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Kinshasa peace march planned for anniversary of war

    NAIROBI

    Prominent civil society groups in Kinshasa have called for a huge peace march on 2 August in the DRC capital. According to a statement sent to IRIN on Wednesday, the Campagne nationale pour la paix has organised the march to coincide with the first anniversary of the current civil war.

    "The consequences of this war are disastrous," the statement said. "There are thousands of dead, numerous families split, towns and villages destroyed...in every family there is a victim." The statement said the march was a way for people to express their opposition to the war and their support for a ceasefire and national reconciliation.

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