Congo on the Brink

Democratic Republic of Congo DRC War Rebels Government Kabila Kabanga National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) leader Laurent Nkunda
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The rebel National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) leader Laurent Nkunda, above, has said he is fighting to protect minority Tutsis from Rwandan Hutu militants who participated in the genocide before fleeing to Congo.

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