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Head Heeb discusses Bemba's broken peace: It seems to be the fate of the Democratic Republic of Congo never to know unbroken peace for long. Last month, peace throughout the country seemed on the verge of happening when the last major militia leader in the troubled Ituri region surrendered his arms and agreed to go into exile. In the past two days, however, heavy fighting returned to the country, this time causing havoc across large sections of the capital city.”
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