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■ Former Sixers star Dikembe Mutombo to speak in Pennington (Pennington Post)

Philanthropist and former Philadelphia 76ers star Dikembe Mutombo will deliver the 2010 Stephen Crane Lecture at The Pennington School on Thursday, March 11.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:21 GMT

■ Congo-Kinshasa : Lubanga Witness Says ICC Agents Paid Him to Tell Lies (AllAfrica.com)

Judges in the Thomas Lubanga trial today heard how agents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) allegedly paid a Congolese barber who had never been a soldier to lie to the court’s investigators that he was a former child soldier.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:02:53 GMT

■ Congo-Kinshasa : Prosecution Unaware of Witness's Membership of the UPC (AllAfrica.com)

The Hague — The Defence team calls the 7th witness, a former UPC soldier whose account catches the Prosecution off guard: according to Ms. Nicole Samson, the information about the witness's ties to Lubanga's group has been "deliberately removed" from the summaries the Defence provided to the OTP.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:02:43 GMT

■ Congo launches gun campaign (Independent Online)

The Democratic Republic of Congo is hoping to collect between 20 000 and 30 000 guns during the early stages of its "Firearms for $50" campaign.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:12:53 GMT

■ Congo, South Africa: Sub-Saharan African Bond, Currency Preview (Bloomberg)

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in sub-Saharan African bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous session.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:52:28 GMT

■ Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals (MalaysiaNews.net)

KINSHASA, Congo -- An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.Bantu Lukambo of Innovation for Development and ...
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:48:52 GMT

■ Congo group accuses soldiers of killing rare animals (Seattle Times)

An environmental group is accusing Congolese soldiers of killing more rare wild animals in a national park in Congo's volatile east.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:25:22 GMT

■ Botswana/Congo-Kinshasa: Women's Soccer Team Face DRC (AllAfrica.com)

The women's football team takes on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday in Gaborone in the opening match of the qualifiers of CAF Championships.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:32:54 GMT

■ Congo-Kinshasa : Two Testify As Lubanga Defense Reels Off Complaints (AllAfrica.com)

The Thomas Lubanga defense this week called two witnesses, but the highlight of the trial was the string of complaints made by the defense lawyers against the prosecution, as well as court reporters and translators.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:49:56 GMT

■ UN says its troops could start DrCongo pullout in June (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A first batch of UN troops may withdraw from the western part of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the end of June as requested by Kinshasa, the UN peacekeeping supremo said Friday.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:32:17 GMT

Kinshasa News
■ Former Sixers star Dikembe Mutombo to speak in Pennington (Pennington Post)■ Congo-Kinshasa : Lubanga Witness Says ICC Agents Paid Him to Tell Lies (AllAfrica.com)■ Congo-Kinshasa : Prosecution Unaware of Witness's Membership of the UPC (AllAfrica.com)■ Congo launches gun campaign (Independent Online)■ Congo, South Africa: Sub-Saharan African Bond, Currency Preview (Bloomberg)
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