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| Enyele rebels enter major city in Equateur province | |
Xinhua - April 4, 2010 | |
 | Enyele rebels entered the capital of Equateur province in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on Sunday, according to provincial government sources. The insurgents of the Enyele tribe entered the city of Mbandaka by force and took the local airport, the sources reported. |
| Mazembe, Esperance, Ahly advance in Champions League | |
BBC Sports - April 3, 2010 | |
 | Reigning African club champions TP Mazembe are through to the third round of the African Champions League after 2-0 home win over APR of Rwanda. TP Mazembe had gone into the match with a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Kigali a fortnight ago. But striker Tresor Mputu Mabi was on form, scoring both goals for the hosts who played the match in the country's capital Kinshasa. |
| UN mission in DR Congo vows continued support for army | |
Xinhua - March 24, 2010 | |
 | The special representative of the UN secretary general in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Alan Doss, confirmed on Tuesday in Kinshasa the continued support of the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUC) for the Congolese armed forces (FARDC). |
| UN Security Council holds small arms flow to Central Africa under microscope | |
Xinhua - March 20, 2010 | |
 | As the most profitable market for arms smugglers, it comes as no surprise that Africa suffers the largest number of causalities from conflict, the United Nations chief of drugs and crime told the Security Council on Friday. |
| DRC make winning CHAN start | |
BBC News - March 14, 2010 | |
 | Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) holders DR Congo began the defence of their title with an impressive 2-1 qualifying win over Gabon in Libreville on Saturday. Two goals from TP Mazembe midfielder Alain Kaluyituka Dioko helped the Leopards to secure the important first round, first leg away victory. |
| Tresor Mputu named Best African Player on the continent | |
Cafonline.com - March 12, 2010 | |
| Tresor Mputu, nicknamed the “Treasure of Congolese football” came out tops in the category dedicated to footballers playing on the continent judging by his performances for his club, T. P. Mazembe in the Orange CAF Champions League and the DR Congo national team during the maiden edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) held in Cote d’Ivoire in March 2009. |
| UN, DR Congo discussing end to peacekeeping mission | |
BBC News - March 4, 2010 | |
 | The UN has begun talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo on withdrawing its peacekeeping mission - the biggest UN operation in the world. UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said his officials would take a month to assess how the pullout of 20,500 personnel could be carried out. The current mandate of the mission, known as Monuc, expires in May. |
| U.S. Special Forces Begin Training Congo Army Battalion | |
Congo News Agency - February 23, 2010 | |
 | The U.S. military command for Africa (Africom) has started training 1,000 Congolese troops in the eastern city of Kisangani. The $30 million training program is expected to last eight months. |
| SADC Council of Ministers Meeting in DRC for Budget Approval | |
SADC News - February 22, 2010 | |
 | The SADC Council of Ministers will be meeting at the Grand Hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2010 to consider the 2010/2011 SADC budget. |
| Great Lakes countries to hold economic meeting | |
Xinhua - February 17, 2010 | |
 | The French ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pierre Jacquemot, announced on Tuesday that there will be a meeting in June to mobilize funds for the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL) to support Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo. |
