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A general has become a rebel again and the patchwork of militias integrated into the army is unravelling and endangering security

General Jean-Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity during the 1998-2003 civil war, has taken to the bush in command of an independent force. He was spooked by the ICC conviction of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for recruiting child soldiers and evidently fears the fate of his former comrade-in-arms (AC Vol 53 No 6, Blue lines). Despite general alarm, President Joseph Kabila is not keen to pursue him....

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Keywords:

Jean-Bosco Ntaganda, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Joseph Kabila, Rwandan, Didier Etumba Longila, Pierre Lumbi Okongo, Cobra, Matata Banaloki, Show of force, Laurent Nkunda, Gabriel Amisi Kumba, Tango-Four, Roger Meece, Leila Zerrougui, Madnodje Mounoubai, Ugandan, Burund, Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo, Congrès national pour la défense du peuple, Rassemblement congolais pour la démocratie, Mission de l’Organisation des nations unies pour la stabilisation du Congo, Mai-Mai, Front pour la restauration de la démocratie

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