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| Ugandan army withdraws from DR Congo | |
XINHUA - March 15, 2009 | |
 | The first batch of about 400 Ugandan soldiers withdrawing from the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) arrived at Entebbe airport on Sunday evening, marking the end of a three month joint military operation to hunt down Ugandan rebels. |
| Ugandan army begins Congo pullout | |
BBC News - March 15, 2009 | |
 | Uganda has begun withdrawing soldiers sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo in December to pursue Lord's Resistance Army rebels. They have been engaged in a joint operation alongside DR Congo government forces and south Sudanese forces to end brutal LRA attacks on civilians. |
| Determination pays for DRC coach | |
BBC News - March 9, 2009 | |
 | DR Congo coach Muntumbile Santos says that triumph at the African Nations Championship came as a result of sheer determination. The surprise 2-0 victory over Ghana in Sunday's final came just three weeks after Santos had threatened to quit the team, as he did not have a contract with the national federation. |
| DR Congo Leopards win first African Nations Championship (CHAN) | |
AFP/FIFA - March 8, 2009 | |
 | Democratic Republic of Congo shocked Ghana 2-0 to win the maiden African Nations Championship final. Dioko Kaluyituka put the Leopards ahead one minute into the second half at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in the Ivory Coast economic capital and Mbenza Bedi added a second on 76 minutes. It was the first triumph for DR Congo in an African Football Confederation (CAF) national team competition since defeating Zambia 2-0 in a replay of the 1974 Nations Cup final in Cairo. |
| DR Congo lift CHAN trophy | |
BBC News - March 8, 2009 | |
 | The DR Congo beat Ghana 2-0 to win the inaugural African Nations Championship in Abidjan on Sunday. The final - a repeat of last Sunday's group B encounter - was settled by second half goals from Dioko Kaluyituka and Bedi Mbenza. |
| Ghana and DRC in to CHAN final | |
BBC News - March 5, 2009 | |
 | DR Congo and Ghana will meet in Abidjan in Sunday's final of the first-ever African Nations Championship. Ghana were the first team into the final after beating Senegal on penalties in the Ivorian city of Bouake, while in Abidjan DR Congo beat Zambia 2-1. |
| Rwanda troops withdraw from Congo | |
BBC News - February 25, 2009 | |
 | Thousands of Rwandan troops have started to leave Democratic Republic of Congo five weeks after they crossed the border to attack Hutu rebels. A ceremony has been held in the main eastern Congolese city of Goma, to mark their withdrawal. |
| SADC standby forces ready to intervene in DR Congo, Madagascar | |
XINHUA - February 23, 2009 | |
 | The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby Brigade is ready to intervene in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and Madagascar in order to restore peace and stability in the two countries, Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Monday. |
| Signs of Progress Reported in Congo Peace Negotiations | |
VOA News - February 23, 2009 | |
 | Negotiators between the Congolese government and a rebel group in the country's east have reached a preliminary agreement, after talks in the eastern town of Goma. Neither side has released details of the discussion, which would only set the stage for future peace negotiations. |
| DR Congo says foreign troops to pull back | |
XINHUA - February 22, 2009 | |
 | Rwanda, Uganda and southern Sudan will withdraw their troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) next week after joint operations against insurgency in the war-torn central African country, the government announced here on Saturday. |
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