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Canada will attend at the ceremony of the DRC’s fiftieth anniversary.Monday 8th March 2010
Canada confirmed its participation in the ceremony of the fiftieth anniversary of the DRC’s independence, according to a statement from the ministry of International and regional cooperation.

DR Congo invited at the Tunisia-Africa forum in Tunis.Monday 8th March 2010
The Democratic Republic of Congo is invited to attend the next Forum Tunisia-Africa, which will be held next April in Tunis. The invitation was sent Friday to the Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda, by the Tunisian ambassador to DRC, Mr. Mohamed-A-Messaoud.

DRC - Women’s Day: We need meaningful changes in 2010.Monday 8th March 2010
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The international community celebrates this Monday, March 8, Women’s day. In DR Congo, the event is under the theme: "Progress for gender balance in Congo.

Agricultural mechanization: Joseph Kabila granted 700 tractors. Monday 8th March 2010
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The President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila made a donation of 700 tractors in all provinces of the Republic. Of the 75 tractors for the city of Kinshasa province, 47 have already been handed over to authorities of Kinshasa.

Work of artificial field at the Kenya Stadium in Lubumbashi has started.Friday 5th March 2010
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Mr. Claude Nyamugabo, Minister of Sport, gave earlier this week the launch of the implantation of the synthetic field on the playground of the sports complex of Kenya in Lubumbashi.

Employment: DRC signed cooperation agreement with Belgium.Friday 5th March 2010
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium in employment. The signing of a joint thereto between the two parties took place last Thursday, March 4, between Mobutu Nzanga and Joëlle Milquet. Respectively, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Labor and Welfare for the DRC and Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium in charge of Employment and Equal Opportunities. The signing of this agreement is a first in employment between Belgian and Congolese governments.

Army reform: The United States will form a new battalion.Friday 5th March 2010
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A new operation of the Congolese army, backed by the UN, against Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern DR Congo is underway for a week. The operation, named "LEO AMANI (peace now, in Swahili)," began February 26. It takes place around KIMWA and KINGE in the area south of KASHEBERE "in the province of North Kivu ( East), said in Kinshasa the spokesman for the UN Mission in DRC (Monuc), MADNODJE MOUNOUBAI.

Adolphe Muzito has discussed with Alain Le Roy on Monuc’s reconfiguration.Thursday 4th March 2010
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito has talked yesterday with Monuc officials, led by UN Secretary General in charge of operations of peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, at a working session during which both parties have made proposals on Monuc’s mandate in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Agricultural mechanization: Joseph Kabila granted 700 tractors.Thursday 4th March 2010
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Belgium will host a roundtable discussion between Belgian and Congolese entrepreneurs. Thursday 4th March 2010
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Employment and Immigration, Joëlle Milquet, said Wednesday in Kinshasa that Belgium would organize a roundtable between Belgian and Congolese entrepreneurs.

SADC council of ministers passed a budget of 66.012 million dollars for 2010-2011.Wednesday 3rd March 2010
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The SADC Council of Ministers (Southern Africa Development Community) has adopted for the period 2010-2011 a budget of 66.012 million U.S. dollars, showed the Congolese Minister of International Cooperation and Regional, Raymond TSHIBANDA, during a press briefing Friday at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa, at the close of the meetings of this institution, which took place on 25 and February 26 in Kinshasa.

Mobutu Nzanga and Joëlle Milquet "satisfied" with the progress made in INPP.Wednesday 3rd March 2010
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Labor and Welfare, Nzanga Mobutu and his Belgian counterpart, Joëlle Milquet, said they were "satisfied" with the vocational training provided by the National Institute of Vocational Preparation (INPP), during a working visit on Monday, 1 March 2010 in this public institution, located in Limete.

European countries to open soon "Schengen House" in Kinshasa.Wednesday 3rd March 2010
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Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium of Employment, responsible for migration policy and asylum, Ms. Joëlle Milquet, announced Tuesday the opening in Kinshasa of the “Schengen House” responsible for coordinating the granting of visas to members of the European Union (EU).

DR Congo is determined to install digital television.Wednesday 3rd March 2010
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The Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende Omalanga, said Tuesday that the government would implement soon the digital terrestrial television (DTT) for which the country is preparing for few years.

Belgian Defense Minister expected soon in Kinshasa.Friday 26th February 2010
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Pieter De Crem, Belgian Defense Minister, is expected in Kinshasa in March at the invitation of his Congolese counterpart Charles Mwando, Mr. Dominique DE STRUYE SWILANDE, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in the DRC told the press Thursday, after a meeting with the Congolese Minister of Defense.

SADC countries want to establish a single visa.Friday 26th February 2010
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The introduction of a single visa for all countries of the South African Development Community (SADC) is one of the goals of this community, said Thursday in Kinshasa, the Congolese minister of International Cooperation and Regional Raymond TSHIBANDA, and Executive Secretary of SADC, Tomaz Salome, in connection of the Council of Ministers of SADC, whose meetings were opened on the same day.

DRC: Operations of Electoral file revision to resume soon. Friday 26th February 2010
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The Independent Electoral Commission announced Thursday its decision to resume May 19, 2010, operations of electoral file revision in the second operational area which includes the provinces of Bas-Congo, Kasai Occidental, Katanga and Maniema.

Fruitful talks between Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito and Baroness Glenys Kinnock Wednesday 24th February 2010
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Relations between Rwanda and DR Congo, general election, sexual violence, tolerance zero, reform of the security sector are the main topics discussed Tuesday between Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito and British Minister of Foreign Affairs for Africa, Baroness Glenys Kinnock.

The Minister President of Wallonia and the French Community of Belgium ready to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the DRCWednesday 24th February 2010
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The Minister-President of Wallonia and the French Community of Belgium Rudy Demotte said Monday he planned to attend the official ceremony to commemorate the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC), June 30 in Kinshasa.

Goma: 500 police to the school of professional technical Wednesday 24th February 2010
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The governor of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, opened Tuesday in KANYARUTCHINYA, 5 kilometers north of Goma, a training session for 500 officers, including about fifty women.

Italian Ambassador assesses his diplomatic mandate in DRC.Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy are involved in a very promising partnership that has been a real boost at the end of the transition, said recently in Kinshasa, the Italian ambassador in the DRC, Leonardo Baroncelli.

Tunisia and DRC to strengthen their partnership on trade and business.Tuesday 23rd February 2010
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Tunisia and Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to strengthen their cooperation through trade and business as well as rehabilitation of infrastructure, Mr. CHOKRI MAMOGHLI, Secretary of State at the Tunisian Ministry of Trade, in charge of Foreign Trade told the press, after a meeting with the Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.

One hundred and sixty miles of agricultural feeder roads being rehabilitated in Sankuru district Monday 22nd February 2010
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One hundred sixty (160) km of agricultural feeder roads are being rehabilitated in the district of Sankuru, Kasai Oriental Province, said the provincial minister of public works and infrastructure, Marcel MBIKAYI.

A UN mission expected in DRC Monday 22nd February 2010
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A UN mission charged with assessing the security situation in the DRC is expected in Kinshasa. So said the head of MONUC, after the conversation he had recently with the Defense Minister, Charles Mwando.

On the instructions of the Head of State: representatives of public companies deemed to have resigned Monday 22nd February 2010
The decrees issued by the Prime Minister have been published in the Official news paper. But it is unfortunate that the implementation of these measures do not follow. By the way, there is a real mess. This situation can no longer persist, the Head of State, as guarantor of the proper functioning of state institutions, has, by his Chief of Staff, Adolphe Lumanu, informed the prime minister, Adolphe Muzito on need to change this situation began to turn to anarchy.

The chairman of the CEI fixed opinion about the electoral process in DRC Monday 22nd February 2010
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The president of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Apollinaire Malu Malu, said Friday in Kinshasa, that the elections urban, municipal and local in 2010 and general elections of 2011 will "take place" as all legal prerequisites are now being met.

The principal axes of DSCRP2 sectors of Agriculture and Rural Development Monday 22nd February 2010
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Work on the review of sectoral areas of Agriculture and Rural Development, led Thursday to the definition of main roads that will contribute to the development DSCRP (strategy document of growth for poverty reduction) in DRC, in phase 2. It is, as the Minister of Agriculture, Norbert Basengezi, closing the work of the revival of production and the organization of rural life.

Cooperation: Baroness Glenys Kinnock arrives Monday in Kinshasa Saturday 20th February 2010
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Baroness Glenys Kinnock, British Minister of Foreign Affairs for Africa, will make an official visit to Democratic Republic of Congo from 22 to 25 February 2010 to discuss a number of important issues related to the work of the British government in the DRC. It will, among other issues, reform the security sector (SSR), the coming elections in DRC, and sexual violence based on gender (SGBV).

End soon construction of the 2nd entry N’Djili Saturday 20th February 2010
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The end of construction and paving of a road of 800 m up the 2nd entry of N’Djili comes soon, said Thursday the engineer responsible for the execution of this work. The latter refers to the normal movement of the early work which dates from 2007. Initiated by the Provincial Government of Kinshasa in the program five building sites of the Republic.

The Minister of ESU launches Friday, the investigation of sustainability of medical schools in six provinces Saturday 20th February 2010
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The Minister of the ESU (high education), Professor Leonard Mashako Mamba, officially launched Friday at the Higher Institute of Commerce (ISC) from Kinshasa, the investigation of sustainability medical schools, paramedical and medical schools in six provinces DRC.

Two new buildings will soon be built for the Congolese National Police of North Kivu and South Kivu.Tuesday 16th February 2010
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New buildings will house the Congolese National Police of North and South Kivu will soon be constructed by European Union. The announcement was made this Friday, February 12 to the Governor of the Province of North Kivu, Julien Paluku by the Deputy Inspector General of the Police, in charge of administration and logistics.

New equipment for the work at the port of Boma.Tuesday 16th February 2010
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New equipment for rehabilitation work has been unloaded at the International port of Boma from the ship Golden Bredge Valleta.

Rehabilitation work of the Hôpital du Cinquantenaire will be finished before June 30.Tuesday 16th February 2010
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The work of erection of the hospital, in full execution in front of Kokolo camp in the town of Kasavubu by the Chinese company Sinohydro should be completed before June 30 next and everything is done so that the deadline is met.

Butembo: ICRC rehabilitates toilets and water supply to the central prison.Monday 15th February 2010
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The International Committee of the Red Cross rehabilitates toilets of the prison Kakwangura, Butembo, announce the sources of this organization. In addition to the toilets, the works also involve restoring the water supply in this prison.

FAO opts for local manufacture of tillage equipment in the DRC.Monday 15th February 2010
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The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has opted for the manufacture of tillage equipment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of importing them, said Mr. Mundele.

DRC, Rwanda and UNHCR to discuss soon on Refugees.Monday 15th February 2010
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An experts panel of the Democratic Republic of Congo will participate on Monday and Tuesday in Kigali, Rwandan capital, at a preparatory meeting for further work of the Tripartite Commission DRC-Rwanda-UNHCR on the repatriation of Congolese established in Rwanda and Rwandans in the DRC.

ANAPI: more than one billion USD investment flows recorded in 2009 Saturday 13th February 2010
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The Director General of the ANAPI, Mathias Bwabwa wa Kayembe has recently indicated in the report of activities for the year 2009. Objective: to know the progress of work within the agency responsible for promoting investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Talks between Bernard Kouchner and Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. Saturday 13th February 2010
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Bernard Kouchner will meet with Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo, February 15. This visit to his Congolese counterpart responds to that Bernard Kouchner had conducted in Kinshasa last January 8.

Kisangani: SADC organizes a evaluation test for high school students Saturday 13th February 2010
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hundred and fifty (150) students of Mapendano School and College Maélé spent this before noon in Kisangani test essay in French.

Switzerland joined the agricultural dimension in bilateral cooperation with the DRC. Saturday 13th February 2010
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Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Micheline Calmy-Rey has said after his meeting Wednesday in Kinshasa with the Congolese Minister of Regional and International Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda.

Launch of the year 2010 agricultural campaign in the territory of Rutshuru (North Kivu) Friday 12th February 2010
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Mr. Josiah BATABIHYA Bushoke, Provincial Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock in North Kivu conducted last Tuesday to the chief town of Rutshuru territory (city located at about 70km north of Goma ) launched the campaign for the agricultural season for 2010 during a ceremony organized for this purpose in the presence of notables and local associations for agricultural purposes.

Beni: Project “Starec”, over 19 000 households affected Friday 12th February 2010
The project Starec "(project to support the stabilization and prevention of conflicts in Northern Kivu) was launched Thursday in the town of Beni. Over 19 000 households returned the five areas of the territory of North Kivu province will benefit from this project jointly implemented by PNUD, FAO and Unicef.

Katanga: The provincial government lifted the ban on 16 operating mining companies. Friday 12th February 2010
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Mining companies and the Katanga provincial authorities have established a line of conduct to support local agriculture, leading to the lifting of an export ban for 16 companies, said the provincial minister of agriculture, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, to the news agency "Reuters".

Meeting in Brazzaville on the draft road-rail bridge Kinshasa / Brazzaville Friday 12th February 2010
Experts from the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) staying since Monday in Brazzaville, where they participate in the feasibility study of road-rail bridge between Brazzaville and Kinshasa, and continuation of railway-Kinshasa Ilebo (Kasai Occidental), was told PANA Thursday, by the Congolese Ministry of Planning.

TOLERANCE ZERO: The ADG and ADF of the SNEL at Court of Appeal of Kinshasa / Gombe Friday 12th February 2010
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Daniel Yengo Massampu and Nicolas Muhiya Lumbu respectively Manager Director General (ADG) and Financial director manager (ADF) of the National Electricity Company (SNEL), will this Friday, February 12, 2010 before the Court of Appeal Kinshasa / Gombe.

Lieutenant General Leslie promises Canada’s support for security reform in the DRC Thursday 11th February 2010
Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie, commander of Land Forces of the Canadian Army, promised Tuesday to make every effort to ensure that the Canadian government is involved, like the United States and other partners in the DRC, in reform of security currently underway in the country.

Discount of military dredging material by the defense minister to his colleague of Transport and Communication ChannelsThursday 11th February 2010
The Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mwando, handed over to his counterpart of Transport and Communication Channels, Mathieu Mpita, a military equipment for dredging maintenance port of Kalemie and rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure of the port during a ceremony held for that purpose the last weekend in Kalemie. (JPG)

Opening the seminar presenting preliminary draft amendments to uniforms acts/OHADA Thursday 11th February 2010
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The vice-prime minister in charge of Justice, Mutombo Bakafwa Nsenda conducted Tuesday at the opening of a technical seminar on the presentation of the preliminary draft amendments to the Uniform Act relating to general commercial law and security of IT standards.

450.000 euros for the rehabilitation of ports of Kalemie, Kalundu and Moba Thursday 11th February 2010
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The rehabilitation of ports of Kalemie, Kalundu and Moba on Lake Tanganyika (eastern DRC) will require 450,000 euros, said on Tuesday, the head of the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Liberalization in the short term insurance market in the DRC, according to Emile BongeliThursday 11th February 2010
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The vice-prime minister in charge of reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, announced Monday at the opening of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Insurance Companies African National Law (FANAF) at Grand Hotel Kinshasa ,The liberalization of short-term insurance market in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

450.000 euros for the rehabilitation of ports of Kalemie, Kalundu and Moba Wednesday 10th February 2010
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Goma: a mission of the African Union to finalize the peace process in Eastern Wednesday 10th February 2010
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A multisectoral delegation of the African Union (AU) is since Monday in Goma, North Kivu, to initiate a dialogue with various political and social actors in relation to the peace process underway in Eastern DRC.

Bukavu, a special adviser of BARACK OBAMA to assess the situation in South KivuWednesday 10th February 2010
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Howard Wolpe, Special Advisor to U.S. President BARACK OBAMA for the Great Lakes on Tuesday arrived in Bukavu, South Kivu. Objective of his mission: to impregnate the situation following the recent campaigns of stalking FDLR on the political and humanitarian situation in that province.

Discount of military dredging material by the defense minister to his colleague of Transport and Communication ChannelsWednesday 10th February 2010
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The Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mwando, handed over to his counterpart of Transport and Communication Channels, Mathieu Mpita, a military equipment for dredging maintenance port of Kalemie and rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure of the port during a ceremony held for that purpose the last weekend in Kalemie.

Parliament: 3 laws to improve the business climate in the DRC Wednesday 10th February 2010
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The National Assembly and the Senate just voted three laws in the same terms, to improve the business climate in the DRC. Among these laws, those on the register of commerce, and the publication of official documents in and commercial companies.

South Kivu: Rehabilitation of the road N2 BUTUZA-Twangiza will be soon rehabilitated.Monday 8th February 2010
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The mining company Banro Mining has arrived in Bukavu on Wednesday 11 rolling machines, machinery for civil works for rehabilitation of the road section BUTUZA-Twangiza in Walungu and Mwenga in the province of South Kivu.

French State Secretary for Foreign Trade to visit DRC.Monday 8th February 2010
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France monitors its economic interests in the DRC. France is increasingly present in the Congolese economy. Officials are consolidating these relations in all sectors.

Some Indian businessmen plan to open a computer university in the DRC.Saturday 6th February 2010
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The Indian businessmen expect to invest in the sector of higher education with the opening of a computer University by next June to endow the Democratic Republic of Congo a program capable of producing prints of value, including biometric passports, the national ID card biometric and other secure Biometric documents said CHET Mukherjee, CEO of the company "Software Technology" in New Delhi in India.

Towards the modernization of OCPT Saturday 6th February 2010
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The Democratic Republic of Congo moves towards rehabilitation and upgrading of the Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications (OCPT) in its part Telecommunications said on Wednesday, Ms Louise MUNGA, Minister of Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications. Ms. MUNGA had completed a tour in a relay station for optic fiber at Kasangulu (Bas-Congo), a base station (BTS) to Kintambo (Kinshasa) and the Hotel de La Poste to Gombe.

Opening at Kinshasa work of the 6th Technical Working Meeting of the Tripartite DRC-Zambia-UNHCR Saturday 6th February 2010
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Xavier KIRIZA Mirinda, Secretary General at the Ministry of Interior and Security conducted Thursday in the meeting room of the UNHCR, in Kinshasa, the opening session of the 6th meeting of the Tripartite Technical Working Zambia-DRC-UNHCR, devoted to the evaluation of the repatriation of Congolese refugees settled in Zambia.

Goma: Congolese and Ugandan experts reflect on joint management of resources of Lake Edward Friday 5th February 2010
The production of fish from Lake Edward has significantly decreased the last fifteen years the Congolese side, from 15 000 tonnes per year in 1995 to 3 000 tonnes currently. Twenty actors from the conservation of the DRC and Uganda reflect since last Tuesday in Goma, North Kivu, on the cross-border management of fisheries resources of the lake. (JPG)

Cliniques Universitaires of Kinshasa (CUK) get a Japanese contribution to the development of his equipments Friday 5th February 2010
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The Minister of Higher Education and University (ESU) Prof. Leonard Mashako Mamba, his colleague of Health represented by his chief of staff and the representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yonezaki EIRO have signed on Wednesday in the Minister’s of the ESU office, a Memorandum of Understanding on development in equipment of the Cliniques Universitaires of Kinshasa (CUK).

The 4th African Petroleum Congress held in March in Kinshasa Friday 5th February 2010
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The 4th African Petroleum Congress (CAPE IV), involving 15 African countries producers of oil, will be held late March in Kinshasa, said Thursday to the press the Congolese Minister of Hydrocarbons, Rene ISEKEMANGA NKEKA in the presence of its counterpart of Republic of Congo, Raphael Luemba and representative of the Ivorian Minister of Hydrocarbons.

Mbandaka: A coordinating office for the development of the province Friday 5th February 2010
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The governor of the province of Equateur, Jean-Claude Baende, Wednesday signed two decrees, one establishing the Office of Coordination for the development of the province of Equateur, BCDE, and the other, naming the leader of this structure.

The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs satisfied with the support of Turkey in the modernization of 4 lifts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday 4th February 2010
The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ignace Gata Mavita, expressed satisfaction for achieving the support of Turkey to provide the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo for four new lifts as part of the modernization of that department to improve the image of the Congolese diplomacy, during the hearing he gave Monday to the Turkish Ambassador in the DRC, Mehmet Ozyildz.

Launching a project of information exchange between Belgian and Congolese hospitalsThursday 4th February 2010
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The NGO Tshela of the Congolese diaspora in Belgium conducted Tuesday evening at the official start of the project Excellensis-DRC exchange of information by internet and video conference between the Institutions of Health Care in Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A project to install a system of rapid public transport to the Minister of Transport and communication channels Tuesday 26th January 2010
A project to install a system of rapid public transport and travel by bus in the city of Kinshasa was presented Thursday to the Minister of Transport and communication channels Matthieu Mpita by a delegation of Holland business Womy, specializes in rapid deployment capability.

Kalemie: A generator to end the problem of the access to drinking water Tuesday 26th January 2010
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The governor of the province of Katanga, Moise Katumbi Chapwe has purchased a large generator with a capacity of 350 KVA to fly to the rescue of REGIDESO Kalemie because of the brackout of the Central of Bendera. This material acquired with the provincial government funds was introduced by the leader of the province Saturday, January 24 the provincial director of REGIDESO in the presence of Senator Ntambo Nkulutanda. The Parliamentary welcomed this action by the provincial government for the people of this corner of the country. This generator will allow REGIDESO / Kalemie to operate as if the central Bendera was operational.

Introduction of a toll on all Bas-Congo roads Tuesday 26th January 2010

The governor of Bas-Congo has decided the establishment of a toll on all the roads of provincial and local interest. A draft decree prepared in this regard was submitted to Cabinet by the Provincial Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Guylain Phanzu before being submitted shortly to the Provincial Assembly for its adoption.

African Union praises DRC’s experiences on peace restoration.Monday 25th January 2010
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The African Union commends the efforts of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to restore and strengthen peace and security throughout its territory, said Sunday the former Prime Minister of Mali, SOUMANA SAKHO, who leads a large delegation of the AU in Kinshasa.

Tunisia attaches high priority to cooperation with DRC.Monday 25th January 2010
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The economic development plan 2009-2014 of Tunisia attaches great priority to South-South cooperation, especially toward the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said Sunday the Central Director of the Center for export promotion in Tunisia (CEPEX) CHEBIA CHELBIA.

Mining: Strengthening the control system in the eastern part.Friday 22nd January 2010
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The government has promised to do everything possible to strengthen the control mechanism of mining in the eastern DRC, said last Thursday the Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu at the opening session of the government with the TASK International on the exploitation and illegal trade of natural resources in the Great Lakes.

Investment Promotion: Tunisian businessmen expected soon in DRC.Friday 22nd January 2010
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Embassy of Tunisia in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the FEC and Center for Exports in Tunisia (CEPEX), have received a delegation of Tunisian businessmen in the context of an economic mission and partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo from 24 to 27 January 2010.

AFCO Company plans to build 3000 housing in the DRC.Thursday 21st January 2010
The South Korean Company AFCO Development Company plans to build 3,000 housing in Democratic Republic of Congo, said the Company Chief, Mr. Son Dong Gi.

Lubumbashi: President Joseph Kabila invites Albert II at the independence celebrations.Thursday 21st January 2010
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President Joseph Kabila announced the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Steven Vanackere he had invited King Albert II for the festivities marking the 50th anniversary of independence. It was during a meeting Tuesday afternoon at the presidential farm, located near Lubumbashi.

Matadi: Military leaders sign a joint statement.Thursday 21st January 2010
The second session of the evaluation of Operation Kimia 2 was finalized Tuesday, late in the evening in Matadi in Bas Congo. A joint communique was signed by the three Chiefs of General Staff of the armies of the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in the presence of the commander of peacekeepers in MONUC.

Congolese have commemorated the 9th anniversary of the assassination of late President Laurent Desire Kabila.Tuesday 19th January 2010
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Nine years later, the Congolese still remember the late President Laurent Desire Kabila, assassinated in full exercise of his functions, January 16, 2001 at his official residence.

Towards the creation of international standards of Congolese Universities.Tuesday 19th January 2010
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High Education Minister, Professor Mashako Mamba said Thursday certain conditions of international standards established for integration and opening of Congolese universities to globalization.

Belgian Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere arrived in Kinshasa.Tuesday 19th January 2010
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The Belgian Foreign Minister, Steven Vanackere arrived in Kinshasa on Monday for an official visit to DR Congo that will allow him to address several issues of common interest with the Congolese authorities.

Government welcomes World Bank’s contribution in financing PMURR.Tuesday 19th January 2010
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The Planning Minister Olivier Kamitatu, thanked the World Bank’s officials for its contribution of 700 million USD in financing the PMURR in DRC. Mr. Kamitatu made this statement Thursday in Kinshasa during the ceremony of restitution by the steering committee of project activities to two months of the closing date of the project scheduled for next March 31, 2010, after a period of 7 years.

Bas-Congo: Discovery of sand and limestone in Lukaya.Thursday 14th January 2010
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In the province of Bas-Congo, the District Lukaya abounds with many natural resources that are not yet exploited since colonial times. This is the case of the sand and limestone found in this part of Bas-Congo.

Egyptian experts evaluate project to build an ultra modern hospital in Kinshasa.Thursday 14th January 2010
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The Egyptian ambassador in DR Congo Mohamed Ezzeldin announced the end of the mission of Egyptian experts came to Kinshasa to assess the implementation of bilateral cooperation projects between Cairo and Kinshasa in order to build a modern hospital in Kinshasa and a hydroelectric dam in order to contribute to the accessibility of quality care and improvement of electricity service in the DRC.

Kinshasa will host the Francophonie Summit in 2012.Thursday 14th January 2010
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The Francophonie Summit will be held in 2012 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, said Friday the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Bernard Kouchner after meeting with Congolese President, Joseph Kabila.

DR Congo: 2nd roadmap for improving the business climate validated.Wednesday 13th January 2010
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The steering committee for improving the business climate and investment in the DRC has finally validated the second roadmap of reforms to improve the business climate and investment in the DRC.

Brazil and DR Congo intends to intensify cultural cooperation.Wednesday 13th January 2010
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The new Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil in the DRC, Mr. Ricardo Carvallo do Nascimento Borges, intends to work towards increased cultural cooperation between his country and the DRC and work for greater cooperation in other areas where can cooperate better two countries.

SNEL is committed to improve electricity access in 2010.Tuesday 12th January 2010
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The improvement of the national electricity coverage is one of the objectives pursued by SNEL (National Electricity Company) in 2010, said the deputy Director General Yengo Massampu during the ceremony of exchanging vows Friday in Kinshasa.

Mbuji-Mayi: Government released 20 million USD to rehabilitate Miba. Tuesday 12th January 2010
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The 20 million USD for the recovery plan of the Miba is finally available. This was announced Sunday in Mbuji Mayi, the governor of Kasai Oriental province, Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji. These funds will be used initially to purchase materials and to deliver them to the capital of the province.

Switzerland will host the XIII Summit of the Francophonie in 2010 and DRC in 2012.Tuesday 12th January 2010
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On the occasion of the 25th Session of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (CMF), the ministers of the 56 member states and governments of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) and 14 observer countries met in Paris on 15 and December 16, 2009 under the chairmanship of the Honorable Josée Verner, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Francophonie in Canada and Mr. Pierre Arcand, Minister of International Relations and Minister Responsible for Francophonie in Quebec.

President Joseph Kabila returned to Kinshasa yesterday from Angola.Tuesday 12th January 2010
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The President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila Kabange, returned to Kinshasa on Monday evening from Luanda, Angola where he was invited by President Eduardo Dos Santos to attend, along with his counterparts Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic Congo, Rupiah Banda of Zambia, Jacob Zuma of South Africa, Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia and Ali Bongo of Gabon, the kickoff of the 27th Africa Cup of Nations.

Angola: 2010 Africa Cup: Congolese government denounces the attack on the convoy of Togolese team.Monday 11th January 2010
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has learned with consternation the terrorist attacks perpetrated by armed groups in Angola, the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) against the convoy of the national team of Togo, expected to attend the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2010) in the Angolan province of Cabinda.

France-DRC: A large delegation of French businessmen expected in Kinshasa.Monday 11th January 2010
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France will strengthen its economic cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo, said Friday in Kinshasa, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner and Congolese minister of International and regional cooperation Raymond Tshibanda.

DRC-Rwanda: Rwandan province of West and South Kivu exchange on border security.Monday 11th January 2010
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Relations between Kigali and Kinshasa are improving up more and more. The conciliation meeting between the authorities of the neighboring provinces of South Kivu and those of the Western Province held Friday, January 8 in Bukavu, is an illustration.

Mbuji-Mayi: Government released 20 million USD to rehabilitate Miba.Monday 11th January 2010
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20 million USD for the recovery plan of the Miba is finally available. This was announced Sunday in Mbuji Mayi, the governor of Kasai Oriental province, Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji. These funds will be used initially to purchase materials and to deliver them to the capital of the province.

A delegation of Dutch MPs visiting DRC.Wednesday 6th January 2010
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A parliamentary delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is staying since Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo. They came to inquire about the political, economic and security of the country.

Military base at Kamina has a new commander.Wednesday 6th January 2010
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Colonel Mayanga Mwema was recently appointed as commander of the Baka (Kamina Base), a specialized unit of the FARDC in the province of Katanga.

119 workers dismissed from their command functions.Wednesday 6th January 2010
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119 officers of the three financial administration as well as ministries of Budget, Finance and Central Services have been dismissed from their duties, under a series of presidential decrees made public.

French Foreign Minister will conduct a tour of five African countries.Wednesday 6th January 2010
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The French Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner will conduct a tour from January 7 to 10 to five African countries, namely Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, said Tuesday the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

National army recovered bastion of Enyele combatants.Tuesday 5th January 2010
The bastion of Enyele fighters in the province of Equateur in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fell Saturday at the hands of the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC), following the heavy fighting about 10 hours, confirmed Monday in Kinshasa, the spokesman of the Government and Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende Omalanga.

Authorities have lifted the closure of the fishery on Lake Tanganyika.Tuesday 5th January 2010
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The measure of closure on the fishery on Lake Tanganyika and marketing of fish in this lake during a period of three months in the territories of Kalemie and Moba, has been lifted by the provincial authority of Katanga, said on Monday the district commissioner of Tanganyika, Mr. Maurice Kyon Ngoyi.

Jean-Claude Masangu: 2010 looks as good omen for the Congolese economy.Tuesday 5th January 2010
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The stability of national currency observed in the last quarter of 2009, the conclusion of the triennial Program with the IMF and the revision of macroeconomic parameters of the Central Bank are the first fruits of a year 2010 that will be better than the year ending, said the Governor of the Central.

A delegation of Dutch MPs visiting DRC.Tuesday 5th January 2010, mis a jour le Wednesday 6th January 2010
A parliamentary delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is staying since Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo. They came to inquire about the political, economic and security of the country.

Soon a mini hydro-electric station in LuindaTuesday 29th December 2009
This project, initiated by a countryman, started by a Xaverian priest of the Catholic parish of St. Joseph Mukasa de Kasika died. In working visit to the country, the Vice - Governor Jean Claude Kibala has seen the work undertaken by the initiators.

Ambassador Armandin Rugira welcomed the excellent relations between Rwanda and Congo Tuesday 29th December 2009
The Ambassador of Rwanda in the DRC, Mr. Armandin Rugira, welcomed the excellent relations between his country and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the light of positive results on the ground and good willingness of both parties who are committed to live together in peace and cordiality.

Matadi: the inauguration of the electronic barrier planned in a month Tuesday 29th December 2009
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The official inauguration of the electronic barrier on Bridge Marshal in Matadi intervene in a month. Information delivered to the press by the Director General of organizations equipment Banana / Kinshasa (OEBK) Muller Luthelo, who manages the bridge. The electronic barrier is on technical trial for over a week.

