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| TP Mazembe back in Champions League | |
BBC Sport - October 17, 2011 | |
 | Holders TP Mazembe will return to the African Champions League next season after winning the DR Congo league. Mazembe beat Motema Pembe 2-0 on Sunday to open up a four-point lead at the top of the table with just one match left. |
| Obama Sends Troops to Help Fight the LRA | |
The White House | Office of the Press Secretary - October 14, 2011 | |
 | "I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of Joseph Kony from the battlefield. I believe that deploying these U.S. Armed Forces furthers U.S. national security interests and foreign policy and will be a significant contribution toward counter-LRA efforts in central Africa," President Barack Obama wrote to the U.S. Congress on Friday. |
| Elections Will Be Held on Time - INEC | |
ACP - October 10, 2011 | |
 | The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, confirmed Sunday night that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled on November 28 this year. “After the 2006 elections, we have to get our people accustomed to a 5-year electoral cycle,” he said. |
| UN advises prudent use of abundant resources to spur development | |
UN News Centre - October 10, 2011 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of the Congo has the capacity to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently, according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today. |
| The Government Will Ensure Peaceful Elections, Says Spokesman | |
ACP - October 6, 2011 | |
 | The Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende, said on Wednesday that the government will ensure peace and security during the upcoming elections. “We have all the resources we need to ensure peaceful elections,” Mr. Mende told reporters during a press conference in Kinshasa. |
| Jean-Pierre Bemba Could Be Kingmaker in DR Congo Presidential Election | |
Congo News Agency - September 30, 2011 | |
 | The former DR Congo Vice-President, who lost the second round of the 2006 presidential elections to President Joseph Kabila, remains a political force to be reckoned with. His support is actively being sought by opposition candidates running for president in this year’s one-round presidential election. |
| 19,497 Candidates to Run for 500 Seats in Parliament | |
ACP - September 26, 2011 | |
 | 19,497 candidates will be running for the November 28 parliamentary elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Friday during its weekly press briefing. Kinshasa has the largest number of candidates with 5734. |
| DR Congo Has Returned to Peace, Kabila Tells UN General Assembly | |
Congo News Agency - September 23, 2011 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of Congo was going through a pivotal moment in its history with the organization of its second democratic elections, after those of 2006, and the return of peace all throughout the country. |
| Youssouf Mulumbu retires from international football | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 22, 2011 | |
 | Youssouf Mulumbu has announced his retirement from international football to concentrate on his career with his English club West Bromwich Albion. Fecofa confirmed it had received a letter from Mulumbu about his future. "It is with regret that I write to let you know about my decision to withdraw definitively from international football with immediate effect," he wrote. |
| Kabila's Election Speech Leads to Judges' Strike | |
Congo News Agency - September 20, 2011 | |
 | Judges across the country say they will remain on strike until they start getting paid the $1,600 President Joseph Kabila claimed they earn each month in his speech to the nation last Wednesday. The judges say they were stunned to hear President Kabila tout their seemingly high salary as one of his accomplishments during the last five years. |
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