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Accusations of ceasefire violations rife

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    Government and rebel sides over the weekend again traded accusations over violations of the Lusaka ceasefire agreement, news organisations reported. The Goma faction of the Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD) on Sunday claimed the DRC army, using tanks and artillery - and heavily backed by Interahamwe, ex-FAR and Zimbabwean troops - had attacked rebel troops at Munyenga, near the town of Kabinda in Kasai Oriental province. RCD-Goma spokesman Lambert Mende said that, while there had previously been skirmishes with Kabila’s forces, Saturday’s attack had escalated the situation to an intolerable level.

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