600 tons of copper and cobalt seized by the tax office in Lubumbashi.Tuesday 29th December 2009
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Six hundred tons of copper and cobalt of the mining company Tenke Fungurume Mining (FFM) were seized by the local tax office in Lubumbashi for nonpayment of taxes in the state. This announcement was made by Mr. Louis Tole, Chief of Division of Tax Office of Lubumbashi, after the meeting that Moïse Katumbi Chapwe, governor of Katanga, chaired last Tuesday in his office for both parties to find ways and means to bring a compromise.

Ambassador Armandin Rugira welcomed excellent relations between Rwanda and DR Congo.Tuesday 29th December 2009
The Ambassador of Rwanda in the DRC, Mr. Armandin Rugira, welcomed the excellent relations between his country and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the light of positive results on the ground and good willingness of both parties committed to live together in peace and cordiality.

Matadi: Electronic barrier will be launched soon.Tuesday 29th December 2009
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The official inauguration of the electronic barrier of the Pont Maréchal in Matadi will take place in a month, said the Director General of Equipment, Muller Luthelo, who manages the bridge. The electronic barrier is on technical trial for over a week.

Kisangani: Six LRA’s soldiers captured at Dungu.Tuesday 29th December 2009
During a military parade on Monday morning in Kisangani, the commander of the 9 Military Region, General Jean Claude Kifwa, presented to the local press six Ugandan rebels. These rebels were captured on 18 and 20 December in Dungu.

Coffee seedlings to middle plateau farmers Wednesday 23rd December 2009
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The Association of Women for endogenous development (AFPDE) conducted the delivery of seedlings to coffee growers means trays during a ceremony held in Ndolera, in the presence of the Inspector of Rural Development Planning in Uvira, representing the local authority.

The revival of a current affairs between Kinshasa and Athens Wednesday 23rd December 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Greece have discussed this weekend in Kinshasa, at the center of the Hellenic community, every opportunity to reactivate and intensify current affairs between Kinshasa and Athens.

Revival of a current affairs between Kinshasa and Athens Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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United Nations calls for the arrest of Joseph Kony, LRA leader Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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The High Commissioner of the United Nations responsible for human rights, Navi Pillay, has called for the arrest of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony and other leaders of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), armed group known for its violence against civilians in northern Uganda and in Eastern Province, north-eastern DRC.

Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Kinshasa Tuesday 22nd December 2009
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Zambia, Mr. Kabinga Pande, arrived in Kinshasa on Monday carrying a special message from Zambian President to his Congolese counterpart Joseph Kabila Kabange.

Installation of new police battalions in Bandundu. Tuesday 22nd December 2009
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Five new police battalions were located last week in the province of Bandundu by the provincial inspector of this public order maintain force, Limengo Joli.

Back of the Head of State in Kinshasa after a week to strengthen the peace process in the two KivuTuesday 22nd December 2009
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The president has returned to the capital last weekend, returning from Goma after an intense week of activities strengthening the peace process underway in the two provinces of North and South Kivu not yet fully cleaned troublemakers maintaining insecurity.

DR Congo and Russia to hold Business Forum in May 2010.Monday 21st December 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Russian Federation have agreed to hold the Business Forum between the two countries in May 2010, announced Friday in Kinshasa, the Russian ambassador in the DRC, Anatoly Klimenko, after his talks with Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Goma: Joseph Kabila held talks with ex-armed groups before returning to Kinshasa. Monday 21st December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila returned Saturday night the Congolese capital after a weeklong stay in the Kivu. He held talks with ex-armed groups in Goma where he spent three days.

DR Congo and Rwanda want to go beyond bilateral cooperation.Monday 21st December 2009
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Several areas have been thoroughly reviewed in the meetings of the fourth session of the Joint Commission DRC-Rwanda, which were held in Kinshasa from 18 to 19 December 2009. A joint communiqué was released after the meeting in which Raymond Tshibanda, Congolese Minister of Regional and International Cooperation, and Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the positive atmosphere that prevailed during the work.

DRC wants UN mission’s mandate is focused to the east.Monday 21st December 2009
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The DRC wants to see the UN mission in DRC (MONUC) performing its mission at the east, in areas where insecurity persists and not to deploy the entire Congolese territory, reported local media on Saturday.

9th Joint Commission DRC-Angola: Kinshasa and Luanda agree on major issues of common interest.Friday 18th December 2009
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The DRC and Angola have reached a consensus, even on hot issues including the management of migration, border and oil exploitation in the area of common interest (ZIC). This agreement was reached after the work of the 9th Great Joint Committee which took place from December 15 to 17 in Luanda.

Operations Kimia II in the East have reached its objectives, MONUC said.Friday 18th December 2009
“Operation Kimia II against Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR in eastern DRC, will end December 31” said Alan Doss, the UN representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the meeting of the Security Council.

President Joseph Kabila assists women victims of rape.Friday 18th December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila Kabange paid a visit of comfort to women victims of sexual abuse lodged at the site of Buhimba, located 10 km from downtown of Goma, in the North Kivu province.

Polish company specialized in the manufacture of vehicles to establish in Lubumbashi.Thursday 17th December 2009
A Polish company specialized in the manufacture of vehicles and spare parts will be established soon in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province.

Government grants the exemption to Educational private institutions for equipment and materials.Thursday 17th December 2009
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The government agreed to grant exemption to private institutions of Higher Education for equipment and materials, announced Tuesday the Higher Education Minister, Leonard Mashako MAMBA .

ICC president visiting DRC announces the revision of the Statute of Rome.Monday 14th December 2009
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The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Song Sang-Yhun, visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, said Saturday in his communication to Kinshasa, the revision of Statutes of Rome at the next meeting of signatory countries to be held in Kampala, Uganda, reported Monday the Congolese News Agency (ACP).

Bukavu: Government pledges to combat insecurity in South Kivu.Monday 14th December 2009
The alarming security situation and others urgent issues in South Kivu have been at the heart of the council of ministers chaired by the Head of State last Saturday in Bukavu. During this meeting attended by the Governor Louis Leonce Muderwa, the government is committed to resolving these issues, including insecurity, according to his spokesman Lambert Mende Omalanga.

IMF granted a loan of 551.45 million dollars over three years to the DRC.Monday 14th December 2009
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Friday it had granted a loan of 551.45 million dollars over three years to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and an extension of 72.68 million dollars under its assistance to heavily indebted countries.

President Joseph Kabila has presided over the meeting of national committee to monitor peace agreements.Monday 14th December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila has presided over last weekend a meeting of national committee to monitor peace agreements of Goma of March 23, 2009. This was to assess the level of progress or not about points contained in the peace agreement signed in Goma, March 23, 2009.

Public works Minister launched modernization work of the Boulevard Sendwe.Monday 14th December 2009
The Minister for Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction, Pierre Numbi has launched Friday, December 11, 2009, reconstruction work and modernization of Boulevard Sendwe-Triomphal.

National Assembly: OHADA’s adherence entails revision of the Constitution.Friday 11th December 2009
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Rejected by the Senate, the bill authorizing the DR Congo’s accession to the Treaty of October 17, 1993 on OHADA is sent to committee in the National Assembly for further consideration. During the general debate in plenary, several members have shown that joining today to OHADA means that the DRC should revise some articles of its Constitution.

ICC President officially visits DR Congo.Friday 11th December 2009
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The President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, arrived in Kinshasa on Wednesday for a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo where he must investigate the situation of communities affected by conflict, particularly in Ituri, in Orientale province (northeast).

7200 children recovered from mining quarries in Kolwezi.Thursday 10th December 2009
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7200 children have been recovered from quarry artisanal mining working in the district of Kolwezi in Katanga by the U.S. NGO Solidarity Center.

Kinshasa: Kalembe Lembe pediatric acquires a blood bank. Thursday 10th December 2009
The Kalembe Lembe pediatric center now has a blood bank. The opening of this unit, the unit of the Red Cross of the Congo supported by the Belgium antenna, spoke on Tuesday in Kinshasa.

Signing of a contract on two projects of cooperation between the DRC and the FAO. Thursday 10th December 2009
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The DRC government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Wednesday signed a protocol in Kinshasa agreed on two cooperative projects valued at USD 745,000 (seven hundred forty five thousand U.S. dollars).

SADC: Review ways of implementing community strategies to fight against poverty. Thursday 10th December 2009
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Experts from member countries of SADC (Southern African Development Community) review since Wednesday in Kinshasa, a number of community projects related to the fight against poverty and food crisis, including the draft Regional Framework for Poverty Reduction Fee (RPRF) and the Regional Observatory of Poverty (RPO), for their implementation.

26 nurses trained in basic notions of fighting against leprosy and tuberculosis in Kisangani.Thursday 10th December 2009
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26 nurses leaders of health centers in the city of Kisangani and district health of Tshopo-Lindi have been trained in basic concepts of the fight against leprosy and tuberculosis, during a workshop held for six days in haste at the Kimbanguist host center of Saio, with support from the Damien Foundation.

2010 budget bill sent to Economic and Financial Committee.Wednesday 9th December 2009
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The Senators have expressed their overall opinion on the budget bill forwarded by the National Assembly and have entrusted to the Economic and Financial for grooming.

Improved business climate: Kabila sets new benchmarks for 2010.Wednesday 9th December 2009
The Paris Club was right to stress the need for the DRC to work to improve the business climate. It did not preach in the desert. Its message was heard. The Head of State has made it his priority for the first half of 2010.

Agreement IMF-DR Congo: Toward a formal agreement.Wednesday 9th December 2009
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The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund will decide this Friday, December 11 at its headquarters in Washington (USA) on the new formal agreement that must link for three years the institution of Bretton Woods and the DRC.

Former armed groups in South Kivu require their integration into the army or the Police. Tuesday 8th December 2009
Representatives of former armed groups and political-military movements of South Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, calls on the Congolese government in a memorandum recently addressed to President Joseph Kabila, to apply peace agreement signed in Goma, March 23, 2009 and that concerns all armed groups and political-military movements in the province.

Police is hunting down rebels at Dongo.Tuesday 8th December 2009
The Congolese National Police, supported by elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) is conducting since last week an operation to hunt down armed elements, accused of being behind the violence since late October in Dongo, Equateur province (north-west DRC).

Global warming: DRC expects a “financial compensation" from rich countries”.Tuesday 8th December 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo expects from polluter rich countries a "financial compensation" following the Copenhagen Summit, for its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, said Monday its president Joseph Kabila.

President Joseph Kabila delivered a message before the Congress. Tuesday 8th December 2009
"We’re on the way of normalizing the situation in the East," said President Joseph Kabila. The Head of State made this statement Monday before the congress at the Palais du Peuple in Kinshasa, in his annual speech on the state of the nation. According to President Joseph Kabila, the signs of the restoration of peace and security in eastern DRC are visible.

Kinshasa: 06 December, 3rd anniversary of President Joseph Kabila’s inauguration.Monday 7th December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila has totaled three years as president-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In his address to the nation on the occasion of the inaugural ceremony on 06 December 2006, he had announced the end of the recreation.

Kinshasa: REGIDESO and World Bank launch PEMU project.Saturday 5th December 2009
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REGIDESO has just launched last Friday, December 4, the proposed drinking water supply in urban areas (PEMU). This program valued at 190 million USD is supported by the World Bank.

Great Lakes: a conference on security and development in Goma.Saturday 5th December 2009
Delegates from three countries of Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Burundi and Rwanda), are taking part since Thursday in Goma, a workshop on the basin border security and development of their countries. The meeting is held under the auspices of the International Conference on peace, security, democracy and development.

President Joseph Kabila received credentials of new ambassadors of Rwanda and Brazil.Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Mr. Amandin Rgira and Ricardo Carvalho Do Nascimento Borges, respectively new ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Rwanda and Brazil in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have presented their credentials to President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila Kabange, during a brief ceremony Tuesday morning at the Palais de la Nation.

Government assists the population of Inongo.Thursday 3rd December 2009
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The Ministers of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Botshuali Bartholomew and Transport and Communication Channels Matthew Mpita Tuesday made a brief stay of about 5 hours to Inongo, capital of Mai-Ndombe (Bandundu) to assist the population of this city following the sinking of the boat of Sodefor Company which caused the death of sixty people.

Kinshasa: Belgian Foreign Minister expected in January 2010.Thursday 3rd December 2009
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The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Steven Vanackere, will officially visit Kinshasa in mid-January 2010, as part of the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between Brussels and Kinshasa, said Mr. Karl Dhaene, his special envoy, following a meeting he had Wednesday with the Congolese Foreign Minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Protecting Congolese Forests: Great Britain and Norway contribute $ 130 million.Wednesday 2nd December 2009
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The Governments of Great Britain and Norway have just allocated a sum of around 100 million pounds, equivalent to 120 million Euros and 130 million U.S. dollars for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kinshasa: 1st African Congress on Water Management, to adopt a common policy.Wednesday 2nd December 2009
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The first forum of the Monitoring Program of the Africa Environment for Sustainable Development (AMSED) opened Tuesday its meetings in Kinshasa. Experts from 33 African and Western countries think to establish a continental policy management of water resources.

President Joseph Kabila promised to give 20 million dollars to revive MIBA.Tuesday 1st December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila announced in Mbuji Mayi his willingness to resume the activities of the MIBA from December 2009 to January 2010, reported local media on Monday.

The First lady of Zambia arrived in Kinshasa.Tuesday 1st December 2009
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Mrs. Thandwe Banda Zambian President’s wife arrived in Kinshasa on Monday where she will attend the 3rd International Congress of Black Women. The wives of the presidents of Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic, Nigeria and South Africa are expected in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo for the same conference.

Urban elections municipal and local will be fixed in two weeks.Monday 30th November 2009
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The date of urban elections, municipal and local will be made public in two weeks after the meeting of the plenary assembly of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). The CEI chairman, Reverend Apollinaire Malu Malu told the press during a press briefing hosted on Sunday at the CEI headquarters.

Mbuji Mayi: 400,000 USD for victims of the rains.Monday 30th November 2009
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The minister of social affairs, humanitarian and national solidarity, Bartholomew Botswali, has handed over Saturday to the provincial government of Kasai Oriental, government assistance estimated at 400,000 U.S. dollars.

Equateur: Joseph Kabila arrived yesterday in Gemena.Monday 30th November 2009, mis a jour le Thursday 3rd December 2009
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President Joseph Kabila arrived in Gemena, capital of South Ubangi Sunday afternoon, from Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental. He was greeted at the Gemena airport by the Governor of Equateur, Jean Claude Baender and members of the local security committee, before a large crowd.

Eastern DRC : Russia grants 2 million dollars for humanitarian aid.Monday 30th November 2009
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The Russian government has granted two million U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid to the DRC under the auspices of WFP and the UN in favor of populations of Eastern DRC, said the Russia ambassador in DRC, Anatoly Klimento during a meeting with former Congolese students in Russia.

Joseph Kabila visited the disaster sites of Mbuji-Mayi and Mwene Ditu.Saturday 28th November 2009
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President Joseph Kabila Kabange, staying since Tuesday in Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental Province, on Thursday visited sites affected following heavy rains in recent days.

DRC: Government condemns the attack against MONUC helicopter in Dongo South Ubangi. Saturday 28th November 2009
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Announcement by the Minister of Communication and Media and spokesman of the government, Lambert Mende in an interview Friday with UN radio.

Sarkozy invited the heads of state of the Congo Basin to Paris to prepare the Copenhagen summit.Saturday 28th November 2009
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has invited African heads of state of the Congo Basin and the leader of Indonesia, two forest areas, to come to Paris in December to discuss a common position before the Copenhagen summit on climate change.

About a thousand women expected at the 3rd International Congress of Black Women in Kinshasa.Saturday 28th November 2009
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A thousand women are expected at the 3rd International Congress of Black Women scheduled for November 28 to December 3 in Kinshasa focused on the theme: "The integration of resources of the black woman in a process of economic development and international cooperation". The Minister of Gender, Family and Children, Marie-Ange Lukiana Mufwankolo, announced the news during a briefing Saturday that she hosted at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa.

Higher education: fees set at $ 100 U.S. in public Universities Saturday 28th November 2009
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Ever since July 2009 the Minister of Higher Education (ESU), Leonard Mashako Mamba sent to heads of academic institutions instructions including those concerning certain provisions and guidelines relating to tuition fees 2009-2010.

Egyptian investors expected in the coming days in Kinshasa.Friday 27th November 2009
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Egyptian investors are expected in the coming days in Kinshasa, said on Monday Ms Mona Omar Ateina, Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of African affairs at the conclusion of the audience granted to him by the Congolese Minister of Foreign affairs Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Mbuji-Mayi: Joseph Kabila visited sites hit by erosion.Friday 27th November 2009
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President Joseph Kabila, staying since Tuesday in Mbuji-Mayi, in Kasai Oriental Province, has visited Thursday sites affected by heavy rains in recent days.

Strengthening capacity of the national police in Bukavu.Friday 27th November 2009
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The joint team of police observers of the UN Mission in DRC (MONUC)/Bukavu has organized on Monday and Tuesday a seminar to enhance the capacity of agents of the National Police in Bukavu, said Madnodje Moumoubaï, spokesman for MONUC, Wednesday during the press briefing.

President Joseph Kabila’s encouragements to rice producers.Friday 27th November 2009
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The ad interim Minister of Agriculture, Me Maj Kisimba Ngoy, in charge of Land Affairs, conveyed the encouragement of the Head of state Joseph Kabila Kabange to the rice producers at the plain of N’Sele during the launch of the first harvest of rice produced in this area.

South Kivu governor reassures South African investors.Friday 27th November 2009
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The South Kivu governor, Louis Leonce Cirimwami Muderhwa has, during his 2-days stay in South Africa reassured South African investors about the good investment climate for economic development in the South Kivu province thanks to the return of peace.

President Joseph Kabila encouragements to producers of rice at N’Sele / DAIPN.Thursday 26th November 2009, mis a jour le Friday 27th November 2009
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RECONSTRUCTION: The military high schools have new mess. Thursday 26th November 2009
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The Association of Military Colleges (GESM) Kinshasa has new mess. These canteens were constructed with funding from the British government.

Christ the light Church seeks 10 tractors. Thursday 26th November 2009
Christ the light Church seeks 10 tractors from the Presidency of the Republic. The representative of the church said Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

Egyptian investors expected in the coming days in Kinshasa.Thursday 26th November 2009, mis a jour le Friday 27th November 2009
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Serbian Foreign Minister visits DRC for the first time.Wednesday 25th November 2009
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The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Vuk Jeremic, arrived Tuesday, November 24, for a visit to Kinshasa in the DRC as part of his tour in five African countries. The Congolese step occurring after that of Nigeria and Gabon before Kenya.

Egyptian investors expected in the coming days in Kinshasa.Wednesday 25th November 2009
Egyptian investors are expected in the coming days in Kinshasa, said on Monday Ms. MONA OMAR ATEINA, Egyptian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of African affairs at the conclusion of the meeting with Congolese Minister of Foreign, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

DRC: WHO launches new treatment against trypanosomiasis.Wednesday 25th November 2009
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The World Health Organization (WHO) puts in place a new treatment against human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness in the DRC. It is the combination Nifurtimox-Orphan drug finds home, a combination therapy found more simple to advanced stage of the disease. Currently, it remains only to train the staff about the use of this treatment.

COREX-DRC, a company created by the Congolese living abroad for tourism development in DRC. Tuesday 24th November 2009
The COREX-DRC Company (For fair and ecological tourism in the DRC) is the 3rd company created by the Congolese living abroad through technical support for the House of Congolese and foreign migrants (MCDEM), which promotes the visibility of investments of Congolese living abroad, "said Ibrahim Bin Angali, Communication and information assistant.

SNCC: Government accepts the retirement of 2,200 employees.Tuesday 24th November 2009
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The Congolese government Friday approved the agreement signed last May between the union part and management of the SNCC (Railways Company), on the retirement of 2,200 railway workers over the age of retirement.

Congolese ambassadors accredited in ECCAS and SADC have met cooperation minister.Tuesday 24th November 2009
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The Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda, also received eight Congolese ambassadors accredited in member countries of ECCAS and SADC, the press service of the ministry says.

Havana: Joint Committee DRC-Cuba will be held soon.Tuesday 24th November 2009
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The principle of the forthcoming holding of the Joint Commission DRC-Cuba has been retained during the hearing that the Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda, has given this weekend at the Cuban ambassador in DRC, Lui Castillo Campos.

Mbandaka: Houses built anarchically promised to destruction.Monday 23rd November 2009
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The occupants of houses built next to six buildings under rehabilitation by provincial government of Equateur complain about the decision taken by the interim Governor, Guy Inenge. According to a letter from Governor dated November 20, the owners of these houses were ordered to leave before the destruction that will take place Monday.

Sugar plant of Kwilu Ngongo has increased production. Monday 23rd November 2009
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The production of the Sugar plant of Kwilu-Ngongo has just reached 84,300 tons of sugar for the 2009 campaign underway, against forecasts of about 79,716 tons, or an increase of 5584 tons.

Butembo: FARDC’s soldiers trained on human rights.Monday 23rd November 2009
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The soldiers of the 111th integrated brigade of the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC) are trained since Saturday in Butembo on conflict transformation and basic principles of human rights. This training is provided by the center Lokole and the National Service for Civic Education, with financial support from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the DRC.

Belgian Senate president visits Kinshasa to reinforce cooperation between the two countries. Monday 23rd November 2009
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The president of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium, Armand De Decker, is staying in Kinshasa since Friday night, as part of strengthening cooperation between his country and the DRC as well as friendly relations with the Congolese Senate.

UCOPA and CNME will rehabilitate Lukaya Plant.Friday 20th November 2009
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With a funding of 21 million USD from the World Bank, the China New Era International Engineering Corporation, a large state enterprise that depends directly to the Council of Chinese Affairs of State, will rehabilitate the plant of La Lukaya to supply constantly drinking water to south-west of Kinshasa.

Bukavu: National and UN police are jointly patrolling.Friday 20th November 2009
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The Provincial Inspector of South Kivu Police, General Gaston LUZAMBO has launched Thursday in Bukavu, patrols that will be conducted jointly by Bangladeshi police units and the Congolese National Police (PNC). These joint patrols, initiated by MONUC, aim to help secure the city of Bukavu.

DR Congo: Awareness campaign on solar eclipse glasses.Friday 20th November 2009
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The solar eclipse will be visible Friday, January 15, 2010 in Democratic Republic of Congo, in other words in two months, between 5h 39’12’’and 54’39’’8 am, local time. This was announced last Wednesday by the advertising company Dispromalt at a news conference.

Inauguration of a new ultramodern maternity in Matadi Thursday 19th November 2009
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The governor of the province of Bas-Congo, Simon Mbatshi Batshia, recently chaired the opening ceremony of a new maternity art whose work initiated by the American NGO "Corporate Commitment for Local Development (CCLD).

Official handing-over of the new school buildings at EP KINGOYI in N’DJILI Township. Thursday 19th November 2009
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The Minister for the Gender, family and the child, Marie-Angel LUKIANA MUFWANKOLO, chaired, on Monday November 16, the official handing-over and inaugural ceremony of new school buildings of EP KINGOYI in N’DJILI Township.

FDLR arrested in Germany: Kinshasa calls France and the USA to do the same.Thursday 19th November 2009
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The government of the RD Congo welcomed Tuesday the arrest in Germany of the political leader of the Hutu Rwandan rebellion (FDLR) and his assistant, and calls other countries like France and the United States to do the same with other chiefs of the FDLR.

More than about ten African first ladies awaited on November 28, 2009 in Kinshasa. Thursday 19th November 2009
More than about ten wives of African Heads of State are awaited from November 28, 2009 Kinshasa where, under the high patronage of the wife of the Head of the State of the DRC, Mrs. Olive LEMBE KABILA. The first ladies will take part of December 1, 2009 in effective work of the 3rd international Congress of the black woman under the main theme: «The integration of the resources of the black woman in an economic development process and international cooperation ".

Mbandaka: REGIDESO, 125 standpipes planned to improve its services to subscribers.Thursday 19th November 2009
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REGIDESO Mbandaka, carry out important reforms of its services to the subscribers. The Dutch NGO SNV (Netherlands Development Organization), in partnership with REGIDESO, build 125 hydrants in the city and its environs.

Kinshasa: Government is satisfied with the arrest of MURWANASHAKA.Wednesday 18th November 2009
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The Congolese minister in charge of Communication and Media, spokesman for the Congolese government, said he was pleased with the arrest of the leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, FDLR. Lambert Mende said that this arrest is a reserved response to a request that the Congolese government has sent to different states represented in the MONUC force and participating in efforts to pacify the eastern DRC.

Ignace Murwanashyaka, a member of the FDLR, was arrested in Berlin.Wednesday 18th November 2009
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The German federal prosecutor announced Tuesday the arrest of two Rwandans suspected of having ordered the Hutu militia who have committed crimes against humanitarian Congolese civilians.

Inauguration of a new ultramodern maternity in Matadi. Wednesday 18th November 2009
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Malian Minister of External Relations visits Kinshasa. Wednesday 18th November 2009
(BMP)

The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Integration, Mr. BADARA ALIOU MALALOU, since Tuesday makes a working visit in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, where he will meet with Congolese authorities.

Kinshasa: 21st Summit of the Standing Committee of Military Intelligence of SADC opens.Tuesday 17th November 2009
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The Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Lieutenant-General Didier Etumba Longila gave Monday at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa, the kickoff of the work of the 21st Summit of the Standing Committee military intelligence (ICSD) of the southern African Development Community (SADC).

Schnell House to install construction plant of panelized homes in Kisangani.Tuesday 17th November 2009
(BMP)

A Italian delegation of Schnell House Company, specialist in construction of panelized houses led by Mr. Juan Pedro Cutina confirmed the setting up shortly in Kisangani, the construction plant of prefabricated in polystyrene for the construction of social housing in Kisangani, as announced by the Governor Médard Autsai after his recent stay in Europe in Italy, two weeks ago.

DRC wins $ 315 million after renegotiation of mining contracts.Tuesday 17th November 2009
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The process of “reviewing” mining contracts launched in 2007 by the Kinshasa government has allowed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earning nearly $ 315 million, reported Monday the Kinshasa press quoted the Minister of Mines, Martin Kabwelulu.

Strengthening relations between SADC’s universities.Tuesday 17th November 2009
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Strengthening relations between the Congolese universities and those of SADC’s member countries has been in the heart of a meeting Monday between the Education Minister, Leonard Mashako Mamba and the Director of the Department of Social Development, human and social programs of SADC secretariat, Mr. Stéphane Siang.

Cohydro/Kindu has received 95,000 m3 of gas oil.Tuesday 17th November 2009
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The Provincial Management of Cohydro in Kindu, Maniema, has received a consignment of 95,000 m3 of gas oil from Ilebo in Kasai Occidental.

The rehabilitation of the Sake bridge goes ahead. Monday 16th November 2009
The Provincial Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure welcomes the progress of work being done at the bridge crossing KIHIBA road Sake-Bweremana and Sake-Masisi is about twenty kilometers north-west of Goma.

A new kind of material for the road pavement in Lubumbashi. Monday 16th November 2009
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A project of manufacturing a new kind of material for paving roads is currently running in Lubumbashi, in Katanga province.

The Ituri II Bridge operates. Monday 16th November 2009
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Launched last October by Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reconstruction, Emile Bongeli and Ambassador of Great Britain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this structure is part of the Congolese government plan for the stabilization and reconstruction of the eastern part of DRC territory."

Opening in Rome for a summit against hunger snubbed by the G8 leaders.Monday 16th November 2009
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Every six seconds, a child dies of hunger in the world: to combat this tragedy, sixty heads of state involved from Monday to Rome FAO summit, snubbed by virtually the entire leadership of the G8 and received in skepticism.

A new kind of material for the road pavement in Lubumbashi.Saturday 14th November 2009
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A project of manufacturing a new kind of material for paving roads is currently running in Lubumbashi, in Katanga province.

Jean-Claude Baende get 60 votes in front of Jean Lucien Busa (28 votes) at Equateur governor election.Saturday 14th November 2009
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Mr. Jean-Claude Baende came top of the rankings by getting 60 votes on the 108 deputies who took part in the election of new Governor of the Province of Equateur, which took place Friday at Mbandaka, according to sources close to Independent Electoral Commission.

Brazilian President invites President Joseph Kabila.Friday 13th November 2009
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Brazil’s Ambassador to the DRC, Ricardo Carvalho Do Nascimento, has handed over Thursday in Kinshasa, to the Foreign Minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, an invitation of Brazilian President Lula to his Congolese counterpart, Joseph Kabila, to participate in the triangular meeting on fighting against hunger in the world scheduled for November 15 in Rome at FAO headquarters.

Military reform, a priority for European Union.Friday 13th November 2009
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The Swedish ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Van De Geer said Thursday in Kinshasa that the reform of the DRC’s Armed Forces, (FARDC) is a priority for the European Union, of which his country holds rotating presidency.

DSCRP: a five-year plan updated in Goma for DRC. Thursday 12th November 2009
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How to reduce poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo? The issue has been a reflection of two days in Goma, North Kivu, November 9 to 10, between provincial planning ministers and other experts in the country under the supervision of the National Planning Ministry and UNDP. After work, a five-year plan has been updated as a strategy to apply from 2010.

President Joseph Kabila named honorary president of FAPE .Thursday 12th November 2009
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The President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila was appointed as honorary president of the African Federation of Parents and Students Associations (FAPE), in recognition of his efforts to rehabilitate the education system in the DRC.

Security situation is calm in North Kivu.Thursday 12th November 2009
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The security situation is currently calm in the province of North Kivu, despite some vicissitudes which will be scanned by Operation “Kimia II”, said the governor Julien Paluku after talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.

The DRC for high-level exchanges with China has reassured the Prime Minister A. Muzito to his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.Thursday 12th November 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito welcomed the partnership "mutually beneficial" linking the DRC to China, at the 4th Conference of the Forum on Sino-African cooperation in SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, where he represented the Chief of state Joseph Kabila.

5 Building Site: The accident on Rakeen Congo site has not had a negative effect on the structure of the building. Thursday 12th November 2009
(GIF)

During this incident, four workers were slightly injured, said the engineer Charles before reassure the Congolese people to the normal pursuit of construction of this structure.

DR Congo-IMF: Towards cancelling external debt.Wednesday 11th November 2009
(BMP)

The Congolese government and the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Tuesday night in Kinshasa, discussions started nearly two weeks. The Chinese contract, which was an obstacle to an economic program between the IMF and the DRC, will no longer pose a problem and the way is open for the obliteration of the DRC’s external debt.

Vaccination campaign against polio and measles, about 3 million children targeted.Wednesday 11th November 2009
(BMP)

The expanded program on vaccination (PEV) Tuesday launched the vaccination campaign against polio and measles in three provinces of the DRC. It is the province of Kinshasa, Bas-Congo and North-Kivu. The vaccine aims 2,900,000 children less than 59 months in the three provinces.

Congolese exports to China reached 1.58 billion U.S. dollars.Wednesday 11th November 2009
(BMP)

Congolese exports to China, evaluated at $ 370 million U.S. in 2006, have reached 1.58 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, noted earlier this week in Kinshasa, the services of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in DRC during a reception held on the sidelines of the 4th Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held from 7 to 9 November in SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt.

Angolan ambassador to DRC confirms the holding of Joint Great Committee.Wednesday 11th November 2009
(BMP)

The Angolan ambassador to DRC, Mr. Emilio Guerra, confirmed Tuesday in Kinshasa, the holding of the Joint Commission DRC-Angola on 20 November in Luanda. The Angolan diplomat, who spoke for the first time in the Congolese press since assuming his duties, said that the meeting will discuss issues including the exploitation of oil in coastal of Moanda and violation of boundaries between the two countries.

