Rebel Leader in DR Congo Threatens to Continue War

(04 Nov 08 - RV) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel leader Laurent Nkunda threatened today to take his eastern guerrilla war westwards to the capital Kinshasa unless the government agreed to talks on the country's future. Nkunda, who belongs to and defends Congo’s Tutsi minority but also demands a better government for the whole country, last week halted a major advance towards North Kivu's provincial capital Goma that displaced tens of thousands of civilians.

Humanitarian organizations, including the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, are sending aid to those affected by the fighting. Irene Lagan reports…