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| SADC leaders to meet on Zimbabwe current crisis | |
Xinhua - November 5, 2009 | |
 | The SADC Troika on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation will hold a summit in Maputo on Thursday, mainly to discuss the current crisis in Zimbabwe. SADC Executive Secretary Tomas Salomao told the reporters in Maputo on Wednesday that the three major players in Zimbabwean politics, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Deputy Prime Minister Arthud Mutambara, and President Robert Mugabe, will attend the meeting. |
| DR Congo says 14,419 refugees repatriated from Zambia in 2009 | |
Xinhua - November 4, 2009 | |
 | The National Commission for Refugees of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Tuesday in Kinshasa that out of the expected number of 18,549 Congolese refugees residing in Zambia, 14,419 were repatriated to the DRC in 2009. |
| Quiet preparations for Mazembe | |
BBC News - November 4, 2009 | |
 | TP Mazembe are aiming to become African champions for the first time since 1968, and they are in a strong position after their narrow defeat in Owerri. Meanwhile, Heartland are expected to arrive in Lubumbashi on Thursday. |
| Human Rights Watch Chalks New Allegations Against Congo, Rwanda Troops | |
Congo News Agency - November 3, 2009 | |
 | Four days after Congo Government spokesman Lambert Mende lambasted Human Rights Watch about what he called “exaggerated” allegations on the situation in eastern Congo and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) military operation (Kimia II) against the Rwandan Hutu militia (FDLR), the NGO responded with new allegations against the FARDC and their Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) allies in another operation (Umoja Wetu) against the FDLR earlier this year. |
| UN mission in DR Congo confirms improvement of situation | |
Xinhua - November 3, 2009 | |
 | The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has confirmed the improvement of the situation in the conflict-stricken central African country, especially in its unstable east. |
| DR Congo in better situation but still in aftermath of insecurity | |
Xinhua - November 2, 2009 | |
 | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered into a decisive phase in the process of reconstruction and democratization, but the government still has much to do to get rid of insecurity. In a recent press release, Congolese Defense Minister Charles Muando Nsimba announced the operation initiated by the armed forces FARDC and the UN mission MONUC to combat Rwandan rebels and other insurgents were on the right track with positive results. |
| Mazembe gain first leg advantage | |
BBC News - November 1, 2009 | |
 | DR Congo side TP Mazembe have put themselves in a great position to lift the Champions League despite going down 2-1 away to Nigerian club Heartland in the first leg of the final on Sunday. |
| Government Spokesman Blasts Human Rights Watch, NGOs, on Eastern Congo Reports | |
Congo News Agency - November 1, 2009 | |
 | During a press conference on Thursday in Kinshasa, Government spokesman Lambert Mende blasted what he called an “avalanche of corrosive reports being poured lately” by NGOs about the situation in eastern Congo. “Those who are always telling others what to do, as if they know the Democratic Republic of Congo better than the Congolese themselves”, are suffering from “the illusion of immediate knowledge” that usually affects “amateur ethnologists”, he said. |
| President Jacob Zuma to Co-Chair the 6th SA-DRC Bi-National Summit in Pretoria | |
dfa.gov.za - October 30, 2009 | |
 | South African President Jacob Zuma will, on 30 October 2009, co-chair the SA-DRC Bi- National Summit with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart, President Joseph Kabila at the Presidential Guest House in Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma will be supported by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and 11 other Government Ministers and Senior Officials. |
| Heartland, Mazembe clash rescheduled for Nov. 1 | |
CAF - October 26, 2009 | |
 | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the schedule for Orange CAF Champions League first leg involving Heartland FC (Nigeria) and T.P. Mazembe (DR Congo) for Sunday, November 1st at Owerri, Nigeria. |
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