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European Union envoy Aldo Ajello calls its the 'Cinderella effect'. Congo's well-heeled generals and politicians fear that the elections - like the chimes of midnight for Cinderella - will signal the end of their wealth and influence under the unwieldy power-sharing arrangements. Some sabotage the transition, others want to loot it before voting starts....

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Keywords:

Aldo Ajello, Cinderella, Joseph Kabila, South African, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, William Swing, Comité International d'Accompagnement de la Transition, Forces Nationales de Libération, Forces Démocratiques de Libération du, the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo, Mission des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo

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