Kasangulu: Congolese police has two training centers.Tuesday 10th November 2009
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The Congolese National Police (PNC) has received on Monday, two big centers completely rehabilitated Kasangulu in Bas-Congo and Mbankana, a suburb area of Kinshasa. Both centers will be used for police training. This, under the reform program of the security sector.

The US annual allocation stands at 360 million USD.Tuesday 10th November 2009
(BMP)

The Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond TSHIBANDA met last weekend with the U.S. ambassador in the DRC, William Garvelink. The two men exchanged views on USA aid to the DRC in various fields, including education, health, particularly the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Belgian Foreign Minister to visit DR Congo.Tuesday 10th November 2009
(BMP)

The visit of Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yves Leterme, in early 2010 in Kinshasa, and that of his Congolese counterpart in Brussels were discussed Monday during a meeting between the Ambassador of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominique de Swielande STRUYE, and the head of the Congolese diplomacy, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Goma: Planning provincial ministers develop strategies against poverty.Tuesday 10th November 2009
(BMP)

The National Minister of Planning, Olivier KAMITATU, opened Monday in Goma, the second roundtable of planning provincial ministers on the process of strategic document for growth and poverty reduction. Delegates from the World Bank, UNDP and some members of the DRC government are taking part in this meeting.

United States to build a new embassy in Kinshasa.Tuesday 10th November 2009
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Ambassador of the United States in the DRC, William J. GAVERLING, announced Monday the construction of a new embassy in Kinshasa, after talks with Foreign Minister Alexis Mwamba TAMBWE.

Indian government provides scholarships for Congolese.Monday 9th November 2009
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Another opportunity is being offered to the Congolese wishing to hone their skills in different fields of study in India. This shows the audience granted to Chargé d’Affaires of India in the DRC, SD Sharma by Deputy Foreign Minister, Ignace GATA Mavita. These scholarships cover the areas of technology, computing, engineering, English, agriculture, telecommunications and others.

DRC is participating in the 4th Forum on cooperation between China and Africa to SHARM EL-SHEIK.Monday 9th November 2009
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The 4th Forum of China-Africa Cooperation opened its doors Sunday in SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt. It brings together Heads of State and Government and Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economy of fifty countries. The delegation of the DRC at the 4th Forum of China-Africa cooperation is led by the Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.

Kenya Airways inaugurates flight between Nairobi and Kisangani.Monday 9th November 2009
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The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, opened Friday at the Bagboka airport, in Kisangani the airline flight of Kenya Airways from Nairobi to Kisangani, capital of Orientale Province (north-east DRC).

A joint delegation of IMF-World Bank received in the Senate.Monday 9th November 2009
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A joint delegation from the IMF and World Bank under the leadership of Mr. Brian Amos and Johanes, heads of mission of IMF and World Bank, was Thursday in Kinshasa, a working session with members of the Senate office that led the president, Leon Kengo wa Dondo.

DRC-Zambia: Agreement on university twinning.Monday 9th November 2009
(BMP)

The eleventh session of the Joint Commission Democratic Republic of Congo - Republic of Zambia was closed Saturday in Kinshasa. Several areas were discussed during these meetings. And an agreement was even signed between the two countries in the field of education.

ADB’s infrastructure projects in 2008 reached 2.4 billion $.Friday 6th November 2009
(JPG)

The infrastructure projects of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved in 2008 reached USD 2.4 billion or nearly 45% of loans and grants and are the sectoral allocation more important, said a statement from the institution at the closing on October 30 to Marrakech, during the forum of African infrastructure.

Towards the reconfiguration of the MONUC’s mandate.Friday 6th November 2009
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The UN’s Under Secretary General for peacekeeping operations, Alain Le Roy, expressed Thursday during a press conference in Kinshasa, the idea of a reconfiguration of the mandate of the UN mission in DRC (MONUC) following discussions held with the Congolese government.

DRC-Zambia: 11th session of the Joint Commission DRC-Zambia.Friday 6th November 2009
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The Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Mr. Raymond TSHIBANDA, will open on Friday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meetings of the 11th session of the Joint Commission, Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia.

Kinshasa: Erosion Control, Andre Kimbuta launch work at Mama Mobutu. Wednesday 4th November 2009
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The governor of Kinshasa, Andre Kimbuta, Monday launched work on erosion control at Mama Mobutu, the township of Mont Ngafula. Over U.S. $ 4,500,000 are available to perform such work. The work is made by Chinese company Zheng wei technical cooperation (ZWTC) and funded capital of the DRC government.

1st Employment and Business Fair for building capacity of the ONEM.Wednesday 4th November 2009
(GIF)

Minister for Employment, Labor and Welfare, Ferdinand Kambere opened Tuesday, November 3 at the Hotel Memling, 1st Employment and Business Fair in the presence of many partners of the work sector.

Maniema: President Joseph Kabila donated 18 agricultural tractors to Kindu.Wednesday 4th November 2009
(BMP)

Eighteen tractors were presented to the people of Kindu by the Maniema governor, Didier Manara Linga, after a caravan organized from the station of Kindu to the office of the governor. It is a donation of the head of state Joseph Kabila.

Vicki Huddleston: the United States of America reiterated their willingness to cooperate with the DRC. Saturday 31st October 2009
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The United States of America wants to work with the DRC government, in partnership with countries of the subregion of the Great Lakes and the UN to improve the social situation of Congolese. This is essentially the message delivered on Thursday in Kinshasa by the Under Secretary of State Assistant to the U.S. defense, Vicki Huddleston, after his working visit of five days in the DRC.

DRC: Alain Le Roy welcomes progress in the peace process. Saturday 31st October 2009
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The deputy Secretary General of UN operations to peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, met Friday with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Following this work session, he congratulated the Congolese authorities for the progress made for the return of peace to the east. Le Roy has also promised to make a pleading for the DRC to the UN.

Imminent signing of a free trade agreement between Kinshasa and Ankara. Saturday 31st October 2009
Negotiations are underway for the signing, in a short period, a free trade agreement between the DRC and the Republic of Turkey, said Wednesday in Kinshasa the ambassador to that country in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Hasan Mehmet Ozyildiz , indicating that his country is already ready to do so.

Opening at Kinshasa of the regional meeting of Ministers of Health and Livestock countries bordering the DRC.Saturday 31st October 2009
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The Regional Meeting of Ministers responsible for Health and Livestock countries bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo for the implementation of the ’pan-African campaign to eradicate the tsetse fly and trypanosomiasis in Africa " opened Thursday in Kinshasa under the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister (DRC) Bongeli.

India grants a line of credit of 263 million USD for dams.Friday 30th October 2009
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India has granted a credit line of 263 million U.S. dollars to finance the construction of Katende dams electric, in Kasai Occidental, and KAKOBOLA at BANUDNDU, and street railway in the city of Kinshasa, capital of the DRC.

MONUC confirmed the arrest of a FDLR’s adjudant at NTONGO.Friday 30th October 2009
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An adjudant of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda implicated in the trafficking of timber to Uganda is under arrest. The announcement was made by Ben Mohamed Moez, interim chief military information to the MONUC.

Eastern Province: Randgold Resources will relocate 15 000 people in Watsa.Friday 30th October 2009
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The Chief of Resources RANTGOLD, Louis WATUM, expressed this wish during his visit to Bunia, located over 400 kilometers south of the city’s mining district of Haut Uélé. He said the move of the occupants of this concession is a prerequisite of effective launch of the operating project in open-air.

Bas Congo: 700 Angolan workers return to Kwilu-Ngongo. Friday 30th October 2009
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More than 700 Angolan employees of the sugar company of Kwilu Ngongo returned to this city for more than 5 days, several sources said.

86 DGI’s workers suspended since mid-October.Thursday 29th October 2009
(JPG)

Eighty-six officers of the DGI have been suspended since mid-October by the Senior Management of the company for having unveiled the deliberations of the commission in charge of studying the files of agents and managers "greedy "which would have compromised the embezzlement of funds, corruption, indiscipline and other deficiencies in the performance of their duties.

Governor Medard Autsai gives benches desks to Eastern Province’s schools. Thursday 29th October 2009
(GIF)

The Provincial Government has officially granted 1000 benches to Primary and secondary schools in the city of Kisangani. The beneficiary schools were recruited in all school systems.

Eastern Province: National Assembly to debate on creation of new towns.Thursday 29th October 2009
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The proposal for the creation of new cities in the Eastern Province has been a heated debate in the provincial assembly, where each member wanted to see the capital of his territory erected in town.

Matadi: Bas-Congo governor satisfied with concreting work of the road SOCOPA.Thursday 29th October 2009
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The Bas Congo governor Simon Mbatshi said he was pleased with the progress of the concreting work of the road leading to the port facilities of the Congolese Fishing Company (SOCOPA, former PEMARCO), a subsidiary of Ledya Group, following an inspection visit made Wednesday at the edge of the Congolese-Angolan border of Ango-Ango.

The trophy of the World Cup in Kinshasa October 30. Wednesday 28th October 2009
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The trophy of the football World Cup will be in Kinshasa Friday, October 30. It will be exhibited at the Hotel Memling. The presence of this mythical trophy in Kinshasa is to be included in the tour being done that cuts across some countries selected by the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA).

No sessions before November 8. Wednesday 28th October 2009
The president of the lower house of parliament, Evariste Boshab, held Tuesday, October 27 a press briefing at Palais du Peuple during which he announced that, given the overloaded agenda for a vote next plenary meeting of the institution will take place next November 8. His annoucement has set opinion on what is really happening in the National Assembly after the cancelled meeting last week for lack of quorum.

Governor Medard Autsai gives benches desks to Eastern Province’s schools.Wednesday 28th October 2009
(GIF)

The Provincial Government has officially granted 1000 benches to Primary and secondary schools in the city of Kisangani. The beneficiary schools were recruited in all school systems.

Lubumbashi: visit of Muhammad Ali’s daughter.Tuesday 27th October 2009
Khalia Ali, daughter of former American boxer Muhammad Ali, arrived Monday in Lubumbashi. She came to thank the Congolese people for supporting his father in 1974 during the fight which had opposed him to George Foreman.

Kinshasa: a modern eye clinic built in the township of MASINA.Tuesday 27th October 2009
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The official opening of the eye clinic of MASINA held Monday, October 26 in Kinshasa with President Joseph Kabila. This center, the largest in Central Africa, according to Action Vision, has a capacity of 60 beds and can operate simultaneously 30 patients per day. The eye clinic actually starts its activities in a month.

Mineral-Invest-International intends to settle in DRC. Tuesday 27th October 2009
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The company Mineral-Invest-International, whose headquarters is based in Sweden, intends to settle in the DRC to exploit gold, coltan and diamonds. The governor of Orientale Province, Médard Autsai, got this news during the courtesy visit made by MM. JOACHIM ANDERSON and TOMY WILBERT, respectively Operations director and Technical director.

DRC: Britain gives U.S. $ 70 million to the Congolese police.Tuesday 27th October 2009
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The British ambassador to DRC, Nick Kay, announced Monday that his country would grant a donation of 40 million pounds sterling (equivalent of U.S. $ 70 million) to support the Congolese police reform. Nick Kay made the announcement at the 4th meeting of monitoring committee of police reform.

ECCAS’ objective for physical integration, economic and monetary. Monday 26th October 2009
The 15th session of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will be held in 2 010 to N’djamena, Chad. This is one of the resolutions taken Saturday in Kinshasa, following the work of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of this regional organization whose ultimate goal is to achieve physical integration, economic and monetary of member countries.

Joseph Kabila: “ECCAS need money to achieve its objectives.”Monday 26th October 2009
The 14th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) opened Saturday in Kinshasa, attended by Heads of State and Government. In their speeches to the occasion, President Joseph Kabila, President of ECCAS and the Secretary General of this regional organization, called on Member States to contribute financially to the objectives of the Community.

Participants at the conference of ECCAS to achieve the integration projects. Monday 26th October 2009
The survival of Lake Chad face to global warming and the construction of basic infrastructure dominated the reactions of participants to the 14th ordinary session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of ECCAS held from October 17 to 24 2009 in Kinshasa.

Goma: Ross Mountain left MONUC, optimistic about the future of the Congo.Monday 26th October 2009
The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in the DRC is leaving. His mandate comes to an end. "I leave with optimism," he said Friday during his farewell to the staff of MONUC in Goma. According to Ross Mountain, the progress is taking shape and gradually straighten the Congo and the situation, despite various problems.

ECCAS objective: physical integration, economic and monetary. Monday 26th October 2009
The 15th session of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) will be held in 2 010 to N’djamena, in Chad. This is one of the resolutions taken Saturday in Kinshasa, following the work of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of this regional organization whose ultimate goal is to achieve physical integration, economic and member countries’ monetary

Ensuring peace and security within ECCAS is vested to FOMAC. Friday 23rd October 2009
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The mission of ensuring peace and security within the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is vested to the Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC), says a document of the General Secretariat of the sub-regional organization.

China and Democratic Republic of Congo are committed to develop military ties.Friday 23rd October 2009
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China and the Democratic Republic of Congo are committed to move forward their military relationship at the Beijing meeting of Ministers of Defense of both countries. At the invitation of Chinese Minister of National Defense Liang Guanglie, his counterpart Charles Mwando Simba arrived in Beijing on October 17 to perform a seven-day visit to China.

Rehabilitation of UPN at the heart of a debate between Education minister and World Bank delegation.Friday 23rd October 2009
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The Minister of Higher Education and University, Professor Leonard Mashako Mamba, met Wednesday in Kinshasa with a World Bank delegation on the rehabilitation of the National Pedagogical University (UPN) and the development of assistance strategy to Education.

Bukavu: A single window at the Kavumu Airport opened.Friday 23rd October 2009
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Mr. Francis Mushagalusa gwa Biribindi, Provincial Minister of Finance and Budget of South Kivu, conducted Tuesday at the opening of a single window at the Kavumu Airport in Kavumu, led by OFIDA.

Government increased fuel prices at the pump.Thursday 22nd October 2009
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According to a statement from the Ministry of National Economy and Trade, which sets the price of fuel in three areas, the price of fuel and air land (Jet A1) is set for the West Zone including Kinshasa and the provinces of Bas-Congo and Bandundu, 895 Congolese francs (about 1.017 U.S. dollar), that of diesel to 890 Congolese francs (about 1.011 U.S. dollar) and petrol to 720 Congolese francs (about 0.81 U.S. dollar).

14th ECCAS Summit: 10 heads of state and government expected in Kinshasa.Thursday 22nd October 2009
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The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) opens Wednesday in Kinshasa, as a prelude to the 14th Ordinary Summit of ECCAS, scheduled for October 24. Ten heads of state and government are expected in Kinshasa for the 14th Summit of leaders of Central Africa.

Kindu: Training of 321st commando battalion of the FARDC closed. Thursday 22nd October 2009
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An important arms taking was held Saturday at Camp Lwama, located 7 km from Kindu, on the occasion of the closing of the training of the 321st commando battalion organized by the Belgian army.

Presentation of the Office of the jury to create a logo for the fiftieth anniversary of the independence of the DRC.Tuesday 20th October 2009
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The Deputy Coordinator of Commissioner General of the fiftieth anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GSC), Ambassador Jean-Pierre Mutamba, presented to the press both national and international, the office of the jury in assessing the online contest for the creation a logo of the fiftieth anniversary of the DRC.

A slight reshuffle of the Provincial Government of North-Kivu.Tuesday 20th October 2009
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After appointed last week Mr. Nelson SYAYIPUMA (former Deputy Minister of National Defense) as Director of his Cabinet, Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu has appointed a deputy Director of Cabinet in the person of Desire SEBATUNZI. The latter, known for his moral integrity and experience in the international environment, just to give tone to the Office of Governor in this decisive phase of the reconstruction of the province.

GOMA: ECCAS helps provincial hospital of reference of North Kivu.Tuesday 20th October 2009
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The Economic Community of Central African States has handed over Friday, October 16 at the provincial hospital of reference of North Kivu a large batch of medical supplies and equipment and a medical ambulance.

President Kabila received the international facilitators of the crisis in eastern DRC.Tuesday 20th October 2009
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President Kabila received in audience last weekend in Kinshasa international facilitators in the crisis in the eastern DRC, former presidents Olusagun Obasanjo of Nigeria and President Benjamin M’Kapa of Tanzania, who came to report about the end of their mission, after the end of the war.

Germany grants nearly $ 100 million to the DRC.Monday 19th October 2009
(GIF)

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have last weekend signed financial cooperation agreements. The signing of this agreement took place in Kinshasa between the German ambassador in the DRC, Dr. Axel Weishaupt and the Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda.

FARDC: the 321st battalion commando is operational.Monday 19th October 2009
Elements of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) of the 321st Battalion Commando Quick Reaction Force who were training in Kindu have been operating since Saturday. Reached the end of this training, they received their certificate and various awards during a ceremony the same day at Lwama camp, and chaired by the General Chief of staff of the land forces, General Gabriel Amisi.

Military partnership Belgo-Congolese is fine, according to the head of the Belgian Defense.Monday 19th October 2009
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Army General Charles Henry Delcour, head of the Belgian Defense, who arrived in Kinshasa on Thursday night, highlighted Friday Excellent military Partnership between his country and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Meeting between the Head of State and the United Nations.High Commissioner for Refugees.Saturday 17th October 2009
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President Joseph Kabila Kabange met Wednesday in Kinshasa, with the top United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, they talked on the voluntary return of refugees in the DRC and preparation for return and reintegration of Congolese installed in countries bordering the East.

FIFA: The DRC welcomes the trophy for the World Cup October 30.Saturday 17th October 2009
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The FIFA World Cup trophy will pass by the DRC on Friday, October 30, 2009. This was announced by Coca Cola DRC, during a press briefing Friday in Kinshasa.

DRC: 13 000 candidate judges are having their test Saturday.Saturday 17th October 2009
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The Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) organizes a competition for recruitment of judges, from Saturday to Monday, on the whole extent of the DRC. 13 000 candidates are expected. The examiners, judges in office, are already deployed in each capital of province to carry out this recruitment.

Preliminary Inventory work of Urban and Architectural Heritage of Kinshasa.Saturday 17th October 2009
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The city of Kinshasa and the French Development Agency (AFD) jointly organized October 16, 2009 at the Hotel Memling, a preparatory workshop to draft inventory of urban and architectural heritage of the capital, said a press release.

Kinshasa will host the 3rd edition of the International Congress of Black Women under the leadership of Mrs. Marie Olive Kabanga.Friday 16th October 2009
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The International Congress of Black Women, which is one of the largest gatherings of black women leaders in the world, chose the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to host its 3rd edition. On this occasion, the wife of the African continent will make a solemnly tribute to women of Africa deported to other horizons 4 centuries ago during the slave trade. The event is leaded by the wife of the Head of State, Mrs. Olive Lembe Kabila.

Opening of the workshop on the identification of priorities in the infrastructure sector in DRC. Friday 16th October 2009
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Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reconstruction, Emile Bongeli conducted Thursday at Circle in Kinshasa, at the opening of the workshop on identifying investment priorities and their implementation in the infrastructure sector in DRC.

The Chief of General Staff of the Belgian Army conducts an official visit to DRC.Friday 16th October 2009
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The Chief of General Staff of the Belgian army, General Charles-Henri Delcour, performs from Thursday, October 15, a working visit to Democratic Republic of Congo. The purpose of his visit to the DRC is to appreciate the work done by Belgian instructors in Kindu, in Maniema province.

The Government undertakes to expedite the standardization process in the DRC. Thursday 15th October 2009
The Minister of Industry Mboso Simon said Wednesday on the occasion of World Standards Day, celebrated October 14 to check year’s theme: "Addressing climate change by the standards," the government’s determination to increase efforts on adoption and extension of standards to cope with environmental challenges imposed by climate change and make the DRC a country of standards.

The Joint Commission DRC-Angola scheduled for next November in Luanda. Thursday 15th October 2009
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The Main Committee Joint Democratic Republic of Congo - Angola will be held next November in Luanda, the Angolan capital dates to be confirmed through diplomatic channels.

"Casa Africa" to promote exchanges between Spain and Africa.Thursday 15th October 2009
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The Spanish ambassador in the DRC, Felix Castalla Artieda, introduced Wednesday in Kinshasa, to the Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, at a hearing, the secretary general of "Casa Africa", Luis Padilla Macabeo, whose institution he heads is an instrument of promoting trade between Spain and African countries, including the DRC.

The 2010 budget of the city of Kinshasa settled at 199,057,182,283 FC. Thursday 15th October 2009
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The provincial deputies of Kinshasa settled last Tuesday at 199,057,182,283 FC in both revenues and expenses budget of the capital for the fiscal year 2009-2010 during the meeting, in the college Boboto at Gombe, one of the items on the agenda included the review and adoption of the decree relating thereto.

A donation of 65 million euros from Germany to the DRC. Thursday 15th October 2009
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The Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Mr. Raymond Tshibanda, signed Tuesday, October 13, 2009 in Kinshasa with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Dr. Axel Weishaupt, two Financial cooperation agreements 65 million allocated to DRC.

António GUTERRES in working visit. Wednesday 14th October 2009
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The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres, has begun Tuesday, a three-day visit to the DRC. The purpose of his mission is to evaluate the operations of the UN agency for refugees in the DRC.

DRC: Rene NGONGO crowned 2009 Alternative Nobel Prize.Wednesday 14th October 2009
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The Congolese René NGONGO, political advisor for Greenpeace Africa has just been crowned with a prize of Right Livelihood Award in 2009 commonly called the "Alternative Nobel Prize". A reward for his work on behalf of forest protection and social justice in the DRC. Aged 48, Rene NGONGO has been selected among the 4 people rewarded this year throughout the world.

An upcoming exhibition of Turkish products in Kinshasa. Wednesday 14th October 2009
An exhibition of Turkish products will be organized in the coming days in Kinshasa. The announcement was made by the Ministry of International and regional cooperation. The date of holding the fair has not yet been clarified.

The DRC would welcome the white farmers of South African. Wednesday 14th October 2009
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The South African government decided to encourage the white farmers to develop their activities in other African countries. These have already contacted a dozen African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Uganda and Angola, to facilitate the installation of white farmers in southern African countries.

SADC: The DRC hosts the 7th Forum of national coordinating bodies to fight against AIDS.Tuesday 13th October 2009
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The 7th Forum of national coordinating bodies to fight against HIV / AIDS in member countries of the Southern African Development Community member states (SADC) held its work in Kinshasa, capital of DRC. This is for the various delegations of these countries to develop common strategies for universal access to that specific time of global economic crisis.

Protection of forests in the Congo Basin among issues on the agenda of the Economic Forum in South Korea-Africa. Tuesday 13th October 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is invited to the Second Forum of South Korea - Africa to be held from Tuesday 24 to Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in Seoul. The information was given to Kinshasa by the Korean vice minister in charge of Planning and Policy, Mr. Lim Jae-hong.

Climate: African countries will speak with one voice in Copenhagen. Tuesday 13th October 2009
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The President of the African Union commission (AU), Jean Ping said Sunday in Ouagadougou that African countries have decided to adopt a common position and speak with one voice at UN Summit on Climate scheduled for next December in Copenhagen. Jean Ping made the statement at the 7th Global Forum on Sustainable Development held from 9 to 11 October in Ouagadougou and placed under the theme "Climate Change: What opportunities for sustainable development".

First Joint Committee DRC / Turkey: 27 Congolese projects acceptable.Tuesday 13th October 2009
After works, which were held for two days in Istanbul between the Congolese and Turkish, it was agreed that a general partnership agreement will be signed in December. To this end 27 projects presented by the Congolese have also been selected for negotiations and signature shortly. These acceptable projects are divided into two groups, namely those reporting directly to the private sector and those assigned to the lot of technical cooperation.

SADC customs strategies to facilitate business between member countries.Monday 12th October 2009
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The customs experts of the South African Development Community (SADC) met recently in Katanga to study ways and means to facilitate business between different members of the community.

Kinshasa: 109 hotels closed by order of provincial tourism minister.Monday 12th October 2009
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The provincial Minister of Transport, Tourism and Culture and Arts, Rody Mpika, decided to close hundreds of hotel facilities, accused of not meeting standards of hygiene, safety and morals. This decision follows the control of viability conducted by the tourism ministry for nearly 4 months. About thousand hotels, concerned by this measure will gradually close their doors, as the mission control continues.

Progress in Africa: Congo’s central bank governor unveils his convictions.Monday 12th October 2009
That is a book that seeks unifying energies to support economic integration in Africa. Written by governor of Congo’s central bank, Jean-Claude Masangu, the book was presented last Thursday in Paris and is entitled "Why I believe in Africa’s progress.

A workshop for capacity reinforcing on Port Security in DRC. Thursday 8th October 2009
Participants at the workshop on technical assistance for capacity reinforcing on international port security have suggested following the work of Matadi as the U.S. Coast Guard continues to pursue bilateral discussions with country authorities in matters security of port facilities, said a statement from the Embassy of the United States.

Laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Parliament city at Kashamata in Katanga. Thursday 8th October 2009
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Mr. Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza, president of the Katanga Provincial Assembly, conducted last weekend at Kashamata, located 10 km from Lubumbashi, on the road to Kasumbalesa to lay the foundation stone for the construction of houses of the Parliament city for the provincial deputies.

Bas-Congo: farmers are proud to export their cassava leaves. Thursday 8th October 2009
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In Mayumbe the extreme south-west of Kinshasa, cassava leaves are now processed and bagged, before being sold on the local market or exported to Europe. A bargain that changes the lives of farmers and encourages them to produce more.

Burundi: Congolese refugees in Gihinga want to return to DRC. Wednesday 7th October 2009
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A group of Congolese refugees living in Burundi needs to be repatriated to their country. They expressed this desire to return to provincial authorities and the Office of United Nations High Commissariat for Refugees in South Kivu. But the UNHCR side, it was announced that repatriation must be planned and must be done in an organized way, after consultation between the two countries, namely the DRC and Burundi in a tripartite meeting.

The DRC wins a gold medal through literature at the Francophonie Games. Wednesday 7th October 2009
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Games of the Francophonie in Beirut, Lebanon, ended Tuesday night. The Democratic Republic of Congo was represented in four sports bring back some medals including one gold, obtained through the literature.

Investment Promotion in the DRC: Kinshasa hosts the 5th forum IPAD.Wednesday 7th October 2009
The Grand Hotel Kinshasa hosts from 6 to 8 October 2009 the 5th Forum of Infrastructure Partnerships for Development - Partnership for Infrastructure Development in Africa (IPAD DRC), a gathering of high-level investors, ministers and heads of undertaking. For organizers, this meeting is an opportunity to provide "evidence revealing that the country is ready for investment and is eager to put order into his affairs."

The Joint Commission Belgo-Congolese expected in December in Brussels. Tuesday 6th October 2009
The Joint Cooperation Committee between Belgium and the DRC will meet on 14 and 15 December in Brussels for the signing of a new Indicative Cooperation Program (ICP) for the period 2010-2013. For this purpose, a special meeting of the committee expanded partnership was held on 1 and 2 October in Brussels to finalize the preparations for the December meeting.

Expulsions of Congolese from Angola: Establishing of a Joint Committee.Tuesday 6th October 2009
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At least 25 000 Congolese have been expelled from Angola in the last two weeks. The latest wave of those expelled was registered Sunday with arrival at Boma, in Bas Congo, of more than 5 000 other fellow citizens. At the head of a government delegation that made the trip to this city Sunday, the Minister of Social Affairs announced the establishment of a Joint Commission DRC-Angola to address this issue.

Freeport-Mc Moran Copper & Gold Inc.. donated medical equipment high quality to Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital.Tuesday 6th October 2009
Freeport - Mc Moran Copper Gold Inc., operator of the Tenke Fungurume Mining Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced the funding at approximately $ 1 million to purchase equipment, advanced medical imaging for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital in Kinshasa.

Philip Alston officially visits DR Congo.Monday 5th October 2009
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The UN Special Reporter on summary executions, extrajudicial and arbitrary arrived in Kinshasa Saturday for an 11-day visit. His official mission in the DRC is to take stock of the situation with the right to life by the armed forces and groups.

DRC has lost its Minister of Economy, Andre Philippe Futa. Friday 2nd October 2009
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The Congolese government has lost one of its members, in the person of the Minister of Economy Andre Philippe Futa, who died immediately of a heart attack in Paris. The Minister was returning from Venezuela, where he represented the head of state to a conference. In a stopover in Paris on the way back to Kinshasa, he was found dead in his hotel room in the French capital.

The Security Council requests a representative on sexual violence in conflict. Friday 2nd October 2009
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The Security Council adopted on Wednesday a resolution requesting the Secretary- General of UN, Ban Ki-moon to appoint a special representative of the fight against sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict.

Forty Congolese businessmen in economic mission to Belgium.Friday 2nd October 2009
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The mission of the CCBC was in Brussels on Monday before traveling to Namur on Tuesday and Wednesday in Ghent, especially for individual meetings with Brussels, Walloon and Flemish contractors.

An aircraft delivered to the FARDC by the Minister of Defense. Friday 2nd October 2009
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This acquisition is a demonstration of the determination and the will of the Head of State to equip the army with adequate facilities for its power and its modernization.

AIDS and hypertension, two attackers to fight as part of the FARDC. Wednesday 30th September 2009
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The Minister of National Defense and Veterans Affairs, Charles Mwando invited FARDC units to combat AIDS and hypertension during the presentation of the results of studies on these two pandemics in the large conference room of the General Staff of the FARDC.

A medical selection is required from now on for recruitment in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Wednesday 30th September 2009
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The Defense Minister said under the reform of the army a series of provisions aimed ensuring a better health status among men of the troops whose recruitment in this case should be conducted with maximum rigor.

DRC / Belgium: Van ROMPUY hopes "good year" for relations with the DRC. Wednesday 30th September 2009
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Prime Minister Herman Van ROMPUY Tuesday expressed the hope that 2010 is a "very good year" for relations between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while rumors are increasingly insistent on a possible visit of King Albert II to Kinshasa at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of independence of the former colony.

Katanga: The Minister of Agriculture assigns $ 100,000 to purchase seed. Wednesday 30th September 2009
The central government is involved in the development of agriculture in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This explains the working visits that the Minister for Agriculture, Norbert Basengezi Katintima, makes for some time inside the country. At the step of Lubumbashi, where he visited last week, the central minister of Agriculture has given to Governor Moise Katumba, an amount of $ 100,000 for the purchase of seventy tons of seeds.

The stock of official public debt of the DRC agreed to 12.042 billion USD. Tuesday 29th September 2009
The stock of official public debt of the DRC was decreed at 12.042 billion USD end 2008, said Thursday the General Manager Director of the Office of Debt Management Service (OGEDEP), Kevin Numbi Lumbala, during the official hand over Ceremony at the Finance Minister of the Annual Report 2006-2008 and the second edition of the Statistical Bulletin of the debt.

Making profitable and operational fiber optic in DRC.Tuesday 29th September 2009
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The Minister of Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications, Louise Munga and Olivier Kamitatu, Planning minister, have just completed a mission in Angola in the negotiating framework for the profitability and operation of the optical fiber in the DRC.

European Union grants $22 million to support budget.Tuesday 29th September 2009
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The European Union has granted the DRC an envelope of 22 million U.S. dollars by way of budgetary support. The ceremony of signing the MoU took place Thursday at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of the Budget Minister, Michel Lokola, and Governor of Congo’s Central Bank, Jean-Claude Masangu.

Lubumbashi: What are stakes of the meeting of heads of SADC customs services?Tuesday 29th September 2009
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The third session of working group on strategies and customs policies of the subcommittee of member countries of the SADC has started Monday in Lubumbashi. It aims at improving infrastructure and the implementation of the policy of free movement of goods and people between member countries.

