The DRC government has expressed indignation over the alleged “infiltration” into the eastern part of the country by UNITA rebels from Angola. DRC state television quoted Foreign Affairs Minister Yerodia Abdoulaye Ndombasi as saying the soldiers had entered the country in large numbers and settled in territories occupied by the “aggressors” and their rebel allies. He said they had been seen over the last few days crossing into Kalemie and Moba in the east, as well as Gbadolite and Ikela in the northwest. “We have seen these people arrive in the country but the observers have failed to spot them because they are not in these areas,” Yerodia said.
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