Summary
AS CIVIL WAR CONVULSES THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, THE SUNDAY HERALD'S FOREIGN EDITOR, DAVID PRATT, EMBARKED ON AN ARDUOUS JOURNEY TO MEET ELUSIVE REBEL LEADER LAURENT NKUNDA.
IN DOING SO, HE BECAME THE FIRST BRITISH CORRESPONDENT TO INTERVIEW THE SELF-PROCLAIMED SAVIOUR OF HIS NATION DURING THE CURRENT FIGHTINGSee the full content of this document
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In Search of the General
HE is an elusive man.
But then rebel leaders usually are. For the last few weeks, General Laurent Nkunda and his fighters have laid siege to the eastern Congolese city of Goma, advancing to within a few miles of its heart. Throughout this time, however, the precise whereabouts of Nkunda himself have remained a wellguarded secret. For weeks we had worked on establishing links with Nkunda's 5000-strong rebel group, the National Congress For The Defence Of The People (CNDP). Known to us only as "Bertrand" our contact inside the rebel ranks had told us during countless teleph...See the full content of this document
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