The Belgian army resumed training a battalion of the Congolese army.Monday 28th September 2009
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The Belgian army has resumed the training of an elite battalion of the Congolese army in Kindu, the capital of Maniema province (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo), it was learned Wednesday from a military source.

Strengthening cooperative relations between Tehran and Kinshasa.Monday 28th September 2009
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The chairman of the parliamentary group DRC-Iran Hamidrza Hajibabaei has praised, after a meeting Wednesday in Kinshasa with the Chief of staff of president, Lumanu Mulenda Bwana N’Sefu, commitment and determination of Iran and the DRC to strengthen their cooperation for the benefit of their peoples.

The NGO Enyamba donated 8,000 volumes of books to the ISC / Kinshasa.Monday 28th September 2009
The international NGO Enyamba based in France, donated 8,000 volumes of books, electronic files and computers for data processing in the library at the higher trading institute (ISC / Kinshasa), announced the General Director of this institution, Professor Kabamba, to ACP press.

DRC: A reforestation project of 80 thousand acres along Lake Tanganyika.Monday 28th September 2009
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The Agriculture minister of the central government, Norbert Basengezi, has installed Friday in Kalemie, North Katanga, the office of the Coordinating Unit of Lake Tanganyika. It is an international project funded by ADB, for the protection of this lake and the promotion of riparian areas.

The U.S. willingness to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with the DRC. Thursday 24th September 2009
The Ambassador of the United States of America in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), William J. Garvelink, told the press after talks Tuesday with Prime Minister Adolph Mizito that his country appreciates the progress made by the DRC in the area of good governance since the 2006 elections, is willing to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with the DRC, in the light of this performance.

Evariste Boshab invited to visit Iran. Thursday 24th September 2009
The president of the National Assembly, Evariste Boshab is invited to visit Iran and the Parliament of this country. The invitation of the Chairman of the Consultative Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been given on Tuesday by Mr. Hamidrza Hajibabaei, chairman of the Parliamentary friendship Ian-DRC, arrived in Kinshasa on Monday at the head of a delegation of 5 Iranians deputies.

Kinshasa: The ECCAS experts discuss on consequences of the financial crisis.Thursday 24th September 2009
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A meeting of experts from all member countries of the Economic Community of Central Africa ECCAS held since Wednesday morning at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa. Objective: To adopt strategies open to minimize the effects of the financial crisis and global economic conditions in Central Africa. This meeting of experts of 2 days is before the meeting of ministers of Economy, Finance and Planning of the Member States of ECCAS scheduled for next Friday.

Goma: European diplomats support the normalization between Kigali and Kinshasa. Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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European ambassadors were completed Tuesday in Goma, their two-day meeting under the auspices of the Special Representative of the European Union (EU) in the Great Lakes countries, Roeland van de Geer. They considered the possibilities of starting up a European support for operations of social recovery east of the DRC through regional mechanisms.

Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Association of Business Women of Congo and South African society WIPHOLD. Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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The Association of Business Women of the Congo (AFAC) signed August 31, 2009 a Memorandum of Understanding with a South African Women Investment Portfolio Holdings Limited (WIPHOLD).

Goma: the ambassadors of the European Union accredited to Kigali and Kinshasa in a meeting. Wednesday 23rd September 2009
The ambassadors of the European Union accredited in Kinshasa and Kigali, staying since Monday in Goma, capital of North Kivu. The 2 delegations will explore together how to support the rapprochement between the DRC and Rwanda.

Kinshasa: Two Congolese to Board of Directors of Greenpeace Africa. Wednesday 23rd September 2009
Two fellow citizens serve on the Board of Directors of Greenpeace Africa. This is Chantal Kanyimbo and George Tshunza Mata, elected after the board of directors of NGOs held in South Africa from 17 to September 18 last.

The army announces that it has taken three bases of Hutu rebels in the east. Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Monday it had inflicted a "crushing defeat" for the Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern and regained control of three of their stronghold, after heavy fighting at the weekend. The Armed Forces of DRC (FARDC) has taken "yesterday (Sunday) Makola, Magembe and Kihungwe with a very favorable result to the FARDC," said Colonel Delphin Kahimbi, commander of operations in South Kivu.

Education: School kits donated by UNICEF to pupils of Kikwit. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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The United Nations Fund for Children has provide the kits for school to Kikwit students in Bandundu province. It is the deputy mayor of the city who proceeded with the delivery of such materials for school supplies to students in first year of elementary public schools in the city of Kikwit.

KINSHASA-BANDUNDU: 60 Kms from N’sele to Kwango Bridge on current rehabilitation. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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The road that connects N’sele river to Kwango Bridge on the National n ° 1 is undergoing rehabilitation. The implementation of this important piece of work, which now is well under way between the N’sele and Kwango bridge is realized in terms of the interest that this road is in its socio-economic section.

Signing of Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of micro-power of Mpioka. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
The ceremony took part in the official residence of the Kimbanguist Visitor Center in Kasavubu township last September 20. In the presence of DG of Anapa, ADG of the National Electricity Company, the delegate of the Fund Promotion of Industry, FPI and Yvon Butiet, Trade Commissioner Canadian Embassy in the DRC.

Resumption of traffic between Boma-Muanda. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Traffic between Boma and Muanda resumed magnitude compared to air traffic, as users who welcomed the restoration of this stretch of national and transnational.

DRC-Rwanda: Kigali welcomes the transfer of Grégoire Ndayimana to ICTR. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Rwanda had expressed satisfaction with the action taken by the Democratic Republic of Congo by giving Grégoire Ndahimana to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ICTR). To the Ambassador of Rwanda in the DRC, the Congolese government’s gesture is a sign that relations between the two countries are set fair.

The Chinese company Sinohydro wants to build the dam Zongo II. Tuesday 22nd September 2009
The Chinese company of civil engineering construction, "Sinohydro Corp.", is negotiating to build a hydroelectric dam of a bill of about $ 300 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the Chinese ambassador in DRC Mr. Wu Zexian.

Japan and IFC equip Congolese banks with capacities in international trade. Monday 21st September 2009
Promote the instruments used in international trade by the bankers, was in the menu of the seminar organized by the IFC on Japan’s financing from 14 to September 18. The seminar focused on different financing mechanisms, risk control and increasing the supply of services related to foreign trade.

"The Chinese loan agreement helps for the reconstruction of the DRC." Monday 21st September 2009
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Olivier Kamitatu, president of the Alliance for the Renewal of Congo (ARC) and Planning Minister, said the loan agreement between DR Congo and China is an essential contribution to the reconstruction of the country and premises a positive revolution in economic and political order imposed on the African continent.

The security situation in the Kivu satisfactory Monday.Monday 21st September 2009
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The security situation in North and South Kivu is satisfactory in terms of progress achieved in the context of Kimia II Operation in these two provinces through joint efforts DRC-MONUC acknowledged Saturday Mr Charles Mwando and Alan Doss, respectively National Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs and the Special Representative of the General Secretary of the UN in DRC.

7 million USD to prevent HIV / AIDS in northern Equateur. Monday 21st September 2009
In Equateur Province, 4 Gbadolite structures have been selected by the North Health District UBANGI to receive financial support from National multi-sectoral program of fight against AIDS, PNMLS in the fight against this pandemic.

Kinshasa transfers the alleged genocidal Gregoire Ndahimana at the ICTR. Monday 21st September 2009
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Gregoire Ndahimana, a Rwandan genocidal suspects has been handed to the judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda(ICTR) in Arusha at a ceremony of his transfer, Sunday, September 20 at the international airport in Kinshasa N’Djili. The Congolese government expects reciprocal gesture of Rwanda and all other countries that harbor criminals sought by justice, said his spokesman.

The content and nature of the Forest and Conservation project told the Prime Minister.Saturday 19th September 2009
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The Director of Operations of the World Bank in DRC, Ms. Marie Francoise Marie Nelly, told the Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, during talks Thursday at the Government House, the content and nature of the Forest and Nature Conservation Project, funded by the World Bank up to USD 70 million launched last September 9.

Nine quick-impact projects of MONUC for the Equateur province. Saturday 19th September 2009
The Province of Equateur has received nine quick impact projects of the UN Mission in Congo (MONUC) for a total amount of 93,842 U.S. dollars according to statistics provided to the press Thursday.

Bujumbura: The new Ambassador of DR Congo will improve the image of his country. Saturday 19th September 2009
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The new Ambassador of the DRC in Burundi, Banamuere Solomon, arrived Friday in Bujumbura in Burundi.

Senate: First meeting of the Conference of Presidents. Saturday 19th September 2009
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The upper house of parliament, the Senate held its first meeting Friday of the Conference of Presidents for the parliamentary session of October. On the agenda the establishment of the preliminary project schedule for the session.

Bas-Congo: The Kitona military airport host momentarily civil aircraft.Friday 18th September 2009
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Kitona Base military Airport in the province of Bas-Congo, host momentarily civil aircraft while waiting the extending work of Mouanda airport.

Signing of a cooperation agreement on the status of the Belgian school in Kinshasa.Friday 18th September 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Belgium on Wednesday signed a cooperation agreement to give legal status to the Belgian school in Kinshasa, said the ambassador of Belgium in the DRC, Dominique Struye de Sweiland.after the signing ceremony with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

DRC satisfied with the problem of Congolese living in Brazzaville.Friday 18th September 2009
Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the issue of expulsion of Congolese of Kinshasa from Brazzaville. The Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed that the DRC does not encourage its citizens to settle irregularly in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

64th General Assembly of the UN: Joseph Kabila expected in New York. Thursday 17th September 2009
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The head of state Joseph Kabila Kabange is expected to leave Kinshasa this weekend to attend the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). The presidents of the member countries will intervene before the general debate which is scheduled for 23 to 26, then from September 28 to 30.

Through a five-year program. Congo Basin: USD 62 million dedicated to the conservation of ecosystems. Thursday 17th September 2009
The protection of ecosystems in the Congo Basin has the support of ADB to the tune of 62 million USD. The Planning Minister Olivier KAMITATU has, in effect, launched last Wednesday, September 16 at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa, the support program for the conservation of ecosystems in the Congo Basin (PACEBCO).

DRC: 70 million USD for forest and nature conservation. Thursday 17th September 2009
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The announcement was made Tuesday night by the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, after a two-day workshop for the implementation of this project. This sum will go towards the conservation of forests and nature of the DRC.

The interior minister promised to arrest the authors of the threats to journalists in Bukavu. Wednesday 16th September 2009
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The Minister of Interior and Security, Celestin Mbuyu Kabango, has promised to give instructions to provincial governors and local authorities to undertake together with the press, investigations to find the perpetrators of death threats against three Radio Okapi journalists and Radio Maendeleo Bukavu in the province of South Kivu.

The opening of Parliament in the Senate: Kengo announces a mainly budget session.Wednesday 16th September 2009
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The ordinary session of September 2009 was opened yesterday, Tuesday, September 15 in both Houses of Parliament. In the Senate, after paying tribute to Senators Gaetan Jeannot Bemba and Kakudji died during the last parliamentary vacations, President Leon Kengo wa Dondo has meant that this session is primarily budgetary.

SADC defend the protection of forests in the Congo Basin. Wednesday 16th September 2009
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Experts from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will meet in the coming weeks in South Africa to prepare the text to be presented by the SADC to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change held in December 2009 to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is about preparing a joint document on the environmental situation in Africa in general, in the SADC region in particular.

Continuation of the rehabilitation network program of drinking water in Kinshasa. Tuesday 15th September 2009
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The rehabilitation network program for drinking water launched in Kinshasa by the Program of Support for the Rehabilitation II (PAR II) proceeds normally through the city of Kinshasa.

Reopening of the Belgian consulate in Lubumbashi.Tuesday 15th September 2009
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The Belgian Minister for Cooperation and Development, Charles Michel, conducted Monday in Lubumbashi, in Katanga province (south-eastern DRC), the reopening of the consulate of his country in this city, attended by members of provincial and local notables.

The Libyan ambassador in the DRC highlights the political weight of Kinshasa in Africa. Tuesday 15th September 2009
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The Libyan ambassador to the DRC, Mr. Mabrouk Shintiri said Monday in Kinshasa, the weight of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, at the opportunity of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the revolution of Al-Fatah, who carried to power in Libya, September 14, 1969, le colonel Mouamar Al Kadhafi.

A memorandum of agreement to end the strike by doctors.Tuesday 15th September 2009
The Minister of Health, Mwami Mopipi Mukulumanya, and his colleague of the Budget, Michel Lokola, signed Sunday, in the presence of the Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, in the Prime minister office, on behalf of the government and doctors Makoy Badjok and Mukuna Miteo on behalf of the National Union of Doctors (SYNAMED), the memorandum of agreement to meet the demands of doctors to end the strike they had observed for two weeks.

Construction of the deep sea port of Banana: 14 South Korean experts in Kinshasa to carry out the work. Monday 14th September 2009
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A South Korean delegation of 14 experts since Sunday in Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to achieve the construction of a deep sea port at Banana, in the province of Bas-Congo.

Inauguration in Lubumbashi of scoria and plastic factory of Katanga. Monday 14th September 2009
This factory manufactures pavers on the basis of waste plastic and disposed of the slag is an initiative of the Ir. Elie Lwamba, adviser of the provincial governor. The slag and plastic factory of Katanga (SCOPLA) was inaugurated last week in Lubumbashi by Moise Katumbi Chapwe, governor of Katanga.

Opening next Tuesday of the regular September session of Parliament. Monday 14th September 2009
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A statement released Friday by the office of the National Assembly convenes national deputies Tuesday to the People’s Palace to the opening plenary session of the Parliament of September.

The government signed a memorandum of agreement with physicians. Monday 14th September 2009
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It is moving, perhaps, towards the end of the strike of doctors in Kinshasa after the signing Sunday of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and Synamed, National Union of Physicians. There remains only the base to decide to on lift of the strike.

Reopening of the Belgian consulate in Lubumbashi. Monday 14th September 2009
Charles Michel confirmed that Belgium has decided to help education in the DRC, ensuring the payment of a portion of teacher salaries. "We have mobilized 20 million euros for 2009, granted through the World Bank, he said.

Project to implement a zoo and botanical garden in Kinzau-Mvuete. Saturday 12th September 2009
Environmentalists Congolese just started a project to establish a zoo and botanical Kinzau-Mvuete near the town of Boma, in Bas Congo province (western DRC), it was informed from sources near the services of Environment and natural Conservation in Matadi.

The International Finance Corporation for revitalizing the economic base of North Kivu. Saturday 12th September 2009
Julien Galant, head of the International Financial Corporation group of the World Bank, after a talk he had with the governor of North Kivu, said his agency will be involved in reviving the economic base of Nord-Kivu by promoting small and medium companies to contribute to improving the living conditions of the population.

The DRC will attend the annual meeting of UNHCR in Geneva. Saturday 12th September 2009
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The DRC will attend the annual meeting of the Executive Committee of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provided at the end of this month in Geneva, Switzerland.

A Japanese Mission of Environmental Research near future to Upemba Park. Saturday 12th September 2009
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A special mission of “Ristumeikan Asia Pacific University” (APU) of Japan will soon in the National Park Upemba, in Katanga, for environmental research to support the candidacy of the park to the Unesco.

Saudi Arabia grants scholarships to Muslim students. Saturday 12th September 2009
Saudi Arabia has awarded 21 scholarships to Muslim students of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced Friday to the ACP (press) Mr. Abdallah Mangala Luaba, legal representative of the Islamic Community in Democratic Republic of Congo (COMICO).

Ambassador Flavio Bonzanini: "Congolese Sales in Brazil now exceeds the 300 million dollars." Friday 11th September 2009
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Several personalities from the diplomatic, economic, political, academic have reased their presence the ceremony marking the 187th anniversary of the independence of Brazil in the room Belle Vue. In his speech on the occasion of this event, Ambassador of Brazil in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Flavio Roberto Bonzanini was pleased to celebrate the fourth time for the Brazilian national holiday in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The rehabilitation program network of drinking water continues in Kinshasa.Friday 11th September 2009
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The rehabilitation program network for drinking water launched in Kinshasa by the Program of Support to the Rehabilitation II (PAR II) proceeds normally through the city of Kinshasa.

London unblocks 38 million pounds for road of the DRC. Friday 11th September 2009
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The Minister of State for UK Cooperation, Gareth Thomas, and the representative of the World Bank in DRC, Marie Francoise MARIENELLY, signed Wednesday in Kinshasa, a Memorandum of Understanding of 38 million pounds sterling to the project pro roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Belgian Minister for Cooperation Charles Michel, expected Saturday in the DRC. Thursday 10th September 2009
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The Belgian Minister for Development and Cooperation Charles Michel, is expected Saturday in Kinshasa for a working visit of two days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

After identification SNEL and CONNECT AFRICA: 5000 power meters for prepaid electricity in Kinshasa.Thursday 10th September 2009
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The pilot implementation project of power meters for prepaid electricity is running through a partnership between CONNECT AFRICA Technologies and the National Electricity Company. The representative of South African firm in the DRC, Nicolas TSASA, told reporters that the company has put a set of 5,000 of prepaid power meters available to SNEL.

Operation Kimia II: FARDC recover two villages from the FDLR in FIZI.Thursday 10th September 2009
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Nguma and Kihingizi two villages south of Kazimiya in Fizi territory formerly controlled by the FDLR past Wednesday at the hands of the Armed Forces of the DRC, after heavy fighting, according to the command of the 12th Integrated Brigade of the Congolese army .

SADC wants the lifting of sanctions against Harare. Monday 7th September 2009
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Member countries of the Southern African Development Community will meet this Monday, in DR Congo. They intend to request the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe to "so the country can move forward in its development".

EPSP: Students are going back to school on Monday. Monday 7th September 2009
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The Primary, Secondary and Vocational education Minister confirmed for Monday, September 7, 2009 the effectiveness of the school year 2009-2010. And on the teachers unions, of the SYECO, Teachers Union of Congo, one of major sector unions, the decision was made Saturday in Kinshasa, during a general meeting to restart lessons so far.

29th Session of the SADC: The Summit of Heads of State opens Monday morning in Kinshasa. Monday 7th September 2009
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As expected, the summit of Heads of State and Government of SADC begins Monday, September 7 at the City of the African Union (AU), Kinshasa, in the township of Ngaliema. The various delegations had arrived in the Congolese capital on Sunday. While the aircraft carrying the Heads of State and Government were landing in Kinshasa, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation continued their work at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa.

The infantry company of the 6th Military Region in training in South Africa. Saturday 5th September 2009
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The infantry company of the 6th Military Region in the province of Katanga has left Lubumbashi to have one month training in South Africa. This training is part of creating a force of peace keeping in countries members of SADC.

The British Minister of State for International Cooperation on official visit to DRC.Saturday 5th September 2009
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The British Minister of State for International Cooperation, Mr Gareth Thomas will perform, from 07 to 09 September, an official visit to the DRC where he will have a series of high-level talks with Congolese officials, announces the British Embassy in a statement.

Arrival in Kinshasa of several ministers of SADC member states. Saturday 5th September 2009
The preparatory works of the 29th Summit of Heads of States of the southern African Development Community (SADC) are continuing normally in Kinshasa. Several ministers from member states of this organization arrived Friday in Kinshasa to take part in the Council of Ministers from different sectors concerned by the issues of regional integration.

The holding in Kinshasa of the 29th Summit of SADC marks the return of the DRC on the international stage. Friday 4th September 2009
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Held in Kinshasa on the 29th Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) marks the return of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the international stage, said Tuesday the Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond TSHIBANDA , during a press briefing.

Expulsion of Kinshasa people, Kinshasa and Brazzaville harmonize. Friday 4th September 2009
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Over 600 Congolese from DRC deemed illegal were return out from Brazzaville. The mayor of the capital of the Republic of Congo crossed Thursday the Pool Malebo for a lightning visit to Kinshasa, to provide explanations on this operation. He acknowledged the slippage and reassures his "brothers" in Kinshasa.

MONUC: Colonel Dietrich announced the imminent arrival of 2,800 UN peacekeepers. Thursday 3rd September 2009, mis a jour le Friday 4th September 2009
About 2800 soldiers and police officers, Egyptians, Jordanians and Tanzanians are expected by the end of the month in DR Congo to reinforce the protection of the population throughout the national territory. The MONUC Military Spokesperson, announced Yesterday, Wednesday, September 02, during the weekly press briefing at the headquarters of the UN mission here in Kinshasa.

Opening yesterday in Kinshasa of the senior officials meeting of SADC: "hopes" to see the DRC to join the free trade area. Thursday 3rd September 2009
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The meeting of senior officials of the Economic Community countries (SADC) opened last Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa. The experts from the SADC hope that the DRC will join "sooner or later" on free trade area.

Joseph Kabila invited for an official visit to Great Britain. Thursday 3rd September 2009
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The British government recently sent an invitation to the president to make official visit to Great Britain at a date to be fixed through diplomatic channels. This communication is reflected in the audience granted Tuesday by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Affairs Manager of the United Kingdom in DRC.

From 2 to 8 September 2009 in Kinshasa: SADC will review the political, security and economic issues of region. Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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The summit of 15 heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Countries (SADC), which will be held in Kinshasa on 7 and 8 September 2009, will be preceded by Senior Officials Meeting and the Council of Ministers.

The Belgian army will train FARDC’s commandos. Wednesday 2nd September 2009
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A team from the Belgian army, "contact team" arrived last week in Kindu, to train a half-dozen soldiers. The announcement was made by a spokesman for the Belgian Ministry of Defense, during a press briefing in Brussels, the Belga news agency reported.

Goma Tripartite Military: DRC, Rwanda and Burundi find the success of Operation Kimia II. Wednesday 2nd September 2009
A joint announcement will end the work of the tripartite military between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, held since Monday in Goma, North Kivu. Until this formal statement, the DRC has submitted to his two guests the result up to now, of the Operation Kimia II.

100 000 USD from the head of state to revive the Polytechnic faculty of UNIKIN. Saturday 29th August 2009
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The head of state has allocated USD 100 000 to save the faculty of Polytechnic University of Kinshasa, UNIKIN. This money can solve the payment of additional classes of professors who work beyond their normal hourly charge. A list of teachers eligible for this payment is in preparation at the School, where classes have resumed in some classes.

The Province of Equateur has a development plan. Saturday 29th August 2009
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The Province of Equateur is currently living at the time of development, guarantee a bright future for the people of this politico-administrative entity. The official document attesting that provision was adopted Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the end of a workshop organized by the United Nations Program for Development, PNUD in Mbandaka.

André Flahaut called for the intensification of military partnership between Belgium and the DRC. Saturday 29th August 2009
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Andre Flahaut, second vice-president of the Belgian Federal Parliament and member of the Belgian Socialist Party argued Friday in Kinshasa for accentuation of the military partnership between the Belgian federal government and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Head of State received credentials letters from new ambassadors of Zambia and Uganda in DRCSaturday 29th August 2009
The new ambassadors of Uganda and Zambia in DRC, Mr. James William LEUBEN KINOBE and MAYBE KABAMBA MUBANGA, presented Thursday their credentials letters to President Joseph Kabila Kabange during a brief ceremony held at the Nation palace in Kinshasa.

Preparations for SADC summit: South African satisfied.Friday 28th August 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo is ready to host the summit of the South African Development Community, SADC. For this purpose, the South African ambassador in Kinshasa, Molefe Tsele has, after a meeting with the Congolese Minister of Regional and International Cooperation, Raymond TSHIBANDA, expressed his satisfaction with the preparatory work of this summit.

DR Congo wants to play its major role in the Great Lakes region.Friday 28th August 2009
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The Congolese Foreign Minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said Thursday in Kinshasa that the DRC must play its major role in the Great Lakes, considering the economic and geostrategic issues that emerge in this regional space.

Mr. Ross MOUNTAIN inquired about humanitarian situation in Shabunda.Friday 28th August 2009
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The UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative in DRC, Ross Mountain, made Thursday a few hours visit to Shabunda-Center. The purpose of the visit was to inquire about the humanitarian situation in this territory, marked by the current military operations Kimia II. He praised the solidarity of the local population enjoyed by thousands displaced persons.

DRC situation is getting better, says Alan Doss.Thursday 27th August 2009
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The Special Representative of the General Secretary of the United Nations in the DRC, Alan Doss, said Wednesday in Kinshasa, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has evolved positively since several months, during the weekly briefing of the UN Mission in Congo (MONUC).

Goma: AJAE KUMAR Sharma replaces BIPIN RAWAT at the command of MONUC Brigade of North Kivu. Thursday 27th August 2009
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Change of Command at the head of the North Kivu Brigade of MONUC. After more than a year for peace in eastern DRC, General BIPIN RAWAT, commander of the brigade of peacekeepers of MONUC in North Kivu, joined his country for new features, and just give way to Brigadier General AJAE KUMAR Sharma.

Dutch businessmen Stay revitalization of economic cooperation DRC - Netherlands. Thursday 27th August 2009
A large delegation of Dutch businessmen staying in Economic information of five days in Kinshasa. Arrived August 23 in Kinshasa, the delegation of Dutch businessmen led by Mr. Bob Van der Bijl, representative of the Chamber Business of the Netherlands, had encouraging conversations with Congolese authorities and representatives of Civil Society.

South Korea looking for commercial and industrial opportunities in the DRC. Thursday 27th August 2009
The South Korean government is seeking business, industrial, energy and mining opportunities can help to strengthen cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said Wednesday the South Korea vice-minister in charge of policy coordination, Park Young Joon.

DDRRR: The number of Rwandan returnees has increased to 12,468 ex-combatants and civilians. Wednesday 26th August 2009
According to the report of MONUC section in charge of demobilization and repatriation of ex-combatants, DDRRR until August 25, 12,468 former fighters and Rwandan civilians were repatriated to their country.

Nouvel articleWednesday 26th August 2009
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A big ceremony was held Monday at the primary school Inkisi / Saint Martin at Ndjili in Kinshasa by the representative of UNICEF in the DRC, Ms. Vu Thi, through the Minister of EPSP Maker Mwangu,for delivery classical objects kits (notebooks, pencils, pencil sharpeners and other equipment) to public conventional and non conventional schools, including those areas affected by armed conflict.

Norbert Basengezi continues his campaign to revive agriculture in eastern DRC Wednesday 26th August 2009
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It’s been over a week that the Agriculture Minister Norbert Basengezi KATINTIMA stays in eastern of DR Congo. Wherever he went he never ceased to raise public awareness on the need to boost agriculture, the basis of all development.

The general secretaries and directors appointed promise to fight the anti-values.Tuesday 25th August 2009
Recently promoted to the rank and position, respectively General Secretary and Director, officials have pledged to support the Head of State in the materialization of five work sites. Each signatory of the message received a copy by our editor, promise to participate in the exercise of its functions to the realization of these sites. Furthermore, the signatories pledge to combat anti-values in public administration.

Minister Raymond TSHIBANDA represented the DRC at the meeting of the Troika of the SADC.Tuesday 25th August 2009
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The Minister of International and Regional Cooperation, Raymond TSHIBANDA just stay in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he participated in the meeting of the Troika of the Council of Ministers of SADC. Just before the SADC summit in Kinshasa, the Troika meeting could only be of great importance.

3 million USD for the exploitation of gas from Lake Kivu.Tuesday 25th August 2009
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The Congolese Minister of the Environment and Nature Conservation of the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC), José Endundo BONONGE announced Monday in Kinshasa that the exploitation of gas from Lake Kivu is now possible thanks to the 3 million dollars from the World Bank.

DRC: small and medium enterprises finally has a charter.Tuesday 25th August 2009
The Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises (PME), Jean Claude Nyarugabo and components structures of PME signed Monday in Kinshasa, the Congolese PME Charter. This document is a legal framework governing the sector.

Launch in Kinshasa OF a campaign against illegal migration. Monday 24th August 2009
The International Organization for Migration (OIM) and the House of Congolese from abroad come to o start in Kinshasa an awareness and information campaign about the dangers of irregular migration, to promote the migration of development, announced Friday David Lelu, Director Office of the Project on irregular migration in the DRC.

An American firm is considering the use of electric energy based on heat of groundwater in Katanga.Monday 24th August 2009
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The Energy Minister, Laurent Muzangisa Mutalenu and President of the U.S. firm International Trade Development Corporation (IDTC), Kim A Barkan, met Friday for the operation of electric power from geo-thermal resources ( water heat underground) at three sites in Katanga province, namely Kongolo, Kalemie and Manono southeast and south-west of Kamina.

Goma: the new judges take the oath. Monday 24th August 2009
Three judges, including two judges and one prosecuting attorney, recently pointed by the head of state, renewed their oath Saturday in Goma. It is about the first president of the Appeal Court, the President of the High Court and the Prosecutor of the Republic attached to this court.

Lubumbashi: inauguration of the first ultra modern laboratory of the CEEC. Monday 24th August 2009
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The evaluation, expertise and certification center of precious minerals and semi precious CEEC / Katanga has now its own ultra-modern laboratory. The inauguration ceremony was held this Friday at the Esplanade Building Research Center agro food of Lubumbashi.

The IMF has the gaze on the revision of Chinese contract. Monday 24th August 2009
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A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Brian Ames has stayed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from August 10 to 18 to conclude talks on a new three-year arrangement under the facility to reduce poverty and Growth Facility (PRGF) of IMF, said the Central Bank of Congo (BCC) in a statement.

Operations Kimia II dismantled several FDLR strongholds in North and South Kivu Saturday.Saturday 22nd August 2009
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Several quarters of the FDLR were destroyed in North and South Kivu, since the launch of military operations Kimia II in both provinces. The FARDC are currently raking in the field. Information delivered by the operational coordinator Kimia II in the two Kivu, General Dieudonné Amuli.

Regional Conference on the Protection of the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika Saturday.Saturday 22nd August 2009
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A regional conference of Agriculture Ministers of the “Authority of Lake Tanganyika” gathering Burundi, Zambia, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo, is held since Thursday to Uvira, 128 kilometers in south of Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu (eastern DRC).

DR Congo: Starec takes over Amani Program.Saturday 22nd August 2009
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Created by the President of the Republic, the STAREC, Plan of stabilization and restoration of areas affected by conflict, was presented this Thursday, August 20 in Kinshasa. The United Nations Program for Development, PNUD calls for mobilizing funds for the plan, which covers a period of one year. It concerns the stability and reconstruction of the whole eastern of DRC, South Uélé and North Katanga.

Operation of electric power based on geothermal resources in Katanga. Saturday 22nd August 2009
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An American firm, TRANS GAZ ENERGY, announced Thursday in Kinshasa, the operation of electric power based on geothermal resources in Katanga province in the south-eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Egypt set to assist DRC in program of building roads and hydroelectric dams.Saturday 22nd August 2009
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The Arab Republic of Egypt is ready to assist the Democratic Republic of Congo in the construction of basic infrastructure, including roads and hydroelectric dams in the projects of economic integration in the Great Lakes.

Eastern Province will soon have 13 new cities.Friday 21st August 2009
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Governor Médard Autsai Asenga said on his return from Kinshasa recently that the vast Eastern Province will soon have 13 new cities as part of the erection of certain entities in towns, to bring government closer to the citizen.

DRC: STAREC takes over the Amani Program.Friday 21st August 2009, mis a jour le Saturday 22nd August 2009
Created by the President of the Republic, the STAREC, Plan of stabilization and restoration of areas affected by conflict, was presented this Thursday, August 20 in Kinshasa. The United Nations Program for Development, PNUD calls for mobilizing funds for the plan, which covers a period of one year. It concerns the stability and reconstruction of the whole eastern of DRC, South Uélé and North Katanga.

