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| Brazil defender Dos Santos delighted with Mazembe move | |
BBC Sport - March 6, 2012 | |
 | It is not often that you hear of footballers from five-time world champions Brazil coming to Africa in search of fame and glory. So when TP Mazembe's new recruit Julio Cesar dos Santos says he chose to play on the continent because of a burning desire to win trophies, it is understandable to question his ambition. But the defender is deadly serious, craving success and convinced he is at the right club in Africa. |
| DR Congo's Government Resigns | |
ACP - March 6, 2012 | |
 | Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito tendered his resignation to President Joseph Kabila on Tuesday. The procedural move will allow President Kabila to form a new government following the Nov. 28 presidential and parliamentary elections, Mr. Muzito told reporters after the meeting. |
| $70 Million in Congo Mining Revenue Untraceable, Investigators Say | |
VOA News - March 5, 2012 | |
 | Anti-corruption investigators say they cannot trace more than $70 million that mining companies claim to have paid to the government. The gap between what mining companies pay and what Congo's government should receive may be far greater than the tens of millions unaccounted for, a report says. |
| Congo Brazzaville munitions dump blasts 'kill scores' | |
BBC News - March 4, 2012 | |
 | At least 200 people are reported to have been killed following huge explosions at an arms dump in Congo's capital Brazzaville. The force of the blasts was felt several miles away in the city of Kinshasa, across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Can 2013: Away wins for Cape Verde, DR Congo | |
Cafonline.com - February 29, 2012 | |
 | Cape Verde and DR Congo boosted their chances of reaching the final round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with victories away from home in the first leg qualifiers of the first round on Wednesday. Cape Verde humbled fellow islanders Madagascar 4-0 in Antananarivo whilst the Leopards of DR Congo were simply too strong for Seychelles managing a similar scoreline at the Stade de L' Unitê. |
| 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. |
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