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| Gold smugglers charged in Kenyan court | |
BBC News - May 12, 2011 | |
 | Three suspected gold smugglers from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been charged with fraud in a Kenyan court. Their names appear on a list of DR Congo's 15 most-wanted gold smugglers, accused of stealing 2.5 tonnes of gold between July 2010 and February 2011. |
| TP Mazembe reach Champions League group stage | |
BBC Sport - May 8, 2011 | |
 | Reigning champions TP Mazembe edged through to the group stage of the Champions League on Sunday. The DR Congo side beat Morocco's Wydad Casablanca 2-0 in the third round, second-leg game at home in Lubumbashi. This means they reach the group phase of the continent's flagship club tournament, 2-1 on aggregate. |
| Champions League test for Mazembe | |
BBC Sport - May 6, 2011 | |
 | African champions TP Mazembe face the first serious examination of their Champions League hat-trick dream this weekend in a must-win clash. The 'Crows' must use home advantage to overcome a 1-0 loss at Wydad Casablanca of Morocco if they are to reach the last eight, and the league phase, of the competition. |
| The Electoral Dilemma | |
International Crisis Group - May 5, 2011 | |
 | The latest report from the International Crisis Group examines the circumstances under which the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing for its second set of democratic elections. |
| Minister Sacked over Boat Accidents | |
Radio Okapi - May 4, 2011 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila has sacked Minister of Transportation Laure-Marie Kawanda after two boat accidents left dozens killed and others missing in a span of a little over a week. Government spokesman Lambert Mende said that Kawanda was ultimately accountable for the negligence in the sector that led to the accidents. |
| U.S. service members, Congo military quick-responders make final push to exercise finale | |
Tech. Sgt. John Orrell | AFNS - May 3, 2011 | |
 | After a week of classroom training, during MEDLITE 11, U.S. service members, along with members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo armed forces quick-response force, or UMIR, began training May 2 here on a C-130 Hercules. |
| Germany: Groundbreaking Trial for Congo War Crimes | |
Human Rights Watch - May 2, 2011 | |
 | The trial of two Rwandan rebel leaders arrested in Germany for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo makes the world a smaller place for suspected war criminals, Human Rights Watch said today. |
| Presidential Election to Be Held on November 28 | |
Congo News Agency - May 1, 2011 | |
 | Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on November 28, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Pastor Daniel Ngoy Mulunda, announced during a news conference on Saturday in Kinshasa. |
| Etienne Tshisekedi Rallies Supporters in Kinshasa | |
Congo News Agency - April 24, 2011 | |
 | At least 50,000 people attended veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi first big rally in Kinshasa on Sunday, ahead of the presidential election due later this year. Many more supporters were refused entry to the packed Stade Tata Raphael. |
| Opposition Party Ousts Leader Ahead of Elections | |
Julia Ritchey | VOA News - April 21, 2011 | |
 | The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of Congo is in disarray after firing its leader, making it even more difficult to mount a challenge against President Joseph Kabila in upcoming elections. |
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