DDRRR: 11,577 former FDLR combatants and their dependents have been returned.Friday 21st August 2009
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From January to August 2009, 11 577 former Rwandan Hutu combatants and their dependents were repatriated by the Division Office for the Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration and Resettlement, DDRRR, MONUC and UNHCR. A record compared to previous years, according to the DDRRR operations chief for both Kivu who attributed this progress to the combined effects of the operation Kimia and awareness.

Operation of electric power based on geothermal resources in Katanga. Friday 21st August 2009, mis a jour le Saturday 22nd August 2009
An American firm, TRANS GAZ ENERGY, announced Thursday in Kinshasa, the operation of electric power based on geothermal resources in Katanga province in the south-eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Inauguration of the renovated website of the General Delegation of Francophonie/ DRC. Thursday 20th August 2009
The International and regional cooperation Minister, Raymond Tshibanda Ntunga Mulongo held Tuesday at the Hotel Venus in Kinshasa, the official inauguration of the renovated website of the General Delegation of Francophonie.

3,000 men to reinforce MONUC in the DRC. Thursday 20th August 2009
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Three thousand men, from Egypt, Jordan and Bangladesh, should be deployed in eastern of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the end of October to strengthen the UN mission (MONUC), announced MONUC on Wednesday.

Egypt is ready to assist the DRC in its program of building roads and hydroelectric dams. Thursday 20th August 2009, mis a jour le Saturday 22nd August 2009
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Celebration world humanitarian’s Day in KinshasaThursday 20th August 2009
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of basic social needs, François Joseph Mobutu Nzanga Wednesday praised the memory of all those who lost their lives in humanity service, on the occasion of the celebration world humanitarian’s Day in the DRC. For Mobutu Nzanga, this day established on 19 August 2003, allow to on the humanitarian work and the risks.

The DRC, Rwanda and Burundi for the acceleration of feasibility studies of hydroelectric dam of Ruzizi III. Thursday 20th August 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Burundi have agreed to accelerate studies of feasibility of hydroelectric dam Ruzizi III to the east of the DRC, said Wednesday in Kinshasa, the Congolese Energy Minister Lawrence Muzangisa.

Labor ministry: 19 471 737 jobs expected at the end of 2010.Wednesday 19th August 2009
The Projects developed by the various ministers can generate 19,471,737 employment whose 389,435 direct jobs and 19,088,245 indirect jobs at the end of 2010, reveals a report of the technical secretariat for the promotion of employment presented Thursday to the Minister for Employment, Labor and Social Welfare, Ferdinand Kambere Kalumba.

OEBK modernizes management of the former bridge Maréchal. Wednesday 19th August 2009
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The OEBK (Office pour l’équipement Banana-Kinshasa) is to modernize management of the former Marshal bridge by installing an automatic barrier to this art structure, which began at the end of last month.

Uvira: Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and DRC meet for joint management of Lake Tanganyika. Wednesday 19th August 2009
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The Ministers for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock of the four countries bordering Lake Tanganyika are expected to Uvira in South Kivu province for a meeting on the joint management of the biodiversity of the lake. Their experts are already in this Congolese town where they met Tuesday.

International Seminar of public and private broadcasters of Central Africa.Tuesday 18th August 2009
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The Communication and Media Minister, Lambert MENDE OMALANGA, opened Monday the work of the International Seminar of Directors of public and private French-speaking countries of Central Africa, held in Kinshasa under the high patronage of the International Organization of Francophonie (OIF).

Influenza A (H1N1): Health Minister calls for more attention to hygiene.Tuesday 18th August 2009
The World Bank has made available to the Congolese Health Ministry funding of 400 000 U.S. dollars to bolster the response to influenza A (H1N1) following the first proven case of this disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the city of Lubumbashi. While reassuring the opinion that the situation is under control, the minister MOPIPI called the Congolese people to be more attention to hygienic measures to limit the spread of this pandemic.

Belgian Foreign Minister welcomes announcement of Gregoire NDAHIMANA arrest.Tuesday 18th August 2009
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The Belgian Foreign Minister Yves LETERME welcomes the announcement by the Congolese authorities, of the Gregory NDAHIMANA arrest, presumed genocidal wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

Mbuji Mayi: USD 100 million to revive the MIBA.Tuesday 18th August 2009
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The effective revival of the Minière de Bakwanga, MIBA, in a year requires 100 million USD. This was stated by Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO Sunday in Mbuji-Mayi. MIBA will receive an initial Government funding of 20 million USD.

Lubumbashi: Activities of the Belgian Cooperation branch resumes.Monday 17th August 2009
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The Belgian Development Cooperation branch in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province, closed in June 2008, will resume work next Friday, announced Saturday by the Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation, Charles Michel, in a release.

Central African Banks meeting in Kinshasa from 17 to 22 August 2009.Monday 17th August 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo will host the 33rd meeting of the council of Governors of central banks members of the Association of African Central Banks (ABCA). So from 17 to 22 August 2009, Kinshasa will make its contribution to the building in 2021 of a single African currency.

Adolphe MUZITO visits Kasai-Oriental since Saturday.Monday 17th August 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO continues his stay in Mbuji-Mayi, where he arrived Saturday. The situation of Bakwanga mining (MIBA) and Sengamines is the focus of his visit to the capital of the province of Kasai-Oriental.

ECGLC determined for free movement of people and their goods within member countries.Monday 17th August 2009
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The Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL - Burundi, Rwanda, and DRC) is determined to allow the people and their goods to move freely within member countries. This vision came out from the visit that a delegation of this regional organization, led by the Deputy Executive Secretary, Ntumba LWABA, has made Friday in Bukavu and Kamanyola border post.

Operation of issuing biometric passports resumes on Monday.Saturday 15th August 2009
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Resumption on Monday of the operation of issuing biometric passports The process of issuing biometric passports restarts next Monday 17 August, according to a communiqué from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Each applicant for this document is required to have a nationality certificate signed by the Justice Ministry, says the communiqué.

President Joseph Kabila attends President Sassou’s inauguration in Brazzaville.Saturday 15th August 2009
President Joseph Kabila attended Friday in Brazzaville at the investiture of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, re-elected with 78.61% of the votes at the election last July 12 in the Republic of Congo.

European Union wants to involve civil society in road maintenance.Saturday 15th August 2009
The head for Infrastructure and Transport of the European Commission delegation in the DRC, Diego ESCALONA said that the European Union wishes to engage the Congolese civil society in the road maintenance currently under rehabilitation in the country.

A new five-year program of cooperation between UNILU and Belgium Francophone universities.Friday 14th August 2009
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The University of Lubumbashi (UNILU) has just started a new five-year program of cooperation with the Belgium Francophone universities. This program focuses on the quality of doctoral training, strengthening of university teaching and mastery of academic management, said the rector of the UNILU, Professor Chabu Mumba.

UNFPA grants 3 vehicles to the Health Division of North Kivu.Friday 14th August 2009
3 Jeep 4 x 4 gift of UNFPA, have been offered to the vice Governor to the medical center Gesom / Goma, Beni General Hospital and the national reproductive health program. Two of these vehicles, Land Cruiser jeeps which serve as mobile clinics and ambulances with a mission to improve specific references and increase access for survivors of sexual violence with medical and psycho-social free.

European Union supports roads rehabilitation Kananga -Tshikapa and Lisala- Bumba.Friday 14th August 2009
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Equipment valued at $ 180 million is set by the European Union (EU) at the disposal of the brigades of the Office de routes (OR) of Kananga in Kasai-Occidental, and Lisala, in Equateur, for the rehabilitation of road sections Kananga-Tshikapa and Lisala-Bumba.

Possibility to produce 19 471 737 jobs by implementing elaborated projects by 2010.Friday 14th August 2009
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The implementation of elaborated projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the different ministers can generate 19,471,737 389,435 direct and 19,088,245 indirect jobs at the end of 2010.

After Goma, Joseph Kabila arrived in Bukavu. Thursday 13th August 2009
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President Joseph Kabila arrived yesterday Wednesday August 12 in Bukavu, capital of the province of South Kivu. This visit comes a month after the official launch of Kimia II operations against the Rwandan FDLR rebels. During his stay in South Kivu, he is expected to proceed to the launch of rehabilitation works on some roads in the province.

Kasai Occidental: Equipment for roads rehabilitation. Thursday 13th August 2009
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A shipment of machinery for public works for the rehabilitation of roads has been shipped from Kinshasa Tuesday to destination of Kananga, capital of the province of Kasai Occidental.

World Bank invites the Congolese State to give more freedom to SNEL.Thursday 13th August 2009
The President of the World Bank Group, Roberty B. Zoellick, called on the Congolese State to grant more freedom to SNEL (Publix Electricity Company) in order to ensure investment and ensure the maintenance of equipment, at the end of his visit Monday at the hydroelectric dams Inga I and II installations in the province of Bas-Congo.

Dungu-Faradje: State exam starts, 2008-2009 edition. Thursday 13th August 2009
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Tests of secondary school start this Wednesday in Faradje, Dungu and in a part of Bunia in Oriental Province. This session will run from August 12 to 15, as confirmed by the Primary Secondary and professional Minister, Maker Mwangu.

North Kivu: the Congolese army stopped a rebel Hutu Rwandan wanted by the ICTR.Wednesday 12th August 2009
A Rwandan rebel accused of genocide and crimes against humanity was arrested Tuesday as part of a military operation in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a spokesman for the Congolese government.

Equipment for roads rehabilitation in Kasai Occidental. Wednesday 12th August 2009
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A shipment of machinery for public works for the rehabilitation of roads has been shipped from Kinshasa Tuesday in destination of Kananga, capital of the province of Kasai Occidental. The cargo consists of two bulldozers, three loaders trucks, a loader, a compactor, fifteen trucks and a truck shop.

On the sidelines of the visit of Robert ZOELLICK: DRC and IFC Sign Cooperation Agreement of 3 million USD. Wednesday 12th August 2009
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo signed Monday with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group, a cooperation agreement for the development and implementation of a Special Economic Zone pilot. This, in conjunction with the visit of Robert B. ZOELLICK, No. 1 of the International Financial Institution. On behalf of the Congolese Government, three ministers were present, including A. Matenda, O. Kamitatu and S. MBOSO respectively Finance, Planning, and Industry Minister. And the IFC was represented by Mr. Jean-Philippe Prosper, the Regional Director.

Government calls on World Bank to a sustained support.Wednesday 12th August 2009
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The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Adolphe Muzito called on Monday in Kinshasa the World Bank (WB) to a sustained support in favor of the DRC to in order to face the international financial crisis and meet its internal and external commitments.

Mrs. Hilary Clinton expected in Goma. Monday 10th August 2009
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Expected in Kinshasa on Monday 10 August, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton will visit 24 hours later Goma in North Kivu. In this province, among the most victimized by the war raging in Congo since 1996. She will hand account of the tragedy experienced by the Congolese and take a stand against abuses arising from recurrent insecurity in this part of the country suffered particularly by women, according to the U.S. embassy in Kinshasa.

Visit of President of the World Bank in DRC.Monday 10th August 2009
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The World Bank president, Robert B. Zoellick, performs from 9 to 11 August a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo to ascertain the effects caused by the international financial crisis in the DRC, announced the Director of World Bank operations in DRC, Françoise Nelly, during ’ a press conference held Friday in Kinshasa.

EDUCATION: 419 winners announced in ISC/Kin.Monday 10th August 2009
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Four hundred nineteen (419) winners in 4869 (four thousand eight and sixty nine) enrolled in the 3rd degree and 2nd license at the Institut Supérieur de Commerce de Kinshasa ,ISC / Kin (Business college of Kinshasa) were proclaimed on Saturday during the graduation ceremony of 2008 -2009 academic year, in the presence of Higher Education and University Minister, Leonard Mashako Mamba.

The FIKIN 2009 opens its doors on Tuesday 11 August 2009. Monday 10th August 2009
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The official opening of the 40th edition of the International Fair of Kinshasa (FIKIN) originally scheduled for last Saturday is going to take place on Tuesday 11 August, announced the public relations department of this institution.

Olusegun Obasandjo welcomed the summit Kabila - Kagame. Monday 10th August 2009
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The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasandjo, Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General in the Great Lakes and facilitator in the conflict between the Government of the DRC and CNDP (rebellion group), welcomed the holding on Thursday in Goma (North Kivu), of the bipartisan summit that was attended by Presidents Joseph Kabila of the DRC and Paul Kagame of Rwanda, in order to normalize bilateral relations between Kinshasa and Kigali.

Belgium Kingdom offers 5 medical ambulances to the province of Equateur. Thursday 6th August 2009
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The Belgium Survival Fund has offered 5 medical ambulances to Bumba Yambuku, Lolo, Yamongili and Yamaluka territories, in the province of Equateur (north-west of the DRC), under the relaunch of the agriculture in this part of the country, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

DRC-Rwanda: Joseph Kabila receives Paul Kagame on Thursday in Goma.Thursday 6th August 2009
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Opening this Thursday the summit between DRC and Rwanda. The summit which takes place on Thursday in the neutral area on the border between the two countries. President Joseph Kabila, who arrived in Goma Wednesday, will attend the meeting with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame.

Basankusu: 80% of roads infrastructures rehabilitated in the area of Nakabokesa, said Mr. Lokanda. Thursday 6th August 2009
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80% of the infrastructures in Nakabokesa sector in the territory of Basankusu (Equateur province) were rehabilitated with funds returned by the provincial government. The Information was given to the press by the head of this sector, Jean-Paul Lokanda.

Electoral register revision, CEI extends for 15 days.Thursday 6th August 2009
(GIF)

The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) of the DRC decided Tuesday to extend for 15 days to the operation of the review electoral register which should closed on Wednesday in Kinshasa, to enable persons invited to this operation to be able to enlistment, reported Wednesday the local press.

World Bank signed a contract for 500,000 tons of carbon credits. Wednesday 5th August 2009
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The Fund BioCarbon of the World Bank agrees to buy 500,000 tons of carbon credits generated until the year 2017. It has just signed on this occasion, a purchase contract with a Congolese company, Novacel for the “Well of Carbon Ibi Bateke”.

Kinshasa: Electoral register revision, the CEI extends for 15 days.Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Operations of the electoral file revision will be closed on 20 August. According to the reporter of the CEI it’s based on the conclusions of the evaluation workshops and information on the conduct of these operations that the institution has taken this decision. Dieudonné Mirimo also states that this extension will not impact on other provinces.

Mbuji-Mayi: launch of the campaign to sell the trading license.Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Kasai Oriental governor, Ngoyi Kasanji, officially launched last Monday in Mbuji-Mayi, the campaign to sell the license for the year 2009. The vendors union grates teeth and calls for revision of the fee schedule.

Bandundu: start of work on markup on Kasai and Kwilu rivers.Wednesday 5th August 2009
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The Transport and Communication routes Minister, Matthieu Pita gave last Monday, the kick-off work of tagging Kasai and Kwilu rivers in Bandundu. The ceremony took place at Kandole, a rocky Chanel upstream of Dima town at12 kilometers from Bandundu city.

Agriculture: Basengezi announces the Agricultural Fair of Mbuji Mayi. Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Mbuji-Mayi will house the next Agricultural Fair of the Republic Democratic of Congo. The announcement was made by Norbert Basengezi, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister after his stay in the diamond capital.

United Nations reiterates its support for the establishment of the rule of law in DRC. Friday 24th July 2009
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The Under-Secretary General of the United Nations to the rule of law and security institutions in the department of peacekeeping operations, Dimitri Titov argued Thursday in Kinshasa, that the world body would continue to work with the Congolese government in order to establish the rule of law in the DRC.

Kinshasa: 550,000 people enrolled in the electoral lists.Friday 24th July 2009
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Nearly 550,000 people expected about 2,000,000 were enrolled in two weeks of the end of the electoral register revision in the city of Kinshasa, capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Diplomacy: Kigali accepts the new Congolese ambassador: Norbert Nkulu Kilombo. Friday 24th July 2009
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The Rwandan government has agreed to receive the Congolese new ambassador accredited in this country.

DRC and Rwanda sign agreement on exploitation of methane gas in Lake Kivu.Thursday 23rd July 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed Wednesday in Kinshasa, an agreement to the joint exploitation of methane gas from Lake Kivu with a capacity of 200 megawatts.

Belgium pledges to support DRC in agriculture sector.Thursday 23rd July 2009
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The bilateral cooperation between Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be focus by 2010 on agriculture, rural isolation and technical education as well as professional, reported Wednesday the Congolese News Agency (ACP).

Tunis: African Ministers of Education and Finance exchange experiences in the MDGs.Wednesday 22nd July 2009
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The African Ministers of Finance and Education met in Tunis to support the educational dynamic in Africa in the context of the current global financial crisis.

$ 8 million for rehabilitating the domain of Nselé.Wednesday 22nd July 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the revival of agriculture as "a priority", for rehabilitation in the next few days of agro-pastoral area of NSELE (DAIPN) where he made an inspection visit last weekend, led by the Minister of Agriculture, Norbert BASENGEZI.

An Italian company ready to build 500,000 homes in the DRC.Monday 20th July 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo will benefit from the technology of the Italian construction company “Schell House” that is willing to put at the disposal of the Congolese population 500,000 homes in six months.

Kinshasa: Ocha donates $ 7 million for victims of war in Kivu.Monday 20th July 2009
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The Central Fund of the United Nations for humanitarian emergencies has allocated an amount of $ 7 million to help 250 000 people affected by the hostilities in the two Kivu.

ECGLC: Defense Ministers consider security strengthening. Saturday 18th July 2009
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The defense ministers of the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi met since Friday in Goma. This meeting aims to bring out measures to strengthen security and consolidation of peace in the sub region.

United Nations Humanitarian Fund gives $7 million in rapid response aid to North and South Kivu.Saturday 18th July 2009
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Some 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled North and South Kivu provinces will receive urgently needed humanitarian assistance, thanks to a US$7 million allocation from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

DR Congo: France Telecom plans to bring its expertise in telecommunications sector. Saturday 18th July 2009
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A delegation of the French company "France Telecom", led by its Director for Africa and Middle East, Mr. Bruno Bourgur, met with the Minister of Posts, Telephones, Telecommunications (PTT), Louise Munga, on opportunities to bring his expertise in the development of telecommunications sector in the DRC.

Alan Doss urges stronger international efforts for DR Congo. Monday 13th July 2009
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Mr. Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, urged the international community to step up its support for DRC Government efforts to neutralize the FDLR and restore peace in eastern Congo.

North Kivu: Julien Paluku has inaugurated the bridge Talihya. Monday 13th July 2009
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North Kivu governor, Julien Paluku has just inaugurated the bridge Talihya located 90 km south of Lubero after the official installation of the new Administrator of the Territory of Lubero, Mr Dominique BOFONDO.

United Arab Emirates to invest in the telecommunications sector.Monday 13th July 2009
(GIF)

A delegation of United Arab Emirates, led by Special Envoy of the Sultan of Oman, Ahmed bin Saif Rawatti stays in Kinshasa in order to explore investment opportunities in the DRC in the telecommunications sector.

Apollinaire Malu Malu says he would not run for any political term.Monday 13th July 2009
(GIF)

The Priest Apollinaire Malu Malu said Saturday that he will "never be a candidate" neither to any political mandate nor to the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI, French acronym) which must replace the current Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), at a forum for evaluating the operation of the electoral file revision that he chaired in Kinshasa to the parties and political groups.

Diplomacy: Kinshasa announces reduction of its diplomatic staff.Friday 10th July 2009
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The DRC’s government has decided to reduce its diplomatic staff abroad and to merge diplomatic chancelleries. The news was made public last Thursday by the Congolese Press Agency.

Belgium plans to build a military camp in Kindu. Friday 10th July 2009
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Belgium plans to build a military camp in Kindu, the capital of Maniema province (eastern DRC), said Dominique de Swielande Struye, Ambassador of Belgium in the DRC.

"Operations KIMIA II will be launched soon in South Kivu" Didier Etumba said.Friday 10th July 2009
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Operation KIMIA II will probably be launched this Sunday in the South Kivu. The announcement was made Thursday in Bukavu by the Chief of Staff of the Congolese army, Didier Etumba at a press briefing.

The army issued an ultimatum to the Rwandan Hutu rebels.Wednesday 8th July 2009
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The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened Tuesday Rwandan Hutu rebels active in the east to "neutralize them by force" if they do not lay down their arms in a short time."

Maniema: Integrated program of agriculture rehabilitation launched.Wednesday 8th July 2009
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Over 33,000,000 Usd dollars are being made available under the integrated program of agriculture rehabilitation in the province of Maniema. It constitutes an adequate response to the problems of the population in order to revive real development of the country.

Belgium and RDC to agree on rehabilitating public channel "RTNC".Wednesday 8th July 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Belgium will shortly sign an agreement of understanding to cover a feasibility study for the project of reform and rehabilitation of the RTNC (Public channel), which will be implemented with the support of the European Union in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of independence.

DRC: UNFPA donates 4 ambulances to hospitals in North and South Kivu. Tuesday 7th July 2009
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The United Nations Fund for Population Activities, UNFPA, handed over Monday to the Congolese government in Kinshasa, these ambulances through the Congolese Minister of Health, Auguste Mopipi.

Tunisia to support DRC’s development.Tuesday 7th July 2009

The Tunisian ambassador in the DRC, Mohamed Menaoud, assured the President of the National Assembly, Evariste Boshab, who received him Monday in his office, that his country will bring its experience to help the DRC’s development.

Local elections: Canada finance up to 10 million Usd. Tuesday 7th July 2009
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Canada announced on Monday in Kinshasa that it would give 9 million Canadian dollars (approximately Usd 10 million) for the holding of the local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Telecommunications: National Television signs a memorandum of understanding with Belgium. Tuesday 7th July 2009
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The Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende Omalanga, has engaged last Monday the national television to cooperate effectively in the implementation of the MoU which now links the Congolese government to the Belgian Government in the context of the rehabilitation of the public channel, in anticipation of the fiftieth anniversary of the DRC’s independence.

Agriculture: 1470 hectares of the Malebo pool for the local production of rice.Monday 6th July 2009
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The National Rice Program (NRP) with the support of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese mission in Kinshasa, have highlighted 1470 hectares of land in the Malebo pool in rice production in the context of the fight against soaring prices of food, initiated by the government.

Central bank governor announces banking system reform.Monday 6th July 2009
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“The Congolese banking system must become more efficient and competitive in the transactions in relation to international monetary institutions”, the governor of the Congo’s Central bank, Jean Claude Masangu said in Goma on Wednesday during a meeting with businessmen and officials of banks and microfinance institutions of two Kivu.

Mbandaka: Central prison rehabilitated.Monday 6th July 2009
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The interim Equateur governor, Mr. Joachim Agbokuma, inaugurated Saturday the Mbandaka Central Prison, rehabilitated with the support of the Monuc. Built in 1930, this building was for a very long time in a state of very advanced disrepair.

The revision of the electoral file is “going well” in Kinshasa.Friday 3rd July 2009
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With one month to the end of the revision of the electoral register, the operations are “going well” despite some logistical problems, according to Marie Rose Kambare Kivira, Deputy Rapporteur of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Monuc is always committed on the side of the Congolese for peace and development”.Thursday 2nd July 2009
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On the 49th anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC and head of the United Nations mission in the country, addressed the most cordial congratulations to the Congolese people and their leaders on behalf of all UN staff.

UNESCO welcomes implementation of the national optical fiber project. Thursday 2nd July 2009
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UNESCO welcomes the progressive realization of the national optical fiber project, which will accelerate the digital opening up of the DRC, said a communiqué of the United Nations agency.

DRC needs Usd 5 billion per year for basic infrastructure. Thursday 2nd July 2009
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The Democratic Republic of Congo needs five billion dollars per year to finance major rehabilitation work and reconstruction of its infrastructure.

United Nations welcomes peace efforts in DR Congo. Thursday 2nd July 2009
(GIF)

The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alan Doss, congratulated Congolese leaders for their efforts and perseverance to "stay the course and conducting the peace process to a successful conclusion," in his message to the Congolese people on the occasion of 49th anniversary of the DRC’s independence.

Goma: National Committee assesses peace agreements.Wednesday 1st July 2009
The National Committee for monitoring peace agreements met Monday in Goma, North Kivu to assess the progress of the ongoing peace process in the two Kivu provinces, following the agreements reached in Nairobi. The meeting took place under the leadership of the international facilitation.

Belgium-DRC signed a financial commitment for security and stability in the east.Wednesday 1st July 2009
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Belgium has signed a commitment for a total of 3 million Euros for peace, reconciliation and economic and social recovery in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reported Tuesday the Congolese Press Agency.

Kinshasa: SNEL installs meters in some communes. Monday 29th June 2009
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The National Electricity Company known as SNEL establishes a new mode of distribution of electricity in the city of Kinshasa.

Mangroves National Park threatened with extinction.Monday 29th June 2009
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The Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) Sunday launched an appeal to the authorities both national, provincial and local to be involved in the fight against despoilment of Mangroves National Park and the beach of Muanda currently invaded by anarchic constructions.

Kinshasa: RVA produces 3 million of revenue in 3 months.Saturday 27th June 2009
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The fee on development established 3 months ago has produced 3 million US dollars at the RVA, the fee which is levied at $ 50 from each passenger who travels abroad and $ 10 for internal flights.

MONUC supports government in prison system reform.Saturday 27th June 2009
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In Kinshasa from 23 June to 3 July 2009, the Ministry for Justice with the support of MONUC organized a workshop on the restructuring of the prison administration in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Oriental Province: MONUC and IEC train electoral officers.Saturday 27th June 2009
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From 25 to 26 June 2009, a two day training workshop for sixty participants from the province was organised by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and MONUC relating to the revision of the electoral register for the upcoming local elections, carried out by an IEC expert and two civic education tutors from MONUC’s Electoral section.

DR Congo: EU reiterates support in the pacification of the east.Friday 26th June 2009
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The European Union’s representative in the Great Lakes, Roeland van de Geer, reiterated Thursday in Kinshasa, the commitment of the EU and the international community to support the Democratic Republic of Congo in its efforts for the pacification of the east.

ECCAS 14th summit postponed to next October in Kinshasa.Friday 26th June 2009
(GIF)

The Conference of Heads of State and Government of the member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to be held after the work of experts of the Advisory Committee and the ECCAS Council of Ministers held on 24 and 25 June in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is postponed in October 2009.

Diplomacy: New Ambassador of Uganda accredited in DRC.Friday 26th June 2009
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The new Ambassador of Uganda in the Democratic Republic of Congo, William James Leuben, presented Wednesday to the Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, copies of his credentials.

SADC: The next summit will be held in Kinshasa. Tuesday 23rd June 2009
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Kinshasa will host the forthcoming SADC summit to be held in the first week of September 2009. The announcement was made by the Congolese Ministry of Regional Cooperation, Raymond Tshibanda, in a release made public.

Katanga: an airport under construction in Pweto.Tuesday 23rd June 2009
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The territory of Pweto, about 300 km from Lubumbashi, Katanga, will soon have a modern airport. According to the head of the territory, the work is funded by central government and carried out by EQUIEM, a South African company.

Members of the parliament meet for Economic Partnership Agreements.Tuesday 23rd June 2009
(GIF)

The deputies and senators, members of the economic-financial committee, and other interested members of the parliament attend since Monday 22 June at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa, a seminar to raise awareness and information on the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).

Kisangani: Conference of provincial governors will be held on 24 and 25 June.Tuesday 23rd June 2009
A session of the Conference of the provincial governors will take place in Kisangani, Orientale Province on 24 and 25 June 2009, indicates a presidential order issued Sunday in Kinshasa.

Masisi: Calm returned after clashes between FARDC and FDLR supported by APCLS. Monday 22nd June 2009
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The villages of Kahira and Butindo awoke Sunday morning in the calm. These villages are about 30 km from Kitshanga in the territory of Masisi. The calm comes after clashes occurred on Saturday between FARDC and the coalition FDLR-APCLS. According to military sources, 3 people died on the coalition side, and two wounded of the regular army.

Business promotion: The show “Je Crée Au Congo” will soon be held.Monday 22nd June 2009
Under the high patronage of Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the first show called “Je Crée Au Congo”, will be held in Kinshasa to promote business opportunities. This show will be run from 20 to 21 July 2009 at Grand Hotel Kinshasa.

Public Health: No Ebola epidemic in Bas-Congo province.Monday 22nd June 2009
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Experts from the Congolese Minister of Health stated that there was no Ebola epidemic reported in the province of Bas-Congo. “It should not be said that it is Ebola epidemic” said an expert from the Ministry of Health.

Education: State exams 2009 edition begins today.Monday 22nd June 2009
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The tests of state exam begins today on the full extent of the Democratic Republic of Congo, except Dungu and Faradje, two territories in the Eastern Province where the state exams will be held from 12 to 15 August next. 403 000 candidates are expected to attend the session. According to the Minister of Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education, Macaire Mwangu, everything is ready for the proper conduct of these examinations.

DR Congo: South Korean company plans to build social housing.Saturday 20th June 2009
The South Korean firm MK plans to implement in the near future a comprehensive construction project to provide social housing to meet the call of the DRC government under the five initiatives, mainly in the housing sector, the President of the company, Dr. Hae Jing, told the press, following a meeting with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.

DR Congo and USA agree for military cooperation.Saturday 20th June 2009
(GIF)

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States of America are now bound by a military cooperation agreement based on the training of the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC), whose memorandum was jointly signed on Friday.

Central Bank grants $ 50 million to Gécamines.Saturday 20th June 2009
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This was great news for the Managing Director General of Gécamines. The Congo’s Central Bank (BCC) grants to the mining company a sum of $ 50 million from the first installment of the Chinese key money. The fund may already be disbursed from next Monday.

WHO Regional Director for Africa arrived in Kinshasa.Friday 19th June 2009
(GIF)

The Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), for Africa has started his visit to Kinshasa in the DRC where he arrived Thursday morning. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health and Higher Education have received Dr. Luis Gomes in the first stage of his visit.

Inga III: $ 1 billion for implementing electricity project.Friday 19th June 2009
(GIF)

The government launched a tender for the construction of a new hydroelectric Inga III. The total cost of work, at the feasibility stage, rose from 6 billion to 7 billion, for a capacity of 4320 megawatts. A two-day workshop was held since Thursday on the project.

DR Congo: Energy program of SADC launched.Friday 19th June 2009
(GIF)

The Democratic Republic of Congo launched in Kinshasa on Thursday energy program "biomass energy" of the SADC, which receives financial support from the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) a period of 18 months.

U.S. government is prepared to support nuclear power in the DRC.Thursday 18th June 2009
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Ms. Carolyn Mac Kenzie, special envoy of the International Nuclear Materials Protection, said Wednesday in Kinshasa that the U.S. government is prepared to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the fields of scientific research, technological and nuclear at the end of an interview she had with the Minister of Scientific Research, Joseph LITITIYO AFAT.

Aid Effectiveness: Government and its partners are developing a strategic plan.Thursday 18th June 2009
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Started on Monday 15 June, the work of the national forum on the effectiveness of development assistance in the DRC, were closed on Tuesday 16 at the Grand Hotel in Kinshasa. Three points were discussed during two days by the participants. This is the distribution and adequacy of support, mechanisms and instruments for implementing programs for priority sectors and the aid architecture.

“Project Inga dam III, an engine for economic development of Africa," said Emile Bongeli.Thursday 18th June 2009
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The Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, described the proposed construction of the Inga hydroelectric dam III as "engine of economic development of Africa" in his speech at the opening of the workshop on this project on Wednesday, whose meetings are taking place from 17 to 18 June at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa.

Belgium and DRC boost military cooperation.Wednesday 17th June 2009
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The Belgian and Congolese Ministers of Defense, Pieter De Crem and Charles Mwando Nsimba, signed in Brussels on Tuesday an agreement extending the Military Partnership Program (GPP) between the two countries, which will be realized in particular by the continuing supervision of a commando battalion, already trained by Belgian instructors.

