Congo Warns Return of M23 Rebels in East Could Block Vote
- New conflict could drain financial resources, minister says
- Insurgents once controlled large parts of mineral-rich region
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A recent rise in rebel activity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to undermine a political agreement for a democratic transfer of power this year, the country’s foreign minister said.
The Congolese government wrote to the United Nations Security Council last week requesting its support after the return of members of the former M23 rebellion to eastern Congo, Leonard She Okitundu said Friday by phone from the capital, Kinshasa.