Kabila spurns peace talks in Pretoria. Rebels claim to have downed two Zimbabwean fighter planes sent to support Kabila. Uganda admits its troops have been engaged in the conflict. A rebel delegation travels to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to take part in peace talks among six nations involved in the conflict. Warplanes from Zimbabwe and Angola strike at Kalemie and Lubutu, killing 25 people at Kalemie, according to the rebels.
Fighting continues however.
Kindu, campaign headquarters of government forces, falls to the rebels. Rebels say they have launched a major offensive on three fronts in an advance on Kishasa. Kabila holds peace talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni at Sirte, Libya. Splits in the rebel leadership lead to the creation of a new interim body.