In the last few weeks plans for the dismemberment of the Democratic Republic of Congo have surfaced.
National sovereignty goes down the drain again.
For several months the war, which is causing great suffering for the Congolese people, has been in a more or less stand-off situation. In May, the national liberation forces, those of the DR Congo and its allies Angola, Zimbabwe and Namibia, temporarily recaptured the important city of Kalmie on Lake Tanganyika, but Kalmie was soon afterwards again in the hands of the aggressors. Recent reports say that Angola and Zimbabwe, despite having serious problems of their own, have reinforced their troops helping to defend that city. Mumengi went on to underline the fact that the insecurity in Rwanda has its origins not in the Congo but in the culture of Rwanda today which is characterised by hate, intolerance and ethnic cleansing. He is the biggest obstacle to that peace which has already been agreed on at Syrte and encouraged by Resolution 1234 of the UN Security Council.