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Article: Congo's war: its players and their roles.(World)

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August 3, 1999
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Rwanda: Rwanda invaded congo on Aug. 2, 1998, to topple Laurent Desire Kabila. Rwanda said President Kabila harbored the forces that carried out the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 and had since set up bases in Congo to launch raids into Rwanda. The Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) has advanced steadily along the central and southern fronts, capturing Congo's second-largest city, Kisangani, and progressing toward Mbuji-Mayi. With its ally Uganda, Rwanda now controls half of Congo.

UGANDA: Like Rwanda, Uganda justified its military presence in Congo with its need to clear the border area of anti-government rebels.

CONGO: Kabila was brought to power in May 1997 by ...

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