In exchange for the presidency, Kabila was to follow orders from Kigali and Kampala. Kagame and Museveni regarded this as an act of betrayal,'' he says. Paul Kagame is the current vice-president of Rwanda while Yoweri Museveni heads Uganda. The two now support the rebellion against Kabila whose rule has been described as ''a mixture of populism, dictatorship, irresponsibility and corruption.'' Kabila's former allies, members of the ethnic Tutsi- Banyamulenge who helped him fight the Mobutu regime and who live in eastern Congo have now turned against him virtually dividing the country into two. And into the picture come Zimbabwe and Namibia who claim they are driven by an Organisation of African Unity charter which prohibits the overthrow of legitimate governments through military means.
Commentators however believe they too are driven by the rich pickings the Congo has to offer.