Government soldiers patrol near Kibati in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo November 9, 2008. (Emmanuel Braun/Reuters)Nkunda Warns Africa Not To Send Troops
Against Him -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Against Him -- Yahoo News/Reuters
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda said on Monday he would fight African peacekeepers if they backed government troops against him, as more regional states joined efforts to try to end the conflict.
African leaders from the south of the continent and the Great Lakes region have offered peacekeepers if necessary to try to stabilize east Democratic Republic of Congo, where recent fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The upsurge in fighting in Congo's North Kivu province bordering Rwanda and the growing involvement of neighboring states in moves to end it have raised fears of a repeat of the 1998-2003 Congo war that sucked in armies from the region.
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Fears DR Congo conflict could spread -- The Australian
African leaders from the south of the continent and the Great Lakes region have offered peacekeepers if necessary to try to stabilize east Democratic Republic of Congo, where recent fighting has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The upsurge in fighting in Congo's North Kivu province bordering Rwanda and the growing involvement of neighboring states in moves to end it have raised fears of a repeat of the 1998-2003 Congo war that sucked in armies from the region.
Read more ....
Fears DR Congo conflict could spread -- The Australian
Congo Executions 'War Crimes' -- Daily Telegraph
Congo rebels not honoring cease-fire, official says -- CNN
African Leaders Act to Defuse Conflict in Congo -- New York Times
Fears of Disease in Congo Camps -- BBC News
The upsurge in fighting in Congo's North Kivu province bordering Rwanda and the growing involvement of neighboring states in moves to end it have raised fears of a repeat of the 1998-2003 Congo war that sucked in armies from the region.
Read more ....
More News On The Congo War
Fears DR Congo conflict could spread -- The Australian
Congo Executions 'War Crimes' -- Daily Telegraph
Congo rebels not honoring cease-fire, official says -- CNN
African Leaders Act to Defuse Conflict in Congo -- New York Times
Fears of Disease in Congo Camps -- BBC News