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Wamba dia Wamba in Kinshasa

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    Ernest Wamba dia Wamba, who headed the Congolese Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) armed opposition group in August 1998 when Ugandan and Rwandan forces entered the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is currently in the country's capital, Kinshasa, following more than three years of exile, news agencies reported Wednesday.

    "I am in Kinshasa to consult with the politicians and various interest groups. After here, I hope to meet the leadership in Kampala," Wamba was quoted as telling Ugandan-government-owned The New Vision newspaper on Wednesday. His consultations are in advance of the inter-Congolese peace and reconciliation dialogue, due to begin 15 October in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

    Responding to rumours that he had defected from the opposition to join the Kinshasa government, Wamba told The New Vision "I am an icon of the opposition and democratic governance of Congo. I cannot quit the opposition."

    Wamba, who later disagreed with the RCD's Rwandan backers, broke away from the RCD (which then became known as RCD-Goma) to form the Ugandan-backed RCD-Kisangani (also known as RCD-ML, Mouvement de liberation).

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