Local elections: Electoral file revision is looking up. Wednesday 17th June 2009
(GIF)

Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions accredited in the DRC were pleased Tuesday of developments in the electoral file revision and this, ten days after launching the operation in Kinshasa. And according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), more than 15 000 people have already registered.

UVIRA: Arms cache and ammunition discovered. Wednesday 17th June 2009
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A significant cache of weapons, grenades and ammunition was discovered the night of Monday to Tuesday in the city of Uvira. These effects were found buried in a warehouse of food in a private home. The National Police supported by the Pakistani peacekeepers of MONUC, succeeded the coup. According to the deputy commander of police in charge of this operation, the real holder of this bastion is not yet known.

Electricity: Government and partners meet for funding Inga Dam III.Tuesday 16th June 2009
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The financing of the Inga hydroelectric dam III, 400 km west of Kinshasa, will be at the heart of a national workshop in Kinshasa, on 17 and 18 June, said the Ministry of the Energy on Monday.

Kalemie: Tanganyika, establishment of joint technical committee.Tuesday 16th June 2009
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The ceremony for the establishment of the Joint Technical Committee for stabilization and reconstruction of the district of Tanganyika held last Saturday was intended to coordinate, within the next six months, the activities of the stabilization plan for the first phase of the district Tanganyika, one of areas emerging from conflicts.

Forum on aid effectiveness opened in kinshasa.Tuesday 16th June 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito called on Monday all development actors to agree on a realistic action plan that could accelerate the implementation of the pact of performance of aid for development of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the opening of a National Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Foreign minister Raymond Tshibanda has represented the Head of State at the 13th COMESA SummitMonday 15th June 2009
(GIF)

At the thirteenth summit of the Conference of Heads of State and governments of COMESA held in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the 19 Member States have initiated the process towards the establishment of a Customs Union with the aim of reaching a monetary union by 2028. This summit, held from 28 May to 08 June at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, had as main theme: "consolidating regional economic integration through the value added, trade and food security."

Cooperation: DRC-Rwanda relations deemed positive. Monday 15th June 2009
(JPG)

The executive secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), MULA Liberata, has considered Friday that development of diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are positive.

UNDP concerned about poverty reduction in Africa.Monday 15th June 2009

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is concerned about poverty reduction in Africa in general and in the Democratic Republic of Congo in particular, "said Elen Clark, UNDP’s Administrator, during her meeting on the weekend with the press.

DR Congo: South Korean company plans to build social housing.Monday 15th June 2009
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The South Korean firm MK plans to implement in the near future a comprehensive construction project to provide social housing to meet the call of the DRC government under the five initiatives, mainly in the housing sector, the President of the company, Dr. Hae Jing, told the press, following a meeting Saturday with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito.

Strategies for decentralization on the agenda of a workshop under the patronage of the Head of State.Thursday 11th June 2009
(GIF)

The work of the National Workshop to validate the strategic framework for implementing decentralization has opened Wednesday 10 June 2009, in Kinshasa. Scheduled for two days, the opening of the workshop was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Security and Defense, Mutombo BAKAFWA NSENDA.

Kinshasa: Agriculture minister launched the 2009 agricultural campaign.Thursday 11th June 2009
(GIF)

The Minister of Agriculture, Norbert BASENGEZI has launched on Tuesday 9 June the 2009 agricultural campaign for the city of Kinshasa. The ceremony took place in the agro-pastoral area of N’Sele (DAIPN) in the presence of Kinshasa governor, André Kimbuta.

UNDP’s administrator, Ms. Helen Clark, visits DRC.Thursday 11th June 2009
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"UNDP’s support to the reconstruction of the DRC", this is the theme which will be discussed during bilateral meetings between UNDP Administrator and her delegation with Congolese authorities, agencies of the UN system, donors and key development partners.

ECGLC: Free movement of persons and goods on the agenda.Thursday 11th June 2009
(JPG)

Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to harmonize their positions on the free movement of persons and goods within the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (ECGLC). The Directors General of migration services of these three countries are considering the issue since Wednesday in a meeting in the Rwandan town of Gisenyi, headquarters of the sub-regional organization.

Prime Minister informed of activities of Canadian companies in DRC.Wednesday 10th June 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, promised the Congolese government involvement in solving the problems faced by Canadian companies in the DRC, during an exchange he had with the Ambassador of Canada in DRC, Ms. Sigrid Anna Johnson.

Business opportunities: Mobutu Nzanga met with a delegation of a Chinese company CMEC.Wednesday 10th June 2009
(GIF)

The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of basic social needs, François Joseph Mobutu Nzanga, held Tuesday a meeting in Kinshasa with a delegation of the Chinese Machinery Export Company (CMEC), in order to discuss business opportunities in the areas of oil, electricity, housing and basic infrastructure.

DR Congo: International community to support reconstruction of post-conflict areas.Wednesday 10th June 2009
(JPG)

The new plan for stabilization and reconstruction of post-conflict areas was presented Tuesday to the Prime Minister before the ambassadors, heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of multilateral institutions working in the DRC. It includes both security aspects, humanitarian and economic. According to Adolphe Muzito, Congo relies heavily on the international community for the realization of this plan.

Decentralization: Provincial governors meet in Kinshasa.Wednesday 10th June 2009
(JPG)

The provincial governors and the presidents of provincial assemblies will take part in Kinshasa for two days, from June 10 to 11, to the workshop to validate the strategic framework for implementing decentralization.

Electricity: A proposed connection from Uganda to Goma under discussion. Monday 8th June 2009
(GIF)

The feasibility studies of the proposed connection of the electric current from Uganda to towns in eastern DRC, in particular, Beni-Butembo, Lubero, Bunia and Rusthuru continue. A third meeting between experts from both countries was held in Goma, North Kivu since last Tuesday to discuss options for implementing this project.

Health: Free treatment against malaria in Inongo, Bandundu. Monday 8th June 2009
(JPG)

The treatment against malaria will be free of charge in the rural health zone of Inongo, district of Mai-Ndombe, in the province of Bandundu.

UNPOL trains the Congolese police to ensure election process.Wednesday 3rd June 2009
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More than 2500 members of the Congolese National police force (PNC) are attending training in Kinshasa (at Lufungula center) by the trainers of MONUC (UNPOL), in order to ensure a safer election, including the revision of the electoral roll and the next local elections.

Kinshasa: Urban railway transportation resumed. Wednesday 3rd June 2009
(GIF)

After more than 4 months of interruption, urban rail traffic resumed Monday morning in the Congolese capital, particularly on routes to the airport and Kasangulu.

City of Kinshasa: Operations of the electoral file revision to begin.Wednesday 3rd June 2009
(GIF)

The operations of the electoral file revision begins in the city of Kinshasa Sunday 7 June 2009 and will run until 5 August 2009, indicates the decision n° 002/CE/BUR/09 of the President of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Reverend Apollinaire Malu Malu, released Tuesday.

Japan grants seven fire-fighting vehicles and an ambulance to the city of Kinshasa.Wednesday 3rd June 2009
(GIF)

The Japanese Ambassador to the DRC, Mr. Kanji Kanazawa, has handed over Monday to Mr. André KIMBUTA, Kinshasa Governor, 7 fire-fighting vehicles to the DRC’s capital. By this action, "said the Japanese diplomat, Tokyo intends to strengthen the capacity of the City of Kinshasa and improve the protection of the civilian population.

Forest and nature conservation: World Bank grants Usd 77 million to the DRC.Tuesday 2nd June 2009
(GIF)

The World Bank has granted 77 million U.S. dollars to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of comprehensive program of the government on the sustainable management of natural resources.

Walikale: National army released over 350 prisoners of the FDLR.Tuesday 2nd June 2009
(JPG)

More than 350 residents of Bukumbirwa, town of Walikale territory, about 250 km northwest of Goma, go about their daily work since 4 days after a time spent under the control of Rwandan Hutu fighters, the FDLR . They have besieged the city for 4 months, keeping all exits and entry, reports radiookapi.net

Port infrastructure: Over 4 million Euros for the construction of the port of Banana.Tuesday 2nd June 2009
(GIF)

A German company has released 4.5 billion for the construction of the deepwater port at Banana. The German company "Swistae" has just made available the sum of 4 billion Euros (4.5 billion Euros) earmarked for the construction of the deepwater port at Banana on the Atlantic Ocean in the territory of Muanda, Bas-Congo province (western DRC), says a good source to this enterprise.

DRC has not borrowed money from China, Wu Zexian says.Tuesday 2nd June 2009
(GIF)

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Kinshasa, Wu Zexian, said Monday that the Democratic Republic of Congo has not borrowed money from China to claim a new debt.

Italian Development Cooperation has rehabilitated an accommodation center for children. Monday 1st June 2009
(JPG)

An accommodation center for street children called “Center Saint Joseph”, has been rehabilitated in the town of Nsele in Kinshasa, with the assistance of the Italian Development Cooperation (AUCI) .

Kikwit: WHO make people aware of influenza A.Monday 1st June 2009
(JPG)

The city of Kikwit organized last weekend an awareness meeting against influenza A for approximately fifty people. Using a giant screen, these people, including, administrative and political authorities, health personnel and the media, have learned how to detect symptoms and dangers of this disease.

DR Congo: Electoral file revision, over 18 million voter cards are being available.Monday 1st June 2009
(GIF)

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has received Saturday a batch of 11,800,000 voter cards in anticipation of the operation of the electoral file revision. This lot comes after the first one which was made up of 6,368,000 cards.

12 June 2009: National Day of Russia under the sign of the strengthening of cooperation between Russia and DRC. Saturday 30th May 2009
(PNG)

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the DRC, Anatoly Klimenko, places the national day of his country, scheduled for 12 June in Kinshasa under the sign of the strengthening of cooperation between Russia and Congo.

Under Adophe Muzito’s leadership, Council of Ministers adopted 4 bills.Saturday 30th May 2009
(GIF)

The Council of Ministers has, during a special meeting presided over Thursday at the Government Hotel by Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, discussed and adopted four ordinances of which the first concerns potable water supplying in urban areas (PEMU).

Brazil to bring military expertise to the Congolese army.Saturday 30th May 2009
(GIF)

Brazilian Minister of Defense, Nelson A. JOBIM, said, after a working session Friday with the deputy foreign minister, Ignace GATA Mavita, that the Federative Republic of Brazil intends to bring its military support to the DRC’s Armed Forces.

Kasai Oriental governor inaugurated the bridge LUKUDI.Friday 29th May 2009
(JPG)

Ensuring the transportation of agricultural food is now made possible through the construction of a bridge over the river Lukudi, in Kasai Oriental. Inaugurated Wednesday 27 May by the provincial governor, the bridge will facilitate the transportation of more than 25 tons of agricultural products per day to Mbuji Mayi.

DR Congo and China signed a new agreement for $ 6 million.Friday 29th May 2009
(JPG)

The Democratic Republic of Congo and China have signed Thursday in Kinshasa, a new memorandum of agreement of 40 million Chinese Yuan, or nearly 6 million U.S. dollars. This financial assistance from China will be used for achieving new development projects to be determined by the Congolese government.

RD Congo: Metropol Group has launched investment bank.Friday 29th May 2009
(PNG)

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the DRC, Anatoly KLIMENKO and the President of Russian group METROPOL, Michael SLIPENCHUK announced the opening, Friday 29 May in Kinshasa, of a Russian investment bank in the DRC, known as “Minig Bank of Congo” during a press conference they hosted Thursday at the Russian Embassy in Kinshasa.

Government and European Union reaffirm their commitment to work for peace.Friday 29th May 2009
(GIF)

Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito has gathered Thursday at the government hotel heads of diplomatic missions of the EU’s member countries in the framework of political dialogue provided in the Cotonou Agreement, which strengthens the partnership between the members of group of African states, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) on the one hand, and on the other hand the European Union and its Member States.

China to not reduce the volume of intervention in the DRC.Thursday 28th May 2009
(JPG)

The Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce, XHONJ Chang, who led a large delegation of experts from his country at the 8th session of the Joint Commission China - DRC, stressed that China doesn’t intend to reduce the volume of its intervention in DRC and Africa, despite the global financial crisis.

Kinshasa tabled new map of maritime space to the UN.Thursday 28th May 2009
(JPG)

Democratic Republic of Congo has filed to the UN the new map of Congolese maritime space, bounded by geographers according to the criteria of the Montego Bay Convention ratified in 1989 by the DR Congo (Zaire at the time).

A H1N1 flu: No suspect cases in DR Congo.Thursday 28th May 2009

There is no influenza A in the DRC. The results of samples of suspects, sent to South Africa for further analysis are negative. These results, published Tuesday in the evening, were reported to WHO on Monday. However, the World Health Organization calls on authorities to take preventive measures.

DR Congo: International Labor Office to support social protection development.Wednesday 27th May 2009
(JPG)

The deputy prime minister in charge of basic social needs, Mobutu NZANGA had a working session on Tuesday with a delegation from the International Labor Office headed by Ms. Dayina MAYENGA, director of the sub regional office of the ILO for Central Africa.

Goma: MONUC repatriates 77 Rwandan ex-combatants and 95 dependants. Wednesday 27th May 2009
(JPG)

Those people have been repatriated to Rwanda since the beginning of the month of May, according to the report of the Monuc Section in charge of demobilization and repatriation of ex-combatants, DDRRR.

Public enterprises reform, things will improve, said Jeannine Mabunda. Wednesday 27th May 2009
(JPG)

The issue of reform of public enterprises has been at the heart of a press conference held Tuesday 27 May in Kinshasa by the portfolio minister, Jeannine MABUNDA. She believes that information regarding this reform was not well communicated to employees.

Fighting crime: National police equipped with a search specialized unit.Wednesday 27th May 2009
(JPG)

A new special police unit has been set up in the Congolese capital. Linked to the Ministry of Justice, under the supervision of the Interior Ministry, this unit will be responsible for investigations and interventions across the city. It starts with 41 officers that have attended special training for three months.

High Defense Council pleased with improved security situation throughout the country.Tuesday 26th May 2009
(GIF)

The High Defense Council, meeting last weekend in Kinshasa under the direction of the President Joseph Kabila Kabange, noted with satisfaction an improvement in the security situation throughout the territory of the DRC, despite some residual pockets of insecurity observed in the Haut Uélé and Ituri, in Orientale Province and in the two Kivu.

Public works Ministry-Sino Hydro: Officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding.Tuesday 26th May 2009
(GIF)

The Minister for Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction, Pierre Lumbi Okongo and general manager of Sino-Hydro, M. Wang, signed in Kinshasa Saturday a memorandum of agreement for the overall construction work and modernization of the terminal and a part of the runway of the N’Djili Airport.

Kinshasa: Judicial police officers trained to fight corruption.Tuesday 26th May 2009
(JPG)

80 judicial police officers of the Kinshasa Provincial Inspectorate are training in the fight against corruption. The training is held since Monday by the Ministry of Justice and the UNDP, United Nations Development Program. To eradicate practicing corruption, most of judicial police officers believe that this can be possible by improving their salaries.

Haut Lomami: Lwanya Bridge rehabilitated on the national road.Tuesday 26th May 2009
(JPG)

The territory of Kanyama in the district of Haut Lomami, Katanga, almost 600 km northeast of Lubumbashi, is now accessible by road and the neighboring province of Kasai Oriental through the rehabilitation of the bridge Lwanga on national road number 1. The inauguration ceremony took place Sunday May 24.

Adolphe Muzito signed a decree establishing a national forestry fund.Saturday 23rd May 2009
(JPG)

A National Forestry Fund with the task of ensuring the financing of reforestation, forest management and any operation likely to contribute to the rebuilding of forest capital has been created by a decree of the Prime Minister made public Friday.

DR Congo: WHO announces 3 suspected cases of H1N1 flu.Saturday 23rd May 2009

Three suspected cases of influenza A H1N1 were reported in Goma, North Kivu, Tenkefungurume, Katanga and Maniema, according to World Health Organization, which announced Friday in Kinshasa by its representative in DRC, Dr. Matthew Kamwa at a press briefing, reports radiookapi.net

Fighting HIV/AIDS: United States grant USD 150 million for the DRC.Saturday 23rd May 2009
(BMP)

The United States Ambassador in Kinshasa said that his country would release $ 150 million for the DRC to support the fight against HIV/AIDS and this, under a plan of U.S. President to alleviate AIDS.

The DRC to abolish the death penalty.Saturday 23rd May 2009
The former European Union representative in the Great Lakes region, Aldo Ajelo, who currently conducts a campaign on the abolition of the death penalty in the Democratic Republic of Congo, met in Kinshasa with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on this issue.

RENATELSAT to install an artery network based on satellite technology.Friday 22nd May 2009
The RENATELSAT proposes to install in the near future in the DRC an artery, a backbone, using satellite technology and high-capacity hertzian beams. This project will allow opening up our rural areas by a flow of information in real time.

Kinshasa: UNHCR launches verification operation of Angolan refugees.Friday 22nd May 2009
(GIF)

The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will start on Monday May 25 the verification of Angolan refugees settled in Kinshasa.

Health: Harelip, people come for surgical operation in Kinshasa. Friday 22nd May 2009
At least 400 people have been enrolled Thursday at the clinic Ngaliema, Kinshasa, for treatment of harelip and palate, a malformation known as harelip. A team of South African and Congolese doctors are mobilized for this purpose for surgical operations.

A British company plans to open an aluminum smelter in Moanda.Friday 22nd May 2009
(GIF)

Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO met Thursday at the Hotel of the Government in Kinshasa with Mr. Jun Coppens, Project Director at the British company BHP Billiton.

DRC: Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Ross visits Uvira.Saturday 9th May 2009
(JPG)

Ross Mountain, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC made an official visit to Uvira in South Kivu province yesterday, where he met with MONUC and UN officials on the ground, as well as representatives from humanitarian NGOs and civil society organizations.

DR Congo will soon appoint an ambassador to Rwanda.Saturday 9th May 2009
(JPG)

The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, announced the appointment within the next few days of the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda.

Towards the construction of a modern hospital in Boma.Saturday 9th May 2009
(JPG)

A modern hospital will be built on the field called Baobab in the heart of Mbangu, in Boma, said the vice governor of Bas-Congo, Déo Nkusu Kunzi Bikawa, at his last working mission in this city.

Kinshasa: Higher military center rehabilitated. Saturday 9th May 2009
(JPG)

The rehabilitated buildings of the higher military school for training military officers were handed over to officials of the Congolese army. The rehabilitation of the infrastructure was funded by the British government in the framework of support to capacity building for the administration of the FARDC (Congolese army).

President Museveni’s envoy arrived in Kinshasa.Friday 8th May 2009
(JPG)

Congolese Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito received Thursday in Kinshasa, an emissary of Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, with whom he discussed the issue on the joint exploitation of resources, including mining, oil and agriculture at the border between two countries.

Spanish investors to invest in DR Congo.Friday 8th May 2009
(JPG)

Spanish investors, received Thursday by Vice Prime Minister responsible for Reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, discussed with him on the possibility to open a credit line that would allow Spanish companies to invest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the guarantee of the Congolese state.

A/H1N1 Flu: World Health Organization ready to support DRC. Friday 8th May 2009
(JPG)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is ready to support the Democratic Republic of Congo to cope with influenza A/H1N1, Dr. Koffi SOBE, WHO official, said on Thursday in Kinshasa.

Infrastructure: President Kabila launches rehabilitation work of Muanda Airport.Friday 8th May 2009
(JPG)

President Joseph Kabila, visiting the Bas-Congo province (western DRC), has launched Wednesday rehabilitation work of the runway of Moanda Airport, Moanda, oil city on the Atlantic coast where he arrived in early afternoon from Boma.

Rwanda appoints new ambassador in DRC. Friday 8th May 2009
(GIF)

The Rwandan government has appointed an ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This appointment comes after more than 10 years of severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The information was reported Thursday by Rwandan official source, said radiookapi.net

MONUC continues to support joint operations against rebels in eastern DRC.Thursday 7th May 2009
(JPG)

At its weekly press conference, MONUC said that it was reinforcing its military manpower in Haut Uele, Ituri and North Kivu in eastern DRC, in order to support the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) in their efforts to put an end to rebel and militia exactions against the local population.

The DRC invited at the forum on Trade “Turkey-World” in Istanbul.Thursday 7th May 2009
(JPG)

A delegation of Congolese officials and businessmen will participate from 1 to 7 June 2009 at the forum on trade “Turkey-World”, an economic event that will be organized in Istanbul by the Businessmen confederation and Industrialists of Turkey (TUSKON), said Wednesday the Vice-President of the Turkish-Congolese cooperation, RAMAZANI CELIK.

Local elections: 30 million voters expected to the polls.Thursday 7th May 2009
(JPG)

About 30 million voters are expected to elections urban, municipal and local due to be held by 2010, against 25 million people during the national and provincial consultations in 2006.

ADB grants a donation of Usd 97 million dollars to the DRC.Thursday 7th May 2009
(BMP)

The Board of the African Development Bank Group (ADB) approved last Wednesday granting of a donation up to Usd 97 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kinshasa: SADC leaders to hold summit on peace and security.Wednesday 6th May 2009
(JPG)

The Congolese capital will host a summit of SADC (Development Community Southern African countries) dedicated to peace, security, infrastructure, education, trade and Finance in the region. The news was made public Tuesday after the talks that Congolese Prime Minister, Adolphe Muzito, has had with the SADC’s executive secretary, Tomaz Salomao.

The 49th anniversary of Independence in prospect in Goma.Wednesday 6th May 2009
(JPG)

The preparations for the commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the RDC’s independence are well underway in Goma. A delegation from Kinshasa led by Emmanuel LIBENDELE, Senior Adviser of the Head of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development is staying in Goma to implement all programs concerning this great celebration.

Goma Agreement: Officials of the National Monitoring Committee still at work.Wednesday 6th May 2009
(JPG)

In accordance with the decree signed by Prime Minister on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Monitoring Committee of the Peace Agreements of 23 March 2009 on the restoration of peace in the Kivu, Mr. Raymond Tshibanda, Minister of International Cooperation and Government’s delegate in the talks has been appointed chairman of that structure. His mission is to establish appropriate mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation process.

Elections: MONUC raises non-state actors awareness of the electoral file.Tuesday 5th May 2009
(JPG)

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Monuc today organized awareness meetings for Non-State Actors and journalists on the revision of the electoral register. This activity, which takes place in Kinshasa from 4-6 May 2009, will be continued later in all of the DRC’s provinces.

German investors aware of the potential energy in the DRC.Tuesday 5th May 2009
(JPG)

Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, Mr. Claude Nyamugabo, took advantage of his 3-day stay in Germany, from 20 to 22 April, to raise investors awareness of potential energy in DRC, to scrutinize new investment opportunities in the energy field.

Education: A German church donates 4000 Euros for women’s literacy.Tuesday 5th May 2009
(JPG)

The United Evangelical Mission (MEU), a Church of German origin, has recently donated 4,000 Euros for women and family, members of the Church of Christ in Congo.

Education: Officials launched a program called "Ecole verte assainie" in Kinshasa.Tuesday 5th May 2009
Through the launching this action, said the interim governor, the provincial executive wants to encourage those responsible for schools in the capital to keep them in a state of health and excellent environment to ensure learning and training of the leaders of tomorrow.

Unionists urged to banish strike as only means of social demands. Monday 4th May 2009
(JPG)

The Minister for Employment, Labor and Social Welfare, Kambere Kalumba Ferdinand has urged trade unionists to banish the idea of using the right to strike as the only means of social demands.

United Nations to hold Conference on Security.Monday 4th May 2009
(JPG)

The Democratic Republic of Congo will be present at the 21st ministerial meeting of the United Nations on Security in Central Africa, scheduled from 05 to 07 May in Libreville (Gabon). The news was issued by the Ministry of Interior and Security.

Infrastructure-Matadi: Joseph Kabila to launch rehabilitation work on the road Moanda-Boma. Monday 4th May 2009
(GIF)

The President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila, arrived in Matadi on Sunday 03 May 2009. He will travel 120 km from Matadi to kick off the rehabilitation work on the road Moanda-Boma, under the five initiatives.

South Kivu: Government announced an offensive against FDLR rebels.Monday 4th May 2009
(JPG)

The Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) are preparing to launch an offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR in South Kivu. As in North Kivu, the operation dubbed "Kimia 2" will be undertaken with the support of the UN Mission in Congo (Monuc).

President Kabila has received the FAO director general.Thursday 30th April 2009
(GIF)

The Director General of FAO, Jacques Diouf, thanked on Tuesday 28 April 2009 in Kinshasa President Joseph Kabila to have attached particular importance to food security, opting for agriculture as an alternative to mineral resources and energy.

Ukrainian investors to invest in agriculture.Thursday 30th April 2009
(GIF)

The minister of agriculture, fisheries and livestock, Norbert Basengezi received on Wednesday 29 April in his office a delegation of Ukrainian investors of the Shadone International Company Limited, led by Tatyna Serebryanska

DRC-Belgium: Officials inaugurate the car-ferry Inongo.Thursday 30th April 2009
(GIF)

The car-ferry Inongo ensuring navigation on nearly 40 km on Lake Maindombe between Ecuador and Bandundu was inaugurated Wednesday in Kinshasa by the Belgian and Congolese Ministers for Cooperation, Charles Michel and Raymond Tshibanda. The rehabilitation has cost 184,800 Usd.

Cooperation: British government’s support goes from 100 to 130 million pounds in 2010.Wednesday 29th April 2009
(JPG)

The United Kingdom is the largest donor of the DRC, said the vice minister for International Cooperation, Ivan Lewis, visiting Kinshasa. He said that the intervention of his country for the DRC will go from 100 to 130 million pounds next year of which a big part will be devoted to security sector reform in DRC.

DR Congo: USA to ban sale of metal war.Wednesday 29th April 2009
(JPG)

Three U.S. Senators, the Republican San Brownback and the Democrats Dick Durbin and Russel FEINGOLD, initiated a bill on the metal war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which aims to regulate the purchase of the metals used to manufacture high technology products (radar, cell phone ...) and which fund armed groups in DRC.

Investment: French investors to build modern hospital in the Eastern Province.Wednesday 29th April 2009
A delegation of French investors made up of the President of the Chamber of Commerce Alain Taris and the President of the Congolese Association, Alexis Wawina, was received in audience Sunday by the Orientale Province governor, Médard Autsai.

DRC and Rwanda invited to develop trade relations for the welfare of their people.Wednesday 29th April 2009
(JPG)

The British Deputy Minister of International Cooperation, Ivan Lewis, has called on Tuesday the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to normalize their bilateral cooperation to develop trade relations to ensure the welfare of their populations.

Porcine flu: DRC prepares preventive measures.Wednesday 29th April 2009
(JPG)

In a statement released Tuesday 28 April 2009, the Congolese health minister Mopipi Mukulumanya said that the DRC intends to take preventive measures including monitoring at the borders to face the porcine flu which affects several Western countries and could affect African countries also.

Britain grants 10 million pounds for the electoral process in DRC. Tuesday 28th April 2009
(JPG)

Britain has granted 10 millions pounds in anticipation of elections urban, municipal and local in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

FAO interested in food security in DRC. Tuesday 28th April 2009
(JPG)

Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO talked Monday with the Director General of FAO, Jacques Diouf about the main issues related to food security and initiatives of the UN agency for the DRC. For Mr. Diouf, the food situation in the DRC is not very good mainly because of wars and conflicts that have caused an interruption in the productive process and the distribution system.

Infrastructure ministry held a workshop to promote the industry of road construction.Tuesday 28th April 2009
The Cell of Infrastructure of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Works and Reconstruction held Monday 27 April 2009, at the Center Nganda an important workshop for the industry promotion of road construction in the DRC.

Chinese engineers bring new technique to fight erosion.Tuesday 28th April 2009
(GIF)

The avenue Tourisme which cross through the camp Tshatshi in the commune of Ngaliema will again be accessible thanks to the rehabilitation work carried out by CREC (group of Chinese companies), funded by the Congolese government. This work especially aims at building a structure not only to fight erosion but also to prevent landslides on the avenue that is almost on an unearthed mountain.

Military cooperation: Africom will be operational in DRC by 2010.Monday 27th April 2009
(JPG)

"Africom" or the Command of the United States in Africa, one of six HQs of Geographic Command of the US Defense Department based in Stuttgart (Germany) will be operational in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2010 through two partnership programs with the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC).

Great Lakes: Security issues at the heart of a meeting.Monday 27th April 2009
Delegates from Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC are participating since Sunday in a regional consultation in Bukavu. This meeting will enable actors in development studying the possibility of collective security for a lasting peace in the Great Lakes region.

Telecommunication: Over 150 km of optical fiber cables already laid.Monday 27th April 2009
(JPG)

Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, and Minister of Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications, Louise MUNGA, traveled last week to Kisantu, Bas-Congo province, to ascertain the state of the National Network Blackbone project in DRC.

Kinshasa: 1,600 Congolese soldiers have received biometric cards. Monday 27th April 2009
Nearly 15 months after launching biometric identification, the Congolese soldiers now have a reliable proof of identity. This is the biometric identity card. It was delivered Friday to more than 1600 soldiers at the camp of Kokolo, Kinshasa. The delivery operation which started in the capital will extend throughout the country for nearly 129,000 military identified.

North Kivu: MONUC supports work rehabilitation of Goma Airport.Thursday 23rd April 2009
(JPG)

At the weekly Monuc press conference, the main themes of the conference were the visit of Alan Doss, UN Secretary general’s Special Representative in DRC to Goma, the security situation in the east as well as the visit to the DRC of Radhika Coomaraswamy, UN Secretary general’s Special Representative for children and armed conflict.

DR Congo: World Bank has developed project for roads maintenance. Thursday 23rd April 2009
(GIF)

The World Bank has developed a project to support the reopening and maintenance of priority roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo, estimated at 50 million Usd.

President Joseph Kabila has completed formalities to obtain a diplomatic biometric passport. Thursday 23rd April 2009
(GIF)

President Joseph Kabila filled Wednesday at the president house, formalities for obtaining a biometric diplomatic passport.

Kasai Occidental: Local rice better sold than imported rice. Wednesday 22nd April 2009
(JPG)

Since 2007, local rice now produced in quantity in the hinterlands, is experiencing successful in Kasai Occidental. 80 percent of households in Kananga prefer it than imported rice sold expensively and tasteless.

Kinshasa-Bandundu-Bas Congo: Security situation at the heart of a meeting. Wednesday 22nd April 2009
The governors of the provinces of Kinshasa, Bandundu and Bas Congo, met to address a few problems that hit their provinces. At the end of the meeting at the Prime Minister’s office, recommendations were made on all fields affecting security in these provinces.

DRC: Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito visits Angola.Wednesday 22nd April 2009
(GIF)

Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito arrived Tuesday morning in Luanda, Angola, leading a delegation of 11 people including the Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs. Adolphe Muzito will participate in a working visit during which he will discuss with Angolan officials, issues relating to bilateral cooperation and border conflicts between the two countries.

Cooperation: Turkey to invest in different fields in the DRC. Tuesday 21st April 2009
(JPG)

An important delegation made up of twenty businessmen, arrived last weekend in Kinshasa to discuss investment opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in partnership with the Congolese businessmen, said the Turkish Embassy in the DRC.

Kisangani: FPI to help industrial enterprises in the Oriental Province. Tuesday 21st April 2009
The Provincial management of Industry Promotion Fund (FPI), Eastern province funded, from 2004 to March 2009, the industrial sector with an amount of about 2.200.000.000 Congolese Francs.

