The civil war under Laurent-Desire Kabila

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Kabila vows to end Mai-Mai revolt in eastern Congo
By Arthur Malu-Malu, Friday 6 February 1998. President Laurent Kabila vowed on Friday to crack down on his former armed allies, the Mai-Mai, who are blamed for continuing unrest in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kabila also accused unnamed international organisations of manipulating the Mai-Mai, whom he linked to the ousted regime of the former Zaire's late dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
What' behind the war in Congo
By Monica Moorehead, Workers World, 10 September 1998. Since colonialist Belgium took over Congo in the 19th century, the imperialist powers—in Europe and more recently the United States—have competed for control of that nation's wealth. Since early August, President Laurent Kabila has been fighting off a revolt whose major support comes from military intervention by two of Congo's neighbors, Rwanda and Uganda, U.S. client states.
SOPA Resolution on the War in the Democratic Republic of Congo
9 October 1998. Constitutional congress of the Socialist Party of Azania, Durban 12–13 September 1998: The war in Congo is an imperialist sponsored war over who should control the resources of the country, using ethnicity and a fight for democracy as justification. Kabila is himself an instrument of imperialism, serving one imperialist group at the expense of another and portrays himself as someone who would not bend to US interests.
Republique democratique du Congo. Rassemblement congolais pour la Democratie (RCD), Quartier general/Kisangani
A message from Ernest Wambia dia Wamba, President of ther RCD, on behalf of Laurent Desiré Kabila, Emile Ilunga, Bizima Karaha, et al, Bureau du Président, Lusaka, 31 August 1999. Notice of the signing of the Lusaka Agreement to bring regional peace, security, and democracy. The Southern African SADDC (in English).