Sunday, May 26, 2013
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| Opposition Supporters Step Up Attacks on Congolese Officials Abroad | |
Radio Okapi - February 28, 2012 | |
 | Congolese opposition supporters calling themselves “fighters” have intensified attacks against Congolese officials travelling abroad. Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi is the latest in a string of officials who have come under attack from the so-called “Patriots-Combatants”. |
| Tshisekedi Leaves 'House Arrest' to Meet German Ambassador | |
Radio Okapi - February 27, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi left his home for the first time on Friday since being put under “house arrest”, his spokesman Albert Moleka told Radio Okapi. Mr. Tshisekedi and his wife, Marthe, went to the residence of the German Ambassador in Kinshasa, where they were invited to dinner. |
| Lomana LuaLua to return for DR Congo says coach Le Roy | |
BBC Sport - February 23, 2012 | |
 | DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy says he expects striker Lomana LuaLua to return to the national team. The Blackpool star had stopped playing for the Leopards, but changed his mind after a personal request from the coach. He expects him to be part of the squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Seychelles next week. |
| Kabila Is Open to Dialogue with Tshisekedi, Government Spokesman Says | |
ACP - February 22, 2012 | |
 | Information Minister Lambert Mende told a news conference on Tuesday that the door for dialogue with opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi remains open. “Mr. Tshisekedi is a valid spokesman for the opposition and its most important leader,” Mr. Mende said. However, he deplored the fact that Mr. Tshisekedi’s party, the UDPS, has asked its newly-elected Members of Parliament to boycott the body or risk being expelled. |
| TP Mazembe Players Play Key Roles as Zambia Wins Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - February 12, 2012 | |
 | Zambia has won the Africa Cup of Nations by beating favorites Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties to bring the trophy back to Southern Africa sixteen years after South Africa won the premier continental football championship. After TP Mazembe's Rainford Kalaba missed his penalty kick, another TP Mazembe player, Stopilla Sunzu, scored to win it all for the Chipolopolo. |
| Kabila's Senior Advisor Katumba Mwanke Dies in Plane Crash | |
Radio Okapi - February 12, 2012 | |
 | A private jet belonging to former Katanga Province governor Katumba Mwanke crashed at 1pm on Sunday near the airport of Bukavu, South Kivu Province. According to state radio and television broadcaster RTNC, Katumba Mwanke, the pilot, and the copilot were killed. |
| Cardinal Monsengwo to Lead Annual Spiritual Exercises in the Vatican | |
Congo News Agency - February 11, 2012 | |
 | Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo has been invited by Pope Benedict XVI to lead this year’s Lenten exercises in the Vatican. The Congolese Conference of Catholic Bishops announced on Friday that Cardinal Monsengwo will preach to the Pope and the Roman Curia during the weeklong spiritual exercises. |
| Kabila's Party Loses Seats in Parliament, Increasing Reliance on Allies | |
Congo News Agency - February 3, 2012 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila’s party, the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), and its allies will hold a majority of seats in the new parliament, according to the results of the Nov. 28 parliamentary elections published by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday. |
| Tshisekedi's Call for General Strike Largely Ignored | |
Congo News Agency - January 31, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi's call for a general strike beginning Monday around the Democratic Republic of Congo has largely been ignored. Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental Province, was the only major city in the country to experience major disruptions on Monday as most schools and businesses remained closed. |
| Tshisekedi Says He Will Form His Government Next Week | |
Congo News Agency - January 21, 2012 | |
 | Etienne Tshisekedi announced during a press conference on Friday that he was “officially assuming his functions as the head of state elected by the people.” Mr. Tshisekedi has rejected the results published by the electoral commission and upheld by the Supreme Court declaring Mr. Kabila the winner of the Nov. 28 presidential election. |
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