Thousands Flee Fighting in Eastern Congo

Thousands are being forced to flee to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda as fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo intensifies.

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Fleeing from conflict (file photo).

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  • ras sideeq
    May 20 2012, 09:56

    "AGAIN I SIGHT THE ICC AS INTERFERING IN THE EVOLVING AFRICA CONTINENTS WAY FORWARD""""". THEIR INTERFERNCE THEIR RACIST POLICIES MUST NOT BE INCORPORATED INTO AFRICAS JUSTICE SYTEM . AFRICA MUST BE ALLOWED TO END YEARS OF UNPRODUCTIVE INTERFERNCE BY WESTERN DICTATORS WHO IMPOSED THEIR OWN AFRICAN DICTAOTORS TO FOLLOW THEIR DICATES, WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS THE INVALIDITY OF A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED FOR MORE OVERT INTERFERNCE INTO AFRICAN POLITICS. WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS SHATTTERING THE PEACE THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE EVOVE INTO THE EMPOWERMENT OF PEOPLE VIA THE IMPROVED CONDITIONS SCHOOLING EDUCATION EHALTH ETC. THEY NOW HAVE REVERTED BACK TO INSECURITY WAR CONSIPRACIES FEAR DISTRUST RUMOR MONGERING EVERYTHING THAT IS DISTABLIERTS , THESE ARE THE WAYS OF THE WEST TRHEY ARE A SELFISH PEOPLE THEY WANT CHEAO GOODS THEY WANT TO SELL THEIR WEAPONS THEY WANT WARS THEY WANT CONFLICTS ESPECIALLY IN AFRICA. THIS THE PLOTS OF THE SATANIST WHO ARE WILLING TO SEE THE DEATHS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL BY THEIR DESIGN THEY KNOW THAT WITH FORCING THE INSTABIYT IN VERY FRAGILE PLACES THIS WILL AGAIN LEAD TO OLD CLASHES WITH THE SAME OLD TRIBAL DISTRUSTS AND REIGNITING HATRED . WHAT WAS LAID TO REST AHS BEEN RESURECTED BY A VERY CLVER PEOPLE. THEY STILL ARE ABLE TO MURDER PEOPLE BY DESIGN THEY ARE PLAYING GODS WITH OUR LIVES. I SUGGETS TO CONGOLESE TO IGNORE WHAT THE GOVERNMNET IS DOING AND PUT KABILLA BACK IN HIS PLANE TO THE WEST. HE IS A NON AFRICAN IN HIS REPRESENTATIONS HE WANTS TO IGNITE FEAR AND DISTRUST HE WANTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE WEST IN THEIR LUST FOR RESOURCES AT CHEAP PRICES AT THE LOSS OF THE CONGOLESE PEOPLE . IT IS TIME FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE TO REALLY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON""