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Kisangani demilitarisation due to start on Thursday

    NAIROBI

    Rwandan and Ugandan army commanders on Sunday night agreed to adopt a plan for the demilitarisation of the DRC city of Kisangani, to commence on Thursday. Major-General Jeje Odongo of the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Brigadier-General Kayumba Nyamwusa of the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) signed the 16-day execution order for the demilitarisation of Kisangani in the presence of a team of military officers from the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC), which is scheduled to increase its presence in the demilitarised city, news organisations reported. Uganda and Rwanda, however, failed to resolve whether the Rwandan-backed RCD must also withdraw from Kisangani. The RCD has objected to demands for it to leave the city, arguing that only foreigners should withdraw. All armed groups would be expected to leave the city once MONUC deployed there, according to an advanced draft of the Kisangani demilitarisation plan seen by IRIN.

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