Lubumbashi

Type: City

Name: Lubumbashi

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Latitude: -11.66

Longitude: 27.48

population: 1,374,808

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Gunmen attack east Congo army base, at least 31 dead

At least 31 people were killed when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new U.N. intervention force in the territory.The attackers, from one of dozens ... [Published Reuters - May 15 2013]

Entities: Army base, Republic of the Congo, Beni (Congo (Dem. Rep.))

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Moegoe of the week: Moise Katumbi

Not withstanding the barbaric treatment Orlando Pirates were subjected to under his command in Lubumbashi last week, he still had the nerve to say "if Pirates think it was hell in the DRC, they ain't seen nothing yet" as the forthcoming rounds would be ... [Published Sunday World South Africa - May 12 2013]

Entities: Moise Katumbi, Lubumbashi, Arrogance

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

OECD

Tax evasion still crippling Africa as rich countries fail to deliver support

Copper and cobalt are extracted in Lubumbashi, in DR Congo, whose economy is dependent on mineral exploitation. Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/ Rich countries have promised much but delivered little meaningful support to African countries on tax evasion, ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 10 2013]

Entities: Tax Evasion, OECD, Phil Moore

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

THE BIG READ: Why other Africans hate us

Two events in the past week or so reminded me of Conrad's words.First, it was the undiplomatic outburst by Guy Scott, Zambian Vice-President, in an interview with The Guardian newspaper.Among other things, Scott said he "hates South Africans" because ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 10 2013]

Entities: Guy Scott, South Africa, Lubumbashi, Xenophobia, Senzo Meyiwa

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

South African Broadcasting Corporation

The stink in Lumbumbashi

Johannesburg – It is a sad indictment of the African Champions League and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) that the most surprising factor amid the chaos in Lubumbashi this weekend was the result.Orlando Pirates knocked TP Mazembe out of allegedly ... [Published South Africa Post - May 08 2013]

Entities: Lubumbashi, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Senzo Meyiwa

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Confederation of African Football

'DRC match was a nightmare'

The South African Football Association (Safa) has lashed out at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) about the treatment of Soweto giants Orlando Pirates in their African Champions League return-leg clash on Sunday.Pirates lost 1-0 to TP Mazembe ... [Published iafrica.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nightmare, South African Football Association, Confederation of African Football, Lubumbashi

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Lubumbashi ref the worst in 35 years: De Sa

Orlando Pirates coach said the degree of bias exhibited by the Seychelles referee was "beyond belief”.(SABC) Orlando Pirates coach on Monday described the referee in Sunday's bizarre second-leg tie against TP Mazembe in the DRC as "the worst I have seen ... [Published SABC - May 07 2013]

Entities: Lubumbashi, Senzo Meyiwa, Seychelles, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South African Broadcasting Corporation

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

SA: Statement by John Moodey, DA Gauteng Provincial Leader, commends gallant fight of Orlando Pirates (06/05/2013) STATEMENT

The DA in Gauteng would like to congratulate the Soweto-based Orlando Pirates FC for progressing to the next round of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League under difficult conditions where even South African journalists were detained ... [Published Polity.org.za - May 06 2013]

Entities: Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Confederation of African Football

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Arrested SABC staff released in DRC: report

Two SABC crew members who were arrested while trying to broadcast a soccer match in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been released and hope to return to South Africa on Monday, it was reported.Two technical crew members were kicked out of the TP ... [Published Times Live South Africa - May 06 2013]

Entities: South African Broadcasting Corporation, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubumbashi, Arrests

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

New film explores community-building throughout the world

The film, titled Frontiers of Learning, explores processes of community development under way in thousands of localities worldwide by presenting four case studies from four continents: the northern part of the Bolivar region in Colombia; the city of Lubumbashi ... [Published Bahai World News Service - May 04 2013]

Entities: Bihar (India), Lubumbashi, Dannel Malloy, Toronto

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

In Congo, A Tribal Chief Forced To Flee Cannibalistic Militia

The Mai-Mai militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo is known to kill and eat captured tribal leaders, which they think gives special powers to shield them from bullets.A quiet moment in Katanga, DRC - (aleutia) By StaffSYFIA INTERNATIONAL/Worldc ... [Published Worldcrunch - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Lubumbashi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 2 reports

Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Quest for the Autonomy of Mining DRC Province

Source: Inter Press ServiceCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo LUMUMBASHI, DR Congo, Apr 19 2013 (IPS) - The Mai-Mai Kata-Katanga rebel group operating in Katanga, in south eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, say that they are engaged in an armed ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lubumbashi, Mining, Justicia, Joseph Kabila

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...Strategic Litigation Unit, David Cote, said there were fears that the move to the borders would have negative implications for asylum seekers. "We're really concerned that it would create de-facto refugee camps [at the borders]" he told IRIN

Cape Town's Asylum Seekers Struggle to Get Documented [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

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