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Alleged ceasefire violations in Katanga

    NAIROBI

    The DRC government and the Goma faction of the rebel Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) over the weekend accused each other of violating the Lusaka ceasefire agreement in Katanga province, news agencies reported. The Associated Press (AP) on Saturday cited a government statement as saying the rebels had attacked the village of Kimalala near the town of Manono in southern Katanga on Friday and Saturday. “The strategy adopted by the rebels aims at preventing the setting up of the Joint Military Commission” called for in the Lusaka agreement, the statement said. Meanwhile, rebel military commander Jean-Pierre Ondekane on Sunday denied the accusations, saying it was President Laurent-Desire Kabila who had violated the ceasefire by amassing troops around Manono and Mousosa to “find excuses to attack our positions in Katanga”, AFP reported.

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