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| 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. |
| Reigning Champions TP Mazembe purchase a second plane | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 19, 2011 | |
 | Reigning African Champions TP Mazembe have started preparing for a come-back to continental football by purchasing a second plane. The MD-83 model with 140 seats landed in Lubumbashi on Sunday. Club chairman Moise Katumbi told the media that purchasing a second one was in line with their ambition to become the continent's greatest club. |
| Kabila's Record 'Negative', Says Former Ally Vital Kamerhe | |
Le Potentiel | Radio Okapi - September 17, 2011 | |
 | Former Speaker of the National Assembly Vital Kamerhe says President Kabila was not truthful about the state of the country on Wednesday, when he laid out his plans for the next five years and touted his record in a speech broadcasted live on national television. |
| Rwandan Rebel Leader Faces ICC on War Crimes Charges | |
VOA News - September 16, 2011 | |
 | A former Rwandan rebel leader has appeared before the International Criminal Court facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, told The Hague court that Mbarushimana represented the “respectable public face” of the FDLR, a Rwandan Hutu rebel group that attacked civilians in Congo's North and South Kivu provinces in 2009. |
| Eleven Candidates to Run for President | |
ACP - September 15, 2011 | |
 | The Independent National Electoral Commission released Thursday night the provisional list of candidates in the November 28 presidential election. The INEC approved the applications of Jean Andeka Djamba, Adam Bombole, Joseph Kabila, Nicéphore Kakese Malela, Vital Kamerhe, Oscar Kashala, Leon Kengo wa Dondo, Mbusa Nyamwisi, Zanga Mobutu, Josue Mukendi, and Etienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba. |
| Kabila Makes Re-Election Pitch in Speech to the Nation | |
ACP - September 15, 2011 | |
 | Seeking a second term in office in November, President Joseph Kabila pledged to make the Democratic Republic of Congo an emerging country on Wednesday during a speech to the nation in Kingakati, east of Kinshasa, attended by members of his political family. |
| Mbokani to rejoin DR Congo squad after coach lifts ban | |
Patrice Citera | BBC Sport - September 9, 2011 | |
 | DR Congo coach Claude LeRoy has said that he will recall Anderlecht striker Dieumerci Mbokani to the national team. LeRoy's predecessor Robert Nouzaret, who resigned last week, had vowed that Mbokani would never play for the national team as long as he was coach. |
| Tensions Rise as Tshisekedi Enters Presidential Race | |
Congo News Agency - September 6, 2011 | |
 | One person was reported killed on Tuesday in Kinshasa after police fired live ammunition to disperse a protest by members of the UDPS. The unrest came a day after Etienne Tshisekedi, the leader of the UDPS, registered as a presidential candidate for the November election. |
| Leopards to Miss 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | |
Congo News Agency - September 4, 2011 | |
 | The Leopards will miss next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals following a 2-0 loss to Senegal on Saturday in Dakar. The loss leaves the Leopards in third place in Group E with 7 points. With only one game left to play, they can no hope to qualify as one of the two best runner-ups who will join the winners of each group. |
| DR Congo growth above 7 percent in 2010 - IMF | |
International Monetary Fund - September 3, 2011 | |
 | "Macroeconomic performance was strong in 2010. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth was above 7 percent, inflation fell to below 10 percent for the first time in several years, and the external position improved," says the International Monetary Fund. |
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