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In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee

VOA News - November 5, 2012

In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With CoffeeA cooperative in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is giving Congolese coffee exports a fresh start. The co-op is trying to do the same for former rebels and soldiers. They are being encouraged to make a better and safer living from coffee.
Gunmen attack anti-rape doctor Denis Mukwege

BBC News - October 26, 2012

Doctor Denis MukwegeUnknown gunmen have tried to kill a Congolese doctor widely praised for his work helping rape victims, he has told the BBC. When asked whether he had been targeted because of his work, Denis Mukwege noted that the attackers had not asked for any money.
Widespread abuse of logging permits opens up Congo's forests to more destruction

Global Witness - October 25, 2012

Logging in DR CongoIndustrial logging companies and officials are systematically abusing community logging permits in order to bypass the Democratic Republic of Congo’s freeze on new logging concessions, says a new report by Global Witness.
DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy to draw on Ghana experience

BBC Sport - October 25, 2012

Claude Le RoyDR Congo coach Claude LeRoy will use his experience as a former coach of Ghana to gain an edge when the sides meet in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. The teams were placed together in Group B, along with Niger and Mali, for the tournament in South Africa. And LeRoy, who led Ghana from 2006-2008, believes his knowledge of the Black Stars might have them worried.
Mazembe's Comeback Season Ends in Semis

Congo News Agency - October 20, 2012

TP Mazembe's Nathan Sinkala during Champions League game against EsperanceTP Mazembe's quest for a fifth Champions League title will have to wait for another season. The Crows conceded a narrow 1-0 loss to holders Esperance of Tunis on Saturday, but that was all the home team needed to advance after a scoreless draw in the first leg in Lubumbashi.
UN Security Council condemns 'any and all outside support' to M23 rebels

UN News Centre - October 19, 2012

Amb. Gert Rosenthal of Guatemala presides over the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)“The Security Council calls upon all countries in the region to condemn the M23, as well as other armed groups, and to cooperate actively with the Congolese authorities in disarming and demobilizing the M23 as well as other armed groups and dismantling the M23 parallel administration,” said in a presidential statement.
DR Congo Qualify for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Congo News Agency - October 14, 2012

DR Congo's Leopards faced Equatorial Guinea's Nzalang in Kinshasa on 9.9.2012DR Congo's national football team have qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations despite losing 2-1 to Equatorial Guinea's Nzalang Nacional in Malabo on Sunday. Coach Claude LeRoy's men had secured a 4-0 win during the first leg in Kinshasa. They advance 5-2 on aggregate.
50/50 Chance of Winning for Esperance and Mazembe, Coaches Say

Congo News Agency - October 9, 2012

Esperance coach Nabil Maloul and TP Mazembe coach Lamine N'DiayeThe second leg match between Tunisia's Esperance and DR Congo's Mazembe in Tunis will be a 50/50 affair. That is the assessment of Esperance coach Nabil Maloul after his side held Mazembe to a goalless draw in the first leg of the Orange CAF Champions League semifinals played in Lubumbashi on Sunday. Mazembe coach Lamine N'Diaye agreed.
TP Mazembe, Esperance Draw 0-0 in Champions League Semifinals

Congo News Agency - October 7, 2012

TP Mazembe play Esperance of Tunis in CAF Champions League DR Congo’s TP Mazembe faced a stifling defense from holders Esperance in the first leg of their CAF Champions League semifinals on Sunday. The Crows, playing at home in Lubumbashi, controlled possession most of the game but could not break past the Red and Yellow defense and occasions to score were far and few between.
At high-level meeting, Ban urges political solution to crisis in eastern DR Congo

UN News Service - September 27, 2012

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Democratic Republic of CongoStressing the need to end the suffering caused by the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has uprooted over 300,000 civilians since earlier this year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an urgent and peaceful resolution based on dialogue.



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