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Regional Leaders Sign Peace Deal for Eastern DR Congo
[An Nahar] Regional African leaders signed a deal on Sunday aimed at pacifying the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo or Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material...
"It is my hope that that the framework will lead to an era of peace and stability for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region," said U.N. chief the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon
... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
, who was present at the signing ceremony in the Æthiopian capital Addis Ababa.

"It is only the beginning of a comprehensive approach that will require sustained engagement," he said.

The agreement could lead to creation of a special U.N. "intervention brigade" in eastern DR Congo to combat rebel groups as well as new political efforts.

Posted by: Fred 2013-02-25
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