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| Kivu provinces: MONUC redoubles efforts for the implementation of the Acts of Engagement for peace | |
MONUC - September 4, 2008 | |
 | At its weekly press conference of 3 September 2008, MONUC underlined that within the framework of the Amani Programme, it is essential that the Congolese armed groups in the Kivu provinces firmly remain “committed to the respect of the Acts which they signed. It is imperative that they implement it, and ensure that it is successful at all of it stages,” the UN mission insisted. |
| North-kivu border with Uganda closed | |
MISNA - September 4, 2008 | |
 | The capture of Laurent Nkunda's rebels by Congolese immigration officers is said to have provoked the closing of the border with Uganda, in Bunagana, by Congolese authorities said the local press. There had been reports that the army had also arrested several border agents, who were then released, last week during last week's clashes. |
| 'No survivors' in DR Congo crash | |
BBC News - September 2, 2008 | |
 | No-one appears to have survived a plane crash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the plane's operator says. The Beechcraft plane was carrying 15 passengers and two crew members when it crashed into a mountain near Bukavu, said the operator, Air Serv. |
| TP Mazembe stun Enyimba | |
BBC News - August 31, 2008 | |
 | DR Congo's TP Mazembe have inflicted a heavy 3-0 defeat on visiting Enyimba of Nigeria in Group B of the African Champions League. Defeat for the Lubumbashi side would have left them unable to make it through to the last four, but they kept the group wide open with a scintillating display. |
| Eastern DR Congo Quiet After Burst of Violence | |
VOA News - August 29, 2008 | |
 | Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's restive North Kivu province is said to be quiet Friday after the worst outbreak of violence there in months. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, U.N. officials are working to maintain a fragile cease-fire signed between the government in Congo Kinshasa and Tutsi rebels. |
| Prosecutors Ask for Death Penalty in Botheti Trial | |
Congo Planet - August 29, 2008 | |
 | Prosecutors have asked for the death penalty in the trial of the alleged killers of Kinshasa Member of Parliament Daniel Botheti. The former vice-president of the provincial assembly of Kinshasa was gunned down by armed men on July 6, 2008 as he was returning from a party. |
| France contributes one million euros to support the electoral process in the DRC | |
MONUC - August 28, 2008 | |
 | On 27 August 2008, the French government and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) signed an agreement for one million euros for the urban, municipal and local elections, planned for 2009. This contribution is on top of those received from the UNDP, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy and the European Commission. |
| DRC Doctors Resume Work Friday | |
VOA News - August 22, 2008 | |
 | State Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to resume work today (Friday) after President Joseph Kabila's government signed an agreement promising to address their concerns. |
| Zambia's president dies in France | |
BBC News - August 19, 2008 | |
 | Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa has died in a Paris hospital after suffering a stroke in June. He was 59. Vice-President Rupiah Banda, who is expected to take over as acting leader, made the announcement on state TV. |
| 28th SADC summit concludes with launch of FTA | |
XINHUA - August 18, 2008 | |
 | The 28th summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) concluded here Sunday with the launch of the Free Trade Area (FTA). The review of the political situation in the region and the launch of FTA dominated the agenda of the two-day summit. |
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