Alan Doss proclaims the end of war in eastern DRC.Tuesday 21st April 2009
(GIF)

Mr. Alan Doss, UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in the DRC and head of MONUC, has proclaimed the end of the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after talks on Monday, April 20 2009 in Kinshasa with the Congolese foreign minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Inga: SNEL has bought a new turbine.Monday 20th April 2009
(GIF)

The SNEL (The National Electricity Company)has acquired a turbine wheel weighing 100 tons, which cost 4 million Euros financed by the World Bank under the financing of PMURR.

North Kivu: Operations of integration and disengagement of armed groups ended.Monday 20th April 2009
(JPG)

The operations of integration and disengagement of armed groups ended Saturday in the province of North Kivu. Note that all the warlords in North Kivu have signed the declaration to the end existence of armed groups and political-military movements in the province.

ECCAS seeks funding for implementing bridge project between Kinshasa and Brazzaville.Monday 20th April 2009
(GIF)

The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is seeking funding from member countries for the realization of its great project of a railway bridge between Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo.

DRC and Rwanda consider the return of their refugees. Monday 20th April 2009
"The representatives of both countries met in Goma, eastern DRC, to discuss first steps towards the return of their nationals, whose number is estimated at 150 000," said the UNHCR’s spokesperson, Ron Redmond, at a press briefing.

Education: A project for doctoral programs creation in DRC.Saturday 18th April 2009
The Head of student affairs at the University of Notre Dame de la Paix de Namur, Belgium, Marcel REMON, staying in Kinshasa, presented Friday to the Minister of Higher Education (ESU), Leonard Mashako Mamba, a project to create doctoral programs in the DR Congo.

Higher education: Government is preparing to close non-viable institutions.Saturday 18th April 2009
The DRC has one thousand higher education institutions and universities. According to the education minister, Leonard Mashako Mamba, more than 80% of them are not viable.

Gécamines has bought 4 locomotives for ores transportation. Saturday 18th April 2009
(GIF)

It’s new rolling material. It was officially presented Thursday in Lubumbashi, Katanga. Officials of the company said they are relieved for this, hoping that the company, through this acquisition, will resolve multiple problems relating to the transportation of products.

International Finance Corporation interested in business climate in the DRC.Friday 17th April 2009
(GIF)

Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito reviewed in Kinshasa Thursday with a delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) led by its Vice-President, Mr. Thierry Tanoh, the guidelines that the institution of the World Bank Group plans to take for the DRC.

Nord Kivu: President Kabila donates tractors to fight food crisis.Friday 17th April 2009
(JPG)

Good news for the people of North Kivu, the provincial minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Small and Medium Enterprise, BATABIHA BUSHOKI has received on Wednesday 15 April, 12 tractors for the revival of agricultural activities in the province.

Goma: UNHCR-Rwanda-DRC agreed to help refugees to return to their homes.Friday 17th April 2009
The 2nd working group meeting of the Tripartite Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo and High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, on the process of voluntary repatriation of Rwandan and Congolese refugees living in the two countries ended Wednesday in Goma. This meeting resulted in a timetable of activities in the short and medium term for the effective implementation of the repatriation process.

Belgian Civil Aviation to help Congolese aeronautics.Thursday 16th April 2009
(JPG)

The Belgian Civil Aviation is committed to help the Congolese Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) in its efforts to remove the DRC from the EU blacklist (European Union), we have been told on Wednesday at the headquarters of the AAC. This commitment was made by the Director General of the Belgian Civil Aviation, Mr. Frank, after a working meeting which brought together the weekend in Kinshasa, the aviation experts of both countries.

Zambia and DRC increased maritime trade through a Namibia’s sea port.Thursday 16th April 2009
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have increased their maritime trade thanks to the Namibian’s sea port of Walvis Bay, the newspaper Times of Zambia reported on Wednesday.

FAO: Belgium approves an emergency aid program to poor farmers.Thursday 16th April 2009
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Belgium has just approved a FAO program of $ 6.6 million for emergency aid to poor African farmers, as part of a partnership that has totaled more than $ 80 million over the past 12 years.

DRC-Rwanda-UNHCR: A tripartite meeting started for Rwandan and Congolese refugees.Wednesday 15th April 2009
(GIF)

A tripartite meeting “DRC-Rwanda-UNHCR” has started Tuesday 14 April in Goma. This meeting will focus on reviewing the situation of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and vice versa for their respective returns.

UN special envoy on visit to advocate for children’s rights in the DRC.Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for the protection of the rights of children in armed conflict is on official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 14-21 April 2009, for discussions to ensure greater protection for children amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC.

Infrastructure: Rehabilitation work on road Lufimi-Kwango is going well.Wednesday 15th April 2009
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On 22 May 2008, the President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila, was formally launching rehabilitation work of the road section “Lufimi Kwango” on the highway N° 1. Since then, the work carrying out by the French company SOGEA SATOM evolves normally. So on Monday 13 April, the head for the visibility of the five initiatives, Mr. Jean-Marie Kassamba and the PAREC president, Pastor Mulunda Ngoie led a delegation of journalists and PAREC’s staff to ascertain the progress of work.

DRC and Russia signed a framework agreement for technical and political cooperation.Tuesday 14th April 2009
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Foreign minister, Alexis Mwamba Thambwe, after a working visit to Moscow, signed with his Russian counterpart, a framework agreement for political and technical cooperation between Russia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first one since the accession of Congo to independence in 1960.

Investment: Three Turkish companies decide to invest in the DRC. Tuesday 14th April 2009
Three Turkish companies have decided to invest in the DRC in the fields of agriculture, industry and furniture, the Under Secretary of State for Trade of the Republic of Turkey, Tuncer Kayalar told the press Saturday in Kinshasa, following a working visit he has made from 9 to 11 April in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Turkey seeks government’s support for projects implementation in DRC.Tuesday 14th April 2009
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The Undersecretary of Turkish State for trade, Tuncer Kayalar, on an official visit to Kinshasa, sought last weekend, support from the Congolese government for his country’s investment in the DRC, during his talks with the Congolese Minister of Land Affairs, Kisimba NGOY MAJ.

Local elections: CEI launches awareness campaign on revision of electoral file. Tuesday 14th April 2009
(GIF)

In preparation for upcoming urban elections, municipal and local, Priest Apollinaire Malu Malu launched Monday in Kinshasa, the awareness campaign on the revision of the electoral file. On this occasion, he met with representatives of religious confessions in a consultation forum organized for them.

Lubumbashi: China Overseas Engineering to resume roads rehabilitation.Monday 13th April 2009
The Chinese company, China Overseas Engineering (COVEC) plans to resume soon the rehabilitation of roads in Lubumbashi and its surroundings, interrupted at the beginning of the rainy season.

Electricity: Partners to speed up electrification project of the city of Butembo and Beni.Monday 13th April 2009
(GIF)

After the visit of the European Union ambassadors to Goma, the head of the provincial executive had sent on Thursday 09 April 2009 a team to Kinshasa to meet with the Czechs partners. These are Delphin Paluku and Mango Matabishi respectively Itinerant Counselor to the Governor and representing FEC Butembo-Beni under the guidance of Jan FILIPENSKY, Czech ambassador accredited in Kinshasa.

Kimbanseke: Kinshasa governor has inaugurated three schools built by BTC.Monday 13th April 2009
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Kinshasa governor André Kimbuta Yango has inaugurated on Wednesday 08 April 2009 three schools built in three different neighborhoods of the town of Kimbanseke, with funding from the Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) in partnership with the provincial government, which also provided considerable financial support.

Rehabilitation of protected areas: World Bank to grant 7 million Usd to DR Congo.Saturday 11th April 2009
The Board of the World Bank approved Friday a grant of $ 7 million granted to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support ongoing efforts for the rehabilitation of protected areas. This grant from the Global Environment Fund (GEF), in addition to 6.5 million in funding granted by the DRC and other donors, will strengthen support for the Congolese Institute for the Nature Conservation (ICCN).

Kenya optimistic about ceasefire deal in Eastern DR Congo.Saturday 11th April 2009
The Kenyan government on Wednesday expressed optimism that the recently signed ceasefire will hold in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Obasanjo and Mpaka assess peace agreements between government and CNDP.Saturday 11th April 2009
(JPG)

Olusegun Obasanjo and Benjamin Mkapa took stock, on Wednesday 9 April to Mwai Kibaki, to the Kenyan President and President of the ICGLR the progress of political and security agreements signed recently in Goma by the Congolese government, the CNDP and the armed groups Kivu.

Olivier Kamitatu receives food aid from Italy.Friday 10th April 2009
(BMP)

The friendship and bilateral cooperation between the DRC and Italy are doing well. Planning Minister Olivier Kamitatu has, on behalf of the government, received a donation made up of 491 tons of canned-poultry meat from Italy, worth about 2 million Euros. The presentation ceremony took place on Thursday 9 April in the warehouses of the World Food Program in Kinshasa.

Mediators of UN and AU pledge to pursue peace initiative in DRC.Friday 10th April 2009
(BMP)

Mediators of the United Nations and the African Union pledged Thursday to continue the peace talks backed by the United Nations to put an end to fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between government and militia of the main rebels in the region.

A US members of Congress-delegation visits Goma.Friday 10th April 2009
A delegation of the US Congress members arrived Thursday 09 April 2009 in the capital of North Kivu. Led by Senator James Inhofe, the members of the Congress met Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu and other provincial authorities.

Rail and maritime transport: DRC-Mozambique to sign partnership.Wednesday 8th April 2009
(BMP)

A Mozambican businessmen- delegation will sign a partnership with Katanga in the field of maritime transport and railways. A mean of transport currently liberalized and used by the SNCC and private sectors.

DR Congo: The Netherlands disburse 20 million Euros as a part of stabilization plan. Wednesday 8th April 2009
The Dutch Minister for Cooperation and Development, Bert Koenders, announced Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo will benefit from 20 million Euros from the Netherlands under its stabilization plan.

Cooperation: Russia strengthens ties with DR Congo. Wednesday 8th April 2009
(BMP)

Russia commits itself to strengthen relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last Tuesday during a meeting with his Congolese counterpart Alexis Tambwe Mwamba.

SGI mobilizes 2.5 million Usd for rehabilitation of three buildings of the INSS.Monday 6th April 2009
(JPG)

The National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the SGI had signed a contract dated 23 August 2007. This partnership was aimed at rehabilitating, refurbishing and managing by the SGI, buildings Uvira, de l’Ecole and Atundu all located in the commune of Gombe.

Goma is not threatened by the volcano.Monday 6th April 2009
(BMP)

None imminent eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano is to fear for the time being, despite intense activity observed in the crater since the last flow in 2002, said a scientific leader of the Goma Volcano Observatory in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A goods train finally arrived in Mwene Ditu.Monday 6th April 2009
A goods train arrived Saturday at Mwene Ditu from Ilebo via Kananga. This train arrives after waiting for two weeks, a delay that created a breakdown of stocks of petroleum products. Traders in Mbuji Mayi confronted with difficulties of evacuating these products are delighted.

Goma: European Union ready to fund basic infrastructure.Monday 6th April 2009
(BMP)

The European Union will fund rehabilitation work of basic infrastructure in North Kivu, including agricultural service roads. The announcement was made during a press briefing Friday evening hosted by the provincial governor Julien Paluku, who was returning from a visit to Beni, where he accompanied a delegation of EU ambassadors.

Senate rejected law on amnesty.Friday 3rd April 2009
(BMP)

The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo rejected on Thursday by 52 votes against and 27 abstentions the law on amnesty for war facts and insurrection committed in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu.

DRC will benefit agricultural support from European Commission. Friday 3rd April 2009
The European Commission has adopted a series of projects, totaling 314 million Euros to support agriculture and improve food security in 23 developing countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC will participate at businessmen forum in Moscow. Friday 3rd April 2009
(BMP)

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the DRC, Anatoly Klimenko, delivered Wednesday to Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe an invitation to participate, on 6 April in Moscow at the business forum, an economic meeting of businessmen and investors worldwide, to revive to the economic and trade cooperation.

Transportation: Government commits it self to mobilize $ 30 million to curb crisis at SNCC. Friday 3rd April 2009
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is committed to providing to the SNCC (Railways National Company), $ 30 million, announced Thursday the Congolese Minister of Transport, Mathieu MPITA.

Local elections: CEI is recruiting former agents.Friday 3rd April 2009
(BMP)

The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) begins the last turn to local and municipal elections in DR Congo. It launches a recruitment campaign and recalls its former workers. Incidentally, it also promises to resolve all disputes of the past before starting the new elections.

DR Congo: Britain Embassy eases studies conditions for Congolese applicants.Thursday 2nd April 2009
A new procedure for obtaining immigration documents by Congolese wishing to study in Great Britain came into force on 1 April 2009 to the Embassy of Great Britain in the Congolese capital. This procedure determines the criteria to be met by applicants. This new procedure offers the advantage of being both simple and transparent.

Foreign ministry: Biometric passports, the first deliveries arrived.Thursday 2nd April 2009
(JPG)

The first biometric passports have been delivered on Wednesday 1st April 2009 at the foreign affairs ministry in Kinshasa. Nearly a dozen applicants have their cases be examined until the obtaining, in good and due form, of the document.

Kigali: DRC will participate at the Golden Speake’s meeting.Thursday 2nd April 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo is invited to participate, from 30 April to 1st May at the ministerial meeting of the Golden Speake in Kigali, Rwandan capital, in relation to disaster management.

Kinshasa: Mother-child health at the center of a WHO Forum.Thursday 2nd April 2009
(GIF)

The national forum on the health of the mother and newborn was opened Tuesday in Kinshasa. A hundred senior health officials representing provinces, various ministries and members of the parliament participate in this two-day meeting. This forum is organized by the health ministry and funded by WHO.

India to strengthen trade relations with Central Africa.Wednesday 1st April 2009
(JPG)

The Indian government has expressed its willingness to strengthen its trade and economic relations with Central Africa, one of the richest areas in natural resources.

UNDP reaffirms its support to the DRC.Tuesday 31st March 2009
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The UNDP Regional Director for Africa, Tegegnework Gettu, has reaffirmed the UNDP’s support to the DRC, following his talks with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito Monday in Kinshasa.

European Commission to grant 45 million Euros to boost ECGLC.Tuesday 31st March 2009
(GIF)

The European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel announced Monday in Kinshasa the aid of 45 million Euros from the European Commission to revive the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (ECGLC). This institution, which includes DRC, Rwanda and Burundi, is blocked since 1996 because of support from Rwanda to Congolese successive rebellions.

ICCN’s chief calls on government to secure protected areas. Monday 30th March 2009
The Managing Director General of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN), Cosma Wilungula, called on the government and parliament to be involved in securing protected areas, particularly in the Garamba National Park located, in the district of Haut-Uélé, Oriental province (north-east).

Urban elections, municipal and local: Revision of the electoral file starts on June 7.Monday 30th March 2009
(GIF)

The Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) has published Saturday in Kinshasa, during a press conference hosted by president Apollinaire Malu Malu, the timetable of the revision of the electoral file 2009 which sets the start of the operation on June 7 for the city of Kinshasa and Bas-Congo province.

Kinshasa and Brussels renew their military agreement. Monday 30th March 2009
The Belgian and Congolese Ministers of Defense, Pieter De Crem and Charles Nsimba MWANDO, signed a declaration in order to continue military cooperation between the two countries, the Belgian defense ministry said.

Military cooperation: Belgium grants $ 125,000 for the rehabilitation of military camp of Loama.Friday 27th March 2009
The Kingdom of Belgium has granted 125,000 Usd for the rehabilitation of the military camp of Loama, near Kindu (Maniema), announced to the press the Belgian Minister of Defense, Peter De Crem, who conducts since Thursday 26 March 2009 in late morning a working visit to the town of Maniema.

Exim Bank to strengthen cooperation between China and DRC.Friday 27th March 2009
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Exim Bank’s representative, a banking institution in the People’s Republic of China in Paris, passing through Kinshasa, during the visit on Tuesday 24 March 2009, said that his bank works for the consolidation of cooperation between Beijing and Kinshasa through the Sino-Congolese program.

DR Congo: Nicolas Sarkozy calls for cooperation in the Great Lakes countries.Friday 27th March 2009
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Thursday for a "new momentum" in cooperation in Africa’s troubled Great Lakes region in a keynote speech to lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mbanza-Ngungu: Angolan army withdraws from Kuzi.Thursday 26th March 2009
(JPG)

The Angolan soldiers have left the village Kuzi, over 200km from Matadi on Wednesday afternoon, said several sources in the territory of Mbanza Ngungu.

General Gaye: "We do not have the mandate or the mission to substitute for the FARDC".Thursday 26th March 2009
(JPG)

MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye was the guest speaker at the weekly Monuc press conference of Wednesday 25 March 2009. He spoke on many subjects, including the security situation in both eastern DRC and Haut Uele, and the concept of MONUC’s military operations under the new mandate.

Eastern country: Alan Doss discusses peace consolidation of peace with South Kivu governor.Thursday 26th March 2009
(GIF)

In Goma on Tuesday 24 March 2009, Alan Doss, The UN Secretary general’s special representative in the DRC met with South Kivu governor Louis Muderhwa Chirimwami. The two officials had an hour long discussion on several subjects of mutual interest, in particular the fast implementation of agreements signed the previous day in Goma between the DRC government and the armed groups.

Lambert Mende: “Nicolas Sarkozy will address the Congolese Senate”.Wednesday 25th March 2009
(JPG)

The Minister of Communication and Media Lambert Mende confirmed the arrival of the French president on Thursday in Kinshasa. According to the spokesperson of the Congolese Government, Nicolas Sarkozy will address on this occasion, the Congolese Senate, to all members of the parliament, members of government, courts and tribunals as well as representatives of forces in the country.

Goma: Military officers set up a special unit to secure the city.Wednesday 25th March 2009
The commander of ground forces has set up a military police unit for securing the city of Goma. According to Brigadier General AMISI KUMBA, this unit is a response to the cry of the people who have denounced the growing insecurity in Goma since early this year.

More than 1.7 million displaced return to North Kivu.Wednesday 25th March 2009
(GIF)

Over 1.7 million Internal Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned to their respective villages in the North Kivu province after the operation of hunting down against Rwandan Hutu rebel of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), conducted jointly by the armed forces of Rwanda and the DRC.

Peace process: Ugandan troops leave north eastern DR Congo. Tuesday 24th March 2009
(BMP)

The Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende announced yesterday Monday 23 March 2009 the official withdrawal of Ugandan troops and those of southern Sudan from north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Economy: International Monetary Fund to grant a loan of $195.5 million to the DRC. Tuesday 24th March 2009
(BMP)

The International Monetary Fund will grant a loan of $ 195.5 million to help mitigate the impact of declining exports in the mining sector and foreign investment.

Resumption of Belgian-Congolese relations, consulates closed to reopen.Tuesday 24th March 2009
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Karel De Gucht had the opportunity last Monday, during a working lunch with his fellow Congolese, Alexis Thambwe, minister of international and regional cooperation to address various aspects of bilateral relations.

Ukrainian investors to seek cooperation opportunities with the DRC.Monday 23rd March 2009
(JPG)

The Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Emile Bongeli exchanged views on the weekend with a delegation of Ukrainian investors, led by the member Eugeniy Souslov, about possibilities of development cooperation between Ukraine and Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC and Finland signed a memorandum of understanding on social housing construction in the DR Congo.Monday 23rd March 2009
The Congolese government represented by the Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Ms LUSHIKU Muya and Finnish Company FINDOMO, represented by Mr. PERTTI LEHTI have signed last weekend, a Memorandum of Understanding to build social housing in 1500, responding technical standards and planning in force in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ceremony took place in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Emile Bongeli.

World Water Day: DRC is strategically located between the rivers Congo and Nile.Monday 23rd March 2009
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The World Water Day was celebrated on 22 March with the theme: "the management of the cross-border resources. Freshwater management is, in effect, become an important global issue. For the Congolese environment minister, DRC holds two strategic positions for the Congo Basin and for the initiative on the Nile basin.

President Kabila ends his touring in the Eastern country. Monday 23rd March 2009
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President Joseph Kabila has ended his visit Saturday to the south of the province, where he spent 3 days. According to local authorities, for the first time a President of the Republic visits the territory of Fizi since the independence in 1960. In the only meeting he held in the FIZI Center, Joseph Kabila launched a message of peace and development in the region.

Belgian defense minister expected in DR Congo.Monday 23rd March 2009
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The Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De CREM arrives on Monday in the DRC for a 4-day visit. Pieter De Crem will be the first member of the Belgian federal government to visit the DRC, after the normalization of the relations between Brussels and Kinshasa.

Congo-Brazzaville: Ms. Olive Lembe attends funeral of the Gabonese president’s wife.Saturday 21st March 2009
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Ms. Olive Kabila, President Joseph Kabila’s wife, traveled Friday to Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, where she will attend the funeral ceremony of the Gabonese president’s wife , Edith Lucie Bongo, eldest daughter of the President Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, who died on 14 March in Rabat, Morocco.

Goma: Julien Paluku to demilitarize the city.Saturday 21st March 2009
(JPG)

Since early 2009, nine people were killed by armed men in the city of Goma. North Kivu governor says that this is due to the over militarization in the city. These crimes are committed mostly by soldiers and some civilians, said on its side, the Congolese National Police.

DR Congo to join the Global Digital Solidarity Fund.Saturday 21st March 2009
The Democratic Republic of Congo could soon join the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (FSN), argued on Thursday an official of Ministry of Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications (PTT).

Ituri: The clerk of the ICC exchanges with the population of Bogoro and Kasenyi.Friday 20th March 2009
(JPG)

Mrs. Silvana Arbia, Clerk of the International Criminal Court, has visited Thursday the localities of Bogoro and Kasenyi, respectively 25 and 55 km south of Bunia. In both villages, the judicial authority of the ICC has exchanged with the local population, both on the functioning of the court and on matters currently under consideration by the ICC.

A Swedish delegation pledges to build houses in DRC.Friday 20th March 2009
(JPG)

The Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity, Mr. BOTSWALI LENGOMO Wednesday received in audience in his office, a Swedish delegation that specializes in building houses.

Lubumbashi: Fourth meeting of the Joint Committee DRC-Zambia closes.Friday 20th March 2009
For four days, experts from both countries have worked on aspects of defense and security. Among the recommendations contained in the final report, Zambia has accepted to release cargoes of maize blocked for several weeks in Zambian land.

Lubumbashi: Over $ 500,000 collected for war victims in eastern DRC.Friday 20th March 2009
(GIF)

Over five hundred thousand (500,000 Usd) were collected at the launch of the fundraising campaign held in Lubumbashi by Mzee Kabila Foundation for victims of war in eastern DRC. The governor of Katanga, Moïse Katumbi has launched this campaign fundraising in the presence of Kabila Janet, President of the Foundation “Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila.”

Goma: President Joseph Kabila has received Obasanjo. Tuesday 17th March 2009
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On Sunday 15 March 2009, early morning, the Head of State has received the UN mediator, Obasanjo, and the African facilitator, Mkapa, as part of talks "government and armed groups."

The clerk of the ICC is staying in the Congolese capital. Tuesday 17th March 2009
(JPG)

According to the spokesperson of the ICC in the DRC, Paul Madidi, Mrs. Silvana ARBIA’s visit is part of the cooperation between DR Congo and the International Criminal Court (ICC). The clerk of the ICC, in this effect, plans to meet the Congolese authorities before making a tour in Ituri.

USAID supports capacity building of health school.Tuesday 17th March 2009
(JPG)

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated to the public health school of the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), a fund of 1 million dollars to support initiatives to strengthen the capacity of teachers during the year 2009.

Republic of Germany has granted $15,000,000 for rehabilitation of Goma Airport.Tuesday 17th March 2009
(JPG)

The Republic of Germany has mobilized 15 million Euros for the rehabilitation of the Goma airport. The announcement was made by the Minister of Transport and communication channels, Mathieu MPITA in recent visit in the facilities of the airport. It was damaged by the lava of the volcano occurred in the eastern part of DRC.

Military operation against Ugandan rebels a real success. Monday 16th March 2009
The joint operation conducted against the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) by the Ugandan and Congolese armed forces has experienced "a great success, to the satisfaction of both parties," according to a release of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

Ugandan army began withdrawing from the DRC.Monday 16th March 2009
(JPG)

The Ugandan army, invited by DRC to hunt down the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo began withdrawing on Sunday, said the army’s spokesman.

Louis Michel "very happy" of the peace process in eastern DRC. Monday 16th March 2009
(JPG)

The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, said last week in Goma (North Kivu) "very happy" of the peace process in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

RD Congo: Ugandan troops to leave on Sunday 15 March.Saturday 14th March 2009, mis a jour le Monday 16th March 2009
Defense Ministers of the DRC and Uganda will preside over on Sunday 15 March 2009 to Dungu in Orientale Province, the ceremony marking the withdrawal of troop of the Ugandan army.

Mrs. Mary Robinson, former president of Northern Ireland has met with Joseph Kabila.Saturday 14th March 2009
(JPG)

The President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila, met Thursday in Goma (North Kivu) with the former president of Northern Ireland, now president of Oxfam International, Mary Robinson. They specifically addressed the issue relating to the protection of women and children against violence.

ADB grants $65 million for the environment in the Congo Basin.Saturday 14th March 2009
(GIF)

The African Development Bank (ADB) Thursday announced funding for a total of 65 million U.S. dollars for environmental protection and ecosystem conservation in the Congo Basin.

Kinshasa: Electoral Commission tests a revision system of electoral file.Saturday 14th March 2009
(GIF)

On Friday 13 March 2009 the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will launch a pilot system for the revision of the electoral file in the commune of Maluku in Kinshasa. This experimental pilot operation will make it possible to update electoral registers compiled in 2005 and 2006, when voters were identified and registered.

DR Congo: Louis Michel expected today in Goma.Wednesday 11th March 2009
(GIF)

The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, arrived in Goma on Wednesday, in the morning. Michel will meet first with the President of the Republic Joseph Kabila.

President Joseph Kabila has warmly received the national football team.Wednesday 11th March 2009
(JPG)

The President of the Republic received 10 March 2009 Tuesday, early evening, the national football team with its technical and administrative staff. The ceremony took place in the governorate of North Kivu province, shortly after the Council of Ministers presided over by the Head of State.

North Kivu: Monuc supports deployment of Congolese National Police.Wednesday 11th March 2009
(GIF)

The United Nations and the Congolese Government have decided to fast-track the implementation of the Stabilization plan for eastern DRC, with the deployment of 332 Congolese police officers in North Kivu. The Stabilization plan was initially developed by the United Nations, following the Goma Conference in early 2008 and later consolidated by the DRC Government, and is jointly implemented by both United Nations and DRC officials.

Uganda appoints an ambassador to DRC.Tuesday 10th March 2009
(JPG)

Uganda has appointed the former Minister of State responsible for Youth, Major James Kinobe, as its first ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), more than six years after the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries in 2002.

Kinshasa: India cancels its new peacekeeping mission in DRC.Tuesday 10th March 2009
(JPG)

The Republic of India has cancelled its new mission in the DRC under the flag of the United Nations. This cancellation is linked to a scandal of sexual abuse by Indian soldiers in the DRC. MONUC, said not to be informed officially, but its spokesman hoped that the Indian contingent in the DRC will continue to work in the mission.

DR Congo president says Ugandan troops out in March.Tuesday 10th March 2009
(JPG)

Congolese Ugandan troops joining a joint military operation against insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) will pull out by the end of March, President Joseph Kabila announced on Sunday.

Kinshasa: Congolese and Belgian leaders signed a memorandum of understanding on Child rights.Saturday 7th March 2009
The Minister for Children, Youth Assistance and Health of the French community Wallonia/Brussels and the Congolese Minister of Gender, Family and Child, have signed Friday in Kinshasa a Memorandum of Understanding. This supports the popularizing campaign on the law to child protection; promulgated last January by President Kabila, said radiookapi.net

Bunia: UNDP grants $ 1 million for an assistance project to security.Saturday 7th March 2009

The UNDP office has granted more than one million US for the financing of priority needs in five communities in Ituri. These communities are located in Fataki, Nizi, Kasenyi, in Bunia. The UNDP has prioritized water, health, education, the fight against sexual violence and the problem of insecurity due to the circulation of small arms.

Oriental province: LRA’s senior officer captured by Ugandan army.Saturday 7th March 2009
Uganda says it has captured a commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) at a national park in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bas Congo: A water supply project in urban-rural area submitted to the provincial government.Friday 6th March 2009
(BMP)

The representative of the Belgian Group Fontaine, Daniel Adam, visiting Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo province, has pledged to help improve the living conditions of people in this province in particular, and the DRC, in general, so that all segments of the population access to drinking water.

Energy: Uganda will provide electricity in eastern DR Congo.Friday 6th March 2009
(BMP)

Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to supply electricity in the towns of Beni, Butembo and Rubindi, in DR Congo, from the Ugandan town of Kasese, located west of the country.

Kinshasa: Japan funds rehabilitation and extension of water production plant.Friday 6th March 2009
(GIF)

The Deputy Managing Director of the Regideso Nicolas Manzila held on Thursday 5 March 2009, in the meeting room of the company, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the rehabilitation and extension of the Ngaliema Plant.

Diplomacy: Congolese and Ugandan presidents decided to reopen embassies.Thursday 5th March 2009
DR Congo and Uganda have decided Wednesday of the effective exchange of ambassadors between late March or early April, after the meeting between Congolese Presidents Joseph Kabila and Ugandan Yoweri Museveni at Kasindi, border town of the city of Beni, North Kivu.

DR Congo: European diplomats visit Bandundu.Thursday 5th March 2009
Bandundu city Wednesday welcomed a European Union’s delegation made up of diplomats, ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions. The delegation will meet with local authorities in this province to see how the EU could support development projects in agriculture and animal husbandry.

North Kivu: 880 children associated with armed groups demobilized by MONUC.Thursday 5th March 2009
(BMP)

Between 30 January and 2 March 2009, 880 children associated with armed forces and groups in North Kivu were demobilized by the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC). At the weekly MONUC press conference of 4 March 2009, MONUC spokesperson Madnodje Mounoubai said that 839 boys and 41 girls have been demobilized.

Bas Congo: Governor Mbatshi Batshia visited rehabilitation work on Inkisi-Kimvula road.Thursday 5th March 2009
Bas-Congo governor Simon Floribert Mbatshi Batshia descended on the road INKISI-LEMFU-Kongo di Kati, in the territory of Madimba. This visit was an opportunity for the chief of the provincial executive to account for actual resumption of the rehabilitation of road infrastructure of which kick-off was launched by the Head of State, Joseph Kabila.

Peace process: President Joseph Kabila to meet with Ugandan counterpart Museveni.Wednesday 4th March 2009
(JPG)

Congolese Presidents Joseph Kabila and Ugandan Yoweri Museveni will meet Wednesday to "assess" their operation launched in late 2008 against the Ugandan rebels in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said Monday the government in Kinshasa.

Kanyabayonga: 9,100 displaced households received food aid. Wednesday 4th March 2009
These families are receiving since last weekend food assistance from Caritas, the Diocese of Butembo-Beni. An aid made possible through funding from Caritas “Germany and Belgium”, and the Ngo Cafod.

Peace process: Visiting Kinshasa, US under-secretary Edmond Mulet will hold series of meetings.Wednesday 4th March 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito received Tuesday the UN’s under-secretary general in charge of peacekeeping operations. The UN’s support in the stabilization process of the eastern DRC, the security sector’s reform, local elections and the international financial crisis have been raised during their meeting.

Financial aid: USA announces to grant Usd 700 millions dollars for DR Congo.Wednesday 4th March 2009
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The U.S. ambassador in DR Congo, William J. GARVELINK, said on Tuesday in Kinshasa that his country has decided to grant $ 700 million in favor of the DR Congo, as assistance program for 2009.

