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| Senate Votes on Constitutional Amendments | |
Congo News Agency - January 14, 2011 | |
 | The Senate voted on Thursday on a bill that will amend the Constitution to limit future presidential elections to a single round of voting and increase presidential powers. Of 81 senators present during the vote, 71 voted for the bill, with 1 voting against and 9 abstaining. Opposition senators boycotted the vote. |
| China, DR Congo see great potentials for further cooperation | |
Xinhua - January 13, 2011 | |
 | Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu met in Kinshasa on Wednesday with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo with both saying that there are great potentials for further cooperation between the two countries. |
| Opposition MPs Walk Out Vote on Constitutional Amendment | |
Congo News Agency - January 12, 2011 | |
 | Opposition MPs walked out in protest on Tuesday before a vote on a controversial bill that, if approved, will amend the Constitution to limit presidential elections to just one round of voting and increase presidential powers. |
| Opposition Mounts Against Proposed Change to Electoral Law | |
Congo News Agency - January 10, 2011 | |
 | The leaders of the main opposition parties met in Kinshasa on Sunday and vowed to put up a united front against a government proposal to limit presidential elections to just one round of voting. |
| DR Congo Decries Loss of Favored US Trade Status | |
VOA News - December 22, 2010 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo is criticizing the loss of its status as a favored U.S. trading partner. An order from President Barack Obama Tuesday stripped the DRC of its status as a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. |
| TP Mazembe Return Home to Heroes' Welcome | |
Congo News Agency - December 19, 2010 | |
 | TP Mazembe returned home to a heroes' welcome on Sunday evening as thousands of fans streamed the streets of Lubumbashi to greet the team. The fans were grateful for an epic year in which the DR Congo side made history by becoming the first team from outside Europe or South America to reach the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and the first to successfully defend its Africa Champions League title twice. |
| Eto'o leads award winners, Kaluyituka awarded Silver Ball | |
Fifa.com - December 18, 2010 | |
 | Samuel Eto’o’s status as one of the world’s foremost footballers was strengthened this evening when he was named as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010's oustanding player. Dioko Kaluyituka and Andres D'Alessandro were also honoured with the adidas Silver and Bronze Balls respectively. |
| Inter Milan defeats TP Mazembe to win FIFA Club World Cup | |
Fifa.com - December 18, 2010 | |
 | FC Internazionale Milano have won the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010, maintaining Europe’s recent stranglehold on the title with a convincing 3-0 win over TP Mazembe Englebert at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City Stadium. |
| Kaluyituka: We're not here by accident | |
Fifa.com - December 17, 2010 | |
 | Alain Kaluyituka may not yet be a household name outside his home continent, but keen observers of African football have been aware of his goalscoring exploits for TP Mazembe Englebert for some time now. However, given the rate at which the Congolese forward’s star is rising, it may not be long before he is a household name the world over. |
| Fifa boss Sepp Blatter hails TP Mazembe feat | |
BBC Sport - December 17, 2010 | |
 | Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says TP Mazembe's place in the Club World Cup final shows how Africa is progressing. "Mazembe is going to write a new page of football history [on Saturday], with an African team in the final for the first time," he said. |
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