Article: Allies help Kabila take initiative in Congo war.

Article: Congo Strikes Back Against Rebels; President Kabila ...
The Washington Post;  August 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... and had begun a steady and seemingly inevitable march on this capital city. Along the way, they took the Congo River port of Matadi, through which the country's food and oil supplies are imported. But Kabila rallied several other African nations to his ...

Article: Rebels suffer setback in push to topple Congo's President ...
AP Online;  August 24, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... are now in control of the oil port town of Muanda and the nearby town of Banana. Angolan reinforcements were moving toward Matadi, a vital Congo river port town 180 miles southwest of the capital, Kinshasa, the ministry official said. While the claims ...

Article: Congo Rebels Drive on Capital; Angola, Kenya, Other Nations ...
The Washington Post;  August 20, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Ngungu. The town fell after heavy fighting," Dioudonne Kabengele told the Reuters news service in the rebel-held port of Matadi. The claim could not be verified here in the capital. If true, it would be a major setback for Kabila, who sent thousands ...

Article: Kabila's Troops Take Key Matadi Port
Xinhua English Newswire;  May 22, 1997 ;     388 words ... ... today took over the seaport of Matadi, 400 km to the west of capital ... third largest country. "Matadi has just been liberated today ... capture of capital Kinshasa. Matadi, the last strategic point ... have just begun." He said president Kabila now can focus his attention ...

Article: President Kabila Ends China Visit
Xinhua English Newswire;  December 20, 1997 ;     296 words ... ... President Jiang Zemin held talks with President Kabila Thursday after presiding over a welcoming ... other issues of common interest. President Kabila started his China trip on December ... vice-minister of agriculture, saw President Kabila and his party off at the airport.

Article: President Kabila expected in Paris on July 16
Xinhua News Agency;  July 11, 2008 ;     591 words ...President Kabila expected in Paris on July 16 KINSHASA ... foreign ministry has announced. President Kabila, who will be preceded by his Foreign ... President Sarkozy's desire to see President Kabila in Paris was also reaffirmed in ...

Article: Secretary-General shocked by death of President ...
M2 Presswire;  January 19, 2001 ;     449 words ... ... Secretary-General shocked by death of President Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo ... condolences to the family of the late President Kabila as well as to the Government and the ... be derailed by the sudden death of President Kabila and that the political and security ...