Peace process: SADC meeting in South Africa has considered how supporting DRC.Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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The development of the security situation in the DRC and possibilities to support the peace restoration in the eastern DRC were discussed at the meeting of the Southern Africa Development Community held in South Africa.

Financial assistance: German grants 50 million Euros for eastern DRC.Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Germany has allocated funds of around 50 million Euros, as a part of the establishment of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, announced Sunday in Kinshasa, the Congolese Minister of Decentralization and Planning, Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi, who has returned from an official mission in Bonn.

Goma: The operation “Umoja Wetu” is officially ended. Tuesday 3rd March 2009
The signing of the final report of the joint operations between the Rwandan and Congolese armies occurred Monday afternoon in Goma. This signature occurs 6 days after the end of operations against the Rwandan Hutu combatants of the FDLR in North Kivu. An official ceremony was held for this purpose.

Peace process: 3,670 Rwandan refugees repatriated since January.Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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About 3,670 Rwandan refugees established in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in eastern DR Congo have been repatriated to their home country since January 2009, announced Monday in Kinshasa, the permanent secretary of the national commission for refugees of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rigobert Moupondo.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits Goma.Monday 2nd March 2009
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The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is staying since Saturday 28 February 2009 in Goma. Immediately upon his arrival, Ban Ki-moon has visited women victims of rape who are interned at the hospital Heal Africa.

DRC-Economy: World Bank grants $ 100 million to fight financial crisis.Monday 2nd March 2009
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The World Bank agrees to make a donation of $ 100 million to the DRC. The project was filed two weeks ago and approved in Washington Thursday by the board. The first part of this amount could be released within thirty days.

Housing-Kinshasa: Shelter Africa signed agreements for two housing projects in Kinshasa.Saturday 28th February 2009
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Shelter-Africa and two companies have signed Wednesday two loan agreements with two Congolese construction companies for an amount of 5.5 million Usd. This funding is in addition to other projects already underway for the construction of buildings in the city of Kinshasa under the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.

Goma: Territorial officials to revive DDRRR program.Saturday 28th February 2009
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The World Bank, through its program MDRP (Multi Country Program for Demobilization and Reintegration), has involved senior territorial officials in the process of demobilization and repatriation of foreign combatants in North Kivu, following the three-day workshop, initiated by the World Bank in Buhimba, about 15 km south of Goma.

The AMP gives its position on the political situation in the DRC.Saturday 28th February 2009

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On Sunday 22 February 2009, under the chairmanship of his moral authority of President Joseph Kabila, the Political Committee of the Alliance of the Presidential Majority (AMP) held a meeting during which two points were on the agenda, namely the situations in the east and in the National Assembly

DR Congo: Last Rwandan soldiers have returned to Rwanda. Friday 27th February 2009
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The last Rwandan soldiers operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to hunt down Rwandan Hutu rebels have returned to their home country Thursday afternoon, said the commander of the joint operation, General John Numbi.

ADB approves $ 20.9 million for Great Lakes.Friday 27th February 2009
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The Board of the African Development Bank (ADB) approved a grant of $ 20.9 million to help finance the multi-country program of transitional support for demobilization and reintegration (MDRTSP) in the Great Lakes.

FAO to grant aid to vulnerable farmers.Friday 27th February 2009
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners have pre-positioned 200,000 tools and 158 tons of vegetable seeds and food in four cities in three provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of its strategic program.

Central government to widen container parks at the port of Boma.Thursday 26th February 2009
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The Minister of Transport and communication channels of the central government, Mauritius Mpika, was informed during his working visit on the weekend at the port of Boma, Bas-Congo, the urgency need to widen container parks in the area A for a total of two million Usd.

UN Secretary General to visit the DRC.Thursday 26th February 2009
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United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon is due to make a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 28 February to 1 March 2009. The visit is part of a tour to five African countries: DRC, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda and Egypt.

NICT: Ministry of posts and telecommunications to establish community telecenters.Thursday 26th February 2009
This will enable the Congolese people, mostly poor persons and those living in remote areas to access to the Internet, to receive and transmit as well as access to information, which comes from the worldwide.

UN supports revised stabilization and reconstruction plan for eastern DRC.Wednesday 25th February 2009
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On Monday 23 February 2008, DRC Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito launched a week long review of “the Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for Eastern DRC.” The review work will be carried out from 23rd February until 2nd March 2008.

Gemena: Health officials launched screening campaign against trypanosomiasis. Wednesday 25th February 2009

According to Dr. Nzonza, chief medical officer of health zone of Gemena, the screening campaign of trypanosomiasis will last 20 days. It aims to discover new cases since the disease, which had almost disappeared, resurfaced.

A new library was born in Kindu.Wednesday 25th February 2009
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The NGO “Caravane des livres pour les Grands Lacs” has implemented a library containing two tons of books of all kinds. This action meets the satisfaction of the intellectuals of this country.

European Development Fund has allocated 770, 000 Euros to the DRC. Tuesday 24th February 2009, mis a jour le Wednesday 25th February 2009
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More than 700,000$, or 770,000 Euros have been allocated to the DR Congo for the period from 2008 to 2013, under implementation of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF), announced Mr. Richard Zink, head of European Commission delegation at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the Sanitation Project of Kinshasa (PAUK).

Energy: SNEL has bought thirty new transformers.Tuesday 24th February 2009
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The SNEL has purchased thirty new electrical transformers on equity, but whose cost was not revealed by Yengo Massampu, SNEL’s chief.

DR Congo: Monuc calls on Rwandan rebels to leave the country. Tuesday 24th February 2009
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The UN secretary general’s special representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alan Doss, has called on Rwandan Hutu rebel Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) to leave the DRC, UN news service reported.

DR Congo: Rwandan troops start preparations to leave the country. Tuesday 24th February 2009
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Rwandan troops deployed last month in eastern DR Congo to hunt down Rwandan Hutu rebels alongside Congolese soldiers, began Saturday their "disengagement" for a departure scheduled from 25 February, said the joint staff.

Reviving agricultural production: ADB to grant $ 8 million.Monday 23rd February 2009
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The administrator of the African Development Bank (ADB) Korsaga A. FREDERIC, visiting for three days in Kinshasa, Saturday announced the ADB will grant $ 8 million to support the revival of agricultural production in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

RD Congo: Rwandan troops are preparing to leave the country.Monday 23rd February 2009
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Rwandan troops, operating on Congolese soil since 20 January 2009 under the joint military operation ‘Rwanda-DRC” to hunt Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will return to their country next Wednesday.

President of the African Union Commission expected Tuesday in Kinshasa.Monday 23rd February 2009
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The President of the African Union commission Jean Ping, will conduct from 24 to 27 February 2009 a working visit in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of finding solutions to the crisis in the region Great Lakes and particularly in the eastern DRC.

ECCAS to give security humanitarian assistance in the sub region.Saturday 21st February 2009
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The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) opened on 18 February at the headquarters of the institution in Libreville a groundbreaking meeting with the sub-regional experts of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on assistance and supervision of persons displaced by armed conflict in the sub region.

DR Congo: Ugandan troops will leave in late February.Saturday 21st February 2009
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Ugandan troops deployed in the north-eastern DR Congo since mid-December to fight against the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), will leave the country "at the end of February," said Friday the Congolese government’s spokesperson.

A South Korean delegation visits Uvira.Saturday 21st February 2009
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A South Korean delegation made up of 16 people, recently undertook a working visit to the capital of the territory of Uvira in order to conduct an inventory of projects already selected by the Korean side in this part of the country.

Education: ECCAS’ ministers adopted twelve priority actions. Saturday 21st February 2009
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The ministers for Education of the member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), meeting on 18 and 19 February at the Hotel Memling in Kinshasa, to validate the regional program in education, adopted twelve priority actions including the continental action plan.

Brussels’ mayor visits Kinshasa.Friday 20th February 2009
Freddy Thiele Mans, mayor of Brussels, arrived in Kinshasa on Wednesday evening, leading a big delegation for a 3-day working in the Congolese capital.

DR Congo: Monuc supports capacity building course for military justice system.Friday 20th February 2009
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On 21 February 2009, a military justice refresher course will be held in Kinshasa for over 580 Congolese military staff including magistrates, judiciary, police inspectors, court clerks, prosecutors’ secretariat staff, registrars, military commanders and lawyers. Initiated by the Ministry of Defense and Veterans, the training will be supported by MONUC’s Rule of Law unit and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Goma: Talks between government and CNDP continued for the second time. Friday 20th February 2009
The talks between CNDP and Congolese Government have continued Thursday, 19 February 2009 in Goma. At the end of the day, in a communiqué made public, they also discussed political issues, security, administrative and legal as well as humanitarian.

DR Congo: African development bank to grant 60 million Euro to counter crisis.Friday 20th February 2009
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The delegation of the African Development Bank mission will be received by the president on Friday. At the end of several meetings on Thursday with the Congolese Minister of Finance, the Central Bank governor and the Prime Minister, experts of the financial institution announced that ADB will quickly adjust its actions in the DRC for countering the crisis in the country with a budget estimated at 60 million Euros.

Belgium-DRC: Belgian Ambassador unveils main lines of the bilateral cooperation renewed. Thursday 19th February 2009
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Political dialogue, development and military cooperation, are the main lines for renewed cooperation between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the new Belgian ambassador in the DRC, Mr. Dominique Struye who has said it Wednesday in the Congolese capital during a press lunch.

Joint military operations: USA welcome operation against Hutu rebels in DR Congo.Thursday 19th February 2009
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Washington’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday praised the joint Congolese-Rwandan offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the east of the country.

Peace process: Egypt to send more than 1,325 peacekeepers to DR Congo.Thursday 19th February 2009
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Egypt plans to send more than 1,325 troops to eastern Congo to join a UN peacekeeping force tasked with protecting civilians there, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

CNDP-Government: The delegation met for the fourth time in Goma.Thursday 19th February 2009
Talks between the government and the CNDP began in Goma on Wednesday 18 February 2009. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda, Minister for Regional and international cooperation who led the delegation composed of 9 members, has officially opened the meeting in a climate of serenity. On the CNDP’s side, it is a new team of 8 participants, led by Dr. Désiré Kamanzi, current president of the CNDP.

Joint military operations: General Didier Etumba to meet with General Karombo. Wednesday 18th February 2009
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The Congolese chief of staff, General Didier Etumba and his Ugandan counterpart, General Karombo, meet Wednesday in Kinshasa, to discuss ongoing operations against the LRA in the Oriental Province. According to sources, the Congolese side looks particularly of those discussions that Ugandan army presents the plan and timetable for the withdrawal of its troops from Congolese territory.

DRC-Rwanda: Armies took a major hideout of the Interahamwe in North Kivu.Wednesday 18th February 2009
Rwandan-Congolese forces announced Sunday taking a stronghold of the Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Nord-Kivu province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The forces have dislodged the Interahamwe entrenched from Nyabiondo and Kashebere, an important hideout of the Interahamwe

ICRC also gives aid to displaced persons of Rutshuru and Lubero.Wednesday 18th February 2009
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Former displaced recently moved back to their home communities have received the last weekend, aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), made up of seeds and farm tools. The ICRC hopes to help these people, approximately 60,000, to resume their agricultural activities and improve their food situation.

Over 3,500 Rwandans repatriated by the United Nations since January 2009.Wednesday 18th February 2009
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Since January 2009, more than 3,500 Rwandan combatants and their dependants have been repatriated by the United Nations. In addition, MONUC has repatriated 355 FDLR combatants and 648 dependants via the process of Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration (DDRRR).

RD Congo: Monuc will support national payment system reform project.Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Ms Leila Zerrougui, the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative for the DR Congo, pledged the Mission’s support to a new project which aims to reduce the physical movement of cash within the DRC State payment system. The project, presented by its creator Senator Luono Kimbanga, proposes opening a bank account for each state employee and each taxpayer, in addition to providing each of them with a bank card.

Johannesburg: Congolese Diaspora to defend DRC’s interests. Tuesday 17th February 2009
At the close of a workshop of the Congolese diaspora in Johannesburg last Sunday, with ambassador of the DRC in South Africa, participants agreed to set up a lobby for the interests of the DRC to the International Organizations and influential states of the world. This workshop brought together a hundred Congolese from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Canada, Australia and Ivory Coast.

Goma: A top official of the FDLR gives himself up to Monuc.Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Christophe Bahirirusa, surnamed Rwanda, a top political oficial of the FDLR in the sector BUNYANTENGE, south of Lubero, has just voluntarily given himself up to the Monuc DDRRR team. Transiting Goma to Rwanda, he said on Monday that there is more hope for the FDLR to continue the armed struggle.

Bas-Congo: CILU revives its production.Tuesday 17th February 2009
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The cement factory of LUKALA (CILU) resumed deliveries. The first sacks of cement were formally delivered Sunday, according to the managing director general of the company, Jean-Louis Yolo. More than 13,000 tons of cement is already available in the stock, said Mr. Jean-Louis.

Matadi: MIDEMA equipped with a new cereal terminal.Monday 16th February 2009
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The Minoterie of Matadi, Midema, has inaugurated Saturday its new cereal terminal. The investment has cost 15 million USD and will allow the company to double its production. The Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Emile Bongeli, presided over the inaugural ceremony.

LOME: DRC has participated in the fair of renewable energies.Monday 16th February 2009
A fair on renewable energies called "the week of renewable energy" was held from 11 to 15 February in Lome with the aim to arouse the conscience of the Togolese people on issues related to environmental preservation and promotion of renewable energies. Delegates from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) participated in this workshop.

DR Congo: Metals used in manufacturing mobile phone finance conflict in the east.Monday 16th February 2009
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The metals used in the manufacture of mobile phones "help finance the atrocities" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, said Monday the NGO Global Witness.

DR Congo: "Rwandan troops expected to leave before the end of February, "said government spokesman Lambert Mende.Monday 16th February 2009
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A farewell ceremony with Rwandan forces, involved in hunting down Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is expected before the end of February for their departure. The statement was made by the Congolese government spokesman, Lambert Mende. That statement therefore confirms the announcement made in late January by President Joseph Kabila.

South Kivu: Over 500 Congolese expelled from Burundi to Uvira. Saturday 14th February 2009
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The Burundian authorities have just expelled more than 500 Congolese staying illegally in Burundi. According to the country’s authorities, they are returned via Kavimvira in Uvira, South Kivu.

Kinshasa: Brazilian investors to build social housing.Saturday 14th February 2009
Brazilian investor, members of the Chamber of Commerce, announced Thursday, during a meeting with Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, to implement from next June, a construction project of social housing in Kinshasa

Haut Katanga: A development plan to revive Tanganyika Lake. Saturday 14th February 2009
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The workshop on managing the resources of Lake Tanganyika was closed Thursday at Kalemie. Open Wednesday by the local NGO "Ecologie, développement et aménagement durable, (EDAD), about 100 participants made up of civilian authorities, military and judicial from district of Tanganyika and representatives of local and international NGOs, as well as other members of civil society, took part in the workshop.

Equateur: An office in charge of reconstruction opens in Basankusu.Friday 13th February 2009
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The head of the provincial reconstruction division for Equateur province, Etienne Yjeli Nkumu visiting Basankusu, told the press his action plan in the capital of Basankusu. The plan consists first to set up an office before establishing a rehabilitation program, to upgrade and to build state’s infrastructure in this region.

DRC-Brazil: Trades have considerably increased, said Brazilian ambassador in DRC.Friday 13th February 2009
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Brazilian exports to the DRC have more than tripled in three years, from 16.9 million in 2005 to 53 million U.S. dollars in 2008, said Thursday 12 February 2009 in Kinshasa, Ambassador of Brazil in the DRC, Mr. Flavio R. Bonzanini.

Cooperation: New Belgian Ambassador has presented his credentials to the foreign minister.Thursday 12th February 2009
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The new Ambassador of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominique Struye de Swielande, has presented Tuesday his credentials to the minister of foreign affairs, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

DR Congo: Olusegun Obasanjo has announced the resumption of talks in Nairobi.Thursday 12th February 2009
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The UN mediator for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo, announced Wednesday that talks in Nairobi between Congolese authorities and the main Congolese rebellion would resume and would be extended to other armed groups.

North Kivu: "The situation is improving", said John Holmes.Thursday 12th February 2009
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At the end of his tour to eastern DRC, John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator said he was “fairly optimistic” about the overall situation in North Kivu province, in an interview to Radio Okapi on Tuesday 10 February 2008.

DR Congo: Rwandan troops will leave before the end of February.Wednesday 11th February 2009
Congolese authorities announced Tuesday that Rwandan troops operating in the DRC since January 20 as part of joint military operations against Rwandan Hutu rebels of the Rwandan Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in eastern DRC will leave the country before the end of this month.

DDRRR: Monuc launches an appeal to former combatants of the RUD and RPR.Wednesday 11th February 2009
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A MONUC Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration (DDRRR) team for foreign combatants went, on Sunday February 8, 2008, to Kasiki (200 km north of Goma), to ensure the transfer to Goma (for the voluntary repatriation to Rwanda), of some 150 ex combatants and dependents of the Gathering for Unity and Democracy (RUD) and the Gathering of the Rwandan People (RPR), who are dissenting factions of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).

South Kivu: North Kivu governor has inaugurated the Primary School Buhumba.Wednesday 11th February 2009
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North Kivu governor Julien Paluku has just inaugurated another school in the Territory of Nyiragongo Tuesday 10 February 2009. This school is located in the north and 30 km from the city of Goma. The school, said a member of the parliament, was built in 1953 by the Belgians.

DRC-Belgium: After nine months of diplomatic crisis, the new Belgian ambassador has arrived in Kinshasa.Wednesday 11th February 2009
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The new Ambassador of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominique Struye de Swielande has arrived Monday night in Kinshasa. Mr. STRUYE, a former ambassador to NATO and then to Washington, must succeed to Johan Swinnen, who left Kinshasa in mid-December to the end of a stay of more than four years in the DRC.

President Sassou Nguesso welcomes cooperation between DRC-Rwanda.Tuesday 10th February 2009
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In a statement made last weekend in Brazzaville, the president of Congo/Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso has welcomed the joint efforts of governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to restore peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kinshasa: Foreign minister Tambwe Mwamba has inaugurated "the house of Congolese living abroad".Tuesday 10th February 2009
The "House of Congolese living abroad" was inaugurated Monday in Kinshasa by the Congolese foreign minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. The new center located at the Foreign Ministry aims to fight against irregular migration.

RDC-Rwanda: «Joint military operations are running without smudging, said the Congolese foreign minister.Tuesday 10th February 2009
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The joint military operations between Rwanda and DRC in North Kivu are taking place normally and without smudging, said Sunday the foreign minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba on his return to Kinshasa, following the assessment meeting held last week in Gisenyi, Rwanda. The meeting was also focused on the security situation in North Kivu.

Agricultural aid: Government and FAO to support 39,000 households.Tuesday 10th February 2009
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Two memorandum of understanding were signed Monday in Kinshasa by the Congolese Minister of International Cooperation and FAO. The first concerns agricultural assistance to 39,000 agricultural households in post-conflict areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This project is funded by Belgium for an amount of 2 million Euros.

Katanga and Zambia’s Copperbelt province committed to strengthening their cooperation.Monday 9th February 2009
The provinces of Katanga in DR Congo and Zambia, Copperbelt, sharing a common border, are determined to strengthen their cooperation in several areas, particularly as regards trades. The decision was taken following the meeting of the Joint Commission between the two provinces, held from 5 to 6 February in Lubumbashi.

Repatriating Rwandan Hutu: Church of Christ in Congo makes awareness of repatriated persons.Monday 9th February 2009
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The awareness operations of combatants and ex-Rwandan Hutu fighters to lay down their arms or their repatriation continue in North Kivu. A joint delegation composed of government members and church officials held a meeting Saturday with more than 160 Rwandan ex-combatants of RUD-RPR in Kasika, 200 km from Butembo. Meanwhile, in Bukavu, South Kivu, UNHCR has repatriated 290 Rwandan refugees.

Kasai Occidental: Ongoing rehabilitation of four schools in Dimbelenge. Monday 9th February 2009
Rehabilitation work of two primary schools and two institutes began in Dimbelenge , Kasai Occidental, The ACP (Congolese News Agency) said. These are educational institutes Dilengeja and Ditekemena and primary schools Mutombo-Dibu and Munkamba, thanks to financing from the Social Fund for DRC.

DR Congo: CNDP’s former leader Laurent Nkunda will be extradited to Kinshasa.Monday 9th February 2009
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The CNDP’s former general Laurent Nkunda, who is placed under house arrest in Rwanda, will be extradited in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said Saturday in Goma (North Kivu), the Congolese foreign Minister, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba.

Gisenyi meeting: Laurent Nkunda will be extradited to the DRC.Saturday 7th February 2009
The CNDP former chief will be extradited to Kinshasa where he can answer for his charges, but it remains to establish conditions of security for the extradition. These are agreements resulted from a meeting between the Rwandan and Congolese delegations met Thursday and Friday in Gisenyi. The joint meeting release, also called “bilateral 4+4” was issued Friday, late in the evening. It also indicates the satisfaction of both delegations, 15 days after the joint operations in the two Kivu.

North Kivu: MONUC welcomes Congolese authorities’ efforts to accelerate separation of children associated with armed groups.Saturday 7th February 2009
On 4 February, MONUC’s Child Protection Section was able to separate a total of 28 children associated with armed groups in North Kivu within the framework of the accelerated integration of those groups into the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). Among those 28 children, 16 minors associated with CNDP were transferred to MONUC’s Child Protection Section at the integration center in Rumangabo on 3 February. The other 12 children, who were separated from Mayi-Mayi and PARECO on 4 February, were transferred to MONUC’s Child Protection Section at the integration center in Nyaleke.

Kinshasa: André Kimbuta has officially launched work of public lighting.Friday 6th February 2009
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Kinshasa Governor André Kimbuta has officially launched the modernization work of public lighting in Kinshasa. The ceremony was held Wednesday evening on the avenue of Huileries. The work is carried out by SONADER and funded by the provincial executive of Kinshasa.

Rwanda: Congolese and Rwandan officials meet in Gisenyi. Friday 6th February 2009
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Assessing joint military operations FARDC-RDF (DRC’s Armed Forces and Rwanda) and discussing Laurent Nkunda’s case is among the key points of the bilateral meeting which opens in Gisenyi, Rwanda between the Congolese delegation led by Alexis Tambwe Mwamba, foreign minister and the Rwandan side, Rose Marie Museminari, Rwandan minister of cooperation.

Goma: Officials of the DRC’s Armed forces to assess joint military operations next Saturday. Friday 6th February 2009
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The assessment of joint military operations between the DRC’s Armed Forces (FARDC) and the Defense Forces of Rwanda (FDR) against the FDLR will be established on Saturday 7 February 2009, in Goma, by the Congolese and Rwandan officials. The announcement was made by the Minister of Communication and Media, Lambert Mende.

Bandundu-ville: A car-ferry refurbished for the crossing of large carriers. Friday 6th February 2009
The old ferry called "DOUE" under repair for several years returned Wednesday and completely refurbished by the CTB, the Belgian Technical Cooperation. The ferry comes to replace the old one already depreciated that continued to serve difficultly the crossing on the river Kwilu.

UVIRA: The OCC has burned 6 tons of rotten goods.Friday 6th February 2009
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An Official of the OCC/UVIRA, Raymond Katambwe announced the incineration of 6 tons of maize flour, pounds of peas and flour mixed, locally called “CBS”.

Goma: CNDP becomes a political party.Thursday 5th February 2009
The CNDP reaffirms giving up armed struggle in North Kivu to devote itself to political struggle, in accordance with the country’s laws. Mr. Désiré Kamanzi who will now lead the party, as President, the former political-military movement of Laurent Nkunda.

Bunia: Monuc and UNDP to launch the recovery of weapons.Thursday 5th February 2009
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By the end of March next year, Monuc and UNDP are planning to launch a comprehensive operation to recover weapons and military effects wandering within the civilian population in Bunia, Ituri (Province Orientale). The head office of the UNDP Office in Ituri, Jonas Phuati, told Sunday 10February to the press.

Cooperation: Ambassador of Belgium in the DRC arrives soon.Thursday 5th February 2009
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The new Ambassador of Belgium in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominique Struye de Swielande is expected to present his credentials to Congolese President Joseph Kabila on 13 February, and thus take up his duties on that date, announced Wednesday foreign minister Karel De Gucht.

Mbandaka: Inaugural ceremony of the biomedical center for the care of pregnant women suffering from AIDS.Thursday 5th February 2009
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Health minister of the central government has conducted Wednesday in Mbandaka, capital of the Equateur province, the inaugural ceremony of a biomedical center and the laboratory of molecular biology for the medical and nutrition care of pregnant women suffering from AIDS.

DR Congo: Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito appoints his cabinet members.Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, has signed two orders on Tuesday. The first concerns the appointment of the government’s secretary general and his assistants; the second concerns the appointment of Chief of Staff and his 4 assistants.

North Kivu: 85 child soldiers released by militias.Wednesday 4th February 2009
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A total of 85 children were released last week by the Mai-Mai militia operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, welcomed Tuesday the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Addis Ababa: African leaders welcomed joint military operation DRC/Rwanda. Wednesday 4th February 2009
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The development of the situation in eastern DRC, where the joint military operation DRC/Rwanda against the Hutu rebels of the FDLR continues, has been welcomed by African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa. On the ground, an awareness campaign is underway in North Kivu.

More than 2,000 Rwandan refugees ready to return to their home country.Wednesday 4th February 2009
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More than 2,000 Rwandan Hutu refugees, civilians and ex-Rwandan rebel fighters, who lived for fifteen years in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are ready to return voluntarily to Rwanda, their home country, said Tuesday South Kivu governor, Louis Léonce Muderwa, indicating that 200 of them have crossed the border on Monday.

Joint operations: At least 24 captured and 83 weapons recovered.Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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The joint military operations between Congolese and Rwandan troops against Rwandan FDLR fighters continue in the province of North Kivu. During this weekend, the joint troops have captured 24 fighters and some of them surrendered to the base of the Monuc-Goma.

A batch of manufactured goods for victims of war in eastern DRC.Tuesday 3rd February 2009
A lot of manufactured goods collected by the followers of Christian Assembly Church of Kinshasa (ACK) was handed over to the Minister of Social Affairs, Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity, Botswali Lengemo, after a Sunday worship in the temple of the ACK/Bandal.

Bandundu: Rehabilitation of the bridge Mobubu.Tuesday 3rd February 2009
The road traffic resumed this weekend between the mission Djuma, over 200 km from Bandundu-ville and its surrounding centers after the rehabilitation of the bridge Mobobu with funding from the Monuc/ Bandundu. The traffic has resumed after three years of total interruption due to the breakdown of this bridge.

RD Congo: UN calls on Rwandan Hutu rebels to disarm.Tuesday 3rd February 2009
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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has called again Hutu rebels from Rwanda leading violence in the east to lay down their arms and return to home country.

Insurance: Sonas has launched its new range of products. Monday 2nd February 2009
During the first day of insurance held on Friday 30 January 2009, in the Hotel Memling in Kinshasa, the Sonas (National Insurance Company) launched its new catalog of insurance products.

Kasai Occidental: Ebola epidemic under control. Monday 2nd February 2009
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The epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever raging since 27 November 2008 in the health zone of Mweka in Kasai Occidental is under control.

President Joseph Kabila has appointed new members of his cabinet.Monday 2nd February 2009
Mr. Adolphe Lumanu Mulenda Bwana nsefu is the new director of the President Joseph Kabila’s cabinet. The order of his appointment and other members of the cabinet were issued Friday.

CNDP rebels are joining regular army under the process of integration.Friday 30th January 2009
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Defense minister Charles Mwando Simba has conducted Thursday at the military base at Rumangabo, 45 km from Goma on the road Rutshuru, the official launch of the operation of the accelerated integration of elements of various groups armed operating in North Kivu.

DR Congo: President Joseph Kabila will speak to the national and international press on Saturday.Friday 30th January 2009
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President Joseph Kabila will speak of the state of the nation on Saturday, during a press conference at the Palace of the Nation in Kinshasa on the political, security and relations of the DRC with its neighbors, as well as the effective start of the five work sites.

Goma: Mr. Raymond Tshibanda confers with authorities for the continuation of process of Nairobi.Friday 30th January 2009
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The Minister of International and regional cooperation Raymond shibanda is officially staying for few days in Goma. He is talking with various social strata of North Kivu, to continue peace efforts, inter alia, the continuing of the process of Nairobi, started since last November between the government and the CNDP.

Monuc will participate in planning operation against FDLR.Friday 30th January 2009
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The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monuc), Alan Doss has agreed, at the request of the DRC government to send a UN team-officers involved in the planning of the joint military operation planned by the armed forces of Rwanda and the DRC against the Rwandan Hutu militia of FDLR, based in the North Kivu province, UN press service reports on Wednesday.

Adoption of the integration plan of armed groups.Tuesday 27th January 2009
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“The overall plan has been consensus among different parties,” the president of the Amani program told to the press. It provides the integration of armed groups that signed the document marking the end of hostilities and this will be operational in a week, because it will allow soldiers already gathered to participate in operations against FDLR.

Goma: People marched to support the head of state for the return of peace. Tuesday 27th January 2009
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To show their support to the head of state, Joseph Kabila and joint military operations DRC-Rwanda for the return of peace, the Federation des Entreprises du Congo (FEC), North Kivu, held last Monday a march in streets of Goma.

Crisis in the east: Armed groups must release child soldiers, UN says.Tuesday 27th January 2009
The UN secretary general’s special representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Alan Doss, has called on armed groups operating in the east of the country for the immediate release of child soldiers.

DR Congo: Mayi-Mayi militias in turn announce the end of hostilities.Tuesday 27th January 2009
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Several armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Mayi-Mayi militias, announced in turn "the cessation of hostilities" on all military fronts, in a statement received Monday by AFP (French Press Agency) in Kinshasa.

Cooperation: DRC and Belgium renewed their relations.Monday 26th January 2009
The Government of Belgium and the DRC has agreed to normalize their relations after 9 months of diplomatic crisis. The announcement was issued Saturday in Brussels, in a joint statement.

North Kivu: Julien Paluku explains presence of Rwandan troops. Monday 26th January 2009
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The current issue initiated by member Jaribu Muliwavyo John Bosco, was to enlighten members on the presence of Rwandan troops in the DRC as well as government’s guarantees for the protection of people during military operations.

Katanga: People marched following Nkunda’s arrest.Monday 26th January 2009
48 hours after announcement of the rebel leader Nkunda’s arrest, Katanga provincial government organized a march last Saturday to support the head of state Joseph Kabila. The people came from all corners of the city to the main square of the Post Office where they finished the event.

North Kivu: Time has come to restore the authority of the state in Rutsuru.Monday 26th January 2009
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Peace is truly back in North Kivu. And to do so, three members of the central government, North Kivu governor Julien Paluku and the president of the provincial assembly Léon Bariyanga as well as senior officers of the 8th Military Region and the Congolese National Police conducted last Saturday a visit in the part formerly occupied by the CNDP. The objective of this mission was to restore the authority of the state and to unify all military forces on the ground.

Portfolio minister announces action program for 2009.Saturday 24th January 2009
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The action program of the Minister of Portfolio for 2009 will enable enterprises in reform process to achieve visible results, and shared experiences in order to materialize the five work sites of the Republic. The news was issued by the Minister of Portfolio, Jeannine Mabunda, during a press conference she held last Thursday in her office.

DRC’s first lady has granted school kits to a school in Tshilenge. Saturday 24th January 2009
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Sixty school kits donated by the Head of State’s wife Ms. Olive Lembe Kabila, were distributed last weekend, to the primary school Tshimanu, in the territory of Tshilenge.