'etat, an insult to institutions, a rejection of elections and incitement of his supporters to cause trouble,

xinhuanet_en 08-NOV-11

[-said]: We do ask the electoral commission to act toward this candidate who is abusing the electoral process…and the judiciary must do its work,

voanews 08-NOV-11

[-said]: political suicide.

voanews 08-NOV-11

[ said]: This is a criminal offense when you claim to be the head of state [outside] the constitution way and elections,

voanews 08-NOV-11

[-also warned]: This [Mr. Tshisekedi’s statements] do not give to anyone the permission to breach the law, the permission to bring us to violence. We have experienced violence in this country and we won’t allow anybody to bring us back to these years of war in this country.

voanews 08-NOV-11

[ said]: We gave the case to the Justice [Ministry] and to the regulatory authority to decide whether this station can be allowed to continue [broadcasting] because we are not ready to experience a name-calling radio here in Congo after what Rwandese experienced in 1994,

voanews 08-NOV-11

[ said]: Political parties are preparing very eager to start their campaign. Some of them have even started their campaign, despite warning from the electoral commission,

voanews 27-OCT-11

[ said]: We have recruited new elements within the police [and] we have trained them and we are enjoying the cooperation from our partners in the U.N. [and] they are helping a lot by training our personnel,

voanews 27-OCT-11

[ said]: The meeting will also involve traditional chiefs who have been called in order to exchange experiences and take measures to maintain peaceful electoral process,

voanews 22-OCT-11

[ said]: We have even tried to restructure, train [and reinforce] six battalions of police in order to help secure citizens, secure candidates and secure the electoral commission during the elections,

voanews 29-SEP-11

[ said]: We have deployed some policemen and security personnel to try to give them more security,

voanews 29-SEP-11

[ said]: Members of the opposition attacked the headquarters of the party of the president. It seems that maybe members of the presidential party went to retaliate. We condemn [the violence] absolutely,

voanews 29-SEP-11

[-said]: It is not the re-integration of Colonel Kifaru and his men back into the army. It is about their return to where they came from. Now he is physically in the camp, the prosecution will make a decision tomorrow,

trust 09-JUL-11

[-said]: The crash happened about 200 meters from Kisangani Airport. The pilot was attempting to land in heavy rain. We have already removed 40 survivors,

chinadaily 09-JUL-11

[ said]: We can understand because there was an army depot not far from the Volcano Mining estate so they might [make a] mistake, thinking it was the depot that was attacked,

bbc 29-JUN-11

[ said]: It is the provincial opposition that is attacking the provincial government. So, it is democracy as usual,

voanews 15-JUN-11

[-said]: We are finishing them [the rebels],

voanews 31-MAY-11

[ said]: We do have provisions of law that guarantee the freedom of everybody; political party or independent personalities, to proceed in the competition,

voanews 23-MAY-11

[ said]: We think by the beginning of August, everything will be okay with the registration process,

voanews 23-MAY-11

[-added that]: Normally. a coup d'etat is something where somebody comes forward to claim responsibility.

globalsecurity 05-MAR-11

[-said]: At the moment we have no idea (why this happened) but there are lots of rumours,

pambazuka 03-MAR-11

[-said]: Simultaneous attack

pambazuka 03-MAR-11

[ said]: I was instructed by the president to reassure our people that the government, as well as the police and the army, are working very hard to protect the security of the population. Of course, we are used to such aggression and we know that our people have that experience already. But, we are working hard to discover what happened to those people (attackers), what was their motivation, who are their bosses and the judiciary will handle the file (from there),

voanews 28-FEB-11

[ said]: The security forces, as well as the judiciary, are now ruling for an inquiry to identify those guys and to know their real motivation,

voanews 28-FEB-11

[-said]: These people wanted to physically harm the president, but the country and all its institutions are functioning normally,

AP 27-FEB-11

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