Vol 37 No 22 | GREAT LAKES Zaïre starts to crack 1st November 1996 With Mobutu sick and his army incompetent, a small rebellion may have huge consequences for Central Africa The Banyamulenge explosion in Sud-Kivu on 18 October threatens to spark wider conflicts in Zaïre. While President Mobutu Sese Seko issues orders from his sickbed in Switzerland, his...
Vol 37 No 22 | GREAT LAKES The balance of forces 1st November 1996 Kinshasa fights with its eastern neighbours after failing to crush the Banyamulenge As the Zaïrean and Rwandan armed forces traded mortar fire across the border at Cyangugu on 29 October, the conflict in Kivu formally became a regional one....
Vol 37 No 9 | GREAT LAKES The political poison spreads 26th April 1996 For the last two years regional politicians have exploited the conflict in Rwanda for local gain Long feared and half expected, wider and still more dangerous conflicts may be breaking out along Zaïre's eastern borders. That may explain President Mobutu Sese Seko's surprise (and...
