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Rebel leadership wrangles

    NAIROBI

    The president of the rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, has moved from Goma to Kisangani as a result of a "fresh dispute" within the movement's leadership, the weekly 'EastAfrican' newspaper said on Monday.

    "There is no coup d'etat, but there is some malaise in Goma," Wamba told the newspaper by telephone from Kisangani. "Those who are trying to replace me should do so officially," he added.

    The 'EastAfrican' quoted Rwandan security sources as saying RCD
    activities in Goma were currently coordinated by Lunda Bululu and Bizima Karaha.

    Meanwhile, the level of disagreement between the RCD and the rebel Mouvement de liberation congolais (MLC) has intensified in Kisangani, sources in contact with the city told IRIN over the weekend. Increased tension in Kisangani last Wednesday, reportedly prompted by the arrest of an RCD commander by Ugandan soldiers, led schools to close early and people to leave markets. Other sources say tension is also evident between
    some Ugandan soldiers and the MLC.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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