The challenges facing the people and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be the topic of a hearing entitled “Resolving the Political Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” set to be held Thursday by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), chairman of the House subcommittee on Africa and global human rights.
“The government of Joseph Kabila delayed the required 2016 presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in which he was forbidden by the constitution to run for reelection. Since then, his government has continued to bog down preparations for an election to replace him, which now is being predicted for no earlier than 2019,” said Smith. “This hearing is intended to gather suggestions from the State Department, USAID and private sector witnesses on how to overcome the current transition stalemate in the DRC.”
Who: Chairman Smith (NJ-04), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; other members of the Committee, and:
Witnesses:
The Honorable Donald Yamamoto
Acting Assistant Secretary
Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Cheryl Anderson
Acting Assistant Administrator
Bureau for Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development
Mvemba Dizolele
Professorial Lecturer in African Studies
School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
Fred Bauma
Representative
La Lutte pour le Changement
Severine Autesserre
Professor of Political Science
Barnard College
Columbia University
Ida Sawyer
Central Africa Director
Human Rights Watch
What: House hearing with State Dept., USAID and NGOs on the political crisis in the DRC.
When: Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017 9 AM
Where: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172 (first floor)
