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| U.S. Tells Rwanda to Remove Its Military Personel From Eastern Congo | |
Congo News Agency - July 23, 2013 | |
 | The United States has called on Rwanda to stop all support to the M23 rebels a day after Human Rights Watch published new evidence that Rwanda continues to support the rebels in their campaign of terror across the border in eastern Congo. |
| Claims that threat to Congo Basin forest is waning are misleading | |
Global Witness - July 22, 2013 | |
 | Claims that the deforestation threat to the Congo Basin is diminishing are seriously misleading, says Global Witness. A new study published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society states that deforestation has slowed as “controlled timber management” schemes have taken effect and agricultural expansion into forests has slowed. |
| M23 Rebels Kill, Rape Civilians in Eastern Congo: Human Rights Watch | |
Human Rights Watch - July 22, 2013 | |
 | M23 rebels have summarily executed at least 44 people and raped at least 61 women and girls since March 2013 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Local residents and rebel deserters reported recent forced recruitment of men and boys by the M23 in both Rwanda and Congo. |
| Deforestation Slows in Congo Basin | |
VOA News - July 22, 2013 | |
 | Tree loss in the Congo Basin rainforest is slowing down, according to a new study published Monday. The Congo Basin rainforest is the world's second largest, after the Amazon, and scientists say the study is good news for the global environment. |
| M23 Rebels in Disarray in Eastern Congo, Says Government Spokesman | |
Radio Okapi - July 19, 2013 | |
 | Lambert Mende said that the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda were in disarray in North Kivu province. He warned, however, that “winning a battle does not mean winning the war” and called on the military to continue to fight to win the war. |
| 120 M23 Rebels Killed in East, Government Says | |
VOA News - July 15, 2013 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo says its forces have killed 120 rebels and captured another dozen in fighting in North Kivu province. Government spokesman Lambert Mende said Monday that about 10 army soldiers have died in the fighting north of Goma, the provincial capital. |
| DR Congo Eases Process for Starting a New Business | |
L'Avenir - June 3, 2013 | |
 | Prime Minister Matata Ponyo has inaugurated the new one-stop agency for entrepreneurs who want to start a new business. The head of the new agency said that its offices across the country will streamline the process of creating a new business, which used to take months, to a maximum of 3 business days. |
| Orlando Pirates progress at Mazembe's expense | |
Cafonline.com - May 5, 2013 | |
 | South African champions Orlando Pirates have advanced to the group stage of the Orange CAF Champions League for the first time since 2006. The Buccaneers, winners of the premier continental club championship in 1995 achieved the feat at the expense of TP Mazembe of DR Congo. |
| TP Mazembe aim to conquer Africa with a new-look team | |
Kennedy Gondwe/BBC Sport - April 15, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo giants TP Mazembe look like a team that will yet again pose a threat in this year's African Champions League. The four-time African club champions have recruited one Ugandan, a Zambian, five Ghanaian and three Malian players as they aim to conquer the continent again this year. |
| UN Security Council approves intervention force to target armed groups in DR Congo | |
UN News Centre - March 28, 2013 | |
 | The Security Council today authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in DR Congo. The intervention brigade will carry out targeted offensive operations, with or without the Congolese national army, against armed groups that threaten peace in the eastern part of DRC. |
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