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RCD tells Ugandan army chief to leave Kisangani

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    Emile Ilunga, leader of the mainstream rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), on Thursday said the group wanted Ugandan army commander James Kazini to leave Kisangani, where he has reportedly been supporting Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, who head an RCD splinter faction.

    "There are serious problems and contradictions on the ground with certain officers like General Kazini," AFP news agency reported Ilunga as saying. Commenting on the split in the rebel movement, Ilunga said: "I am the only one mandated to initial an accord in the name of the RCD. We have problems among us, but especially with Uganda and the one whom Ugandans support,
    Ernest Wamba dia Wamba ... The RCD has no problem with (Jean-Pierre) Bemba, head of the Congo Liberation Movement (Mouvement de liberation congolais - MLC)."

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