Fabien Kalala Shambuyi

Online/New Media by rochekellyJanuary 16, 2012January 19, 2012

Ottawa man trapped in Congo back home

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/01/16/ottawa-man-trapped-in-congo-back-home Fabien Kalala Shambuyi barely made it through the international arrivals exit before he was swarmed by elated family and friends at the Ottawa Airport Monday evening. The Ottawa man trapped in the Congo since just before Christmas was showered with hugs, kisses, and flowers. An exhausted Shambuyi wants to “be with my […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJanuary 10, 2012January 11, 2012

Man has his passport back: Feds

An Ottawa man walked out of a courthouse in the Democratic Republic of Congo a free man Tuesday, only to be told the Canadian government was refusing to release his passport. “I was really shocked,” a frustrated Fabien Kalala Shambuyi told the Sun via telephone from the Congo Tuesday. But a few hours later, a […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyJanuary 1, 2012January 2, 2012

No easy exit from Congo

An Ottawa man’s release from prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo could be short-lived — he may be behind bars again in a matter of days. “He’s not coming home,” family friend Henriette Yakibonge told the Sun on Sunday. “He doesn’t have his passport, he doesn’t have any money. He’s afraid of what’s going […]

Online/New Media by rochekellyDecember 29, 2011December 30, 2011

Ottawa man behind bars in Congo

An Ottawa man is behind bars in the Congo because of his close ties with that country’s opposition leader, according to his family, who is fearing for his life. Fabien Kalala Shambuyi, 24, was supposed to return home for Christmas and got arrested at the Kinshasa airport and thrown in jail, said his brother, Eric […]