Fighting between rebels and pro-government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo opened up on a new front on the borders of the two provinces of Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu. (AFP/Graphic)Congo Fighting Mirrors '90s War -- Washington Times
Rwanda, Angola reportedly join conflict
To his followers, Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda is known affectionately as "Mon General." He calls himself a born-again Christian and claims he is fighting a war to liberate Congo from corruption.
Yet prominent rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch say his troops loot from, rape and execute civilians.
Lately, reports of troops from neighboring Rwanda and Angola in Nkunda's stronghold in eastern Congo -- on opposite sides of his 11-week offensive against government troops -- have raised the specter of a renewal of Africa's first world war.
"If the reports of an armed intervention by Angola are confirmed, it would certainly change the situation in eastern Congo," said Herman Cohen, a national security official and assistant secretary of state for Africa in the Reagan and Clinton administrations.
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More News On The Congo War
UN to send 3,000 more troops to east Congo -- Guardian
Foreign troops 'drawn into Congo' -- BBC News
Angola, UN to send reinforcements to Congo -- CBC
Angola set to deploy troops in Congo -- The Independent
Congolese children forced to fight -- BBC News
Rebels advance on looted -- and strategic -- DR Congo town -- AFP
Crisis worsens in Congo -- ABC.net (Australia)
East Congo war brings hunger to breadbasket -- Reuters