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| Muzito Signs $42 million Loan Agreement with India for Kakobola Dam | |
ACP - August 5, 2010 | |
 | Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito signed a $42 million loan agreement with India on Thursday for the construction of the Kakobola dam in Bandundu Province. The Indian ambassador to the DRC, Devendra Srivastava, hailed the excellent state of relations between Congo and India, as demonstrated with the funding for the Kakobola dam and two other projects worth $33.5 million to build water supplies to rural areas. |
| Kabila Signs Bill Creating New Electoral Commission | |
Congo News Agency - July 30, 2010 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila signed into law on Wednesday a bill replacing the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Like its predecessor, the INEC is tasked with the organization of the electoral process, including voter registration, maintaining the voter registry, counting of votes, and organization of referendums. |
| U.S. Financial Bill Will Require Disclosure on Conflict Minerals - Hillary Clinton | |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - July 22, 2010 | |
 | President Obama has now signed into law a measure that will require corporations to publicly disclose what they are doing to ensure that their products don't contain these minerals. The DRC has formally expressed its support for this law and has thanked both the executive and legislative branches of our government. This is one of several steps we are taking to stop this illicit and deadly trade. |
| President Kabila Pays Respects to Sange Victims | |
Congo News Agency - July 5, 2010 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila arrived in Bukavu on Monday morning and went straight from Kavumu airport to the bedsides of the victims of Friday night oil tanker explosion in Sange, who had been transferred to hospitals in the capital of South Kivu province. |
| Two Days of Mourning Declared after 235 Die from Oil Tanker Explosion | |
Congo News Agency - July 4, 2010 | |
 | President Jospeh Kabila has declared two days of mourning following the death of 235 people in an oil tanker truck explosion in eastern Congo. In a speech to the nation on Sunday, president Kabila said that the Congolese flag will fly at half-mast on Monday and Tuesday to honor the memory of those who lost their lives on Friday night in the town of Sange, near Uvira. |
| The United States seeks a new era of partnership with the DRC - Hillary Clinton | |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - June 30, 2010 | |
 | On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the occasion of your fiftieth anniversary of independence this June 30. |
| Congo Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Independence | |
Congo News Agency - June 30, 2010 | |
 | An impressive parade of the Congolese Armed Forces, the national police and civilians took place on Wednesday in Kinshasa, on the new Triumphal Boulevard, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s accession to national and internationally sovereignty. |
| UN chief arrives in DR Congo to attend events marking independence anniversary | |
UN News - June 29, 2010 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to take part in a gala dinner tonight in the capital, Kinshasa, which is being hosted by Joseph Kabila, the President of the DRC. He will also hold a bilateral meeting with Mr. Kabila and other heads of State during his visit. |
| Belgian King Arrives in Kinshasa for Congo's Independence Celebrations | |
ACP - June 28, 2010 | |
 | King Albert II arrived in Kinshasa on Monday to take part in the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence from Belgium. |
| DR Congo suspends police chief over Floribert Chebeya death | |
BBC News - June 6, 2010 | |
 | The head of police in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended following the death of a human rights activist, officials say. The police chief, John Numbi, is seen as a close ally of President Joseph Kabila. In a statement read out on television, Interior Minister Adolphe Lumanu said on Sunday that President Kabila was "determined that all light be shed" on Mr Chebeya's killing. |
